[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), NOAA, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of five applications for modifications to 
scientific research and enhancement permits (P211E, P503E, P503F, 
P503G, and P503H).

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    Notice is hereby given that the Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife (ODFW) has applied in due form for a modification to Permit 
847 (P211E), and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) has 
applied in due form for modifications to Permits 862 (P503E), 863 
(P503F), 864 (P503G), and 865 (P503H) to take listed Snake River 
sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) and Snake River spring/summer and 
fall chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) as authorized by the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and the NMFS 
regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR Parts 
217-227).
    Permit 847, issued on May 28, 1993 (58 FR 32913), authorizes ODFW 
to take listed Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon for broodstock 
for a period of five years at ODFW's Imnaha River Facility. The 
modification request is for the release of spring/summer chinook salmon 
in 1994 only.
    Permits 862, 863, 864, and 865, issued on July 14, 1993 (58 FR 
40114) authorize IDFG to take listed Snake River spring/summer chinook 
salmon for broodstock for a period of one year. The modification 
requests are for the release of: (1) Pahsimeroi River summer chinook 
salmon from the Pahsimeroi Fish Hatchery (862); (2) South Fork Salmon 
River summer chinook salmon from the McCall Fish Hatchery (863); (3) 
East Fork Salmon River spring chinook salmon from the Sawtooth Fish 
Hatchery (864); and (4) Upper Salmon River spring chinook salmon from 
Sawtooth Fish Hatchery (865). The modification requests are for the 
release of spring/summer chinook salmon in 1994 only.
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on these 
applications should be submitted to the Director, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Services, 1335 East-West Hwy., 
Silver Spring, MD 20910, within 30 days of the publication of this 
notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the 
specific reasons why a hearing on the particular application would be 
appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the discretion of the 
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries. All statements and opinions 
contained in these application summaries are those of the applicant and 
do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
    Documents submitted in connection with the above application are 
available for review by interested persons in the following offices by 
appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
1335 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301-713-2322); and
    Environmental and Technical Services Division, National Marine 
Fisheries Service, 911 North East 11th Ave., room 620, Portland, OR 
97232 (503-230-5400).

    Dated: January 10, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources.
[FR Doc. 94-1289 Filed 1-19-94; 8:45 am]
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