[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 022494A]

 

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Three Applications for Scientific Research 
Permits and Two Applications for Modifications to Scientific Research 
Permits.

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    Notice is hereby given that the National Biological Survey (P45L 
and P45M) and the NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center (P770#66) 
have applied in due form for permits, and the National Biological 
Survey and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) 
have applied in due form for modifications to Permits 817 (P45K) and 
825 (P513), respectively, to take listed species of Snake River salmon, 
as authorized by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-
1543) and the NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife 
permits (50 CFR parts 217-227).
    The National Biological Survey is requesting two permits. The first 
request (P45L) is for authorization to take listed juvenile Snake River 
fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in research activities 
in order to characterize spawning and rearing habitat in the Snake 
River and rearing habitat in the mainstem Columbia River reservoirs, 
and to describe factors influencing their migratory behavior. The 
applicant requests this authorization for a duration of three years.
    The second request from the National Biological Survey (P45M) is 
for authorization to take scale samples from listed juvenile Snake 
River spring/summer chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) that would be 
lethally taken under a separate authorization. The purpose of the 
research is to study the impacts of bacterial kidney disease on 
survival of spring/summer chinook salmon stocks. The applicant requests 
this authorization for a duration of five years.
    The NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science Center requests authorization 
to take listed juvenile Snake River spring/summer and fall chinook 
salmon while conducting scientific research to assess the incidence of 
gas bubble disease in selected aquatic biota of the Columbia River 
basin during episodes of high spill volumes. The applicant requests 
this authorization for a duration of five years.
    The National Biological Survey has also applied for a modification 
to Permit 817 to increase the number of listed juvenile Snake River 
fall chinook salmon authorized to be Passive Integrated Transponder 
(PIT) tagged in order to estimate migration timing to Lower Monumental 
Dam. A similar increase was authorized for 1993. The applicant requests 
this authorization for a duration of three years.
    The CRITFC has applied for a modification to Permit 825 to change 
two of the existing projects in their permit and to add two new 
projects. The proposed changes are for increased capture and PIT 
tagging of listed juvenile Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon in 
order to collect additional life history information and to better 
evaluate the hydropower systems operations and flow regimes. The two 
new projects include (1) the take of listed adult Snake River spring/
summer chinook salmon in order to develop an accurate escapement 
estimation method for Secesh River summer chinook that does not 
interfere with, trap, or impede adult migratory fish, and (2) the take 
of listed juvenile Snake River spring/summer and fall chinook salmon to 
measure the outmigration timing, growth rates, and survival of spring/
summer and fall chinook salmon in the Clearwater River. The applicant 
requests this authorization for the duration of five years.
    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 Service, 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: February 28, 1994.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 94-5442 Filed 3-8-94; 8:45 am]
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