[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-729]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 122794B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of Modification 3 to Scientific Research and 
Enhancement Permit 848 (P507D).

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    On October 27, 1994, an application was filed by the Washington 
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for a modification to their 
scientific research and enhancement Permit 848. Permit 848 authorizes 
WDFW to collect adult, listed, Snake River spring chinook salmon 
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from the Tucannon River for a captive 
broodstock program and to release the progeny of the listed adult 
salmon collected for broodstock.
    For Modification 3 to Permit 848, WDFW requested an alteration of 
their annual release strategy for the hatchery progeny of the listed 
adult salmon collected for broodstock 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 
217-222). WDFW proposes to volitionally release one third to one half 
of 45,000 - 64,000 presmolts or smolts from the hatchery and to 
outplant the remainder several miles upstream of the hatchery into the 
upper Tucannon River watershed during February through April of each 
year. WDFW had previously been authorized to scatter-plant up to 64,000 
hatchery salmon fry in or near October of each year.
    Notice is hereby given that on December 30, 1994, as authorized by 
the provisions of the ESA, NMFS issued Modification 3 to Permit 848 for 
the above taking, subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
    Issuance of this modification, as required by the ESA, was based on 
a finding that such modification: (1) Was applied for in good faith; 
(2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species which is 
the subject of the permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. This modification was also 
issued in accordance with and is subject to parts 217-222 of Title 50 
CFR, the NMFS regulations governing listed species permits.
    The application, permit, and supporting documentation are available 
for review by interested persons in the following offices, by 
appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
    Environmental and Technical Services Division, NMFS, NOAA, 525 
North East Oregon St., Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232 (503-230-5400).

    Dated: January 5, 1995.
William W. Fox, Jr.,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 95-729 Filed 1-11-95; 8:45 am]
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