[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 3844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1342]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 010995F]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an application for modification 5 to 
scientific research and enhancement permit 795 (P503A).

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    Notice is hereby given that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game 
(IDFG) has applied in due form for modification 5 to scientific 
research and enhancement permit 795 (P503A) to take listed species 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 795, issued on July 29, 1992, 
authorizes IDFG to carry out scientific research and enhancement 
activities, including a captive broodstock program, with endangered 
Snake River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
    For modification 5, IDFG requests authorization to: (1) Release 
second generation progeny of anadromous sockeye salmon that returned to 
Redfish Lake in 1991; (2) release progeny of 1991 outmigrant sockeye 
females spawned in 1993 with anadromous sockeye males; (3) release 
broodyear 1993 progeny of anadromous sockeye females that returned to 
Redfish Lake in 1993; and (4) increase the annual number of outmigrant 
sockeye juveniles to be trapped and handled at the Redfish Lake Creek 
weir. Activities 1-3 are proposed for 1995 only. Activity 4 is proposed 
for the duration of the permit. Permit 795 expires on July 31, 1997.
    Written data or views, or requests for a public hearing on this 
application should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species 
Division, Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, NMFS, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226, within 30 days of the 
publication of this notice. Those individuals requesting a hearing 
should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular 
application would be appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the 
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All 
statements and opinions contained in this application summary are those 
of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
    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, 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 11, 1995.
Patricia Montanio,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-1342 Filed 1-18-95; 8:45 am]
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