[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51986-51987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24607]



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[I.D. 092695A]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of modification 5 to permit 747 (P45H) and 
modification 3 to permit 823 (P503C).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued modifications to 
permits authorizing takes of listed species for the purpose of 
scientific research and enhancement, subject to certain conditions set 
forth therein, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the 
Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG).

ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for 
review in the following offices, by appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver 

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Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
    Environmental and Technical Services Division, F/NWO3, NMFS, 525 NE 
Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Modification 5 to permit 747 and 
modification 3 to permit 823 were issued under the authority of section 
10 of 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).
    Notice was published on April 27, 1995 (60 FR 20673) that an 
application had been filed by USFWS, located in Red Bluff, CA, for 
modification 5 to permit 747. Permit 747 authorizes a take of adult and 
juvenile, endangered, Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon 
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated with a number of scientific 
research and enhancement projects. For modification 5, USFWS is 
authorized an increase in the annual take of listed juvenile salmon 
associated with the research activities of Study 1, a census of 
juvenile salmon downstream migration. USFWS needs the increased take to 
expand the understanding of juvenile salmonid rearing and outmigration 
and to assist with the evaluation of juvenile salmonid abundance and 
outmigration timing in the vicinity of the Red Bluff Research Pumping 
Facility. An increased number of listed fish will be captured and 
handled, resulting in a corresponding increase in the potential number 
of indirect mortalities. USFWS is also authorized to collect non-lethal 
fin-clips from a number of the listed fish authorized to be handled for 
Study 1 and to analyze the collected tissue samples for genetic 
attributes. Modification 5 to Permit 747 was issued to USFWS on 
September 14, 1995. The modification will be in effect for the duration 
of the permit. Permit 747 expires on December 31, 1995.
    Modification 3 to Permit 823 was issued to IDFG on September 22, 
1995. Permit 823 authorizes a take of adult and juvenile, listed, 
naturally-produced and artificially-propagated, Snake River spring/
summer chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), adult and juvenile, 
listed, Snake River fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), and 
adult and juvenile, endangered, Snake River sockeye salmon 
(Oncorhynchus nerka) associated with a wide range of scientific 
research activities in Idaho. For Modification 3, IDFG is authorized an 
increase in the annual lethal take of listed juvenile sockeye salmon 
associated with a new task, the monitoring research of Pettit Lake. In 
July 1995, IDFG released 8,400 listed juvenile sockeye salmon from 
their captive broodstock program into Pettit Lake, as authorized by 
Modification 6 to Permit 795 (60 FR 37052). The Pettit Lake O. nerka 
population structure must be monitored to build trend data over time, 
essential for the development of future release plans. The research 
will contribute to the understanding of population make-up (genetic 
origin), growth, diet, and population age structure in the lake. 
Modification 3 is valid for the duration of the permit. Permit 823 
expires on November 30, 1997.
    Issuance of these permit modifications, as required by the ESA, was 
based on a finding that such actions: (1) Were applied for in good 
faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species 
that are the subject of the permits, and (3) are consistent with the 
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS 
regulations governing listed species permits.

    Dated: September 27, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24607 Filed 10-3-95; 8:45 am]
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