[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35727-35728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17272]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 070196A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on an application
from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at La Grande, OR (ODFW)
for a scientific research/enhancement permit has been requested and
will take place. The public comment period for the permit application
is extended.
DATES: The public hearing is scheduled for July 24, 1996 from 6 p.m. -
9:30 p.m., or until all comments have been heard. The comment period
for the permit application is extended through July 29, 1996 to allow
concerned parties the opportunity to respond to the testimony presented
at the public hearing.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Oregon Department of
Transportation Building, Region 5, 3012 Island Avenue, La Grande,
Oregon, 97850. The permit application 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 Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Environmental and Technical Services Division, 525 NE Oregon
Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400).
Send written comments to the Chief, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protected Resources at the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published on May 20, 1996 (61 FR
25208) that an application had been filed by ODFW (P211J) for a
scientific research/enhancement permit 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 ESA-listed fish and wildlife permits
(50 CFR parts 217-227). ODFW requests authorization to collect
juvenile, threatened, Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated with a captive broodstock program
for three populations of chinook salmon in the Grande Ronde River
Basin. The captive broodstock program has been proposed to forestall
the possible extinction of the local populations and to preserve the
overall stock structure of Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon.
ODFW proposes to collect juveniles for the captive broodstock program
annually from tributaries of the Lostine River, Catherine Creek, and
the upper Grande Ronde River. ODFW proposes to rear and maintain the
ESA-listed fish in hatcheries until mature, spawn the fish, rear and
raise the resulting progeny to smolts, and release the offspring in
their respective parental streams.
During the public comment period for the permit application, NMFS
received the request for a public hearing from the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation at Pendleton, OR. The Umatilla
Tribes are concerned that the issuance of the permit would be premature
because of the experimental nature of captive broodstock programs. They
also believe that Rapid River hatchery stock, determined not to be an
evolutionarily significant unit by NMFS, should not be omitted from
recovery efforts.
Anyone wishing to make a presentation at the public hearing should
register upon arrival and be prepared to provide a written copy of
their testimony at the time of presentation. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak, a time limit may be imposed. All statements
and opinions summarized in this notice are those of the applicant and/
or concerned parties and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.
Special Accommodations
The hearing will be physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Keren Holtz at (503) 230-5424 at
least five days prior to the date of the hearing.
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Dated: July 1, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-17272 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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