[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21134]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 081396B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting on an application for an incidental 
take permit (P211K).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a public meeting on an application 
from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for an 
incidental take permit will take place.

DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for August 26, 1996 from 6:30 
p.m. - 9:30 p.m., or until all comments have been heard. The comment 
period for the permit application ends on September 6, 1996 and will 
allow concerned parties to respond to the testimony presented at the 
public meeting.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Douglas County 
Courthouse (Room 216), 1036 SE Douglas Avenue, Roseburg, Oregon. 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.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting 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 meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published on August 7, 1996 (61 
FR 41130) that an application had been filed by ODFW (P211K) for an 
incidental take 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 a permit for an annual incidental take of 
resident, fluvial, and anadromous, endangered, Umpqua River cutthroat 
trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) associated with the state of 
Oregon's recreational and commercial fisheries in the Umpqua River 
Basin. ODFW is charged by statute with the management and protection of 
the fish and wildlife resources of the State. An individual incidental 
take permit is requested since ODFW is responsible for establishing the 
State's fishing regulations and controls fishing activities by issuing 
licenses to citizens.
    ESA-listed cutthroat trout could be exposed to various fisheries in 
the Umpqua River Basin. The actual probability of incidental take 
varies among the fisheries. Those species that may be present and 
fished for in the Umpqua River Basin include spring chinook salmon, 
fall chinook salmon, coho salmon, summer and winter steelhead trout, 
hatchery rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, striped bass, shad, and white 
and green sturgeon.
    ODFW included a conservation plan in their permit application that 
includes measures designed to minimize the incidental take of ESA-
listed cutthroat trout. One such measure is the termination of hatchery 
rainbow trout releases in areas of the North and South Umpqua Rivers 
and, beginning in 1997, closing all remaining trout angling in the 
Umpqua River Basin, except the North Umpqua River above Soda Springs 
Dam. Other conservation measures include closing spawning habitat to 
fishing, maintaining beneficial time and area closures, periodic 
monitoring and evaluation programs, regulation enforcement, scientific 
research, recovery planning, and public education.
    Anyone wishing to make a presentation at the public meeting 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 
do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

    Dated: August 14, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-21134 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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