[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14403-14404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7718]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 032097B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of three applications for scientific research permits 
(P632, P638, P642).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of California, 
Department of Transportation, District 4, in Oakland, CA (CalTrans 4), 
Michael H. Fawcett in Bodega Bay, CA, and the University of California, 
Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory in Bodega Bay, CA (BML) have applied in 
due form for permits authorizing takes of a threatened species for 
scientific research purposes.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on any of 
these applications must be received on or before April 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for 
review in the following offices, by appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
    Protected Species Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, 
Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528 (707-575-6066).
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be 
submitted to the Protected Species Division in Santa Rosa, CA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CalTrans 4, Michael Fawcett, and BML request 
permits 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).
    CalTrans 4 (P632) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult 
and juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat 
studies throughout Sonoma, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo 
Counties. The studies consist of three assessment tasks for which ESA-
listed fish are proposed to be taken: (1) Presence/absence, (2) 
population estimates, and (3) habitat quality evaluation. ESA-listed 
fish are proposed to be observed or captured, anesthetized, handled, 
allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released or captured and 
sacrificed. Indirect mortalities associated with research activities 
are also requested.
    Michael Fawcett (P638) requests a five-year permit for takes of 
adult and juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat 
studies in the Russian River and Salmon Creek drainages of Sonoma 
County. The studies consist of three assessment tasks for which ESA-
listed fish are proposed to be taken: (1) Presence/absence, (2) 
population estimates, and (3) habitat quality evaluation. ESA-listed 
fish are proposed to be observed or captured, anesthetized, handled, 
allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released. Indirect 
mortalities associated with research activities are also requested.
    BML (P642) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult and 
juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with ongoing genetic population 
inventories throughout the Evolutionarily Significant Unit. ESA-listed 
adult carcasses are proposed to be sampled for small (less than \1/2\ 
cu. cm) tissues wherever the carcasses are found. ESA-listed juvenile 
fish are proposed to be collected for the acquisition of small (less 
than 1 sq. mm) non-lethal caudal fin tissue samples, in conjunction 
with the California Department of Fish and Game's population surveys. 
ESA-listed juveniles will be captured, anesthetized, handled, allowed 
to recover from the anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed

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juvenile indirect mortalities are also requested.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on any of the requests for a 
permit should set out the specific reasons why a hearing would be 
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such a hearing is at the 
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All 
statements and opinions contained in the above application summaries 
are those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of 
NMFS.

    Dated: March 20, 1997.
Joseph R. Blum,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-7718 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]
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