[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19104-19105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10116]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041497D]


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 
(P631, P633, P644).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of California, Jackson 
Demonstration State Forest at Fort Bragg, CA (JDSF); William M. Kier 
and Associates at Sausalito, CA (KIER); and ENTRIX Incorporated at 
Walnut Creek, CA (ENTRIX) 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 May 19, 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: JDSF, KIER, and ENTRIX 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).
    JDSF (P631) 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 on JDSF lands in Mendocino 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

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released. ESA-listed juvenile salmon indirect mortalities associated 
with the research are also requested.
    KIER (P633) 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 the Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). 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. ESA-listed juvenile salmon indirect 
mortalities associated with the research are also requested.
    ENTRIX (P644) 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 the ESU. 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. ESA-
listed salmon indirect mortalities associated with the research 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 applicants and do not necessarily reflect the views of 
NMFS.

    Dated: April 15, 1997.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-10116 Filed 4-17-97; 8:45 am]
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