[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29330-29331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14147]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 052297B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Proposal to amend incidental take permits 908 (P503K) and 844 
(P503I).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, consequential to the issuance of 
modification 8 to permit 795, NMFS proposes to amend two permits issued 
to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in Boise, ID (IDFG) that 
authorize incidental takes of endangered and threatened species 
associated with non-listed fish stocking and sport-fishing activities 
in the State of Idaho.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
proposal must be received on or before June 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The 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
    Environmental and Technical Services Division, 525 NE Oregon 
Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400).
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be 
submitted to the Chief, Environmental and Technical Services Division, 
Portland.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The amendment of incidental take permits 908 
and 844 is 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).
    On May 21, 1997, NMFS issued modification 8 to IDFG's scientific 
research/enhancement permit 795 (see notice of issuance published 
elsewhere in this Federal Register volume).
    Permit 795 authorizes IDFG takes of adult and juvenile, endangered, 
Snake River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus

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nerka) associated with a captive propagation program. For modification 
8 to the permit, IDFG is authorized to release juvenile, artificially-
propagated, Snake River sockeye salmon from its captive propagation 
program into Alturas Lake in 1997.
    Permit 908 (P503K) authorizes an annual incidental take of adult 
and juvenile, endangered, Snake River sockeye salmon and adult and 
juvenile, threatened, Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon 
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated with IDFG's resident fish-
stocking program, designed to increase the supply of fish in the Salmon 
River and its tributary streams and lakes for sport-angling. 
Consequential to the issuance of modification 8 to permit 795, NMFS 
proposes to amend IDFG's incidental take permit 908 to authorize IDFG 
an annual take of juvenile, endangered, artificially-propagated, Snake 
River sockeye salmon in Alturas Lake associated with the continuation 
of rainbow trout stocking in the lake. The amendment of permit 908 is 
proposed to be valid for the duration of the permit. Permit 908 expires 
on December 31, 1998.
    Permit 844 (P503I) authorizes IDFG an incidental take of adult and 
juvenile, threatened, Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon and 
adult, threatened, Snake River fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 
tshawytscha) associated with the State of Idaho's sport-fishing 
activities. Consequential to the issuance of modification 8 to permit 
795, NMFS proposes to amend IDFG's incidental take permit 844 to 
authorize IDFG an annual take of juvenile, endangered, artificially-
propagated, Snake River sockeye salmon in Alturas Lake associated with 
the continuation of rainbow trout and kokanee sport fisheries in 
Alturas Lake. The amendment of permit 844 is proposed to be valid for 
the duration of the permit. Permit 844 expires on April 30, 1998.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on either of the proposed 
permit amendments 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 summaries do not 
necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

    Dated: May 23, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-14147 Filed 5-29-97; 8:45 am]
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