[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 104 (Friday, May 30, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 29331] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-14148] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 052297A] Endangered Species; Permits AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of modification 8 to permit 795 (P503A). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a modification to a permit to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game at Boise, ID (IDFG) that authorizes takes of Endangered Species Act-listed species for the purpose of scientific research/enhancement, subject to certain conditions set forth therein. ADDRESSES: The application 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 Environmental and Technical Services Division, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The modification to a permit was issued 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 217-222). Notice was published on February 28, 1997 (62 FR 9179) and April 8, 1997 (62 FR 16892) that an application had been filed by IDFG (P503A) for modification 8 to scientific research/enhancement permit 795. Modification 8 to permit 795 was issued to IDFG on May 21, 1997. Permit 795 authorizes IDFG takes of adult and juvenile, endangered, Snake River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus 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. Using a third lake for juvenile sockeye salmon releases will help offset stocking limitations brought on by the natural variability of zooplankton abundance and species composition, and increase the viability of the program by providing additional spawning and rearing habitat. Permit 795 is also extended to expire on December 31, 1997. Modification 8 to permit 795 is valid for the duration of the permit. Issuance of the permit modification, as required by the ESA, was based on a finding that the modification: (1) Was requested/proposed in good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the ESA-listed species that is the subject of the permit, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS regulations governing ESA-listed species permits. Dated: May 23, 1997. Nancy Chu, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 97-14148 Filed 5-29-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F