[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17421]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 062397B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research permit 
(P649).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Rick Golden, a fishery biologist 
employed by the Umpqua National Forest at Idleyld Park, OR, has applied 
in due form for a permit that would authorize a take of an endangered 
species for scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before August 4, 1997.

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
    Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, NMFS, 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, Protected Resources Division, Portland.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rick Golden requests a 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).
    Rick Golden (P649) requests a 3-year permit for an annual take of 
adult and juvenile, endangered, Umpqua River cutthroat trout 
(Oncorhynchus clarki clarki) associated with research designed to 
determine whether the fish is present in the Fish Creek watershed. Fish 
Creek is a tributary of the upper North Umpqua River in southwest 
Oregon. Anecdotal evidence suggests that anadromous cutthroat trout 
were historically, and may still be present in the Fish Creek 
watershed. The primary reason for determining the presence/absence of 
resident cutthroat trout in the Fish Creek Basin is to clarify the 
degree of impact that projected timber harvests in the basin would have 
on ESA-listed cutthroat trout. The research also has significance in 
ongoing discussions on whether fish passage facilities should be 
constructed at Soda Springs Dam. In addition, knowledge of the presence 
of resident cutthroat trout in Fish Creek above Soda Springs Dam, and 
information concerning the size and distribution of that population, 
will be useful to NMFS in designating critical habitat and designing a 
recovery plan for the ESA-listed fish. Rick Golden proposes to observe 
ESA-listed fish by snorkeling and to capture and handle ESA-listed fish 
using electroshocking. An indirect mortality of ESA-listed fish 
associated with the research is also requested.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing (see ADDRESSES) should set 
out the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be 
appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the discretion of the 
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All statements and 
opinions contained in this application summary are those of the 
applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

    Dated: June 24, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-17421 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]
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