[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24811]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 082897D]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Issuance of permits 1038, 1040, 1046, 1047, 1049, and 1050 
(P628, P631, P639, P640, P642, and P644).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued permits to Trihey 
and Associates in Concord, CA; the State of California, Jackson 
Demonstration State Forest in Fort Bragg, CA (JDSF); the U.S. National 
Park Service (Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area) in Fort Mason and San Francisco, CA (NPS); the Marin 
Municipal Water District in Corte Madera, CA (MMWD); the Bodega Marine 
Laboratory in Bodega Bay, CA (BML); and ENTRIX Incorporated in Walnut 
Creek, CA that authorize takes of adult and juvenile, threatened, 
central California coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) for the 
purpose of scientific research, subject to certain conditions set forth 
therein.

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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The permits were 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 March 25, 1997 (62 FR 14115) that an 
application had been filed by Trihey and Associates (P628) for a 
scientific research permit. Permit 1038 was issued to Trihey and 
Associates on July 29, 1997. Permit 1038 expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on April 18, 1997 (62 FR 19104) that an 
application had been filed by JDSF (P631) for a scientific research 
permit. Permit 1040 was issued to JDSF on July 29, 1997. Permit 1040 
expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on April 8, 1997 (62 FR 16789) that an 
application had been filed by NPS (P639) for a scientific research 
permit. Permit 1046 was issued to NPS on August 1, 1997. Permit 1046 
expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on April 8, 1997 (62 FR 16789) that an 
application had been filed by MMWD (P640) for a scientific research 
permit. Permit 1047 was issued to MMWD on August 12, 1997. Permit 1047 
expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on March 26, 1997 (62 FR 14403) that an 
application had been filed by BML (P642) for a scientific research 
permit. Permit 1049 was issued to BML on August 18, 1997. Permit 1049 
expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on April 18, 1997 (62 FR 19104) that an 
application had been filed by ENTRIX Incorporated (P644) for a 
scientific research permit. Permit 1050 was issued to ENTRIX 
Incorporated on August 12, 1997. Permit 1050 expires on June 30, 2002.
    Issuance of the permits, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such actions: (1) Were requested/proposed in good faith, 
(2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the ESA-listed species that 
is the subject of the permits, and (3) are consistent with the purposes 
and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS regulations 
governing ESA-listed species permits.

    Dated: September 5, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-24811 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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