[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48995-48996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24817]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 090897D]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of two applications for scientific research permits 
(P629, 1066).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Salmon Trollers Marketing 
Association in Fort Bragg, CA (STMA) and Donald W. Alley and Associates 
in Brookdale, CA (DWAA) have applied in due form for permits that would 
authorize takes of a threatened species for scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on either of 
these applications must be received on or before October 20, 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: STMA and DWAA 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).
    STMA (P629) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult and 
juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population studies

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in drainages within Mendocino County. The studies consist of juvenile 
coho salmon distribution and abundance surveys, spawner surveys, and a 
fish relocation experiment. The purpose of the juvenile fish relocation 
experiment, to be undertaken in the Ten Mile River, is to accelerate 
the rehabilitation of currently unpopulated areas upstream in an effort 
to aid the ESA-listed species recovery. ESA-listed juvenile fish are 
proposed to be captured (by trap or electrofishing), anesthetized, 
handled (identified and measured), allowed to recover from the 
anesthetic, and released. A portion of the ESA-listed fish to be 
handled are proposed to be relocated from Ten Mile River sites to 
upstream areas. ESA-listed adult fish carcasses are proposed to be 
collected, handled (measured and sampled for tissues and/or scales), 
and returned to the water at the collection site. ESA-listed juvenile 
fish indirect mortalities associated with the research are also 
requested.
    DWAA (1066) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult and 
juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population studies in 
drainages within Santa Cruz County. The studies consist of four 
assessment tasks for which ESA-listed fish are proposed to be taken: 1) 
Presence/absence, 2) population estimates, 3) spawner surveys, and 4) 
the acquisition of tissue/scale samples for genetic studies. ESA-listed 
juvenile fish are proposed to be observed or captured, anesthetized, 
handled (weighed, measured, and fin-clipped), allowed to recover from 
the anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed adult fish carcasses are 
proposed to be collected, handled (measured and sampled for tissues 
and/or scales), and returned to the water at the collection site. ESA-
listed juvenile fish indirect mortalities associated with the research 
are also requested.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on either of these 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: September 10, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-24817 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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