[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28215]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100797C]
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
(1095).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at
Denver, CO (USBR) has applied in due form for a permit that would
authorize a take of a threatened species for scientific research.
DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this
application must be received on or before November 24, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Koch, Protected Resources
Division, (503-230-5400).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USBR 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).
USBR (1095) requests a 1-year permit for a take of juvenile,
threatened, Southern Oregon/Northern California coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with research designed to collect
data on seasonal fish distribution and abundance, particularly during
spring and late summer, in Bear Creek and its principal tributaries,
Little Butte Creek and its tributaries, and Big Butte Creek in
southwest Oregon. The information is needed to support management
decisions associated with a water conservation feasibility study in the
Rogue River Basin, authorized by the U.S. Congress and the Oregon Water
Resources Congress. The purpose of the feasibility study is to support
a proposal to implement habitat enhancement activities designed in part
to increase instream flows, improve the reliability and efficiency of
existing water supplies, improve water quality and environmental
values, and conserve water. Data to analyze the potential impacts of
proposed activities on salmonid distribution and abundance are
inadequate, as are the fisheries data needed to develop and compare
alternatives. ESA-listed juvenile fish are proposed to be captured by
electrofishing, handled (identified, measured, weighed, and scanned for
injuries or diseases), allowed to recover, and released. An indirect
mortality of ESA-listed juvenile 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: October 9, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-28215 Filed 10-23-97; 8:45 am]
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