[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 59848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29283]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 102397A]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits (1061, 
1062, 1085).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the California Department of 
Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF), in Santa Rosa, CA, Georgia-Pacific 
West Inc. (GPWI), in Fort Bragg, CA, and ENTRIX, in Walnut Creek, CA, 
have applied in due form for permits authorizing takes of a threatened 
species for scientific research purposes.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on any of 
these applications must be received on or before December 5, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Hablett, Protected Resources 
Division (707-575-6066).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CDF, GPWI and ENTRIX 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).
    CDF (1061) requests a five-year permit for takes of juvenile, 
threatened, southern Oregon/northern California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with monitoring projects in coastal 
streams within the Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). The studies 
consist of coho salmon distribution and abundance surveys for which 
ESA-listed fish are proposed to be taken. ESA-listed fish will be 
captured, anesthetized, handled (identified and measured), allowed to 
recover from the anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed salmon indirect 
mortalities associated with the research are also requested.
    GPWI (1062) requests a five-year permit for takes of juvenile, 
threatened, southern Oregon/northern California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population studies on GPWI 
properties in drainages of the south fork of the Eel River within the 
ESU. The studies consist of coho salmon distribution and abundance 
surveys for which ESA-listed fish are proposed to be taken. ESA-listed 
fish will be captured, anesthetized, handled (identified and measured), 
allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed salmon 
indirect mortalities associated with the research are also requested.
    ENTRIX (1085) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult and 
juvenile, threatened, southern Oregon/northern California coast coho 
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and 
habitat studies on the Klamath and Trinity Rivers within the ESU. The 
studies consist of five assessment tasks for which ESA-listed fish are 
proposed to be taken: (1) Presence/absence, (2) population estimates, 
(3) habitat quality evaluation, (4) spawner surveys, and (5) tissue 
removal for genetic analysis. ESA-listed fish are proposed to be 
observed or captured, anesthetized, handled (measured and tissue 
samples taken), allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released. 
ESA-listed salmon indirect mortalities associated with the research are 
also requested.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on these requests for 
permits 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 applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of 
NMFS.

    Dated: October 27, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-29283 Filed 11-4-97; 8:45 am]
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