[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 38417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18414]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071301C]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Issuance of permit 1307.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a permit, on May 
4, 2001, to the Grants Pass Irrigation District of Grants Pass, OR, 
that authorizes incidental take of anadromous fish listed under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA), subject to certain conditions set forth 
therein.

ADDRESSES: Habitat Conservation Division, NWR, 525 NE Oregon St, 
Portland OR 97232-2737,phone:503-231-2377, fax: 503-231-6893.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Nancy Munn, Portland, OR, 
phone:503-231-6269, fax: 503-231-6893, e-mail: [email protected] .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following ESA-listed evolutionary 
significant units (ESUs) are covered in this notice:
    Threatened southern Oregon/northern California coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch).
    In addition, Permit 1307 would authorize incidental take of the 
following unlisted species if they become listed prior to expiration of 
the permit: Klamath Mountain Province steelhead (O. mykiss), and 
southern Oregon/California coastal chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha).

Permits Issued

    Notice was published on March 15, 2001 (66 FR 15080), that Grants 
Pass Irrigation District filed an application for an incidental take 
permit (1307). The applicant proposes to operate irrigation diversion 
facilities at Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River, OR. The permit 
covers activities associated with the operation of irrigation diversion 
facilities at Savage Rapids Dam. Activities include all aspects of 
operating the dam, including opening and closing of the radial gates, 
installing and removing stoplogs, and operating the fish ladders, the 
turbine and the screens, and the diversion facilities. The permit also 
covers monitoring activities and related scientific experiments, as 
described in the Habitat Conservation Plan and associated Environmental 
Assessment. The Finding of No Significant Impact was signed on May 4, 
2001. Permit 1307 was issued on May 4, 2001, authorizing take of listed 
species. The take of juvenile coho salmon from injury and mortality is 
estimated to be 1,400 fish to 2,500 fish. Total mortality of adult coho 
salmon is estimated to be 200 to 1,200 fish. Permit 1307 expires May 4, 
2002.
    Issuing the permit was based on a finding that Grants Pass 
Irrigation District has met the permit issuance criteria of 50 CFR 
222.22 (c). The permit took effect for listed covered species on May 4, 
2001. For unlisted covered species, the permit will take effect upon 
the listing of a species as endangered, and for a species listed as 
threatened, on the effective date of a rule under section 4(d) of the 
ESA prohibiting take of the species.

Authority

    The permit was issued under the authority of section 10 (a)(1)(B) 
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543). The 
permit issuance is based on a finding that such permit: (1) was applied 
for in good faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of the 
listed species which are the subject of the permits; and (3) is 
consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the 
ESA. Authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set 
forth in the permit, in the incidental take statement of the Biological 
Opinion, and in the Habitat Conservation Plan. Permits and 
modifications are issued in accordance with and are subject to the ESA 
and NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 
parts 222-227).
    All statements and opinions contained in the permit action summary 
are those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of 
NMFS.

    Dated: July 18, 2001.
Phil Williams,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 01-18414 Filed 7-23-01; 8:45 am]
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