[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1530]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 090297A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Amendment to Permit 1056

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of an amendment to scientific research permit 1056.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has issued a permit amendment to the Fish Ecology 
Division of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, at Seattle, 
WA (NWFSC).

DATES: Written comments on the amended permit application must be 
received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on February 21, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to 
Protected Resources Division (PRD), F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 
500, Portland, OR 97232-2737. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-
230-5435. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the 
internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Koch, Portland, OR (503-230-
5424; fax: 503-230-5435; e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following species and evolutionary 
significant units (ESUs) are covered in this notice:
    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened, naturally 
produced and artificially propagated, Snake River (SnR) spring/summer.

Permit Amendment Issued

    Permit 1056 authorizes NWFSC annual takes of adult and juvenile, 
threatened, naturally produced and artificially propagated SnR spring/
summer chinook salmon. These takes are associated with two scientific 
research studies conducted in various tributaries of the Salmon River 
in Idaho, the Grande Ronde River in Oregon, and the Imnaha River in 
Oregon. The objective of Study 1 is to characterize the run-timing of 
naturally produced chinook salmon over a period of years to determine 
whether consistent patterns are apparent and to use this information 
for real-time management decisions regarding water allocation during 
the smolt outmigrations. The long-term objectives of Study 2 are to 
monitor the nature and extent of genetic change over time in 
supplemented and unsupplemented populations and to correlate the 
genetic changes with measures of productivity. For the permit 
amendment, permit 1056 has been extended to expire on April 30, 2002. 
Permit 1056 was due to expire on December 31, 2001. The extension is 
necessary to allow NWFSC scientists to continue their research 
activities in 2002 while NMFS completes a new section 7 consultation on 
the issuance of ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) permits for takes of threatened 
SnR spring/summer chinook salmon for scientific research purposes.

    Dated: January 15, 2002.
Margaret Lorenz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-1530 Filed 1-18-02; 8:45 am]
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