[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4281]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020602A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has received applications for Endangered Species Act 
(ESA) scientific research permits from Oregon Department of Fish and 
Wildlife (ODFW) in Grants Pass, OR and from ODFW in Central Point, OR.

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on either of the new 
applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard 
time on March 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The applications are available on the Internet at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/. Written comments on the applications should be sent 
to Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 
500, Portland, OR 97232-2737 (503/230-5400). Comments may also be sent 
via fax to 503/230-5435. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via 
email or the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cherelle Blazer, Portland, OR; phone: 
503/231-2001; fax: 503/230-5435; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ESA-listed evolutionary significant unit 
(ESU) Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coasts (SONCC) 
Coho salmon is covered in this notice.

New Applications Received

    ODFW is seeking a 5 year permit (1358) to take juvenile SONCC coho 
salmon in index and randomly selected sites in the Rogue River basin 
and in other Oregon coastal basins. The purpose of the study is to 
monitor the abundance of SONCC coho salmon in accordance with the 
Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. The study will benefit SONCC 
coho salmon by estimating the species abundance and distribution. ODFW 
proposes to capture (using backpack electrofishing, blocknetting, and 
dipnetting), handle, and release approximately 1,400 juvenile salmon 
annually. ODFW also requests indirect mortality of approximately 28 
juvenile SONCC coho salmon annually during the study.
    ODFW is also seeking a 5 year permit (1359) to take juvenile SONCC 
coho salmon associated with scientific research to be conducted at 168 
sites in the Rogue River basin. This study intends to prioritize 
restoration efforts at fish passage barriers in the Rogue basin, survey 
streams to determine the species of fish below and above barriers, and 
determine the severity of fish passage problems. The research will 
benefit SONCC coho salmon by characterizing the species' distribution 
and identifying fish passage improvement projects that will greatly 
benefit the wild fish populations. ODFW proposes to capture (using 
backpack electrofishing, blocknetting, and dipnetting), identify, and 
release approximately 146 juvenile SONCC coho salmon annually. ODFW 
also requests an annual indirect mortality of approximately 8 juvenile 
SONCC coho salmon during the study.

    Dated: February 19,2002.
Phil Williams,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-4281 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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