[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54632-54633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21590]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081402A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application to modify an existing scientific 
research/enhancement permit (1044) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has received an 
application for a permit modification for permit number 1044 from the 
Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) in Santa Cruz, CA. The 
modified permit would affect ten Evolutionarily Significant Units 
(ESUs) of salmonids identified in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION following. 
This document serves to notify the public of the availability of the 
permit modification application for review and comment before a final 
approval or disapproval is made by NOAA Fisheries.

DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received at 
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 
p.m. Pacific Standard Time on September 23, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the modification request should be sent 
to the appropriate office as indicated below. Comments may also be sent 
via fax to the number indicated for the request. Comments will not be 
accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet. The applications and 
related documents are available for review in the indicated office, by 
appointment: Daniel Logan, Protected Species Division, NOAA Fisheries, 
777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528 (ph: 707-575-
6053, fax: 707-578-3435). Documents may also be reviewed by appointment 
in the Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Logan at phone number 707-575-
6053, or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on 
a finding that such permits/modifications: (1) are 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) are 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 permits. 
Permits and modifications are issued in accordance with and are subject 
to the ESA and NOAA Fisheries regulations governing listed fish and 
wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on an application listed in 
this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that 
application 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 permit 
action summaries are those of the applicant and do not necessarily 
reflect the views of NOAA Fisheries.

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Species Covered in This Notice

    This notice is relevant to the following eight threatened and two 
endangered salmonid ESUs: threatened Southern Oregon/northern 
California Coasts coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), threatened 
Central California Coast coho salmon, threatened California Coastal 
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley Spring-run 
Chinook salmon, endangered Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook salmon, 
threatened Northern California steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened 
Central California Coast steelhead, threatened Central Valley 
steelhead, threatened South-central California Coast steelhead, and 
endangered Southern California steelhead.

Modification Request Received

    SWFSC requests a modification to permit 1044 for takes of adult and 
juvenile ESA-listed coho salmon, chinook salmon, and steelhead 
associated with population studies, carcass counts, redd surveys, 
genetic analyses, and habitat association studies. Presently, permit 
1044 authorizes intentional takes of adult and juvenile threatened 
Southern Oregon/northern California Coasts coho salmon, and threatened 
Central California Coast coho salmon for projects in northern 
California. This requested modification would add intentional takes of 
threatened California Coastal chinook salmon, threatened Central Valley 
Spring-run chinook salmon, endangered Sacramento River Winter-run 
chinook salmon, threatened Northern California steelhead, threatened 
Central California Coast steelhead, threatened Central Valley 
steelhead, threatened South-central California Coast steelhead, and 
endangered Southern California steelhead to the SWFSC permit.

    Dated: August 19, 2002.
Susan L. Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-21590 Filed 8-22-02; 8:45 am]
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