[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57221-57222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22835]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 082702C]


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 (1180) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for a permit modification from Thomas R. Payne & Associates (TRPA) in 
Arcata, CA (1180). The modified permit would affect four Evolutionarily 
Significant Units (ESUs) of salmonids identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section. 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 NMFS.

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 October 9, 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 by appointment at: Daniel 
Logan, Protected Species Division, NMFS, 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, NMFS, 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 (ESA) of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), 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 NMFS 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 NMFS.

Species Covered in This Notice

    This notice is relevant to the following one endangered and three 
threatened salmonid ESUs: Endangered Sacramento River Winter-run 
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley 
Spring-run Chinook salmon, threatened Central

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California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss) and threatened Central Valley 
steelhead.

Modification Request Received

    TRPA requests a modification to permit 1180 for takes of adult and 
juvenile ESA-listed Chinook salmon and steelhead associated with 
studies monitoring the distribution and relative abundance of fish 
populations, data evaluations, and habitat monitoring. Presently, 
permit 1180 authorizes intentional takes of adult and juvenile 
threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon (O. 
kisutch), threatened Central California Coast coho salmon and 
endangered Southern California coast steelhead. This requested 
modification would add intentional takes of threatened Central Valley 
Spring-run Chinook salmon, endangered Sacramento River Winter-run 
Chinook salmon, threatened Central California Coast steelhead, and 
threatened Central Valley steelhead to TRPA's permit.

    Dated: September 3, 2002.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-22835 Filed 9-6-02; 8:45 am]
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