[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 61327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24757]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091802C]


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 (1400, 
1401) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for scientific research from Wildlands, Inc. (WILDLANDS) in Citrus 
Heights, CA (1400), and the California Department of Water Resources 
(CDWR) in Sacramento, CA (1401). These permits would affect three 
Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) of salmonids identified in 
Supplementary Information below. This document serves to notify the 
public of the availability of the permit application for review and 
comment before a final approval or disapproval is made by NMFS.

DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received at 
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 
p.m. Pacific Standard Time on October 30, 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, for permits 
1400 and 1401: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, 
Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916-930-3600, fax: 916-930-
3629). 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: For permits 1400 and 1401:Rosalie del 
Rosario at phone number 916-930-3600, 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 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 three federally-listed salmonid ESUs: 
endangered Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 
tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley Spring-run Chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha), and threatened Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss).

New Applications Received

    WILDLANDS requests a 1-year permit for takes of adult and juvenile 
endangered Sacramento River Winter-run Chinook salmon, threatened 
Central Valley Spring-run Chinook salmon, and threatened Central Valley 
steelhead to monitor seasonal fish use of newly created aquatic habitat 
within the restored tidal wetlands on Kimball Island (in the 
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta). CDWR requests a 2.5-year permit for 
takes of adult and juvenile endangered Sacramento River Winter-run 
Chinook salmon, threatened Central Valley Spring-run Chinook salmon, 
and threatened Central Valley steelhead to study the temporal and 
spatial distribution of fish in relation to the Sacramento Deep Water 
Ship Channel Lock. The goal of the study is to evaluate fish passage in 
the boat lock system.

    Dated: September 23, 2002.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division,Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-24757 Filed 9-27-02; 8:45 am]
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