[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66129-66130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27615]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102102C]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Issuance of 32 scientific research permit actions.

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SUMMARY: Between July 31 and September 27, 2002, NOAA Fisheries' 
Northwest Region issued 32 permits, permit modifications, and permit 
amendments allowing endangered and threatened species of Pacific salmon 
and steelhead to be taken for scientific research purposes under 
section 10(a)1(A) the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. 
The research actions and the species they affect are listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

ADDRESSES: The permits, permit applications, and related documents are 
available for review by appointment at NOAA Fisheries' Protected 
Resources Division, F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500, Portland, 
OR 97232-2737 (phone: 503-230-5400, fax: 503-230-5435).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Stone, Portland, OR (phone: 503-
231-2317, fax: 503-230-5435, e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    The ESA requires that permits, permit modifications, and permit 
amendments be issued based on a finding that such actions: (1) are 
applied for in good faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of 
the listed species that are the subject of the actions; 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, modifications, and amendments 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).

Species Covered in This Notice

    The ESA-listed species/evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) 
covered by this notice are identified below and listed in the 
subsequent table by the numbers that precede each of them in the 
following text:
    (1) Puget Sound chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
    (2) Lower Columbia River chinook salmon
    (3) Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon
    (4) Snake River fall chinook salmon
    (5) Upper Columbia River spring-run chinook salmon
    (6) Upper Willamette River chinook salmon
    (7) Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon (O. keta)
    (8) Columbia River chum salmon
    (9) Lower Columbia River steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (10) Middle Columbia River steelhead
    (11) Snake River steelhead
    (12) Upper Willamette River steelhead
    (13) Upper Columbia River steelhead
    (14) Southern Oregon/Northern California Coasts coho salmon (O. 
kisutch)
    (15) Oregon Coast coho salmon
    (16) Snake River sockeye salmon (O. nerka)
    (17) Ozette Lake sockeye salmon

    Table 1.--Thirty-two Scientific Research Permit Actions Affecting
         Threatened and Endangered Pacific Salmon and Steelhead
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                                                             Federal
                              Affected                   Register Notice
        Permit Number         Species/     Permittee      of Application
                                 ESU                         Receipt
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1135                              2, 9  U.S. Geological  April 4, 2002
                                         Survey (USGS).   (67 FR 17970)
1140                             1, 15  Northwest        June 11, 2002
                                         Fisheries        (67 FR 39960)
                                         Science Center
                                         (NWFSC).
1141                                 5  Public Utility   April 4, 2002
                                         District No. 2   (67 FR 17970)
                                         of Grant
                                         County.
1156                            14, 15  U.S.             June 11, 2002
                                         Environmental    (67 FR 39960)
                                         Protection
                                         Agency.
1177                                14  Portland         April 4, 2002
                                         District Corps   (67 FR 17970)
                                         of Engineers.
1256                             6, 15  Bureau of Land   May 16, 2002
                                         Management.      (67 FR 34909)
1291                                16  USGS...........  June 25, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 42757)
1309                                 1  King County      June 11, 2002
                                         Department of    (67 FR 39960)
                                         Natural
                                         Resources and
                                         Parks (KCDNRP).
1315                                 1  U.S. Corps of    April 4, 2002
                                         Engineers        (67 FR 17970)
                                         Seattle
                                         District.
1317                                10  USGS...........  April 4, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 17970)
                                                         June 25, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 42757)
1318                          2, 6, 9,  Oregon           May 16, 2002
                                12, 15   Department of    (67 FR 34909)
                                         Fish and
                                         Wildlife
                                         (ODFW).
1322                          3, 6, 5,  NWFSC..........  April 4, 2002
                                     8                    (67 FR 17970)
                                                         June 25, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 42757)
1335                          1, 7, 8,  U.S. Forest      May 16, 2002
                                 9, 10   Service.         (67 FR 34909)
1336                          2, 6, 9,  Port Blakely     May 16, 2002
                                12, 15   Tree Farms.      (67 FR 34909)
1345                          1, 3, 5,  Washington       May 16, 2002
                                6, 10,   Department of    (67 FR 34909)
                                11, 13   Fish and
                                         Wildlife.
1358                                14  ODFW...........  February 22,
                                                          2002 (67 FR
                                                          8233)
1359                                14  ODFW...........  February 22,
                                                          2002 (67 FR
                                                          8233)
1362                                11  Idaho            April 4, 2002
                                         Cooperative      (67 FR 17970)
                                         Fish and
                                         Wildlife
                                         Research Unit.

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1363                             3, 11  Fish Passage     April 4, 2002
                                         Center.          (67 FR 17970)
1364                              4,11  Idaho Fishery    April 4, 2002
                                         Resource         (67 FR 17970)
                                         Office of the
                                         U.S. Fish and
                                         Wildlife
                                         Service.
1365                                10  Confederated     April 4, 2002
                                         Tribes of the    (67 FR 17970)
                                         Umatilla
                                         Indian
                                         Reservation.
1366                          2, 3, 4,  Oregon           April 4, 2002
                              5, 6, 8,   Cooperative      (67 FR 17970)
                                 9 10,   Fish and
                               11, 12,   Wildlife
                                13, 16   Research Unit.
1367                                10  NWFSC..........  April 4, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 17970)
1369                                 1  KCDNRP.........  April 4, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 17970)
1370                                 3  Utah State       April 4, 2002
                                         University       (67 FR 17970)
                                         (USU).          June 11, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 39960)
1371                                 1  Battelle Marine  April 4, 2002
                                         Sciences         (67 FR 17970)
                                         Center.
1372                                 1  Puget Sound      April 4, 2002
                                         Energy.          (67 FR 17970)
1376                                 1  Washington       April 4, 2002
                                         Cooperative      (67 FR 17970)
                                         Fish and
                                         Wildlife
                                         Research Unit.
1381                                 1  City of          June 11, 2002
                                         Bellingham.      (67 FR 39960)
1382                                10  USU............  June 11, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 39960)
1383                                 1  USGS...........  June 11, 2002
                                                          (67 FR 39960)
1386                          1, 2, 3,  Washington       June 25, 2002
                              4, 5, 7,   Department of    (67 FR 42757)
                                 8, 9,   Ecology.
                               10, 11,
                                13, 17
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    Dated: October 24, 2002.
Margaret Lorenz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-27615 Filed 10-29-02; 8:45 am]
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