[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75848-75849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31159]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 120402B]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Issuance of modification to permit 1044 to the Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) in Santa Cruz, CA.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that NMFS has issued a modification to permit 
1044 to SWFSC that authorizes takes of threatened Endangered Species 
Act (ESA) listed anadromous fish species for research purposes subject 
to certain conditions set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for 
review in the following offices, by appointment:
    Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, 
Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For permit 1044: Diana Hines, 
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, Santa Rosa, CA (707) 575-6057, or 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following species and evolutionarily significant units are 
covered in this notice: Central California Coast steelhead 
(Oncorhynchus mykiss).
    Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such modification was: (1) applied for in good faith; (2) 
would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species which are 
the subject of the permit; and (3) is consistent with the purposes and 
policies set forth in section 2 of the

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ESA. This permit was issued in accordance with, and is subject to, part 
222 of Title 50 CFR, the NMFS regulations governing listed species 
permits.

Modification to Permit Issued

    Notice was published on August 23, 2002, that SWFSC applied for a 
modification to permit 1044 to take threatened Central California Coast 
steelhead associated with a life history diversity study and density 
study in Soquel Creek, CA. Modification 2 to Permit 1044 was issued on 
November 12, 2002, authorizing takes of juvenile, threatened, Central 
California Coast steelhead. Modification 2 is valid for the duration of 
the permit.
    Permit 1044M2 expires June 30, 2007.

    Dated: December 4, 2002.
Margaret Lorenz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 02-31159 Filed 12-9-02; 8:45 am]
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