[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12893-12894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6470]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 022703A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for scientific research permits (1415 
and 1419) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for scientific research from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 
Sacramento, CA (1415) and California Departments of Fish and Game and 
Water Resources (CDFG/CDWR) in Oroville and Sacramento, CA (1419). 
These permits would affect three Evolutionarily Significant Units 
(ESUs) of salmonids identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
below. This document serves to notify the public of the availability of 
the permit applications for review and comment.

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 April 17, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this 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 
1415 and 1419: 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: 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:

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 (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 3 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

    USFWS requests a 5-year permit to conduct monitoring and research 
on Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-
run Chinook salmon, and Central Valley steelhead throughout the Central 
Valley of California.
    CDFG/CDWR requests a 1-year permit to extend normal fish ladder 
operations at the Feather River Hatchery to allow for additional 
genetic, life history, and population assessments of wild and hatchery 
adult Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon and Central Valley 
steelhead in the Feather River.

    Dated: March 12, 2003.
Barbara Schroeder,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-6470 Filed 3-17-03; 8:45 am]
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