[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15995-15996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7969]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032603A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

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ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research/enhancement 
permit (1288) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for a permit from Dynamac/USEPA in Corvallis, OR (1288). The permit 
would affect five 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 
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 no 
later than 5 p.m. Daylight Savings Time on May 2, 2003.

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 in the indicated office, by 
appointment: For permit 1288: Diana Hines, Protected Species Division, 
NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 6528 (ph: 707 
575 6057, 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: Diana Hines at phone number 707-575-
6057, 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, NMFS. 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 five threatened salmonid 
ESUs: threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon 
O. kisutch, threatened Central California Coast coho salmon, threatened 
Northern California Steelhead O. mykiss, threatened Central California 
Coast steelhead, and threatened California Coastal Chinook salmon O. 
tshawytscha.

Modification Request Received

    Dynamac/USEPA requests permit 1288 for takes of juvenile ESA-listed 
coho salmon, steelhead and Chinook salmon associated with studies 
assessing presence and population abundances of species in selected 
streams throughout California. Dynamac/USEPA has proposed to use 
electrofishing as the method of capture. Permit 1288 will expire June 
30, 2008.

    Dated: March 28, 2003.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-7969 Filed 4-1-03; 8:45am]
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