[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 25569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 050203A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research/enhancement 
permit (1435) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for a permit from Lisa Thompson, Ph.D. at UC Davis, CA (1435). The 
permit would affect the Southern Oregon/Northern California Coasts coho 
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). 
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. Pacific Standard Time on June 12, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the permit request should be sent to 
Diana Hines, Protected Species Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 
325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528 (ph: 707-575-6057, fax: 707-578-3435). 
Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the Internet. 
The applications and related documents are available for review by 
appointment at the Protected Species Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, 
Room 325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528 (ph: 707-575- 6057, fax: 707-578-
3435) and at 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, 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 the threatened Southern Oregon/Northern 
California Coasts (SONCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) ESU.

Permit Request Received

    Lisa Thompson, Ph.D. requests a permit for takes of juvenile ESA-
listed SONCC coho salmon associated with studies of presence, 
distribution and fish habitat use in the Shasta River, CA. Lisa 
Thompson, Ph.D. requests non-lethal take of 952 juvenile SONCC coho 
salmon for this project.

    Dated: May 8, 2003.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-11916 Filed 5-12-03; 8:45 am]
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