[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 39070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16572]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 061803E]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Issuance of five scientific research permits/modifications 
(1140, 1156, 1309, 1315, 1376).

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SUMMARY: Between April 21 and May 6, 2003, NMFS' Northwest Region 
issued the above noted research permits and permit modifications 
allowing endangered and threatened species of Pacific salmon and 
steelhead to be taken for scientific research purposes under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA). 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 during business hours by appointment at NMFS' 
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: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (phone: 
503-231-2005, fax: 503-230-5435, e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    The ESA requires that permits and permit modifications be issued 
based on findings 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 NMFS 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) Threatened Puget Sound chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 
tshawytscha)
    (2) Threatened Lower Columbia River chinook salmon
    (3) Threatened Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon
    (4) Threatened Snake River fall chinook salmon
    (5) Endangered Upper Columbia River spring-run chinook salmon
    (6) Threatened Upper Willamette River chinook salmon
    (7) Threatened Lower Columbia River steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (8) Threatened Middle Columbia River steelhead
    (9) Threatened Snake River steelhead
    (10) Threatened Upper Willamette River steelhead
    (11) Endangered Upper Columbia River steelhead
    (12) Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coasts coho 
salmon (O. kisutch)
    (13) Threatened Oregon Coast coho salmon

Permits/Modifications Issued

             Table 1. Five Scientific Research Permit/Modification Actions Affecting Threatened and Endangered Pacific Salmon and Steelhead
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                                  Affected                                                                                FEDERAL REGISTER Notice of
         Permit Number           Species/ESU                                Permittee                                        Application Receipt
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1140                                      1                                     Northwest Fisheries Science Center         March 14, 2003 (68 FR 12342)
1156                                   1-13                                   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency         March 14, 2003 (68 FR 12342)
1309                                      1                  King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks         March 14, 2003 (68 FR 12342)
1315                                      1                               U.S. Corps of Engineers Seattle District         March 14, 2003 (68 FR 12342)
1376                                      1                 Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit          April 2, 2003 (68 FR 15997)
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    Dated: June 26, 2003.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-16572 Filed 6-30-03; 8:45 am]
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