[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49437-49438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21049]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080603D]


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 research permits 1443 & 1445 and 
request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for a permit for scientific research from California Department of Fish 
and Game (CDFG) in Sacramento, CA (1443) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 
(BOR) in Byron, CA (1445). The permits would affect federally 
endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, threatened 
Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, and threatened Central Valley 
steelhead. 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 September 17, 2003.

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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 for permits 1443 and 1445 are available for review by 
appointment at the following address: Protected Resources Division, 
NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916-930-
3614, fax: 916-930-3629).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalie del Rosario at phone number 
916-930-3614, 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 federally 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).

Applications Received

    CDFG requests a permit (1443) for incidental take of juvenile 
Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon associated with a 2-year 
study on the occurrence and distribution of resident and anadromous 
rainbow trout in the Central Valley. DFG requests authorization for an 
estimated annual take of 20 juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon, with 
one lethal take resulting from capture by electrofishing, hook and 
line, netting and traps.
    BOR requests a 3-year permit (1445) for take of Sacramento River 
winter-run Chinook salmon, threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook 
salmon, and threatened Central Valley steelhead associated with four 
studies to improve conditions for fish at the Tracy Fish Collection 
Facility (facility). BOR requests authorization for an estimated annual 
take of 182 juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon (number includes 52-
percent incidental mortality), 5,359 juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon 
(22-percent incidental mortality), and 171 juvenile steelhead (no 
incidental mortality) resulting from handling of fish that pass through 
the facility.

    Dated: August 12, 2003.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21049 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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