[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 49439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21068]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 080603C]


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 to modify scientific research permit 
(1288) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for a permit modification for scientific research from Dynamac/USEPA in 
Corvallis, OR (1288). The modified permit 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 modification application 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.

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 permit 1288 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

    Dynamac/USEPA requests a modification to permit 1288 for take of 
juvenile endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, 
threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, and threatened 
Central Valley steelhead associated with surveys of aquatic biological 
communities to assess the biological integrity of Central Valley 
streams rivers. Presently, permit 1288 authorizes intentional takes of 
threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, 
threatened Central California Coast coho salmon, threatened Northern 
California steelhead, threatened Central California Coast steelhead, 
and threatened California Coastal Chinook salmon. Dynamac/USEPA 
requests additional authorization for an estimated total take of 5 
juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon (that includes 7 percent incidental 
mortality), 10 juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon (7 percent incidental 
mortality), and 10 juvenile steelhead (7 percent incidental mortality) 
resulting from capture by electrofishing, measuring, and releasing of 
fish.

    Dated: August 12, 2003.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-21068 Filed 8-15-03; 8:45 am]
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