[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66819-66820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29731]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 112003D]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of applications for research permits (1185, 1280, 1452) 
and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received applications for 
a permit for scientific research from Natural Resource Scientists, Inc 
(NRS) in Red Bluff, CA (1185), Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in 
Turlock, CA (1280), and California Rivers Restoration Fund (CRRF) in El 
Dorado, CA (1452). The permits would affect federally 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 December 29, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the permit applications 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 by appointment, for permits 
1185, 1280, and 1452: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol 
Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph:916-930-3614, fax: 916-930-
3629). 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: 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 threatened Central Valley 
steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

Applications Received

    NRS requests a 5-year permit (1185) for take of adult and juvenile 
Central Valley steelhead to monitor outmigrant salmonids in the Merced 
River. NRS requests authorization for an estimated annual take of 5 
adult and 10 juvenile Central Valley steelhead (with no incidental 
mortality) resulting from capturing, measuring, and releasing fish.
    TID requests a 5-year permit (1280) for take of adult and juvenile 
Central Valley steelhead to study the relationship between fall-run 
Chinook salmon outmigration patterns and flow fluctuation patterns in 
the Tuolumne River. TID requests authorization for an estimated annual 
take of 36 juvenile Central Valley steelhead (number includes 3 percent 
incidental mortality) and 5 adult Central Valley steelhead (no 
incidental mortality) resulting from seining, trapping, electrofishing, 
and angling activities. CRRF requests a 3-year permit (1452) to measure 
and collect scale samples from adult O. mykiss using hook and line and 
adult carcasses in the lower Tuolumne River. CRRF requests 
authorization for an estimated annual take of 340 adult Central Valley 
steelhead, with less than 1 percent incidental mortality, resulting 
from capture by hook and line fishing.


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    Dated: November 21, 2003.
Lamont D. Jackson,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-29731 Filed 11-26-03; 8:45 am]
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