[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69386-69387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30797]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 112003C]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Issuance of three scientific research permit modifications 
(1140, 1335, 1369).

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SUMMARY: Between June 30, 2003 and September 24, 2003, NMFS' Northwest 
Region issued three permit modifications allowing endangered and 
threatened species of Pacific salmon and steelhead to be taken for 
scientific research purposes under the

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Endangered Species Act of 1973 (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, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500, 
Portland, OR 97232-2737 (phone: 503-230-5400, fascimile: 503-230-5435).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (phone: 
503-231-2005, fascimile: 503-230-5435, e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    The ESA requires that 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 listed species/evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) covered 
by this notice are threatened Puget Sound (PS) chinook salmon 
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), threatened Snake River (SnR) chinook 
salmon, threatened Upper Willamette River (UWR) chinook salmon, 
threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR) chinook salmon, and threatened 
Oregon Coast (OC) Coho (O. kisutch).

    Dated: December 8, 2003.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-30797 Filed 12-11-03; 8:45 am]
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