[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 69387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30798]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D.112003B]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice of decision and availability of decision documents on 
the issuance of Permit 1347 for incidental takes of endangered species.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an artificial propagation permit 
to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Public 
Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County (Chelan PUD); and the Public 
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County (Douglas PUD), pursuant to 
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), has 
been issued and that the decision documents are available upon request.

DATES: Permit 1347 was issued on October 22, 2003, subject to certain 
conditions set forth therein. Permit 1347 expires on October 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the decision documents or any of the 
other associated documents should be directed to the Salmon Recovery 
Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 525 NE Oregon Street, 
Suite 510, Portland, OR 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristine Petersen, Portland, OR, at 
phone number: (503) 230-5409, e-mail: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is relevant to the following 
Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs):
    Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss): endangered Upper Columbia River.
    Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): endangered Upper Columbia River 
spring run.
    Notice of receipt of application for the proposed actions was 
published on October 16, 2001 (66 FR 52567) relative to the WDFW 
Hatchery Genetic Management Plans, and on June 25, 2002 (67 FR 42755), 
relative to the three Habitat Conservation Plan agreements. The permit 
authorizes the WDFW, Chelan PUD, and Douglas PUD, to implement 
artificial propagation programs for summer chinook salmon, fall chinook 
salmon, and sockeye salmon. Permit 1347 authorizes activities to carry 
out the artificial propagation programs in the upper Columbia River. 
After evaluating the potential effects of this permit on listed salmon 
and steelhead in the Upper Columbia River ESUs and the environmental 
consequences, NMFS issued the permit with conditions authorizing 
incidental takes of the ESA-listed anadromous fish species. NMFS' 
conditions will ensure that the incidental takes of ESA-listed 
anadromous fish will not appreciably reduce the likelihood of the 
survival and recovery of the species in the wild. The permit expires on 
October 22, 2013.

    Dated: December 8, 2003.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 03-30798 Filed 12-11-03; 8:45 am]
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