[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2332-2333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-909]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 122203E]


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 scientific research/enhancement 
permits (1464 and 1467); request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received permit 
applications from S.P. Cramer & Associates, Inc. (S.P. Cramer) in 
Chico, CA (1464), and A.P. Klimley in Davis, CA (1467). 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 before a final approval or disapproval is made by NMFS.

DATES: Written comments must be received at the appropriate address or 
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time 
on February 17, 2004.
    Written comments on the permit applications should be sent to the 
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8-300, 
Sacramento, CA 95814. Comments may also be sent via fax to 916-930-
3629. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the 
Internet. The applications and related documents are also available for 
review by appointment, for permits 1464 and 1467 at the aforementioned 
address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalie del Rosario at 916-930-3614, 
or e-mail: [email protected].

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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 permit 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).
    Individuals requesting a hearing on either or both of the 
applications listed in this notice should set out in writing 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).

Permit Applications Received

    S.P. Cramer requests a 5-year permit (1464) to take juvenile 
Central Valley steelhead to monitor its migratory behavior of O. mykiss 
in the Calaveras River, CA. The applicant requests authorization for an 
estimated annual take of 6,423 juvenile Central Valley steelhead (with 
4.7 percent incidental mortality) resulting from capturing, tagging, 
and releasing fish.
    A.P. Klimley requests a 2-year permit (1467) to handle and release 
adult winter-run Chinook salmon, spring-run Chinook salmon, and Central 
Valley steelhead that may be incidentally caught in nets deployed to 
capture green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) in the San Francisco 
Estuary and Sacramento River. Klimley requests authorization for an 
estimated annual take of 6 adult Sacramento River winter-run Chinook 
salmon, 15 adult Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, and 3 adult 
Central Valley steelhead, with no more than one third incidental 
mortality resulting from capture and release of fish.

    Dated: January 9, 2004.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-909 Filed 1-14-04; 8:45 am]
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