[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32992-32993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13203]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060304B]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U. S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION:  Notice of receipt of a permit application; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has received an 
application for a permit to conduct research for scientific purposes 
from Michael Clarke, City of San Luis Obispo, CA. The requested permit 
would affect the South Central California Coast Evolutionarily 
Significant Unit of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The public 
is hereby notified of the availability of the permit application for 
review and comment before NOAA Fisheries either approves or disapproves 
the application.

DATES:  Written comments on the permit application must be received at 
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) on or before July 
14, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal http://www.regulations.gov. 
Following the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment 
the following identifier: [email protected]
     Mail: Protected Resources Division, NOAA Fisheries, 501 W. 
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
     Fax: 562-980-4027.
    Comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or other aspects of 
the collection-of-information requirements contained in this rule may 
be submitted in writing to Anthony Spina, Protected Resources Division, 
NOAA Fisheries, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802 
and to David Rostker, OMB, by email at [email protected] or by 
facsimile (Fax) to 202-395-7285

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Spina at phone number 562-980-
4045 or e-mail: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Authority: Authority
    Issuance of permits, as required by the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531B1543) (ESA), is based on a

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finding that such permits: (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 are 
issued in accordance with and are subject to the ESA and NOAA Fisheries 
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 provide 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 NOAA Fisheries.

Permit Application Received.

    Michael Clarke has applied for a permit to take the South Central 
California Coast Evolutionarily Significant Unit of steelhead trout 
(Oncorhynchus mykiss) and tissue collection from this species during a 
2-year study (2004 and 2005) of the abundance and distribution of 
juvenile steelhead in the San Luis Obispo Creek watershed, San Luis 
Obispo County, California. Michael Clarke proposes electrofishing and 
direct underwater observation using mask and snorkel as the methods for 
estimating abundance and distribution of juvenile steelhead, and has 
requested an annual non-lethal take of 1620 juvenile steelhead, and 
annual collection and possession of up to 100 juvenile steelhead tissue 
samples, with the total possession for both years not exceeding 200 
tissue samples. The proposed research would conclude October 31, 2005.

    Dated: June 7, 2004.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-13203 Filed 6-10-04; 8:45 am]
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