[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60987-60988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23065]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 100104G]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Issuance of 21 scientific research permits and permit 
modifications.

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SUMMARY: Between June 2, 2004 and July 30, 2004, NMFS' Northwest Region 
issued 21 permits and permit modifications allowing endangered and 
threatened species of Pacific salmon and steelhead to be taken for 
scientific research purposes under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 
1973. The research actions and the species they affect are listed in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: The permits, permit applications, and related documents are 
available for review during business hours by appointment at NMFS' 
Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500, 
Portland, OR 97232-2737 (ph: 503-230-5400, fax: 503-230-5435).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with Section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR Parts 222-226). NMFS 
issues permits/modifications based on findings that such permits and 
modifications: (1) are applied for in good faith; (2) if granted and 
exercised, would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species 
that are the subject of the permit; 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.

Species Covered in this Notice

    The listed species/evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) covered 
by this notice are listed below and identified in the subsequent table 
by the numbers (in parentheses) that precede them.
    (1) Threatened Puget Sound chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 
tshawytscha)
    (2) Threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR) chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha)
    (3) Threatened Snake River (SR) spring/summer chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha)
    (4) Threatened SR fall chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
    (5) Endangered Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run chinook salmon 
(O. tshawytscha)
    (6) Threatened Upper Willamette River (UWR) chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha)
    (7) Threatened Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon (O. keta)
    (8) Threatened Columbia River chum salmon (O. keta)
    (9) Threatened LCR steelhead (O. mykiss) (O. keta)
    (10) Threatened Middle Columbia River steelhead (O. keta)
    (11) Threatened SR steelhead (O. keta)
    (12) Endangered UCR steelhead (O. keta)
    (13) Threatened Upper Willamette (UWR) Steelhead (O. keta)
    (14) Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coasts coho 
salmon (O. kisutch)
    (15) Threatened (at the time of issuance) Oregon Coast coho salmon 
(O. kisutch)
    (16) Endangered SR sockeye salmon (O. nerka)

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                              Table 1. Scientific Research Permit Actions Affecting Threatened Pacific Salmon and Steelhead
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                                        Affected                                                                FEDERAL REGISTER Notice of Application
           Permit Number              Species/ESUs                          Permittee                                           Receipt
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1119..............................           5, 12                           U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                March 12, 2004 (69 FR 11841)
1127..............................           3, 11                             Shoshone-Bannock Tribe (SBT)                March 12, 2004 (69 FR 11841)
1152..............................               3                   Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife              February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7205)
1156..............................  1, 3, 4, 7, 10,                    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency                 April 9, 2004 (69 FR 18877)
                                            11, 15
1341..............................               3                                                      SBT                 April 9, 2004 (69 FR 18877)
1345..............................               1        Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)                 April 9, 2004 (69 FR 18877)
1366..............................  2, 3, 4, 5, 11,      Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit                March 12, 2004 (69 FR 11841)
                                            12, 16
1410..............................  2, 3, 4, 5, 6,                       Northwest Fisheries Science Center              February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7205)
                                     8, 11, 14, 15
1458..............................               3                                          Ducks Unlimited              February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7205)
1459..............................               1                            Western Washington University              February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7205)
1460..............................               1                                           Port of Tacoma              February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7205)
1461..............................  2, 3, 4, 5, 6,                            U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)              February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7205)
                                     8, 9, 11, 12,
                                            13, 16
1465..............................    3, 4, 11, 16                Idaho Department of Environmental Quality                March 12, 2004 (69 FR 11841)
1469..............................              14                            Ecosystems Research Institute                March 12, 2004 (69 FR 11841)
1476..............................           5, 12                                 University of Washington                April 26, 2004 (69 FR 22488)
1477..............................            2, 4        Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit                April 26, 2004 (69 FR 22488)
1478..............................         2, 8, 9                                                     USGS                April 26, 2004 (69 FR 22488)
1479..............................            2, 9                                                     USGS                April 26, 2004 (69 FR 22488)
1480..............................           5, 12                                                     USGS                April 26, 2004 (69 FR 22488)
1482..............................           5, 12                                                     WDFW                 April 9, 2004 (69 FR 18877)
1484..............................      1, 2, 8, 9               Washington Department of Natural Resources                 April 9, 2004 (69 FR 18877)
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    Dated: October 8, 2004.
Marta Nammack,
Acting Division Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-23065 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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