[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25641]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 110904G]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Application for scientific research permit 1511.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a scientific 
research permit application relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed 
research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and 
conservation efforts.

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the application 
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see 
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time on 
December 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to 
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 
500, Portland, OR 97232-2737. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-
230-5435 or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503-
231-2005, Fax: 503-230-5435, e-mail: [email protected]). Permit 
application instructions are available at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following listed species (evolutionarily significant unit) is 
covered in this notice:
    Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): threatened Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coast (SONCC).
    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 222-226). NMFS 
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (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 policy of section 2 of the 
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set 
forth in the permits.
    Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice 
should set out 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.

Application Received

Permit 1511

    The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is requesting a 
5-year research permit to annually take adult and juvenile SONCC coho 
salmon in various streams in Southwest Oregon. The purposes of the 
project are to conduct fish presence and absence surveys and to rescue 
or salvage fish stranded during instream work projects. The work would 
benefit listed fish in two ways. Presence and absence surveys conducted 
before beginning instream work projects provide baseline information 
useful for determining project effects. Rescue and salvage operations 
increase fish survival in project areas. The ODFW intends to use 
electrofishing equipment to capture the fish. Most of the fish would be 
immediately released, but some may be transported short distances away 
from instream work areas. The ODFW does not intend to kill any of the 
fish being captured, but a small percentage may die as an unintended 
result of the research.
    This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS 
will evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments 
submitted to determine whether the application meets the requirements 
of section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit 
decisions will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment 
period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: November 15, 2004.
Phil Williams,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 04-25641 Filed 11-17-04; 8:45 am]
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