[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7718-7719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2900]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020805A]


Receipt of An Application for Direct Take Permit 1520

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

ACTION: Notice of availability for public comment.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has received an application from the Confederated Tribes 
of the Colville Reservation (CCT) for a direct take permit pursuant to 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The duration of 
the proposed Permit is 5 years. NMFS is furnishing this notice in order 
to allow other agencies and the public an opportunity to review and 
comment on the document. All comments received will become part of the 
public record and will be available for review pursuant to the ESA.

DATES: Written comments from interested parties on the Permit 
application must be received at the appropriate address or fax number 
(see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 pm Pacific standard time on March 17, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to 
Kristine Petersen, Salmon Recovery Division, F/NWR1, 525 NE Oregon 
Street, Suite 510, Portland, OR 97232 or electronically to 
[email protected]. Comments may also be sent via fax to 
(503)872-2737. The mailbox address for providing

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e-mail comments is [email protected]. Include in the subject line 
the following document identifier: ``Okanogan River monitoring''. 
Requests for copies of the permit application should be directed to the 
Salmon Recovery Division, F/NWR1, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 510, 
Portland, OR 97232. The documents are also available on the Internet at 
www.nwr.noaa.gov/1srd. Comments received will also be available for 
public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours by 
calling (503) 230-5409.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristine Petersen, Portland, OR (ph: 
(503) 230-5409, fax: (503) 872-2737, e-mail: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 of the ESA and Federal regulations 
prohibit the ``taking'' of a species listed as endangered or 
threatened. The term ``take'' is defined under the ESA to mean harass, 
harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or 
to attempt to engage in any such conduct. NMFS may issue permits, under 
limited circumstances, to take listed species for scientific purposes 
or to enhance the propagation or survival of the species under section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA. NMFS regulations governing permits for 
threatened and endangered species are promulgated at 50 CFR 222.307.

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) are included 
in the Permit application:
    Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss): endangered, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Upper Columbia River (UCR).

Application Received

    On January 18, 2005, the CCT submitted an application to NMFS for 
an ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) permit for the take of ESA-listed anadromous 
fish species associated with monitoring of salmon and steelhead in the 
Okanogan River, a tributary of the Columbia River in Washington.
    This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS 
will evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments 
submitted thereon to determine whether the application meets the 
requirements of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA. If it is determined 
that the requirements are met, a permit will be issued to the CCT for 
the monitoring actions in the Okanogan River. NMFS will publish a 
record of its final action in the Federal Register.

    Dated: February 10, 2005.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Division Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-2900 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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