[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39240-39241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13393]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 062105C]


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 two scientific research/enhancement 
permits (1534 and 1539) and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received applications to 
grant permits to (Permit 1534), Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery, Smith River, 
CA (Permit 1539), Siskiyou Resource Conservation District (RCD), Etna, 
CA. These permits would affect Southern Oregon/Northern California 
Coast (SONCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). This document serves 
to notify the public of the availability of the permit application for 
review and comment before a final approval or disapproval is made by 
NMFS.

DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received at 
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 
p.m. Daylight Savings Time on August 8, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on any of these renewal and modification 
request should be sent to the appropriate office as indicated here. 
Comments may also be sent via fax to the number indicated for the 
request. Comments will not be accepted if submitted via e-mail or the 
Internet. The applications and related documents are available for 
review in the indicated office, by appointment: For Permits 1534 and 
1539: Steve Liebhardt, Protected Species Division, NOAA Fisheries, 1655 
Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521 (ph: 707-825-5186, fax: (707-825-4840).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Liebhardt at phone number (707-
825-5186), or e-mail: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Issuance of permits, 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

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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 NMFS 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 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. 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 the following threatened salmonid ESU: 
SONCC coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).

Permit Requests Received

Permit 1534

    Siskiyou Resource Conservation District (RCD) has requested a 
Permit 1534 for take of juvenile SONCC coho salmon, to determine the 
timing of salmonid migration from tributaries to the Scott River 
Mainstem for winter rearing and/or out-migration. Additionally, 
trapping will allow for the study of fish condition, population 
estimates, and participation in cooperative studies with downstream 
trapping programs. RCD proposes to use in-stream trapping as the method 
of capture. RCD has requested non-lethal take of 3,530 juvenile SONCC 
coho salmon. Permit 1534 will expire August 1, 2006.

Permit 1539

    The Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery has requested a Permit 1539 for take 
of SONCC coho salmon, in the Klamath River (Rowdy Creek). The Rowdy 
Creek Fish Hatchery proposes to capture adult salmon and steelhead by 
an in-stream weir. Rowdy Creek Fish Hatchery has requested non-lethal 
take of up to: 50 adult SONCC coho salmon. Permit 1539 will expire 
March 1, 2015.

    Dated: June 30, 2005.
P. Michael Payne,
Acting Division Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-13393 Filed 7-6-05; 8:45 am]
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