[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43128-43129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14719]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071405B]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Application for a scientific research permit (1535).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a scientific 
research permit application request 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 no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time on 
August 25, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to 
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, 
Portland, OR 97232-1274. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-230-
5441 or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503-
231-2005, Fax: 503-230-5441, 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:
    Puget Sound (PS) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).

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 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). Such hearings are held at the 
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS.

Applications Received

Permit 1535

    R2 Resource Consultants, Inc. (R2RC) is requesting a 2-year permit 
to take juvenile PS Chinook salmon during the course of two studies in 
the lower Green River watershed in Washington State. Study 1 would take 
place in the Green River Natural Resources Area (GRNRA), near the City 
of Kent, Washington, and Study 2 would take place in numerous streams 
and waterways within the City of Kent itself. The purpose of both 
studies is to ascertain where juvenile salmonids reside within the 
city's waters. The first study would determine how and when salmonids 
use the constructed habitat of the GRNRA detention lagoon. The second 
would identify streams and waterways within the city that contain 
salmonids. The fish would benefit from the research because the city of 
Kent would better be able to protect these important habitat areas once 
they are identified.
    R2RC proposes to use two types of electrofishing set-ups: barge-
based and backpack. The barge-based system would be used in Study 1, in 
the GRNRA detention lagoon. The backpack electrofishing unit would be 
used in Study 2. Depending on flow conditions, a fyke net may be used 
to monitor fish migration in the GRNRA. The net would be deployed and 
monitored for five consecutive days. Supplemental sampling may be 
conducted using minnow traps. All fish would be captured with a dip net 
and placed into a darkened recovery unit where they would be 
anesthetized, identified by species, and measured. R2RC does not intend 
to kill any of the fish being captured in either study, but a small 
number may die as an unintended result of the activities.
    This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS 
will evaluate the application, associated

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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: July 21, 2005.
Donna Wieting,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-14719 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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