[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 57859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19870]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092805D]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 1517.

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SUMMARY: On July 7, 2005, NMFS' Northwest Region issued permit 1517 
under authority of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), allowing the take 
of threatened species for enhancement of survival actions.

ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for 
review during business hours by appointment at NMFS' Washington State 
Branch Office, Habitat Conservation Division, 510 Desmond Drive SE, 
Suite 103, Lacy, WA 98503 (phone: 360-753-9530)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Ehinger, Lacey, WA (phone: 
360-534-9341, fax: 360-753-9517, e-mail: [email protected]); 
or Dan Guy at the same office (phone: 360-534-9342, email: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the 
ESA of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), 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 consistent with the purposes and policies 
set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Scientific research and/or 
enhancement permits are issued under Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 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). Authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set 
forth in the permits.

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following ESA-listed species and evolutionary significant units 
(ESUs) are covered in this notice:
    Threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 
tshawytscha)
    Threatened LCR Steelhead (O. mykiss)
    Threatened LCR coho salmon (O. kisutch)
    Notice was published on December 28, 2004 (69 FR 77730) that the 
Lower Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group, a non-profit organization 
based in southwest Washington State, applied for an enhancement of 
survival permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA. NMFS issued 
permit 1517 on July 7, 2005, authorizing annual takes of the threatened 
salmonids listed above in freshwater areas in Southwest Washington. 
Permit 1517 expires on July 10, 2010.

    Dated: September 28, 2005.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-19870 Filed 10-3-05; 8:45 am]
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