[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23285]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111605E]


Receipt of an Application for Incidental Take Permit 1554

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

ACTION: Notice; application for permit.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has received an application from the Washington 
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for an incidental take permit 
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The 
duration of the proposed Permit is 10 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 
no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on December 27, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to 
Kristine Petersen, Salmon Recovery Division, NWR1, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., 
Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232. Comments may also be sent via fax to 
(503) 872-2737. The mailbox address for providing e-mail comments is 
[email protected]. Include in the subject line the following 
document identifier: ``Upper Columbia fisheries''. Requests for copies 
of the permit application should be directed to the Salmon Recovery 
Division, 1201 N.E. Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232. The 
documents are also available on the Internet at www.nwr.noaa.gov/1srd. 
Comments received will 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 if such taking is 
incidental to, and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise 
lawful activity. 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 Upper Columbia River 
(UCR).
    Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): endangered Upper Columbia River 
spring-run and threatened Snake River spring/summer-run.
Application received:
    On September 21, 2005, the WDFW submitted an application to NMFS 
for an ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) permit for the incidental take of ESA-
listed anadromous fish species associated with recreational fisheries 
on non-ESA-listed fish species in the middle and upper Columbia River 
Basin in Washington State.
    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)(B) of the ESA. If it is determined 
that the requirements are met, a permit will be issued to the WDFW for 
the purpose of carrying out the proposed fisheries. NMFS will publish a 
record of its final action in the Federal Register.

    Dated: November 21, 2005.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-23285 Filed 11-23-05; 8:45 am]
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