[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 123005A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Extension of scientific research permit 1376 - Modification 1.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a request to 
extend the duration of a scientific research permit that currently 
allows Pacific salmon to be taken. The research is designed to increase 
knowledge of salmonids listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 
and 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 time on February 6, 2006.

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: 503-230-5435, 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:
    Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): threatened naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Puget Sound (PS).

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 Parts 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 this extension request should set 
out the specific reasons why such a hearing would be appropriate (see 
ADDRESSES). Hearings are held at the discretion of the Assistant 
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA.

Extension Request

Permit 1376 - Modification 1

    Permit 1376 currently authorizes the Washington Cooperative Fish 
and Wildlife Research Unit (University of Washington, School of Aquatic 
and Fisheries Sciences) to take juvenile and adult PS Chinook salmon in 
Lakes Washington and Sammamish, Washington. The purpose of the research 
is to understand food web interactions, identify sources of mortality, 
and determine the energetic requirements for sustaining fish and 
zooplankton communities in each lake. The study helps researchers 
identify and quantify factors limiting survival and growth of juvenile 
salmon and other species. The UW captures (using gillnets, trawls, 
hook-and-line, trot lines, minnow traps, beach seines, and backpack 
electrofishing equipment), anesthetizes, handles, measures, weighs, and 
releases juvenile PS Chinook salmon and examines their stomach 
contents. The permittee is asking NMFS to allow the research to 
continue until December 31, 2006. No other changes are proposed. 
Further information on the actions covered by this permit may be 
obtained from previous notices, from the biological opinion analyzing 
the effects of the research (2002/01919C - which is still in effect), 
and on the web at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/.
    This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS 
will evaluate the request, associated documents, and comments submitted 
to determine whether the request meets the requirements of section 
10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit decision 
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: December 30, 2005.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-16 Filed 1-5-06; 8:45 am]
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