[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9313-9314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2570]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021606A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of applications for renewal and modification and 
request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received applications to 
renew and modify permits from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata, 
CA (Permit 1068). This permit would affect SONCC coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch), California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha) and Northern California (NC) steelhead (O. mykiss) 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 March 27, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this renewal and modification request 
should be sent to the appropriate office as indicated below. 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 Permit 1068: Steve Liebhardt, Protected Species Division, NMFS, 
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 and permit modifications, 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 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 and modifications are issued in accordance with and are subject 
to the ESA and NOAA Fisheries 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 four threatened salmonid 
ESUs: Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch), Central California Coast (CCC) coho salmon, 
Northern California (NC) steelhead (O. mykiss), and California Coastal 
(CC) Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha). Renewal and Modification Requests 
Received.

Permit 1068

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has requested the 
renewal and modification 2 of Permit 1068 for take of SONCC coho 
salmon, associated with 2 new or modified studies assessing coho salmon 
in selected locations in the Klamath River. The USFWS proposes to 
capture juvenile and adult salmon and steelhead by rotary screw traps, 
seine nets, minnow traps, in-stream pipe traps, seines, weirs, trawl, 
and electrofishing. Renewal and Modification 1 of Permit 1068 was 
originally issued on April 15, 2005. USFWS has requested lethal take of 
up to: 168,566 juvenile and 200 adult SONCC coho salmon, 173,987 
juvenile CC Chinook salmon, Renewal and Modification 2 of Permit 1068 
will include two new studies using SONCC coho salmon caught in screw 
traps and seines to identify disease and pathogens and how it effects 
survival rates of salmonids. These two new studies would ``sacrifice'' 
(intentional mortality) up to 450 wild coho salmon and up to 530 
hatchery coho salmon (980 coho salmon).
    Renewal and Modification 2 of Permit 1068 will expire on September 
1, 2013.


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    Dated: February 17, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-2570 Filed 2-22-06; 8:45 am]
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