[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 141 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41774-41775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11750]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 071206A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of application for research permit 1583 and request for 
comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for a permit for an Endangered Species Act (ESA) scientific research 
from Tenera Environmental in Lafayette, CA. This notice is relevant to 
federally endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon 
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley spring-run 
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley steelhead 
(O. mykiss), and threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment (DPS) 
of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris). This document 
serves to notify the public of the availability of the permit 
applications for review and comment.

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. Pacific Standard Time on August 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the permit application should be sent to 
the appropriate office as indicated below. Comments may also be sent 
via e-mail to [email protected] or fax to the number indicated for 
the request. The application and related documents are available for 
review by appointment: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol 
Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916-930-3615, fax: 916-
930-3629).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Bellmer, Ph.D., at phone 
number 916-930-3615, 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 NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife 
permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on the application listed in 
this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing would be 
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such a hearing is at the 
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS. All 
statements and opinions contained in the permit action summaries are 
those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of 
NMFS.

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Species Covered in This Notice

    This notice is relevant to federally endangered Sacramento River 
winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), threatened 
Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), threatened 
Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened Southern DPS of 
North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris).

Applications Received

    Tenera Environmental requests a 1-year permit 1583 for an estimated 
take of 32 juvenile winter-run Chinook Salmon, 85 juvenile spring-run 
Chinook Salmon, and 6 juvenile Central Valley steelhead to fulfill the 
requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and provide 
current impingement data as requested by NMFS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and California Department Fish and Game. Tenera Environmental 
requests authorization for an estimated total take of 123 juveniles 
(with 100-percent incidental mortality) resulting from rinsing all 
impinged material from the traveling screens into the screenwash 
sluiceways and directing it by water flow and gravity into a collection 
container. Sampling will occur once every 4 hours for one 24-hour 
collection period per week for 12 consecutive months (312 samples) at 
the Contra Costa Power Plant (lat. 38[deg] 01'12'' N, long. 121[deg] 
45'36'' W) and Pittsburg Power Plant (lat. 38[deg]02'28'' N, long. 
121[deg] 53'38''W) located in the Suisun Bay of San Francisco Bay 
Delta. If any listed species are collected alive, they will be 
immediately returned to Suisun Bay. Individuals are measured and 
identified to species or run.
    Tenera Environmental will take a total of six juveniles of the 
threatened Southern DPS of North American green sturgeon (with 100-
incidental mortality) resulting from capture and release of the fish.

    Dated: July 18, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-11750 Filed 7-21-06; 8:45 am]
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