[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 183 (Thursday, September 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 55169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7941]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091406A]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research permit; 
request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application 
for a scientific research permit from the Santa Clara Valley Water 
District (SCVWD) in Santa Clara County, CA (1121). This document serves 
to notify the public of the availability of the permit application for 
review and comment.

DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on October 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by e-mail must be sent to the following 
address: [email protected]. The application and related documents 
are available for review by appointment, for Permit 1121: Protected 
Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 315, Santa Rosa, CA 
95404 (ph: 707-575-6097, fax: 707-578-3435, e-mail: 
[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn at phone number 707-575-
6097, or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Issuance of permits, as required by the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on a finding that such 
permits: (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 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 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 federally threatened Central California 
Coast steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

Application Received

    SCVWD requests a 5-year permit (1121) for take of adult and 
juvenile Central California Coast steelhead to conduct toxicological 
monitoring studies in three watersheds in Santa Clara County, 
California: (1) the Guadalupe River watershed below Alameden, Calero, 
Guadalupe, Lexington, and Vasona Reservoir, (2) the Coyote Creek 
watershed below Coyote and Anderson reservoirs, and (3) in the Stevens 
Creek watershed below Stevens Creek Reservoir. SCVWD requests 
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take 75 juvenile 
Central California Coast steelhead, with no more than 3 percent 
unintentional mortality to result from capture (by electrofishing), 
handling, and release of fish.
    SCVWD also requests take of adult Central California Coast 
steelhead to conduct fish migration studies in the Guadalupe River and 
Coyote Creek watersheds in Santa Clara County, California. SCVWD 
requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of 10 
adult Central California Coast steelhead, with no more than 3 percent 
unintentional mortality to result from capture (by funnel weir-trap), 
handling, and release of fish.
    In addition, SCVWD requests take of adult and juvenile Central 
California Coast steelhead to conduct fish community assemblage studies 
in Coyote Creek in Santa Clara County, California. SCVWD request 
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of 30 adult 
Central California Coast steelhead and 1,000 juvenile Central 
California Coast steelhead, with no more than 3 percent unintentional 
mortality to result from capture (by electrofishing), handling, and 
release of fish.

    Dated: September 18, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 06-7941 Filed 9-20-06; 8:45 am]
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