[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62422-62423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17892]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101806F]


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; request for 
comments.

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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 California Department of Fish and Game Glenn Colusa Irrigation 
District Fish Screen Facilities Office (DFG GCID FSFO) in Hamilton 
City, 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 application for review and comment.

DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received at 
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 
p.m. Pacific Standard Time on November 24, 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-mal 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. by telephone at 
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 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 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 of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser 
medirostris).

Applications Received

    DFG GCID FSFO requests a 5-year permit 1582 with an annual 
estimated take of 4,000 juvenile winter-run Chinook Salmon, 20,000 
spring-run Chinook Salmon, and 4,000 Central Valley steelhead (with 2 
percent incidental mortality) to monitor emigration behavior in the 
Sacramento River in California. DFG GCID FSFO requests authorization 
for this estimated annual take resulting from capturing, measuring, 
transporting, and releasing fish that may be caught by 8-foot (2.44m) 
diameter rotary screw trap deployed to specifically capture juvenile 
Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River near River near Mile 205 (Lat. 
39[deg]79' 00' N, long. 122[deg] 05' 00'' W). A sub-sample of 50 salmon 
juveniles will be placed into a bucket containing a solution of 
Tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) and anaesthetized. Individuals are 
measured and identified to species or race. DFG GCID FSFO requests 
authorization for an estimated annual take of 10 adult Sacramento River 
winter-run Chinook salmon, 10 adult Central Valley spring-run Chinook 
salmon, and 10 adult Central Valley steelhead (with 1 percent 
incidental mortality) resulting from capture and release of the fish.
    DFG GCID FSFO will take a total of 90 juveniles of the threatened 
Southern DPS of North American green sturgeon (with 1 percent 
incidental mortality) resulting from capture and release of the fish.


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    Dated: October 19, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17892 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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