[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 13 (Monday, January 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2660-2661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-748]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011107B]


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 1597 and request 
for comment.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an ESA 
application for a Section 10 permit for scientific research from Mr. 
David A. Vogel, Natural Resource Scientists in Red Bluff, 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 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 February 21, 2007.

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 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, NMFS. All statements and opinions contained in the permit 
action summaries are those of the applicant

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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

    Mr. David A. Vogel requests a 2-year permit 1597 for an estimated 
take of 7,313 juvenile winter-run Chinook Salmon, 1,802 juvenile 
spring-run Chinook Salmon, and 204 juvenile Central Valley steelhead 
per year to quantified site-specific characteristics at each of 4 pre-
selected diversion sites to fish entrainment. This research will 
correlate fish entrainment with physical, hydraulic, and habitat 
variables during irrigation diversion periods over a two-year period. 
Mr. Vogel requests authorization for an estimated total take of 9,319 
juveniles (with 100 percent incidental mortality) per year resulting 
from the collection of fish diverted out of their natural habitat. 
Sampling will be continuously from April 1 through October 31 each year 
for two years at the RD 108 Tyndall Mound Diversion (lat. 
38[deg]54'30'' N, long. 121[deg]48'42'' W), RD 108 Howell's Landing 
Diversion (lat. 38[deg] 55'44' N, long. 121[deg] 50'14'' W), RD 108 
Boyers Bend Diversion (lat. 38[deg]57'15'' N, long. 121[deg]50'27'' W), 
and Feather Water District North Diversion (lat. 39[deg]02'44'' N, 
long. 121[deg]36'37'' W) located in the Sacramento and Feather Rivers. 
If any listed species are collected alive they will be immediately 
returned into rivers outside the influence of the diversion pumps. 
Individuals are measured and identified to species or run. Mr. Vogel 
will take a total of 192 juveniles of the threatened Southern Distinct 
Population Segment of North American green sturgeon (with 100 percent 
incidental mortality). This research will provide information to 
natural resource managers in the implementation of the Central Valley 
Project Fish Screen Program to better protect listed species.

    Dated: January 12, 2007.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-748 Filed 1-19-07; 8:45 am]
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