[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 140 (Monday, July 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40119-40120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14116]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XB53


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 California Department of Parks 
and Recreation (CDPR) in Half Moon Bay, CA (10017). 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 August 22, 2007.

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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 10017: Protected 
Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 315, Santa Rosa, CA 
95404 (ph: 707-575-6097, fax: 707-578-3435).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn at phone number 707-575-
6097, 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 Central California 
Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and threatened Central 
California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss).

Application Received

    CDPR requests a 5-year permit (10017) for take of adult and 
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon and Central California 
Coast steelhead to assess salmonid population distribution, abundance, 
and habitat in San Gregorio Creek, Pomponio Creek, and Pescadero Creek 
watersheds in San Mateo County, California. The research particularly 
seeks to identify the cause of annual fish die-off events in Pescadero 
Lagoon and recommend habitat restoration actions to prevent future fish 
die-off events from occurring. CDPR requests authorization for an 
estimated annual non-lethal take of 12 adult Central California Coast 
coho salmon and 75 adult Central California Coast steelhead, with no 
more than a single (1) individual adult Central California Coast 
steelhead unintentional mortality to result from capture (by seine, 
weir-trap, or dip-net), anesthetizing, handling, fin-clipping, scale-
sampling, passive integrated transponder (PIT)-tagging, visible implant 
elastomer (VIE)-tagging, and release of fish. CDPR requests 
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of 40 juvenile 
Central California Coast coho salmon, with no more than 5 percent 
unintentional mortality to result from capture (by seine, fyke-net 
trap, electrofishing, or dip-net), handling, and release of fish; and 
an estimated annual non-lethal take of 1,520 juvenile Central 
California Coast steelhead, with no more than 7 percent unintentional 
mortality to result from capture (by seine, fyke-net trap, 
electrofishing, or dip-net), anesthetizing, handling, fin-clipping, 
scale-sampling, PIT-tagging, VIE-tagging, and release of fish. In the 
event of any future fish die-off events in Pescadero Lagoon, CDPR also 
requests authorization for an estimated annual take of 5 juvenile 
Central California Coast steelhead carcasses (previously dead 
individuals) and an estimated annual lethal-take of 5 sick or injured 
juvenile Central California Coast steelhead to be lethally sacrificed 
for pathology analysis.

    Dated: July 13, 2007.
Ann Garrett,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-14116 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
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