[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 169 (Friday, August 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50328-50330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-17350]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC16


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Issuance of research permits.

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SUMMARY: Permits1564, 1565, 1566, and 1567 were issued on November 29, 
2006; all other permits in this notice were issued on June 30, 2007. 
All the research actions and the species they affect are listed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

ADDRESSES: The permits, permit applications, and related documents are 
available for review during business hours by appointment at NMFS' 
Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, 1201 NE., Lloyd Blvd., Suite 
1100, Portland, OR. 97232-1274 (ph: 503-230-5400, fax: 503-230-5441).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (phone: 
503-231-2005, fax: 503-230-5441, e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) requires that permits and 
modifications be issued based on findings that such actions: (1) Are 
applied for in good faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of 
the listed species that are the subject of the actions; 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).

Species Covered in This Notice

    The ESA-listed species/evolutionarily significant units (ESUs)/
distinct population segments (DPSs) covered by this notice are 
identified below and listed in the subsequent table by the numbers that 
precede each of them in the following text:
    (1) Threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 
tshawytscha)
    (2) Threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR) Chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha)
    (3) Threatened Snake River (SR) spring/summer Chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha)
    (4) Threatened SR fall Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
    (5) Endangered Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run Chinook salmon 
(O. tshawytscha)
    (6) Threatened Upper Willamette River (UWR) Chinook salmon (O. 
tshawytscha)
    (7) Threatened Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon (O. keta)
    (8) Threatened Columbia River chum salmon (O. keta)
    (9) Threatened LCR steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (10) Threatened Middle Columbia River steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (11) Threatened SR steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (12) Threatened UWR steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (13) Endangered UCR steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (14) Threatened PS steelhead (O. mykiss)
    (15) Endangered SR sockeye salmon (O. nerka)
    (16) Threatened Ozette lake sockeye salmon (O. nerka)
    (17) Threatened LCR coho salmon (O. kisutch)
    (18) Threatened Southern Oregon-Northern California Coasts coho 
salmon (O. kisutch)

                 Table 1. Scientific Research Permit Actions Affecting Listed Pacific Salmonids
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         Permit Number             Affected Species/ESUs            Permittee            of Application Receipt
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1135                             9                         The United States            71 FR 44615 (August 7,
                                                            Geological Survey (USGS)     2006)
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1175                             1, 2, 9, 14,17            The Gifford Pinchot          71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                            national Forest              2006)
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1290                             2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10,  The Northwest Fisheries      71 FR 44615 (August 7,
                                  11, 12, 13, 15, 17        Science Center (NWFSC)       2006)
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1313                             1, 14                     Pentec Environmental         71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                                                         2006)
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1318                             2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10,  Oregon Department of Fish    71 FR 44615 (August 7,
                                  11, 12, 13, 15, 17        and Wildlife (ODFW)          2006)
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1322                             2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10,  NWFSC                        71 FR 44615 (August 7,
                                  11, 12, 13, 15, 17                                     2006)
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1330                             2, 9, 17                  Weyerhauser Corporation      71 FR 44615 (August 7,
                                                                                         2006)
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333                              6, 12                     Oregon State University      71 FR 44615 (August 7,
                                                                                         2006)
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1335                             1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,  The United States Forest     71 FR 27710 (May 12,
                                  12, 13, 14, 17, 18        Service                      2006)
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1339                             3, 11                     The Columbia River Inter-    72 FR 7769 (February 20,
                                                            Tribal Fish Commission       2007)
                                                            (CRITFC)
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1341                             3, 15                     The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes  72 FR 28683 (May 22,
                                                                                         2007)
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1345                             1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 13, 14   The Washington Department    72 FR 28683 (May 22,
                                                            of Fish and Wildlife         2007)
                                                            (WDFW)
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1365                             10                        The Confederated Tribes of   72 FR 28683 (May 22,
                                                            the Umatilla Indian          2007)
                                                            Reservation
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1372                             1, 14                     Puget Sound Energy           71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                            Corporation                  2006)
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1379                             2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11,    CRITFC                       72 FR 7769 (February 20,
                                  13, 15, 17                                             2007)
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1386                             1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9,   The Washington Department    71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                  10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17    of Ecology                   2006)
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1423                             5, 13                     The United States Fish and   72 FR 28683 (May 22,
                                                            Wildlife Service             2007)
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1461                             2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10,  USGS                         71 FR 44615 (August 7,
                                  11, 13, 12, 17                                         2006)
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1521                             1, 2, 8, 9, 17            Wyllie-Echeverria            71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                            Associates                   2006)
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1564                             1                         The University of            71 FR 27710 (May 12,
                                                            Washington                   2006)
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1565                             1, 2, 9, 17               The U.S. National Park       71 FR 27710 (May 12,
                                                            Service                      2006)
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1566                             1                         NWFSC                        71 FR 27710 (May 12,
                                                                                         2006)
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567                              1                         Ridolfi, Inc.                71 FR 27710 (May 12,
                                                                                         2006)
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1568                             1, 14                     NWFSC                        71 FR 27710 (May 12,
                                                                                         2006)
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1585                             1, 7, 14                  The Washington Department    71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                            of Natural Resources         2006)
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1586                             1, 14                     NWFSC                        71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                                                         2006)
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1587                             1, 14                     USGS                         71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                                                         2006)
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1588                             1, 14                     USGS                         71 FR 65474 (November 8,
                                                                                         2006)
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1590                             1, 14                     The U.S. Army Corps of       72 FR 7769 (February 20,
                                                            Engineers                    2007)
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1598                             1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11,    The Washington Department    72 FR 7769 (February 20,
                                  13,14, 15, 16             of Transportation            2007)
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1611                             10                        Confederated Tribes of Warm  72 FR 28683 (May 22,
                                                            Springs Reservation,         2007)
                                                            Oregon
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1612                             5, 13                     Washington Trout             72 FR 28683 (May 22,
                                                                                         2007)
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    Dated: August 24, 2007.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-17350 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]
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