[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66137-66138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23093]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE08


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permit 1044 
Modification 4 to the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) 
Fisheries Ecology Division (FED) in Santa Cruz, California.

ADDRESSES: The application, permit, and related documents are available 
for review by appointment at: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 777 
Sonoma Avenue, Room 315, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (ph: 707-575-6097, fax: 
707-578-3435, e-mail at: [email protected]).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    The 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 (50 CFR parts 222-226) 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits.

Species Covered in This Notice

    This notice is relevant to federally threatened Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), 
endangered Central California Coast coho salmon (O. kisutch), 
threatened California Coastal Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), 
endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), 
threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), 
threatened Northern California steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened 
Central California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened California 
Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened South-Central 
California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss), and endangered Southern 
California steelhead (O. mykiss).

Permit Issued

    A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research 
permit (1044 Modification 4) was published in the Federal Register on 
August 16, 2006 (71 FR 47179). Permit 1044 Modification 4 was issued to 
SWFSC FED on July 26, 2007.
    Permit 1044 Modification 4 authorizes SWFSC FED to capture (by 
backpack electrofishing, seine, rotary screw trap, fyke-net trap, pipe-
trap, weir-trap, or hook-and-line), sample (by collection of scales, 
fin-clips, or stomach contents), mark (using fin-clips, passive 
integrated transponder (PIT) tags, visible implant elastomer (VIE) 
tags, or visible implant alpha (VI alpha) tags), and release juvenile 
Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, Central 
California Coast coho salmon, California Coastal Chinook salmon, 
Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-run 
Chinook salmon, Northern California steelhead, Central California Coast 
steelhead, California Central Valley steelhead, South-Central 
California Coast steelhead, and Southern California steelhead. Permit 
1044 Modification 4 also authorizes SWFSC FED to capture (by seine, 
weir-trap, or hook-and-line), sample (by collection of scales or fin-
clips), mark (using fin-clips, PIT tags, or external anchor tags), and 
release adult Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon and 
Northern California steelhead. In addition, Permit 1044 Modification 4 
authorizes SWFSC FED to capture, handle, sample (by collection of 
scales, fin-clips, or other tissue), mark, and release adult carcasses 
of Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, Central 
California Coast coho salmon, California Coastal Chinook salmon, 
Sacramento

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River winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-run Chinook 
salmon, and Northern California steelhead.
    Permit 1044 Modification 4 authorizes unintentional lethal take of 
juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, Central 
California Coast coho salmon, California Coastal Chinook salmon, 
Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-run 
Chinook salmon, Northern California steelhead, Central California Coast 
steelhead, California Central Valley steelhead, South-Central 
California Coast steelhead, and Southern California steelhead not to 
exceed 2.5 percent of fish captured. Permit 1044 Modification 4 
authorizes unintentional lethal take of adult Southern Oregon/Northern 
California Coast coho salmon and Northern California steelhead not to 
exceed 1 percent of fish captured. Permit 1044 Modification 4 
authorizes intentional lethal take of 500 juvenile Northern California 
steelhead, 300 juvenile Central California Coast steelhead, 300 
juvenile California Central Valley steelhead, and 200 juvenile South-
Central California Coast steelhead.
    Permit 1044 Modification 4 is for research to be conducted in 
streams and estuaries throughout the State of California. The purpose 
of the research is to support conservation and recovery planning of 
ESA-listed salmonids, address information needs identified by NMFS, and 
contribute to the general body of scientific knowledge pertaining to 
ESA-listed salmonids. Permit 1044 Modification 4 expires on December 
31, 2012.

    Dated: November 21, 2007.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-23093 Filed 11-26-07; 8:45 am]
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