[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 13 (Thursday, January 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3991-3992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1121]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XM72


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION:  Issuance of a scientific research permit.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permits 10093 and 
10094 to the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), Region 1 
and Region 3; respectively.

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 (SONCC) coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), 
endangered Central California Coast (CCC) coho salmon, threatened 
California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), threatened 
Northern California (NC) steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened CCC 
steelhead, threatened South-Central California Coast (S-CCC) steelhead, 
and endangered Southern California (SC) steelhead.

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Permit Issued

    A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research 
permit (10093 and 10094) was published in the Federal Register on 
January 16, 2008 (73 FR 2900). Permits 10093 and 10094 were issued to 
CDFG Region 1 and Region 3 on September 23, 2008.
    Permits 10093 and 10094 authorizes CDFG Region 1 and Region 3; 
respectively, intentional non-lethal take, and unintentional lethal 
take of the following ESA-listed salmonids: juvenile SONCC coho salmon, 
CCC coho salmon, CC Chinook salmon, NC steelhead, CCC steelhead, S-CCC 
steelhead, and SC steelhead; adult CCC coho salmon, CC Chinook salmon, 
NC steelhead, CCC steelhead, and S-CCC steelhead; and adult carcasses 
of SONCC coho salmon, CCC coho salmon, CC Chinook salmon, NC steelhead, 
CCC steelhead, and S-CCC steelhead. The take activities associated with 
juvenile and adult ESA-listed salmonid studies include; capture 
(backpack electrofishing, beach seine, rotary screw trap, fish ladder 
trap, resistance board weir, flume-type-raceway/finger-weir-trap, hook 
and line and funnel/fyke trap), anesthetizing (optional), handling 
(identify, measure, and weigh), tissue sampling (fin-clip), scale 
sampling, marking (fin-clips and/or opercular-hole-punch), tagging (PIT 
and/or Floy tags) and release of fish. Take activities associated with 
adult ESA-listed salmonid carcass studies include; handling (identify, 
measure, and count), marking (opercular-hole-punch and/or cut-in-half), 
tagging (hog-ring), retaining (head; adipose clipped fish), scale 
sampling, tissue sampling (fin-clip), and release of fish.
    Permits 10093 and 10094 authorizes unintentional lethal take of 
juvenile SONCC coho salmon, CCC coho salmon, CC Chinook salmon, NC 
steelhead, CCC steelhead, S-CCC steelhead, and SC steelhead not to 
exceed 2.5 percent of fish captured. Permits 10093 and 10094 authorizes 
unintentional lethal take of adult CCC coho salmon, CC Chinook salmon, 
NC steelhead, CCC steelhead, and S-CCC steelhead not to exceed 2 
percent of fish captured.
    Permits 10093 and 10094 are 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 CDFG Region 1 and 
Region 3, and contribute to the general body of scientific knowledge 
pertaining to ESA-listed salmonids. Permits 10093 and 10094 expire on 
December 31, 2013.

    Dated: January 14, 2009.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-1121 Filed 1-21-09; 8:45 am]
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