[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14132-14133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6543]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XV38


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION:  Notice of receipt and request for comment.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received application 
from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) for a modification to 
an existing incidental take permit pursuant to the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The proposed modification is to extend 
the existing permit for one year. This document serves to notify the 
public of the availability for comment of the permit application. All 
comments received will become part of the public record and will be 
available for review pursuant to the ESA.

DATES:  Comments must be received at the appropriate address or fax 
number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific time on April 23, 
2010.

ADDRESSES:  Written comments on the application should be sent to Brett 
Farman, National Marine Fisheries Services, Salmon Recovery Division, 
1201 N.E. Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232. Comments may 
also be submitted by e-mail to: [email protected]. Include in 
the subject line of the e-mail comment the following identifier: 
Comments on IDFG's fishery modification. Comments may also be sent via 
facsimile (fax) to (503) 872-2737. Requests for copies of the permit 
applications should be directed to the National Marine Fisheries 
Services, Salmon Recovery Division, 1201 NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 
1100, Portland, OR 97232. The documents are also available on the 
Internet at www.nwr.noaa.gov. Comments received will also be available 
for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours by 
calling (503) 230-5409.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brett Farman at (503) 231-6222 or e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is relevant to the following 
species and evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) or distinct 
population segments (DPSs):
    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened, Snake River 
spring/summer-run, and threatened, Snake River fall-run.
    Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): endangered, Snake River.
    Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened, Snake River Basin.

Background

    Section 9 of the ESA and Federal regulations prohibit the 
``taking'' of a species listed as endangered or threatened. The term 
``take'' is defined under the ESA to mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, 
shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage 
in any such conduct. NMFS may issue permits, under limited

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circumstances, to take listed species if such taking is incidental to, 
and not the purpose of, the carrying out of an otherwise lawful 
activity, under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. NMFS regulations 
governing permits for threatened and endangered species are promulgated 
at 50 CFR 222.307.
    In an application package received on December 31, 2009, the IDFG 
submitted an application to NMFS for a modification to existing ESA 
section 10(a)(1)(B) permit 1481. The modification would extend the 
duration of permit 1481 by one year, until May 31, 2011. The purpose of 
the extension is to provide authorization for recreational fisheries in 
Idaho affecting ESA-listed anadromous salmon and steelhead, while a 
coordinated harvest management framework process is developed by co-
managers in the basin. Other than the extended duration, fisheries 
would be implemented under the proposed extension consistent with the 
current permit.
    This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS 
will evaluate each application package, associated documents, and 
comments submitted thereon to determine whether the applications meets 
the requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. If it is determined 
that the requirements are met, permit 1481 will be extended for one 
year, and the modified permit will be issued to the IDFG. NMFS will 
publish a record of its final action in the Federal Register.

    Dated: March 18, 2010.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-6543 Filed 3-23-10; 8:45 am]
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