[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2037-2038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-612]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA928


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice of decision and availability of decision documents for 
ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) research/enhancement permit 16578.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that a direct take permit has 
been issued to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, pursuant 
to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), for installation and 
operation of three weirs on tributaries of the lower Columbia River, 
and that the decision documents are available upon request.

DATES: Permit 16578 was issued on November 17, 2011, subject to certain 
conditions set forth therein. The permit expires on December 31, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the decision documents or any of the 
other associated documents should be directed to the Salmon Management

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Division, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, 1201 NE. Lloyd 
Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, Oregon 97232. The documents are also 
available on the Internet at www.nwr.noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Turner, Portland, OR, at phone 
number: (503) 736-4737, email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is relevant to the following 
species and evolutionarily significant units (ESUs):
    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally 
produced and artificially propagated Lower Columbia River.
    Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Columbia River.
    Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Lower Columbia River.
    Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Lower Columbia River.

    Dated: January 10, 2012.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-612 Filed 1-12-12; 8:45 am]
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