[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77659-77660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30624]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD040


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 Permit 16344 to 
Dr. Jerri Bartholomew, Oregon State University, Corvalis Oregon.

ADDRESSES: The application, permit, and related documents are available 
for review by appointment at: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 1655 
Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Ashton at 707-825-5185, or 
email: [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.

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Species Covered in This Notice

    This notice is relevant to federally threatened Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).

Permit Issued

    A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research 
permit (16344) was published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2011 
(76 FR 20956). Permit 16344 was issued to Dr. Jerri Bartholomew on 
December 10, 2013.
    Permit 16344 authorizes Dr. Jerri Bartholomew to obtain juvenile 
Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon of hatchery 
origin for field and laboratory studies of effects of disease upon 
exposure to the myxozoan parasite.

Ceratomyxa shasta

    Permit 16344 authorizes directed mortality of juvenile Southern 
Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon of hatchery origin, 
following completion of the studies.
    Permit 16344 is for research to be conducted in the Klamath River, 
California, and at the John L. Fryer Salmon Disease Laboratory at 
Oregon State University in Corvalis, Oregon. The purpose of the 
research is to provide information to NMFS for evaluation of water 
management decisions to minimize disease risks to juvenile Southern 
Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon in the Klamath River; and 
to evaluate habitat restoration and management actions. Permit 16344 
expires on December 31, 2018.

    Dated: December 19, 2013.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-30624 Filed 12-23-13; 8:45 am]
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