[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58559-58560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18420]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD273]


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice of issuance of 17 scientific research permits.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued 17 scientific 
research permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the 
individuals and organizations listed in Table 1. The research is 
intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the ESA and to 
help guide management and conservation efforts.

ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review 
upon written request via email to [email protected] (please 
include the permit number in the subject line of the email).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shivonne Nesbit, Portland, OR ((ph.: 
541-805-5320), email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice was published in the Federal Register 
on the dates listed below that requests for permits and permit 
modifications had been submitted by the below-named applicants. To 
locate the Federal Register notice that announced our receipt of the 
applications and a complete description of the research, go to https://www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit number and Federal 
Register notice information provided in the table below.

                                Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Modifications
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  Permit No.           RTID           Applicant        Previous Federal Register notice         Issuance date
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1134-8R.......  0648-XC771.......  Columbia River   88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 21, 2023.
                                    Inter-Tribal
                                    Fish
                                    Commission;
                                    729 NE Oregon
                                    Street, Suite
                                    200, Portland,
                                    OR 97232-2107
                                    (Responsible
                                    Party: Robert
                                    Lothrop).
15573-4R......  0648-XC771.......  Glenn-Colusa     88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  March 31, 2023.
                                    Irrigation
                                    District; P.O.
                                    Box 150,
                                    Willows, CA
                                    95988
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Thad
                                    Bettner).
15824-3R......  0648-XC771.......  County of Santa  88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  March 31, 2023.
                                    Cruz,
                                    Environmental
                                    Health
                                    Services; 701
                                    Ocean Street,
                                    Room 312,
                                    Santa Cruz, CA
                                    95060
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Sierra
                                    Ryan).
16303-3R......  0648-XC771.......  USGS Western     88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 6, 2023.
                                    Fisheries
                                    Research
                                    Center; 6505
                                    NE 65th
                                    Street,
                                    Seattle, WA
                                    98115
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Michael
                                    Schmidt).
21061-2R......  0648-XC771.......  Windward         88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 5, 2023.
                                    Environmental;
                                    200 W Mercer
                                    St. Suite 401,
                                    Seattle, WA
                                    98119
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Thai
                                    Do).
22093-2R......  0648-XC771.......  Snoqualmie       88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 6, 2023.
                                    Valley
                                    Watershed
                                    Improvement
                                    District; PO
                                    Box 1148,
                                    Carnation, WA
                                    98014
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Andrea
                                    Obst).
22998-2R......  0648-XC771.......  U.S. Fish and    88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 6, 2023.
                                    Wildlife
                                    Service,
                                    Western
                                    Washington
                                    Fish and
                                    Wildlife
                                    Conservation;
                                    510 Desmond Dr
                                    SE 102, Lacey,
                                    WA 98503
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Jeffery
                                    Johnson).
26368-2M......  0648-XC771.......  Idaho State      88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 4, 2023.
                                    University;
                                    1856 S 3rd
                                    Ave,
                                    Pocatello, ID
                                    83201
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Tyler
                                    Breech).
26714.........  0648-XC771.......  Oregon           88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 4, 2023.
                                    Department of
                                    Fish and
                                    Wildlife;
                                    65495 Alder
                                    Slope Rd.,
                                    Enterprise, OR
                                    97828
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Michael
                                    Lance).
26766.........  0648-XC771.......  Washington       88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 4, 2023.
                                    Department of
                                    Natural
                                    Resources,
                                    Small Forest
                                    Landowners
                                    Office; PO Box
                                    544, Twisp, WA
                                    98856
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Brent
                                    Haverkamp).
26968.........  0648-XC771.......  California       88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  March 31, 2023.
                                    Department of
                                    Fish and
                                    Wildlife,
                                    Aquatic
                                    Bioassessment
                                    Lab; 2005
                                    Nimbus Rd,
                                    Rancho
                                    Cordova, CA
                                    95670
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Alison
                                    Furler).
27069.........  0648-XC771.......  Thomas Gast &    88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  June 20, 2023.
                                    Associates
                                    Environmental
                                    Consultants;
                                    PO Box 1137,
                                    Arcata, CA
                                    95518
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Thomas
                                    Gast).
27091.........  0648-XC771.......  Port of          88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 6, 2023.
                                    Seattle,
                                    Maritime
                                    Environment &
                                    Sustainability
                                    ; PO Box 1209,
                                    Seattle, WA
                                    98111
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Sloan
                                    Jon).
27098.........  0648-XC771.......  WA Department    88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 6, 2023.
                                    of Natural
                                    Resources,
                                    Aquatic
                                    Resources;
                                    1111
                                    Washington St
                                    SE, Olympia,
                                    WA 98504
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Ron
                                    Coleman).
27129.........  0648-XC771.......  United States    88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 7, 2023.
                                    Geological
                                    Survey; 10615
                                    SE Cherry
                                    Blossom Dr.,
                                    Portland, OR
                                    97216
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Ian
                                    Waite).
27162.........  0648-XC771.......  Washington       88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  August 14, 2023.
                                    Department of
                                    Natural
                                    Resources,
                                    Olympic
                                    Region; 411
                                    Tillicum Lane,
                                    Forks, WA
                                    98331
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Drew
                                    Rosanbalm).
27212.........  0648-XC771.......  Oregon State     88 FR 10295, February 17, 2023........  April 4, 2023.
                                    University,
                                    Department of
                                    Fisheries and
                                    Wildlife; 104
                                    Nash Hall,
                                    Corvallis, OR
                                    97330
                                    (Responsible
                                    party: Brian
                                    Sidlauskas).
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    In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the 
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to 
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

Authority

    Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222-226). NMFS 
issues permits based on finding that such permits: (1) are applied for 
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the 
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; 
and, (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of 
the ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions 
set forth in the permits.

    Dated: August 22, 2023.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-18420 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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