[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07066]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF342


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 four ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) research/
enhancement permits for take of threatened and endangered species.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that four direct take permits 
have been issued pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) for programs rearing 
and releasing spring Chinook salmon in the Methow River basin of 
Washington state (Columbia River basin). The permits are issued, for 
different aspects of the actions, to the Public Utility Districts of 
Grant, Chelan, and Douglas Counties, the Washington Department of Fish 
and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Yakama 
Nation.

DATES: The permits were issued on February 17, 2017, and February 21, 
2017, subject to certain conditions set forth therein. Subsequent to 
issuance, the necessary countersignatures by the applicants were 
received. The permits expire on December 31, 2027.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the decision documents or any of the 
other associated documents should be addressed to the NMFS Sustainable 
Fisheries Division, 1201 NE. Lloyd Blvd. #1100, Portland, OR 97232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emi Kondo at (503) 736-4739 or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is relevant to the following 
species and evolutionarily significant unit (ESU)/distinct population 
segment (DPS):
    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Endangered, naturally 
produced Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run.
    Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, naturally produced and 
artificially propagated Upper Columbia River.

    Dated: April 4, 2017.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-07066 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P