[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 10841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05027]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XG070
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that a direct take permit has
been issued pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (ESA) for a program rearing and releasing summer steelhead
in the Wenatchee River basin of Washington state (Columbia River
basin). The permit is issued to the Public Utility District of Chelan
County and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
DATES: The permit was issued on December 26, 2017, subject to certain
conditions set forth therein. Subsequent to issuance, the necessary
countersignatures by the applicants were received. The permit expires
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):
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened, naturally produced and
artificially propagated Upper Columbia River.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2018.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-05027 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P