[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51986-51987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24607]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
[I.D. 092695A]
Endangered Species; Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of modification 5 to permit 747 (P45H) and
modification 3 to permit 823 (P503C).
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued modifications to
permits authorizing takes of listed species for the purpose of
scientific research and enhancement, subject to certain conditions set
forth therein, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the
Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG).
ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for
review in the following offices, by appointment:
Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver
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Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
Environmental and Technical Services Division, F/NWO3, NMFS, 525 NE
Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Modification 5 to permit 747 and
modification 3 to permit 823 were issued under the authority of section
10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543)
and the NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50
CFR parts 217-222).
Notice was published on April 27, 1995 (60 FR 20673) that an
application had been filed by USFWS, located in Red Bluff, CA, for
modification 5 to permit 747. Permit 747 authorizes a take of adult and
juvenile, endangered, Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated with a number of scientific
research and enhancement projects. For modification 5, USFWS is
authorized an increase in the annual take of listed juvenile salmon
associated with the research activities of Study 1, a census of
juvenile salmon downstream migration. USFWS needs the increased take to
expand the understanding of juvenile salmonid rearing and outmigration
and to assist with the evaluation of juvenile salmonid abundance and
outmigration timing in the vicinity of the Red Bluff Research Pumping
Facility. An increased number of listed fish will be captured and
handled, resulting in a corresponding increase in the potential number
of indirect mortalities. USFWS is also authorized to collect non-lethal
fin-clips from a number of the listed fish authorized to be handled for
Study 1 and to analyze the collected tissue samples for genetic
attributes. Modification 5 to Permit 747 was issued to USFWS on
September 14, 1995. The modification will be in effect for the duration
of the permit. Permit 747 expires on December 31, 1995.
Modification 3 to Permit 823 was issued to IDFG on September 22,
1995. Permit 823 authorizes a take of adult and juvenile, listed,
naturally-produced and artificially-propagated, Snake River spring/
summer chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), adult and juvenile,
listed, Snake River fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), and
adult and juvenile, endangered, Snake River sockeye salmon
(Oncorhynchus nerka) associated with a wide range of scientific
research activities in Idaho. For Modification 3, IDFG is authorized an
increase in the annual lethal take of listed juvenile sockeye salmon
associated with a new task, the monitoring research of Pettit Lake. In
July 1995, IDFG released 8,400 listed juvenile sockeye salmon from
their captive broodstock program into Pettit Lake, as authorized by
Modification 6 to Permit 795 (60 FR 37052). The Pettit Lake O. nerka
population structure must be monitored to build trend data over time,
essential for the development of future release plans. The research
will contribute to the understanding of population make-up (genetic
origin), growth, diet, and population age structure in the lake.
Modification 3 is valid for the duration of the permit. Permit 823
expires on November 30, 1997.
Issuance of these permit modifications, as required by the ESA, was
based on a finding that such actions: (1) Were applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species
that are the subject of the permits, and (3) are consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS
regulations governing listed species permits.
Dated: September 27, 1995.
Russell J. Bellmer,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 95-24607 Filed 10-3-95; 8:45 am]
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