[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 9179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5047]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 022497B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for modification 8 to enhancement 
permit 795 (P503A).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Idaho Department of Fish and 
Game in Boise, ID (IDFG) has applied in due form for modification 8 to 
permit 795 authorizing takes of an endangered species for enhancement 
purposes.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the 
modification application must be received on or before April 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review in the following offices, by appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
    Environmental and Technical Services Division, 525 NE Oregon 
Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400).
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be 
submitted to the Chief, Environmental and Technical Services Division, 
Portland.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IDFG requests modification 8 to permit 795 
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 ESA-
listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-227).
    For modification 8 to permit 795, IDFG (P503A) requests to release 
juvenile, endangered, artificially-propagated, Snake River sockeye 
salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) from their captive propagation program into 
Alturas Lake in 1997. The request is consistent with the 
recommendations of the Stanley Basin Sockeye Technical Oversight 
Committee. Currently, releases of juvenile sockeye salmon from the 
captive propagation program is authorized in Redfish and Pettit Lakes 
each year. Using a third lake for juvenile sockeye salmon releases will 
help offset stocking limitations brought on by the natural variability 
of zooplankton abundance and species composition, and increase the 
viability of the program by providing additional spawning and rearing 
habitat. IDFG also request an extension of permit 795 through December 
31, 1997 so that the permit may coincide with the captive propagation 
program annual production cycle. Permit 795 is currently set to expire 
on July 31, 1997. The modification is requested for the duration of the 
permit.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on the permit modification 
request should set out the specific reasons why a hearing would be 
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such a hearing is at the 
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All 
statements and opinions contained in the above application summary are 
those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of 
NMFS.

    Dated: February 24, 1997.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-5047 Filed 2-27-97; 8:45 am]
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