[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-22-F