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e-mail comments is
Okanogan.nwr@noaa.gov. Include in the
subject line the following document
identifier: ‘‘Okanogan River
monitoring’’. Requests for copies of the
permit application should be directed to
the Salmon Recovery Division, F/
NWR1, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 510,
Portland, OR 97232. The documents are
also available on the Internet at
www.nwr.noaa.gov/1srd. Comments
received will also be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours by calling (503)
230–5409.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristine Petersen, Portland, OR (ph:
(503) 230–5409, fax: (503) 872–2737, email: kristine.petersen@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9
of the ESA and Federal regulations
prohibit the ‘‘taking’’ of a species listed
as endangered or threatened. The term
‘‘take’’ is defined under the ESA to
mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or
to attempt to engage in any such
conduct. NMFS may issue permits,
under limited circumstances, to take
listed species for scientific purposes or
to enhance the propagation or survival
of the species under section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA. NMFS regulations governing
permits for threatened and endangered
species are promulgated at 50 CFR
222.307.
Species Covered in This Notice
The following evolutionarily
significant units (ESUs) are included in
the Permit application:
Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss):
endangered, naturally produced and
artificially propagated Upper Columbia
River (UCR).
Application Received
On January 18, 2005, the CCT
submitted an application to NMFS for
an ESA section 10(a)(1)(A) permit for
the take of ESA-listed anadromous fish
species associated with monitoring of
salmon and steelhead in the Okanogan
River, a tributary of the Columbia River
in Washington.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments submitted
thereon to determine whether the
application meets the requirements of
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA. If it is
determined that the requirements are
met, a permit will be issued to the CCT
for the monitoring actions in the
Okanogan River. NMFS will publish a
record of its final action in the Federal
Register.
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Dated: February 10, 2005.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Division Chief, Endangered Species
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 020305C]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for scientific
research permits 1513, 1519, and 1521
and a request to modify permit 1322.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received three scientific
research permit applications and one
modification request relating to Pacific
salmon. The proposed research is
intended to increase knowledge of
species listed under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and to help guide
management and conservation efforts.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the application must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time
on March 17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
application should be sent to Protected
Resources Division, NMFS, F/NWO3,
525 NE Oregon Street, Suite 500,
Portland, OR 97232–2737. Comments
may also be sent via fax to 503–230–
5435 or by e-mail to
resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–
231–2005, Fax: 503–230–5435, e-mail:
Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available at
https://www.nwr.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species and
evolutionarily significant units (ESUs)
are covered in this notice:
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus
nerka): endangered Snake River (SR).
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha):
endangered naturally-produced and
artificially propagated upper Columbia
River (UCR); threatened naturally
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produced and artificially propagated SR
spring/summer (spr/sum); threatened
SR fall; threatened lower Columbia
River (LCR); threatened upper
Willamette River (UWR); threatened
Puget Sound (PS).
Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened
Columbia River (CR).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened SR;
threatened middle Columbia River
(MCR); endangered UCR; threatened
LCR; threatened UWR.
Authority
Scientific research permits are issued
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and
regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226).
NMFS issues permits based on findings
that such permits: (1) are applied for in
good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,
would not operate to the disadvantage
of the listed species that are the subject
of the permit; and (3) are consistent
with the purposes and policy of section
2 of the ESA. The authority to take
listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an
application listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on that application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The
holding of such a hearing is at the
discretion of the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA.
Application Received
Permit 1322 – Modification 3
NMFS’ Northwest Fisheries Science
Center (NWFSC) is asking to modify its
5–year permit to increase the annual
number of listed fish taken in its
research and to add take of juvenile
UCR steelhead (natural and artificially
propagated). The NWFSC is asking to
increase its annual take of juvenile SR
steelhead, LCR steelhead, MCR
steelhead, UWR steelhead, and CR
chum salmon while conducting research
in the Columbia River estuary. The
purposes of the research are to (1)
determine the presence and abundance
of fall and spring chinook salmon, coho
salmon, and chum salmon in the estuary
and lower Columbia River; (2)
determine the relationship between
juvenile salmon and lower Columbia
River estuarine habitat; and (3) obtain
information about flow change,
sediment input, and habitat availability
so they may develop a numerical model
of the fishes’ survival. The research
would benefit listed salmonids by
serving as a basis for estuarine
restoration and preservation plans.
The NWFSC proposes to capture,
handle, and release listed salmonids,
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and while most of the fish would be
unharmed, some would die during the
course of the research and a small
number of them would intentionally be
killed. Purse seines, trapnets and beach
seines would be used to capture the
fish. Captured fish would be
anesthetized, identified, sampled for
tissues, and measured. Some fish would
be sacrificed to confirm species
identification, catch composition, food
habits, and timing of estuarine entry.
Permit 1513
Washington Trout (WT) is requesting
a 2–year research permit to annually
capture, handle, and release juvenile PS
chinook salmon. The research would
take place in nearshore habitats of
Admiralty Inlet, Washington. The
purpose of the research is to determine
habitat use by listed species in the
nearshore waters of Admiralty Inlet. The
WT intends to determine juvenile fish
presence and abundance on a monthly
basis in 2005 and 2006. The research
would benefit listed chinook by
determining which habitat types are
used by juvenile chinook. The
information gathered by this research
would be used to design and prioritize
habitat restoration and preservation
projects. The WT proposes to capture
the fish using beach seines. Captured
fish would be identified, counted,
checked for tags or marks, measured,
and released. The WT does not intend
to kill any of the fish being captured,
but a small number may die as an
unintended result of the activities.
Permit 1519
The Columbia River Estuary Study
Taskforce (CREST) is requesting a 5–
year research permit to annually
capture, handle, tag, and release
juvenile SR sockeye salmon, SR fall
chinook salmon, SR spring/summer
chinook salmon, UCR chinook salmon,
LCR chinook salmon, UWR chinook
salmon, SR steelhead, UCR steelhead,
MCR steelhead, LCR steelhead, UWR
steelhead, and CR chum salmon. The
research would take place in Grays Bay,
Washington and Youngs Bay, Oregon in
the Columbia River estuary. The
purpose of the research is to evaluate
estuarine habitat restoration efforts.
Specific objectives are to (1) determine
species composition, relative
abundance, and residence time of
various listed fish by using pre-restored
and restoration project habitats and
adjacent references sites; (2) determine
prey utilization by juvenile salmon; and
(3) determine prey availability. The
research would benefit listed salmonids
by determining how effectively
currently altered habitats support
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salmonids and using that information to
guide future habitat modifications.
The CREST proposes to capture the
fish using fyke nets, trap nets, and beach
seines. Most of the captured fish would
be anesthetized, identified, counted,
measured, weighed, checked for tags
and marks, and released. Some of the
fish would be tagged with passive
integrated transponders, or injected
with dye or visible implant elastomers.
Fin or scale tissue samples for genetic
or age analysis would be taken from a
portion of the captured juvenile chinook
salmon. Some of the captured juvenile
salmonid would be sampled for stomach
content. The CREST does not intend to
kill any of the fish being captured, but
a small number may die as an
unintended result of the activities.
Permit 1521
Wyllie-Echeverria Associates (WEA)
is requesting a 2–year research permit to
annually capture, handle, fin-clip, and
release juvenile PS chinook salmon. The
research would take place in nearshore
habitats of Orcas and Waldron Islands,
Washington. The purpose of the
research is to determine which
salmonid species and which chinook
salmon stocks use the nearshore habitats
of the islands. The WEA intends to
determine juvenile fish presence and
abundance on a monthly basis in 2005
and 2006. The research would benefit
listed chinook by providing direct
evidence of species- and stock-specific
use of nearshore habitats. The
information gathered by this research
would be used to set priorities for
protecting nearshore habitats. The WEA
proposes to capture fish using beach
seines, surface tow nets, and toss nets.
Captured fish would be identified,
counted, checked for tags or marks,
measured, and released. Fin-clip
samples would be collected for genetic
analysis from a subsample of the
captured fish. The WEA does not intend
to kill any of the fish being captured,
but a small number may die as an
unintended result of the activities.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments submitted to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA and Federal regulations. The
final permit decisions will not be made
until after the end of the 30–day
comment period. NMFS will publish
notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
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Dated: February 8, 2005.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 020305C]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for scientific research permits 1513, 1519, and
1521 and a request to modify permit 1322.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received three scientific
research permit applications and one modification request relating to
Pacific salmon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge
of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help
guide management and conservation efforts.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the application
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time on March
17, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the application should be sent to
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, F/NWO3, 525 NE Oregon Street, Suite
500, Portland, OR 97232-2737. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-
230-5435 or by e-mail to resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503-
231-2005, Fax: 503-230-5435, e-mail: Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available at https://www.nwr.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species and evolutionarily significant units
(ESUs) are covered in this notice:
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka): endangered Snake River (SR).
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha): endangered naturally-produced and
artificially propagated upper Columbia River (UCR); threatened
naturally produced and artificially propagated SR spring/summer (spr/
sum); threatened SR fall; threatened lower Columbia River (LCR);
threatened upper Willamette River (UWR); threatened Puget Sound (PS).
Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened Columbia River (CR).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened SR; threatened middle Columbia
River (MCR); endangered UCR; threatened LCR; threatened UWR.
Authority
Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and regulations
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222-226). NMFS
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) are applied for
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit;
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice
should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that application
would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The holding of such a hearing is
at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA.
Application Received
Permit 1322 - Modification 3
NMFS' Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) is asking to
modify its 5-year permit to increase the annual number of listed fish
taken in its research and to add take of juvenile UCR steelhead
(natural and artificially propagated). The NWFSC is asking to increase
its annual take of juvenile SR steelhead, LCR steelhead, MCR steelhead,
UWR steelhead, and CR chum salmon while conducting research in the
Columbia River estuary. The purposes of the research are to (1)
determine the presence and abundance of fall and spring chinook salmon,
coho salmon, and chum salmon in the estuary and lower Columbia River;
(2) determine the relationship between juvenile salmon and lower
Columbia River estuarine habitat; and (3) obtain information about flow
change, sediment input, and habitat availability so they may develop a
numerical model of the fishes' survival. The research would benefit
listed salmonids by serving as a basis for estuarine restoration and
preservation plans.
The NWFSC proposes to capture, handle, and release listed
salmonids,
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and while most of the fish would be unharmed, some would die during the
course of the research and a small number of them would intentionally
be killed. Purse seines, trapnets and beach seines would be used to
capture the fish. Captured fish would be anesthetized, identified,
sampled for tissues, and measured. Some fish would be sacrificed to
confirm species identification, catch composition, food habits, and
timing of estuarine entry.
Permit 1513
Washington Trout (WT) is requesting a 2-year research permit to
annually capture, handle, and release juvenile PS chinook salmon. The
research would take place in nearshore habitats of Admiralty Inlet,
Washington. The purpose of the research is to determine habitat use by
listed species in the nearshore waters of Admiralty Inlet. The WT
intends to determine juvenile fish presence and abundance on a monthly
basis in 2005 and 2006. The research would benefit listed chinook by
determining which habitat types are used by juvenile chinook. The
information gathered by this research would be used to design and
prioritize habitat restoration and preservation projects. The WT
proposes to capture the fish using beach seines. Captured fish would be
identified, counted, checked for tags or marks, measured, and released.
The WT does not intend to kill any of the fish being captured, but a
small number may die as an unintended result of the activities.
Permit 1519
The Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) is requesting a
5-year research permit to annually capture, handle, tag, and release
juvenile SR sockeye salmon, SR fall chinook salmon, SR spring/summer
chinook salmon, UCR chinook salmon, LCR chinook salmon, UWR chinook
salmon, SR steelhead, UCR steelhead, MCR steelhead, LCR steelhead, UWR
steelhead, and CR chum salmon. The research would take place in Grays
Bay, Washington and Youngs Bay, Oregon in the Columbia River estuary.
The purpose of the research is to evaluate estuarine habitat
restoration efforts. Specific objectives are to (1) determine species
composition, relative abundance, and residence time of various listed
fish by using pre-restored and restoration project habitats and
adjacent references sites; (2) determine prey utilization by juvenile
salmon; and (3) determine prey availability. The research would benefit
listed salmonids by determining how effectively currently altered
habitats support salmonids and using that information to guide future
habitat modifications.
The CREST proposes to capture the fish using fyke nets, trap nets,
and beach seines. Most of the captured fish would be anesthetized,
identified, counted, measured, weighed, checked for tags and marks, and
released. Some of the fish would be tagged with passive integrated
transponders, or injected with dye or visible implant elastomers. Fin
or scale tissue samples for genetic or age analysis would be taken from
a portion of the captured juvenile chinook salmon. Some of the captured
juvenile salmonid would be sampled for stomach content. The CREST does
not intend to kill any of the fish being captured, but a small number
may die as an unintended result of the activities.
Permit 1521
Wyllie-Echeverria Associates (WEA) is requesting a 2-year research
permit to annually capture, handle, fin-clip, and release juvenile PS
chinook salmon. The research would take place in nearshore habitats of
Orcas and Waldron Islands, Washington. The purpose of the research is
to determine which salmonid species and which chinook salmon stocks use
the nearshore habitats of the islands. The WEA intends to determine
juvenile fish presence and abundance on a monthly basis in 2005 and
2006. The research would benefit listed chinook by providing direct
evidence of species- and stock-specific use of nearshore habitats. The
information gathered by this research would be used to set priorities
for protecting nearshore habitats. The WEA proposes to capture fish
using beach seines, surface tow nets, and toss nets. Captured fish
would be identified, counted, checked for tags or marks, measured, and
released. Fin-clip samples would be collected for genetic analysis from
a subsample of the captured fish. The WEA does not intend to kill any
of the fish being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended
result of the activities.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS
will evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments
submitted to determine whether the application meets the requirements
of section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit
decisions will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment
period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: February 8, 2005.
Susan Pultz,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05-2901 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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