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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: July 21, 2005.
Donna Wieting,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 05–14719 Filed 7–25–05; 8:45 am]
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[I.D. 071405A]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research
permits and permit modifications and
permit amendment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Between November 5, 2004,
and June 15, 2005, NMFS’ Northwest
Region issued 23 permits and permit
modifications (and one permit
amendment) allowing endangered and
threatened species of Pacific salmon and
steelhead to be taken for scientific
research purposes under the
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The permits, permit
applications, and related documents are
available for review during business
hours by appointment at NMFS’
Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232–1274 (ph: 503–230–
5400, fax: 503–230–5441).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (phone: 503–
231–2005, fax: 503–230–5441, e-mail:
Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov).
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973,
as amended. The research actions and
the species they affect are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
The ESA requires that permits,
modifications, and amendments be
issued based on findings that such
actions: (1) are applied for in good faith;
(2) would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species that
are the subject of the actions; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA. Authority to take listed species is
subject to conditions set forth in the
permits. Permits, modifications, and
amendments are issued in accordance
with, and are subject to, the ESA and
NMFS’ regulations governing listed fish
and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–
226).
Species Covered in This Notice
The ESA-listed species/evolutionarily
significant units (ESUs) covered by this
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notice are identified below and listed in
the subsequent table by the numbers
that precede each of them in the
following text:
(1) Threatened Puget Sound Chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
(2) Threatened Lower Columbia River
(LCR) Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
(3) Threatened Snake River (SR)
spring/summer Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha)
(4) Threatened SR fall Chinook
salmon (O. tshawytscha)
(5) Endangered Upper Columbia River
(UCR) spring-run Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha)
(6) Threatened Upper Willamette
River (UWR) Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha)
(7) Threatened Hood Canal summerrun chum salmon (O. keta)
(8) Threatened Columbia River chum
salmon (O. keta)
(9) Threatened LCR steelhead (O.
mykiss)
(10) Threatened Middle Columbia
River steelhead (O. mykiss)
(11) Threatened SR steelhead (O.
mykiss)
(12) Threatened UWR steelhead (O.
mykiss)
(13) Endangered UCR steelhead (O.
mykiss)
(14) Threatened Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coasts coho salmon
(O. kisutch)
(15) Candidate Oregon Coast coho
salmon (O. kisutch)
(16) Endangered SR sockeye salmon
(O. nerka)
(17) Threatened Ozette lake sockeye
salmon (O. nerka)
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TABLE 1. TWENTY-FOUR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PERMIT ACTIONS AFFECTING LISTED PACIFIC SALMONIDS
Permit Number
1119M2
1135Am1
1322M3
1338M1
1403M1
1410M2
1479M1
1487
1496
1498
1499
1500
1502
1504
1511
1513
1515
1519
1521
1523
1524
1525
1531
1532
Permittee
5, 13 ......................................
9 .............................................
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13.
2, 8, 9 ....................................
3, 10, 11 ................................
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
2, 8, 9 ....................................
2, 8, 9 ....................................
9 .............................................
1 .............................................
1 .............................................
3, 4, 11, 16 ............................
5, 13 ......................................
1, 7 ........................................
14 ...........................................
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) .......
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
(NWFSC).
FWS ...................................................
NWFSC .............................................
NWFSC .............................................
1 .............................................
6 .............................................
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 16.
1 .............................................
6, 12 ......................................
1 .............................................
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13.
14 ...........................................
10 ...........................................
It should also be noted that permit
1203, noticed on September 7, 2004 (69
FR 54131) was withdrawn by the
applicant.
Dated: July 21, 2005.
Donna Wieting,
Deuty Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; Permit No. 699–
1720–01
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
amendment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.
Kathryn A. Ono, Associate Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of New England, 11 Hills
Beach Road, Biddeford, ME, 04005, has
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Affected Species/ESUs
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USGS ................................................
FWS ...................................................
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ..............
Port of Bellingham .............................
Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory
University of Idaho ............................
USFS .................................................
Pacific Shellfish Institute ...................
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW).
Washington Trout ..............................
Water Work Consulting .....................
Columbia River Estuary Study
Taskforce.
Wyllie-Echeverria Associates ............
National Council for Air and Stream
Improvements.
NWFSC .............................................
NWFSC .............................................
Southern Oregon University ..............
Columbia River Intertribal Fish
Commission.
requested an amendment to scientific
research Permit No. 699–1720–01.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail
comments must be received on or before
August 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The amendment request
and related documents are available for
review upon written request or by
appointment in the following office(s):
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Assistant Regional Administrator for
Protected Resources, Northeast Region,
NMFS, One Blackburn Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930–2298; phone
(978)281–9328; fax (987)281–9394.
Written comments or requests for a
public hearing on this request should be
submitted to the Chief, Permits,
Conservation and Education Division,
F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those
individuals requesting a hearing should
set forth the specific reasons why a
hearing on this particular amendment
request would be appropriate.
Comments may also be submitted by
facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided
the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy
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April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
April 12, 2002 (67 FR 17970)
February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
July 26, 2004 (69 FR 44511)
March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
March 23,
July 26,
July 26,
September 7,
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February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
January 3, 2005 (70 FR 2395)
February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
submitted by mail and postmarked no
later than the closing date of the
comment period.
Comments may also be submitted by
e-mail. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
comment the following document
identifier: File No. 699–1720–01.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth Johnson or Tammy Adams,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No. 699–
1720–01, issued on July 23, 2003 (68 FR
59163) is requested under the authority
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), and the Regulations Governing the
Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals (50 CFR part 216).
Permit No. 699–1720–01 authorizes
the permit holder to take harbor seals
(Phoca vitulina concolor) annually by
capture, physical restraint,
morphometric measurements,
placement of flipper tags, blood
sampling, fecal sampling, skin biopsy,
attachment of satellite tags, incidental
harassment, and accidental mortality.
Incidental harassment and accidental
capture of small numbers of gray seals
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14720]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 071405A]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce
ACTION: Issuance of scientific research permits and permit
modifications and permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Between November 5, 2004, and June 15, 2005, NMFS' Northwest
Region issued 23 permits and permit modifications (and one permit
amendment) allowing endangered and threatened species of Pacific salmon
and steelhead to be taken for scientific research purposes under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended. The research actions
and the species they affect are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below.
ADDRESSES: The permits, permit applications, and related documents are
available for review during business hours by appointment at NMFS'
Protected Resources Division, F/NWO3, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232-1274 (ph: 503-230-5400, fax: 503-230-5441).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (phone:
503-231-2005, fax: 503-230-5441, e-mail: Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
The ESA requires that permits, modifications, and amendments be
issued based on findings that such actions: (1) are applied for in good
faith; (2) would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species
that are the subject of the actions; and (3) are consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. Authority to
take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits.
Permits, modifications, and amendments are issued in accordance with,
and are subject to, the ESA and NMFS' regulations governing listed fish
and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).
Species Covered in This Notice
The ESA-listed species/evolutionarily significant units (ESUs)
covered by this notice are identified below and listed in the
subsequent table by the numbers that precede each of them in the
following text:
(1) Threatened Puget Sound Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha)
(2) Threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR) Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha)
(3) Threatened Snake River (SR) spring/summer Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha)
(4) Threatened SR fall Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
(5) Endangered Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run Chinook salmon
(O. tshawytscha)
(6) Threatened Upper Willamette River (UWR) Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha)
(7) Threatened Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon (O. keta)
(8) Threatened Columbia River chum salmon (O. keta)
(9) Threatened LCR steelhead (O. mykiss)
(10) Threatened Middle Columbia River steelhead (O. mykiss)
(11) Threatened SR steelhead (O. mykiss)
(12) Threatened UWR steelhead (O. mykiss)
(13) Endangered UCR steelhead (O. mykiss)
(14) Threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coasts coho
salmon (O. kisutch)
(15) Candidate Oregon Coast coho salmon (O. kisutch)
(16) Endangered SR sockeye salmon (O. nerka)
(17) Threatened Ozette lake sockeye salmon (O. nerka)
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Table 1. Twenty-four Scientific Research Permit Actions Affecting Listed Pacific Salmonids
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FEDERAL REGISTER Notice of
Permit Number Affected Species/ESUs Permittee Application Receipt
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1119M2 5, 13 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
(FWS)
1135Am1 9 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) April 12, 2002 (67 FR 17970)
1322M3 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, Northwest Fisheries Science Center February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
12, 13 (NWFSC)
1338M1 2, 8, 9 FWS April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
1403M1 3, 10, 11 NWFSC July 26, 2004 (69 FR 44511)
1410M2 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, NWFSC March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
1479M1 2, 8, 9 USGS March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
1487 2, 8, 9 FWS July 26, 2004 (69 FR 44511)
1496 9 U.S. Forest Service (USFS) July 26, 2004 (69 FR 44511)
1498 1 Port of Bellingham September 7, 2004 (69 FR 54131)
1499 1 Battelle Marine Sciences LaboratOctober 14, 2004 (69 FR 60986)
1500 3, 4, 11, 16 University of Idaho July 26, 2004 (69 FR 44511)
1502 5, 13 USFS September 7, 2004 (69 FR 54131)
1504 1, 7 Pacific Shellfish Institute September 7, 2004 (69 FR 54131)
1511 14 Oregon Department of Fish and November 18, 2004 (69 FR 67541)
Wildlife (ODFW)
1513 1 Washington Trout February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
1515 6 Water Work Consulting January 3, 2005 (70 FR 2395)
1519 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, Columbia River Estuary Study February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
12, 13, 16 Taskforce
1521 1 Wyllie-Echeverria Associates February 15, 2005 (70 FR 7719)
1523 6, 12 National Council for Air and Stream March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
Improvements
1524 1 NWFSC March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
1525 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, NWFSC March 23, 2005 (70 FR 14657)
12, 13
1531 14 Southern Oregon University April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
1532 10 Columbia River Intertribal Fish April 28, 2005 (70 FR 22001)
Commission
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It should also be noted that permit 1203, noticed on September 7,
2004 (69 FR 54131) was withdrawn by the applicant.
Dated: July 21, 2005.
Donna Wieting,
Deuty Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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