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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 19 / Monday, January 30, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 011806I]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permits 1185, 1280,
1440, and 1452.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS has issued permit 1185
to Natural Resource Scientists, Inc.,
permit 1280 to Turlock Irrigation
District, permit 1440 to the Interagency
Ecological Program, and permit 1452 to
KDH Environmental Services.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the permit may be
obtained from the Protected Resources
Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite
8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814, or e-mail
your request to:
FRNpermits.sac@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosalie del Rosario at phone number
916-930-3614, or e-mail:
FRNpermits.sac@noaa.gov.
This
notice is relevant to federally
endangered Sacramento River winterrun Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley
spring-run Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley
steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened
Central California Coast steelhead (O.
mykiss), and/or proposed listed North
American green sturgeon (Acipenser
medirostris)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Permits
Permit 1185 was issued to Natural
Resource Scientists, Inc. on February 4,
2005, authorizing capture (using rotary
screw traps) and release of ESAthreatened adult and juvenile Central
Valley steelhead in the Merced River.
All lethal take is expected to be
unintentional and Permit 1185
authorizes unintentional mortality
associated with research activities not to
exceed 5 percent of the captured ESAlisted fish (e.g., 1 adult and 1 juvenile
Central Valley steelhead). The purpose
of the study is to provide scientific data
on outmigrating salmonids in the
Merced River and to assess several
ongoing fishery management programs.
Permit 1185 expires on June 30, 2009.
Permit 1280 was issued to Turlock
Irrigation District on September 15,
2005, authorizing capture (using seines,
rotary screw traps, hook-and-line
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angling, electrofishing and stranding
surveys) and release of ESA-threatened
adult and juvenile Central Valley
steelhead in the lower Tuolumne River.
All lethal take is expected to be
unintentional and Permit 1280
authorizes unintentional mortality
associated with research activities not to
exceed 1 percent of the captured ESAlisted fish (e.g., 1 adult or 1 juvenile
Central Valley steelhead). The purpose
of the study is to monitor juvenile fallrun Chinook salmon density and
distribution, steelhead life history,
salmonid outmigration patterns, and
assess predator populations in the lower
Tuolumne River. Permit 1280 expires on
December 31, 2010.
Permit 1440 was issued to the
Interagency Ecological Program on
December 1, 2005, authorizing take of
ESA-listed Sacramento River winter-run
Chinook salmon, Central Valley springrun Chinook salmon, Central Valley
steelhead, Central California Coast
steelhead, and proposed listed North
American green sturgeon, while
conducting an interagency ecological
monitoring program in the San
Francisco Estuary, which includes the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Permit
1440 authorizes the Interagency
Ecological Program to take listed
salmonids to conduct 15 fisheriesrelated studies to provide ecological
information for use in the management
of the Estuary. These include long-term
monitoring projects and short-term
projects to study the trends in
abundance, distribution, and species
interactions of resident and anadromous
fishes and invertebrates. All lethal take
is expected to be unintentional. From
the salmonids that are captured or
handled, potential lethal take should
not exceed more than 8 percent adult
and 10 percent juvenile Sacramento
River winter-run Chinook salmon, 9
percent adult and 7 percent juvenile
Central Valley spring-run Chinook
salmon, 8 percent adult and 3 percent
juvenile Central Valley steelhead, and 4
percent adult and sub-adult North
American green sturgeon. No lethal take
of Central California Coast steelhead is
authorized. Permit 1440 expires on June
30, 2015.
Permit 1452 was issued to KDH
Environmental Services on February 10,
2005, authorizing capture (by hook-andline fishing) and release of ESAthreatened adult Central Valley
steelhead in the lower Tuolumne River.
All lethal take is expected to be
unintentional and Permit 1452
authorizes unintentional mortality
associated with research activities not to
exceed 1 percent of the captured ESAlisted fish (e.g., 4 adult Central Valley
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steelhead). The purpose of the study is
to provide scientific data on the
distribution and abundance of steelhead
and rainbow trout in the Lower
Tuolumne River. This information will
be used to prepare a biological
evaluation on the impacts of the New
Don Pedro Project on Central Valley
steelhead. Permit 1452 expires on
December 31, 2008.
NMFS has determined that take levels
authorized in the permits will not
jeopardize listed salmon and steelhead
nor result in the destruction or adverse
modification of critical habitat where
described.
NMFS’ conditions in the permit will
ensure that the take of ESA-listed
anadromous fish will not jeopardize the
continued existence of the listed
species. Issuance of this permit, as
required by the ESA, was based on a
finding that the permit: (1) was applied
for in good faith; (2) will not operate to
the disadvantage of the listed species
which are the subject of the permit; and
(3) is consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in section 2 of the
ESA. This permit was issued in
accordance with, and is subject to, 50
CFR part 222, the NMFS regulations
governing listed species permits.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Angela Somma,
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. 011806J]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for
research permit 1558; request for
comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received an application for a
permit for scientific research from
William Mitchell, as principal
investigator for Jones and Stokes, in
Sacramento, CA. The permit would
affect federally threatened Central
Valley spring-run Chinook salmon and
threatened Central Valley steelhead.
This document serves to notify the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011806I]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permits 1185, 1280, 1440, and 1452.
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SUMMARY: NMFS has issued permit 1185 to Natural Resource Scientists,
Inc., permit 1280 to Turlock Irrigation District, permit 1440 to the
Interagency Ecological Program, and permit 1452 to KDH Environmental
Services.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the permit may be obtained from the Protected
Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA
95814, or e-mail your request to: FRNpermits.sac@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosalie del Rosario at phone number
916-930-3614, or e-mail: FRNpermits.sac@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is relevant to federally
endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss),
threatened Central California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss), and/or
proposed listed North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
Permits
Permit 1185 was issued to Natural Resource Scientists, Inc. on
February 4, 2005, authorizing capture (using rotary screw traps) and
release of ESA-threatened adult and juvenile Central Valley steelhead
in the Merced River. All lethal take is expected to be unintentional
and Permit 1185 authorizes unintentional mortality associated with
research activities not to exceed 5 percent of the captured ESA-listed
fish (e.g., 1 adult and 1 juvenile Central Valley steelhead). The
purpose of the study is to provide scientific data on outmigrating
salmonids in the Merced River and to assess several ongoing fishery
management programs. Permit 1185 expires on June 30, 2009.
Permit 1280 was issued to Turlock Irrigation District on September
15, 2005, authorizing capture (using seines, rotary screw traps, hook-
and-line angling, electrofishing and stranding surveys) and release of
ESA-threatened adult and juvenile Central Valley steelhead in the lower
Tuolumne River. All lethal take is expected to be unintentional and
Permit 1280 authorizes unintentional mortality associated with research
activities not to exceed 1 percent of the captured ESA-listed fish
(e.g., 1 adult or 1 juvenile Central Valley steelhead). The purpose of
the study is to monitor juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon density and
distribution, steelhead life history, salmonid outmigration patterns,
and assess predator populations in the lower Tuolumne River. Permit
1280 expires on December 31, 2010.
Permit 1440 was issued to the Interagency Ecological Program on
December 1, 2005, authorizing take of ESA-listed Sacramento River
winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon,
Central Valley steelhead, Central California Coast steelhead, and
proposed listed North American green sturgeon, while conducting an
interagency ecological monitoring program in the San Francisco Estuary,
which includes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Permit 1440 authorizes
the Interagency Ecological Program to take listed salmonids to conduct
15 fisheries-related studies to provide ecological information for use
in the management of the Estuary. These include long-term monitoring
projects and short-term projects to study the trends in abundance,
distribution, and species interactions of resident and anadromous
fishes and invertebrates. All lethal take is expected to be
unintentional. From the salmonids that are captured or handled,
potential lethal take should not exceed more than 8 percent adult and
10 percent juvenile Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, 9
percent adult and 7 percent juvenile Central Valley spring-run Chinook
salmon, 8 percent adult and 3 percent juvenile Central Valley
steelhead, and 4 percent adult and sub-adult North American green
sturgeon. No lethal take of Central California Coast steelhead is
authorized. Permit 1440 expires on June 30, 2015.
Permit 1452 was issued to KDH Environmental Services on February
10, 2005, authorizing capture (by hook-and-line fishing) and release of
ESA-threatened adult Central Valley steelhead in the lower Tuolumne
River. All lethal take is expected to be unintentional and Permit 1452
authorizes unintentional mortality associated with research activities
not to exceed 1 percent of the captured ESA-listed fish (e.g., 4 adult
Central Valley steelhead). The purpose of the study is to provide
scientific data on the distribution and abundance of steelhead and
rainbow trout in the Lower Tuolumne River. This information will be
used to prepare a biological evaluation on the impacts of the New Don
Pedro Project on Central Valley steelhead. Permit 1452 expires on
December 31, 2008.
NMFS has determined that take levels authorized in the permits will
not jeopardize listed salmon and steelhead nor result in the
destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat where
described.
NMFS' conditions in the permit will ensure that the take of ESA-
listed anadromous fish will not jeopardize the continued existence of
the listed species. Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA,
was based on a finding that the permit: (1) was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species
which are the subject of the permit; and (3) is consistent with the
purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA. This permit
was issued in accordance with, and is subject to, 50 CFR part 222, the
NMFS regulations governing listed species permits.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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