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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
This administrative and new shipper
review and notice are in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1), 751(a)(2)(B), and
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213
and 351.214.
(‘‘Shanghai AJ’’). No other parties
requested a review. The Department
published a notice of the initiation of
the antidumping duty administrative
review of persulfates from the PRC for
the period July 1, 2006, through June 30,
2007. See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation in
Part, 72 FR 48613 (August 24, 2007). On
November 21, 2007 the Department
issued a memorandum to the file
extending the deadline for FMC to
withdraw its request for a review of
Shanghai AJ until December 17, 2007.
On December 17, 2007, FMC submitted
a letter withdrawing its request for
review of Shanghai AJ.
Dated: December 17, 2007.
David M. Spooner,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–671 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am]
Rescission of Review
Because FMC, the sole party which
had requested a review, submitted a
timely letter withdrawing its request for
review of Shanghai AJ., pursuant to 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1) we are rescinding
this administrative review of persulfates
from the PRC.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Assessment
International Trade Administration
[A–570–847]
Persulfates From the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 16, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marin Weaver or Blanche Ziv, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, Room 1870,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–2336 and (202) 482–4207,
respectively.
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AGENCY:
Background
On July 3, 2007, the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on persulfates
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’). See Antidumping or
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation: Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 72
FR 36420 (July 3, 2007). On July 31,
2007, FMC Corporation (‘‘FMC’’)
requested that the Department conduct
an administrative review of Shanghai AJ
Import and Export Corporation
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The Department will instruct
U.S.Customs and Border Protection
(‘‘CBP’’) to assess antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries. Antidumping
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to
the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse,
for consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
will issue assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after publication
of this notice.
Dated: January 10, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–661 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am]
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The Manufacturing Council: FactFinding Meeting
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a Fact-Finding
Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council
will hold a fact-finding meeting to
collect information on the problems
manufacturers face in using or adopting
renewable energies. The Council is
gathering this information for later use
for deliberation by the Council in
preparing a report for the Secretary of
Commerce.
DATES: February 5, 2008.
Time: 1:45 p.m. (EDT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Manufacturing Council Executive
Secretariat, Room 4043, Washington, DC
20230 (Phone: 202–482–1124), or visit
the Council’s Web site at https://
www.manufacturing.gov/council.
Dated: January 10, 2008
Kate Worthington,
Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing
Council.
[FR Doc. 08–139 Filed 1–11–08; 4:27 pm]
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Notification Regarding APOs
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification
of the return/destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF01
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of an application for a
scientific research permit; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received two applications for
scientific research permits from the
California Department of Fish and Game
(CDFG), one from CDFG Region 1 and
one from CDFG Region 3. The permits
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would affect federally threatened
Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon, endangered Central
California Coast coho, threatened
California Coastal Chinook salmon,
threatened Northern California
steelhead, threatened Central California
Coast steelhead, threatened SouthCentral California Coast steelhead, and
endangered Southern California
steelhead. This document serves to
notify the public of the availability of
the permit application for review and
comment.
DATES: Written comments on the permit
application must be received no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on
February 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by email must be sent to the following
address: FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov. The
application and related documents are
available for review by appointment, for
Permit 10093: Protected Resources
Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue,
Room 315, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (ph:
707–575–6097, fax: 707–578–3435).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Jahn at phone number 707–575–
6097, or e-mail: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Authority
Issuance of permits, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a
finding that such permits: (1) are
applied for in good faith; (2) would not
operate to the disadvantage of the listed
species which are the subject of the
permits; 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 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).
Those individuals 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. All statements and opinions
contained in the permit action
summaries are those of the applicant
and do not necessarily reflect the views
of NMFS.
Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to federally
threatened Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch), endangered
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Central California Coast coho salmon
(O. kisutch), threatened California
Coastal Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha), threatened Northern
California steelhead (O. mykiss),
threatened Central California Coast
steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened SouthCentral California Coast steelhead (O.
mykiss), and endangered Southern
California steelhead (O. mykiss).
Applications Received
CDFG Region 1 requests a 5–year
permit (10093) for take of juvenile
Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon, Central California
Coast coho salmon, California Coastal
Chinook salmon, Northern California
steelhead, Central California Coast
steelhead, South-Central California
Coast steelhead, and Southern
California steelhead; and adult Central
California Coast coho salmon, California
Coastal Chinook salmon, and Northern
California steelhead associated with 7
scientific research projects located
throughout the California Coast.
Project 1 is a salmonid occurrence
and distribution study associated with
stream habitat inventories and
assessments in streams within
California. Surveys will primarily be
conducted in Mendocino County,
California; however, surveys may also
extend throughout the entire length of
the California Coast. Surveys may also
occur in the San Luis Rey River located
in San Diego County, California. CDFG
Region 1 requests authorization for an
estimated annual non-lethal take of: 400
juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon, 400
juvenile Central California Coast coho
salmon, 80 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon, 800 juvenile Northern
California Steelhead, 400 juvenile
Central California Coast steelhead, 50
juvenile South-Central California Coast
steelhead, 40 juvenile Southern
California steelhead, with no more than
1 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing), handling and release of
fish. CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 100 juvenile
Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon, 100 juvenile Central
California Coast coho salmon, 20
juvenile California Coastal Chinook
salmon, 200 juvenile Northern
California Steelhead, 100 juvenile
Central California Coast steelhead, 10
juvenile South-Central California Coast
steelhead, and 10 juvenile Southern
California steelhead, with no more than
1 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing), handling, anesthetizing,
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tissue sampling (by fin-clipping), scale
sampling, and release of fish.
Project 2 is a salmonid study to
determine the occurrence and
distribution of juvenile salmonids
associated with stream inventories to
identify restoration actions needed to
remediate factors limiting salmonid
health and production. Surveys will
primarily be conducted in: Del Norte,
Humboldt and Mendocino counties,
California; however, surveys may also
extend throughout the entire length of
the California Coast. CDFG Region 1
requests the authorization for an
estimated non-lethal take of: 1000
juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon, 2000
juvenile Central California Coast coho
salmon, 5000 juvenile Northern
California steelhead, 5000 juvenile
Central California Coast steelhead, 5000
juvenile South-Central California Coast
steelhead, 5000 juvenile Southern
California steelhead, with no more than
2 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing), handling, and release of
fish. CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 1000 juvenile
Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon, 2000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon,
5000 juvenile Northern California
steelhead, 5000 juvenile Central
California Coast steelhead, 5000
juvenile South-Central California Coast
steelhead, 5000 juvenile Southern
California steelhead, with no more than
2 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing), tissue sampling (by finclipping), scale sampling, handling, and
release of fish.
Project 3 is a salmonid study to
monitor salmonid response at the reach
and/or stream level to watershed
restoration activities and evaluate their
effectiveness in remediation factors
limiting salmonid health and
production. Surveys will primarily be
conducted in Humboldt and Mendocino
counties, California; however, surveys
may also extend throughout the entire
length of the California Coast. CDFG
Region 1 requests the authorization of
an estimated annual non-lethal take of:
300 juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon, 600
juvenile Central California Coast coho
salmon, 600 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon, 360 juvenile SouthCentral California Coast steelhead, and
360 juvenile Southern California
steelhead, with no more than 2 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from
capture (by backpack electrofishing),
anesthetizing, handling, tissue sampling
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(by fin-clipping), scale sampling, and
release of fish. CDFG Region 1 also
requests authorization for an estimated
annual non-lethal take of: 1440 juvenile
Northern California steelhead, and 1440
juvenile Southern California steelhead,
with no more than 0.5 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from
capture (by backpack electrofishing),
handling, anesthetizing, tissue
sampling, scale sampling and release of
fish; and 1440 juvenile South-Central
California Coast steelhead, with no more
than 0.5 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing) handling and release of
fish. CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization of an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 460 Central
California Coast coho salmon carcasses,
and 360 California Coastal Chinook
salmon carcasses, with no permanent
removal from streams resulting from
spawning surveys, handling, tissue
sampling (by fin-clipping), scale
sampling, and release of fish carcasses.
Project 4 is salmonid spawning survey
study to determine if adults are
returning to, and spawning within
indexed reaches or basin areas. The
study consists of multiple spawning
surveys primarily located in: Del Norte,
Humboldt, and Mendocino counties,
California; and surveys may also extend
throughout the entire length of the
California Coast. CDFG Region 1
requests authorization for an estimated
annual non-lethal take of: 2000
Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon carcasses, 4000
Central California Coast coho salmon
carcasses, and 13000 California Coastal
Chinook salmon carcasses, with no
permanent removal from the streams
resulting from spawning survey,
handling, marking (using hog rings), and
release of fish carcasses.
Project 5 is a salmonid population
abundance, life history, marine and
fresh water survival, spawning survey,
and restoration effectiveness study
located within the following Mendocino
County, California watersheds: Pudding
Creek, Noyo River, and Casper Creek.
CDFG Region 1 also requests that other
watersheds in Mendocino County may
be included during the life of the
permit. CDFG Region 1 requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 20000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon
and 10000 juvenile Northern California
steelhead, with no more than 2.5
percent unintentional mortality
resulting from trapping (by fyke-net trap
or rotary screw trap), handling, and
release of fish; and 15000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon
with no more than 1 percent
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unintentional mortality resulting from
trapping (by fyke-net trap or rotary
screw trap), anesthetizing, fin-clipping,
tagging (using passive integrated
transponder (PIT) tags), and release of
fish; and 500 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon with less than 0.3
percent unintentional mortality
resulting from trapping (by fyke-net trap
or rotary screw trap), anesthetizing,
handling, tagging (using PIT tags), and
release of fish; and 5000 juvenile
Northern California steelhead with no
more than 1.5 percent unintentional
mortality resulting from trapping (by
fyke-net trap or rotary screw trap),
anesthetizing, fin-clipping, tagging
(using PIT tags), and release of fish.
CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 2000 adult Central
California Coast coho salmon, 400 adult
Northern California steelhead, with less
than 1 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from trapping (by fish ladder
trap or weir trap), handling, tagging
(using Floy tags), and release of fish;
and 10 adult California Coastal Chinook
salmon with less than 1 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from
trapping (by fish ladder trap or weir
trap), handling, tissue sampling, tagging
(using Floy tags), and release of fish.
CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of 1000 Central
California Coast coho salmon carcasses,
and 50 Northern California steelhead
carcasses, with no permanent removal
from streams resulting from spawning
surveys, handling, tagging, and releasing
of fish carcasses; and 300 Central
California Coast coho salmon carcases,
10 California Coastal Chinook salmon
carcasses, and 50 Northern California
steelhead carcasses, with no permanent
removal from streams resulting from
spawning surveys, handling, tagging,
tissue sampling, and releasing of fish.
Project 6 is a salmonid study to
investigate possible straying of potential
spawning adults and to collect adult
census data. The proposed surveys will
be conducted within the Noyo River
watershed, in Mendocino County,
California. CDFG Region 1 requests the
authorization for estimated annual nonlethal take of: 700 adult Central
California Coast coho salmon and 10
adult California Coastal Chinook
salmon, with no more than 1 percent
mortality resulting from capture (by
flume type raceway trap or finger weir
trap), counting, handling, tissue
sampling, tagging (using Floy tags), and
release of fish; and 50 adult Northen
California steelhead, with no more than
0.5 percent mortality resulting from
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capture (by flume type raceway trap or
finger weir trap), counting, handling,
tissue sampling, tagging (using Floy
tags), and release of fish.
Project 7 is a salmonid life history and
population study in the following
coastal water bodies, all located within
Northern or Central California: Casper
Creek, Little River, Pudding Creek,
Hollow Tree Creek, South Fork Noyo
River, Ryan Creek in Mendocino
County, and Middle Fork Eel River in
Humboldt County. CDFG Region 1
requests the authorization for an
estimated annual non-lethal take of:
12000 juvenile Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coast coho salmon,
11000 juvenile Central California Coast
coho salmon, 13000 juvenile Northern
California steelhead, and 1000 juvenile
Central California Coast steelhead, with
no more than 1 percent unintentional
mortality resulting from capture (by
funnel/fyke trap, backpack
electrofishing, or rotary screw trap),
anesthetizing, handling, and releasing of
fish. CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 5000 juvenile
Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon, 5000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon,
5000 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon, and 3000 juvenile
Northern California steelhead, with no
more than 1 percent intentional
mortality resulting from capture (by
funnel/fyke trap, backpack
electrofishing, or rotary screw trap),
handling, anesthetizing, marking (by
fin-clipping) and release of fish; and 200
juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon; 2100
juvenile Central California Coast coho
salmon; 100 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon; 1500 juvenile
Northern California steelhead, and 500
juvenile Central California Coast
steelhead, with no more than 1 percent
mortality resulting from capture (by
funnel/fyke trap, backpack
electrofishing, or rotary screw trap),
handling, anesthetizing, tissue
sampling, and release of fish. CDFG
Region 1 also requests authorization for
an estimated annual non-lethal take of:
200 Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon carcasses,
and 1000 Central California Coast coho
salmon carcasses, with no permanent
removal from streams resulting from
spawning surveys, handling, tagging
(using hog rings), and release of fish;
and 200 Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon carcasses,
and 500 Central California Coast coho
salmon carcasses with no permanent
removal from streams resulting from
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handling, tissue sampling (by finclipping) and release of fish.
CDFG Region 3 requests a 5–year
permit (10094) for take of juvenile and
adult Central California Coast coho
salmon, California Coastal Chinook
salmon, Northern California steelhead,
Central California Coast steelhead, and
South-Central California Coast steelhead
associated with 3 scientific research
projects located throughout the
California Coast.
Project 1 is a North Bay watershed
restoration and resource assessment
study including investigations of
salmonid occurrence and distribution,
abundance, life history, and adult
escapement. Surveys will be supervised
out of Yountville, California and
conducted throughout the rivers,
streams, and reservoirs in Mendocino,
Sonoma, Napa and Marin Counties,
California. CDFG Region 3 requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 2300 juvenile Central
California Coast coho salmon, with no
more than 1 percent unintentional
mortality resulting from capture (by
backpack electrofishing or funnel/fyke
traps), handling, anesthetizing, and
release of fish; and 800 juvenile
California Coastal Chinook salmon, 800
juvenile Northern California steelhead,
and 7100 juvenile Central California
Coast steelhead with no more than 2
percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing or funnel/fyke traps),
handling, anesthetizing, and release of
fish. CDFG Region 3 also requests
authorization of an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 340 adult Central
California Coast coho salmon, 140 adult
California Coastal Chinook salmon, 130
adult Northern California steelhead, and
1050 adult Central California Coast
steelhead, with no more than 1 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from
capture (by Resistance Board weir or
fish ladder trap), handling, tissue
sampling (by fin-clipping or opercularhole-punching), scale sampling, tagging
(using Floy tags), and release of fish.
CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 100 Central
California Coast coho salmon carcasses,
100 California Coastal Chinook salmon
carcasses, 100 Northern California
steelhead carcasses, and 100 Central
California Coast steelhead carcasses,
with no permanent removal from
streams resulting from spawning
surveys, handling, tissue sampling (by
fin-clipping), scale sampling, and
release of fish carcasses.
Project 2 is a South Bay watershed
restoration and resource assessment
study including investigations of
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salmonid occurrence and distribution,
abundance, life history, and adult
escapement. Surveys will be supervised
out of Yountville, California and
conducted throughout the rivers,
streams, and reservoirs in Monterey,
San Luis Obispo, San Benito, San
Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa
Clara, Alameda, and Contra Costa
counties, California. CDFG Region 3
requests authorization for an estimated
annual non-lethal take of: 2000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon,
100 juvenile California Coastal Chinook
salmon, 16400 juvenile Central
California Coast steelhead, and 6200
juvenile South-Central California Coast
steelhead, with no more than 1 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from
capture (by backpack electrofishing,
funnel/fyke traps or beach seining),
handling, anesthetizing, and release of
fish. CDFG Region 3 also requests
authorization of an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 310 adult Central
California Coast coho salmon, 10 adult
California Coastal Chinook salmon,
1060 adult Central California Coast
steelhead, and 120 adult South-Central
California Coast steelhead, with no more
than 1 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by Resistance
Board weir or fish ladder trap),
handling, tissue sampling (by finclipping or opercular-hole-punching),
scale sampling, tagging (using Floy
tags), and release of fish. CDFG Region
1 also requests authorization for an
estimated annual non-lethal take of: 100
Central California Coast coho salmon
carcasses, 100 California Coastal
Chinook salmon carcasses, 100 Central
California Coast steelhead carcasses,
and 100 South-Central California Coast
steelhead carcasses, with no permanent
removal from streams resulting from
spawning surveys, handling, tissue
sampling (by fin-clipping or opercularhole-punching), scale sampling, and
release of fish carcasses.
Project 3 is a Bay Delta Region wild
trout assessment study including
investigations of salmonid abundance,
life history, occurrence and distribution.
Surveys will be supervised out of
Yountville, California and conducted
throughout the rivers, streams, and
reservoirs in Mendocino, Sonoma,
Napa, Marin, San Mateo, San Francisco,
Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Alameda, Yolo,
Solano, Sacramento, San Joaquin, and
Contra Coast counties, California. CDFG
Region 3 requests authorization for an
estimated annual non-lethal take of: 100
juvenile Central California Coast coho
salmon, 100 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon, 1000 juvenile
Northern California steelhead, 1000
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juvenile Central California Coast
steelhead, and 1000 juvenile SouthCentral California Coast steelhead, with
no more than 2 percent unintentional
mortality resulting from capture (by
backpack electrofishing or hook & line),
handling, anesthetizing, and release of
fish. CDFG Region 3 also requests
authorization of an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 1 adult Central
California Coast coho salmon, 1 adult
California Coastal Chinook salmon, 10
adult Northern California steelhead, 10
adult Central California Coast steelhead,
and 10 adult South-Central California
Coast steelhead, with no more than 1
percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing or hook & line), handling,
tissue sampling (by fin-clipping), scale
sampling, and release of fish.
Dated: January 11, 2008.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Notice of Public Hearings on the Cook
Inlet Beluga Whale Subsistence
Harvest Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a two public
hearings regarding the Cook Inlet beluga
whale subsistence harvest Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (DSEIS).
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for specific dates, times, and location of
public hearings for this issue.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Mahoney, NMFS, 222 West 7th
Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99513,
telephone (907) 271 3448.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 28, 2007, notice was
published in the Federal Register (72
FR 73798) of availability of the DSEIS
for review and comments. Written
comments on the DSEIS must be
received by March 4, 2008. NMFS will
hold two public hearings to inform
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RIN 0648-XF01
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research permit;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received two applications
for scientific research permits from the California Department of Fish
and Game (CDFG), one from CDFG Region 1 and one from CDFG Region 3. The
permits
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would affect federally threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast coho salmon, endangered Central California Coast coho, threatened
California Coastal Chinook salmon, threatened Northern California
steelhead, threatened Central California Coast steelhead, threatened
South-Central California Coast steelhead, and endangered Southern
California steelhead. This document serves to notify the public of the
availability of the permit application for review and comment.
DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received no
later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on February 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by e-mail must be sent to the following
address: FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov. The application and related documents
are available for review by appointment, for Permit 10093: Protected
Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 315, Santa Rosa, CA
95404 (ph: 707-575-6097, fax: 707-578-3435).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn at phone number 707-575-
6097, or e-mail: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits, as required by the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on a finding that such
permits: (1) are applied for in good faith; (2) would not operate to
the disadvantage of the listed species which are the subject of the
permits; 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 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).
Those individuals 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. All statements and opinions contained in the permit
action summaries are those of the applicant and do not necessarily
reflect the views of NMFS.
Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to federally threatened Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch),
endangered Central California Coast coho salmon (O. kisutch),
threatened California Coastal Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha),
threatened Northern California steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened
Central California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss), threatened South-
Central California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss), and endangered Southern
California steelhead (O. mykiss).
Applications Received
CDFG Region 1 requests a 5-year permit (10093) for take of juvenile
Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, Central
California Coast coho salmon, California Coastal Chinook salmon,
Northern California steelhead, Central California Coast steelhead,
South-Central California Coast steelhead, and Southern California
steelhead; and adult Central California Coast coho salmon, California
Coastal Chinook salmon, and Northern California steelhead associated
with 7 scientific research projects located throughout the California
Coast.
Project 1 is a salmonid occurrence and distribution study
associated with stream habitat inventories and assessments in streams
within California. Surveys will primarily be conducted in Mendocino
County, California; however, surveys may also extend throughout the
entire length of the California Coast. Surveys may also occur in the
San Luis Rey River located in San Diego County, California. CDFG Region
1 requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of:
400 juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, 400
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 80 juvenile California
Coastal Chinook salmon, 800 juvenile Northern California Steelhead, 400
juvenile Central California Coast steelhead, 50 juvenile South-Central
California Coast steelhead, 40 juvenile Southern California steelhead,
with no more than 1 percent unintentional mortality resulting from
capture (by backpack electrofishing), handling and release of fish.
CDFG Region 1 also requests authorization for an estimated annual non-
lethal take of: 100 juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast
coho salmon, 100 juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 20
juvenile California Coastal Chinook salmon, 200 juvenile Northern
California Steelhead, 100 juvenile Central California Coast steelhead,
10 juvenile South-Central California Coast steelhead, and 10 juvenile
Southern California steelhead, with no more than 1 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing), handling, anesthetizing, tissue sampling (by fin-
clipping), scale sampling, and release of fish.
Project 2 is a salmonid study to determine the occurrence and
distribution of juvenile salmonids associated with stream inventories
to identify restoration actions needed to remediate factors limiting
salmonid health and production. Surveys will primarily be conducted in:
Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino counties, California; however,
surveys may also extend throughout the entire length of the California
Coast. CDFG Region 1 requests the authorization for an estimated non-
lethal take of: 1000 juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast
coho salmon, 2000 juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 5000
juvenile Northern California steelhead, 5000 juvenile Central
California Coast steelhead, 5000 juvenile South-Central California
Coast steelhead, 5000 juvenile Southern California steelhead, with no
more than 2 percent unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by
backpack electrofishing), handling, and release of fish. CDFG Region 1
also requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of:
1000 juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon,
2000 juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 5000 juvenile
Northern California steelhead, 5000 juvenile Central California Coast
steelhead, 5000 juvenile South-Central California Coast steelhead, 5000
juvenile Southern California steelhead, with no more than 2 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing), tissue sampling (by fin-clipping), scale sampling,
handling, and release of fish.
Project 3 is a salmonid study to monitor salmonid response at the
reach and/or stream level to watershed restoration activities and
evaluate their effectiveness in remediation factors limiting salmonid
health and production. Surveys will primarily be conducted in Humboldt
and Mendocino counties, California; however, surveys may also extend
throughout the entire length of the California Coast. CDFG Region 1
requests the authorization of an estimated annual non-lethal take of:
300 juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, 600
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 600 juvenile California
Coastal Chinook salmon, 360 juvenile South-Central California Coast
steelhead, and 360 juvenile Southern California steelhead, with no more
than 2 percent unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by
backpack electrofishing), anesthetizing, handling, tissue sampling
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(by fin-clipping), scale sampling, and release of fish. CDFG Region 1
also requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of:
1440 juvenile Northern California steelhead, and 1440 juvenile Southern
California steelhead, with no more than 0.5 percent unintentional
mortality resulting from capture (by backpack electrofishing),
handling, anesthetizing, tissue sampling, scale sampling and release of
fish; and 1440 juvenile South-Central California Coast steelhead, with
no more than 0.5 percent unintentional mortality resulting from capture
(by backpack electrofishing) handling and release of fish. CDFG Region
1 also requests authorization of an estimated annual non-lethal take
of: 460 Central California Coast coho salmon carcasses, and 360
California Coastal Chinook salmon carcasses, with no permanent removal
from streams resulting from spawning surveys, handling, tissue sampling
(by fin-clipping), scale sampling, and release of fish carcasses.
Project 4 is salmonid spawning survey study to determine if adults
are returning to, and spawning within indexed reaches or basin areas.
The study consists of multiple spawning surveys primarily located in:
Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties, California; and surveys
may also extend throughout the entire length of the California Coast.
CDFG Region 1 requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal
take of: 2000 Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon
carcasses, 4000 Central California Coast coho salmon carcasses, and
13000 California Coastal Chinook salmon carcasses, with no permanent
removal from the streams resulting from spawning survey, handling,
marking (using hog rings), and release of fish carcasses.
Project 5 is a salmonid population abundance, life history, marine
and fresh water survival, spawning survey, and restoration
effectiveness study located within the following Mendocino County,
California watersheds: Pudding Creek, Noyo River, and Casper Creek.
CDFG Region 1 also requests that other watersheds in Mendocino County
may be included during the life of the permit. CDFG Region 1 requests
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 20000
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon and 10000 juvenile
Northern California steelhead, with no more than 2.5 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from trapping (by fyke-net trap or
rotary screw trap), handling, and release of fish; and 15000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon with no more than 1 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from trapping (by fyke-net trap or
rotary screw trap), anesthetizing, fin-clipping, tagging (using passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tags), and release of fish; and 500
juvenile California Coastal Chinook salmon with less than 0.3 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from trapping (by fyke-net trap or
rotary screw trap), anesthetizing, handling, tagging (using PIT tags),
and release of fish; and 5000 juvenile Northern California steelhead
with no more than 1.5 percent unintentional mortality resulting from
trapping (by fyke-net trap or rotary screw trap), anesthetizing, fin-
clipping, tagging (using PIT tags), and release of fish. CDFG Region 1
also requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of:
2000 adult Central California Coast coho salmon, 400 adult Northern
California steelhead, with less than 1 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from trapping (by fish ladder trap or weir trap), handling,
tagging (using Floy tags), and release of fish; and 10 adult California
Coastal Chinook salmon with less than 1 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from trapping (by fish ladder trap or weir trap), handling,
tissue sampling, tagging (using Floy tags), and release of fish. CDFG
Region 1 also requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal
take of 1000 Central California Coast coho salmon carcasses, and 50
Northern California steelhead carcasses, with no permanent removal from
streams resulting from spawning surveys, handling, tagging, and
releasing of fish carcasses; and 300 Central California Coast coho
salmon carcases, 10 California Coastal Chinook salmon carcasses, and 50
Northern California steelhead carcasses, with no permanent removal from
streams resulting from spawning surveys, handling, tagging, tissue
sampling, and releasing of fish.
Project 6 is a salmonid study to investigate possible straying of
potential spawning adults and to collect adult census data. The
proposed surveys will be conducted within the Noyo River watershed, in
Mendocino County, California. CDFG Region 1 requests the authorization
for estimated annual non-lethal take of: 700 adult Central California
Coast coho salmon and 10 adult California Coastal Chinook salmon, with
no more than 1 percent mortality resulting from capture (by flume type
raceway trap or finger weir trap), counting, handling, tissue sampling,
tagging (using Floy tags), and release of fish; and 50 adult Northen
California steelhead, with no more than 0.5 percent mortality resulting
from capture (by flume type raceway trap or finger weir trap),
counting, handling, tissue sampling, tagging (using Floy tags), and
release of fish.
Project 7 is a salmonid life history and population study in the
following coastal water bodies, all located within Northern or Central
California: Casper Creek, Little River, Pudding Creek, Hollow Tree
Creek, South Fork Noyo River, Ryan Creek in Mendocino County, and
Middle Fork Eel River in Humboldt County. CDFG Region 1 requests the
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 12000
juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon, 11000
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 13000 juvenile Northern
California steelhead, and 1000 juvenile Central California Coast
steelhead, with no more than 1 percent unintentional mortality
resulting from capture (by funnel/fyke trap, backpack electrofishing,
or rotary screw trap), anesthetizing, handling, and releasing of fish.
CDFG Region 1 also requests authorization for an estimated annual non-
lethal take of: 5000 juvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast
coho salmon, 5000 juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 5000
juvenile California Coastal Chinook salmon, and 3000 juvenile Northern
California steelhead, with no more than 1 percent intentional mortality
resulting from capture (by funnel/fyke trap, backpack electrofishing,
or rotary screw trap), handling, anesthetizing, marking (by fin-
clipping) and release of fish; and 200 juvenile Southern Oregon/
Northern California Coast coho salmon; 2100 juvenile Central California
Coast coho salmon; 100 juvenile California Coastal Chinook salmon; 1500
juvenile Northern California steelhead, and 500 juvenile Central
California Coast steelhead, with no more than 1 percent mortality
resulting from capture (by funnel/fyke trap, backpack electrofishing,
or rotary screw trap), handling, anesthetizing, tissue sampling, and
release of fish. CDFG Region 1 also requests authorization for an
estimated annual non-lethal take of: 200 Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast coho salmon carcasses, and 1000 Central California
Coast coho salmon carcasses, with no permanent removal from streams
resulting from spawning surveys, handling, tagging (using hog rings),
and release of fish; and 200 Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast
coho salmon carcasses, and 500 Central California Coast coho salmon
carcasses with no permanent removal from streams resulting from
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handling, tissue sampling (by fin-clipping) and release of fish.
CDFG Region 3 requests a 5-year permit (10094) for take of juvenile
and adult Central California Coast coho salmon, California Coastal
Chinook salmon, Northern California steelhead, Central California Coast
steelhead, and South-Central California Coast steelhead associated with
3 scientific research projects located throughout the California Coast.
Project 1 is a North Bay watershed restoration and resource
assessment study including investigations of salmonid occurrence and
distribution, abundance, life history, and adult escapement. Surveys
will be supervised out of Yountville, California and conducted
throughout the rivers, streams, and reservoirs in Mendocino, Sonoma,
Napa and Marin Counties, California. CDFG Region 3 requests
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 2300 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon, with no more than 1 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing or funnel/fyke traps), handling, anesthetizing, and
release of fish; and 800 juvenile California Coastal Chinook salmon,
800 juvenile Northern California steelhead, and 7100 juvenile Central
California Coast steelhead with no more than 2 percent unintentional
mortality resulting from capture (by backpack electrofishing or funnel/
fyke traps), handling, anesthetizing, and release of fish. CDFG Region
3 also requests authorization of an estimated annual non-lethal take
of: 340 adult Central California Coast coho salmon, 140 adult
California Coastal Chinook salmon, 130 adult Northern California
steelhead, and 1050 adult Central California Coast steelhead, with no
more than 1 percent unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by
Resistance Board weir or fish ladder trap), handling, tissue sampling
(by fin-clipping or opercular-hole-punching), scale sampling, tagging
(using Floy tags), and release of fish. CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 100 Central
California Coast coho salmon carcasses, 100 California Coastal Chinook
salmon carcasses, 100 Northern California steelhead carcasses, and 100
Central California Coast steelhead carcasses, with no permanent removal
from streams resulting from spawning surveys, handling, tissue sampling
(by fin-clipping), scale sampling, and release of fish carcasses.
Project 2 is a South Bay watershed restoration and resource
assessment study including investigations of salmonid occurrence and
distribution, abundance, life history, and adult escapement. Surveys
will be supervised out of Yountville, California and conducted
throughout the rivers, streams, and reservoirs in Monterey, San Luis
Obispo, San Benito, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara,
Alameda, and Contra Costa counties, California. CDFG Region 3 requests
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 2000 juvenile
Central California Coast coho salmon, 100 juvenile California Coastal
Chinook salmon, 16400 juvenile Central California Coast steelhead, and
6200 juvenile South-Central California Coast steelhead, with no more
than 1 percent unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by
backpack electrofishing, funnel/fyke traps or beach seining), handling,
anesthetizing, and release of fish. CDFG Region 3 also requests
authorization of an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 310 adult
Central California Coast coho salmon, 10 adult California Coastal
Chinook salmon, 1060 adult Central California Coast steelhead, and 120
adult South-Central California Coast steelhead, with no more than 1
percent unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by Resistance
Board weir or fish ladder trap), handling, tissue sampling (by fin-
clipping or opercular-hole-punching), scale sampling, tagging (using
Floy tags), and release of fish. CDFG Region 1 also requests
authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 100 Central
California Coast coho salmon carcasses, 100 California Coastal Chinook
salmon carcasses, 100 Central California Coast steelhead carcasses, and
100 South-Central California Coast steelhead carcasses, with no
permanent removal from streams resulting from spawning surveys,
handling, tissue sampling (by fin-clipping or opercular-hole-punching),
scale sampling, and release of fish carcasses.
Project 3 is a Bay Delta Region wild trout assessment study
including investigations of salmonid abundance, life history,
occurrence and distribution. Surveys will be supervised out of
Yountville, California and conducted throughout the rivers, streams,
and reservoirs in Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Mateo, San
Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Alameda, Yolo, Solano, Sacramento,
San Joaquin, and Contra Coast counties, California. CDFG Region 3
requests authorization for an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 100
juvenile Central California Coast coho salmon, 100 juvenile California
Coastal Chinook salmon, 1000 juvenile Northern California steelhead,
1000 juvenile Central California Coast steelhead, and 1000 juvenile
South-Central California Coast steelhead, with no more than 2 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing or hook & line), handling, anesthetizing, and release of
fish. CDFG Region 3 also requests authorization of an estimated annual
non-lethal take of: 1 adult Central California Coast coho salmon, 1
adult California Coastal Chinook salmon, 10 adult Northern California
steelhead, 10 adult Central California Coast steelhead, and 10 adult
South-Central California Coast steelhead, with no more than 1 percent
unintentional mortality resulting from capture (by backpack
electrofishing or hook & line), handling, tissue sampling (by fin-
clipping), scale sampling, and release of fish.
Dated: January 11, 2008.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-688 Filed 1-15-08; 8:45 am]
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