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from the scope of the petition. Finally,
that the hand truck may exhibit physical
characteristics in addition to the vertical
frame, the handling area, the projecting
edges or toe plate, and the two wheels
at or near the lower section of the
vertical frame, is not a basis for
exclusion of the hand truck from the
scope of the petition. Examples of
names commonly used to reference
hand trucks are hand truck, convertible
hand truck, appliance hand truck,
cylinder hand truck, bag truck, dolly, or
hand trolley. They are typically
imported under heading 8716.80.50.10
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’), although
they may also be imported under
heading 8716.80.50.90. Specific parts of
a hand truck, namely the vertical frame,
the handling area and the projecting
edges or toe plate, or any combination
thereof, are typically imported under
heading 8716.90.50.60 of the HTSUS.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the Department’s written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Excluded from the scope are small
two–wheel or four–wheel utility carts
specifically designed for carrying loads
like personal bags or luggage in which
the frame is made from telescoping
tubular material measuring less than 5/
8 inch in diameter; hand trucks that use
motorized operations either to move the
hand truck from one location to the next
or to assist in the lifting of items placed
on the hand truck; vertical carriers
designed specifically to transport golf
bags; and wheels and tires used in the
manufacture of hand trucks.
to CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of these final results of
review. We will direct CBP to assess the
appropriate assessment rate (zero
percent) against the entered customs
values for the subject merchandise on
each of New–Tec’s entries during the
period of review.
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The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
new shipper review for all shipments of
the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after date of
publication, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’): (1) for subject
merchandise exported and produced by
New–Tec, no cash deposit will be
required; (2) for subject merchandise
exported but not produced by New–Tec,
the cash deposit rate will be the PRC–
wide rate (383.60 percent); and (3) for
subject merchandise manufactured by
New–Tec but exported by a party other
than New–Tec, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate applicable to the
exporter. These deposit requirements
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
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Dated: July 21, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Cash Deposit Requirements
This notice also serves as a final
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 entry during this review
Analysis of Comment Received
period. Failure to comply with this
No comments were received.
requirement could result in the
Final Results of the Review
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of the antidumping
The Department has determined that
duties occurred and the subsequent
the following weighted–average margin
assessment of double antidumping
exists for New–Tec for the period
duties.
December 1, 2006, through May 31,
2007.
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
HAND TRUCKS AND PARTS THEREOF
protective orders (‘‘APO’’) of their
FROM THE PRC
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
Weighted–Average disclosed under APO in accordance
Exporter
Margin (Percent)
with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
New–Tec Integration
(Xiamen) Co., Ltd. .....
0.00 of APO materials or conversion to
judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the regulations and terms of an APO is a
violation which is subject to sanction.
Department will determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
This new shipper review and this
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
notice are published in accordance with
appropriate entries. The Department
sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the
intends to issue assessment instructions Act.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XJ70
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for one scientific
research permit, two permit
modifications, and three permit
renewals.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received six scientific
research permit application requests
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 applications must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
September 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
applications should be sent to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments
may also be sent via fax to 503–230–
5441 or by e-mail to
resapps.nwr@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (503) 231–
2005, Fax: (503) 230–5441, e-mail:
Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available
from the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): threatened lower
Columbia River (LCR), threatened upper
Willamette River (UWR), endangered
upper Columbia River (UCR), threatened
Snake River (SR) spring/summer (spr/
sum), threatened SR fall, threatened
Puget Sound (PS).
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Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened
Columbia River (CR), threatened Hood
Canal summer (HCS).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened
LCR, threatened UWR, threatened
middle Columbia River (MCR),
threatened SR, endangered UCR,
threatened PS.
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened
LCR, threatened Oregon Coast (OC).
Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):
endangered SR.
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). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
Applications Received
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Permit 1290 – Modification
Permit 1290 currently authorizes the
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
(NWFSC) to take juvenile UCR Chinook
salmon, UCR steelhead, SN spring/
summer Chinook salmon, SR fall
Chinook salmon, SR sockeye salmon, SR
steelhead, MCR steelhead, UWR
Chinook salmon, UWR steelhead, LCR
Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR
steelhead, and CR chum salmon
associated with research to be
conducted in the Columbia River
estuary. They are asking to modify the
permit so they may be allowed to take
adult salmon and steelhead and a larger
number of juveniles. The purposes of
the research are to (1) determine the
prevalence and intensity of pathogens in
juvenile salmonids and (2) investigate
the relationship between forage fish
populations in the estuary and salmonid
estuarine/marine survival. The research
would benefit the fish by contributing
information on (1) the extent to which
diseases affect the growth and survival
of juvenile salmonids in the estuarine
and early ocean environments and (2)
the relative relationship between forage
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fish abundance and salmonid survival
in the estuary and marine environments.
If adequate fish samples cannot be
obtained from the Columbia River
estuary, the researchers seek to collect
fish at the juvenile bypass at Bonneville
Dam. Juvenile salmonids would be
variously collected (using beach and
purse seines), anesthetized, weighed,
scanned for tags, fin clipped, sampled
for stomach contents, allowed to recover
from the anesthesia, and released. Not
all fish would have all these procedures,
but all would be anesthetized. Some
juvenile salmonids would be killed for
pathogen analyses and a few more may
die as an unintended result of the
research. Any fish that are killed
unintentionally will be retained in place
those intentionally killed.
Permit 1484 – Renewal
The Washington Department of
Natural Resources (WDNR) is requesting
to renew permit 1484 for a period of five
years. The original permit was in place
for five years with one modification; it
expires on December 31, 2008. Under
the new permit, the WDNR would
conduct research that would annually
take juvenile PS chinook salmon, LCR
chinook salmon, LCR steelhead, and CR
chum salmon in WDNR-managed forest
lands. The purpose of the research is to
conduct surveys to identify stream types
and thereby benefit listed species by
increasing the size of riparian zones and
protecting the habitat needed for
healthy salmonid populations. The
WDNR proposes to capture the fish
(using backpack electrofishing
equipment), identify, and release them.
The WDNR does not intend to kill any
of the fish being captured, but a small
number may die as an unintended result
of the research activities.
Permit 1487 – Renewal
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS) is requesting to renew permit
1487 for a period of five years. The
original permit was in place for five
years with one modification; it expires
on December 31, 2008. Under the new
permit, the FWS would annually
capture, handle, and release juvenile
LCR steelhead, LCR chinook salmon,
LCR coho and CR chum salmon. The
research would take place in Cedar
Creek, a tributary to the Lewis River in
Washington State. The purpose of the
research is to estimate the abundance
and determine migration timing of
recently-metamorphosed lamprey and
juvenile salmonids. The research would
benefit the fish by providing
information on the population
characteristics and, ultimately, would
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help managers assess population
responses to recovery measures.
The FWS proposes to capture the fish
using backpack electrofishing
equipment, pot traps, rotary screw traps,
inclined-plane traps, and possibly other
types of traps. Once captured, the
salmonids would be held temporarily in
buckets of aerated water, identified, and
released. The FWS does not intend to
kill any of the fish being captured, but
a small number may die as an
unintended result of the research
activities.
Permit 1559 – Renewal
The Oregon State University (OSU) is
requesting to renew permit 1559 for a
period of one year. The original permit
was in place for three years with one
amendment; it expires on December 31,
2008. Under the new permit, the OSU
would take adult and juvenile PS
Chinook salmon, PS steelhead, UCR
Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR
spring/summer Chinook salmon, SR fall
Chinook salmon, SR steelhead, MCR
steelhead, UWR Chinook salmon, UWR
steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR
coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum
salmon, and OC coho salmon in
randomly-selected river systems in
Oregon and Washington. The research is
designed to help managers assess the
condition of rivers and streams in the 12
coterminous western states and evaluate
and develop scientifically and
statistically rigorous field protocols for
assessing large (unwadeable) rivers. The
study would benefit listed salmonids by
providing baseline information about
water quality in the study areas and
helping managers enforce the Clean
Water Act in those river systems where
listed fish are present. The OSU
proposes to capture fish (using raftmounted electrofishing equipment),
sample them for biological information,
and release them. The researchers will
seek to avoid adult salmonids, but some
may be handled as an unintentional
result of the sampling. Moreover, OSU
does not intend to kill any fish being
captured but some juvenile fish may die
as an unintended result of the research
activities.
Permit 1609 – Modification
The R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.
(R2) is asking to modify Permit 1609.
The permit currently authorizes R2 to
take juvenile PS Chinook and steelhead
during research to designed to
determine the relative abundance and
distribution of juvenile salmonids in
relation to mainstem and off-channel
habitat types in the Sultan River, Puget
Sound, Washington. The modification
would increase the take of juvenile
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Chinook and extend the research period
through 2009. Information gathered by
this study will be used to help develop
the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric
Project management plan. The study
will help resource managers design
water management strategies and habitat
protection and restoration projects for
salmonids. The researchers propose to
conduct snorkeling and electrofishing
surveys for juvenile salmonids.
Supplemental sampling may also be
conducted using minnow traps. Fish
will be captured, anesthetized,
measured, checked for hatchery marks,
allowed to recover, and released. The
researchers do not intend to kill any
listed fish but a small number may die
as an unintended result of the activities.
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Permit 13434
Dated: August 12, 2008.
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
RIN 0648–XJ74
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Washington State Department of
Ecology (DOE) is requesting a two-year
research permit to take juvenile and
adult UCR spring-run Chinook salmon,
UCR steelhead, SR spring/summer
Chinook salmon, SR fall Chinook
salmon, SR sockeye salmon, MCR
steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR
coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum
salmon, PS Chinook salmon, PS
steelhead, and HCS chum salmon. The
DOE would conduct surveys for the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
National Rivers and Streams
Assessment project. The purpose of the
research is to assess the condition of
Washington’s rivers and streams and
establish a baseline description for
future comparisons. The information
gathered by this research would benefit
listed salmonids by helping resource
managers evaluate water quality
conditions and ecological health of
habitats occupied by listed salmonids.
The applicant proposes to capture fish
with backpack and boat electrofishing
equipment in randomly selected streams
throughout Washington. Listed fish
would be enumerated and immediately
released. The applicant does not intend
to kill any listed fish species, 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 applications, associated
documents, and comments submitted to
determine whether the applications
meet 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
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notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
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The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Committee in September, 2008
to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 9
a.m. and Thursday, September 11, 2008,
at 8:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: This meeting will be
held at the Hotel Providence, 311
Westminister Street, Providence, RI
02903; telephone: (401) 861–8000; fax:
(401) 861–8002.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
committee will review Section 7
Endangered Species Act Consultation
for the Scallop FMP (Biological
Opinion) and develop potential
management measures to comply with
findings of biological opinion. The
committee will also review input from
Scallop Advisory Panel on development
of Amendment 15 alternatives to date
and discuss additional measures for
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consideration in Amendment 15. The
primary management topics include:
implementation of annual catch limits
(ACLs); measures to rationalize the
limited access scallop fishery; revision
of the overfishing definition;
modifications to specific aspects of the
general category limited entry program
implemented by Amendment 11;
measures to address EFH closed areas in
the Scallop FMP if the EFH Omnibus
Amendment is delayed; alternatives to
improve the research set-aside program;
and modifying the start date of the
scallop fishing year. The committee may
discuss other topics at their discretion.
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, at 978–
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 12, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Transmittal Nos. 08–60]
36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification
Department of Defense, Defense
Security Cooperation Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of a
section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.
This is published to fulfill the
requirements of section 155 of Public
Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601–
3740.
The following is a copy of a letter to
the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Transmittals 08–60
with attached transmittal, policy
justification, and Sensitivity of
Technology.
Dated: August 5, 2008.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XJ70
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for one scientific research permit, two permit
modifications, and three permit renewals.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received six scientific
research permit application requests 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 applications
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on September 15,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the applications should be sent to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232-1274. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-230-
5441 or by e-mail to resapps.nwr@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (503) 231-
2005, Fax: (503) 230-5441, e-mail: Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available from the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened lower
Columbia River (LCR), threatened upper Willamette River (UWR),
endangered upper Columbia River (UCR), threatened Snake River (SR)
spring/summer (spr/sum), threatened SR fall, threatened Puget Sound
(PS).
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Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened Columbia River (CR), threatened
Hood Canal summer (HCS).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened LCR, threatened UWR, threatened
middle Columbia River (MCR), threatened SR, endangered UCR, threatened
PS.
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened LCR, threatened Oregon Coast
(OC).
Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): endangered SR.
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). Such hearings are held at the
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS.
Applications Received
Permit 1290 - Modification
Permit 1290 currently authorizes the Northwest Fisheries Science
Center (NWFSC) to take juvenile UCR Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SN
spring/summer Chinook salmon, SR fall Chinook salmon, SR sockeye
salmon, SR steelhead, MCR steelhead, UWR Chinook salmon, UWR steelhead,
LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, and CR chum salmon
associated with research to be conducted in the Columbia River estuary.
They are asking to modify the permit so they may be allowed to take
adult salmon and steelhead and a larger number of juveniles. The
purposes of the research are to (1) determine the prevalence and
intensity of pathogens in juvenile salmonids and (2) investigate the
relationship between forage fish populations in the estuary and
salmonid estuarine/marine survival. The research would benefit the fish
by contributing information on (1) the extent to which diseases affect
the growth and survival of juvenile salmonids in the estuarine and
early ocean environments and (2) the relative relationship between
forage fish abundance and salmonid survival in the estuary and marine
environments. If adequate fish samples cannot be obtained from the
Columbia River estuary, the researchers seek to collect fish at the
juvenile bypass at Bonneville Dam. Juvenile salmonids would be
variously collected (using beach and purse seines), anesthetized,
weighed, scanned for tags, fin clipped, sampled for stomach contents,
allowed to recover from the anesthesia, and released. Not all fish
would have all these procedures, but all would be anesthetized. Some
juvenile salmonids would be killed for pathogen analyses and a few more
may die as an unintended result of the research. Any fish that are
killed unintentionally will be retained in place those intentionally
killed.
Permit 1484 - Renewal
The Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is requesting
to renew permit 1484 for a period of five years. The original permit
was in place for five years with one modification; it expires on
December 31, 2008. Under the new permit, the WDNR would conduct
research that would annually take juvenile PS chinook salmon, LCR
chinook salmon, LCR steelhead, and CR chum salmon in WDNR-managed
forest lands. The purpose of the research is to conduct surveys to
identify stream types and thereby benefit listed species by increasing
the size of riparian zones and protecting the habitat needed for
healthy salmonid populations. The WDNR proposes to capture the fish
(using backpack electrofishing equipment), identify, and release them.
The WDNR does not intend to kill any of the fish being captured, but a
small number may die as an unintended result of the research
activities.
Permit 1487 - Renewal
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is requesting to renew
permit 1487 for a period of five years. The original permit was in
place for five years with one modification; it expires on December 31,
2008. Under the new permit, the FWS would annually capture, handle, and
release juvenile LCR steelhead, LCR chinook salmon, LCR coho and CR
chum salmon. The research would take place in Cedar Creek, a tributary
to the Lewis River in Washington State. The purpose of the research is
to estimate the abundance and determine migration timing of recently-
metamorphosed lamprey and juvenile salmonids. The research would
benefit the fish by providing information on the population
characteristics and, ultimately, would help managers assess population
responses to recovery measures.
The FWS proposes to capture the fish using backpack electrofishing
equipment, pot traps, rotary screw traps, inclined-plane traps, and
possibly other types of traps. Once captured, the salmonids would be
held temporarily in buckets of aerated water, identified, and released.
The FWS does not intend to kill any of the fish being captured, but a
small number may die as an unintended result of the research
activities.
Permit 1559 - Renewal
The Oregon State University (OSU) is requesting to renew permit
1559 for a period of one year. The original permit was in place for
three years with one amendment; it expires on December 31, 2008. Under
the new permit, the OSU would take adult and juvenile PS Chinook
salmon, PS steelhead, UCR Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR spring/
summer Chinook salmon, SR fall Chinook salmon, SR steelhead, MCR
steelhead, UWR Chinook salmon, UWR steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR
coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum salmon, and OC coho salmon in
randomly-selected river systems in Oregon and Washington. The research
is designed to help managers assess the condition of rivers and streams
in the 12 coterminous western states and evaluate and develop
scientifically and statistically rigorous field protocols for assessing
large (unwadeable) rivers. The study would benefit listed salmonids by
providing baseline information about water quality in the study areas
and helping managers enforce the Clean Water Act in those river systems
where listed fish are present. The OSU proposes to capture fish (using
raft-mounted electrofishing equipment), sample them for biological
information, and release them. The researchers will seek to avoid adult
salmonids, but some may be handled as an unintentional result of the
sampling. Moreover, OSU does not intend to kill any fish being captured
but some juvenile fish may die as an unintended result of the research
activities.
Permit 1609 - Modification
The R2 Resource Consultants, Inc. (R2) is asking to modify Permit
1609. The permit currently authorizes R2 to take juvenile PS Chinook
and steelhead during research to designed to determine the relative
abundance and distribution of juvenile salmonids in relation to
mainstem and off-channel habitat types in the Sultan River, Puget
Sound, Washington. The modification would increase the take of juvenile
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Chinook and extend the research period through 2009. Information
gathered by this study will be used to help develop the Henry M.
Jackson Hydroelectric Project management plan. The study will help
resource managers design water management strategies and habitat
protection and restoration projects for salmonids. The researchers
propose to conduct snorkeling and electrofishing surveys for juvenile
salmonids. Supplemental sampling may also be conducted using minnow
traps. Fish will be captured, anesthetized, measured, checked for
hatchery marks, allowed to recover, and released. The researchers do
not intend to kill any listed fish but a small number may die as an
unintended result of the activities.
Permit 13434
The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) is requesting a
two-year research permit to take juvenile and adult UCR spring-run
Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR spring/summer Chinook salmon, SR fall
Chinook salmon, SR sockeye salmon, MCR steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon,
LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum salmon, PS Chinook salmon, PS
steelhead, and HCS chum salmon. The DOE would conduct surveys for the
Environmental Protection Agency's National Rivers and Streams
Assessment project. The purpose of the research is to assess the
condition of Washington's rivers and streams and establish a baseline
description for future comparisons. The information gathered by this
research would benefit listed salmonids by helping resource managers
evaluate water quality conditions and ecological health of habitats
occupied by listed salmonids. The applicant proposes to capture fish
with backpack and boat electrofishing equipment in randomly selected
streams throughout Washington. Listed fish would be enumerated and
immediately released. The applicant does not intend to kill any listed
fish species, 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 applications, associated documents, and comments
submitted to determine whether the applications meet 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: August 12, 2008.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-18945 Filed 8-14-08; 8:45 am]
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