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Dated: December 10, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for
scientific research permits; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received applications for
scientific research from Thomas R.
Payne and Associates (TRPA) in Arcata,
CA (15542), the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation
District (GCID) in Willows, CA (15573),
the University of California at Davis
(UC–Davis) in Davis, CA (15926), and
Natural Resource Scientists,
Incorporated (NRSI) in Red Bluff, CA
(16083). These permits would affect the
Federally endangered Sacramento River
winter-run Chinook salmon and the
threatened Central Valley spring-run
Chinook salmon Evolutionarily
Significant Units (ESUs), the Federally
threatened Central Valley steelhead
Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and
the Federally threatened southern DPS
of North American green sturgeon
(southern DPS green sturgeon). This
document serves to notify the public of
the availability of the permit
applications for review and comment.
DATES: Written comments on the permit
applications must be received no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on
January 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by email must be sent to the following
address; FRNpermitsSAC@noaa.gov.
The applications and related documents
are available for review by appointment,
for permits: Protected Resources
Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite
5–100, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916–
930–3606, fax: 916–930–3629).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley Witalis at phone number 916–
930–3606 or e-mail:
Shirley.Witalis@noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits and permit
modifications, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a
finding that such permits/modifications:
(1) Are applied for in good faith; (2)
would not operate to the disadvantage
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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 and modifications 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 Federallylisted endangered Sacramento River
winter-run Chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) ESU,
threatened Central Valley spring-run
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) ESU,
threatened Central Valley steelhead (O.
mykiss) DPS, and threatened southern
DPS of North American green sturgeon
(Acipenser medirostris).
Applications Received
TRPA requests a 10-year permit
(15542) for take of juvenile and adult
Central Valley steelhead while
conducting fish monitoring surveys in
lower Putah Creek, a tributary in the
Sacramento River basin, California. The
surveys are conducted under the
auspices of the Lower Putah Creek
Coordinating Committee (LPCCC) to
monitor the annual fluctuations in the
abundance, distribution, condition, and
health of fishes in lower Putah Creek,
and determine if flow management
actions by the LPCCC are attaining
desired goals. TRPA anticipates an
annual non-lethal take of 200 juvenile
(with an estimated total of 2 percent
non-intentional mortality) and 2 adult
steelhead. TRPA proposes to capture
fish by boat electrofisher and dipnet;
sample fish for species identification,
tags, marks and finclips, lengths and
weights; and release fish back into
Putah Creek.
GCID requests a 5-year permit (15573)
for monitoring activities associated with
juvenile Sacramento River winter-run
and Central Valley spring-run Chinook
salmon, and Central Valley steelhead
emigration on the Sacramento River at
the GCID fish screen bypass channel
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(river mile 206). Rotary screw-trap (RST)
operations have been on-going at the
GCID fish screen by the State of
California from 1991 through 2009.
GCID proposes continuous monitoring
operations by RST, and the capture,
identification and enumeration of fish to
species. A subsample of 30 captured
salmon will be anesthetized, measured,
revived and released downstream from
the trapping location. GCID anticipates
an annual non-lethal take of up to 4,000
natural and 500 hatchery juvenile
winter-run Chinook salmon (with an
estimated 1 percent non-intentional
mortality), 1,000 natural and 500
hatchery juvenile spring-run Chinook
salmon (with an estimated 1 percent
non-intentional mortality), 500 natural
and 500 hatchery juvenile steelhead
(with an estimated 1 percent nonintentional mortality), and 50 natural
juvenile southern DPS green sturgeon
(including an estimated .02 percent nonintentional mortality).
The University of California at Davis
(UCD) requests a five-year permit
(15926) for the possession and
genotyping (single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) analyses) of
Sacramento River winter-run and
Central Valley spring-run Chinook
salmon and Central Valley steelhead
tissues currently maintained in the
California Department of Fish and Game
Salmonid Tissue Archive and those to
be collected in future non-lethal agency
and research trapping activities. UCD
anticipates possession of natural and
hatchery-origin fish tissues
representative of salmonid populations
throughout the Central Valley,
California. The results of this study will
contribute to the genetic management
and hatchery operations regarding
Chinook salmon and steelhead
reintroductions to the upper San
Joaquin River system, with a focus on
potential natural recolonization and
effective population size of spring-run
populations and a broad genetic
diversity assessment.
The Natural Resource Scientists,
Incorporated (NRSI) requests a 2-year
permit (16083) for take of juvenile
Sacramento River winter-run Chinook
salmon, Central Valley spring-run
Chinook salmon, Central Valley
steelhead, and southern DPS of green
sturgeon while conducting site-specific
research at five irrigation diversion
outfall sites within the Sacramento
River and Delta system, California.
Entrained fish will be collected via fyke
net, and sampled from March through
January of each year to encompass the
primary irrigation season. The research
is part of an on-going investigation into
developing criteria for prioritizing fish
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screening projects, and will correlate
fish entrainment with the physical,
hydraulic, and habitat variables at each
diversion site. All fish will be identified
as to species, enumerated, measured for
length, and placed back into the canals;
all entrained fish captured live will be
returned to the river. Sampling at each
diversion site will be performed
continuously from March 1 through
January 31 during the study period.
NRSI requests authorization for an
estimated annual non-lethal take of
1,227 juvenile winter-run Chinook
salmon,1,341 juvenile spring-run
Chinook salmon, 150 juvenile steelhead,
and 145 juvenile green sturgeon. No
indirect mortality is anticipated during
fish capture and sampling activities
carried out for the study.
Dated: December 9, 2010.
Therese Conant,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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only Federal Advisory Committee with
responsibility to advise the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere on strategies for research,
education, and application of science to
operations and information services.
SAB activities and advice provide
necessary input to ensure that National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) science
programs are of the highest quality and
provide optimal support to resource
management.
Matters To Be Considered: The agenda
for the meeting is as follows:
Date and Time: Wednesday,
December 22, 2010, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Eastern Time.
Agenda
1. Consideration of the Report from
the External Review of the Cooperative
Institute for Limnology and Ecosystem
Research.
Dated: December 9, 2010.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer-Chief Administrative
Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board. The members
will discuss and provide advice on
issues outlined in the agenda below.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for:
Wednesday, December 22 from 11–12
p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public
access is available at: NOAA, SSMC 3,
Room 12836, 1315 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, MD.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm.
11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–
734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, E-mail:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Science Advisory Board (SAB) was
established by a Decision Memorandum
dated September 25, 1997, and is the
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Channel Islands National Park, 1901
Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001
[Responsible Party: Daniel Richards] has
been issued a permit to take black
abalone for purposes of scientific
research and enhancement.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,
MD 20910; phone (301) 713–2289; fax
(301) 713–0376; and
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–
4001; fax (562) 980–4018.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XA081
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of applications for scientific research permits;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received applications for
scientific research from Thomas R. Payne and Associates (TRPA) in
Arcata, CA (15542), the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) in
Willows, CA (15573), the University of California at Davis (UC-Davis)
in Davis, CA (15926), and Natural Resource Scientists, Incorporated
(NRSI) in Red Bluff, CA (16083). These permits would affect the
Federally endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon and the
threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon Evolutionarily
Significant Units (ESUs), the Federally threatened Central Valley
steelhead Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and the Federally
threatened southern DPS of North American green sturgeon (southern DPS
green sturgeon). This document serves to notify the public of the
availability of the permit applications for review and comment.
DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received no
later than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by e-mail must be sent to the following
address; FRNpermitsSAC@noaa.gov. The applications and related documents
are available for review by appointment, for permits: Protected
Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-100, Sacramento, CA
95814 (ph: 916-930-3606, fax: 916-930-3629).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley Witalis at phone number 916-
930-3606 or e-mail: Shirley.Witalis@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on
a finding that such permits/modifications: (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 and modifications 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-listed endangered Sacramento
River winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) ESU,
threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
ESU, threatened Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss) DPS, and
threatened southern DPS of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser
medirostris).
Applications Received
TRPA requests a 10-year permit (15542) for take of juvenile and
adult Central Valley steelhead while conducting fish monitoring surveys
in lower Putah Creek, a tributary in the Sacramento River basin,
California. The surveys are conducted under the auspices of the Lower
Putah Creek Coordinating Committee (LPCCC) to monitor the annual
fluctuations in the abundance, distribution, condition, and health of
fishes in lower Putah Creek, and determine if flow management actions
by the LPCCC are attaining desired goals. TRPA anticipates an annual
non-lethal take of 200 juvenile (with an estimated total of 2 percent
non-intentional mortality) and 2 adult steelhead. TRPA proposes to
capture fish by boat electrofisher and dipnet; sample fish for species
identification, tags, marks and finclips, lengths and weights; and
release fish back into Putah Creek.
GCID requests a 5-year permit (15573) for monitoring activities
associated with juvenile Sacramento River winter-run and Central Valley
spring-run Chinook salmon, and Central Valley steelhead emigration on
the Sacramento River at the GCID fish screen bypass channel
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(river mile 206). Rotary screw-trap (RST) operations have been on-going
at the GCID fish screen by the State of California from 1991 through
2009. GCID proposes continuous monitoring operations by RST, and the
capture, identification and enumeration of fish to species. A subsample
of 30 captured salmon will be anesthetized, measured, revived and
released downstream from the trapping location. GCID anticipates an
annual non-lethal take of up to 4,000 natural and 500 hatchery juvenile
winter-run Chinook salmon (with an estimated 1 percent non-intentional
mortality), 1,000 natural and 500 hatchery juvenile spring-run Chinook
salmon (with an estimated 1 percent non-intentional mortality), 500
natural and 500 hatchery juvenile steelhead (with an estimated 1
percent non-intentional mortality), and 50 natural juvenile southern
DPS green sturgeon (including an estimated .02 percent non-intentional
mortality).
The University of California at Davis (UCD) requests a five-year
permit (15926) for the possession and genotyping (single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) analyses) of Sacramento River winter-run and Central
Valley spring-run Chinook salmon and Central Valley steelhead tissues
currently maintained in the California Department of Fish and Game
Salmonid Tissue Archive and those to be collected in future non-lethal
agency and research trapping activities. UCD anticipates possession of
natural and hatchery-origin fish tissues representative of salmonid
populations throughout the Central Valley, California. The results of
this study will contribute to the genetic management and hatchery
operations regarding Chinook salmon and steelhead reintroductions to
the upper San Joaquin River system, with a focus on potential natural
recolonization and effective population size of spring-run populations
and a broad genetic diversity assessment.
The Natural Resource Scientists, Incorporated (NRSI) requests a 2-
year permit (16083) for take of juvenile Sacramento River winter-run
Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, Central
Valley steelhead, and southern DPS of green sturgeon while conducting
site-specific research at five irrigation diversion outfall sites
within the Sacramento River and Delta system, California. Entrained
fish will be collected via fyke net, and sampled from March through
January of each year to encompass the primary irrigation season. The
research is part of an on-going investigation into developing criteria
for prioritizing fish screening projects, and will correlate fish
entrainment with the physical, hydraulic, and habitat variables at each
diversion site. All fish will be identified as to species, enumerated,
measured for length, and placed back into the canals; all entrained
fish captured live will be returned to the river. Sampling at each
diversion site will be performed continuously from March 1 through
January 31 during the study period. NRSI requests authorization for an
estimated annual non-lethal take of 1,227 juvenile winter-run Chinook
salmon,1,341 juvenile spring-run Chinook salmon, 150 juvenile
steelhead, and 145 juvenile green sturgeon. No indirect mortality is
anticipated during fish capture and sampling activities carried out for
the study.
Dated: December 9, 2010.
Therese Conant,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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