Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, 39856-39857 [2011-17076]

Download as PDF 39856 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 130 / Thursday, July 7, 2011 / Notices Assessment The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. SRF shall be assessed countervailing duties at rates equal to the cash deposit of the estimated countervailing 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 intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP within 15 days of publication of this notice. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (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). Dated: June 29, 2011. Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2011–17070 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RIN 0648–XA537 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Issuance of three scientific research permits. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permit 15548 to T.R. Payne and Associates, Permit 14419 to the Sonoma County Water Agency, and Permit 16115 to URS Corporation. SUMMARY: 16:26 Jul 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 Authority The 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 (50 CFR parts 222–226) governing listed fish and wildlife permits. Species Covered in This Notice This notice is relevant to federally endangered Central California Coast coho salmon (Oncorhyncus kisutch), threatened California Coastal Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and threatened Central California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss). Permits Issued National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration VerDate Mar<15>2010 The approved application for each permit is available on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS), https:// apps.nmfs.noaa.gov Web site by searching the permit number within the Search Database page. The applications, issued permits and supporting documents are also available upon written request or by appointment: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa, California 95404 (ph: (707) 575– 6097, fax: (707) 578–3435). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn at 707–575–6097, or e-mail: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: Permit 15548 A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research permit (15548) was published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2010 (75 FR 76400). Permit 15548 was issued to T.R. Payne and Associates on March 21, 2011. Permit 15548 authorizes capture by backpack electrofishing, handling (measuring), and release of juvenile Central California Coast (CCC) steelhead. Permit 15548 authorizes unintentional lethal take of: juvenile CCC steelhead not to exceed 3 percent of the total number of fish captured. Permit 15548 does not authorize any lethal take of adult CCC steelhead. PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Permit 15548 is for research to be conducted in Suisun Creek, Green Valley Creek, and Ledgewood Creek in Solano and Napa counties in California. The purpose of the project is to collect data in these watersheds to monitor the distribution, relative abundance and diversity of the fish populations and to describe the existing habitat conditions. Permit 15548 expires on December 31, 2021. Permit 14419 A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research permit (14419) was published in the Federal Register on February 15, 2011 (76 FR 8713). Permit 14419 was issued to the Sonoma County Water Agency on April 25, 2011. Permit 14419 authorizes the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) to take adult and juvenile California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon, adult and juvenile Central California Coast (CCC) coho salmon, and adult and juvenile CCC steelhead associated with five research projects in the Russian River watershed in central California. The goal is to detect and depict trends in ESA-listed salmonid populations in the Russian River watershed and to monitor the results of salmonid habitat enhancement efforts in this watershed. Under Permit 14419, authorized researched methods include downstream-migrant trapping (rotary screw traps, fyke nets, and pipe/funnel nets), electrofishing (backpack and boat), beach seining, fin-clipping, scale sampling, passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagging, acoustic/ radio telemetry, gastric lavage, otolith extraction, and anesthetizing and handling fish. Permit 14419 does not authorize any intentional lethal take of ESA-listed salmonids. Permit 14419 authorizes unintentional lethal take of ESA-listed salmonids associated with research activities not to exceed three percent of the annual total expected take for each species and life-stage. Permit 14419 expires on December 31, 2021. Permit 16115 A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research permit (16115) was published in the Federal Register on March 22, 2011 (76 FR 15946). Permit 16115 was issued to URS Corporation on June 3, 2011. Permit 16115 authorizes capture by backpack electrofishing, handling (measuring), and release of juvenile Central California Coast (CCC) steelhead. Permit 16115 authorizes unintentional lethal take of juvenile CCC steelhead not to exceed four percent of the total number of fish E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 130 / Thursday, July 7, 2011 / Notices captured. Permit 16115 does not authorize any lethal take of adult CCC steelhead. Permit 16115 is for research to be conducted in the Guadalupe River watershed in Santa Clara County, California. The main purpose of the project is to assess mercury levels within individuals of two non ESAlisted target species. In addition to this work, the project will also collect CCC steelhead to determine CCC steelhead presence/absence, distribution, and to determine habitat use and preference within the Guadalupe River watershed. Permit 16115 expires on December 31, 2016. Dated: June 30, 2011. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–17076 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XA549 Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Council to convene a public meeting. AGENCY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of the Standing, Special Reef Fish and Special Mackerel Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC). DATES: The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 and conclude by 3 p.m., Thursday, July 28, 2011. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Atran, Population Dynamics Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; telephone: (813) 348–1630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Standing, Special Mackerel and Special Reef SSC will meet jointly on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 to receive a presentation on the Southeast Data, Assessment and Review (SEDAR) process. The Standing and Special Mackerel SSC will review, sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Jul 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 revise if necessary, and approve the terms of reference for a SEDAR 28 benchmark assessment on Spanish mackerel and cobia to be conducted in 2012. The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC will discuss the rationale for their previous recommendation that the 2012 SEDAR 31 red snapper assessment be changed from a standard assessment to a benchmark assessment, plus the potential benefits and drawbacks to requesting yield streams and managing the red snapper fishery in terms of numbers of fish rather than biomass. The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC will then review, revise if necessary, and approve the terms of reference for the SEDAR 31 red snapper assessment. This assessment is currently scheduled to be conducted in 2012 as a standard assessment, but the Council, based on the recommendation of the SSC, has requested that it be a benchmark assessment. The remainder of the meeting, July 27–28, will be a joint meeting of the Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC. The SSC will first receive a presentation from NOAA General Counsel on what constitutes best available scientific information. The SSC will then review and suggest modifications to the process for deciding levels of acceptable biological catch (ABC). This will include a review of the ABC control rule developed for the Generic Annual Catch Limits/Accountability Measures Amendment, a discussion of risk vs. uncertainty, and a review of the P* methodology for determining the buffer between the overfishing limit and ABC. Finally, the SSC will receive a report on an Ecosystem SSC meeting that was held June 28–30, 2011, and will discuss the role of the Ecosystem SSC with respect to the Standing SSC. Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by calling (813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded from the Council’s ftp site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org. Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come before the Scientific and Statistical Committees for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions of the Scientific and Statistical Committees will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39857 the Council’s intent to take action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy Pereira at the Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior to the meeting. Dated: July 1, 2011. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2011–16985 Filed 7–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Alaska Coastal Management Program Withdrawal From the National Coastal Management Program Under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (Commerce). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: By operation of Alaska State law, the federally approved Alaska Coastal Management Program expired on July 1, 2011, resulting in a withdrawal from participation in the CZMA’s National Coastal Management Program. The CZMA Federal consistency provision, section 307, no longer applies in Alaska. In addition, Alaska is no longer eligible for CZMA grants under sections 306, 306A, 308, 309 or 310. (CZMA section 315 grants are not affected.) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joelle Gore, Chief, Coastal Programs Divisions, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA, at 301– 563–1177. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Coastal Management Program (ACMP) was approved by NOAA in 1979 as a voluntary state partner in the National Coastal Management Program. The ACMP expired by operation of Alaska Statutes 44.66.020 and 44.66.030 on June 30, 2011. As a result of its expiration, the ACMP was withdrawn from this program on July 1, 2011. As of July 1, 2011, there is no longer a CZMA program in Alaska. Because a federally approved coastal management program must be administered by a state SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM 07JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39856-39857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17076]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration



RIN 0648-XA537




Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish



AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.



ACTION: Issuance of three scientific research permits.



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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued Permit 15548 to 

T.R. Payne and Associates, Permit 14419 to the Sonoma County Water 

Agency, and Permit 16115 to URS Corporation.



ADDRESSES: The approved application for each permit is available on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS), https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov Web site by searching the permit number within the 

Search Database page. The applications, issued permits and supporting 

documents are also available upon written request or by appointment: 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa 

Rosa, California 95404 (ph: (707) 575-6097, fax: (707) 578-3435).



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn at 707-575-6097, or e-

mail: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



Authority



    The 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 (50 CFR parts 222-226) 

governing listed fish and wildlife permits.



Species Covered in This Notice



    This notice is relevant to federally endangered Central California 

Coast coho salmon (Oncorhyncus kisutch), threatened California Coastal 

Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and threatened Central California 

Coast steelhead (O. mykiss).



Permits Issued



Permit 15548



    A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research 

permit (15548) was published in the Federal Register on December 8, 

2010 (75 FR 76400). Permit 15548 was issued to T.R. Payne and 

Associates on March 21, 2011.

    Permit 15548 authorizes capture by backpack electrofishing, 

handling (measuring), and release of juvenile Central California Coast 

(CCC) steelhead. Permit 15548 authorizes unintentional lethal take of: 

juvenile CCC steelhead not to exceed 3 percent of the total number of 

fish captured. Permit 15548 does not authorize any lethal take of adult 

CCC steelhead.

    Permit 15548 is for research to be conducted in Suisun Creek, Green 

Valley Creek, and Ledgewood Creek in Solano and Napa counties in 

California. The purpose of the project is to collect data in these 

watersheds to monitor the distribution, relative abundance and 

diversity of the fish populations and to describe the existing habitat 

conditions. Permit 15548 expires on December 31, 2021.



Permit 14419



    A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research 

permit (14419) was published in the Federal Register on February 15, 

2011 (76 FR 8713). Permit 14419 was issued to the Sonoma County Water 

Agency on April 25, 2011.

    Permit 14419 authorizes the Sonoma County Water Agency (SCWA) to 

take adult and juvenile California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon, adult 

and juvenile Central California Coast (CCC) coho salmon, and adult and 

juvenile CCC steelhead associated with five research projects in the 

Russian River watershed in central California. The goal is to detect 

and depict trends in ESA-listed salmonid populations in the Russian 

River watershed and to monitor the results of salmonid habitat 

enhancement efforts in this watershed.

    Under Permit 14419, authorized researched methods include 

downstream-migrant trapping (rotary screw traps, fyke nets, and pipe/

funnel nets), electrofishing (backpack and boat), beach seining, fin-

clipping, scale sampling, passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagging, 

acoustic/radio telemetry, gastric lavage, otolith extraction, and 

anesthetizing and handling fish. Permit 14419 does not authorize any 

intentional lethal take of ESA-listed salmonids. Permit 14419 

authorizes unintentional lethal take of ESA-listed salmonids associated 

with research activities not to exceed three percent of the annual 

total expected take for each species and life-stage. Permit 14419 

expires on December 31, 2021.



Permit 16115



    A notice of the receipt of an application for a scientific research 

permit (16115) was published in the Federal Register on March 22, 2011 

(76 FR 15946). Permit 16115 was issued to URS Corporation on June 3, 

2011.

    Permit 16115 authorizes capture by backpack electrofishing, 

handling (measuring), and release of juvenile Central California Coast 

(CCC) steelhead. Permit 16115 authorizes unintentional lethal take of 

juvenile CCC steelhead not to exceed four percent of the total number 

of fish



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captured. Permit 16115 does not authorize any lethal take of adult CCC 

steelhead.

    Permit 16115 is for research to be conducted in the Guadalupe River 

watershed in Santa Clara County, California. The main purpose of the 

project is to assess mercury levels within individuals of two non ESA-

listed target species. In addition to this work, the project will also 

collect CCC steelhead to determine CCC steelhead presence/absence, 

distribution, and to determine habitat use and preference within the 

Guadalupe River watershed. Permit 16115 expires on December 31, 2016.



    Dated: June 30, 2011.

Angela Somma,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 2011-17076 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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