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the total quantity sold to that importer
(or customer).
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This
clarification will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
produced by the respondent for which
it did not know its merchandise was
destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction. For a full discussion of
this clarification, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following antidumping duty
deposit rates will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of lightweight thermal paper from
Germany entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the publication date of these final
results, as provided for by section
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act): (1) If the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review, but
was covered in a previous review or the
original less-than-fair-value (‘‘LTFV’’)
investigation, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate
established for the most recent period;
(2) if the exporter is not a firm covered
in this review, a prior review, or the
LTFV investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the manufacturer of
the subject merchandise; and (3) if
neither the exporter nor the
manufacturer is a firm covered by this
review, a prior review, or the LTFV
investigation, the cash deposit rate will
be 6.50 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.
See Antidumping Duty Orders:
Lightweight Thermal Paper from
Germany and the People’s Republic of
China, 73 FR 70959 (November 24,
2008). These cash deposit requirements
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice 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 and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the
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relevant entries during this review
period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent increase in antidumping
duties by the amount of antidumping
and/or countervailing duties
reimbursed.
Notification Regarding APOs
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(5). 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 sanctionable violation.
This administrative review and notice
are in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
Appendix I
List of Comments in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
Comment 1: Whether the Language of the
Statute and Governing Regulation Allows
the Department’s Disallowance of Certain
Post-Sale Price Adjustments
Comment 2: Whether the Monatsbonus
Rebate is Legitimate
Comment 3: Whether the Department’s
Decision Suggest That All Strategies
Intended to Reduce Dumping Are ‘‘Ipso
Facto Illegitimate’’
Comment 4: Whether to Recalculate
Koehler’s CEP Profit
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Administration
RIN 0648–XB156
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for
renewal of a scientific research and
enhancement permit.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received a scientific research
and enhancement permit application
request relating to salmonids listed
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). The proposed research program
is intended to increase knowledge of the
species and to help guide management
and conservation efforts. The
applications and related documents may
be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.
noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_
comment.cfm. These documents are also
available upon written request or by
appointment by contacting NMFS by
phone (707) 575–6097 or fax (707) 578–
3435.
DATES: Written comments on the permit
application must be received at the
appropriate address or fax number (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific
standard time May 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on either
application should be submitted to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS,
777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa
Rosa, CA 95404. Comments may also be
submitted via fax to (707) 578–3435 or
by email to FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Jahn, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.: 707–
575–6097, email.: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.
gov).
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to federally
threatened Central California Coast
steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss),
endangered Central California Coast
coho salmon (O. kisutch), and
threatened California Coastal Chinook
salmon (O. tshawytscha).
Authority
Scientific research permits are issued
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531–
1543) and regulations governing listed
fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts
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 which
are the subject of the permits; and (3)
are consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in 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 the
application listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on the application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
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Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
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Application Received
Permit 15169
The National Park Service (NPS) is
requesting a 5-year scientific research
and enhancement permit to take
juvenile, smolts and adult Central
California Coast (CCC) steelhead,
juvenile, smolts and adult CCC coho
salmon, and juvenile, smolts and adult
California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon
(ESA-listed salmonids) and adult
carcasses of each species associated
with eight research studies within NPS
lands in Marin, San Mateo, and Contra
Costa counties in California. This permit
is a renewal of Permit 1046
Modification 2 previously issued to the
NPS. In the studies described below,
researchers do not expect to kill any
listed fish but a small number may die
as an unintended result of the research
activities.
This project is part of an ongoing
effort to monitor population status and
trends of ESA-listed salmonids within
park boundaries. The objectives are to:
(1) Monitor salmonid smolt
outmigration, (2) determine juvenile
salmonid diet composition, (3) monitor
spawning salmonids, (4) determine
juvenile salmonid distribution and
population abundance, (5) determine
juvenile salmonid winter habitat
utilization, (6) document adult salmonid
spawner escapement; (7) conduct
juvenile salmonid rescue and relocation,
and (8) conduct biotelemetry. In these
projects, ESA-listed salmonids will be
observed (snorkel surveys), captured
(dip-net, electrofishing, fyke-net trap,
rotary screw trap, pipe-trap, weir, or
seine), anesthetized, handled
(identified, measured, weighed),
sampled (fin clips, opercle, scales,
gastric lavage, otoliths), marked (fin
clips, fin dye), tagged (Passive
Integrated Transponder (PIT), visible
elastomer implant tags (VIE), acoustic),
and released. All data and information
will be shared with county, state, and
federal entities for use in conservation
and restoration planning efforts related
to ESA-listed salmonids.
Study 1 is a salmonid smolt
outmigration monitoring study in
Lagunitas, Olema, Pine Gulch, and
Redwood creeks in Marin County. Traps
(screw traps, pipe-traps, and/or fyke-net
traps) will be operated annually from
February through June. A subset of CCC
coho salmon, CC steelhead, and CC
Chinook smolts, parr, and young-of-theyear (YOY) will be anesthetized,
identified to species and life stage,
measured, and weighed. Each day of
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sampling, a limited number of smolts
will be marked (PIT tag, fin clip, fin dye,
or VIE tags) and sampled (fin clips,
scales) prior to release. A small portion
of marked smolts will be released in an
open trap box at a site above the site
trap to determine trap efficiency. All
other captured fish will be released
downstream of the trap.
Study 2 is a juvenile salmonid diet
composition study in the following
watersheds within or proximate to NPS
lands: Olema, Lagunitas, Pine Gulch,
Redwood, and Easkoot creeks in Marin
County. Diet composition data will be
collected from smolts that are captured
by pipe-trap or fyke-net trap (during
study 1) or by seine or electrofishing
(during study 4). Captured ESA-listed
salmonids that are not subjected to the
procedures associated with study 1 will
be anesthetized, stomach sampled, and
released.
Study 3 is an adult salmonid spawner
monitoring study in the following
watersheds on or proximate to NPS
lands: Olema Creek, Lagunitas Creek,
Pine Gulch, Redwood Creek, and
Easkoot Creek in Marin County, West
Union Creek, Martini Creek, San
Vicente Creek, and Denniston Creek in
San Mateo County, and Alhambra Creek
and Franklin Creek in Contra Costa
County. Streams will be visually
surveyed annually from December
through March. Researchers will
observe the number, species, sex, size,
condition, location, and behavior of
spawning adult ESA-listed salmonids.
Carcasses will be marked to avoid
double counting and returned to the
location where they were found. Redds
will be located, marked, and mapped.
Study 4 is a summer/fall juvenile
salmonid distribution, population
abundance, and habitat monitoring
study in the creeks listed in study 3.
Sampling will occur from June through
December. Snorkel surveys will be
conducted whenever possible to
estimate the number, species, and age
class of ESA-listed salmonids present.
In addition, juvenile CCC coho salmon
and CCC steelhead will be captured by
seine or electrofishing. After capture,
fish will be anesthetized, measured and
weighed, sampled, marked, and allowed
to recover before being released back
into the habitat from which they were
taken. A subset of salmonids will be
marked with PIT tags.
Study 5 is a juvenile salmonid winter
habitat utilization study within or
proximate to NPS lands in the Olema
Creek and Redwood Creek watersheds
in Marin County. Snorkel surveys will
be conducted whenever possible to
estimate the number, species, and age
class of ESA-listed salmonids present.
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Annually, during October, juvenile
salmonids will be captured (by seine or
electrofishing), anesthetized, and
handled. A subset of these captured fish
will be tagged (PIT tags). During March,
juvenile ESA-listed salmonids may be
recaptured by seine or electrofishing.
Fin dye may also be applied to the fins
of a limited number of fish using a
syringe or needleless jet injector.
Study 6 is an adult spawner
escapement monitoring study. Floating
resistance-board weir-traps will be
operated annually from November
through March at the lower reaches of
Olema Creek, Pine Gulch, and Redwood
Creek in Marin County, California.
Upstream migrating salmonids will be
captured in the weir-trap, handled,
tagged to avoid recounting, and released
upstream of the weir-trap. In addition,
carcasses of ESA-listed salmonids may
be handled, sampled, marked to avoid
double counting, and returned to a
location downstream of the weir-trap.
Otoliths may be collected from select
carcasses.
Study 7 is a juvenile salmonid rescue
and relocation study in the same creeks
as listed in study 3. Juvenile ESA-listed
salmonids that are under imminent risk
of stranding and mortality will be
captured (by electrofishing or seining),
handled, and transferred to buckets or
insulated coolers filled with aerated
stream water. Fish will be transported
and released into either a flowing
downstream section of the tributary
from which they were taken or the
mainstem at or below the confluence
where they would have passed had they
not become stranded. All fish will be
kept within the same watershed as they
were originally found.
Study 8 is a biotelemetry study. A
subset of fish captured at the Olema and
Lagunitas Creek smolt traps (during
study 1) or during juvenile summer
sampling (during study 4) will be
implanted with acoustic tags to monitor
their subsequent movements in Tomales
Bay. 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 actions in the Federal
Register.
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Dated: April 4, 2012.
Lisa Manning,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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Dated: April 4, 2012.
William D. Chappell
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ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Golden
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meeting in Seattle, WA.
DATES: The meeting will be held April
26–27, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Pacific Seafood Processing
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Suite 205, Seattle, WA.
Council address: North Pacific
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Fina, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee is meeting concerning the
arbitration system that is part of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab
rationalization program. The Committee
will give specific attention to the
development of the price formula for
golden king crab under the arbitration
system. Additional information is
posted on the Council Web site:
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Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
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issues may not be the subject of formal
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arising after publication of this notice
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United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Patents External Quality Survey
(formerly Customer Panel Quality
Survey)
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this extension of a
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
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submitted on or before June 8, 2012.
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• Email:
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Include ‘‘0651–0057 Patents External
Quality Survey comment’’ in the subject
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• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
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United States Patent and Trademark
Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272–
5966; or by email to
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‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line.
Additional information about this
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www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information
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For over the past 10 years, the USPTO
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services, and related service standards
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meeting established customer service
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and services based upon their
interactions with the agency as a whole
over a 12-month period.
In order to obtain further data
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USPTO’s services, service standards,
and performance, the USPTO developed
the Patents External Quality Survey.
This survey narrows the focus of
customer satisfaction to examination
quality and uses a longitudinal, rotating
panel design to assess changes in
customer perceptions and to identify
key areas for examiner training and
opportunities for improvement. The
USPTO plans to survey patent agents,
attorneys, and other individuals from
large domestic corporations (including
those with 500+ employees), small and
medium-size businesses, and
universities and other non-profit
research organizations. In addition, the
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The Patents External Quality Survey
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prepared by the Commissioner of
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completing the survey electronically
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XB156
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for renewal of a scientific research and
enhancement permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a scientific
research and enhancement permit application request relating to
salmonids listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposed
research program is intended to increase knowledge of the species and
to help guide management and conservation efforts. The applications and
related documents may be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_comment.cfm. These documents are also
available upon written request or by appointment by contacting NMFS by
phone (707) 575-6097 or fax (707) 578-3435.
DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5
p.m. Pacific standard time May 9, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on either application should be submitted
to the Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Comments may also be submitted via fax to (707)
578-3435 or by email to FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.:
707-575-6097, email.: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to federally threatened Central California
Coast steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), endangered Central California
Coast coho salmon (O. kisutch), and threatened California Coastal
Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha).
Authority
Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and regulations
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 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 which are the subject of the
permits; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set
forth in 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 the application listed in this
notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on the
application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such hearings are
held at the discretion of the
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Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS.
Application Received
Permit 15169
The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting a 5-year scientific
research and enhancement permit to take juvenile, smolts and adult
Central California Coast (CCC) steelhead, juvenile, smolts and adult
CCC coho salmon, and juvenile, smolts and adult California Coastal (CC)
Chinook salmon (ESA-listed salmonids) and adult carcasses of each
species associated with eight research studies within NPS lands in
Marin, San Mateo, and Contra Costa counties in California. This permit
is a renewal of Permit 1046 Modification 2 previously issued to the
NPS. In the studies described below, researchers do not expect to kill
any listed fish but a small number may die as an unintended result of
the research activities.
This project is part of an ongoing effort to monitor population
status and trends of ESA-listed salmonids within park boundaries. The
objectives are to: (1) Monitor salmonid smolt outmigration, (2)
determine juvenile salmonid diet composition, (3) monitor spawning
salmonids, (4) determine juvenile salmonid distribution and population
abundance, (5) determine juvenile salmonid winter habitat utilization,
(6) document adult salmonid spawner escapement; (7) conduct juvenile
salmonid rescue and relocation, and (8) conduct biotelemetry. In these
projects, ESA-listed salmonids will be observed (snorkel surveys),
captured (dip-net, electrofishing, fyke-net trap, rotary screw trap,
pipe-trap, weir, or seine), anesthetized, handled (identified,
measured, weighed), sampled (fin clips, opercle, scales, gastric
lavage, otoliths), marked (fin clips, fin dye), tagged (Passive
Integrated Transponder (PIT), visible elastomer implant tags (VIE),
acoustic), and released. All data and information will be shared with
county, state, and federal entities for use in conservation and
restoration planning efforts related to ESA-listed salmonids.
Study 1 is a salmonid smolt outmigration monitoring study in
Lagunitas, Olema, Pine Gulch, and Redwood creeks in Marin County. Traps
(screw traps, pipe-traps, and/or fyke-net traps) will be operated
annually from February through June. A subset of CCC coho salmon, CC
steelhead, and CC Chinook smolts, parr, and young-of-the-year (YOY)
will be anesthetized, identified to species and life stage, measured,
and weighed. Each day of sampling, a limited number of smolts will be
marked (PIT tag, fin clip, fin dye, or VIE tags) and sampled (fin
clips, scales) prior to release. A small portion of marked smolts will
be released in an open trap box at a site above the site trap to
determine trap efficiency. All other captured fish will be released
downstream of the trap.
Study 2 is a juvenile salmonid diet composition study in the
following watersheds within or proximate to NPS lands: Olema,
Lagunitas, Pine Gulch, Redwood, and Easkoot creeks in Marin County.
Diet composition data will be collected from smolts that are captured
by pipe-trap or fyke-net trap (during study 1) or by seine or
electrofishing (during study 4). Captured ESA-listed salmonids that are
not subjected to the procedures associated with study 1 will be
anesthetized, stomach sampled, and released.
Study 3 is an adult salmonid spawner monitoring study in the
following watersheds on or proximate to NPS lands: Olema Creek,
Lagunitas Creek, Pine Gulch, Redwood Creek, and Easkoot Creek in Marin
County, West Union Creek, Martini Creek, San Vicente Creek, and
Denniston Creek in San Mateo County, and Alhambra Creek and Franklin
Creek in Contra Costa County. Streams will be visually surveyed
annually from December through March. Researchers will observe the
number, species, sex, size, condition, location, and behavior of
spawning adult ESA-listed salmonids. Carcasses will be marked to avoid
double counting and returned to the location where they were found.
Redds will be located, marked, and mapped.
Study 4 is a summer/fall juvenile salmonid distribution, population
abundance, and habitat monitoring study in the creeks listed in study
3. Sampling will occur from June through December. Snorkel surveys will
be conducted whenever possible to estimate the number, species, and age
class of ESA-listed salmonids present. In addition, juvenile CCC coho
salmon and CCC steelhead will be captured by seine or electrofishing.
After capture, fish will be anesthetized, measured and weighed,
sampled, marked, and allowed to recover before being released back into
the habitat from which they were taken. A subset of salmonids will be
marked with PIT tags.
Study 5 is a juvenile salmonid winter habitat utilization study
within or proximate to NPS lands in the Olema Creek and Redwood Creek
watersheds in Marin County. Snorkel surveys will be conducted whenever
possible to estimate the number, species, and age class of ESA-listed
salmonids present. Annually, during October, juvenile salmonids will be
captured (by seine or electrofishing), anesthetized, and handled. A
subset of these captured fish will be tagged (PIT tags). During March,
juvenile ESA-listed salmonids may be recaptured by seine or
electrofishing. Fin dye may also be applied to the fins of a limited
number of fish using a syringe or needleless jet injector.
Study 6 is an adult spawner escapement monitoring study. Floating
resistance-board weir-traps will be operated annually from November
through March at the lower reaches of Olema Creek, Pine Gulch, and
Redwood Creek in Marin County, California. Upstream migrating salmonids
will be captured in the weir-trap, handled, tagged to avoid recounting,
and released upstream of the weir-trap. In addition, carcasses of ESA-
listed salmonids may be handled, sampled, marked to avoid double
counting, and returned to a location downstream of the weir-trap.
Otoliths may be collected from select carcasses.
Study 7 is a juvenile salmonid rescue and relocation study in the
same creeks as listed in study 3. Juvenile ESA-listed salmonids that
are under imminent risk of stranding and mortality will be captured (by
electrofishing or seining), handled, and transferred to buckets or
insulated coolers filled with aerated stream water. Fish will be
transported and released into either a flowing downstream section of
the tributary from which they were taken or the mainstem at or below
the confluence where they would have passed had they not become
stranded. All fish will be kept within the same watershed as they were
originally found.
Study 8 is a biotelemetry study. A subset of fish captured at the
Olema and Lagunitas Creek smolt traps (during study 1) or during
juvenile summer sampling (during study 4) will be implanted with
acoustic tags to monitor their subsequent movements in Tomales Bay.
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 actions in the Federal Register.
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Dated: April 4, 2012.
Lisa Manning,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-8483 Filed 4-6-12; 8:45 am]
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