Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish, 18820 [2015-07945]
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Central California Coast (CCC),
threatened California Central Valley
(CCV).
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Authority
RIN 0648–XD873
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Application for one new
scientific research permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received a permit application
request for a new scientific research
permit. The proposed research is
intended to increase knowledge of
species listed under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and to help guide
management, conservation, and
recovery efforts. The application may be
viewed online at: https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/
preview_open_for_comment.cfm.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the application must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
May 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
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 nmfs.swr.apps@noaa.gov
(include the permit number in the
subject line of the fax or email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Jahn, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.: 707–
575–6097), Fax: 707–578–3435, email:
Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available
from the address above, or online at
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): threatened Snake River
spring/summer-run (SR spr/sum);
threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR);
threatened California Coastal (CC);
threatened Central Valley spring-run
(CVSR), endangered Sacramento River
winter-run (SRWR).
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened
Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast (SONCC); endangered Central
California Coast (CCC).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened
Northern California (NC); threatened
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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 parts 222–227).
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.
Application Received
Permit 19320
The NMFS Southwest Fisheries
Science Center (SWFSC), Fisheries
Ecology Division (FED) is requesting a
permit to annually take sub-adult and
juvenile listed salmon and steelhead for
a period of five years. The permit would
authorize research designed to (1)
determine the inter-annual and seasonal
variability in growth, feeding, and
energy status among juvenile salmonids
in the coastal ocean off northern and
central California; (2) determine
migration paths and spatial distribution
among genetically distinct salmonid
stocks during their early ocean
residence; (3) characterize the biological
and physical oceanographic features
associated with juvenile salmon ocean
habitat from the shore to the continental
shelf break; (4) identify potential links
between coastal geography,
oceanographic features, and salmon
distribution patterns; and (5) identify
and test ecological indices for salmon
survival. This research would benefit
listed fish by informing comprehensive
lifecycle models that incorporate both
freshwater and marine conditions and
recognize the relationship between the
two habitats; it would also identify and
predict sources of salmon mortality at
sea and thereby help managers develop
indices of salmonid survival in the
marine environment.
Listed fish would be captured
primarily via surface trawling, however
midwater trawling and beach seining
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would be used occasionally. Sub-adult
salmonids (i.e., fish larger than 250 mm)
that survive capture would have fin
tissue and scale samples taken, and then
be released. Any subadult salmonids
that do not survive capture, and all
juvenile salmonids (i.e., fish larger than
80 mm but less than 250 mm) would be
lethally sampled (i.e., intentional
directed mortality) in order to collect (1)
otoliths for age and growth studies; (2)
coded wire tags for origin and age of
hatchery fish; (3) muscle tissue for
stable isotopes and/or lipid assays; (4)
stomachs and contents for diet studies;
and (5) other tissues including the heart,
liver, intestines, pyloric caeca, and
kidney for special studies upon request.
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: April 2, 2015.
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–XD413
Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine
Conservation Plan for American
Samoa
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces approval of
a marine conservation plan (MCP) for
American Samoa.
DATES: This agency decision is effective
from April 1, 2015, through March 31,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the MCP, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2014–0095, from the Federal eRulemaking Portal,
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20140095, or from the Western Pacific
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD873
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Application for one new scientific research permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received a permit
application request for a new scientific research permit. The proposed
research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management,
conservation, and recovery efforts. The application may be viewed
online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_comment.cfm.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the application
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on May 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 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 nmfs.swr.apps@noaa.gov (include the permit
number in the subject line of the fax or email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Jahn, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.:
707-575-6097), Fax: 707-578-3435, email: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available from the address above, or
online at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened Snake River
spring/summer-run (SR spr/sum); threatened Lower Columbia River (LCR);
threatened California Coastal (CC); threatened Central Valley spring-
run (CVSR), endangered Sacramento River winter-run (SRWR).
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened Southern Oregon/Northern
California Coast (SONCC); endangered Central California Coast (CCC).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened Northern California (NC);
threatened Central California Coast (CCC), threatened California
Central Valley (CCV).
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 parts 222-227). 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.
Application Received
Permit 19320
The NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC), Fisheries
Ecology Division (FED) is requesting a permit to annually take sub-
adult and juvenile listed salmon and steelhead for a period of five
years. The permit would authorize research designed to (1) determine
the inter-annual and seasonal variability in growth, feeding, and
energy status among juvenile salmonids in the coastal ocean off
northern and central California; (2) determine migration paths and
spatial distribution among genetically distinct salmonid stocks during
their early ocean residence; (3) characterize the biological and
physical oceanographic features associated with juvenile salmon ocean
habitat from the shore to the continental shelf break; (4) identify
potential links between coastal geography, oceanographic features, and
salmon distribution patterns; and (5) identify and test ecological
indices for salmon survival. This research would benefit listed fish by
informing comprehensive lifecycle models that incorporate both
freshwater and marine conditions and recognize the relationship between
the two habitats; it would also identify and predict sources of salmon
mortality at sea and thereby help managers develop indices of salmonid
survival in the marine environment.
Listed fish would be captured primarily via surface trawling,
however midwater trawling and beach seining would be used occasionally.
Sub-adult salmonids (i.e., fish larger than 250 mm) that survive
capture would have fin tissue and scale samples taken, and then be
released. Any subadult salmonids that do not survive capture, and all
juvenile salmonids (i.e., fish larger than 80 mm but less than 250 mm)
would be lethally sampled (i.e., intentional directed mortality) in
order to collect (1) otoliths for age and growth studies; (2) coded
wire tags for origin and age of hatchery fish; (3) muscle tissue for
stable isotopes and/or lipid assays; (4) stomachs and contents for diet
studies; and (5) other tissues including the heart, liver, intestines,
pyloric caeca, and kidney for special studies upon request.
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: April 2, 2015.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-07945 Filed 4-7-15; 8:45 am]
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