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the Advisory Committee are appointed
in their individual professional capacity
and undergo a background screening.
Any individual appointed to the
Committee who is unable to attend all
or part of an Advisory Committee
meeting may not appoint another person
to attend such meetings as his or her
proxy. Nominees should be able to
fulfill the time and travel commitments
required to participate in the
Committee’s annual spring and fall
meetings, in addition to ad hoc meetings
as necessary throughout the year. The
annual spring and fall meetings are
normally two days long and are usually
held in Silver Spring, Maryland, or
Miami, Florida.
Members of the Advisory Committee
receive no compensation for their
services. The Secretary of Commerce
and the Secretary of State may pay the
necessary travel expenses of members of
the Advisory Committee. The terms of
all currently appointed Advisory
Committee members expire on
December 31, 2022. NMFS is soliciting
nominees to serve as members of the
Advisory Committee for a term of 2
years that will begin January 1, 2023,
and expire December 31, 2024.
ATCA specifies that the U.S.
Commissioners may establish species
working groups for the purpose of
providing advice and recommendations
to the U.S. Commissioners and to the
Advisory Committee on matters relating
to the conservation and management of
any highly migratory species covered by
the ICCAT Convention (see 16 U.S.C.
971b–1). Any species working group
shall consist of no more than seven
members of the Advisory Committee
and no more than four scientific or
technical personnel, as considered
necessary by the Commissioners.
Currently, there are four species
working groups advising the Committee
and the U.S. Commissioners: a Bluefin
Tuna Working Group, a Swordfish/
Sharks Working Group, a Billfish
Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore,
Yellowfin, and Skipjack Tunas Working
Group. Scientific or technical personnel
(known as Technical Advisors)
appointed to species working groups
serve at the pleasure of the
Commissioners; therefore, the
Commissioners can choose to alter these
appointments at any time. As with
Committee Members, Technical
Advisors may not be represented by a
proxy during meetings of the Advisory
Committee. Nominees should be able to
fulfill the time and travel commitments
required to participate in the annual
spring meeting of the Advisory
Committee, when the species working
groups are convened, in addition to ad
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hoc meetings throughout the year, as
appropriate.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to either the Advisory
Committee or a species working group
should include a letter of interest and a
resume or curriculum vitae that
describes the individual’s knowledge
and experience in a field related to the
highly migratory species covered by the
ICCAT Convention. Self-nominations
are acceptable. Letters of
recommendation are useful but not
required. When making a nomination,
please specify which appointment
(Advisory Committee member or
Technical Advisor to a species working
group) is being sought. Nominees are
also encouraged to indicate which of the
four species working groups is
preferred, although placement on the
requested group is not guaranteed.
NMFS encourages nominations for
women and for individuals from
underserved communities that meet the
knowledge, experience, and other
requirements of the positions described
in this notice. See Executive Order
(E.O.) 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity
and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
Government) section 2 (defining
‘‘underserved communities’’ as
‘‘populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic
communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity
to participate in aspects of economic,
social, and civic life,’’ ‘‘such as Black,
Latino, and Indigenous and Native
American persons, Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders and other persons
of color; members of religious
minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)
persons; persons with disabilities;
persons who live in rural areas; and
persons otherwise adversely affected by
persistent poverty or inequality.’’). E.O.
13985 is available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancingracial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-thefederal-government.
Dated: August 11, 2022.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC269]
Endangered Species; Take of
Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U. S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt; one
application for a scientific enhancement
permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS received an application from
California Department of Fish and
Wildlife in Santa Rosa, California for an
U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific
enhancement permit (permit 26568).
The purpose of this permit is to enhance
the survival of the endangered Central
California Coast (CCC) Evolutionary
Significant Unit (ESU) of coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch), threatened
Northern California (NC) Distinct
Population Segment (DPS) of steelhead
(O. mykiss), and threatened CCC DPS of
steelhead (O. mykiss) in coastal streams
of Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin
counties through rescue and relocation
of these species from drying streams.
The public is hereby notified that the
application for Permit 26568 is available
for review and comment before NMFS
either approves or disapproves the
application.
SUMMARY:
Written comments on the permit
application must be received at the
appropriate email address (see
ADDRESSES) on or before September 15,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
permit application should be submitted
to Erin Seghesio via email at
erin.seghesio@noaa.gov with ‘‘permit
26568’’ referenced in the subject line.
The permit application is available for
review online at the Authorizations and
Permits for Protected Species website:
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/
preview_open_for_comment.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Seghesio (phone: 707–578–8515 or
email: erin.seghesio@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Species Covered in This Notice
Central California Coast (CCC)
Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) of
coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch),
threatened Northern California (NC)
Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of
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steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened
CCC DPS of steelhead (O.mykiss).
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Authority
Scientific research and enhancement
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
222–227). NMFS issues permits based
on findings that such permits (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. The authority to
take listed species is subject to
conditions set forth in the permits.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and any comment
submitted to determine whether the
application meets 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 and
consideration of any comment
submitted therein. NMFS will publish
notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Those individuals requesting a
hearing on the application listed in this
notice should provide the specific
reasons why a hearing on the
application would be appropriate (see
ADDRESSES). Such a hearing is held at
the discretion of the Assistant
Administrator for NOAA Fisheries.
Permit 26568
California Department of Fish and
Wildlife in Santa Rosa, California
applied for a section 10(a)(1)(A)
scientific enhancement permit (permit
26568). This application involves
enhancing the survival of endangered
CCC coho salmon ESU, threatened NC
steelhead DPS, and CCC steelhead DPS
in Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin
coastal streams through rescue and
relocation of these species from drying
streams. This application also includes
research and monitoring elements. To
assess the efficacy of these rescue
activities, a subset of the juvenile
salmonids may receive a Passive
Integrated Transponder tag (PIT-tag)
prior to release. The tagged fish will be
tracked by fixed antennas positioned in
multiple regional watersheds which will
provide information on their
movements and survival in the
freshwater environment. Otoliths and
tissue samples will be collected
opportunistically from spawned adult
carcasses encountered to learn about the
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individual’s life history. Tissue samples
(fin clips and scales) will be collected
from carcasses and a subset of live fish
for genetic information (fin clips) and
age-structure and growth patterns
(scales). Activities associated with
rescue and relocation could occur
anywhere within the Mendocino,
Sonoma and Marin coastal watersheds
within CCC coho salmon’s ESU
boundaries. This includes streams from
Punta Gorda, CA through, Redwood
Creek (Marin County, CA). A summary
of these components is provided as
follows.
Rescue-Relocation and ResearchMonitoring
This component involves rescuing
and relocating coho salmon and
steelhead from stream sections
experiencing dewatering during the dry
season or prolonged periods of below
average rainfall. Specific staff listed on
the application from both California
Department of Fish and Wildlife and coinvestigators will follow a
predetermined communication and
documentation protocol outlined in the
application and permit while
implementing these relocation efforts.
Standard scientific methods and
equipment (e.g., backpackelectrofishing, nets, seines, portable air
pumps, transport containers, water
chillers, etc.) will be used during the
capture and relocation of coho salmon
and steelhead. Captured coho salmon
and steelhead will be transported for
release into habitats within the same
watershed (when possible) that are
likely to maintain adequate water and
habitat quality through the remainder of
the dry season. Because these are
endangered and threatened populations
with low abundance, relocating coho
salmon and steelhead from sections of
stream where they will likely perish is
expected to benefit the survival of these
individual fish and enhance the
population. The proposed tagging and
tissue collection are intended to provide
information on the survival and early
life history of rescued fish,
contributions of rescued fish to
subsequent adult returns, and
information on the genetic diversity
within basins, particularly where
natural origin fish are present.
Field activities for the various
proposed enhancement components can
occur year-round starting in September
2022 through December 31, 2032. The
annual sum of take requested across the
various components of this effort is as
follows: (1) non-lethal capture and
release of up to 20,000 juvenile natural
origin coho salmon, 9,000 hatchery
origin juvenile coho salmon, 6,000
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natural origin juvenile NC steelhead and
10,000 natural origin juvenile CCC
steelhead, while electrofishing, seining,
or dip-netting, (2) non-lethal capture
and release of up to 1500 juvenile
natural origin coho salmon for the
purpose of applying Passive Integrated
Transponder-tags (PIT-tags) and
collecting tissue samples, (3) non-lethal
capture and release of up to 200 adult
natural origin coho salmon, 200 adult
hatchery origin coho salmon, 300 adult
natural origin NC steelhead, and 300
CCC steelhead by beach seine, (4) tissue
collection from up to 1000 adult natural
origin coho salmon, 1000 hatchery
origin coho salmon, 500 adult natural
origin NC steelhead, and 500 adult
natural origin CCC steelhead carcasses.
The potential annual unintentional
lethal coho salmon and steelhead take
expected to result from the proposed
enhancement activities is up to 2,000
juvenile natural origin coho salmon, 900
juvenile hatchery origin coho salmon,
600 juvenile natural origin NC
steelhead, 1000 juvenile natural origin
CCC steelhead, 20 adult natural origin
coho salmon, 20 adult hatchery origin
coho salmon, 30 adult natural origin NC
steelhead, and 30 adult natural origin
CCC steelhead. These estimates assume
up to 10 percent indirect mortality rate.
For research and monitoring, indirect
mortality rates for capture and handling
are generally less than or equal to 2
percent. However, in many cases fish
targeted for rescue and relocation are
located in isolated habitats and
declining habitats with stressful
environmental conditions, and therefore
it is reasonable to assume a higher
potential indirect mortality rate from
capture and handling. Absent these
rescue efforts, salmonids left in these
declining environmental conditions are
expected to die.
This proposed scientific enhancement
effort is expected to enhance survival
and support coho salmon and steelhead
recovery within the CCC coho salmon
ESU, NC steelhead DPS, and CCC
steelhead DPS and is consistent with
recommendations and objectives
outlined in NMFS’ Central California
Coast ESU Coho Salmon Recovery Plan
and Coastal Multispecies Recovery Plan.
See the Permit 26568 application for
greater details on the various
components of this scientific
enhancement effort including the
specific scientific methods proposed
and take allotments requested for each.
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Dated: August 11, 2022.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter N/A in the required
fields, if you wish to remain
anonymous). You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Grace Ferrara, NMFS Northwest Region,
(206) 526–6172, makah2022sdeis.wcr@
noaa.gov.
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Administration
Extension of Public Comment on a
Supplemental Draft Environmental
Impact Statement Regarding the
Makah Tribe’s Request To Hunt
Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; extension of public
comment period.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the
extension of the public comment period
on the Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement on the
Makah Tribe Request to Hunt Gray
Whales. We announced a 45-day
comment period to end on August 15,
2022. Today, we extend the public
comment period on the recommended
decision by 60 days to October 14, 2022.
Comments previously submitted need
not be resubmitted.
DATES: The deadline for the receipt of
comments is extended from August 15,
2022 until October 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2012–
0104–0454, by any of the following
methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal https://
www.regulations.gov.
Email: Submit electronic public
comments via the following NMFS
email address: makah2022sdeis.wcr@
noaa.gov.
Mail: Submit written comments to:
Grace Ferrara, NMFS West Coast
Region, 7600 Sand Point Way NE,
Seattle, WA 98115.
Instructions: All comments received
are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
All Personal Identifying Information (for
example, name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit Confidential Business
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On July 1,
2022, NMFS issued a Supplemental
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(SDEIS) regarding the Makah Tribe’s
request to resume ceremonial and
subsistence harvest of eastern North
Pacific gray whales, and announced a
45-day comment period on the SDEIS.
During the comment period, we
received a request to extend the public
comment period. We considered the
request and agree to extend the public
comment period by 60 days. We are
therefore extending the close of the
public comment period from August 15,
2022, to October 14, 2022.
The SDEIS is available in electronic
form on the internet at the following
address: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
west-coast/marine-mammal-protection/
makah-tribal-whale-hunt. In addition,
copies of the SDEIS are available on CD
by contacting Grace Ferrara (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: August 11, 2022.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Patent and Trademark Office
[OMB Control No. 0651–NEW; Docket No.
PTO–C–2022–0018]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Improving Customer
Experience (OMB Circular A–11,
Section 280 Implementation)
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
the following information collection
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in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
USPTO invites comment on this
information collection. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on May 24,
2022 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
September 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to:
• InformationCollection@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–New information
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Justin Isaac, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450;
phone number: (571) 272–7392.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Improving Customer Experience
(OMB Circular A–11, Section 280
Implementation).
Abstract: A modern, streamlined and
responsive customer experience means:
raising government-wide customer
experience to the average of the private
sector service industry; developing
indicators for high-impact Federal
programs to monitor progress towards
excellent customer experience and
mature digital services; and providing
the structure (including increasing
transparency) and resources to ensure
customer experience is a focal point for
agency leadership.
This proposed information collection
activity provides a means to garner
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner in
accordance with the Administration’s
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service delivery as discussed in Section
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www.performance.gov/cx/a11-280.pdf.
As discussed in OMB guidance,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC269]
Endangered Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U. S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt; one application for a scientific enhancement
permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS received an application from
California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Santa Rosa, California
for an U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific
enhancement permit (permit 26568). The purpose of this permit is to
enhance the survival of the endangered Central California Coast (CCC)
Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus
kisutch), threatened Northern California (NC) Distinct Population
Segment (DPS) of steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened CCC DPS of
steelhead (O. mykiss) in coastal streams of Mendocino, Sonoma, and
Marin counties through rescue and relocation of these species from
drying streams. The public is hereby notified that the application for
Permit 26568 is available for review and comment before NMFS either
approves or disapproves the application.
DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received at
the appropriate email address (see ADDRESSES) on or before September
15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the permit application should be
submitted to Erin Seghesio via email at [email protected] with
``permit 26568'' referenced in the subject line. The permit application
is available for review online at the Authorizations and Permits for
Protected Species website: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_comment.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Seghesio (phone: 707-578-8515 or
email: [email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
Central California Coast (CCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU)
of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), threatened Northern California
(NC) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of
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steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened CCC DPS of steelhead (O.mykiss).
Authority
Scientific research and enhancement 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-
227). NMFS issues permits based on findings that such permits (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. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS
will evaluate the application, associated documents, and any comment
submitted to determine whether the application meets 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 and consideration of any comment submitted therein. NMFS will
publish notice of its final action in the Federal Register.
Those individuals requesting a hearing on the application listed in
this notice should provide the specific reasons why a hearing on the
application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such a hearing is
held at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for NOAA
Fisheries.
Permit 26568
California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Santa Rosa,
California applied for a section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific enhancement
permit (permit 26568). This application involves enhancing the survival
of endangered CCC coho salmon ESU, threatened NC steelhead DPS, and CCC
steelhead DPS in Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin coastal streams through
rescue and relocation of these species from drying streams. This
application also includes research and monitoring elements. To assess
the efficacy of these rescue activities, a subset of the juvenile
salmonids may receive a Passive Integrated Transponder tag (PIT-tag)
prior to release. The tagged fish will be tracked by fixed antennas
positioned in multiple regional watersheds which will provide
information on their movements and survival in the freshwater
environment. Otoliths and tissue samples will be collected
opportunistically from spawned adult carcasses encountered to learn
about the individual's life history. Tissue samples (fin clips and
scales) will be collected from carcasses and a subset of live fish for
genetic information (fin clips) and age-structure and growth patterns
(scales). Activities associated with rescue and relocation could occur
anywhere within the Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin coastal watersheds
within CCC coho salmon's ESU boundaries. This includes streams from
Punta Gorda, CA through, Redwood Creek (Marin County, CA). A summary of
these components is provided as follows.
Rescue-Relocation and Research-Monitoring
This component involves rescuing and relocating coho salmon and
steelhead from stream sections experiencing dewatering during the dry
season or prolonged periods of below average rainfall. Specific staff
listed on the application from both California Department of Fish and
Wildlife and co-investigators will follow a predetermined communication
and documentation protocol outlined in the application and permit while
implementing these relocation efforts. Standard scientific methods and
equipment (e.g., backpack-electrofishing, nets, seines, portable air
pumps, transport containers, water chillers, etc.) will be used during
the capture and relocation of coho salmon and steelhead. Captured coho
salmon and steelhead will be transported for release into habitats
within the same watershed (when possible) that are likely to maintain
adequate water and habitat quality through the remainder of the dry
season. Because these are endangered and threatened populations with
low abundance, relocating coho salmon and steelhead from sections of
stream where they will likely perish is expected to benefit the
survival of these individual fish and enhance the population. The
proposed tagging and tissue collection are intended to provide
information on the survival and early life history of rescued fish,
contributions of rescued fish to subsequent adult returns, and
information on the genetic diversity within basins, particularly where
natural origin fish are present.
Field activities for the various proposed enhancement components
can occur year-round starting in September 2022 through December 31,
2032. The annual sum of take requested across the various components of
this effort is as follows: (1) non-lethal capture and release of up to
20,000 juvenile natural origin coho salmon, 9,000 hatchery origin
juvenile coho salmon, 6,000 natural origin juvenile NC steelhead and
10,000 natural origin juvenile CCC steelhead, while electrofishing,
seining, or dip-netting, (2) non-lethal capture and release of up to
1500 juvenile natural origin coho salmon for the purpose of applying
Passive Integrated Transponder-tags (PIT-tags) and collecting tissue
samples, (3) non-lethal capture and release of up to 200 adult natural
origin coho salmon, 200 adult hatchery origin coho salmon, 300 adult
natural origin NC steelhead, and 300 CCC steelhead by beach seine, (4)
tissue collection from up to 1000 adult natural origin coho salmon,
1000 hatchery origin coho salmon, 500 adult natural origin NC
steelhead, and 500 adult natural origin CCC steelhead carcasses. The
potential annual unintentional lethal coho salmon and steelhead take
expected to result from the proposed enhancement activities is up to
2,000 juvenile natural origin coho salmon, 900 juvenile hatchery origin
coho salmon, 600 juvenile natural origin NC steelhead, 1000 juvenile
natural origin CCC steelhead, 20 adult natural origin coho salmon, 20
adult hatchery origin coho salmon, 30 adult natural origin NC
steelhead, and 30 adult natural origin CCC steelhead. These estimates
assume up to 10 percent indirect mortality rate. For research and
monitoring, indirect mortality rates for capture and handling are
generally less than or equal to 2 percent. However, in many cases fish
targeted for rescue and relocation are located in isolated habitats and
declining habitats with stressful environmental conditions, and
therefore it is reasonable to assume a higher potential indirect
mortality rate from capture and handling. Absent these rescue efforts,
salmonids left in these declining environmental conditions are expected
to die.
This proposed scientific enhancement effort is expected to enhance
survival and support coho salmon and steelhead recovery within the CCC
coho salmon ESU, NC steelhead DPS, and CCC steelhead DPS and is
consistent with recommendations and objectives outlined in NMFS'
Central California Coast ESU Coho Salmon Recovery Plan and Coastal
Multispecies Recovery Plan. See the Permit 26568 application for
greater details on the various components of this scientific
enhancement effort including the specific scientific methods proposed
and take allotments requested for each.
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Dated: August 11, 2022.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-17580 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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