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centralized locations and then 

distributed to stores for sale, the 

proposal explores if tare weights should 

be required to be printed on the 

individual ‘‘case-ready’’ packages.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Henry V. Oppermann, Chief, NIST, 

Weights and Measures Division, 100 

Bureau Drive, Stop 2600, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899–2600. Telephone (301) 975–

4004, or email: owm@nist.gov.

Dated: December 17, 2004. 

Hratch G. Semerjian, 

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 04–28350 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 120304A]

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Application for enhancement of 

survival permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received an application for 

an enhancement of survival permit from 

the Lower Columbia Fisheries 

Enhancement Group (LCFEG). The 

proposed action is intended to enhance 

and restore salmonid habitat in 

southwest Washington.

DATES: Comments or requests for a 

public hearing on the application 

request must be received at the 

appropriate address or fax number (see 

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 

daylight-saving time on January 27, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

application should be sent to Habitat 

Conservation Division, NMFS, 510 

Desmond Drive SE, Suite 103, Lacy, WA 

98503. Comments may also be sent via 

fax to 360–753–9517 or by e-mail to 

stephanie.ehinger@noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie Ehinger, Lacey, WA (phone: 

360–534–9341, fax: 360–753–9517, email: stephanie.ehinger@noaa.gov); or 

Dan Guy at the same office (phone: 360–

534–9342, email: dan.guy@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Species Covered in this Notice

The following listed species are 

covered in this notice:

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha): Threatened Lower 

Columbia River (LCR).

Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened 

LCR.

Coho (O. kisutch): Proposed 

threatened LCR.

Authority

Scientific research and enhancement 

of survival permits are issued in 

accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (ESA) and 

regulations governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFS 222–226). 

NMFS issues permits based on findings 

that such permits/modifications: (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 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 reason why a hearing 

would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). 

The holding of such a hearing is at the 

discretion of the Assistant 

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA.

Application Received

The LCFEG is requesting a 5–year 

permit to annually take juvenile 

threatened LCR chinook salmon, 

threatened LCR steelhead, and proposed 

threatened LCR coho. They propose to 

undertake projects that will enhance 

and restore salmon habitat in southwest 

Washington. The primary tributaries 

they propose to work in are the 

Washougal, Lewis, Kalama, Cowlitz, 

Toutle, Elochman, Grays, and Chinook 

River watersheds. The LCFEG is one of 

14 Regional Fisheries Enhancement 

Group’s (RFEG’s) created by the 

Washington State legislature in 1990. 

Each RFEG is an independent 501(c)(3) 

non-profit organization with the mission 

to increase salmonid populations.

The proposed projects were 

developed using the Lead Entity’s 

Interim Strategy for Habitat Restoration 

(http://www.lcfrb.gen.wa.us.gtml) and 

the Limiting Factors Analysis completed 

by the Washington State Conservation 

Commission (http://salmon.scc.wa.gov/

reports/index.html).

The projects would be carefully 

monitored, and the LCFEG would 

provide annual reports to NMFS so that 

the actions can be evaluated and, if 

needed, modified. The LCFEG will also 

monitor take and provide NMFS with 

annual reports stating the take types and 

amounts.

The proposed activities will be 

carried out solely for the benefit of 

listed salmon; that is, for the 

enhancement of survival of listed 

salmonids. The LCFEG will take specific 

measures such as designing, scheduling, 

and sequencing construction work to 

minimize any adverse impacts. 

Complete details of conservation 

measures are provided in the permit 

application.

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10 (c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the application, associated 

documents and comments submitted to 

determine whether the application 

meets the requirements of section 10 (a) 

of the ESA and Federal regulations. The 

final permitdecision 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: December 21, 2004.

Phil Williams,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–28369 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 122104D]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Trawl Survey Advisory 

Panel, composed of representatives from 

the Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC), the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (MAFMC), the 

New England Fishery Management 

Council (NEFMC), and several 

independent scientific researchers, will 

hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 26, 2005, from noon to 5 p.m. 

and January 27, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Brookshire Suites (Inner Harbor), 

711 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD; 

telephone: (410) 625-1300.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; 300 S. New 

Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904.