27544 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 94 / Wednesday, May 16, 2007 / Notices 

October 22–26, 2007; SEDAR 15 

Assessment Workshop 

October 22, 2007: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; 

October 23–25, 2007: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; 

October 26, 2007: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Using datasets provided by the Data 

Workshop, participants will develop 

population models to evaluate stock 

status, estimate population benchmarks 

and Sustainable Fisheries Act criteria, 

and project future conditions. 

Participants will recommend the most 

appropriate methods and configurations 

for determining stock status and 

estimating population parameters. 

Participants will prepare a workshop 

report, compare and contrast various 

assessment approaches, and determine 

whether the assessments are adequate 

for submission to the review panel. 

January 28–February 1, 2008; SEDAR 

15 Review Workshop 

January 28, 2008: 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.; 

January 29–31, 2008: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; 

February 1, 2008: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

The Review Workshop is an 

independent peer review of the 

assessment developed during the Data 

and Assessment Workshops. Workshop 

Panelists will review the assessment 

and document their comments and 

recommendations in a Consensus 

Summary. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to the Council office 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

at least 10 business days prior to each 

workshop. 

Dated: May 11, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9374 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RIN 0648–XA19] 

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 

scientific research/enhancement permit 

(1610) and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received an application for a 

permit from Thomas R. Payne and 

Associates, Arcata, California (Permit 

1610). This permit would affect the 

Southern California (SC) steelhead 

(Oncorhynchus mykiss) distinct 

population segment (DPS), Northern 

California (NC) steelhead DPS, Central 

California Coast (CCC) steelhead DPS, 

California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon 

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) 

Evolutionarily Significant Population 

(ESU), Southern Oregon/Northern 

California Coast (SONCC) coho salmon 

(Oncorhynchus kisutch) ESU, and CCC 

coho salmon ESU. This document 

serves to notify the public of the 

availability of the permit application for 

review and comment before a final 

approval or disapproval is made by 

NMFS. 

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. 

Daylight Savings Time on June 15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this 

permit request should be sent to the 

office indicated below. Comments may 

also be sent via fax to the number 

indicated for the request. Comments 

will not be accepted if submitted via email or the internet. The application 

and related documents are available for 

review, by appointment at NMFS, 1655 

Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521 (ph: 

707–825–5185, fax: 707–825–4840). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Ashton at phone number (707–

825–5185), or e-mail: 

diane.ashton@noaa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

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 governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226). 

Those individuals requesting a 

hearing on the application listed in this 

notice should set out the specific 

reasons why a hearing on that 

application would be appropriate (see 

ADDRESSES). The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NOAA. All statements and opinions 

contained in the permit action 

summaries are those of the applicant 

and do not necessarily reflect the views 

of NMFS. 

Species Covered in This Notice 

This notice is relevant to the 

endangered CCC coho salmon ESU, and 

the following threatened salmonid DPSs 

and ESUs: SC steelhead DPS, NC 

steelhead DPS, CCC steelhead DPS, CC 

Chinook salmon ESU, and SONCC coho 

salmon ESU. 

Permit Request Received. 

Permit 1610 

Thomas Payne has requested a Permit 

(1610) for take of the above listed 

species associated with four studies. 

Study 1 (Ventura River Project) would 

assess the distribution and estimate the 

abundance of juvenile steelhead/ 

rainbow trout, with a comparison to 

estimates from 2006, in the Ventura 

River and principal tributaries, Ventura 

County, California. Study 2 (Martin 

Slough Project) would assess the fish 

habitat quality of Martin Slough and to 

document the distribution and 

abundance of fish, including juvenile 

salmonids, in Martin Slough which 

flows into Swain Slough, a tributary to 

Elk River which flows into Humboldt 

Bay, Humboldt County, California . 

Study 3 (Russian River Project) would 

assess the fish habitat quality and fish 

distribution, including juvenile 

salmonids, in two tributaries of the 

upper Russian River basin near Ukiah, 

Mendocino County, California. Study 4 

(PALCO Marsh Project) would assess 

the fish populations in PALCO Marsh 

and tidal channels to Humboldt Bay, 

Humboldt County, California. 

Permit 1610, if issued, would expire 

September, 2017. 

Dated: May 10, 2007. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–9422 Filed 5–15–07; 8:45 am] 

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