[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44645-44646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22342]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 081297D]


Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permits 1039, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, and 
1048 (P630, P632, P633, P636, P772#71, P638, and P641).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued permits to the 
Natural Resources Management Corporation in Eureka, CA (NRMC); the 
State of

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California, Department of Transportation, District 4, in Oakland, CA 
(CalTrans4); William M. Kier and Associates in Sausalito, CA; Stephen 
Cannata in Arcata, CA; the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Tiburon 
Laboratory, NMFS in Tiburon, CA (SWFSC); Michael H. Fawcett in Bodega 
Bay, CA; and the Sonoma County Water Agency in Santa Rosa, CA (SCWA) 
that authorize takes of adult and juvenile, threatened, central 
California coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) for the purpose of 
scientific research, subject to certain conditions set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The applications and related documents are available for 
review in the following offices, by appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3226 (301-713-1401); and
    Protected Species Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, 
Santa Rosa, CA 95404-6528 (707-575-6066).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The permits were issued under the authority 
of section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 
1531-1543) and the NMFS regulations governing ESA-listed fish and 
wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-222).
    Notice was published on March 25, 1997 (62 FR 14115) that an 
application had been filed by NRMC (P630) for a scientific research 
permit. Permit 1039 was issued to NRMC on July 24, 1997. Permit 1039 
expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on March 26, 1997 (62 FR 14403) that an 
application had been filed by CalTrans4 (P632) for a scientific 
research permit. Permit 1041 was issued to CalTrans4 on July 24, 1997. 
Permit 1041 expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on April 18, 1997 (62 FR 19104) that an 
application had been filed by William M. Kier and Associates (P633) for 
a scientific research permit. Permit 1042 was issued to William M. Kier 
and Associates on July 24, 1997. Permit 1042 expires on June 30, 1999.
    Notice was published on March 25, 1997 (62 FR 14115) that an 
application had been filed by Stephen Cannata (P636) for a scientific 
research permit. Permit 1043 was issued to Stephen Cannata on July 24, 
1997. Permit 1043 expires on June 30, 2000.
    Notice was published on April 8, 1997 (62 FR 16789) that an 
application had been filed by SWFSC (P772#71) for a scientific research 
permit. Permit 1044 was issued to SWFSC on July 24, 1997. Permit 1044 
expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on March 26, 1997 (62 FR 14403) that an 
application had been filed by Michael H. Fawcett (P638) for a 
scientific research permit. Permit 1045 was issued to Michael H. 
Fawcett on July 24, 1997. Permit 1045 expires on June 30, 2002.
    Notice was published on April 8, 1997 (62 FR 16789) that an 
application had been filed by SCWA (P641) for a scientific research 
permit. Permit 1048 was issued to SCWA on July 22, 1997. Permit 1048 
expires on June 30, 2002.
    Issuance of the permits, as required by the ESA, was based on a 
finding that such actions: (1) Were requested/proposed in good faith, 
(2) will not operate to the disadvantage of the ESA-listed species that 
is the subject of the permits, and (3) are consistent with the purposes 
and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS regulations 
governing ESA-listed species permits.

    Dated: August 14, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-22342 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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