[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22348]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of two applications for scientific research permits 
(P651, P666).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Louisiana-Pacific Corporation 
(LPC) in Trinidad, CA and the California Department of Forestry and 
Fire Protection, Region 1 (CDFFP) in Santa Rosa, CA have applied in due 
form for permits that would authorize takes of a threatened species for 
scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on either of 
these applications must be received on or before September 22, 1997.

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).
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be 
submitted to the Protected Species Division in Santa Rosa, CA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: LPC and CDFFP request permits 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 217-227).
    LPC (P651) requests a five-year permit for takes of juvenile, 
threatened, central California coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) 
associated with fish population studies on LPC properties in Sonoma and 
Mendocino County. The studies consist of coho salmon distribution and 
abundance surveys. ESA-listed juvenile fish are proposed to be 
captured, anesthetized, handled (identified and measured), allowed to 
recover from the anesthetic, and released. ESA-listed fish indirect 
mortalities associated with the research are also requested.
    CDFFP (P666) requests a five-year permit for takes of juvenile, 
threatened, central California coast coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) 
associated with monitoring projects in coastal streams within the 
Evolutionarily Significant Unit. The studies consist of coho salmon 
distribution and abundance surveys. ESA-listed juvenile fish are 
proposed to be captured, anesthetized, handled (identified and 
measured), allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released. ESA-
listed fish indirect mortalities associated with the research are also 
requested.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on either of the requests 
for a permit should set out the specific reasons 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. All 
statements and opinions contained in the above application summaries 
are those of the applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of 
NMFS.

    Dated: August 14, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-22348 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am]
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