[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28215]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 100797C]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for a scientific research permit 
(1095).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at 
Denver, CO (USBR) has applied in due form for a permit that would 
authorize a take of a threatened species for scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before November 24, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The application 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 Resources Division, F/NWO3, NMFS, 525 NE Oregon Street, 
Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232-4169 (503-230-5400).
    Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be 
submitted to the Chief, Protected Resources Division, Portland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Koch, Protected Resources 
Division, (503-230-5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USBR requests a permit 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).
    USBR (1095) requests a 1-year permit for a take of juvenile, 
threatened, Southern Oregon/Northern California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with research designed to collect 
data on seasonal fish distribution and abundance, particularly during 
spring and late summer, in Bear Creek and its principal tributaries, 
Little Butte Creek and its tributaries, and Big Butte Creek in 
southwest Oregon. The information is needed to support management 
decisions associated with a water conservation feasibility study in the 
Rogue River Basin, authorized by the U.S. Congress and the Oregon Water 
Resources Congress. The purpose of the feasibility study is to support 
a proposal to implement habitat enhancement activities designed in part 
to increase instream flows, improve the reliability and efficiency of 
existing water supplies, improve water quality and environmental 
values, and conserve water. Data to analyze the potential impacts of 
proposed activities on salmonid distribution and abundance are 
inadequate, as are the fisheries data needed to develop and compare 
alternatives. ESA-listed juvenile fish are proposed to be captured by 
electrofishing, handled (identified, measured, weighed, and scanned for 
injuries or diseases), allowed to recover, and released. An indirect 
mortality of ESA-listed juvenile fish associated with the research is 
also requested.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing (see ADDRESSES) should set 
out the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be 
appropriate. The holding of such hearing is at the discretion of the 
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All statements and 
opinions contained in this application summary are those of the 
applicant and do not necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

    Dated: October 9, 1997.
Nancy Chu,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-28215 Filed 10-23-97; 8:45 am]
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