[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7529]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 031897C]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of three applications for scientific research permits 
(P628, P630, P636).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Trihey and Associates in Concord, 
CA, the Natural Resources Management Corporation (NRMC) in Eureka, CA, 
and Stephen Cannata in Arcata, CA, have applied in due form for permits 
authorizing takes of a threatened species for scientific research 
purposes.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on any of 
these applications must be received on or before April 24, 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: Trihey and Associates, NRMC, and Stephen 
Cannata 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).
    Trihey and Associates (P628) requests a five-year permit for takes 
of adult and juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat 
studies throughout the Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). The 
studies consist of five assessment tasks for which ESA-listed fish are 
proposed to be taken: (1) Presence/absence, (2) population estimates, 
(3) redd counts, (4) genetic sampling, and (5) habitat quality 
evaluation. ESA-listed fish are proposed to be observed or captured, 
anesthetized, handled, allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and 
released. Indirect mortalities associated with research activities are 
also requested.
    NRMC (P630) requests a five-year permit for takes of adult and 
juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat 
studies throughout the ESU. The studies consist of four assessment 
tasks for which ESA-listed fish are proposed to be taken: (1) Presence/
absence, (2) population estimates, (3) redd counts, and (4) habitat 
quality evaluation. ESA-listed fish are proposed to be observed or 
captured, anesthetized, handled, allowed to recover from the 
anesthetic, and released. Indirect mortalities associated with research 
activities are also requested.
    Stephen Cannata (P636) requests a five-year permit for takes of 
juvenile, threatened, central California coast coho salmon 
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) associated with fish population and habitat 
studies in the Albion and Navarro Rivers within the ESU. The studies 
consist of four assessment tasks for which ESA-listed fish are proposed 
to be taken: (1) Presence/absence, (2) population estimates, (3) life 
history patterns, and (4) habitat quality evaluation. ESA-listed fish 
are proposed to be observed or captured, anesthetized, handled, allowed 
to recover from the anesthetic, and released. The applicant also 
proposes to obtain scale samples from a portion of the ESA-listed 
juveniles to be captured. Indirect mortalities associated with research 
activities are also requested.
    Those individuals requesting a hearing on any 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: March 19, 1997
Joseph R. Blum,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-7529 Filed 3-24-97; 8:45 am]
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