[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17178-17179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9018]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 040297E]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for modification 2 to scientific 
research permit 994 (P497D).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Idaho Cooperative Fish and 
Wildlife Research Unit at Moscow, ID (ICFWRU) has applied in due form 
for a modification to a permit that authorizes a take of endangered and 
threatened species for the purpose of scientific research.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before May 9, 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
    Environmental and Technical Services Division, 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, Environmental and Technical Services Division 
in Portland, OR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ICFWRU requests a modification to 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).
    Permit 994 currently authorizes ICFWRU (P497D) takes of adult, 
endangered, Snake River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) and adult, 
threatened, Snake River spring/summer and fall chinook salmon 
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated with a study designed to assess 
the passage success of migrating adult salmonids at the four dams and 
reservoirs in the lower Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, 
evaluate fish responses to specific flow and spill conditions, and 
evaluate measures to improve passage. For modification 2, ICFWRU 
requests an increase in the take of adult, threatened, Snake River 
spring/summer chinook salmon and adult, threatened, Snake River fall 
chinook salmon associated with a study designed to determine if adult 
salmon successfully return to natal streams or hatcheries and if homing 
is affected by mode of seaward migration (in-river versus transport). 
ESA-listed adult salmon are proposed to be captured at Lower Granite 
Dam in WA, anesthetized, fitted with radio transmitters and identifier 
tags, allowed to recover from the anesthetic, and released. Once 
returned to the river, ESA-listed adult fish will be tracked 
electronically to hatcheries and spawning grounds. Modification 2 is 
requested to be valid in 1997 only. Permit 994 expires on December 31, 
2000.
    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.


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    Dated: April 3, 1997.
Joseph R. Blum,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 97-9018 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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