Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 111 /Wednesday, June 10, 1998 / Notices 31739

Corp. (RMT Technologies); Western

Atlas (Unova Inc.).

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Morton Schnabel,

Director, Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–15386 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Pacific Billfish Angler Survey.

Agency Form Number: NOAA Form

88–10.

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0020.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 175 hours.

Needs and Uses: The ‘‘Migratory

Game Fish Study Act’’ directs the

Secretary to undertake a comprehensive

continuing study of migratory marine

fish of interest to recreational

fisherpersons. This is a voluntary survey

of recreational angler fishing catch and

effort for billfish throughout the Pacific

area. The data is used for fishery

management.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395–3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

Room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–15376 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 060498A]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

scientific research permit (1151) and for

modifications to scientific research

permits (899, 901, 902, 903, 908, 1057,

1116).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following actions regarding permits for

takes of endangered and threatened

species for the purposes of scientific

research and/or enhancement: NMFS

has received a permit application from

the Oregon Department of Fish and

Wildlife at Portland, OR (ODFW) (1151);

and NMFS has received applications for

modifications to existing permits from:

ODFW (899), Washington Department of

Fish and Wildlife at Olympia, WA

(WDFW) (901, 902), Idaho Department

of Fish and Game at Boise, ID (IDFG)

(903, 908), Umpqua National Forest of

the U.S. Forest Service at Tiller, OR

(UNF-USFS) (1057), and the Public

Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County

at East Wenatchee, WA (PUD DC)

(1116).

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on any of the

applications must be received on or

before July 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the following office, by

appointment: Protected Resources

Division (PRD), F/NWO3, 525 NE

Oregon Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR

97232–4169 (503–230–5400).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

permits 899, 901, 902, 903, and 908:

Robert Koch, Portland, OR (503–230–

5424).

For permits 1057 and 1116: Tom

Lichatowich, Portland, OR (503–230–

5438).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

Permits and modifications are

requested 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 ESAlisted fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR

parts 217–227).

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on these requests for permits

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 below application

summaries are those of the applicant

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS.

Species Covered in this Notice

The following species are covered in

this notice: Chinook salmon

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Cutthroat

trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki),

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka),

and Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus

mykiss).

To date, protective regulations for

threatened Snake River steelhead and

threatened lower Columbia River (LCR)

steelhead under section 4(d) of the ESA

have not been promulgated by NMFS.

This notice of receipt of applications

requesting takes of these species is

issued as a precaution in the event that

NMFS issues protective regulations that

prohibit takes of Snake River steelhead

and LCR steelhead. The initiation of a

30 day public comment period on the

applications, including their proposed

takes of Snake River steelhead and LCR,

does not presuppose the contents of the

eventual protective regulations.

New Application Received

ODFW requests a 5 year permit (1151)

that would authorize an annual

incidental take of adult and juvenile,

endangered, Umpqua River cutthroat

trout associated with non-listed fish

hatchery operations in the Umpqua

River Basin. ODFW hatchery operations

in the basin include: one state-operated

coho and chinook salmon hatchery

(Rock Creek); one state-supervised

Salmon Trout Enhancement Program

hatchery (Gardiner); nineteen statesupervised volunteer projects operating

55 to 65 hatch boxes; salmon and

steelhead broodstock collection at

Winchester Dam, Galesville Dam, and

Smith River fishway; and the volitional

release or transfer of non-listed hatchery

produced fish. Impacts on ESA-listed

fish may include competition for food

and habitat, disease transmission,

predation by non-listed hatchery fish,

and an increased vulnerability to

predation by other predators. ODFW

included a conservation plan in the