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TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022—Continued 

Time Activity Lead 

5 p.m .................................................................. Adjourn.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2022 

Time Activity Lead 

9 a.m.–5 p.m ..................................................... Report Writing .................................................. Review Panel. 

5 p.m .................................................................. Adjourn.

The meeting is open to the public; 

however, during the ‘Report Writing’ 

session on Tuesday, June 28th, and 

Wednesday, June 29th, the public 

should not engage in discussion with 

the Peer Review Panel. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Special 

requests should be directed to Michele 

Traver, via email. 

Dated: May 25, 2022. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11661 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC061] 

Endangered Species; Take of 

Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt; one 

application for a scientific enhancement 

permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS received an application from 

NMFS’ California Coastal Office in 

Santa Rosa, California for an U.S. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 

10(a)(1)(A) scientific enhancement 

permit (permit 26495). The purpose of 

this permit is to enhance the survival of 

the endangered Central California Coast 

(CCC) Evolutionary Significant Unit 

(ESU) of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus 

kisutch) and threatened CCC Distinct 

Population Segment (DPS) of steelhead 

(O. mykiss) in coastal streams of 

California’s Santa Cruz Mountains 

through rescue and relocation of these 

species from drying streams. The public 

is hereby notified that the application 

for Permit 26495 is available for review 

and comment before NMFS either 

approves or disapproves the 

application. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

application must be received at the 

appropriate email address (see 

ADDRESSES) on or before July 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

permit application should be submitted 

to Joel Casagrande via email at 

joel.casagrande@noaa.gov with ‘‘permit 

26495’’ referenced in the subject line. 

The permit application is available for 

review online at the Authorizations and 

Permits for Protected Species web site: 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ 

preview_open_for_comment.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Casagrande (phone: 707–575–6016 or 

email: joel.casagrande@noaa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

Central California Coast (CCC) 

Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) of 

coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) 

and threatened CCC Distinct Population 

Segment (DPS) of steelhead (O. mykiss). 

Authority 

Scientific research and enhancement 

permits are issued in accordance with 

Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and regulations 

governing listed fish and wildlife 

permits (50 CFR 222–227). NMFS issues 

permits based on findings that such 

permits: (1) Are applied for in good 

faith; (2) would not operate to the 

disadvantage of the listed species which 

are the subject of the permits; and (3) 

are consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. Authority to take listed species is 

subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

Section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the application, associated 

documents, and any comment 

submitted to determine whether the 

application meets the requirements of 

Section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal 

regulations. The final permit decisions 

will not be made until after the end of 

the 30-day comment period and 

consideration of any comment 

submitted therein. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final action in the Federal 

Register. 

Those individuals requesting a 

hearing on the application listed in this 

notice should provide the specific 

reasons why a hearing on the 

application would be appropriate (see 

ADDRESSES). Such a hearing is held at 

the discretion of the Assistant 

Administrator for NOAA Fisheries. 

Permit Application Received 

Permit 26495 

NMFS’ California Coastal Office in 

Santa Rosa, California applied for a 

Section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific 

enhancement permit (permit 26495). 

This application involves enhancing the 

survival of endangered Central 

California Coast (CCC) Evolutionary 

Significant Unit (ESU) of coho salmon 

(Oncorhynchus kisutch) and threatened 

CCC Distinct Population Segment (DPS) 

of steelhead (O. mykiss) in coastal 

streams of California’s Santa Cruz 

Mountains through rescue and 

relocation of these species from drying 

streams. This application also includes 

research and monitoring elements. To 

assess the efficacy of these rescue 

activities, a subset of the juvenile 

salmonids may receive a Passive 

Integrated Transponder tag (PIT-tag) 

prior to release. The tagged fish will be 

tracked by fixed antennas positioned in 

multiple regional watersheds which will 

provide information on their 

movements and survival in the 

freshwater environment. Otoliths and 

tissue samples will be collected 

opportunistically from spawned adult 

carcasses encountered to learn about the 

individual’s life history. Tissue samples 

(fin clips and scales) will be collected 

from carcasses and a subset of live fish 

for genetic information (fin clips) and 

age-structure and growth patterns 

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spawned coho salmon are rescued, these 

fish may receive a floy tag for 

identification purposes in subsequent 

spawning ground surveys. Activities 

associated with rescue and relocation 

could occur anywhere within the 

coastal watersheds of the Santa Cruz 

Mountains including San Gregorio, 

Pescadero, Gazos, Waddell, Scott, San 

Vicente, Laguna, Liddell, Majors, San 

Lorenzo, Soquel, and Aptos watersheds. 

A summary of these components is 

provided as follows. 

Rescue-Relocation and ResearchMonitoring 

This component involves rescuing 

and relocating coho salmon and 

steelhead from stream sections 

experiencing natural dewatering during 

the dry season or prolonged periods of 

below average rainfall. Specific staff 

listed on the application from both 

NMFS and the California Department of 

Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will follow a 

predetermined communication and 

documentation protocol while 

implementing these relocation efforts. 

Standard scientific methods and 

equipment (e.g., backpackelectrofishing, nets, seines, portable air 

pumps, transport containers, water 

chillers, etc.) will be used during the 

capture and relocation of coho salmon 

and steelhead. Captured coho salmon 

and steelhead will be transported for 

release into habitats within the same 

watershed (when possible) that are 

likely to maintain adequate water and 

habitat quality through the remainder of 

the dry season. Because these are 

endangered and threatened populations 

with low abundance, relocating coho 

salmon and steelhead from sections of 

stream where they will likely perish is 

expected to benefit the survival of these 

individual fish and enhance the 

population. The proposed tagging and 

tissue collection are intended to provide 

information on the survival and early 

life history of rescued fish, 

contributions of rescued fish to 

subsequent adult returns, and 

information on the genetic diversity 

within basins, particularly where 

natural origin fish are present. 

Field activities for the various 

proposed enhancement components can 

occur year-round starting in June 2022 

through December 31, 2032. The annual 

sum of take requested across the various 

components of this effort is as follows: 

(1) Non-lethal capture and release of up 

to 1,000 juvenile natural origin coho 

salmon and 3,000 juvenile steelhead 

while electrofishing, seining, or dipnetting; (2) non-lethal capture and 

release of up to 1000 juvenile hatchery 

origin coho salmon, 500 juvenile natural 

origin coho salmon, and 1000 juvenile 

steelhead for the purpose of applying 

Passive Integrated Transponder-tags 

(PIT-tags) and collecting tissue samples; 

(3) non-lethal capture and release of up 

to 40 adult natural origin coho salmon 

and 60 adult hatchery origin coho 

salmon by beach seine for the purpose 

of applying PIT-tags, floy tags, and 

collecting tissue samples; (4) non-lethal 

capture and release of up to 150 adult 

steelhead by beach seine for the purpose 

of applying PIT-tags and collecting 

tissue samples; and (5) tissue collection 

from up to 250 adult natural origin coho 

salmon carcasses and 150 adult 

steelhead. The potential annual 

unintentional lethal coho salmon and 

steelhead take expected to result from 

the proposed enhancement activities is 

up to 75 juvenile natural origin coho 

salmon, 50 juvenile hatchery origin 

coho salmon, 200 juvenile steelhead, 2 

adult natural origin coho salmon, 3 

adult hatchery origin coho salmon, and 

7 adult steelhead. These estimates 

assume up to 5 percent incidental 

mortality rate. For research and 

monitoring, incidental mortality rates 

for capture and handling are generally 

less than or equal to 2 percent. 

However, in many cases fish targeted for 

rescue and relocation are located in 

isolated habitats and declining habitats 

with stressful environmental conditions, 

and therefore it is reasonable to assume 

a higher potential incidental mortality 

rate from capture and handling. Absent 

these rescue efforts, salmonids left in 

these declining environmental 

conditions are expected to die. 

This proposed scientific enhancement 

effort is expected to enhance survival 

and support coho salmon and steelhead 

recovery within the CCC ESU of coho 

salmon and CCC DPS of steelhead and 

is consistent with recommendations and 

objectives outlined in NMFS’ Central 

California Coast ESU Coho Salmon 

Recovery Plan and Coastal Multispecies 

Recovery Plan. See the Permit 26495 

application for greater details on the 

various components of this scientific 

enhancement effort including the 

specific scientific methods proposed 

and take allotments requested for each. 

Dated: May 26, 2022. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11749 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Call for Review Editor Nominations for 

the Fifth National Climate Assessment 

(NCA5) 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Request for public nominations. 

SUMMARY: NOAA, on behalf of USGCRP, 

is soliciting nominations for Review 

Editors for the Fifth National Climate 

Assessment (NCA5). Refer to the NCA5 

Draft Prospectus (presented in a 

previous Federal Register Notice and 

accessible via www.globalchange.gov/ 

notices and the USGCRP website 

(www.globalchange.gov/nca5) for 

further information on the scope, topics, 

and overarching themes for the report. 

NCA5 will adhere to the Global 

Change Research Act (GCRA), 

Information Quality Act, and Evidence 

Act requirements for quality, 

transparency, and accessibility as 

appropriate for a Highly Influential 

Scientific Assessment. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted via the web address specified 

below https://

contribute.globalchange.gov/ and must 

be received by 30 days after publication 

of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations for Review 

Editors must be submitted electronically 

via a web form accessible via https://

contribute.globalchange.gov/. Nominees 

are asked to identify their areas of 

expertise based on NCA5’s covered 

topics (see NCA5 Table of Contents 

below). A CV/resume of no more than 

4 pages should be included for optimal 

consideration. Nominees will also be 

asked to select all NCA5 chapters for 

which they seek consideration for 

selection. 

Instructions: Response to this notice 

is voluntary. Responses to this notice 

may be used by the government for 

program planning on a non-attribution 

basis. NOAA therefore requests that no 

business proprietary information or 

copyrighted information be submitted in 

response to this notice. Please note that 

the U.S. Government will not pay for 

response preparation, or for the use of 

any information contained in the 

response. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Avery, (202) 419–3474, cavery@

usgcrp.gov, U.S. Global Change 

Research Program. 


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