49262 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 23, 2005 / Notices 

SCHEDULE OF ANCILLARY MEETINGS 

SUNDAY, September 18, 2005 

Groundfish Management Team 1 p.m. 

MONDAY, September 19, 2005 

Council Secretariat 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. 

Habitat Committee 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m. 

Model Evaluation Workgroup 9 a.m. 

Special Briefing: Groundfish Stock Assessments - A Summary by Northwest Fisheries Science 

Center 9 a.m. 

Legislative Committee 10:30 a.m. 

Budget Committee 1 p.m. 

Special Presentation: ‘‘Common Ground: Oregon’s Ocean’’ (Green Fire Productions Marine Habitat Protection Video) 5 p.m. 

Enforcement Consultants 5:30 p.m. 

TUESDAY, September 20, 2005 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m. 

California State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants As necessary 

WEDNESDAY, September 21, 2005 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m. 

California State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. 

Salmon Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Salmon Technical Team 8 a.m. 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants As necessary 

THURSDAY, September 22, 2005 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m. 

California State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Groundfish Advisory Subpanel 8 a.m. 

Groundfish Management Team 8 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants As necessary 

FRIDAY, September 23, 2005 

Council Secretariat 7 a.m. 

California State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Oregon State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Washington State Delegation 7 a.m. 

Enforcement Consultants As necessary 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

Council action during this meeting. 

Council action will be restricted to those 

issues specifically listed in this notice 

and any issues arising after publication 

of this notice that require emergency 

action under Section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the Council’s intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter 

at 503–820–2280 at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

Emily Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E5–4599 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 081605B] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications 

for scientific research permits. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received two scientific 

research permit applications (1533 and 

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1548) relating to Pacific salmon. The 

proposed research is intended to 

increase knowledge of species listed 

under the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) and to help guide management 

and conservation efforts. 

DATES: Comments or requests for a 

public hearing on the applications must 

be received at the appropriate address or 

fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later 

than 5 p.m. Pacific daylight-saving time 

on September 22, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

public hearing requests on the 

applications should be mailed to 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, 

Portland, OR 97232-1274; or faxed to 

503–230–5441; or e-mailed to 

resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–

231–2005, fax: 503–230–5441, e-mail: 

Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov. Permit 

application instructions are available at 

http://www.nwr.noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

The following listed species 

(evolutionarily significant units) are 

covered in this notice: 

1. Snake River (SR) fall chinook 

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); 

2. SR spring/summer (spr/sum) 

chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha); 

3. Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring 

chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha); 

4. UCR steelhead (O. mykiss); and 

5. Middle Columbia River (MCR) 

steelhead (O. mykiss). 

Authority 

Scientific research 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 222-226). 

NMFS issues permits based on findings 

that such permits: (1) are applied for in 

good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, 

would not operate to the disadvantage 

of the listed species that are the subject 

of the permit; and (3) are consistent 

with the purposes and policy of section 

2 of the ESA. The authority to take 

listed species is subject to conditions set 

forth in the permits. 

Anyone requesting a hearing on an 

application listed in this notice should 

set out the specific reasons why a 

hearing on that application would be 

appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such 

hearings are held at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NMFS. 

Applications Received 

Permit 1533 

The Washington Department of Fish 

and Wildlife (WDFW) is requesting a 

five-year permit to take adult and 

juvenile SR spr/sum and fall chinook 

salmon during the course of two studies 

in the lower Snake River. The first study 

would determine steelhead, bull trout, 

and spring chinook stock status (i.e., 

distribution, relative abundance, and 

genetic characterization) in mainstem 

areas and tributaries of the Grande 

Ronde and Snake Rivers in Asotin, 

Garfield, Whitman, and Columbia 

Counties in Washington State. The 

second study would take place in 

Asotin Creek, Washington, and would 

focus on monitoring the population 

status of summer steelhead and spring 

and fall chinook salmon in Asotin Creek 

above George Creek. It would also focus 

on the productivity of the natural 

populations in the absence of direct 

hatchery influences (i.e., out-plants or 

supplementation). The studies would 

benefit the fish by collecting baseline 

data that would be used to improve 

planning and future management 

decisions. 

The WDFW intends to capture the 

fish using smolt traps, hook-and-line 

fishing equipment, backpack 

electrofishers and, possibly, dip nets. 

The fish would be variously captured, 

handled, measured, tissue-sampled, and 

released. Some of the captured juveniles 

would receive passive integrated 

transponder (PIT) tags, and a few 

captured adults would receive a 

combination of floy- and PIT-tags. In 

some cases, tissue samples would be 

taken from already dead fish. Moreover, 

rescue and salvage operations would be 

conducted whenever needed. The 

WDFW does not intend to kill any of the 

fish being captured, but some may die 

as an unintended result of the research. 

Permit 1548 

The Yakima Training Center (YTC) is 

seeking a five-year permit to take 

juvenile UCR spring chinook salmon, 

juvenile UCR steelhead, and juvenile 

MCR steelhead during the course of 

several surveys on YTC land in 

southwestern Washington State. The 

research is designed to determine fish 

abundance and distribution on the YTC 

lands as well as describe habitat 

conditions throughout the 500-square 

mile reservation. The fish would benefit 

from the research because it would 

allow YTC staff to take them fully into 

account and thereby protect them 

during all future land management 

planning. It would also give regional 

fish managers important data on fish 

presence that have not previously been 

available. 

The YTC researchers intend to 

capture the fish using backpack 

electrofishing gear, seines, and minnow 

traps. Once captured, the fish would be 

measured, allowed to recover, and 

released. Some of the steelhead may 

have scale samples taken. The YTC does 

not intend to kill any of the fish being 

taken, but some may die as an 

unintended result of the activities. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the application, associated 

documents, and comments 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. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final action in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: August 18, 2005. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–16710 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented 

Program—National Research and 

Development Center 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of project 

period and waiver. 

SUMMARY: The Director waives the 

requirements in Education Department 

General Administrative Regulations 

(EDGAR), in 34 CFR 75.250 and 

75.261(c)(2), respectively, that generally 

prohibit project periods exceeding five 

years and project period extensions 

involving the obligation of additional 

Federal funds. This extension of project 

period and waiver will enable the 

current Jacob K. Javits Gifted and 

Talented Program—National Research 

and Development Center (Center) to be 

funded for an additional 12-month 

Federal funding period from October 1, 

2005, until September 30, 2006, a period 

exceeding the original project period of 

five years. This extension will avoid any 

lapse in research and related activities 

conducted by the Center while IES is 

conducting a competition for a new 

award under this program during fiscal 

year 2006. 

DATES: This notice is effective August 

23, 2005.