[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 120 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 31510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15673]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 061296B]


Endangered Species; Permits

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

ACTION: Receipt of an application for an incidental take permit 
(P510C).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes at 
Fort Hall, ID (SBT) have applied in due form for a permit that would 
authorize an incidental take of a threatened species.

DATES: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this 
application must be received on or before July 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for 
review in the following offices, by appointment:
    Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8, 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, Endangered Species Division, Office of 
Protected Resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBT requests 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).
    SBT (P510C) requests a 5-year permit for an annual incidental take 
of juvenile, threatened, Snake River spring/summer chinook salmon 
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) associated with a study designed to 
determine the distribution and abundance of bull trout (Salvelinus 
confluentus) in the Herd Creek watershed of the East Fork Salmon River 
and Burnt Creek of the Pahsimeroi River. SBT propose to electrofish at 
a total of about 25 reaches in both creeks to obtain depletion 
estimates of the number of fish. The work in Herd Creek would provide 
information to the Herd Creek Watershed Analysis, an interagency effort 
lead by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service, 
to establish a scientifically-based understanding of the natural 
ecology of the watershed and to provide management recommendations. The 
work in Burnt Creek would provide information on the cumulative effects 
of fencing off the riparian zones on fish habitat, a response to the 
heavy impact of cattle grazing in the area. The Burnt Creek study would 
also allow a comparison between heavily-grazed and natural riparian 
conditions as related to bull trout abundance and distribution. The 
Burnt Creek study has the potential to provide information that can be 
used to design habitat improvements for resident fish species subjected 
to anthropogenic impacts.
    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.

    Dated: June 14, 1996.
Robert C. Ziobro,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 96-15673 Filed 6-19-96; 8:45 am]
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