28856 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 110 / Thursday, June 6, 1996 / Notices

Evolutionarily Significant Unit: West

Fork Yankee Fork of the Salmon River,

upper East Fork Salmon River, and

Lemhi River (60 FR 42147, August 15,

1995). The ESA-listed fish captured in

1995 are being reared in captivity until

mature and will be outplanted as adults

back into their natal streams to spawn.

For Modification 1, IDFG is

authorized to transfer ESA-listed

juveniles to the NMFS Manchester

Marine Experimental Station at

Manchester, WA. The NMFS staff at the

laboratory, under the direction of Dr.

Conrad Mahnken, is authorized to rear

and maintain the ESA-listed fish as an

agent of IDFG under permit 972. The

objective of the transfer is to dilute the

risk of an unanticipated catastrophic

event, possibly causing a decimation of

the gene pool at one hatchery location,

by allocating ESA-listed juvenile fish to

another hatchery location. The transfer

of ESA-listed juvenile fish is valid in

1996 only. The authorization for

NMFS’s responsibility to rear and

maintain the ESA-listed fish as an agent

of IDFG under permit 972 is valid for

the duration of the permit. Permit 972

expires on September 30, 1998.

Notice was published on March 22,

1996 (61 FR 11808) that an application

had been filed by ODFW (P211I) for

modification 1 to scientific research/

enhancement permit 973. Modification

1 to permit 973 was issued to ODFW on

May 24, 1996. Permit 973 authorizes

ODFW takes of juvenile, ESA-listed,

Snake River spring/summer chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

associated with the implementation of a

captive broodstock program. In 1995,

ODFW captured no more than 25

percent of the ESA-listed juvenile fish

from three salmon populations that are

part of the Snake River salmon

Evolutionarily Significant Unit:

Catherine Creek, Lostine River, and the

upper Grande Ronde River (60 FR

42147, August 15, 1995). The ESA-listed

fish captured in 1995 are being reared

in captivity until mature and will spawn

in the hatcheries. The resulting

offspring will be reared to the smolt

stage and released back into the river of

parent origin.

For Modification 1, ODFW is

authorized to transfer ESA-listed

juveniles to the NMFS Manchester

Marine Experimental Station at

Manchester, WA. The NMFS staff at the

laboratory, under the direction of Dr.

Conrad Mahnken, is authorized to rear

and maintain the ESA-listed fish as an

agent of ODFW under permit 973. The

objective of the transfer is to dilute the

risk of an unanticipated catastrophic

event, possibly causing a decimation of

the gene pool at one hatchery location,

by allocating ESA-listed juvenile fish to

another hatchery location. The transfer

of ESA-listed juvenile fish is valid in

1996 only. The authorization for

NMFS’s responsibility to rear and

maintain the ESA-listed fish as an agent

of ODFW under permit 973 is valid for

the duration of the permit. Permit 973

expires on September 30, 1998.

Issuance of the permit modifications,

as required by the ESA, was based on

a finding that such actions: (1) Were

requested in good faith, (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the ESAlisted species that is the subject of the

permits, and (3) are consistent with the

purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed

species permits.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Margaret Lorenz,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification 1 to

permit 948 (P563A).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a modification to a

permit that authorizes takes of

Endangered Species Act-listed species

for the purpose of scientific research/

monitoring, subject to certain conditions

set forth therein, to the Northern Wasco

County People’s Utility District at The

Dalles, OR (NWCPUD).

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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

modification to a permit was issued

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–

222).

Notice was published on March 5,

1996 (61 FR 8568) that an application

had been filed by NWCPUD (P563A) for

modification 1 to scientific research/

monitoring permit 948. Modification 1

to permit 948 was issued on May 10,

1996. Permit 948 authorizes

takes of juvenile, endangered, Snake

River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus

nerka); juvenile, threatened, naturallyproduced and artificially-propagated,

Snake River spring/summer chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha);

and juvenile, threatened, Snake River

fall chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha) associated with an annual

monitoring study designed to assess

run-of-the-river juvenile anadromous

fish condition after passage through the

screened turbine intake channel at The

Dalles Dam, located on the Columbia

River. Continued observation of

individual fish condition likely to be

affected by passage through the

screened intake channel during the

smolt migration provides specific

information on possible unsuitable

passage conditions below the water

surface which are not directly

observable.

For Modification 1, NWCPUD is

authorized an increase in their annual

take of juvenile, threatened, artificiallypropagated, Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon and juvenile,

threatened, Snake River fall chinook

salmon as a result of NMFS’s 1996

juvenile outmigration estimates. A

corresponding increase in the number of

indirect mortalities of these ESA-listed

species is also authorized. Modification

1 is valid for the duration of the permit.

Permit 948 expires on September 30,

1999.

Issuance of the modification, as

required by the ESA, was based on a

finding that such action: (1) Was

requested in good faith, (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the ESAlisted species that are the subject of the

permit, and (3) is consistent with the

purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed

species permits.

Dated: May 30, 1996.

Margaret Lorenz,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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