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also be killed because juveniles from 

different ESUs cannot be distinguished 

visually. Fish that are killed would be 

frozen individually and later identified 

to ESU using genetic analysis. The 

researchers would pool UWR Chinook 

specimens into composite samples for 

toxicological analysis and would use 

scales and otoliths for analysis of age 

and growth. Specimens that are 

identified through genetic analysis to an 

ESU other than the UWR Chinook ESU 

would be saved and offered for use in 

other studies pending NMFS approval. 

The NWFSC researchers used 

information from past studies to 

estimate the number of fish needed to 

obtain enough tissues for statistically 

robust sample sizes, and to estimate 

expected mortality rates of fish from 

non-target ESUs. Based on this 

information, the NWFSC proposes to 

intentionally kill up to: 201 naturalorigin and 9 hatchery-origin (intact 

adipose fin) juvenile UWR Chinook 

salmon; 119 natural-origin and 5 

hatchery-origin (intact adipose fin) 

juvenile LCR Chinook salmon; 4 

natural-origin juvenile SR fall-run 

Chinook salmon; 2 natural-origin 

juvenile SR spring/summer-run Chinook 

salmon; and 5 natural-origin juvenile 

UCR spring-run Chinook salmon. Any 

Chinook salmon unintentionally killed 

during the research would be used in 

lieu of a fish that would otherwise be 

sacrificed. The NWFSC does not intend 

to kill any fish that is not a juvenile 

Chinook salmon, but a small number of 

individuals from other species may die 

as an unintended result of the research 

activities. 

Permit 21432 

Cramer Fish Sciences is seeking a 

research permit, for two years, that 

would allow them to take juvenile LCR 

Chinook, LCR coho, LCR steelhead, and 

MCR steelhead in the Klickitat, Wind, 

and White Salmon River subbasins 

(Washington). The purpose of the 

research is to determine fish occupancy 

in stream reaches in lands owned by 

SDS Lumber Company. Cramer Fish 

Sciences proposes to capture fish using 

single-pass backpack electrofishing, 

identify fish while they are held briefly 

in hand-held dip nets, and return fish to 

the stream. The researchers would 

compare results of the electrofishing 

surveys with environmental DNA 

(eDNA) studies done in the same stream 

reaches, which would provide 

information on the utility of eDNA 

analysis for determining fish occupancy. 

The research would benefit listed fish 

by affording them protections if they are 

found in streams that previously were 

assessed as non-fish bearing. The 

researchers do not propose to kill any 

fish but a small number may die as an 

unintended result of research activities. 

Permit 21507 

Mount Hood Environmental is 

seeking a research permit, for three 

years, that would allow them to take 

juvenile and adult UWR steelhead and 

UWR Chinook in the Tualatin River 

(Oregon). The purpose of the research is 

to determine if salmonids and lamprey 

are present in the intake channel from 

the Tualatin River to the Spring Hill 

Pumping Plant and if these fish are 

likely to be entrained in the intake. The 

study would benefit listed fish by 

providing information to manage and 

mitigate for potential entrainment of 

these fish during early life-stages. The 

researchers propose to work in the 

intake channel, where they would 

measure water temperature and 

velocity, capture fish by seining, 

trapping, and boat-electrofishing, hold 

fish in aerated buckets, identify them, 

and then release them back to the 

channel. The researchers do not propose 

to kill any fish but a small number may 

die as an unintended result of research 

activities. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the applications, associated 

documents, and comments submitted to 

determine whether the applications 

meet 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: November 8, 2017. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24690 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF728 

Determination of Overfishing or an 

Overfished Condition 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice 

that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), has found that 

the following stocks are subject to 

overfishing or approaching an 

overfished condition. The Stillaguamish 

coho salmon stock in Puget Sound is 

now subject to overfishing. The Klamath 

River fall Chinook salmon stock on the 

Northern California coast, the Queets 

coho salmon stock on the Washington 

coast, and the Skagit coho salmon stock 

in Puget Sound are all approaching an 

overfished condition. The Puerto Rico 

spiny lobster stock and the Puerto Rico 

Triggerfishes and Filefishes Complex 

are both still subject to overfishing. 

NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, 

notifies the appropriate fishery 

management council (Council) 

whenever it determines that overfishing 

is occurring, a stock is in an overfished 

condition or a stock is approaching an 

overfished condition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 304(e)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), NMFS, on 

behalf of the Secretary, must notify 

Councils, and publish in the Federal 

Register, whenever it determines that a 

stock or stock complex is subject to 

overfishing, overfished, or approaching 

an overfished condition. 

NMFS has determined that the 

Stillaguamish coho salmon stock in 

Puget Sound is now subject to 

overfishing, as the current estimate of 

fishing mortality (F) exceeds its 

maximum fishing mortality threshold 

(MFMT). This determination is based on 

a 2017 assessment—using data from 

2015—produced by the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Salmon Technical Team (STT). The 

Pacific Council manages this stock. 

Since this stock migrates north, it is also 

managed under the Pacific Salmon 

Treaty (Treaty), a bilateral agreement to 

facilitate management of certain salmon 

stocks between the United States and 

Canada. The Pacific Salmon 

Commission (Commission) implements 

this Treaty. NMFS has informed the 

Pacific Council of this determination 

and that, if exceedance of MFMT for 

Stillaguamish coho continues, the 

Council may consider taking further 

action, consistent with the provisions of 

the FMP. Due to the international 

management of this stock, the Pacific 

Council has limited ability to control 

ocean fisheries in waters outside their 

jurisdiction. 

NMFS has determined that the 

Klamath River fall Chinook salmon 

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the Queets coho salmon stock on the 

Washington coast, and the Skagit coho 

salmon stock in Puget Sound are all 

approaching an overfished condition. 

These determinations are made when 

the 3-year geometric mean of each 

stock’s two most recent postseason 

estimates of spawning escapement and 

the current preseason forecast of 

spawning escapement is below the 

stock’s minimum stock size threshold 

(MSST). The determination for Chinook 

is based on a 2017 assessment—using 

data from 2015–2017—produced by the 

Pacific Council’s STT using 

methodologies that have been reviewed 

by the Pacific Council’s Science and 

Statistical Committee. The 

determinations for the two coho stocks 

are based on a 2017 assessment—using 

data from 2014–2015, 2017—produced 

by the Commission’s Coho Technical 

Committee. NMFS informed the Pacific 

Council that if any of these stocks 

become overfished, they must direct the 

STT to prepare a rebuilding plan within 

one year. Due to the international 

management of the coho stocks, the 

Pacific Council has limited ability to 

control ocean fisheries in waters outside 

their jurisdiction. 

NMFS has determined that Puerto 

Rico spiny lobster and the Puerto Rico 

Triggerfishes and Filefishes Complex 

are both still subject to overfishing 

because the 2015 landings exceeded the 

overfishing limits (OFLs). NMFS is 

working with the Caribbean Fishery 

Management Council to implement 

conservation and management measures 

to end overfishing on this stock and 

stock complex. 

Dated: November 8, 2017. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24686 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] 

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