[Federal Register: October 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 201)]
[Notices]
[Page 61461]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 101106H]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Receipt of application for research permit and request for
comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application
for a permit for scientific research from Tenera Environmental in
Lafayette, CA. (Permit 1583). This notice is relevant to federally
endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O.
tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss), and
threatened Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green
sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris). This document serves to notify the
public of the availability of the permit applications for review and
comment.
DATES: Written comments on the permit applications must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5
p.m. Pacific Standard Time on November 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the permit application should be sent to
the appropriate office as indicated below. Comments may also be sent
via e-mail to FRNpermit.sac@noaa.gov or fax to the number indicated for
the request. The application and related documents are available for
review by appointment: Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol
Mall, Suite 8-300, Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916-930-3615, fax: 916-
930-3629).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell Bellmer, Ph.D. at phone number
916-930-3615, or e-mail: FRNpermit.sac@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Issuance of permits and permit modifications, as required by the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on
a finding that such permits/modifications: (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.
Permits and modifications are issued in accordance with and are subject
to the ESA and NMFS regulations governing listed fish and wildlife
permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).
Those individuals 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). The holding of such a
hearing is at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NOAA. All statements and opinions contained in the permit
action summaries are those of the applicant and do not necessarily
reflect the views of NMFS.
Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to federally endangered Sacramento River
winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), threatened
Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), threatened
Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened Southern Distinct
Population Segment of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser
medirostris).
Applications Received
Tenera Environmental requests a one-year permit 1583 for an
estimated take of 32 juvenile winter-run Chinook Salmon, 85 juvenile
spring-run Chinook Salmon, and 6 juvenile Central Valley steelhead to
fulfill the requirements of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
provide current impingement data as requested by National Marine
Fisheries Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and California
Department Fish and Game. Tenera Environmental requests authorization
for an estimated total take of 123 juveniles (with 100 percent
incidental mortality) resulting from rinsing all impinged material from
the traveling screens into the screenwash sluiceways and directed by
water flow and gravity into a collection container. Sampling will occur
once every four hours for one 24-hour collection period per week for 12
consecutive months (312 samples) at the Contra Costa Power Plant (lat.
38[deg] 01'12'' N., long. 121[deg] 45'36'' W.) and Pittsburg Power
Plant (lat. 38[deg] 02'28'' N., long. 121[deg] 53'38'' W.) located in
the Suisun Bay of San Francisco Bay Delta. If any listed species are
collected alive they will be immediately returned into Suisun Bay.
Individuals are measured and identified to species or race. Tenera
Environmental will take a total of six juveniles of the threatened
Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green sturgeon
(with 100 percent incidental mortality) resulting from capture and
release of the fish.
Dated: October 12, 2006.
Maria Boroja,
Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17383 Filed 10-17-06; 8:45 am]
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