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Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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 [Federal Register: February 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 28)]
[Notices]
[Page 6531-6532]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr12fe07-40]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 013007B]

Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U. S. Department of
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit application; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NOAA Fisheries has received an
application for a permit to conduct research for scientific purposes
from Freddy Otte, City of San Luis Obispo, California. The requested
permit would affect the South Central California Coast Distinct
Population Segment of threatened steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
The public is hereby notified of the availability of the permit
application for review and comment before NOAA Fisheries either
approves or disapproves the application.

DATES: Written comments on the permit application must be received at
the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) on or before
March 14, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the permit application should be sent to
Matt McGoogan, Protected Resources Division, NOAA Fisheries, 501 W.

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Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, California 90802. Comments may
also be sent using email (FRNpermits.lb@noaa.gov) or fax
(562.980.4027). The permit application is available for review, by
appointment only, at the foregoing address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt McGoogan at phone number (562)
980-4026 or e-mail: matthew.mcgoogan@noaa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

    Issuance of permits, as required by the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531B1543) (ESA), is based on a finding that such
permits: (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 are issued in
accordance with and are subject to the ESA and NOAA Fisheries
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 provide 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 NOAA Fisheries.

Permit Application Received

    Freddy Otte has applied for a permit to take the South Central
California Coast Distinct Population Segment of threatened steelhead
trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and tissue collection from this species
during a two-year study (2007 and 2008) of the abundance and
distribution of juvenile steelhead in the San Luis Obispo Creek
watershed, San Luis Obispo County, California. Freddy Otte proposes
electrofishing and direct underwater observation using mask and snorkel
as the methods for estimating abundance and distribution of juvenile
steelhead, and has requested an annual non-lethal take of 1620 juvenile
steelhead, and annual collection and possession of up to 100 juvenile
steelhead tissue samples, with the total possession for both years not
exceeding 200 tissue samples. The proposed research would conclude
October 31, 2008.

    Dated: February 6, 2007.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E7-2339 Filed 2-9-07; 8:45 am]
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