80_FR_56628 80 FR 56447 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

80 FR 56447 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)

Page Range56447-56448
FR Document2015-23454

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received six scientific research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon and steelhead. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and conservation efforts. The applications may be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ preview_open_for_comment.cfm.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56447-56448]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23454]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE188


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Applications for three new scientific research permits and 
three permit renewals.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received six scientific 
research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon and 
steelhead. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of 
species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide 
management and conservation efforts. The applications may be viewed 
online at: https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_comment.cfm.

DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the applications 
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see 
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on October 19, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the applications should be sent to the 
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, 
Portland, OR 97232-1274. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-230-
5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@noaa.gov (include the permit number 
in the subject line of the fax or email).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503-231-
2314), Fax: 503-230-5441, email: Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit 
application instructions are available from the address above, or 
online at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Species Covered in This Notice

    The following listed species are covered in this notice:
    Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened Lower 
Columbia River (LCR); threatened Puget Sound (PS); threatened Snake 
River (SR) fall-run; threatened SR spring/summer-run (spr/sum); 
endangered Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run; threatened Upper 
Willamette River (UWR).
    Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened UCR; Threatened SR; threatened 
middle Columbia River (MCR); threatened LCR; threatened PS; threatened 
UWR.
    Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): Endangered SR.
    Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened Columbia River (CR).
    Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened LCR; threatened Oregon Coast 
(OC).

Authority

    Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section 
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and regulations 
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226). NMFS 
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) Are applied for 
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the 
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; 
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the 
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set 
forth in the permits.
    Anyone 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). Such hearings are held at the 
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS.

Applications Received

Permit 1336-7R

    Port Blakely Farms (PBF) is seeking to renew its permit to take 
juvenile LCR Chinook salmon, UWR Chinook salmon, PS Chinook salmon, LCR 
coho salmon, LCR steelhead, UWR steelhead, and PS steelhead in 
headwater streams in western Oregon and Washington. The purpose of the 
research is to evaluate factors limiting fish distribution and water 
quality in streams that cross land owned by PBF. The research would 
benefit listed salmonids by producing data to be used in conserving and 
restoring critical habitat. The researchers propose to capture (using 
backpack electrofishing and dipnetting), handle, and release juvenile 
fish. The PBF researchers do not intend to kill any fish being 
captured, but some may die as an unintentional result of the research 
activities.

Permit 15486-2R

    West Fork Environmental is seeking to renew its permit to capture 
and handle juvenile UCR Chinook salmon, LCR Chinook salmon, UWR Chinook 
salmon, PS Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, OC coho salmon, UCR 
steelhead, LCR steelhead, UWR steelhead, and PS steelhead during the 
course of headwater stream surveys over wide parts of Oregon and 
Washington. The purpose of the research is to provide owners of 
industrial forest lands and state lands managers with accurate maps of 
where threatened and endangered salmonids are found on state and 
industrial forest lands. The work would benefit the salmon and 
steelhead by helping land managers plan and carry out their activities 
in ways that would have the smallest effect possible on the listed 
fish. The fish would be captured using backpack electrofishing 
equipment and released without tagging or even handling more than is 
necessary to ensure that they have recovered from the effects of being 
captured. The West Fork Environmental researchers do not intend to kill 
any listed salmonids, but a small number may die as an unintended 
result of the activities.

Permit 16784-2R

    Hart Crowser, Inc. is seeking to renew a one-year scientific 
research permit to take juvenile SR fall Chinook salmon, SR spr/sum 
Chinook salmon, UCR Chinook salmon, UWR Chinook salmon, LCR Chinook 
salmon, CR chum salmon, LCR coho, SR sockeye salmon, SR steelhead, UCR 
steelhead, MCR steelhead, LCR steelhead, and UWR steelhead. The 
objective of the research

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is to study the degree to which juvenile salmonids may be getting 
stranded by ship wakes along the lower Columbia River between river 
miles 21 and 102. The researchers would investigate the potential for 
stranding at approximately 24 ``high risk'' sites. The researchers 
would also evaluate whether the strategic placement of dredged material 
could reduce the risk of stranding. The research would benefit the 
listed species by helping river managers determine the likelihood of 
juvenile stranding along the lower river and investigate potential 
means for reducing it. Hart Crowser, Inc. would use beach seines to 
capture, handle, and release juvenile fish. Researchers may also 
collect stranded fish and return them to the river. Hart Crowser, Inc. 
does not intend to kill any of the fish being captured but a small 
number may die as an unintended result of the activities.

Permit 19587

    The Columbia River Estuary Study (CREST) is requesting a three-year 
scientific research permit to take LCR Chinook salmon, CR chum salmon, 
and LCR coho salmon. The objective of the research is to study the 
effectiveness of habitat restoration in Meglar Creek, Washington. The 
research would evaluate fish passage and habitat use in Meglar Creek 
and the Columbia River nearshore environment at the mouth of Meglar 
Creek. The CREST researchers would capture fish with a trap net. A 
portion of the juvenile Chinook and coho salmon would be anesthetized 
and tagged with passive integrated transponder tags (PIT-tags). The 
research would benefit listed salmonids by determining how effectively 
currently altered habitats support salmonids and using that information 
to guide future habitat modifications. CREST does not intend to kill 
any listed fish but a small number may die as an unintended result of 
the research activities.

Permit 19690

    The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is seeking a five-year 
permit to take adult SR spr/sum Chinook, SR sockeye, and SR steelhead 
at a location approximately one mile upstream from the confluence of 
the Lemhi and Salmon Rivers in Idaho. Under the permit, they would trap 
adult Chinook and steelhead at a temporary weir, measure and tag them 
with PIT-tags, and monitor their movements in the Lemhi Valley with the 
purpose of determining the animals' response to habitat improvements 
throughout the subbasin. All adult sockeye salmon captured at the weir 
would simply be handled and released without being tagged. The weir 
would operate in 12-hour increments (checked at least twice daily), and 
all fish to be tagged would be anesthetized before the process, and 
allowed to recover afterwards; they would then be released back to the 
river upstream from the weir. The researchers would also collect scale 
and tissue samples from a number of fish for DNA analysis. The research 
is intended to form an integral part of an ongoing program that 
intensively monitors a number of ecological parameters in the Lemhi 
watershed. The weir operation would allow greater resolution of both 
adult return numbers and fish movement in the area, and it would feed 
that data into the information stream being generated by the overall 
program. The research would benefit the fish by providing new 
information that managers can use to (1) evaluate and monitor steelhead 
and Chinook status in the region, and (2) design and deploy 
increasingly effective habitat restoration actions throughout the 
fishes' range. The researchers do not intend to kill any of the listed 
fish, but a few may die as an inadvertent result of the planned 
activities.

Permit 19741

    The Yakama Nation is seeking a five-year permit to annually take 
juvenile, natural MCR steelhead during the course of a research project 
designed to assess their current abundance in the Rock Creek watershed 
in south central Washington. Under the permit, the researchers would 
employ backpack electrofishing to capture a number of juvenile MCR 
steelhead. Some of those fish would be tagged with PIT-tags, and some 
would be tissue-sampled, but most would simply be handled and released. 
The researchers would work primarily in five reference areas (reaches) 
and they would use mark/recapture techniques to study juvenile 
development and movement in Rock Creek. They would also conduct some 
boat electrofishing in the inundated pool downstream from the research 
area in Rock Creek--primarily to look at predator abundance. In 
addition, the researchers would take tissue samples from dead adults 
during spawning ground surveys. The purpose of the research is to 
assess the current distribution and relative abundance of MCR steelhead 
in selected portions of Rock Creek. That information would be 
integrated with information being collected on other ecological 
parameters and the researches would use that information as a whole to 
determine species status in the system and evaluate the effectiveness 
of several habitat restoration actions that have been going on there 
for a number of years. This research would benefit listed steelhead in 
that it would be used by fish managers such as the Rock Creek Subbasin 
Recovery Planning Group to prioritize to plan restoration, protection, 
and recovery actions for Rock Creek steelhead.
    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: September 15, 2015.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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                                              recommendations from the SEDAR 41 Data                  fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later                   Applications Received
                                              Workshop and provide early modeling                     than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
                                              advice.                                                                                                       Permit 1336–7R
                                                                                                      October 19, 2015.
                                                 Although non-emergency issues not                    ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
                                                                                                                                                              Port Blakely Farms (PBF) is seeking to
                                              contained in this agenda may come                       applications should be sent to the                    renew its permit to take juvenile LCR
                                              before this group for discussion, those                 Protected Resources Division, NMFS,                   Chinook salmon, UWR Chinook salmon,
                                              issues may not be the subject of formal                 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,                      PS Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon,
                                              action during this meeting. Action will                 Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments                     LCR steelhead, UWR steelhead, and PS
                                              be restricted to those issues specifically              may also be sent via fax to 503–230–                  steelhead in headwater streams in
                                              identified in this notice and any issues                5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@                    western Oregon and Washington. The
                                              arising after publication of this notice                                                                      purpose of the research is to evaluate
                                                                                                      noaa.gov (include the permit number in
                                              that require emergency action under                                                                           factors limiting fish distribution and
                                                                                                      the subject line of the fax or email).
                                              section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens                                                                        water quality in streams that cross land
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob                  owned by PBF. The research would
                                              Fishery Conservation and Management                     Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231–
                                              Act, provided the public has been                                                                             benefit listed salmonids by producing
                                                                                                      2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email:                      data to be used in conserving and
                                              notified of the intent to take final action             Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit
                                              to address the emergency.                                                                                     restoring critical habitat. The
                                                                                                      application instructions are available                researchers propose to capture (using
                                              Special Accommodations                                  from the address above, or online at                  backpack electrofishing and dipnetting),
                                                                                                      https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.                           handle, and release juvenile fish. The
                                                This meeting is accessible to people
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            PBF researchers do not intend to kill
                                              with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
                                              aids should be directed to the SAFMC                    Species Covered in This Notice                        any fish being captured, but some may
                                              office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10                                                                            die as an unintentional result of the
                                                                                                         The following listed species are                   research activities.
                                              business days prior to the meeting.                     covered in this notice:
                                                Note: The times and sequence specified in                Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus                       Permit 15486–2R
                                              this agenda are subject to change.                      tshawytscha): Threatened Lower                           West Fork Environmental is seeking
                                                                                                      Columbia River (LCR); threatened Puget                to renew its permit to capture and
                                                 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                                                                                                      Sound (PS); threatened Snake River (SR)               handle juvenile UCR Chinook salmon,
                                                Dated: September 15, 2015.                            fall-run; threatened SR spring/summer-                LCR Chinook salmon, UWR Chinook
                                              Jeffrey N. Lonergan,                                    run (spr/sum); endangered Upper                       salmon, PS Chinook salmon, LCR coho
                                              Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable           Columbia River (UCR) spring-run;                      salmon, OC coho salmon, UCR
                                              Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.           threatened Upper Willamette River                     steelhead, LCR steelhead, UWR
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–23460 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]             (UWR).                                                steelhead, and PS steelhead during the
                                              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                     Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened                  course of headwater stream surveys over
                                                                                                      UCR; Threatened SR; threatened middle                 wide parts of Oregon and Washington.
                                                                                                      Columbia River (MCR); threatened LCR;                 The purpose of the research is to
                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  threatened PS; threatened UWR.                        provide owners of industrial forest
                                                                                                         Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):                         lands and state lands managers with
                                              National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        Endangered SR.                                        accurate maps of where threatened and
                                              Administration                                             Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened                  endangered salmonids are found on
                                              RIN 0648–XE188                                          Columbia River (CR).                                  state and industrial forest lands. The
                                                                                                         Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened               work would benefit the salmon and
                                              Endangered and Threatened Species;                      LCR; threatened Oregon Coast (OC).                    steelhead by helping land managers
                                              Take of Anadromous Fish                                 Authority                                             plan and carry out their activities in
                                                                                                                                                            ways that would have the smallest effect
                                              AGENCY:   National Marine Fisheries                        Scientific research permits are issued             possible on the listed fish. The fish
                                              Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                    in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)                would be captured using backpack
                                              Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and               electrofishing equipment and released
                                              Commerce.                                               regulations governing listed fish and                 without tagging or even handling more
                                              ACTION: Applications for three new                      wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226).              than is necessary to ensure that they
                                              scientific research permits and three                   NMFS issues permits based on findings                 have recovered from the effects of being
                                              permit renewals.                                        that such permits: (1) Are applied for in             captured. The West Fork Environmental
                                                                                                      good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,             researchers do not intend to kill any
                                              SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                  would not operate to the disadvantage                 listed salmonids, but a small number
                                              NMFS has received six scientific                        of the listed species that are the subject            may die as an unintended result of the
                                              research permit application requests                    of the permit; and (3) are consistent                 activities.
                                              relating to Pacific salmon and steelhead.               with the purposes and policy of section
                                              The proposed research is intended to                    2 of the ESA. The authority to take                   Permit 16784–2R
                                              increase knowledge of species listed                    listed species is subject to conditions set             Hart Crowser, Inc. is seeking to renew
                                              under the Endangered Species Act                        forth in the permits.                                 a one-year scientific research permit to
                                              (ESA) and to help guide management                         Anyone requesting a hearing on an                  take juvenile SR fall Chinook salmon,
                                              and conservation efforts. The
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                                                                                                      application listed in this notice should              SR spr/sum Chinook salmon, UCR
                                              applications may be viewed online at:                   set out the specific reasons why a                    Chinook salmon, UWR Chinook salmon,
                                              https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/                     hearing on that application would be                  LCR Chinook salmon, CR chum salmon,
                                              preview_open_for_comment.cfm.                           appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such                     LCR coho, SR sockeye salmon, SR
                                              DATES: Comments or requests for a                       hearings are held at the discretion of the            steelhead, UCR steelhead, MCR
                                              public hearing on the applications must                 Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,                steelhead, LCR steelhead, and UWR
                                              be received at the appropriate address or               NMFS.                                                 steelhead. The objective of the research


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                                              is to study the degree to which juvenile                handled and released without being                    habitat restoration actions that have
                                              salmonids may be getting stranded by                    tagged. The weir would operate in 12-                 been going on there for a number of
                                              ship wakes along the lower Columbia                     hour increments (checked at least twice               years. This research would benefit listed
                                              River between river miles 21 and 102.                   daily), and all fish to be tagged would               steelhead in that it would be used by
                                              The researchers would investigate the                   be anesthetized before the process, and               fish managers such as the Rock Creek
                                              potential for stranding at approximately                allowed to recover afterwards; they                   Subbasin Recovery Planning Group to
                                              24 ‘‘high risk’’ sites. The researchers                 would then be released back to the river              prioritize to plan restoration, protection,
                                              would also evaluate whether the                         upstream from the weir. The researchers               and recovery actions for Rock Creek
                                              strategic placement of dredged material                 would also collect scale and tissue                   steelhead.
                                              could reduce the risk of stranding. The                 samples from a number of fish for DNA                    This notice is provided pursuant to
                                              research would benefit the listed species               analysis. The research is intended to                 section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
                                              by helping river managers determine the                 form an integral part of an ongoing                   evaluate the applications, associated
                                              likelihood of juvenile stranding along                  program that intensively monitors a                   documents, and comments submitted to
                                              the lower river and investigate potential               number of ecological parameters in the                determine whether the applications
                                              means for reducing it. Hart Crowser, Inc.               Lemhi watershed. The weir operation                   meet the requirements of section 10(a)
                                              would use beach seines to capture,                      would allow greater resolution of both                of the ESA and Federal regulations. The
                                              handle, and release juvenile fish.                      adult return numbers and fish                         final permit decisions will not be made
                                              Researchers may also collect stranded                   movement in the area, and it would feed               until after the end of the 30-day
                                              fish and return them to the river. Hart                 that data into the information stream                 comment period. NMFS will publish
                                              Crowser, Inc. does not intend to kill any               being generated by the overall program.               notice of its final action in the Federal
                                              of the fish being captured but a small                  The research would benefit the fish by                Register.
                                              number may die as an unintended result                  providing new information that
                                                                                                                                                               Dated: September 15, 2015.
                                              of the activities.                                      managers can use to (1) evaluate and
                                                                                                      monitor steelhead and Chinook status in               Angela Somma,
                                              Permit 19587                                                                                                  Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
                                                                                                      the region, and (2) design and deploy
                                                 The Columbia River Estuary Study                     increasingly effective habitat restoration            of Protected Resources, National Marine
                                              (CREST) is requesting a three-year                                                                            Fisheries Service.
                                                                                                      actions throughout the fishes’ range.
                                              scientific research permit to take LCR                  The researchers do not intend to kill any             [FR Doc. 2015–23454 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Chinook salmon, CR chum salmon, and                     of the listed fish, but a few may die as              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                              LCR coho salmon. The objective of the                   an inadvertent result of the planned
                                              research is to study the effectiveness of               activities.
                                              habitat restoration in Meglar Creek,                                                                          DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              Washington. The research would                          Permit 19741
                                              evaluate fish passage and habitat use in                   The Yakama Nation is seeking a five-               National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                              Meglar Creek and the Columbia River                     year permit to annually take juvenile,                Administration
                                              nearshore environment at the mouth of                   natural MCR steelhead during the
                                              Meglar Creek. The CREST researchers                     course of a research project designed to              RIN 0648–XE192
                                              would capture fish with a trap net. A                   assess their current abundance in the
                                              portion of the juvenile Chinook and                     Rock Creek watershed in south central                 North Pacific Fishery Management
                                              coho salmon would be anesthetized and                   Washington. Under the permit, the                     Council; Public Meetings
                                              tagged with passive integrated                          researchers would employ backpack                     AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                              transponder tags (PIT-tags). The                        electrofishing to capture a number of                 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                              research would benefit listed salmonids                 juvenile MCR steelhead. Some of those                 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                              by determining how effectively                          fish would be tagged with PIT-tags, and               Commerce.
                                              currently altered habitats support                      some would be tissue-sampled, but most
                                                                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
                                              salmonids and using that information to                 would simply be handled and released.
                                              guide future habitat modifications.                     The researchers would work primarily                  SUMMARY:   The North Pacific Fishery
                                              CREST does not intend to kill any listed                in five reference areas (reaches) and                 Management Council (Council) and its
                                              fish but a small number may die as an                   they would use mark/recapture                         advisory committees will meet Monday,
                                              unintended result of the research                       techniques to study juvenile                          October 5, 2015, through Tuesday,
                                              activities.                                             development and movement in Rock                      October 13, 2015.
                                                                                                      Creek. They would also conduct some
                                              Permit 19690                                                                                                  DATES: The meetings will be held
                                                                                                      boat electrofishing in the inundated
                                                 The Idaho Department of Fish and                                                                           Monday, October 5, 2015 through
                                                                                                      pool downstream from the research area
                                              Game (IDFG) is seeking a five-year                                                                            Tuesday, October 13, 2015. See
                                                                                                      in Rock Creek—primarily to look at
                                                                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
                                              permit to take adult SR spr/sum                         predator abundance. In addition, the
                                              Chinook, SR sockeye, and SR steelhead                                                                         dates.
                                                                                                      researchers would take tissue samples
                                              at a location approximately one mile                    from dead adults during spawning                      ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
                                              upstream from the confluence of the                     ground surveys. The purpose of the                    the Anchorage Hilton Hotel, 500 W. 3rd
                                              Lemhi and Salmon Rivers in Idaho.                       research is to assess the current                     Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501. See
                                              Under the permit, they would trap adult                 distribution and relative abundance of                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
                                              Chinook and steelhead at a temporary                    MCR steelhead in selected portions of                 locations.
                                                                                                                                                               Council address: North Pacific
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                                              weir, measure and tag them with PIT-                    Rock Creek. That information would be
                                              tags, and monitor their movements in                    integrated with information being                     Fishery Management Council, 605 W.
                                              the Lemhi Valley with the purpose of                    collected on other ecological parameters              4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
                                              determining the animals’ response to                    and the researches would use that                     99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
                                              habitat improvements throughout the                     information as a whole to determine                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              subbasin. All adult sockeye salmon                      species status in the system and                      David Witherell, Council staff;
                                              captured at the weir would simply be                    evaluate the effectiveness of several                 telephone: (907) 271–2809.


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 09:27:24
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 09:27:24
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionApplications for three new scientific research permits and three permit renewals.
DatesComments or requests for a public hearing on the applications
ContactRob Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503-231- 2314), Fax: 503-230-5441, email: [email protected]). Permit
FR Citation80 FR 56447 
RIN Number0648-XE18

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