81 FR 76565 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 76565-76568] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-26530] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [0648-XF008] Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Applications for two new scientific research permits and 13 permit renewals. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received 15 scientific research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon, steelhead, eulachon, and green sturgeon. 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 December 5, 2016. 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 [email protected] (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: [email protected]). 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) spring/summer-run; threatened SR fall-run; endangered Upper Columbia River (UCR) spring-run; threatened Upper Willamette River (UWR). Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened LCR; threatened Middle Columbia River (MCR); threatened PS; threatened SR; threatened UCR; threatened UWR Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened Hood Canal Summer-run (HCS); threatened Columbia River (CR). Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened LCR; threatened Oregon Coast (OC) coho. Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): Threatened Ozette Lake (OL); endangered SR. Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus): Threatened Southern (S). Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris): Threatened Southern (S). 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 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 1135-9R The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile LCR steelhead in the Wind River subbasin (Washington). The purpose of the USGS study is to provide information on the growth, survival, habitat use, and life-histories of LCR steelhead. This information would improve understanding of habitat associations and life history strategies for LCR steelhead in the Wind River and that, in turn, would help state, tribal, and Federal efforts to restore LCR steelhead. The USGS proposes to capture juvenile LCR steelhead using backpack electrofishing equipment, hold the fish in aerated buckets, anaesthetize them with MS-222, measure length and weight, tag age-0 and age-1 fish with passive integrated transponders (PIT-tags), and release all fish at the site of collection after they recover from anesthesia. The researchers do not propose to kill any fish but a small number may die as an unintended result of research activities. Permit 1175-9R The Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile PS Chinook salmon, PS steelhead, MCR steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, and LCR steelhead in the Middle Columbia-Hood and Puyallup subbasins (Washington). The purpose of this research is to describe fish species presence, distribution, spawning areas, and habitat conditions on lands that the GPNF administers. The GPNF and other agencies would use that information in forest management, habitat restoration, and species recovery efforts. The GPNF proposes to use backpack electrofishing and seines to capture juvenile salmonids, hold fish for short periods in aerated buckets, identify, and then release the fish. The researchers do not propose to kill any fish, but a small number may die as an unintentional result of research activities. Permit 1345-8R The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile and adult LCR Chinook salmon, PS Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, and PS steelhead. The WDFW administers a multitude of water bodies through the state of Washington, and this permit would provide them with coverage throughout Puget Sound and the Lower Columbia River basin. The purpose of the WDFW study is to assess inland game fish communities and thereby improve fishery management. The research would benefit salmonids by helping managers write warm-water fish species harvest regulations that reduce potential impacts on listed salmonids. The WDFW proposes to capture fish using boat electrofishing, fyke nets, and gillnets. After being captured, the listed salmon and steelhead would be placed in aerated live wells, identified, and released. The researchers do not propose to kill any listed fish being [[Page 76566]] captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the activities. Permit 1386-9R The Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile and adult LCR Chinook salmon, PS Chinook salmon, SR spring/ summer-run Chinook salmon, SR fall-run Chinook salmon, UCR spring-run Chinook salmon, CR chum salmon, HC summer-run chum salmon, LCR coho salmon, OL sockeye salmon, LCR steelhead, MCR steelhead, PS steelhead, SR Basin steelhead, and UCR steelhead throughout the state of Washington. The purpose of the research is to investigate the occurrence and concentrations of toxic contaminants in non-anadromous freshwater fish tissue, sediment, and water at sites throughout Washington. The WDOE conducts this research in order to meet Federal and state regulatory requirements. This research would benefit listed species by identifying toxic contaminants in fish and informing pollution control actions. The WDOE proposes to capture fish using various methods including backpack and boat electrofishing, beach seining, block, fyke, and gill netting, and angling. All captured salmon and steelhead would either be released immediately or held temporarily in an aerated live well to help them recover before release. The researchers do not propose to kill any fish but a small number may die as an unintended result of research activities. Permit 1564-5R The University of Washington (UW) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile PS Chinook salmon and PS steelhead. The purpose of the UW study is to monitor the success of habitat restoration projects in the Duwamish River estuary, the Snohomish River estuary, and Shilshole Bay, Washington, by documenting changes in population characteristics among Chinook salmon in response to estuarine habitat restoration actions. The habitat restoration work would be conducted by several entities, but primarily by the Port of Seattle and the City of Seattle. The habitat restoration projects are designed to improve habitats that Chinook salmon use for rearing and migration. Monitoring the restoration sites would help determine the projects' effectiveness and thereby guide future restoration projects for the benefit of listed salmonids in the area. The UW proposes to capture fish using enclosure nets and beach seines. The captured fish would be held in buckets of aerated water. Juvenile salmonids would be anesthetized, checked for marks and tags, measured, and released. Some individuals would have their stomach contents sampled via non-lethal gastric lavage. The researchers do not propose to kill any listed fish being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the activities. Permit 1585-4R The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile PS Chinook salmon, HCS chum salmon, and PS steelhead. The work would be carried out in many central Puget Sound tributaries that originate in the Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges in Mason, Kitsap, King, Pierce, Thurston, Snohomish, and Lewis Counties, Washington. The purpose of the WDNR study is to determine fish presence or absence in streams greater than two feet in width between ordinary high water marks and with gradients of less than 20 percent. The information gathered would be used to determine salmonid presence and distribution and thereby inform land management decisions on WDNR holdings. The WDNR would use this information on fish-bearing streams to benefit the species by removing existing man-made fish barriers or possibly replacing them with structures that fish can pass over or through. The WDNR proposes to capture fish using backpack electrofishing equipment. The captured fish would be identified and released back to the pools from which they came. In some cases, the researchers may not actually capture any fish, but would merely note their presence. The researchers do not propose to kill any listed fish being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the activities. Permit 1587-5R The USGS is seeking to renew a research permit, for five years, that currently allows them to take juvenile HCS chum salmon, PS Chinook salmon, and PS steelhead. The USGS research may also cause them to take adult S eulachon, for which there are currently no ESA take prohibitions. The work would take place in the northern Puget Sound (San Juan Island and Samish Bay), Whidbey Basin (Skagit Bay, Snohomish River delta), southern Puget Sound (Nisqually Delta), Admiralty Inlet (including Foulweather Bluff, Kilisut Harbor, and Oak Bay), and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The research would be divided into two projects: (1) Restoration of Puget Sound Deltas and other nearshore restoration sites and (2) Effects of Urbanization on Nearshore Ecosystems. The purpose of the USGS study is to understand large river delta ecosystems and the physio-chemical processes related to nearshore habitat alterations that modify trophic web, community dynamics, and forage fish populations. The USGS would sample once per month in each area from April through September, but extra sampling (1-8 days per quarter) may sometimes be needed. The USGS proposes to capture fish primarily by using lampara nets, but beach seines, dip nets, gill nets, and angling may also be used. The captured fish would be identified to species, weighed, and measured. All listed fish would be immediately processed and released near their capture location. Forage fish would be counted, measured, weighed, and some may be sacrificed for otoliths, genetics, and fish health assays. All sampling plans would be reviewed and approved by the USGS Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee before being implemented. The researchers do not propose to kill any listed fish being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the activities. Permit 1598-4R The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile PS Chinook salmon, UCR spring-run Chinook salmon, SR spring/summer-run Chinook salmon, SR fall-run Chinook salmon, LCR Chinook salmon, HCS chum salmon, CR chum salmon, LCR coho salmon, OL sockeye salmon, SR sockeye salmon, LCR steelhead, PS steelhead, MCR steelhead, SR steelhead, and UCR steelhead. The WSDOT research may also cause them to take eulachon, for which there are currently no ESA take prohibitions. Sample sites would be located throughout the state of Washington. The purpose of the WSDOT study is to determine the distribution and diversity of anadromous fish species in waterbodies crossed by or adjacent to the state transportation systems (highways, railroads, and/or airports). This information would be used to assess the impacts that projects proposed at those facilities may have on listed species. The research would benefit the listed species by helping WSDOT minimize project impacts on listed fish to the greatest extent possible. Depending on the size of the stream system, the WSDOT proposes to capture fish using dip nets, stick seines, baited gee minnow traps, or backpack [[Page 76567]] electrofishing. The captured fish would be identified to species and immediately released. The researchers do not propose to kill any listed fish being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the activities. Permit 16069-2R The City of Portland (COP) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile and adult MCR steelhead, UCR spring Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR spring/ summer-run Chinook salmon, SR fall-run Chinook salmon, SR steelhead, SR sockeye salmon, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum salmon, UWR Chinook salmon, UWR steelhead, OC coho salmon, and S green sturgeon in the Columbia and Willamette rivers and tributaries (Oregon). The COP research may also cause them to take adult S eulachon, for which there are currently no ESA take prohibitions. This research is part of the Portland Watershed Management Plan, which aims to improve watershed health in the Portland area. In this program, project personnel sample 37 sites annually across all Portland watersheds for hydrology, habitat, water chemistry, and biological communities. The research would benefit listed salmonids by providing information to assess watershed health, status of critical habitat, effectiveness of watershed restoration actions, and compliance with regulatory requirements. The City of Portland proposes to capture juvenile fish using backpack and boat electrofishing, hold fish in a bucket of aerated water, take caudal fin clips for genetic analysis, and release fish at a point near their capture site that would be chosen to minimize the likelihood of recapture. The researchers would avoid contact with adult fish. The researchers do not propose to kill any fish but a small number may die as an unintended result of research activities. Permit 16666-2R The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile LCR coho salmon and adult LCR Chinook salmon in Abernathy Creek (Washington). The goal of this research is to determine the natural reproductive success and relative fitness of hatchery origin and natural-origin steelhead and assess the overall demographic effects of hatchery fish supplementation in Abernathy Creek relative to two adjacent control streams. The research would benefit listed salmonids by producing data to be used in hatchery and genetic management plans. Steelhead are not listed in these streams, but the FWS have captured juvenile LCR coho salmon and observed adult LCR Chinook salmon in previous years. The FWS proposes capture, handle, and release juvenile LCR coho salmon during backpack electrofishing surveys. The researchers would avoid electrofishing near adult coho and Chinook salmon. The researchers do not expect to kill any listed fish, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the research activities. Permit 16702-3R The Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) is seeking to renew for five years a research permit that currently allows them to take juvenile PS Chinook salmon and PS steelhead. The NWFSC research may also cause them to take adult S eulachon, for which there are currently no ESA take prohibitions. The survey sites would be located in the Snohomish River estuary. The purpose of the NWFSC study is to monitor habitat use of juvenile PS Chinook salmon in response to estuary restoration at the Qwuloolt restoration site by levee breach and subsequent tidal inundation in late 2015. Specifically, the goals are to identify the life history types present, their spatial and temporal distribution, their feeding ecology, and the interactions with other biota. The research would benefit the listed species by determining if the restoration strategies are effective in restoring fish habitat and populations. Sampling would occur year round; biweekly from February to September and then once a month from October to January. The NWFSC proposes to capture fish using beach seines (mainstem habitat) and fyke traps (tidal channels). The researchers would intentionally kill up to 15 juvenile PS Chinook via a lethal dose of MS-222. Specimens would be taken for stomach, otolith, and other tissue sampling. Any PS Chinook unintentionally killed during the research would be used in lieu of a fish that would otherwise be sacrificed. All other juvenile PS Chinook and all PS steelhead captured would be counted, measured (fork length), and released. Permit 16866-3R The Oregon State University (OSU) Department of Fisheries and Wildlife is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit that currently allows them to take adult and juvenile LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum salmon, UWR Chinook salmon, UWR steelhead, MCR steelhead, UCR spring Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR spring/summer-run Chinook salmon, SR fall-run Chinook salmon, and SR steelhead in the Willamette River basin (Oregon). The OSU research may also cause them to take adult S eulachon, for which there are currently no ESA take prohibitions. Objectives of the study are to (1) assess the status of native and non-native fish communities, (2) implement long- term monitoring, (3) compile and summarize existing reports and unpublished data on fish communities in the Willamette River from OSU research, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) research, and EPA research, and (4) measure water quality in known cold water refugia to determine their suitability as fish habitat. The study would benefit listed salmonids by providing data for state and Federal collaborators to use in their management and planning of conservation, restoration, and recovery efforts. The OSU researchers propose to capture juvenile salmonids using backpack and boat electrofishing, hold fish in aerated fresh water, and then identify, measure, and release juvenile fish. Adult fish may be encountered but would not be netted. The researchers do not propose to kill any fish but a small number may die as an unintended result of research activities. Permit 20492 The ODFW is seeking to renew, for five years, a research permit for fisheries research in the Willamette and Columbia basins (Oregon) and on the Oregon coast. ODFW proposes to take juvenile UCR spring-run Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR spring/summer-run Chinook salmon, SR fall-run Chinook salmon, SR Basin steelhead, SR sockeye salmon, MCR steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum salmon, UWR Chinook salmon, UWR steelhead, and OC coho salmon, and adult S green sturgeon. The ODFW research may also cause them to take adult S eulachon, for which there are currently no ESA take prohibitions. The new permit would cover the following projects: (1) Warm-water and Recreational Game Fish Management, (2) District Fish Population Sampling in the Upper Willamette Basin, and (3) Salmonid Assessment and Monitoring in the Deschutes River. The research would provide information on fish population structure, abundance, genetics, disease occurrences, and species interactions. This information would be used to direct management actions to benefit listed species. Juvenile salmonids would be collected using [[Page 76568]] boat electrofishing. Some fish would be anesthetized, sampled for length and weight, allowed to recover from the anesthesia, and released. Most salmonids would be allowed to swim away after being electroshocked, or they would be netted and released immediately. The ODFW 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 20535 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is seeking a three-year research permit to annually take juvenile PS Chinook salmon and PS steelhead in the lower Duwamish River (Washington). The USACE research may also cause them to take adult S eulachon, for which there are currently no ESA take prohibitions. The purpose of the USACE study is to collect starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus) and shiner surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregate) for tissue sampling and PCB congener analysis. The research would benefit the listed species by enhancing the understanding of contaminant partitioning within the food web near the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site. The USACE proposes to capture fish using beach seines. All listed fish are released would be captured, handled, and released. The researchers do not propose to kill any listed fish being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the activities. Permit 20659 The FWS is seeking a five-year research permit to annually take juvenile PS Chinook salmon and PS steelhead from Lake Washington and its tributaries (King County, Washington state). The purposes of the FWS study are (1) to test how attracted Chinook salmon are to different types of artificial lighting, and (2) to examine juvenile Chinook salmon abundance and diets at the mouths of two non-natal tributaries in the City of Seattle. The research would benefit the listed species by (1) providing better information to land resource managers on how best to reduce the effects of nighttime artificial lighting on juvenile Chinook salmon while maintaining appropriate lighting for safety considerations and (2) understanding how juvenile Chinook salmon use urban streams during base flow conditions and after rain events. The FWS proposes to capture fish using beach seines. All PS steelhead and the majority of the PS Chinook salmon would be immediately released after capture. A subset of the juvenile PS Chinook would be anesthetized with MS-222, measured for length, undergo gastric lavage (non-natal stream surveys only), and released after they have recovered. The researchers do not propose to kill any listed fish being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of the 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: October 31, 2016. Angela Somma, Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2016-26530 Filed 11-2-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus The USGS proposes to capture juvenile
days prior to the meeting date. tshawytscha): Threatened Lower LCR steelhead using backpack
Dated: October 28, 2016. Columbia River (LCR); threatened Puget electrofishing equipment, hold the fish
Tracey L. Thompson,
Sound (PS); threatened Snake River (SR) in aerated buckets, anaesthetize them
spring/summer-run; threatened SR fall- with MS–222, measure length and
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
run; endangered Upper Columbia River weight, tag age-0 and age-1 fish with
(UCR) spring-run; threatened Upper passive integrated transponders (PIT-
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Willamette River (UWR). tags), and release all fish at the site of
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Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened collection after they recover from
LCR; threatened Middle Columbia River anesthesia. The researchers do not
(MCR); threatened PS; threatened SR; propose to kill any fish but a small
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threatened UCR; threatened UWR number may die as an unintended result
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened of research activities.
Administration Hood Canal Summer-run (HCS);
Permit 1175–9R
threatened Columbia River (CR).
[0648–XF008] Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened The Gifford Pinchot National Forest
LCR; threatened Oregon Coast (OC) (GPNF) is seeking to renew, for five
Endangered and Threatened Species; coho. years, a research permit that currently
Take of Anadromous Fish Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): allows them to take juvenile PS Chinook
Threatened Ozette Lake (OL); salmon, PS steelhead, MCR steelhead,
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries endangered SR. LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon,
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus): and LCR steelhead in the Middle
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Threatened Southern (S). Columbia-Hood and Puyallup subbasins
Commerce. Green sturgeon (Acipenser (Washington). The purpose of this
ACTION: Applications for two new medirostris): Threatened Southern (S). research is to describe fish species
scientific research permits and 13 presence, distribution, spawning areas,
permit renewals. Authority
and habitat conditions on lands that the
Scientific research permits are issued GPNF administers. The GPNF and other
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
NMFS has received 15 scientific agencies would use that information in
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and forest management, habitat restoration,
research permit application requests regulations governing listed fish and
relating to Pacific salmon, steelhead, and species recovery efforts. The GPNF
wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226). proposes to use backpack electrofishing
eulachon, and green sturgeon. The NMFS issues permits based on findings
proposed research is intended to and seines to capture juvenile
that such permits: (1) Are applied for in salmonids, hold fish for short periods in
increase knowledge of species listed good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,
under the Endangered Species Act aerated buckets, identify, and then
would not operate to the disadvantage release the fish. The researchers do not
(ESA) and to help guide management of the listed species that are the subject
and conservation efforts. The propose to kill any fish, but a small
of the permit; and (3) are consistent number may die as an unintentional
applications may be viewed online at: with the purposes and policy of section
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ result of research activities.
2 of the ESA. The authority to take
preview_open_for_comment.cfm. listed species is subject to conditions set Permit 1345–8R
DATES: Comments or requests for a forth in the permits. The Washington State Department of
public hearing on the applications must Anyone requesting a hearing on an Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking to
be received at the appropriate address or application listed in this notice should renew, for five years, a research permit
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later set out the specific reasons why a that currently allows them to take
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on hearing on that application would be juvenile and adult LCR Chinook salmon,
December 5, 2016. appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such PS Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon,
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the hearings are held at the discretion of the LCR steelhead, and PS steelhead. The
applications should be sent to the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, WDFW administers a multitude of water
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, NMFS. bodies through the state of Washington,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Applications Received and this permit would provide them
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments with coverage throughout Puget Sound
may also be sent via fax to 503–230– Permit 1135–9R and the Lower Columbia River basin.
5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@ The United States Geological Survey The purpose of the WDFW study is to
noaa.gov (include the permit number in (USGS) is seeking to renew, for five assess inland game fish communities
the subject line of the fax or email). years, a research permit that currently and thereby improve fishery
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob allows them to take juvenile LCR management. The research would
Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231– steelhead in the Wind River subbasin benefit salmonids by helping managers
2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email: (Washington). The purpose of the USGS write warm-water fish species harvest
Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit study is to provide information on the regulations that reduce potential
application instructions are available growth, survival, habitat use, and life- impacts on listed salmonids. The
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from the address above, or online at histories of LCR steelhead. This WDFW proposes to capture fish using
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. information would improve boat electrofishing, fyke nets, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: understanding of habitat associations gillnets. After being captured, the listed
and life history strategies for LCR salmon and steelhead would be placed
Species Covered in This Notice steelhead in the Wind River and that, in in aerated live wells, identified, and
The following listed species are turn, would help state, tribal, and released. The researchers do not
covered in this notice: Federal efforts to restore LCR steelhead. propose to kill any listed fish being
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boat electrofishing. Some fish would be MS–222, measured for length, undergo DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
anesthetized, sampled for length and gastric lavage (non-natal stream surveys
weight, allowed to recover from the only), and released after they have Office of the Secretary
anesthesia, and released. Most recovered. The researchers do not
salmonids would be allowed to swim Judicial Proceedings Since Fiscal Year
propose to kill any listed fish being
away after being electroshocked, or they 2012 Amendments Panel (Judicial
captured, but a small number may die
would be netted and released Proceedings Panel); Notice of Federal
as an unintended result of the activities.
immediately. The ODFW does not Advisory Committee Meeting
intend to kill any of the fish being This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will AGENCY: Department of Defense.
captured, but a small number may die
as an unintended result of the activities. evaluate the applications, associated ACTION: Notice of meeting.
documents, and comments submitted to
Permit 20535 SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
determine whether the applications
publishing this notice to announce the
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers meet the requirements of section 10(a) following Federal Advisory Committee
(USACE) is seeking a three-year research of the ESA and Federal regulations. The meeting of the Judicial Proceedings
permit to annually take juvenile PS final permit decisions will not be made Since Fiscal Year 2012 Amendments
Chinook salmon and PS steelhead in the until after the end of the 30-day Panel (‘‘the Judicial Proceedings Panel’’
lower Duwamish River (Washington). comment period. NMFS will publish or ‘‘the Panel’’). The meeting is open to
The USACE research may also cause notice of its final action in the Federal
them to take adult S eulachon, for the public.
Register. DATES: A meeting of the Judicial
which there are currently no ESA take
prohibitions. The purpose of the USACE Dated: October 31, 2016. Proceedings Panel will be held on
study is to collect starry flounder Angela Somma, Friday, November 18, 2016. The public
(Platichthys stellatus) and shiner Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office session will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end
surfperch (Cymatogaster aggregate) for of Protected Resources, National Marine at 3:45 p.m.
tissue sampling and PCB congener Fisheries Service. ADDRESSES: Judicial Proceedings Panel,
analysis. The research would benefit the [FR Doc. 2016–26530 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am] One Liberty Center, Executive
listed species by enhancing the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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the Lower Duwamish Waterway
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Superfund Site. The USACE proposes to COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS Julie Carson, Judicial Proceedings Panel,
capture fish using beach seines. All
One Liberty Center, Suite 150, 875 N.
listed fish are released would be Notice of Meeting Randolph Street, Arlington, Virginia
captured, handled, and released. The
22203. Email:
researchers do not propose to kill any The next meeting of the U.S. whs.pentagon.em.mbx.judicial-panel@
listed fish being captured, but a small Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled mail.mil. Phone: (703) 693–3849. Web
number may die as an unintended result for 17 November 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in site: http://jpp.whs.mil.
of the activities. the Commission offices at the National SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Permit 20659 Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary public meeting is being held under the
The FWS is seeking a five-year Square, 401 F Street NW., Washington provisions of the Federal Advisory
research permit to annually take DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
juvenile PS Chinook salmon and PS may include buildings, parks and Appendix, as amended), the
steelhead from Lake Washington and its memorials. Government in the Sunshine Act of
tributaries (King County, Washington Draft agendas and additional 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
state). The purposes of the FWS study information regarding the Commission 41 CFR 102–3.150.
are (1) to test how attracted Chinook are available on our Web site: Purpose of the Meeting: In section
salmon are to different types of artificial www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the 576(a)(2) of the National Defense
lighting, and (2) to examine juvenile agenda and requests to submit written Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Chinook salmon abundance and diets at or oral statements should be addressed (Pub. L. 112–239), as amended,
the mouths of two non-natal tributaries to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. Congress tasked the Judicial
in the City of Seattle. The research Commission of Fine Arts, at the above Proceedings Panel to conduct an
would benefit the listed species by (1) address; by emailing cfastaff@cfa.gov; or independent review and assessment of
providing better information to land judicial proceedings conducted under
by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals
resource managers on how best to the Uniform Code of Military Justice
requiring sign language interpretation
reduce the effects of nighttime artificial (UCMJ) involving adult sexual assault
lighting on juvenile Chinook salmon for the hearing impaired should contact and related offenses since the
while maintaining appropriate lighting the Secretary at least 10 days before the amendments made to the UCMJ by
for safety considerations and (2) meeting date. section 541 of the National Defense
understanding how juvenile Chinook Dated 24 October 2016, in Washington, DC. Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
salmon use urban streams during base (Pub. L. 112–81; 125 Stat. 1404), for the
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
Thomas Luebke,
flow conditions and after rain events. Secretary. purpose of developing
The FWS proposes to capture fish using recommendations for improvements to
[FR Doc. 2016–26306 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am]
beach seines. All PS steelhead and the such proceedings. At this meeting, the
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majority of the PS Chinook salmon Panel will receive a briefing from a
would be immediately released after representative of the Joint Service
capture. A subset of the juvenile PS Committee on Military Justice on
Chinook would be anesthetized with revisions to the Manual for Courts-
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Applications for two new scientific research permits and 13 permit renewals. | |
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 76565 |
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