83_FR_2155 83 FR 2145 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

83 FR 2145 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)

Page Range2145-2147
FR Document2018-00602

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 83 Issue 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-00602]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF945


Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish

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

ACTION: Notice; applications for one new scientific research permit and 
five scientific research 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 February 15, 
2018.

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): Endangered upper 
Columbia River (UCR); threatened Snake River (SR) spring/summer (spr/
sum), threatened SR fall-run.
    Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened UCR; threatened SR; threatened 
middle Columbia River (MCR).
    Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): Endangered SR.

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 1124-6R

    The IDFG is seeking to renew for five years a permit under which 
they have been conducting six research projects in the Snake River 
basin for nearly 20 years. The permit would continue to cover the 
following actions: One general fish population inventory; one project 
designed to monitor fish health throughout the state; two projects 
looking at natural and hatchery Chinook salmon production (in which 
sockeye may rarely be captured); one project monitoring natural 
steelhead; and one project centering on monitoring sockeye salmon 
recovery in Idaho. Much of the work being conducted under these 
projects is covered by other ESA authorizations; the work contemplated 
here is only the work that portion of the research that may affect 
sockeye salmon. The purposes of the research are therefore to monitor 
listed salmonid health, help guide sockeye salmon recovery operations, 
and to rescue sockeye salmon in need imperiled by circumstances such as 
being trapped by low flows. The benefits to the salmon would come in 
the form of information to help guide resource managers in restoring 
the listed fish and, as stated, in directly rescuing them from peril. 
The fish would be captured by various methods--screw traps, 
electrofishing, hook-and-line-angling, mid-water trawl--and most 
captured fish would immediately be released. The researchers do not 
intend to kill any of the captured fish, but a few may die as an 
inadvertent result of the research.

Permit 1134-7R

    The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is seeking 
to renew for five years a permit under which they have been conducting 
research for nearly 20 years. The permit would continue covering five 
study projects that, among them, would annually take adult and juvenile 
threatened SR spring/summer Chinook salmon and adult and juvenile 
threatened SR steelhead in the Snake River basin. There have been some 
changes in the research over the last ten years; nonetheless, the 
projects proposed are largely continuations of ongoing research. They 
are: Project 1--Adult Spring/summer and Fall Chinook Salmon and Summer 
Steelhead Ground and Aerial Spawning Ground Surveys; Project 2--
Cryopreservation of Spring/summer Chinook Salmon and Summer Steelhead 
Gametes; Project 3--Adult Chinook Salmon Abundance Monitoring Using 
Video Weirs, Acoustic Imaging, and passive integrated transponder (PIT) 
tag Detectors in the South Fork Salmon River; Project 4--Snorkel, 
Seine, fyke net, Minnow Trap, and Electrofishing Surveys and Collection 
of Juvenile Chinook Salmon and Steelhead; and Project 5--Juvenile 
Anadromous

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Salmonid Emigration Studies Using Rotary Screw Traps. Under these 
tasks, listed adult and juvenile salmon would be variously (1) 
observed/harassed during fish population and production monitoring 
surveys; (2) captured (using seines, trawls, traps, hook-and-line 
angling equipment, and electrofishing equipment) and anesthetized; (3) 
sampled for biological information and tissue samples, (4) PIT-tagged 
or tagged with other identifiers, (5) and released.
    The research has many purposes and would benefit listed salmon and 
steelhead in different ways. However, in general, the studies are part 
of ongoing efforts to monitor the status of listed species in the Snake 
River basin and to use those data to inform decisions about land- and 
fisheries management actions and to help prioritize and plan recovery 
measures for the listed species. Under the proposal, the studies would 
continue to benefit listed species by generating population abundance 
estimates, allowing comparisons to be made between naturally 
reproducing populations and those being supplemented with hatchery 
fish, and helping preserve listed salmon and steelhead genetic 
diversity. The CRITFC researchers do not intend to kill any of the fish 
being captured, but a small percentage may die as a result of the 
research activities.

Permit 13380-3R

    The NWFSC is seeking to renew for five years a permit that 
currently allows them to annually take natural juvenile SR spring/
summer Chinook salmon and SR steelhead in the Salmon River subbasin in 
Idaho. This research has been in progress for over ten years and is 
designed to assess three alternative methods of nutrient enhancement 
(Salmon carcasses, carcass analogues, and nutrient pellets) on 
biological communities in Columbia River tributaries. In general, the 
purpose of the research is to learn how salmonids acquire nutrients 
from the carcasses of dead spawners and test three methods of using 
those nutrients to increase growth and survival among naturally 
produced salmonids. The research would benefit the fish by helping 
managers use nutrient enhancement techniques to recover listed salmonid 
populations. Moreover, managers would gain a broader understanding of 
the role marine-derived nutrients play in ecosystem health as a whole. 
This, in turn, would help inform management decisions and actions 
intended to help salmon recovery in the future.
    Under the proposed research, the fish would variously be (1) 
captured (using seines, nets, traps, and possibly, electrofishing 
equipment) and anesthetized; (2) measured, weighed and fin-clipped; (3) 
held for a time in enclosures in the stream from which they are 
captured; and (4) released. A number of the captured fish would also be 
intentionally killed so the researchers may conduct stable isotope, 
otolith, and diet analyses with the purpose of linking growth and 
survival to habitat conditions. It is also likely that a small 
percentage of the fish being captured would unintentionally be killed 
during the process; in such instances, any unintentional mortalities 
would be used in place of any fish that would otherwise be lethally 
taken. In addition, tissue samples would be taken from adult carcasses.

Permit 14283-3R

    Environmental Assessment Services (EAS) is seeking to renew for 
five years a permit that currently allows them to annually take listed 
fish in the mid- and upper Columbia River in support of the U.S. 
Department of Energy's Hanford Site Cleanup Mission and regulatory 
drivers under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (CERCLA). The research would take place in four areas 
the Columbia River waters extending from McNary Dam to a point upstream 
of Wanapum Dam. The researchers are targeting non-listed resident fish 
but may also capture UCR steelhead and Chinook, MCR steelhead, SR fall 
Chinook, SR spr/sum Chinook, and SR Steelhead. The research would 
benefit listed fish by helping monitor and reduce contamination from 
the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The researchers would capture the fish 
using electrofishing, hook and line, and long-line techniques. Any 
captured listed fish would immediately be released. The researchers do 
not propose to kill any listed fish but a small number may 
inadvertently be killed by the activities.

Permit 16979-2R

    The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking a 
five-year permit to collect data on UCR Chinook and steelhead 
abundance, status, distribution, diversity, species/ecological 
interactions, and behavior in the Columbia River from its confluence 
with the Yakima River upstream to Chief Joseph Dam. The research would 
benefit fish by helping managers (1) understand the distribution and 
proportion of hatchery and natural origin steelhead, and Chinook in UCR 
tributaries, (2) understand the influences of other biotic and abiotic 
factors with respect to recovering listed species, (3) understand the 
potential effects of proposed land use practices, (4) determine 
appropriate regulatory and habitat protection measures in the areas 
where land use actions are planned, (5) project the impacts of 
potential hydraulic projects, and (6) evaluate the effectiveness of 
local forest practices and instream habitat improvement projects in 
terms of their ability to protect and enhance listed salmonid 
populations.
    The researchers would capture fish via a wide variety of means 
(snorkeling, dip netting, seining, using electrofishing equipment, 
traps and weirs, and barbless hook-and-line sampling). The captured 
fish would be variously tissue sampled, measured, tagged, allowed to 
recover, and released. The researchers do not intend to kill any of the 
fish being captured, but a small percentage of them may inadvertently 
be killed as a result of the proposed activities.

Permit 21571

    The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking a five-year 
permit to conduct research on migration survival among middle Columbia 
River steelhead in the Yakima River system in Washington State. The 
research would look at how well the listed fish are surviving passage 
through various reaches of the Yakima River. The research would benefit 
the listed fish by helping managers understand what survival risks the 
young salmonids face when migrating downriver in the Yakima system. The 
managers would then be able to use that information to take actions 
designed to increase fish survival. The USGS researchers would capture 
juvenile MCR steelhead and tag them with acoustic and PIT tags. They 
would then use PIT tag detectors and acoustic receivers to follow the 
fish as they move downstream. The researchers would also use boat 
electrofishing equipment to count predators in several reaches, but 
they would not use that equipment to capture any listed animals for 
handling an adult steelhead would be avoided in all cases. The 
researchers do not intend to kill any listed animals, but a small 
number may die as an inadvertent result of the planned 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.


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    Dated: January 10, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-00602 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               possibility of holding a groundfish                     DATES:  Comments or requests for a                     the Snake River basin for nearly 20
                                               workshop or establishing a working                      public hearing on the applications must                years. The permit would continue to
                                               group dedicated to monitoring issues.                   be received at the appropriate address or              cover the following actions: One general
                                               Finally, the Council will close out the                 fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later                    fish population inventory; one project
                                               meeting with ‘‘other business.’’                        than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on                   designed to monitor fish health
                                                  Although non-emergency issues not                    February 15, 2018.                                     throughout the state; two projects
                                               contained on this agenda may come                       ADDRESSES: Written comments on the                     looking at natural and hatchery Chinook
                                               before the Council for discussion, those                applications should be sent to the                     salmon production (in which sockeye
                                               issues may not be the subject of formal                 Protected Resources Division, NMFS,                    may rarely be captured); one project
                                               action during this meeting. Council                     1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,                       monitoring natural steelhead; and one
                                               action will be restricted to those issues               Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments                      project centering on monitoring sockeye
                                               specifically listed in this notice and any              may also be sent via fax to 503–230–                   salmon recovery in Idaho. Much of the
                                               issues arising after publication of this                5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@                     work being conducted under these
                                               notice that require emergency action                    noaa.gov (include the permit number in                 projects is covered by other ESA
                                               under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-                   the subject line of the fax or email).                 authorizations; the work contemplated
                                               Stevens Fishery Conservation and                                                                               here is only the work that portion of the
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
                                               Management Act, provided the public                                                                            research that may affect sockeye salmon.
                                                                                                       Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231–
                                               has been notified of the Council’s intent                                                                      The purposes of the research are
                                                                                                       2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email:
                                               to take final action to address the                                                                            therefore to monitor listed salmonid
                                                                                                       Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit
                                               emergency. The public also should be                                                                           health, help guide sockeye salmon
                                                                                                       application instructions are available
                                               aware that the meeting will be recorded.                                                                       recovery operations, and to rescue
                                                                                                       from the address above, or online at
                                               Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy                                                                         sockeye salmon in need imperiled by
                                                                                                       https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov.
                                               of the recording is available upon                                                                             circumstances such as being trapped by
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             low flows. The benefits to the salmon
                                               request.
                                                                                                       Species Covered in This Notice                         would come in the form of information
                                               Special Accommodations
                                                                                                                                                              to help guide resource managers in
                                                 This meeting is physically accessible                   The following listed species are
                                                                                                                                                              restoring the listed fish and, as stated,
                                               to people with disabilities. Requests for               covered in this notice:
                                                                                                                                                              in directly rescuing them from peril.
                                               sign language interpretation or other                     Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
                                                                                                                                                              The fish would be captured by various
                                               auxiliary aids should be directed to                    tshawytscha): Endangered upper
                                                                                                                                                              methods—screw traps, electrofishing,
                                               Thomas A. Nies (see ADDRESSES) at least                 Columbia River (UCR); threatened
                                                                                                                                                              hook-and-line-angling, mid-water
                                               5 days prior to the meeting date.                       Snake River (SR) spring/summer (spr/
                                                                                                                                                              trawl—and most captured fish would
                                                                                                       sum), threatened SR fall-run.
                                                 Dated: January 10, 2018.                                                                                     immediately be released. The
                                                                                                         Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened
                                               Tracey L. Thompson,                                                                                            researchers do not intend to kill any of
                                                                                                       UCR; threatened SR; threatened middle
                                               Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable                                                                  the captured fish, but a few may die as
                                                                                                       Columbia River (MCR).
                                               Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.             Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):                           an inadvertent result of the research.
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–00567 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]             Endangered SR.                                         Permit 1134–7R
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                                                                       Authority                                                The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish
                                                                                                                                                              Commission (CRITFC) is seeking to
                                                                                                          Scientific research permits are issued
                                                                                                                                                              renew for five years a permit under
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
                                                                                                                                                              which they have been conducting
                                                                                                       of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
                                               National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                                                               research for nearly 20 years. The permit
                                                                                                       regulations governing listed fish and
                                               Administration                                                                                                 would continue covering five study
                                                                                                       wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226).
                                                                                                                                                              projects that, among them, would
                                               RIN 0648–XF945                                          NMFS issues permits based on findings
                                                                                                                                                              annually take adult and juvenile
                                                                                                       that such permits: (1) Are applied for in
                                                                                                                                                              threatened SR spring/summer Chinook
                                               Endangered and Threatened Species;                      good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,              salmon and adult and juvenile
                                               Take of Anadromous Fish                                 would not operate to the disadvantage                  threatened SR steelhead in the Snake
                                                                                                       of the listed species that are the subject             River basin. There have been some
                                               AGENCY:   National Marine Fisheries
                                                                                                       of the permit; and (3) are consistent                  changes in the research over the last ten
                                               Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                                                                       with the purposes and policy of section                years; nonetheless, the projects
                                               Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                                                                       2 of the ESA. The authority to take                    proposed are largely continuations of
                                               Commerce.
                                                                                                       listed species is subject to conditions set            ongoing research. They are: Project 1—
                                               ACTION: Notice; applications for one new                forth in the permits.
                                               scientific research permit and five                                                                            Adult Spring/summer and Fall Chinook
                                                                                                          Anyone requesting a hearing on an                   Salmon and Summer Steelhead Ground
                                               scientific research permit renewals.                    application listed in this notice should               and Aerial Spawning Ground Surveys;
                                               SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                  set out the specific reasons why a                     Project 2—Cryopreservation of Spring/
                                               NMFS has received six scientific                        hearing on that application would be                   summer Chinook Salmon and Summer
                                               research permit application requests                    appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such                      Steelhead Gametes; Project 3—Adult
                                               relating to Pacific salmon and steelhead.               hearings are held at the discretion of the             Chinook Salmon Abundance Monitoring
                                               The proposed research is intended to                    Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,                 Using Video Weirs, Acoustic Imaging,
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                                               increase knowledge of species listed                    NMFS.                                                  and passive integrated transponder (PIT)
                                               under the Endangered Species Act                        Applications Received                                  tag Detectors in the South Fork Salmon
                                               (ESA) and to help guide management                                                                             River; Project 4—Snorkel, Seine, fyke
                                               and conservation efforts. The                           Permit 1124–6R                                         net, Minnow Trap, and Electrofishing
                                               applications may be viewed online at:                     The IDFG is seeking to renew for five                Surveys and Collection of Juvenile
                                               https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/                     years a permit under which they have                   Chinook Salmon and Steelhead; and
                                               preview_open_for_comment.cfm.                           been conducting six research projects in               Project 5—Juvenile Anadromous


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                                               Salmonid Emigration Studies Using                       electrofishing equipment) and                          effects of proposed land use practices,
                                               Rotary Screw Traps. Under these tasks,                  anesthetized; (2) measured, weighed                    (4) determine appropriate regulatory
                                               listed adult and juvenile salmon would                  and fin-clipped; (3) held for a time in                and habitat protection measures in the
                                               be variously (1) observed/harassed                      enclosures in the stream from which                    areas where land use actions are
                                               during fish population and production                   they are captured; and (4) released. A                 planned, (5) project the impacts of
                                               monitoring surveys; (2) captured (using                 number of the captured fish would also                 potential hydraulic projects, and (6)
                                               seines, trawls, traps, hook-and-line                    be intentionally killed so the researchers             evaluate the effectiveness of local forest
                                               angling equipment, and electrofishing                   may conduct stable isotope, otolith, and               practices and instream habitat
                                               equipment) and anesthetized; (3)                        diet analyses with the purpose of                      improvement projects in terms of their
                                               sampled for biological information and                  linking growth and survival to habitat                 ability to protect and enhance listed
                                               tissue samples, (4) PIT-tagged or tagged                conditions. It is also likely that a small             salmonid populations.
                                               with other identifiers, (5) and released.               percentage of the fish being captured                     The researchers would capture fish
                                                  The research has many purposes and                   would unintentionally be killed during                 via a wide variety of means (snorkeling,
                                               would benefit listed salmon and                         the process; in such instances, any                    dip netting, seining, using electrofishing
                                               steelhead in different ways. However, in                unintentional mortalities would be used                equipment, traps and weirs, and
                                               general, the studies are part of ongoing                in place of any fish that would                        barbless hook-and-line sampling). The
                                               efforts to monitor the status of listed                 otherwise be lethally taken. In addition,              captured fish would be variously tissue
                                               species in the Snake River basin and to                 tissue samples would be taken from                     sampled, measured, tagged, allowed to
                                               use those data to inform decisions about                adult carcasses.                                       recover, and released. The researchers
                                               land- and fisheries management actions                                                                         do not intend to kill any of the fish
                                               and to help prioritize and plan recovery                Permit 14283–3R                                        being captured, but a small percentage
                                               measures for the listed species. Under                     Environmental Assessment Services                   of them may inadvertently be killed as
                                               the proposal, the studies would                         (EAS) is seeking to renew for five years               a result of the proposed activities.
                                               continue to benefit listed species by                   a permit that currently allows them to
                                                                                                       annually take listed fish in the mid- and              Permit 21571
                                               generating population abundance
                                               estimates, allowing comparisons to be                   upper Columbia River in support of the                    The United States Geological Survey
                                               made between naturally reproducing                      U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford                    (USGS) is seeking a five-year permit to
                                               populations and those being                             Site Cleanup Mission and regulatory                    conduct research on migration survival
                                               supplemented with hatchery fish, and                    drivers under the Comprehensive                        among middle Columbia River steelhead
                                               helping preserve listed salmon and                      Environmental Response,                                in the Yakima River system in
                                               steelhead genetic diversity. The CRITFC                 Compensation, and Liability Act                        Washington State. The research would
                                               researchers do not intend to kill any of                (CERCLA). The research would take                      look at how well the listed fish are
                                               the fish being captured, but a small                    place in four areas the Columbia River                 surviving passage through various
                                               percentage may die as a result of the                   waters extending from McNary Dam to                    reaches of the Yakima River. The
                                               research activities.                                    a point upstream of Wanapum Dam. The                   research would benefit the listed fish by
                                                                                                       researchers are targeting non-listed                   helping managers understand what
                                               Permit 13380–3R                                         resident fish but may also capture UCR                 survival risks the young salmonids face
                                                  The NWFSC is seeking to renew for                    steelhead and Chinook, MCR steelhead,                  when migrating downriver in the
                                               five years a permit that currently allows               SR fall Chinook, SR spr/sum Chinook,                   Yakima system. The managers would
                                               them to annually take natural juvenile                  and SR Steelhead. The research would                   then be able to use that information to
                                               SR spring/summer Chinook salmon and                     benefit listed fish by helping monitor                 take actions designed to increase fish
                                               SR steelhead in the Salmon River                        and reduce contamination from the                      survival. The USGS researchers would
                                               subbasin in Idaho. This research has                    Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The                       capture juvenile MCR steelhead and tag
                                               been in progress for over ten years and                 researchers would capture the fish using               them with acoustic and PIT tags. They
                                               is designed to assess three alternative                 electrofishing, hook and line, and long-               would then use PIT tag detectors and
                                               methods of nutrient enhancement                         line techniques. Any captured listed                   acoustic receivers to follow the fish as
                                               (Salmon carcasses, carcass analogues,                   fish would immediately be released.                    they move downstream. The researchers
                                               and nutrient pellets) on biological                     The researchers do not propose to kill                 would also use boat electrofishing
                                               communities in Columbia River                           any listed fish but a small number may                 equipment to count predators in several
                                               tributaries. In general, the purpose of                 inadvertently be killed by the activities.             reaches, but they would not use that
                                               the research is to learn how salmonids                                                                         equipment to capture any listed animals
                                               acquire nutrients from the carcasses of                 Permit 16979–2R                                        for handling an adult steelhead would
                                               dead spawners and test three methods                       The Washington Department of Fish                   be avoided in all cases. The researchers
                                               of using those nutrients to increase                    and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking a five-                 do not intend to kill any listed animals,
                                               growth and survival among naturally                     year permit to collect data on UCR                     but a small number may die as an
                                               produced salmonids. The research                        Chinook and steelhead abundance,                       inadvertent result of the planned
                                               would benefit the fish by helping                       status, distribution, diversity, species/              activities.
                                               managers use nutrient enhancement                       ecological interactions, and behavior in                  This notice is provided pursuant to
                                               techniques to recover listed salmonid                   the Columbia River from its confluence                 section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
                                               populations. Moreover, managers would                   with the Yakima River upstream to                      evaluate the applications, associated
                                               gain a broader understanding of the role                Chief Joseph Dam. The research would                   documents, and comments submitted to
                                               marine-derived nutrients play in                        benefit fish by helping managers (1)                   determine whether the applications
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                                               ecosystem health as a whole. This, in                   understand the distribution and                        meet the requirements of section 10(a)
                                               turn, would help inform management                      proportion of hatchery and natural                     of the ESA and Federal regulations. The
                                               decisions and actions intended to help                  origin steelhead, and Chinook in UCR                   final permit decisions will not be made
                                               salmon recovery in the future.                          tributaries, (2) understand the                        until after the end of the 30-day
                                                  Under the proposed research, the fish                influences of other biotic and abiotic                 comment period. NMFS will publish
                                               would variously be (1) captured (using                  factors with respect to recovering listed              notice of its final action in the Federal
                                               seines, nets, traps, and possibly,                      species, (3) understand the potential                  Register.


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                                                  Dated: January 10, 2018.                             DATES:  Request for supplemental                       Cemetery (ACANC). This meeting is
                                               Angela Somma,                                           information should be made prior to                    open to the public. For more
                                               Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office              March 31, 2018.                                        information about the Committee and
                                               of Protected Resources, National Marine                 ADDRESSES: Request for supplemental                    the Subcommittees, please visit: http://
                                               Fisheries Service.                                      information, including licensing                       www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/About/
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–00602 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]             application packages and procedures                    Advisory-Committee-on-Arlington-
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  should be directed to John Millemaci,                  National-Cemetery/ACANC-Meetings.
                                                                                                       301–645–6637, jmillemaci@etcmd.com,                    DATES: The Honor subcommittee will
                                                                                                       Energetics Technology Center (ETC),                    meet on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 from
                                                                                                       4185 Indian Head Highway, Indian                       9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
                                               DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                   Head, MD 20640.                                        ADDRESSES: The Honor Subcommittee
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.                  will meet in the Stars Conference Room,
                                               Department of the Army                                                                                         Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 S.
                                                                                                       Army Research Laboratory Technology
                                               Notice of Availability of Government-                   Transfer Office, RDRL–DPP/Thomas                       Orme St., Arlington, VA 22204.
                                               Owned Inventions; Available for                         Mulkern, Building 321 Room 110,                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                               Licensing                                               Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005–                     Timothy Keating; Alternate Designated
                                                                                                       5425. Phone: (410) 278–0889, Email:                    Federal Officer for the subcommittees,
                                               AGENCY:    Department of the Army, DoD.                 ORTA@arl.army.mil.                                     in writing at Arlington National
                                               ACTION:   Notice.                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.                    Cemetery, Arlington VA 22211, or by
                                                                                                       Army intends to move expeditiously to                  email at timothy.p.keating.civ@mail.mil,
                                               SUMMARY:   The inventions listed below                  license these inventions. Licensing                    or by phone at 1–877–907–8585.
                                               are assigned to the United States (U.S.)                application packages are available from                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                               Government as represented by the                        ETC and all applications and                           subcommittee meeting is being held
                                               Secretary of the Army and are available                 commercialization plans must be                        under the provisions of the Federal
                                               for licensing by the Department of the                  returned to ETC by May 1, 2018. ETC is                 Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5
                                               Army (DoA):                                             an authorized Department of Defense                    U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the
                                                 • U.S. Patent Number 7,812,366                        Partnership Intermediary per Authority                 Sunshine in the Government Act of
                                               entitled ‘‘Ultraviolet Light Emitting                   15 U.S.C. 3715. ETC will turn over all                 1976 (U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 41
                                               AlGaN Composition, and Ultraviolet                      completed applications to the U.S.                     Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR
                                               Light Emitting Device Containing                        Army for evaluation by May 28, 2017,                   102–3.150).
                                               Same’’, Inventors Sampath et al., Issue                 with final negotiations and awards                        Purpose of the Meetings: The
                                               date October 12, 2010.                                  occurring during the months of June and                Advisory Committee on Arlington
                                                                                                       July, 2018. The U.S. Army will consider                National Cemetery is an independent
                                                 • U.S. Patent Number 8,564,014
                                                                                                       requests for nonexclusive, partially                   Federal advisory committee chartered to
                                               entitled ‘‘Ultraviolet Light Emitting
                                                                                                       exclusive, and fully exclusive licenses                provide the Secretary of the Army
                                               AlGaN Composition and Ultraviolet
                                                                                                       in the U.S. and may prefer to grant an                 independent advice and
                                               Light Emitting Device Containing
                                                                                                       exclusive license to a company capable                 recommendations on Arlington National
                                               Same’’, Inventors Sampath et al., Issue
                                                                                                       of broad commercialization as well as                  Cemetery, including, but not limited to,
                                               date October 22, 2013.
                                                                                                       patent maintenance and enforcement                     cemetery administration, the erection of
                                                 • U.S. Patent 7,498,182 entitled                                                                             memorials at the cemetery, and master
                                                                                                       within the U.S.
                                               ‘‘Method of Manufacturing an AlGaN                         The DoA intends to ensure that its                  planning for the cemetery. The
                                               Composition and Ultraviolet Light                       licensed inventions are broadly                        Secretary of the Army may act on the
                                               Emitting Device Containing Same’’,                      commercialized throughout the United                   committee’s advice and
                                               Inventors Sampath et al., Issue Date                    States.                                                recommendations. The primary purpose
                                               March 3, 2009.                                                                                                 of the Honor subcommittee is to
                                                 The novel claims of these patents are                 Brenda S. Bowen,                                       accomplish an independent assessment
                                               not specific to the growth method used                  Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.                 of methods to address the long-term
                                               in the production of Ultraviolet (UV)                   [FR Doc. 2018–00609 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]            future of the Army national cemeteries,
                                               Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and apply                  BILLING CODE 5001–03–P                                 including how best to extend the active
                                               to any Aluminum Gallium Nitride                                                                                burials and what ANC should focus on
                                               (AlGaN) composition containing self-                                                                           once all available space is used.
                                               assembled nanometer-scale                               DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                     Agenda: The Honor subcommittee
                                               compositional inhomogeneities that are                                                                         will receive an update on the results of
                                               localized in more than one dimension,                   Department of the Army                                 a national dialogue public survey
                                               and includes wells, dots, and wires.                                                                           conducted as a result of Public Law
                                                                                                       Advisory Committee on Arlington
                                               These patents are relevant to a large                                                                          114–158. The subcommittee will
                                                                                                       National Cemetery, Honor
                                               portion of semiconductor UV LED                                                                                subsequently conduct a roundtable
                                                                                                       Subcommittee; Meeting Notice
                                               industry, which employ some degree of                                                                          discussion with visiting guests and
                                               nanoscale compositional inhomogeneity                   AGENCY:  Department of the Army, DoD.                  study suggestions in consideration of a
                                               to enhance ultraviolet light emission,                  ACTION:Notice of open subcommittee                     second survey. The subcommittee will
                                               regardless of growth method. Further, a                 meeting.                                               then report its deliberations and
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES




                                               semiconductor UV light emitting device                                                                         findings to the full committee.
                                               having an active region layer comprised                 SUMMARY:   The Department of the Army                     Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting:
                                               of the AlGaN composition is provided,                   is publishing this notice to announce                  Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR
                                               as well as a method of producing the                    the following Federal advisory                         102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the
                                               AlGaN composition and semiconductor                     subcommittee meeting of the Honor                      availability of space, this meeting is
                                               UV light emitting device, involving                     subcommittee of the Advisory                           open to the public. Seating is on a first-
                                               molecular beam epitaxy.                                 Committee on Arlington National                        come basis. The Stars Conference room


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; applications for one new scientific research permit and five scientific research 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 Citation83 FR 2145 
RIN Number0648-XF94

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