Notice2024-02253
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
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Published
February 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued two direct take permits pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for research and enhancement purposes. Permit 18181-4R was issued to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for ongoing research, monitoring, and rescue activities in the Sacramento River Basin, Central Valley, California. Permit 21477-2R was issued to FISHBIO, Inc. (FISHBIO) for activities associated with the Stanislaus Native Fish Plan.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 8183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02253]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD700]
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of two permits to enhance the propagation and
survival of endangered and threatened species.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued two direct take
permits pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for research and
enhancement purposes. Permit 18181-4R was issued to the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for ongoing research,
monitoring, and rescue activities in the Sacramento River Basin,
Central Valley, California. Permit 21477-2R was issued to FISHBIO, Inc.
(FISHBIO) for activities associated with the Stanislaus Native Fish
Plan.
DATES: Permit 18181-4R was issued on January 13, 2022, with an
expiration date of December 31, 2026. Permit 21477-2R was issued on
March 22, 2023, with an expiration date of December 31, 2027. The
issued permits are subject to certain conditions set forth therein.
Subsequent to issuance, the necessary countersignatures by the
applicants were received.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#442727322b6a272b2a3731283025302d2b2a3621353121373037042a2b25256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67040411084904080914120b1306130e08091502161202141314270908060649000811">[email protected]</span></a>
(please include the permit number in the subject line of the email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda Cranford, Sacramento,
California, (916) 930-3706, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc9db1bdb2b8bdf29faebdb2bab3aeb89cb2b3bdbdf2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c584a8a4aba1a4eb86b7a4aba3aab7a185abaaa4a4eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Notice
This notice is relevant to the following ESA-listed species:
endangered Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) evolutionarily significant unit (ESU), threatened Central
Valley spring-run Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) ESU, threatened
California Central Valley steelhead (O. mykiss) Distinct Population
Segment (DPS), and threatened southern DPS of North American green
sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris).
Permit 18181-4R
Notice was published in the Federal Register (86 FR 44696) on
August 13, 2021, that a permit application had been submitted by CDFW
to enhance the propagation and survival of species listed under the
ESA. Under Permit 18181-4R, CDFW proposes to carry out rescues,
research, and monitoring activities in California's Central Valley.
Monitoring will provide information on the timing, composition, and
relative abundance of Central Valley Chinook salmon and steelhead
populations. Data collected over several years is expected to improve
the overall understanding of the status of the species and aid in the
recovery and protection of the anadromous fish populations in the
Sacramento River Basin.
Permit 21477-2R
Notice was published in the Federal Register (87 FR 52751) on
August 29, 2022, that a permit application had been submitted by
FISHBIO to enhance the propagation and survival of species listed under
the ESA. Under Permit 21477-2R, FISHBIO will continue to implement a
nonnative predator research and pilot fish removal program in the
Stanislaus River. The program aims to investigate whether removal is an
effective strategy to improve overall conditions for native fish,
specifically the survival of juvenile salmonids.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
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 finding 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.
Dated: January 31, 2024.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-02253 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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