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project site and most animals are
expected to return soon after helicopter
activities cease for that day. By
clustering helicopter arrival/departures
within a short time period, we expect
animals present to show less response to
subsequent landings. NMFS anticipates
no impact on the population size or
breeding stock of Steller sea lions,
California sea lions, Pacific harbor seals,
or Northern fur seals.
In summary, NMFS anticipates that
impacts to hauled-out pinnipeds during
the Society’s helicopter operations and
restoration/maintenance activities
would be behavioral harassment of
limited duration (i.e., less than three
days a month) and limited intensity (i.e.,
temporary flushing at most). NMFS does
not expect stampeding, and therefore
injury or mortality to occur (see
Mitigation Measures for more details).
Based on the analysis contained herein
of the likely effects of the specified
activity on marine mammals and their
habitat, and taking into consideration
the implementation of the monitoring
and mitigation measures, NMFS finds
that the total marine mammal take from
the Society’s activities will have a
negligible impact on the affected marine
mammal species or stocks.
Small Numbers
As mentioned previously, NMFS
estimates that the Society’s planned
activities could potentially affect, by
Level B harassment only, four species of
marine mammals under our jurisdiction.
For each species, these estimates are
small numbers (less than one percent of
the affected stocks of California sea
lions, Pacific harbor seals, and Northern
fur seals, and less than five percent of
the stock of Steller sea lions) relative to
the population size (Table 3).
Based on the analysis contained in
this notice of the likely effects of the
specified activity on marine mammals
and their habitat, and taking into
consideration the implementation of the
mitigation and monitoring measures,
NMFS finds that the Society’s activities
would take small numbers of marine
mammals relative to the populations of
the affected species or stocks.
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Impact on Availability of Affected
Species or Stock for Taking for
Subsistence Uses
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals implicated by this
action. Therefore, NMFS has
determined that the total taking of
affected species or stocks would not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on
the availability of such species or stocks
for taking for subsistence purposes.
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Endangered Species Act (ESA)
NMFS does not expect that the
Society’s helicopter operations and
restoration/maintenance activities
would affect any species listed under
the ESA. Therefore, NMFS has
determined that a Section 7 consultation
under the ESA is not required.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
NMFS prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) and analyzed the
potential impacts to marine mammals
that would result from the Society’s
activities. A Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) was signed in February
2017. A copy of the EA and FONSI is
available on our Web site at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental/research.html.
Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to the
Society for the potential harassment of
small numbers of four marine mammal
species incidental to the aircraft
operations and lighthouse restoration
and maintenance activities on NWSR, in
Del Norte County, CA, provided the
previously mentioned mitigation.
Dated: February 13, 2017.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Council’s Web site in advance of
the meeting.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820–2409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to consider
and discuss ecosystem-related agenda
items on the March Pacific Council
meeting agenda, and consider
developing supplemental CPSAS
reports.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr.
Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 at
least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement and
initiate scoping process; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
(webinar).
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory
Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a meeting
via webinar that is open to the public.
DATES: The CPSAS webinar will be held
Friday March 3, 2017, from 10 a.m. to
12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be via
webinar; a public listening will be held
at the Pacific Council offices. Webinar
access information will be posted to the
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announces its intention to prepare, in
cooperation with NFMS, an
environmental impact statement (EIS) in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. An
environmental impact statement may be
necessary to provide analytic support
for Amendment 23 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). Amendment 23 would revise the
monitoring and reporting system for the
multispecies (groundfish) fishery. The
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting (webinar).
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council)
Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a meeting
via webinar that is open to the public.
DATES: The CPSAS webinar will be held Friday March 3, 2017, from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be via webinar; a public listening will be
held at the Pacific Council offices. Webinar access information will be
posted to the Pacific Council's Web site in advance of the meeting.
Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council;
telephone: (503) 820-2409.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to consider
and discuss ecosystem-related agenda items on the March Pacific Council
meeting agenda, and consider developing supplemental CPSAS reports.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least
10 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: February 14, 2017.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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