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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Climate Assessment and
Development Advisory Committee
(NCADAC)
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Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Cancellation of Open Meeting.
Notice is hereby given
cancelling the DoC NOAA National
Climate Assessment and Development
Advisory Committee (NCADAC)
conference call on Tuesday, October 24,
2012 from 3:00–5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
SUMMARY:
The
National Climate Assessment and
Development Advisory Committee was
established in December 2010. The
committee’s mission is to synthesize
and summarize the science and
information pertaining to current and
future impacts of climate change upon
the United States; and to provide advice
and recommendations toward the
development of an ongoing, sustainable
national assessment of global change
impacts and adaptation and mitigation
strategies for the Nation. Within the
scope of its mission, the committee’s
specific objective is to produce a
National Climate Assessment.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Designated Federal
Official, National Climate Assessment
and Development Advisory Committee,
NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910. (Phone: 301–734–1156, Fax:
301–713–1459, Email:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Andy Baldus,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/Chief
Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; U.S. Navy Training in the
Northwest Training Range Complex
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of a Letter of
Authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, and
implementing regulations, notice is
hereby given that NMFS has issued a 3year Letter of Authorization (LOA) to
the U.S. Navy (Navy) to take marine
mammals incidental to Navy training
and research activities to be conducted
within the Northwest Training Range
Complex (NWTRC), off the coasts of
Washington, Oregon, and northern
California. These activities are
considered military readiness activities
pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), as amended by
the National Defense Authorization Act
of 2004 (NDAA).
DATES: This Authorization is effective
from November 12, 2012, through
November 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The LOA and supporting
documentation may be obtained by
writing to P. Michael Payne, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910, or by telephoning one of the
contacts listed here.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian D. Hopper, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) directs NMFS to
allow, upon request, the incidental
taking of marine mammals by U.S.
citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing),
if certain findings are made by NMFS
and regulations are issued. Under the
MMPA, the term ‘‘take’’ means to
harass, hunt, capture, or kill or to
attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
marine mammals.
Regulations governing the taking of
marine mammals by the Navy incidental
to training and research activities in the
NWTRC became effective on November
10, 2010 (75 FR 69296), and remain in
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effect through November 9, 2015. For
detailed information on this action,
please refer to that document. These
regulations include mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
and establish a framework to authorize
incidental take through the issuance of
LOAs. On February 1, 2012, NMFS
amended the regulations for 12 Navy
Range Complexes, including NWTRC, to
allow for multi-year LOAs (77 FR 4917).
Summary of Request
On June 27, 2012, NMFS received a
request from the Navy for an LOA for
the taking of marine mammals
incidental to training and research
activities conducted within the NWTRC
under regulations issued on November
10, 2010 (75 FR 69296). The Navy has
complied with the measures required in
50 CFR 216.274 and 216.275, as well as
the LOA issued on November 12, 2011,
and submitted the reports and other
documentation required in the final rule
and the 2011 LOA.
Summary of Activity Under the 2011
LOA
As described in the Navy’s exercise
reports (both classified and
unclassified), from May 2, 2011 to May
1, 2012, the training activities
conducted by the Navy were within the
scope and amounts indicated in the
2011 LOA and the levels of take remain
within the scope and amounts
contemplated by the final rule.
Planned Activities and Estimated Take
for 2012 Through 2015
Between 2012 and 2015, the Navy
expects to conduct the same type and
amount of training identified in the
2011 LOA; however, the Navy does not
plan to conduct any Sinking Exercises
(SINKEXs). While the Navy requested
the same amount of take that was
authorized in the 2011 LOA, NMFS has
slightly adjusted those numbers to
account for the exposure analysis
contained in the Biological Opinion.
However, the authorized take remains
within the annual estimates analyzed in
the final rule.
Summary of Monitoring, Reporting,
and Other Requirements Under the
2011 LOA Annual Exercise Reports
The Navy submitted their classified
and unclassified 2011 exercise reports
within the required timeframes and the
unclassified report is posted on NMFS
Web site: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental.htm. NMFS has
reviewed both reports and they contain
the information required by the 2011
LOA. The reports indicate the amounts
of different types of training that
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee
(NCADAC)
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Cancellation of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given cancelling the DoC NOAA National
Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC)
conference call on Tuesday, October 24, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Eastern time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Climate Assessment and
Development Advisory Committee was established in December 2010. The
committee's mission is to synthesize and summarize the science and
information pertaining to current and future impacts of climate change
upon the United States; and to provide advice and recommendations
toward the development of an ongoing, sustainable national assessment
of global change impacts and adaptation and mitigation strategies for
the Nation. Within the scope of its mission, the committee's specific
objective is to produce a National Climate Assessment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Designated Federal
Official, National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory
Committee, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-713-1459, Email:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Andy Baldus,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, Office of
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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