Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Wharf Recapitalization Project, 27863-27864 [2014-11114]
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Notice is hereby given that we
have revised an incidental harassment
authorization (IHA) issued to the U.S.
Navy (Navy) to incidentally harass, by
Level B harassment only, two species of
marine mammals during construction
activities associated with a wharf
recapitalization project at Naval Station
Mayport, Florida. The project has been
delayed and the effective dates revised
accordingly.
DATES: This authorization is now
effective from September 1, 2014,
through August 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben
Laws, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On April 4, 2013, we received a
request from the Navy for authorization
of the taking, by Level B harassment
only, of marine mammals incidental to
pile driving in association with the
Wharf C–2 recapitalization project at
Naval Station Mayport, Florida (NSM).
That request was modified on May 9
and June 5, 2013, and a final version,
which we deemed adequate and
complete, was submitted on August 7,
2013. We published notice of a
proposed IHA and request for comments
on August 22, 2013 (78 FR 52148), and
subsequently published final notice of
our issuance of the IHA on November
29, 2013 (78 FR 71566). In-water work
associated with the project was
expected to be completed within the
one-year timeframe of the IHA (effective
dates originally December 1, 2013
through November 30, 2014). Two
species of marine mammal are expected
to be affected by the specified activities:
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus
truncatus) and Atlantic spotted dolphin
(Stenella frontalis). These species may
occur year-round in the action area.
Summary of the Activity
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Administration
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Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to a Wharf
Recapitalization Project
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; revision of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
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Wharf C–2 is a single level, general
purpose berthing wharf constructed in
1960. The wharf is one of NSM’s two
primary deep-draft berths and is one of
the primary ordnance handling wharfs.
The wharf is a diaphragm steel sheet
pile cell structure with a concrete apron,
partial concrete encasement of the
piling and an asphalt paved deck. The
wharf is currently in poor condition due
to advanced deterioration of the steel
sheeting and lack of corrosion
protection, and this structural
deterioration has resulted in the
institution of load restrictions within 60
ft of the wharf face. The purpose of this
project is to complete necessary repairs
to Wharf C–2.
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Effects to marine mammals from the
specified activity are expected to result
from underwater sound produced by
vibratory and impact pile driving. In
order to assess project impacts, the Navy
used thresholds recommended by
NMFS. The Navy assumed practical
spreading loss and used empiricallymeasured source levels from
representative pile driving events to
estimate potential marine mammal
exposures. The calculations predict that
only Level B harassment would occur
associated with pile driving activities,
and required mitigation measures
further ensure that no more than Level
B harassment would occur.
Findings
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA)—As required by the MMPA in
order to issue an IHA, we determined
that (1) the required mitigation
measures are sufficient to reduce the
effects of the specified activities to the
level of least practicable impact; (2) the
authorized takes will have a negligible
impact on the affected marine mammal
species; (3) the authorized takes
represent small numbers relative to the
affected stock abundances; and (4) the
Navy’s activities will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on taking
for subsistence purposes as no relevant
subsistence uses of marine mammals are
implicated by this action.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)—The Navy prepared an
Environmental Assessment analyzing
the project. We reviewed the EA and the
public comments received and
determined that it was appropriate to
adopt the document in order to assess
the impacts to the human environment
of issuance of an IHA to the Navy. We
signed a Finding of No Significant
Impact on November 20, 2013.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)—
There are no ESA-listed marine
mammals expected to occur in the
action area. Therefore, the Navy did not
request authorization of the incidental
take of ESA-listed species and no such
authorization was issued; therefore, no
consultation under the ESA was
required.
Summary of the Revision
Construction activities have been
delayed for the project due to
difficulties in obtaining the necessary
construction materials. No in-water
work has occurred, including all aspects
of the specified activity considered in
our issuance of the IHA. The IHA, as
issued, is a one-year IHA with no
consideration of seasonality in timing
any component of the specified activity.
Therefore, shifting the effective dates of
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the IHA to accommodate the Navy’s
delayed schedule for this project has no
effect on our analysis of project impacts
and does not affect our findings. No new
information is available that would
substantively affect our analyses under
the MMPA, NEPA, or ESA. All
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
measures described in our notice of
issuance of the IHA remain in effect.
The species for which take was
authorized and the numbers of
incidences of take authorized are
unchanged.
As a result of the foregoing, we have
revised the IHA issued to the Navy to
conduct the specified activities in Naval
Station Mayport, FL. Originally valid for
one year, from December 1, 2013,
through November 30, 2014, the IHA
now becomes effective on September 1,
2014, and is valid for one year, until
August 31, 2015.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2010–0053]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request—Safety Standard
for Multi-Purpose Lighters
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) announces that the CPSC
has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension of approval of a
collection of information associated
with the Safety Standard for MultiPurpose Lighters (OMB No. 3041–0130).
In the Federal Register of March 4, 2014
(79 FR 12186), the CPSC published a
notice to announce the agency’s intent
to seek an extension of approval of this
collection of information. CPSC
received no comments in response to
that notice. Therefore, by publication of
this notice, the Commission announces
that CPSC has submitted to the OMB a
request for extension of approval of that
collection of information without
change.
DATES: Written comments on this
request for extension of approval of
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COMMISSION
Submit comments about
this request by email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax:
202–395–6881. Comments by mail
should be sent to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the CPSC,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. In addition,
written comments that are sent to OMB
also should be submitted electronically
at https://www.regulations.gov, under
Docket No. CPSC–2010–0053.
[Docket No. CPSC–2010–0054]
ADDRESSES:
For
further information contact: Robert H.
Squibb, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or
by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
CPSC
seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Safety Standard for MultiPurpose Lighters.
OMB Number: 3041–0130.
Type of Review: Renewal of
collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and
importers of multi-purpose lighters.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 59
firms will test on average 2 models per
firm.
Estimated Time per Response: 50
hours/model.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
5,900 hours (59 firms × 2 models × 50
hours).
General Description of Collection: The
Commission issued a safety standard for
multi-purpose lighters (16 CFR part
1212) in 1999. The standard includes
requirements that manufacturers
(including importers) of multi-purpose
lighters issue certificates of compliance
based on a reasonable testing program.
The standard also requires that
manufacturers and importers maintain
certain records. Respondents must
comply with these testing, certification,
and recordkeeping requirements for
multi-purpose lighters.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
information collection requirements
should be submitted by June 16, 2014.
Dated: May 9, 2014.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request—Procedures for
Export of Noncomplying Products
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC or
Commission) announces that the CPSC
has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension of approval of a
collection of information relating to the
procedures for the export of
noncomplying products (OMB No.
3041–0003). In the Federal Register of
March 4, 2014 (78 FR 12186), the CPSC
published a notice announcing the
agency’s intent to seek an extension of
approval of this collection of
information. CPSC received no
comments in response to that notice.
Therefore, by publication of this notice,
the Commission announces that CPSC
has submitted to the OMB a request for
extension of approval of that collection
of information without change.
DATES: Written comments on this
request for extension of approval of
information collection requirements
should be submitted by June 16, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments about
this request by email: OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov or fax: 202–
395–6881. Comments by mail should be
sent to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the CPSC, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503. In addition, written comments
that are sent to OMB also should be
submitted electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, under Docket No.
CPSC–2010–0054.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact: Robert H.
Squibb, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 504–7815, or
by email to: rsquibb@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC
seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Procedures for the Export of
Noncomplying Products.
OMB Number: 3041–0003.
Type of Review: Renewal of
collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC762
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities;
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Wharf Recapitalization Project
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; revision of an incidental harassment authorization.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that we have revised an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) issued to the U.S. Navy (Navy) to
incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, two species of marine
mammals during construction activities associated with a wharf
recapitalization project at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The project
has been delayed and the effective dates revised accordingly.
DATES: This authorization is now effective from September 1, 2014,
through August 31, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Laws, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 4, 2013, we received a request from the Navy for
authorization of the taking, by Level B harassment only, of marine
mammals incidental to pile driving in association with the Wharf C-2
recapitalization project at Naval Station Mayport, Florida (NSM). That
request was modified on May 9 and June 5, 2013, and a final version,
which we deemed adequate and complete, was submitted on August 7, 2013.
We published notice of a proposed IHA and request for comments on
August 22, 2013 (78 FR 52148), and subsequently published final notice
of our issuance of the IHA on November 29, 2013 (78 FR 71566). In-water
work associated with the project was expected to be completed within
the one-year timeframe of the IHA (effective dates originally December
1, 2013 through November 30, 2014). Two species of marine mammal are
expected to be affected by the specified activities: Bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus truncatus) and Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella
frontalis). These species may occur year-round in the action area.
Summary of the Activity
Wharf C-2 is a single level, general purpose berthing wharf
constructed in 1960. The wharf is one of NSM's two primary deep-draft
berths and is one of the primary ordnance handling wharfs. The wharf is
a diaphragm steel sheet pile cell structure with a concrete apron,
partial concrete encasement of the piling and an asphalt paved deck.
The wharf is currently in poor condition due to advanced deterioration
of the steel sheeting and lack of corrosion protection, and this
structural deterioration has resulted in the institution of load
restrictions within 60 ft of the wharf face. The purpose of this
project is to complete necessary repairs to Wharf C-2.
Effects to marine mammals from the specified activity are expected
to result from underwater sound produced by vibratory and impact pile
driving. In order to assess project impacts, the Navy used thresholds
recommended by NMFS. The Navy assumed practical spreading loss and used
empirically-measured source levels from representative pile driving
events to estimate potential marine mammal exposures. The calculations
predict that only Level B harassment would occur associated with pile
driving activities, and required mitigation measures further ensure
that no more than Level B harassment would occur.
Findings
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)--As required by the MMPA in
order to issue an IHA, we determined that (1) the required mitigation
measures are sufficient to reduce the effects of the specified
activities to the level of least practicable impact; (2) the authorized
takes will have a negligible impact on the affected marine mammal
species; (3) the authorized takes represent small numbers relative to
the affected stock abundances; and (4) the Navy's activities will not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on taking for subsistence purposes
as no relevant subsistence uses of marine mammals are implicated by
this action.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)--The Navy prepared an
Environmental Assessment analyzing the project. We reviewed the EA and
the public comments received and determined that it was appropriate to
adopt the document in order to assess the impacts to the human
environment of issuance of an IHA to the Navy. We signed a Finding of
No Significant Impact on November 20, 2013.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)--There are no ESA-listed marine
mammals expected to occur in the action area. Therefore, the Navy did
not request authorization of the incidental take of ESA-listed species
and no such authorization was issued; therefore, no consultation under
the ESA was required.
Summary of the Revision
Construction activities have been delayed for the project due to
difficulties in obtaining the necessary construction materials. No in-
water work has occurred, including all aspects of the specified
activity considered in our issuance of the IHA. The IHA, as issued, is
a one-year IHA with no consideration of seasonality in timing any
component of the specified activity. Therefore, shifting the effective
dates of
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the IHA to accommodate the Navy's delayed schedule for this project has
no effect on our analysis of project impacts and does not affect our
findings. No new information is available that would substantively
affect our analyses under the MMPA, NEPA, or ESA. All mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting measures described in our notice of issuance
of the IHA remain in effect. The species for which take was authorized
and the numbers of incidences of take authorized are unchanged.
As a result of the foregoing, we have revised the IHA issued to the
Navy to conduct the specified activities in Naval Station Mayport, FL.
Originally valid for one year, from December 1, 2013, through November
30, 2014, the IHA now becomes effective on September 1, 2014, and is
valid for one year, until August 31, 2015.
Dated: May 7, 2014.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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