Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Confined Blasting Activities by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers During the Port of Miami Construction Project in Miami, Florida, 54554-54555 [2015-22775]

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Regional or community economic analysis of proposed fishery management policies is required by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and Executive Order 12866, among others. To satisfy these mandates and inform policymakers and the public of the likely regional economic impacts associated with fishery management policies, appropriate economic models and the data to implement them are needed. Much of the data required for regional economic analysis of Southwest Alaska fisheries are either unavailable or unreliable. Accurate fishery-level data on employment, labor income, and expenditures in the Southwest Alaska fishery and related industries are not generally available but are needed to estimate the role of fisheries and effects of fishery policies on local, regional and national economies. 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The data will be used to develop Southwest regional and BCA-level models that will provide more reliable impact estimates and significantly improve policymakers’ ability to assess effects on fisherydependent communities in Southwest Alaska. A departure from the prior survey effort is that more information will be collected this time on the source locations of business expenditures by catcher vessels and seafood processors. The survey will be conducted one time only. A mail survey will be used to collect data on employment, labor income, and expenditures from owners of 2,731 catcher vessels whose boats delivered PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 fish to Southwest Alaska processors. Key informant interviews will be conducted to gather additional information from 30 seafood processors, including catcher-processor and floating processor vessels, and 20 local businesses that supply inputs to regional fish harvesters and seafood processors. 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AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has withdrawn its application SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10SEN1.SGM 10SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 175 / Thursday, September 10, 2015 / Notices for an IHA, for the take of small numbers of marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, incidental to conducting confined blasting activities in the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida. Accordingly, NMFS has withdrawn its related proposed IHA. ADDRESSES: The documents and the application related to this action are available by writing to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or by telephoning the contact listed here. A copy of the IHA application may be obtained by writing to the address specified above, telephoning the contact listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the Internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ pr/permits/incidental/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Goldstein or Jolie Harrison, NMFS, 301–427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 15, 2013, NMFS received an application from the ACOE requesting an IHA. The requested IHA would authorize the take, by Level B harassment, small numbers of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) incidental to confined blasting activities in Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida. NMFS published a notice of the proposed IHA in the Federal Register (79 FR 6545) on February 4, 2014. On August 3, 2015, NMFS accepted notice from the ACOE withdrawing their IHA application for the proposed action. The ACOE was able to complete the construction project using dredging methods and without needing to conduct confined blasting. Therefore, NMFS has withdrawn its proposed IHA for the action. Dated: September 3, 2015. Perry F. Gayaldo, Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015–22775 Filed 9–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office [Docket No. PTO–C–2015–0058] Performance Review Board (PRB) United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Sep 09, 2015 Jkt 235001 In conformance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announces the appointment of persons to serve as members of its Performance Review Board. SUMMARY: Director, Human Capital Management, Office of Human Resources, United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22775]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XD001


Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; 
Confined Blasting Activities by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers During 
the Port of Miami Construction Project in Miami, Florida

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

ACTION: Notice, withdrawal of an Incidental Harassment Authorization 
(IHA) application.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
(ACOE) has withdrawn its application

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for an IHA, for the take of small numbers of marine mammals, by Level B 
harassment only, incidental to conducting confined blasting activities 
in the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida. Accordingly, NMFS has withdrawn 
its related proposed IHA.

ADDRESSES: The documents and the application related to this action are 
available by writing to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation 
Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or by 
telephoning the contact listed here.
    A copy of the IHA application may be obtained by writing to the 
address specified above, telephoning the contact listed below (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the Internet at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/incidental/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Goldstein or Jolie Harrison, 
NMFS, 301-427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 15, 2013, NMFS received an 
application from the ACOE requesting an IHA. The requested IHA would 
authorize the take, by Level B harassment, small numbers of Atlantic 
bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) incidental to confined 
blasting activities in Miami Harbor, Port of Miami, in Miami-Dade 
County, Florida. NMFS published a notice of the proposed IHA in the 
Federal Register (79 FR 6545) on February 4, 2014. On August 3, 2015, 
NMFS accepted notice from the ACOE withdrawing their IHA application 
for the proposed action. The ACOE was able to complete the construction 
project using dredging methods and without needing to conduct confined 
blasting. Therefore, NMFS has withdrawn its proposed IHA for the 
action.

    Dated: September 3, 2015.
Perry F. Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-22775 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am]
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