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small numbers of marine mammals by
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region if
certain findings are made and either
regulations are issued or, if the taking is
limited to harassment, a notice of a
proposed authorization is provided to
the public for review.
An incidental take authorization shall
be granted if NMFS finds that the taking
will have a negligible impact on the
species or stock(s), will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
the permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
such takings are set forth.
NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
resulting from the specified activity that
cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
the species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.
The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or
attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
any marine mammal.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance, which
(i) has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering (Level B
harassment).
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Summary of Request
On September 29, 2018, NMFS
received an adequate and complete
application from Hilcorp requesting
authorization for take of marine
mammals incidental to oil and gas
activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska. The
requested regulations would be valid for
five years, from April 1, 2019 through
March 31, 2024. Hilcorp’s plans to
conduct necessary work, including 2D
and 3D seismic surveys, geohazard
surveys, vibratory sheet pile driving,
and drilling of exploratory well. The
proposed action may incidentally
expose marine mammals occurring in
the vicinity to sources of harassment,
particularly through elevated levels of
underwater sound in the marine
environment, thereby resulting in
incidental take, by Level A and Level B
harassment. Therefore, Hilcorp requests
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authorization to incidentally take
marine mammals.
Specified Activities
Hilcorp owns and operates in over 29
oil and has field production facilities,
including several located in Cook Inlet.
Hilcorp plans to continue to conduct
exploration and production activities in
Cook Inlet. The petition includes all
four stages of oil and gas activities:
Exploration, development, production,
and decommissioning. The work
expected to span five years includes: 30
days of 2D seismic survey, 45–60 days
of 3D seismic survey, geohazard surveys
in the Outer Continenal Shelf (OCS) (30
days), middle Cook Inlet subseawall
area (14 days), and Trading Bay (30
days), exploratory wells in the OCS (40–
60 days per well, 2–4 wells annually for
three years) and Trading Bay (120–150
days), Iniskin Peninsula exploration and
development (180 days annually for two
years), platform and pipeline
maintenance (180 days annually for five
years), middle Cook Inlet well
abandonment (90 days), and Drift River
terminal decommissioning (120 days).
Eleven species of marine mammal are
known to occur in Cook Inlet: Eight
cetacean species and three pinniped
species. Of those species, the
Northeastern Pacific stock of fin whale,
Western North Pacific stock of
humpback whale, Cook Inlet stock of
beluga whale, and Western Distinct
Population of Steller sea lion are listed
as Endangered under the Endangered
Species Act.
Information Solicited
Interested persons may submit
information, suggestions, and comments
concerning Hilcorp’s request (see
ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all
information, suggestions, and comments
related to the request during the
development of proposed regulations
governing the incidental taking of
marine mammals by Hilcorp, if
appropriate.
Dated: October 22, 2018.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Solicitation for Members of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board; Correction
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research (OAR), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
members of the NOAA Science
Advisory Board; correction.
AGENCY:
On October 17, 2018, NOAA
published a notice in the Federal
Register soliciting nominations for
members of the NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB). The closing date
for receiving nominations in that notice
was incorrect. This document corrects
that date to November 30, 2018.
DATES: The closing date for receiving
nominations for the notice published
October 17, 2018, at 83 FR 52417, is
corrected. Nominations must be
received by November 30, 2018, and
should be sent to the web address
specified.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be
submitted electronically to
noaa.sab.newmembers@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm.
11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–
734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, Email:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov); or visit the
NOAA SAB website at https://
www.sab.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA is
soliciting nominations for members of
the NOAA Science Advisory Board. The
SAB is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with the responsibility to
advise the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans, Atmosphere, and
NOAA Administrator on long- and
short-range strategies for research,
education, and application of science to
resource management and
environmental assessment and
prediction. The SAB consists of
approximately fifteen members
reflecting the full breadth of NOAA’s
areas of responsibility and assists
NOAA in maintaining a complete and
accurate understanding of scientific
issues critical to the agency’s missions.
The notice that published October 17,
2018, incorrectly established November
16, 2018, as the closing date for
submitting nominations. This notice
corrects that date to November 30, 2018,
as originally intended.
SUMMARY:
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At this time, individuals are sought
with expertise in cloud computing,
artificial intelligence and data
management; weather modeling and
data assimilation; remote/autonomous
sensing technology; ocean exploration
science and technology; and ‘omics
science. Individuals with expertise in
other NOAA mission areas are also
welcome to apply.
Composition and Points of View: The
Board will consist of approximately
fifteen members, including a Chair,
designated by the Under Secretary in
accordance with FACA requirements.
Members will be appointed for threeyear terms, renewable once, and serve at
the discretion of the Under Secretary. If
a member resigns before the end of his
or her first term, the vacancy
appointment shall be for the remainder
of the unexpired term, and shall be
renewable twice if the unexpired term is
less than one year. Members will be
appointed as special government
employees (SGEs) and will be subject to
the ethical standards applicable to
SGEs. Members are reimbursed for
actual and reasonable travel and per
diem expenses incurred in performing
such duties but will not be reimbursed
for their time. As a Federal Advisory
Committee, the Board’s membership is
required to be balanced in terms of
viewpoints represented and the
functions to be performed as well as the
interests of geographic regions of the
country and the diverse sectors of U.S.
society.
The SAB meets in person three times
each year, exclusive of teleconferences
or subcommittee, task force, and
working group meetings. Board
members must be willing to serve as
liaisons to SAB working groups and/or
participate in periodic reviews of the
NOAA Cooperative Institutes and
overarching reviews of NOAA’s research
enterprise.
Nominations: Interested persons may
nominate themselves or third parties.
Applications: An application is
required to be considered for Board
membership, regardless of whether a
person is nominated by a third party or
self-nominated. The application package
must include: (1) The nominee’s full
name, title, institutional affiliation, and
contact information; (2) the nominee’s
area(s) of expertise; (3) a short
description of his/her qualifications
relative to the kinds of advice being
solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and
(4) a current resume (maximum length
four [4] pages).
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Dated: October 22, 2018.
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative
Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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https://www.npfmc.org/fisherymanagement-plan-team/goa-bsaigroundfish-plan-team/.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted either
electronically to Jim Armstrong, Council
staff: james.armstrong@noaa.gov or
through the mail: North Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 605 W 4th Ave.,
Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252.
In-person oral public testimony will be
accepted at the discretion of the chairs.
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Special Accommodations
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Shannon Gleason
at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 working
days prior to the meeting date.
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
Groundfish Plan Teams will meet
November 13, 2018 through November
16, 2018.
DATES: The meetings will be held on
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 through
Friday, November 16, 2018 from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Pacific Time.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held at the Alaska Fishery Science
Center in the Traynor Room 2076 and
NMML Room 2079, 7600 Sand Point
Way NE, Building 4, Seattle, WA 98115.
Teleconference numbers and connection
information for the online broadcast of
the meeting will be posted at the
NPFMC web address provided below.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Stram or Jim Armstrong, Council
staff; telephone: (907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 to Friday,
November 16, 2018
The Plan Teams will compile and
review the annual Groundfish Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
(SAFE) reports, (including the Economic
Report, the Ecosystems/assessment and
status report, and the stock assessments
for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
(BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA)
groundfishes), and recommend final
groundfish harvest specifications for
2019/20.
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
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Dated: October 23, 2018.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public workshop.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council will hold a public
workshop for the purposes of addressing
law enforcement issues in for-hire
fisheries operations, particularly
operator versus angler (client)
responsibility for fisheries violations
that occur on for-hire vessels and law
enforcement options for addressing
these and issues related to the sale of
fish by private recreational anglers
(particularly golden tilefish and tunas)
focusing on the need for vessels selling
fish to comply with U.S. Coast Guard
requirements and/or Federal permits
that allow for the sale of fish.
DATES: The workshop will be held from
Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 12
noon to 5 p.m. and Wednesday,
November 14, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m.
ADDRESSES:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Solicitation for Members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board;
Correction
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for members of the NOAA Science Advisory
Board; correction.
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SUMMARY: On October 17, 2018, NOAA published a notice in the Federal
Register soliciting nominations for members of the NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB). The closing date for receiving nominations in
that notice was incorrect. This document corrects that date to November
30, 2018.
DATES: The closing date for receiving nominations for the notice
published October 17, 2018, at 83 FR 52417, is corrected. Nominations
must be received by November 30, 2018, and should be sent to the web
address specified.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted electronically to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-
713-1459, Email: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB
website at https://www.sab.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA is soliciting nominations for members
of the NOAA Science Advisory Board. The SAB is the only Federal
Advisory Committee with the responsibility to advise the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans, Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator on
long- and short-range strategies for research, education, and
application of science to resource management and environmental
assessment and prediction. The SAB consists of approximately fifteen
members reflecting the full breadth of NOAA's areas of responsibility
and assists NOAA in maintaining a complete and accurate understanding
of scientific issues critical to the agency's missions.
The notice that published October 17, 2018, incorrectly established
November 16, 2018, as the closing date for submitting nominations. This
notice corrects that date to November 30, 2018, as originally intended.
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At this time, individuals are sought with expertise in cloud
computing, artificial intelligence and data management; weather
modeling and data assimilation; remote/autonomous sensing technology;
ocean exploration science and technology; and `omics science.
Individuals with expertise in other NOAA mission areas are also welcome
to apply.
Composition and Points of View: The Board will consist of
approximately fifteen members, including a Chair, designated by the
Under Secretary in accordance with FACA requirements.
Members will be appointed for three-year terms, renewable once, and
serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary. If a member resigns
before the end of his or her first term, the vacancy appointment shall
be for the remainder of the unexpired term, and shall be renewable
twice if the unexpired term is less than one year. Members will be
appointed as special government employees (SGEs) and will be subject to
the ethical standards applicable to SGEs. Members are reimbursed for
actual and reasonable travel and per diem expenses incurred in
performing such duties but will not be reimbursed for their time. As a
Federal Advisory Committee, the Board's membership is required to be
balanced in terms of viewpoints represented and the functions to be
performed as well as the interests of geographic regions of the country
and the diverse sectors of U.S. society.
The SAB meets in person three times each year, exclusive of
teleconferences or subcommittee, task force, and working group
meetings. Board members must be willing to serve as liaisons to SAB
working groups and/or participate in periodic reviews of the NOAA
Cooperative Institutes and overarching reviews of NOAA's research
enterprise.
Nominations: Interested persons may nominate themselves or third
parties.
Applications: An application is required to be considered for Board
membership, regardless of whether a person is nominated by a third
party or self-nominated. The application package must include: (1) The
nominee's full name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact
information; (2) the nominee's area(s) of expertise; (3) a short
description of his/her qualifications relative to the kinds of advice
being solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and (4) a current resume
(maximum length four [4] pages).
Dated: October 22, 2018.
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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