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that the total marine mammal take from
the proposed activity will have a
negligible impact on all affected marine
mammal species or stocks.
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of the affected marine mammal stocks or
species 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.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal
agency insure that any action it
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat. No
incidental take of ESA-listed species is
proposed for authorization or expected
to result from this activity. Therefore,
NMFS has determined that formal
consultation under section 7 of the ESA
is not required for this action.
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Proposed Authorization
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
an IHA to the Navy for conducting
rocket and missile launch events, on
SNI from June 4, 2019 to June 3, 2020,
provided the previously mentioned
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated. A draft
of the proposed IHA can be found at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act.
Request for Public Comments
We request comment on our analyses,
the proposed authorization, and any
other aspect of this Notice of Proposed
IHA for the proposed Navy target and
missile launch activities. We also
request comment on the potential for
renewal of this proposed IHA as
described in the paragraph below.
Please include with your comments any
supporting data or literature citations to
help inform our final decision on the
request for MMPA authorization.
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one-year IHA renewal with an
expedited public comment period (15
days) when (1) another year of identical
or nearly identical activities as
described in the Specified Activities
section is planned or (2) the activities
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would not be completed by the time the
IHA expires and a second IHA would
allow for completion of the activities
beyond that described in the Dates and
Duration section, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to expiration of
the current IHA.
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the proposed
Renewal are identical to the activities
analyzed under the initial IHA, are a
subset of the activities, or include
changes so minor (e.g., reduction in pile
size) that the changes do not affect the
previous analyses, mitigation and
monitoring requirements, or take
estimates (with the exception of
reducing the type or amount of take
because only a subset of the initially
analyzed activities remain to be
completed under the Renewal); and
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized.
• Upon review of the request for
renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: April 29, 2019.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Surveys to Collect Data on Use
and NOAA Ecological Forecast
Products.
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OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (This is a
request for a new collection).
Number of Respondents: 850.
Average Hours per Response: 0.167
(10 minutes).
Burden Hours: 143.
Needs and Uses: In recent years,
harmful algal blooms (HABs) and
waterborne pathogens such as Vibrio
vulnificus have caused major health,
ecological, and economic concerns.
HABs and other waterborne pathogens
can lead to a number of impacts
including impaired drinking water,
reduced recreational opportunities, and
human health impacts from either
ingesting affected fish/water or contact
with the bloom. To better serve the
public and its stakeholders, NOAA has
developed forecasts of HABs extent and
severity in the western Lake Erie and in
the Gulf of Mexico and is finalizing
development of a forecast for Vibrio
vulnificus in Chesapeake Bay. These
forecast products are designed to
provide stakeholders and the public
with information that can be used to
make better decisions that would
mitigate the impacts of HABs and
waterborne pathogens.
This request is for a set of related
surveys to collect information on how
stakeholders use NOAA’s ecological
forecast products in western Lake Erie,
the Gulf of Mexico (the western shore of
Florida and the Texas coastline), and
Chesapeake Bay. The surveys are
designed to collect similar information
from the public and other stakeholders
across the three geographic regions
covered by the forecast products. The
information from these surveys will
assist NOAA in understanding how
stakeholders, including the public,
would use the forecast products. This
information will help NOAA further
improve upon research, development,
and delivery of forecast products nationwide.
NOAA will collect information from
the public on how using the information
in the forecast products would affect
decisions related to fishing (Lake Erie
and Gulf of Mexico), beach-going/
swimming (all three regions), and
boating (Lake Erie only). These three
recreational activities (fishing,
swimming and boating) reflect the types
of activities likely to be affected by
HABs in each area. For Chesapeake Bay,
NOAA would implement one survey
focused on recreational swimmers since
the primary risk posed by Vibrio
vulnificus is through skin contact with
the bacterium. A companion survey
would ask charter boat operators on
Lake Erie how information in the
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forecast would affect their decisions
regarding fishing operations. Drinking
water is also at risk in Lake Erie due to
HABs, but NOAA has information on
how drinking water facilities respond to
HABS and is also discussing use of the
forecast products with a small (fewer
than 10) number of drinking water
facilities.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting is to discuss the
findings of the Surfclam and Ocean
Quahog Catch Share Program Review
Report, review public comment received
on the Review Report, and to
recommend any next steps to the
Council. An agenda and background
documents will be posted at the
Council’s website (www.mafmc.org)
prior to the meeting.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
M. Jan Saunders, (302) 526–5251, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: April 29, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
RIN 0648–XH009
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Surfclam and
Ocean Catch Share Program Review
Oversight Team will hold a public
meeting.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held on
Monday, May 13, 2019, from 10 a.m.
until 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. Details on the proposed
agenda, connection information, and
briefing materials will be posted at the
MAFMC’s website: www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
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DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
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The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Limits of Application of the
Take Prohibitions.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0399.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension,
without change, of a currently approved
collection).
Number of Respondents: 301.
Average Hours per Response: 5 hours
for a diversion screening limit project;
20 hours for a road maintenance
agreement; 30 hours for an urban
development package; 20 hours for a
tribal plan; 10 hours for a fishery
harvest plan; 5 hours for a report of
aided, salvaged, or disposed of
salmonids; 2 hours for research permits;
5 hours for artificial propagation plans;
and 2 hours for annual reports.
Burden Hours: 935.
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Needs and Uses: Section 4(d) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)
requires the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) to adopt such
regulations as it ‘‘deems necessary and
advisable to provide for the
conservation of’’ threatened species.
Those regulations may include any or
all of the prohibitions provided in
section 9(a)(1) of the ESA, which
specifically prohibits ‘‘take’’ of any
endangered species (‘‘take’’ includes
actions that harass, harm, pursue, kill,
or capture). There are presently 22
separate Evolutionarily Significant
Units (ESUs) of west coast salmonids
listed as threatened, covering a large
percentage of the land base in
California, Oregon, Washington and
Idaho. On June 28, 2005 (70 FR 37160),
February 1, 2006 (71 FR 5178), and
September 25, 2008 (73 FR 55451),
NMFS issued final regulations which
makes ESA section 9 prohibitions
generally applicable to these threatened
ESUs except in 13 programs and
circumstances.
The final regulations at 50 CFR
223.203, as well as online information
posted at https://
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
permits/section_4d.html, describe 13
programs or circumstances that
contribute to the conservation of, or are
being conducted in a way that
adequately limits impacts on, listed
salmonids. Certain of these 13 ‘‘Limits’’
on the take prohibitions entail voluntary
submission of a plan(s) to NMFS and
require annual or occasional reports by
entities wishing to take advantage of
these Limits, or continue within them.
Affected Public: Federal government;
State, local, or tribal government;
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Surveys to Collect Data on Use and NOAA Ecological Forecast
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (This is a request for a new collection).
Number of Respondents: 850.
Average Hours per Response: 0.167 (10 minutes).
Burden Hours: 143.
Needs and Uses: In recent years, harmful algal blooms (HABs) and
waterborne pathogens such as Vibrio vulnificus have caused major
health, ecological, and economic concerns. HABs and other waterborne
pathogens can lead to a number of impacts including impaired drinking
water, reduced recreational opportunities, and human health impacts
from either ingesting affected fish/water or contact with the bloom. To
better serve the public and its stakeholders, NOAA has developed
forecasts of HABs extent and severity in the western Lake Erie and in
the Gulf of Mexico and is finalizing development of a forecast for
Vibrio vulnificus in Chesapeake Bay. These forecast products are
designed to provide stakeholders and the public with information that
can be used to make better decisions that would mitigate the impacts of
HABs and waterborne pathogens.
This request is for a set of related surveys to collect information
on how stakeholders use NOAA's ecological forecast products in western
Lake Erie, the Gulf of Mexico (the western shore of Florida and the
Texas coastline), and Chesapeake Bay. The surveys are designed to
collect similar information from the public and other stakeholders
across the three geographic regions covered by the forecast products.
The information from these surveys will assist NOAA in understanding
how stakeholders, including the public, would use the forecast
products. This information will help NOAA further improve upon
research, development, and delivery of forecast products nation-wide.
NOAA will collect information from the public on how using the
information in the forecast products would affect decisions related to
fishing (Lake Erie and Gulf of Mexico), beach-going/swimming (all three
regions), and boating (Lake Erie only). These three recreational
activities (fishing, swimming and boating) reflect the types of
activities likely to be affected by HABs in each area. For Chesapeake
Bay, NOAA would implement one survey focused on recreational swimmers
since the primary risk posed by Vibrio vulnificus is through skin
contact with the bacterium. A companion survey would ask charter boat
operators on Lake Erie how information in the
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forecast would affect their decisions regarding fishing operations.
Drinking water is also at risk in Lake Erie due to HABs, but NOAA has
information on how drinking water facilities respond to HABS and is
also discussing use of the forecast products with a small (fewer than
10) number of drinking water facilities.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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