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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2022 / Notices
from January 5 to January 28 due to a
delay in publication of a notice to the
public in the Arctic Sounder newspaper.
In the notice of proposed IHA (86 FR
70451; December 10, 2021), NMFS
described its plan to adopt the Navy’s
EA, provided our independent
evaluation of the document found that
it includes adequate information
analyzing the effects on the human
environment of issuing the IHA. In
compliance with NEPA and the CEQ
regulations, as well as NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6, NMFS has
reviewed the Navy’s EA and determined
it to be sufficient. NMFS adopted that
EA and signed a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) on February
4, 2022.
Endangered Species Act
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. To ensure
ESA compliance for the issuance of
IHAs, NMFS consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species, in
this case with NMFS’ Alaska Regional
Office (AKRO).
The NMFS Office of Protected
Resources (OPR) is authorizing take of
ringed seals, which are listed under the
ESA. The NMFS Alaska Regional Office
Protected Resources Division issued a
Biological Opinion on January 31, 2022,
which concluded that the Navy’s
activities and NMFS’ issuance of an IHA
are not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of the Arctic stock
of ringed seals. There is no ESA
designated critical habitat for ringed
seals.
Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to the Navy
for conducting submarine training and
testing activities in the ICEX22 Study
Area of the Arctic Ocean beginning in
February 2022 that includes the
previously explained mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements.
Dated: February 4, 2022.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB792]
Marine Mammals and Endangered
Species
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits,
permit amendments, and permit
modifications.
Notice is hereby given that
permits, permit amendments, and
permit modifications have been issued
to the following entities under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) and the Endangered Species
Act (ESA), as applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related
documents are available for review
upon written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos.
20646–01 and 25885); Courtney Smith,
Ph.D. (Permit No. 21143–01); Erin
Markin, Ph.D. (Permit No. 23200–01);
Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 25900); and
Malcolm Mohead (Permit Nos. 19641–
03 and 25864); at (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices
were published in the Federal Register
on the dates listed below that requests
for a permit, permit amendment, or
permit modification had been submitted
by the below-named applicants. To
locate the Federal Register notice that
announced our receipt of the
application and a complete description
of the activities, go to
www.federalregister.gov and search on
the permit number provided in Table 1
below.
SUMMARY:
TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS, PERMIT AMENDMENTS, AND PERMIT MODIFICATIONS
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RTID
20646–01
0648–XF213
23200–01
0648–SB500
25885
0648–XB610
21143–01
0648–XF500
25900
0648–XB547
25864
0648–SB500
19641–03
0648–SB500
Morgridge Institute for Research, 330 North Orchard
Street, Madison, WI 53715 (Responsible Party:
James Thomson, Ph.D.).
University of North Carolina, Wilmington, 601 South
College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 (Responsible
Party: Frederick Scharf, Ph.D.).
Peter Thielen, D. Eng., Johns Hopkins University,
Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins
Road, Laurel, MD 20723.
Jeremy Kiszka, Ph.D., Florida International University, 3000 NE 151st Street, Marine Science Building, Room 250D, North Miami, FL 33181.
Echo Pictures Ltd., St Nicholas House, 31–34 High
Street, Bristol, BS1 2AW, United Kingdom (Responsible Party: Joe Stevens).
Gregg Poulakis, Ph.D., Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 585 Prineville Street, Port
Charlotte, FL 33954.
Tom Savoy, Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 719, Old
Lyme, CT 06371.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
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2017.
January 4, 2022.
86 FR 56692; October 12,
2021.
January 24, 2022.
86 FR 67036; November
24, 2021.
January 18, 2022.
82 FR 31950; July 11,
2017.
January 27, 2022.
86 FR 69622; December
8, 2021.
January 24, 2022.
86 FR 56692; October 12,
2021.
January 24, 2022.
86 FR 56692; October 12,
2021.
January 24, 2022.
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically
excluded from the requirement to
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As required by the ESA, as applicable,
issuance of these permit was based on
a finding that such permits: (1) Were
applied for in good faith; (2) will not
operate to the disadvantage of such
endangered species; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in Section 2 of the
ESA.
Authority: The requested permits
have been issued under the MMPA of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), the regulations governing the
taking and importing of marine
mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226), as applicable.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB800]
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of web conference.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) Pacific
Northwest Crab Industry Advisory
Committee (PNCIAC) will meet March
2, 2022.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 9 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m., Alaska Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web
conference. Join online through the link
at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/2813.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 1007 W
3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252;
telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions
for attending the meeting via video
conference are given under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; phone;
(907) 271–2809; email: sarah.marrinan@
noaa.gov. For technical support please
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The Committee will discuss: (a)
March 2022 Board of Fisheries
proposals; (b) shifting crab stocks and
boundary issues; (c) opilio rebuilding;
(d) Bristol Bay Red King Crab discussion
papers; (e) bairdi industry preferred
size; (f) season start date; (g) elections
due in December 2022; and (h) other
business. The agenda is subject to
change, and the latest version will be
posted https://meetings.npfmc.org/
Meeting/Details/2813 prior to the
meeting, along with meeting materials.
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted
electronically to https://
meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/
2813.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Connection Information
You can attend the meeting online
using a computer, tablet, or smart
phone; or by phone only. Connection
information will be posted online at:
https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/
Details/2813.
Dated: February 7, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
SUMMARY:
contact our admin Council staff, email:
npfmc.admin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 7, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS)
Subcommittee of the Scientific and
Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold an
online meeting. This meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: The online meeting will be held
Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 9 a.m. to 1
p.m., Pacific Standard Time (PST) or
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until business for the day has been
completed.
This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join the
meeting and system requirements will
be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
ADDRESSES:
Mr.
Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2409;
email: kerry.griffin@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Subcommittee will review the draft
update stock assessment for Pacific
sardine in preparation for full SSC and
Council review at the April 2022 Pacific
Council meeting. At its April 2022
meeting, the Pacific Council is
scheduled to use the update stock
assessment to set harvest specifications
and management measures for the
2022–2023 Pacific sardine fishery.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 7, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB792]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits, permit amendments, and permit
modifications.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits, permit amendments, and
permit modifications have been issued to the following entities under
the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), as applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos.
20646-01 and 25885); Courtney Smith, Ph.D. (Permit No. 21143-01); Erin
Markin, Ph.D. (Permit No. 23200-01); Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 25900);
and Malcolm Mohead (Permit Nos. 19641-03 and 25864); at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit, permit
amendment, or permit modification had been submitted by the below-named
applicants. To locate the Federal Register notice that announced our
receipt of the application and a complete description of the
activities, go to www.federalregister.gov and search on the permit
number provided in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Issued Permits, Permit Amendments, and Permit Modifications
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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20646-01 0648-XF213 Morgridge Institute for 82 FR 29053; June 27, January 4, 2022.
Research, 330 North 2017.
Orchard Street, Madison,
WI 53715 (Responsible
Party: James Thomson,
Ph.D.).
23200-01 0648-SB500 University of North 86 FR 56692; October January 24, 2022.
Carolina, Wilmington, 601 12, 2021.
South College Road,
Wilmington, NC 28403
(Responsible Party:
Frederick Scharf, Ph.D.).
25885 0648-XB610 Peter Thielen, D. Eng., 86 FR 67036; November January 18, 2022.
Johns Hopkins University, 24, 2021.
Applied Physics
Laboratory, 11100 Johns
Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD
20723.
21143-01 0648-XF500 Jeremy Kiszka, Ph.D., 82 FR 31950; July 11, January 27, 2022.
Florida International 2017.
University, 3000 NE 151st
Street, Marine Science
Building, Room 250D,
North Miami, FL 33181.
25900 0648-XB547 Echo Pictures Ltd., St 86 FR 69622; December January 24, 2022.
Nicholas House, 31-34 8, 2021.
High Street, Bristol, BS1
2AW, United Kingdom
(Responsible Party: Joe
Stevens).
25864 0648-SB500 Gregg Poulakis, Ph.D., 86 FR 56692; October January 24, 2022.
Florida Fish and Wildlife 12, 2021.
Conservation Commission,
585 Prineville Street,
Port Charlotte, FL 33954.
19641-03 0648-SB500 Tom Savoy, Connecticut 86 FR 56692; October January 24, 2022.
Department of Energy and 12, 2021.
Environmental Protection,
P.O. Box 719, Old Lyme,
CT 06371.
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
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As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was
based on a finding that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set
forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
Authority: The requested permits have been issued under the MMPA of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations governing
the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA
of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and
threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), as applicable.
Dated: February 7, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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