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available population abundance is less
than 7 percent for all stocks (Table 9).
Therefore, NMFS finds that small
numbers of marine mammals may be
taken relative to the estimated overall
population abundances for those stocks.
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the activity (including the
mitigation and monitoring measures)
and the anticipated take of marine
mammals, NMFS finds that small
numbers of marine mammals will be
taken relative to the population size of
the affected 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 will not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
such species or stocks for taking for
subsistence purposes.
National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must evaluate our
proposed action (i.e., the issuance of
incidental take authorization) and
alternatives with respect to potential
impacts on the human environment.
This action is consistent with categories
of activities identified in Categorical
Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no anticipated
serious injury or mortality) of the
Companion Manual for NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6A, which do
not individually or cumulatively have
the potential for significant impacts on
the quality of the human environment
and for which we have not identified
any extraordinary circumstances that
would preclude this categorical
exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has
determined that the issuance of the IHA
qualifies to be categorically excluded
from further NEPA review.
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Endangered Species Act
Section 7(a)(2) of the 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
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this case with the Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office.
NMFS OPR is authorizing the
incidental take of four species of marine
mammals which are listed under the
ESA, including the North Atlantic right,
fin, sei, and sperm whale, and
determined that this activity falls within
the scope of activities analyzed in
NMFS GARFO’s programmatic
consultation regarding geophysical
surveys along the U.S. Atlantic coast in
the three Atlantic Renewable Energy
Regions (completed June 29, 2021;
revised September 2021). GARFO
concluded site assessment surveys are
not likely to adversely affect endangered
species or adversely modify or destroy
critical habitat. NMFS has determined
issuance of the IHA is covered under the
programmatic consultation; therefore,
ESA consultation has been satisfied.
Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS is also
soliciting nominations for Technical
Advisors to the Advisory Committee’s
species working groups.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by September 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Nominations, including a
letter of interest and a resume or
curriculum vitae, should be sent via
email to Bryan Keller at bryan.keller@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
whether the nomination is for a position
as an Advisory Committee member or as
a Technical Advisor to one of the
Committee’s species working groups.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Keller, Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce; email:
bryan.keller@noaa.gov; phone: 301–
427–7725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
NMFS has issued an IHA to Atlantic
Shores Bight authorized take, by Level
B harassment, incidental to conducting
site characterization surveys off New
Jersey and New York from August 1,
2022 through July 31, 2023, that
includes the previously explained
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements.
The Convention and the Commission
ICCAT was established to provide an
effective program of international
cooperation in research and
conservation in recognition of the
unique problems related to the highly
migratory nature of tunas and tuna-like
species. The International Convention
for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(Convention), which established the
ICCAT Commission (ICCAT), entered
into force in 1969 after receiving the
required number of ratifications. ICCAT
usually holds an Annual Meeting in
November of each year, and convenes
meetings of its working groups and
other subsidiary bodies between annual
meetings as needed. Under ATCA (see
16 U.S.C. 971a), the United States is
represented at ICCAT by not more than
three U.S. Commissioners. Additional
information about ICCAT is available at
www.iccat.int.
Dated: August 10, 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–XC275]
Nominations for Advisory Committee
and Species Working Group Technical
Advisor Appointments to the U.S.
Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
AGENCY:
NMFS is soliciting
nominations (which may include selfnominations) to the Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Section to the
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
as established by the Atlantic Tunas
SUMMARY:
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Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section
to ICCAT and Its Species Working
Groups
ATCA (see 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
establishes an advisory committee
comprised of: (1) Not less than five nor
more than 20 individuals appointed by
the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who
shall select such individuals from the
various groups concerned with the
fisheries covered by the ICCAT
Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their
designees) of the New England, MidAtlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean, and
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Councils. Each member of the Advisory
Committee shall serve for a term of 2
years and be eligible for reappointment.
The Committee meets at least twice a
year during which members receive
information and provide advice on
ICCAT-related matters. All members of
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the Advisory Committee are appointed
in their individual professional capacity
and undergo a background screening.
Any individual appointed to the
Committee who is unable to attend all
or part of an Advisory Committee
meeting may not appoint another person
to attend such meetings as his or her
proxy. Nominees should be able to
fulfill the time and travel commitments
required to participate in the
Committee’s annual spring and fall
meetings, in addition to ad hoc meetings
as necessary throughout the year. The
annual spring and fall meetings are
normally two days long and are usually
held in Silver Spring, Maryland, or
Miami, Florida.
Members of the Advisory Committee
receive no compensation for their
services. The Secretary of Commerce
and the Secretary of State may pay the
necessary travel expenses of members of
the Advisory Committee. The terms of
all currently appointed Advisory
Committee members expire on
December 31, 2022. NMFS is soliciting
nominees to serve as members of the
Advisory Committee for a term of 2
years that will begin January 1, 2023,
and expire December 31, 2024.
ATCA specifies that the U.S.
Commissioners may establish species
working groups for the purpose of
providing advice and recommendations
to the U.S. Commissioners and to the
Advisory Committee on matters relating
to the conservation and management of
any highly migratory species covered by
the ICCAT Convention (see 16 U.S.C.
971b–1). Any species working group
shall consist of no more than seven
members of the Advisory Committee
and no more than four scientific or
technical personnel, as considered
necessary by the Commissioners.
Currently, there are four species
working groups advising the Committee
and the U.S. Commissioners: a Bluefin
Tuna Working Group, a Swordfish/
Sharks Working Group, a Billfish
Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore,
Yellowfin, and Skipjack Tunas Working
Group. Scientific or technical personnel
(known as Technical Advisors)
appointed to species working groups
serve at the pleasure of the
Commissioners; therefore, the
Commissioners can choose to alter these
appointments at any time. As with
Committee Members, Technical
Advisors may not be represented by a
proxy during meetings of the Advisory
Committee. Nominees should be able to
fulfill the time and travel commitments
required to participate in the annual
spring meeting of the Advisory
Committee, when the species working
groups are convened, in addition to ad
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hoc meetings throughout the year, as
appropriate.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to either the Advisory
Committee or a species working group
should include a letter of interest and a
resume or curriculum vitae that
describes the individual’s knowledge
and experience in a field related to the
highly migratory species covered by the
ICCAT Convention. Self-nominations
are acceptable. Letters of
recommendation are useful but not
required. When making a nomination,
please specify which appointment
(Advisory Committee member or
Technical Advisor to a species working
group) is being sought. Nominees are
also encouraged to indicate which of the
four species working groups is
preferred, although placement on the
requested group is not guaranteed.
NMFS encourages nominations for
women and for individuals from
underserved communities that meet the
knowledge, experience, and other
requirements of the positions described
in this notice. See Executive Order
(E.O.) 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity
and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal
Government) section 2 (defining
‘‘underserved communities’’ as
‘‘populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic
communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity
to participate in aspects of economic,
social, and civic life,’’ ‘‘such as Black,
Latino, and Indigenous and Native
American persons, Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders and other persons
of color; members of religious
minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)
persons; persons with disabilities;
persons who live in rural areas; and
persons otherwise adversely affected by
persistent poverty or inequality.’’). E.O.
13985 is available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancingracial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-thefederal-government.
Dated: August 11, 2022.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs,
Trade, and Commerce, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Endangered Species; Take of
Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U. S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt; one
application for a scientific enhancement
permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS received an application from
California Department of Fish and
Wildlife in Santa Rosa, California for an
U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
section 10(a)(1)(A) scientific
enhancement permit (permit 26568).
The purpose of this permit is to enhance
the survival of the endangered Central
California Coast (CCC) Evolutionary
Significant Unit (ESU) of coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch), threatened
Northern California (NC) Distinct
Population Segment (DPS) of steelhead
(O. mykiss), and threatened CCC DPS of
steelhead (O. mykiss) in coastal streams
of Mendocino, Sonoma, and Marin
counties through rescue and relocation
of these species from drying streams.
The public is hereby notified that the
application for Permit 26568 is available
for review and comment before NMFS
either approves or disapproves the
application.
SUMMARY:
Written comments on the permit
application must be received at the
appropriate email address (see
ADDRESSES) on or before September 15,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
permit application should be submitted
to Erin Seghesio via email at
erin.seghesio@noaa.gov with ‘‘permit
26568’’ referenced in the subject line.
The permit application is available for
review online at the Authorizations and
Permits for Protected Species website:
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/
preview_open_for_comment.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Seghesio (phone: 707–578–8515 or
email: erin.seghesio@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Species Covered in This Notice
Central California Coast (CCC)
Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU) of
coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch),
threatened Northern California (NC)
Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC275]
Nominations for Advisory Committee and Species Working Group
Technical Advisor Appointments to the U.S. Section to the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting nominations (which may include self-
nominations) to the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
as established by the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA). NMFS is
also soliciting nominations for Technical Advisors to the Advisory
Committee's species working groups.
DATES: Nominations must be received by September 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Nominations, including a letter of interest and a resume or
curriculum vitae, should be sent via email to Bryan Keller at
[email protected]. Include in the subject line whether the
nomination is for a position as an Advisory Committee member or as a
Technical Advisor to one of the Committee's species working groups.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Keller, Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce; email: [email protected]; phone: 301-
427-7725.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Convention and the Commission
ICCAT was established to provide an effective program of
international cooperation in research and conservation in recognition
of the unique problems related to the highly migratory nature of tunas
and tuna-like species. The International Convention for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Convention), which established the
ICCAT Commission (ICCAT), entered into force in 1969 after receiving
the required number of ratifications. ICCAT usually holds an Annual
Meeting in November of each year, and convenes meetings of its working
groups and other subsidiary bodies between annual meetings as needed.
Under ATCA (see 16 U.S.C. 971a), the United States is represented at
ICCAT by not more than three U.S. Commissioners. Additional information
about ICCAT is available at www.iccat.int.
Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT and Its Species Working
Groups
ATCA (see 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) establishes an advisory committee
comprised of: (1) Not less than five nor more than 20 individuals
appointed by the U.S. Commissioners to ICCAT who shall select such
individuals from the various groups concerned with the fisheries
covered by the ICCAT Convention; and (2) the chairs (or their
designees) of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Caribbean,
and Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Councils. Each member of the
Advisory Committee shall serve for a term of 2 years and be eligible
for reappointment. The Committee meets at least twice a year during
which members receive information and provide advice on ICCAT-related
matters. All members of
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the Advisory Committee are appointed in their individual professional
capacity and undergo a background screening. Any individual appointed
to the Committee who is unable to attend all or part of an Advisory
Committee meeting may not appoint another person to attend such
meetings as his or her proxy. Nominees should be able to fulfill the
time and travel commitments required to participate in the Committee's
annual spring and fall meetings, in addition to ad hoc meetings as
necessary throughout the year. The annual spring and fall meetings are
normally two days long and are usually held in Silver Spring, Maryland,
or Miami, Florida.
Members of the Advisory Committee receive no compensation for their
services. The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State may pay
the necessary travel expenses of members of the Advisory Committee. The
terms of all currently appointed Advisory Committee members expire on
December 31, 2022. NMFS is soliciting nominees to serve as members of
the Advisory Committee for a term of 2 years that will begin January 1,
2023, and expire December 31, 2024.
ATCA specifies that the U.S. Commissioners may establish species
working groups for the purpose of providing advice and recommendations
to the U.S. Commissioners and to the Advisory Committee on matters
relating to the conservation and management of any highly migratory
species covered by the ICCAT Convention (see 16 U.S.C. 971b-1). Any
species working group shall consist of no more than seven members of
the Advisory Committee and no more than four scientific or technical
personnel, as considered necessary by the Commissioners. Currently,
there are four species working groups advising the Committee and the
U.S. Commissioners: a Bluefin Tuna Working Group, a Swordfish/Sharks
Working Group, a Billfish Working Group, and a Bigeye, Albacore,
Yellowfin, and Skipjack Tunas Working Group. Scientific or technical
personnel (known as Technical Advisors) appointed to species working
groups serve at the pleasure of the Commissioners; therefore, the
Commissioners can choose to alter these appointments at any time. As
with Committee Members, Technical Advisors may not be represented by a
proxy during meetings of the Advisory Committee. Nominees should be
able to fulfill the time and travel commitments required to participate
in the annual spring meeting of the Advisory Committee, when the
species working groups are convened, in addition to ad hoc meetings
throughout the year, as appropriate.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations to either the Advisory Committee or a species working
group should include a letter of interest and a resume or curriculum
vitae that describes the individual's knowledge and experience in a
field related to the highly migratory species covered by the ICCAT
Convention. Self-nominations are acceptable. Letters of recommendation
are useful but not required. When making a nomination, please specify
which appointment (Advisory Committee member or Technical Advisor to a
species working group) is being sought. Nominees are also encouraged to
indicate which of the four species working groups is preferred,
although placement on the requested group is not guaranteed.
NMFS encourages nominations for women and for individuals from
underserved communities that meet the knowledge, experience, and other
requirements of the positions described in this notice. See Executive
Order (E.O.) 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved
Communities Through the Federal Government) section 2 (defining
``underserved communities'' as ``populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of
economic, social, and civic life,'' ``such as Black, Latino, and
Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities;
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons;
persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons
otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.'').
E.O. 13985 is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government.
Dated: August 11, 2022.
Alexa Cole,
Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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