Public Meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, 19075 [2023-06574]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Public Meeting of the Ocean
Exploration Advisory Board
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda for a
meeting of the Ocean Exploration
Advisory Board (OEAB). OEAB
members will discuss and provide
advice on the Federal ocean exploration
program, with a particular emphasis on
the topics identified in the section on
Matters to Be Considered.
DATES: The announced meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
and April 26, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.–4:00
p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person
meeting. Information about how to
participate or observe virtually will be
posted to the OEAB website at https://
oeab.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Turner, Designated Federal
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory
Board, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
David.Turner@NOAA.gov or (859) 327–
9661.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA
established the OEAB under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and
legislation that gives the agency
statutory authority to operate an ocean
exploration program and to coordinate a
national program of ocean exploration.
The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on
strategic planning, exploration
priorities, competitive ocean
exploration grant programs, and other
matters as the NOAA Administrator
requests.
OEAB members represent government
agencies, the private sector, academic
institutions, and not-for-profit
institutions involved in all facets of
ocean exploration—from advanced
technology to citizen exploration.
In addition to advising NOAA
leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to
help to define and develop a national
program of ocean exploration—a
network of stakeholders and
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partnerships advancing national
priorities for ocean exploration.
Matters To Be Considered: The OEAB
will receive an overview and
implications of the FY22 National
Defense Authorization Act; be briefed
on the status of the Ocean Exploration
Cooperative Institute; identify and
develop meaningful performance
indicators for the national Ocean
Exploration program; discuss ideas for
incentivizing data operability across the
Ocean Exploration community; and,
propose a set of recommendations to
improve data availability among
government, commercial, academic, and
philanthropic entities. The board will
discuss and deliberate on these topics.
The agenda and other meeting materials
will be made available on the OEAB
website at https://oeab.noaa.gov/.
Status: The meeting will be open to
the public via remote access. Please
check the agenda on the OEAB website
to confirm the public comment period
schedule.
The OEAB expects that public
statements at its meetings will not be
repetitive of previously submitted
verbal or written statements. In general,
each individual or group making a
verbal presentation will be limited to
three minutes. The Designated Federal
Officer must receive written comments
by April 17, 2023, to provide sufficient
time for OEAB review. Written
comments received after April 17, 2023,
will be distributed to the OEAB but may
not be reviewed prior to the meeting
date. Comments should be submitted to
Designated Federal Officer
David.Turner@NOAA.gov.
Special Accommodations: Requests
for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Designated Federal Officer by April 17,
2023.
David Holst,
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer,
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Marine Site
Characterization Surveys Offshore of
New Jersey and New York
National Marine Fisheries
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind,
LLC (Atlantic Shores) for authorization
to take marine mammals incidental to
marine site characterization offshore of
New Jersey and New York in the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
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for Renewable Energy Development on
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Area OCS–A 0499 and OCS–A 0549 and
associated export cable route (ECR) area.
The activities described in Atlantic
Shores’ request, the overall survey
duration, the project location, and the
acoustic sources proposed for use are
identical to what was previously
analyzed in support of the IHA issued
by NMFS to Atlantic Shores for the 2022
site characterization surveys (2022 IHA).
All proposed mitigation, monitoring,
and reporting requirements remain the
same. While Atlantic Shores’ planned
activity would qualify for renewal of the
2022 IHA, due to the availability of
updated marine mammal density data
(https://seamap.env.duke.edu/models/
Duke/EC/), which NMFS has
determined represents the best available
scientific data. NMFS has determined it
appropriate to provide a 30-day period
for the public to comment on this
proposed action. Pursuant to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS
is requesting comments on its proposal
to issue an IHA to incidentally take
marine mammals during the specified
activities. NMFS is also requesting
comments on a possible one-year
renewal IHA that could be issued under
certain circumstances and if all
requirements are met, as described in
Request for Public Comments at the end
of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorization and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Public Meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a
meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB). OEAB members
will discuss and provide advice on the Federal ocean exploration
program, with a particular emphasis on the topics identified in the
section on Matters to Be Considered.
DATES: The announced meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2023
and April 26, 2023 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person meeting. Information about how to
participate or observe virtually will be posted to the OEAB website at
https://oeab.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Turner, Designated Federal
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, [email protected] or (859) 327-9661.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA established the OEAB under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and legislation that gives the agency
statutory authority to operate an ocean exploration program and to
coordinate a national program of ocean exploration. The OEAB advises
NOAA leadership on strategic planning, exploration priorities,
competitive ocean exploration grant programs, and other matters as the
NOAA Administrator requests.
OEAB members represent government agencies, the private sector,
academic institutions, and not-for-profit institutions involved in all
facets of ocean exploration--from advanced technology to citizen
exploration.
In addition to advising NOAA leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to
help to define and develop a national program of ocean exploration--a
network of stakeholders and partnerships advancing national priorities
for ocean exploration.
Matters To Be Considered: The OEAB will receive an overview and
implications of the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act; be briefed
on the status of the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute; identify
and develop meaningful performance indicators for the national Ocean
Exploration program; discuss ideas for incentivizing data operability
across the Ocean Exploration community; and, propose a set of
recommendations to improve data availability among government,
commercial, academic, and philanthropic entities. The board will
discuss and deliberate on these topics. The agenda and other meeting
materials will be made available on the OEAB website at https://oeab.noaa.gov/.
Status: The meeting will be open to the public via remote access.
Please check the agenda on the OEAB website to confirm the public
comment period schedule.
The OEAB expects that public statements at its meetings will not be
repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. In
general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be
limited to three minutes. The Designated Federal Officer must receive
written comments by April 17, 2023, to provide sufficient time for OEAB
review. Written comments received after April 17, 2023, will be
distributed to the OEAB but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting
date. Comments should be submitted to Designated Federal Officer
[email protected].
Special Accommodations: Requests for sign language interpretation
or other auxiliary aids should be directed to the Designated Federal
Officer by April 17, 2023.
David Holst,
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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