Pacific Whiting; Joint Management Committee; Reopening of Solicitation for Nominations, 48209 [2023-15754]
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represent small numbers of marine
mammals relative to the affected stock
abundances; (4) Ocean Wind II’s
activities will not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on taking for subsistence
purposes as no relevant subsistence uses
of marine mammals are implicated by
this action, and (5) appropriate
monitoring and reporting requirements
are included.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA of 1973 (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 OPR consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species.
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 has
determined that these activities fall
within the scope of activities analyzed
in 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).
The consultation concluded that NMFS’
issuance of incidental take authorization
related to these activities is not likely to
adversely affect ESA-listed marine
mammals.
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National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and NOAA
Administrative Order (NAO) 216–6A,
NMFS must review our action (i.e., the
issuance of an IHA) 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 NAO 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 final IHA qualifies to be
categorically excluded from further
NEPA review.
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NMFS has issued an IHA to Ocean
Wind II for the potential harassment of
small numbers of 16 marine mammal
species incidental to marine site
characterization surveys offshore of
New Jersey, provided the previously
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are followed.
Dated: July 21, 2023.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Whiting; Joint Management
Committee; Reopening of Solicitation
for Nominations
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; reopening a call for
nominations.
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representative of the commercial
whiting sector (16 U.S.C. 7002 (a)(1)) to
serve on the JMC. Nominations received
during the prior nomination period that
closed on July 7, 2023 will be
considered, resubmission of nomination
packages is not required.
Refer to the Federal Register notice of
June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37209) for JMC
member responsibilities, nominee
qualifications, and the items that are
required parts of the nomination
package. Additional information on the
NOAA website for the Pacific Whiting
Treaty, including current committee
members, can be found at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/
laws-and-policies/pacific-hake-whitingtreaty#committees-and-panels.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.
Dated: July 20, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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AGENCY:
NMFS published a notice in
the Federal Register on June 7, 2023
soliciting nominations for appointments
to the Joint Management Committee
(JMC) established in the Agreement
between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government
of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting
(Pacific Whiting Treaty). The
nomination period ended on July 7,
2023. This notice reopens the
nomination period for one position on
the JMC for 15 days.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by August 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations by the following method:
• Email: frank.lockhart@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Lockhart, (206) 526–6142, or
Colin Sayre (206) 526–4656,
colin.sayre@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
published a Federal Register notice on
June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37209) to announce
a nomination period of 30 days, closing
on July 7, 2023. That notice solicited
nominations for the United States
Advisory Panel (AP) and the Joint
Management Committee established
under the Pacific Whiting Treaty.
Through this announcement, NMFS is
reopening nominations for the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD170]
Pacific Whiting; Joint Management Committee; Reopening of
Solicitation for Nominations
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; reopening a call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on June 7,
2023 soliciting nominations for appointments to the Joint Management
Committee (JMC) established in the Agreement between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific
Hake/Whiting (Pacific Whiting Treaty). The nomination period ended on
July 7, 2023. This notice reopens the nomination period for one
position on the JMC for 15 days.
DATES: Nominations must be received by August 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations by the following method:
Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Lockhart, (206) 526-6142, or
Colin Sayre (206) 526-4656, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a Federal Register notice on
June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37209) to announce a nomination period of 30 days,
closing on July 7, 2023. That notice solicited nominations for the
United States Advisory Panel (AP) and the Joint Management Committee
established under the Pacific Whiting Treaty. Through this
announcement, NMFS is reopening nominations for the representative of
the commercial whiting sector (16 U.S.C. 7002 (a)(1)) to serve on the
JMC. Nominations received during the prior nomination period that
closed on July 7, 2023 will be considered, resubmission of nomination
packages is not required.
Refer to the Federal Register notice of June 7, 2023 (88 FR 37209)
for JMC member responsibilities, nominee qualifications, and the items
that are required parts of the nomination package. Additional
information on the NOAA website for the Pacific Whiting Treaty,
including current committee members, can be found at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/laws-and-policies/pacific-hake-whiting-treaty#committees-and-panels.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.
Dated: July 20, 2023.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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