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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 20, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Evaluation of New Hampshire Coastal Management Program; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Comments Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments. AGENCY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management, will hold a public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the New Hampshire Coastal Management Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments. DATES: A hybrid (i.e., virtual and inperson) public meeting will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 6 to 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). NOAA may close the meeting 10 minutes after the conclusion of public testimony and after responding to any clarifying questions from participants. NOAA will consider all written comments received by Friday, November 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods: Public Meeting: Provide oral comments during the virtual and inperson public meeting on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 6 to 7 p.m. EST. Both in-person and virtual participants should register if they wish to provide public comment. Virtual participants must register in order to receive an emailed link to the public meeting. The lineup of speakers will be based on the date and time of registration. As time allows, public comment will then be opened to all participants. • For virtual participation, register as an attendee or speaker at https:// forms.gle/xfVFRSALXdMPSgfd6. We request that participants register by Monday, November 6, 2023, at 4 p.m. EST. Please indicate on the registration form whether you intend to provide oral comments during the virtual public meeting by clicking ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ in the box that reads, ‘‘Do you plan to make oral comments during this meeting?’’ Upon registration, NOAA will send a confirmation email. One hour prior to the start of the virtual public meeting on November 6, 2023, NOAA will send an email to all registrants with a link to the public lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 Sep 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 meeting and information about participating. While advance registration is requested, registration will remain open until the meeting closes and any participant may provide oral comment after the registered speakers conclude. Meeting registrants may remain anonymous by typing ‘‘Anonymous’’ in the ‘‘First Name’’ and ‘‘Last Name’’ fields on the registration form. • For in-person participation, you may attend the public meeting on-site on Monday, November 6, 2023, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST at 222 International Drive #175, Portsmouth, NH 03801. Advance registration to attend on-site is not required. Sign-in registration for providing public comment in person will be available at the meeting venue. To Submit Comments Via Email: Contact Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, at czma.evaluations@noaa.gov. Include ‘‘Comments on Performance Evaluation of the New Hampshire Coastal Management Program’’ in the subject line of the message. 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A copy of the evaluation notification letter and most recent progress report may be obtained upon request by contacting Carrie Hall. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally approved coastal management programs. The evaluation process includes holding one or more public meetings, considering public comments, and consulting with interested Federal, PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64887 State, and local agencies and members of the public. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider the extent to which the State of New Hampshire has met the national objectives, adhered to the management program approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial assistance under the CZMA. When the evaluation is complete, NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management will place a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the final evaluation findings. (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1458.) Keelin S. Kuipers, Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–20295 Filed 9–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD182] Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Columbia East Lateral XPRESS Project; Correction National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; correction. AGENCY: NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register of September 7, 2023, concerning the proposed incidental harassment authorization (IHA) for take of marine mammals incidental to construction activities, including pile driving, to install a point of delivery metering station and a tie-in facility in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. That notice included an incorrect email address for submitting public comments. This notice provides a correction to that email address; all other information is unchanged. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Tucker, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Correction In the Federal Register of September 7, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023–19310, on page 61530, in the third column, correct the ADDRESSES caption to read: ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 64888 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 20, 2023 / Notices Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service and should be submitted via email to ITP.Tucker@ noaa.gov. Dated: September 14, 2023. Kimberly Damon-Randall, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–20297 Filed 9–15–23; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD378] Advisory Committee Open Session on Management Strategy Evaluation for North Atlantic Swordfish National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), supported by NMFS, is holding a public meeting via webinar session to receive an update and provide input on the development of a management strategy evaluation (MSE) for North Atlantic swordfish. The meeting is open to all interested stakeholders. SUMMARY: A virtual meeting that is open to the public will be held by webinar session on October 5, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: Please register to attend the meeting at: https://forms.gle/ 2wkHbTstzFDkHpYu9. Registration will close on October 3, 2023, at 5 p.m. EDT. Instructions for accessing the webinar session will be emailed to registered participants. DATES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Keller, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, (301) 427–7725, Bryan.Keller@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSE is a process that allows fishery managers and stakeholders (e.g., industry, scientists, and non-governmental organizations) to assess how well different strategies achieve specified management objectives for a fishery. ICCAT expects to finalize its North Atlantic swordfish MSE in 2023 and anticipates adopting a management procedure in November 2023 to set the total allowable catch (TAC) for 2024 and future years for the stock. NMFS, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 Sep 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 the U.S. Government more broadly, has been fully engaged in the MSE development process, an important part of which involves considering stakeholder input, including through periodic consultations with the Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to ICCAT. The United States is also participating in the development of the North Atlantic swordfish MSE through the active involvement of U.S. scientists in the work carried out by ICCAT’s Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS). The October 5 meeting is primarily informational in nature. It is intended to update U.S. stakeholders on the progress of the North Atlantic swordfish MSE process and increase awareness and understanding of that process. NMFS will provide information on the progress of the SCRS in developing initial candidate management procedures (CMPs) and testing them based on the input provided to-date by ICCAT’s Panel 4 on management objectives and other relevant matters. CMPs illustrate tradeoffs associated with achieving identified management objectives related to stock status, stock safety, yield, and TAC stability over time. CMP testing assists ICCAT in refining management objectives and narrowing the number of viable CMPs for possible adoption by the Commission. There will also be an opportunity for the Advisory Committee and other stakeholders to provide input on the North Atlantic swordfish MSE. Such input helps inform U.S. scientists who are participating in the MSE work of the SCRS as well as U.S. managers participating in North Atlantic swordfish MSE meetings at the Commission level later in 2023. (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) Dated: September 14, 2023. Alexa Cole, Director, Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–20292 Filed 9–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska Region Crab Permits National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64887-64888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20297]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XD182]


Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; 
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Columbia East Lateral XPRESS 
Project; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register of September 
7, 2023, concerning the proposed incidental harassment authorization 
(IHA) for take of marine mammals incidental to construction activities, 
including pile driving, to install a point of delivery metering station 
and a tie-in facility in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. That notice included 
an incorrect email address for submitting public comments. This notice 
provides a correction to that email address; all other information is 
unchanged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Tucker, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    In the Federal Register of September 7, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023-
19310, on page 61530, in the third column, correct the ADDRESSES 
caption to read:

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 
Permits and Conservation Division,

[[Page 64888]]

Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service and 
should be submitted via email to [email protected].

    Dated: September 14, 2023.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-20297 Filed 9-15-23; 4:15 pm]
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