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mammal-stock-assessment-reportsspecies-stock) and model-predicted
abundance information (https://
seamap.env.duke.edu/models/Duke/
GOM/). For the latter, for taxa where a
density surface model could be
produced, we use the maximum mean
seasonal (i.e., 3-month) abundance
prediction for purposes of comparison
as a precautionary smoothing of monthto-month fluctuations and in
consideration of a corresponding lack of
data in the literature regarding seasonal
distribution of marine mammals in the
GOM. Information supporting the small
numbers determinations is provided in
Table 1.
TABLE 1—TAKE ANALYSIS
Authorized
take
Species
Rice’s whale .....................................................................................................
Sperm whale ....................................................................................................
Kogia spp .........................................................................................................
Beaked whales ................................................................................................
Rough-toothed dolphin ....................................................................................
Bottlenose dolphin ...........................................................................................
Clymene dolphin ..............................................................................................
Atlantic spotted dolphin ...................................................................................
Pantropical spotted dolphin .............................................................................
Spinner dolphin ................................................................................................
Striped dolphin .................................................................................................
Fraser’s dolphin ...............................................................................................
Risso’s dolphin .................................................................................................
Melon-headed whale .......................................................................................
Pygmy killer whale ...........................................................................................
False killer whale .............................................................................................
Killer whale ......................................................................................................
Short-finned pilot whale ...................................................................................
2
1,683
3 636
7,430
1,293
7,656
3,595
2,664
16,313
4,371
1,404
404
1,056
2,362
556
885
7
683
Scaled
take 1
n/a
705.6
193.4
750.4
2,197.3
562.7
1,031.7
764.6
4,681.8
1,254.5
403.0
116.0
311.6
696.7
164.0
261.2
n/a
201.5
Abundance 2
51
2,207
4,373
3,768
4,853
176,108
11,895
74,785
102,361
25,114
5,229
1,665
3,764
7,003
2,126
3,204
267
1,981
Percent
abundance
3.9
32.0
5.2
19.9
1.2
0.3
8.7
1.0
4.6
5.0
7.7
7.0
8.3
9.9
7.7
8.2
2.6
10.2
1 Scalar ratios were applied to ‘‘Authorized Take’’ values as described at 86 FR 5322 and 86 FR 5404 (January 19, 2021) to derive scaled take
numbers shown here.
2 Best abundance estimate. For most taxa, the best abundance estimate for purposes of comparison with take estimates is considered here to
be the model-predicted abundance (Roberts et al., 2016). For those taxa where a density surface model predicting abundance by month was
produced, the maximum mean seasonal abundance was used. For those taxa where abundance is not predicted by month, only mean annual
abundance is available. For Rice’s whale and the killer whale, the larger estimated SAR abundance estimate is used.
3 Includes 34 takes by Level A harassment and 602 takes by Level B harassment. Scalar ratio is applied to takes by Level B harassment only;
small numbers determination made on basis of scaled Level B harassment take plus authorized Level A harassment take.
Based on the analysis contained
herein of TGS’s proposed survey
activity described in its LOA
application and the anticipated take of
marine mammals, NMFS finds that
small numbers of marine mammals will
be taken relative to the affected species
or stock sizes (i.e., less than one-third of
the best available abundance estimate)
and therefore the taking is of no more
than small numbers.
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Authorization
NMFS has determined that the level
of taking for this LOA request is
consistent with the findings made for
the total taking allowable under the
incidental take regulations and that the
amount of take authorized under the
LOA is of no more than small numbers.
Accordingly, we have issued an LOA to
TGS authorizing the take of marine
mammals incidental to its geophysical
survey activity, as described above.
Dated: September 27, 2023.
Catherine Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD433]
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP),
Groundfish Management Team (GMT),
Ecosystem Working Group (EWG),
Salmon Technical Team (STT), Habitat
Committee (HC), and Salmon Advisory
Subpanel (SAS) will hold online
meetings to discuss items on the Pacific
Council’s November Council meeting
agenda as detailed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
These meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The GAP meeting, including a
joint session with the GMT and EWG,
will be held Monday, October 23, 2023,
from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific daylight
SUMMARY:
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time (PDT), or until business is
completed.
The STT meeting will be held
Tuesday, October 24, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., PDT, or until business is
completed.
The HC meeting will be held Tuesday,
October 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
and Wednesday, October 25, from 1:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m., until business is
completed each day.
The SAS meeting will be held
Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., PDT, or until business is
completed.
These meetings 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:
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Jessi
Doerpinghaus, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2415.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
primary purpose of these meetings is for
the GAP, STT, HC, and SAS to prepare
for the November 2023 Pacific Council
meeting. The GAP, STT, HC, and SAS
will discuss items related to the
advisory body’s particular management
items and other matters on the Pacific
Council’s November agenda. The GAP,
GMT, and EWG will meet during the
GAP webinar to discuss matters related
to the Council’s fishery ecosystem plan
initiative. No management actions will
be decided by the GAP, GMT, EWG,
STT, HC, or SAS. The GAP, GMT, EWG,
STT, HC, and SAS recommendations
will be considered by the Council at
their November or March Council
(ecosystem matters) meetings. A
detailed agenda for each of the GAP,
STT, HC, and SAS webinars will be
available on the Pacific Council’s
website prior to the meeting.
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: September 28, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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 Permit Family
of Forms
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. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before December 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0206 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Gabrielle
Aberle, National Marine Fisheries
Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK,
99802–1668. Telephone 907–586–7356.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS), Alaska Region, is
requesting extension of a currently
approved information collection for the
applications for the Federal Fisheries
Permit (FFP), the Federal Processor
Permit (FPP), and the Exempted Fishing
Permit (EFP).
NMFS requires an FFP for U.S.
vessels that are used to fish for
groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska or
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. An
FFP is also required for vessels used to
fish for any non-groundfish species and
that are required to retain any bycatch
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of groundfish under 50 CFR 679.4(b).
An FPP is required for stationary
floating processors (processing vessels
that operate solely within Alaska State
waters) and is required for shoreside
processors that receive and/or process
groundfish harvested from Federal
waters or from any federally permitted
vessels. NMFS issues an EFP to allow
groundfish fishing activities that would
otherwise be prohibited under
regulations for groundfish fishing. EFPs
are issued to support projects that could
benefit the groundfish fisheries and the
environment and result in gathering
information not otherwise available
through research or commercial fishing
operations. Regulations governing these
permits are at 50 CFR 600.745, 679.4,
and 679.6.
Section 303(b)(1) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act specifically recognizes
the need for permit issuance. Requiring
a permit for marine resource users—
mandated by 50 CFR 679.4(b), 679.4(f);
679.6; and 600.745(b)—is one of the
regulatory steps taken to carry out
conservation and management
objectives. Permit issuance is essential
in fishery resources management for
identification of the participants and
expected activity levels and for
regulatory compliance. The information
requested on the FFP, FPP, and EFP
applications is used for fisheries
management and regulatory compliance
by NMFS Sustainable Fisheries
Division, NMFS Restricted Access
Management Program, NMFS Observer
Program, NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement, the U.S. Coast Guard, and
the North Pacific Fisheries Management
Council.
The type of information collected on
the FFP application includes permit
holder identification information, vessel
information, permit information, and
species endorsements. Information
collected on the FPP application
includes processor identification
information, stationary floating
processor or community quota entity
vessel information, and vessel
ownership information. An EFP
application includes information on the
applicant and a description of the
project design including how it will
vary from current fishing regulations,
the species affected and targeted, when
and where the fishing will take place,
the vessel that will be used, and a
provision for public release of all
obtained information.
II. Method of Collection
The FFP and FPP application forms
are available as fillable pdfs on the
NMFS Alaska Region website and are
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD433]
Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council)
Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP), Groundfish Management Team (GMT),
Ecosystem Working Group (EWG), Salmon Technical Team (STT), Habitat
Committee (HC), and Salmon Advisory Subpanel (SAS) will hold online
meetings to discuss items on the Pacific Council's November Council
meeting agenda as detailed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
These meetings are open to the public.
DATES: The GAP meeting, including a joint session with the GMT and EWG,
will be held Monday, October 23, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific
daylight time (PDT), or until business is completed.
The STT meeting will be held Tuesday, October 24, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m., PDT, or until business is completed.
The HC meeting will be held Tuesday, October 24, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, October 25, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
until business is completed each day.
The SAS meeting will be held Tuesday, October 31, 2023, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m., PDT, or until business is completed.
ADDRESSES: These meetings 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 ([email protected]) 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessi Doerpinghaus, Staff Officer,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820-2415.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of these meetings is for
the GAP, STT, HC, and SAS to prepare for the November 2023 Pacific
Council meeting. The GAP, STT, HC, and SAS will discuss items related
to the advisory body's particular management items and other matters on
the Pacific Council's November agenda. The GAP, GMT, and EWG will meet
during the GAP webinar to discuss matters related to the Council's
fishery ecosystem plan initiative. No management actions will be
decided by the GAP, GMT, EWG, STT, HC, or SAS. The GAP, GMT, EWG, STT,
HC, and SAS recommendations will be considered by the Council at their
November or March Council (ecosystem matters) meetings. A detailed
agenda for each of the GAP, STT, HC, and SAS webinars will be available
on the Pacific Council's website prior to the meeting.
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.
Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
([email protected]; (503) 820-2412) at least 10 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 28, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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