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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.
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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 review our
proposed action with respect to
environmental consequences on the
human environment.
This action is consistent with
categories of activities identified in
Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental
take authorizations 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 determined that the issuance of
the initial IHA qualified to be
categorically excluded from further
NEPA review. NMFS has determined
that the application of this categorical
exclusion remains appropriate for this
IHA.
Endangered Species Act
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (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.
NMFS Office of Protected Resources
previously determined that issuance of
the initial 2022 IHA falls within the
scope of activities analyzed in NMFS
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office’s programmatic consultation
regarding geophysical surveys along the
U.S. Atlantic coast in the 3 Atlantic
Renewable Energy Regions (completed
June 29, 2021; revised September 2021).
Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to Park City
Wind for marine site characterization
survey activities associated with the
specified activity from March 1, 2024,
through February 28, 2025. All
previously described mitigation,
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monitoring, and reporting requirements
from the initial 2022 IHA are
incorporated.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XD600]
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public hybrid meeting of
its Risk Policy Working Group to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). This meeting will be held inperson with a webinar option.
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 9 a.m.
Webinar registration URL information:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_
6ehbb-P8RgeAUDQjhvC_Zg.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA
02740; telephone: (774) 634–2000.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Agenda
The Risk Policy Working Group
(RPWG) will address the terms of
reference (TORs) approved by the New
England Fishery Management Council
(Council), including progress made in
reviewing the Council’s current Risk
Policy, and Risk Policy Road Map (TOR
1). They will continue to consider
possible changes to the risk policy (TOR
2), focusing on how to structure a
revised risk policy, including
discussions on a decision tree approach
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and a tiered approach. The RPWG will
receive presentations on how other
regional fishery management Councils
approach risk in decision making. Other
business will be discussed, if necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate
O’Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Alyssa Lynn Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD600]
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public hybrid meeting of its Risk Policy Working Group to
consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ). This meeting will be held in-person with a webinar
option. Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full
Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 9
a.m. Webinar registration URL information: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6ehbb-P8RgeAUDQjhvC_Zg.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 185
MacArthur Drive, New Bedford, MA 02740; telephone: (774) 634-2000.
Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465-0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Risk Policy Working Group (RPWG) will address the terms of
reference (TORs) approved by the New England Fishery Management Council
(Council), including progress made in reviewing the Council's current
Risk Policy, and Risk Policy Road Map (TOR 1). They will continue to
consider possible changes to the risk policy (TOR 2), focusing on how
to structure a revised risk policy, including discussions on a decision
tree approach and a tiered approach. The RPWG will receive
presentations on how other regional fishery management Councils
approach risk in decision making. Other business will be discussed, if
necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted
to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the public
has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to
address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the
recording is available upon request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Cate O'Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, at (978)
465-0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Alyssa Lynn Weigers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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