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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 a
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 ...............................................................................................................
0
210
c 89
929
160
757
449
302
2,039
546
176
d 50
132
295
69
111
0
85
Abundance b
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
n/a
9.5
1.8
24.6
3.3
0.4
3.8
0.4
2
2.2
3.4
3
3.5
4.2
3.3
3.5
n/a
4.3
a Scalar
ratios were not applied in this case due to brief survey duration.
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 killer whale, the larger estimated SAR abundance estimate is used.
c Includes 4 takes by Level A harassment and 76 takes by Level B harassment.
d Modeled exposure estimate less than assumed average group size (Maze-Foley and Mullin, 2006).
b Best
Based on the analysis contained
herein of Anadarko’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.
Authorization
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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
Anadarko authorizing the take of marine
mammals incidental to its geophysical
survey activity, as described above.
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s
Law Enforcement Advisory Panel.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) will
hold a meeting of the Law Enforcement
Advisory Panel (AP) January 29–30,
2024, in Charleston, SC.
DATES: The Law Enforcement AP will
meet from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on
January 29, and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
on January 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The
meeting will be held at the Crowne
Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North
Charleston, SC 29418.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–
4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net.
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Meeting
information, including the agenda,
overview, briefing book materials, and
an online public comment form will be
posted on the Council’s website at:
https://safmc.net/advisory-panelmeetings/ 2 weeks prior to the meeting.
The meeting is open to the public and
available via webinar as it occurs. The
webinar registration link will be
available from the Council’s website.
Public comment will also be taken
during the meeting.
The agenda for the Law Enforcement
AP meeting includes: an update on
developing amendments; discussion of
enforcement components of
amendments for wreckfish management
(Snapper Grouper Amendment 48),
recreational permitting for the Snapper
Grouper Fishery (Snapper Grouper
Amendment 46), and on-demand gear
for black sea bass pots (Snapper Grouper
Regulatory Amendment 36). The AP
will also receive an overview and
discuss tournament sales of king
mackerel; updates on compliance with
for-hire reporting, descending devices,
and protected areas; and general
updates from Federal and state
enforcement representatives. The AP
will provide input and
recommendations on agenda items for
the Council’s consideration and address
other items as needed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days
prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence
specified in this agenda are subject to
change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
will convene a meeting of the Scientific
and Statistical Committee’s (SSC)
Groundfish Subcommittee (GFSC) to
review public comments associated
with the 2021 stock assessment and
2023 rebuilding analyses of quillback
rockfish off California. The SSC GFSC
meeting is open to the public and will
be conducted in person with a web
broadcast that provides the opportunity
for remote public comment.
DATES: The SSC GFSC meeting will be
held Friday, January 26, 2024 from 8:30
a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (Pacific standard
time) or when business for the day has
been completed.
ADDRESSES: The SSC GFSC meeting will
be held in the Wallingford/Fremont
Rooms of the Watertown Hotel/Inn,
4242 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA
98105; telephone 206–826–4242.
This meeting is being conducted in
person with a web broadcast that
provides the opportunity for remote
public comment. Specific meeting
information, materials, and instructions
for how to connect to the meeting
remotely will be provided in the
meeting announcement on the Pacific
Council’s website (see https://
www.pcouncil.org). You may send an
email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact
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him at 503–820–2280, extension 412 for
technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlene A. Bellman, Staff Officer,
Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–
2414, email: marlene.bellman@
noaa.gov.
The
purpose of the SSC GFSC meeting is to
review public comments associated
with the 2021 stock assessment and
2023 rebuilding analyses of quillback
rockfish off California, as provided
during the November 2023 Pacific
Council meeting. The review meeting
will follow Terms of Reference designed
for this specific review as requested by
the Pacific Council, as well as SSC
operational guidelines.
No management actions will be
decided by the SSC GFSC. The meeting
participants’ role will be the
development of recommendations and
reports for consideration by the full SSC
and Pacific Council at the March 2024
meeting in Fresno, California.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agendas may
be discussed, those issues may not be
the subject of formal action during these
meetings. 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: January 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammals; File No. 27607
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Sean Todd, Ph.D., College of the
Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor,
ME 04609, has applied in due form for
a permit for scientific research on
marine mammal parts.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before February 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 27607 from the list of
available applications. These documents
are also available upon written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 27607 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Markin, Ph.D., or Shasta McClenahan,
Ph.D., (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
The applicant proposes to receive,
import, and export parts for research
from up to 150 individual cetaceans and
500 individual pinnipeds of any
species, annually. Sources of parts may
include animals in foreign countries
stranded alive or dead or that died
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD622]
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council's Law Enforcement Advisory Panel.
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SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) will
hold a meeting of the Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (AP) January 29-
30, 2024, in Charleston, SC.
DATES: The Law Enforcement AP will meet from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on
January 29, and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on January 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Crowne
Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information
Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571-4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC-10;
fax: (843) 769-4520; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting information, including the agenda,
overview, briefing book materials, and an online public comment form
will be posted on the Council's website at: https://safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/ 2 weeks prior to the meeting. The meeting is open to
the public and available via webinar as it occurs. The webinar
registration link will be available from the Council's website. Public
comment will also be taken during the meeting.
The agenda for the Law Enforcement AP meeting includes: an update
on developing amendments; discussion of enforcement components of
amendments for wreckfish management (Snapper Grouper Amendment 48),
recreational permitting for the Snapper Grouper Fishery (Snapper
Grouper Amendment 46), and on-demand gear for black sea bass pots
(Snapper Grouper Regulatory Amendment 36). The AP will also receive an
overview and discuss tournament sales of king mackerel; updates on
compliance with for-hire reporting, descending devices, and protected
areas; and general updates from Federal and state enforcement
representatives. The AP will provide input and recommendations on
agenda items for the Council's consideration and address other items as
needed.
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Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to the Council office
(see ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject
to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: January 5, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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