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Based on the analysis contained
herein of the activity (including the
mitigation and monitoring measures)
and the anticipated take of marine
mammals, NMFS finds that small
numbers of marine mammals would be
taken relative to the population size of
the affected species or stocks.
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of the affected marine mammal stocks or
species implicated by this action.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
the total taking of affected species or
stocks would not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
such species or stocks for taking for
subsistence purposes.
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Endangered Species Act
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 consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species.
No incidental take of ESA-listed
species is authorized for this activity.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
formal consultation under section 7 of
the ESA is not required for this action.
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 (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 this IHA qualifies to be categorically
excluded from further NEPA review.
Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to the City
of Oceanside for the potential
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harassment of small numbers of seven
marine mammal species incidental to
construction activities in Oceanside
Harbor, Oceanside, CA, that includes
the previously explained mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements.
Dated: January 8, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
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; Vessel Monitoring System
Requirements for the Pacific Islands
Fisheries
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on September
1, 2023, during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Vessel Monitoring System
Requirements for the Pacific Islands
Fisheries.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0441.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 69.
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours
for installation of a VMS unit; 2 hours
for VMS unit replacement, and 1.5
hours for annual maintenance.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 131.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Fisheries,
Pacific Islands Region, and the NOAA
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Office of Law Enforcement (OLE),
Pacific Islands Division, collect vessel
tracking information through a Vessel
Monitoring System (VMS). The
authority for this collection is specified
at 50 CFR 665.19.
As part of fishery ecosystem plans
developed under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
owners of commercial fishing vessels in
the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery,
American Samoa pelagic longline
fishery (only vessels longer than 50
feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
lobster fishery (currently inactive), and
Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish
fishery (only vessels longer than 40 feet)
must allow NOAA to install VMS units
on their vessels when directed by OLE
personnel. VMS units automatically
send periodic reports on the position of
the vessel to OLE. NOAA uses the
reports to monitor the vessel’s location
and activities, primarily to enforce
regulated fishing areas. NOAA pays for
all costs related to the VMS systems for
the aforementioned fisheries. There is
no public burden for the automatic
messaging; however, VMS installation
and maintenance are considered public
burden. Aside from updates to the
burden estimates, there are no changes
to the collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.19
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0441.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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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; Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific Islands
Fisheries
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on September 1, 2023, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the Pacific
Islands Fisheries.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0441.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission. Extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 69.
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours for installation of a VMS unit;
2 hours for VMS unit replacement, and 1.5 hours for annual maintenance.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 131.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, Pacific Islands Region, and the NOAA
Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), Pacific Islands Division, collect
vessel tracking information through a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS).
The authority for this collection is specified at 50 CFR 665.19.
As part of fishery ecosystem plans developed under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, owners of
commercial fishing vessels in the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery,
American Samoa pelagic longline fishery (only vessels longer than 50
feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands lobster fishery (currently
inactive), and Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish fishery (only
vessels longer than 40 feet) must allow NOAA to install VMS units on
their vessels when directed by OLE personnel. VMS units automatically
send periodic reports on the position of the vessel to OLE. NOAA uses
the reports to monitor the vessel's location and activities, primarily
to enforce regulated fishing areas. NOAA pays for all costs related to
the VMS systems for the aforementioned fisheries. There is no public
burden for the automatic messaging; however, VMS installation and
maintenance are considered public burden. Aside from updates to the
burden estimates, there are no changes to the collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.19
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0441.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-00579 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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