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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD929]
Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to the Lower Columbia River
Dredged Material Management Plan,
Oregon and Washington
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
letter of authorization; request for
comments and information.
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AGENCY:
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(Tonghua) Ltd. and Fine Furniture Plantation
(Shishou) Ltd. to be cross-owned with Fine
Furniture (Shanghai) Limited. See Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination,76 FR 64313 (October 18, 2011).
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NMFS has received a request
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE), Portland District, for
authorization to take, by Level A and
Level B harassment only, small numbers
of marine mammals incidental to the
Lower Columbia River (LCR) Dredged
Material Management Plan (DMMP), in
Oregon and Washington, for a period of
5 years from November 2028 through
February 2032. Pursuant to regulations
implementing the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
announcing receipt of USACE’s request
for the development and
implementation of regulations
governing the incidental taking of
marine mammals. NMFS invites the
public to provide information,
suggestions, and comments on USACE’s
application and request.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than June 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to Jolie
Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service. Physical comments
should be sent to 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
electronic comments should be sent to
ITP.Pauline@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizationsconstruction-activities without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
An electronic copy of USACE’s
application may be obtained online at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizationsconstruction-activities. In case of
problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Pauline, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
incidental, but not intentional, taking of
small numbers of marine mammals by
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region if
certain findings are made and either
regulations are issued or, if the taking is
limited to harassment, a notice of a
proposed authorization is provided to
the public for review.
An incidental take authorization shall
be granted if NMFS finds that the taking
will have a negligible impact on the
species or stock(s), will not have an
immitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
the permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
such takings are set forth.
NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
resulting from the specified activity that
cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
the species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.
The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or
attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
any marine mammal.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance, which
(i) has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering (Level B
harassment).
Summary of Request
On October 18, 2023, NMFS received
an application from the USACE
requesting authorization for take of
marine mammals incidental to in-water
construction activities associated with
the LCR DMMP in Oregon and
Washington between River Mile (RM) 23
and RM 36. We provided comments on
the application and the USACE
submitted a revised version on February
27, 2024. We deemed the application
adequate and complete on April 25,
2024. The requested regulations under
which we would issue the requested
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LOA would be valid for 5 years,
November 2028 through February 2032.
The USACE plans to construct new
structures with pilings in the Lower
Columbia River. The full DMMP
includes proposed dredging and
placement operations between RM 3
and RM 105.5. However, the scope of
this request for a LOA is limited to
potential pile driving that would be
associated with any new structures
installed under the DMMP which would
occur between RM 23 and RM 36. Inwater impact and vibratory pile driving
of steel and timber piles may
incidentally expose marine mammals to
elevated levels of noise, thereby
resulting in incidental take, by Level A
and Level B harassment only. Therefore,
the USACE requests authorization to
incidentally take marine mammals.
Dated: May 7, 2024.
Catherine Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Specified Activities
SUMMARY:
The purpose of the proposed project
is to maintain the authorized LCR
Federal Navigation Channel depth and
width for a minimum of 20 years in the
least cost, operationally feasible, and
environmentally acceptable manner in
order to provide continued reliable,
safe, and efficient transportation of
waterborne commerce and
uninterrupted transit for fully loaded
vessels in the LCR. The USACE
anticipates 141 in-water work days will
be required to install approximately
1,029, 12-inch timber piles and 1,038,
24-inch steel piles via impact and
vibratory driving over 5 years. The
number of in-water work days per year
would range from 1 (Year 2) to 51 (Year
5). Take by Level A and Level B
harassment has been requested for
harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii),
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus),
and California sea lion (Zalophus
californianus). The USACE’s
application contains mitigation and
monitoring measures designed to reduce
impacts to marine mammals. The
application also contains proposed
marine mammal monitoring and
reporting plans.
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Information Solicited
Interested persons may submit
information, suggestions, and comments
concerning USACE’s request (see
ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider all
information, suggestions, and comments
related to the request during the
development of proposed regulations
governing the incidental taking of
marine mammals by USACE, if
appropriate.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Documentation of Fish Harvest
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comments.
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 the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before July 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at noaa.pra@noaa.gov. Reference OMB
Control Number 0648–0365 in the
subject line of your comments. All
comments received are part of the
public record and will generally be
posted on https://www.regulations.gov
without change. 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 Rick
DeVictor, NMFS, Southeast Regional
Office, Sustainable Fisheries Division,
263 13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg,
Florida 33701, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: rick.devictor@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The NMFS Southeast Region proposes
to extend the information collection
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currently approved under OMB Control
Number 0648–0365, South Atlantic
Documentation of Fish Harvest.
The NMFS Southeast Region manages
commercial fishing in Federal waters of
the South Atlantic under the authority
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). South Atlantic
Federal waters encompass the area
offshore of North Carolina and south
through the east coast of Florida.
Federally permitted seafood dealers
who process or sell federally managed
snapper and grouper species during
seasonal fishery closures in the South
Atlantic for those applicable species
must maintain documentation, as
specified in 50 CFR part 300 subpart K
and 50 CFR 622.192(i), that such fish
were harvested from areas other than
state or Federal waters in the South
Atlantic. The applicable snapper and
grouper species are greater amberjack,
gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp,
red hind, rock hind, yellowmouth
grouper, yellowfin grouper, graysby, and
coney. The required documentation
includes information about the vessel
that harvested the fish, and where and
when the fish were offloaded. The
required documentation also requires a
signed statement by the dealer that
attests to the harvest of the applicable
species from areas other than the South
Atlantic. NMFS requires the information
for the enforcement of fishery
regulations at 50 CFR 622, subpart I.
II. Method of Collection
The information is in the form of a
paper affidavit that a dealer creates and
retains.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0365.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission—
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
379.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 63 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD929]
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to the Lower Columbia River Dredged Material Management
Plan, Oregon and Washington
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for letter of authorization;
request for comments and information.
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SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE), Portland District, for authorization to take, by
Level A and Level B harassment only, small numbers of marine mammals
incidental to the Lower Columbia River (LCR) Dredged Material
Management Plan (DMMP), in Oregon and Washington, for a period of 5
years from November 2028 through February 2032. Pursuant to regulations
implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
announcing receipt of USACE's request for the development and
implementation of regulations governing the incidental taking of marine
mammals. NMFS invites the public to provide information, suggestions,
and comments on USACE's application and request.
DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than June 13,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the application should be addressed to Jolie
Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Physical comments should
be sent to 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
electronic comments should be sent to [email protected].
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the
end of the comment period. Comments received electronically, including
all attachments, must not exceed a 25-megabyte file size. Attachments
to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel or
Adobe PDF file formats only. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-construction-activities without change. All
personal identifying information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit
confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
An electronic copy of USACE's application may be obtained online
at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-construction-activities. In case of
problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Pauline, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.)
direct the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers
of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity
(other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region
if certain findings are made and either regulations are issued or, if
the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public for review.
An incidental take authorization shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or
stock(s), will not have an immitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible methods of taking and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring and reporting of such takings
are set forth.
NMFS has defined ``negligible impact'' in 50 CFR 216.103 as an
impact resulting from the specified activity that cannot be reasonably
expected to, and is not reasonably likely to, adversely affect the
species or stock through effects on annual rates of recruitment or
survival.
The MMPA states that the term ``take'' means to harass, hunt,
capture, kill or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine
mammal.
Except with respect to certain activities not pertinent here, the
MMPA defines ``harassment'' as: any act of pursuit, torment, or
annoyance, which (i) has the potential to injure a marine mammal or
marine mammal stock in the wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has the
potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild
by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, including, but not
limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or
sheltering (Level B harassment).
Summary of Request
On October 18, 2023, NMFS received an application from the USACE
requesting authorization for take of marine mammals incidental to in-
water construction activities associated with the LCR DMMP in Oregon
and Washington between River Mile (RM) 23 and RM 36. We provided
comments on the application and the USACE submitted a revised version
on February 27, 2024. We deemed the application adequate and complete
on April 25, 2024. The requested regulations under which we would issue
the requested
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LOA would be valid for 5 years, November 2028 through February 2032.
The USACE plans to construct new structures with pilings in the Lower
Columbia River. The full DMMP includes proposed dredging and placement
operations between RM 3 and RM 105.5. However, the scope of this
request for a LOA is limited to potential pile driving that would be
associated with any new structures installed under the DMMP which would
occur between RM 23 and RM 36. In-water impact and vibratory pile
driving of steel and timber piles may incidentally expose marine
mammals to elevated levels of noise, thereby resulting in incidental
take, by Level A and Level B harassment only. Therefore, the USACE
requests authorization to incidentally take marine mammals.
Specified Activities
The purpose of the proposed project is to maintain the authorized
LCR Federal Navigation Channel depth and width for a minimum of 20
years in the least cost, operationally feasible, and environmentally
acceptable manner in order to provide continued reliable, safe, and
efficient transportation of waterborne commerce and uninterrupted
transit for fully loaded vessels in the LCR. The USACE anticipates 141
in-water work days will be required to install approximately 1,029, 12-
inch timber piles and 1,038, 24-inch steel piles via impact and
vibratory driving over 5 years. The number of in-water work days per
year would range from 1 (Year 2) to 51 (Year 5). Take by Level A and
Level B harassment has been requested for harbor seal (Phoca vitulina
richardii), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), and California sea
lion (Zalophus californianus). The USACE's application contains
mitigation and monitoring measures designed to reduce impacts to marine
mammals. The application also contains proposed marine mammal
monitoring and reporting plans.
Information Solicited
Interested persons may submit information, suggestions, and
comments concerning USACE's request (see ADDRESSES). NMFS will consider
all information, suggestions, and comments related to the request
during the development of proposed regulations governing the incidental
taking of marine mammals by USACE, if appropriate.
Dated: May 7, 2024.
Catherine Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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