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incidental to specified activities within
the specified geographical region. As
previously stated, no mortality or
serious injury of any marine mammal
species is anticipated to occur or
authorized. The incidental takes
authorized herein are the same as those
analyzed in the final rule (89 FR 45292,
May 22, 2024). Takes of marine
mammals will be minimized through
the following planned mitigation and
monitoring measures, as applicable for
each specified activity: (1)
implementation of spatio-temporal work
restrictions; (2) use of multiple NMFSapproved Protected Species Observers
(PSOs) to visually observe for marine
mammals (with any detection within
specifically designated zones triggering
a delay or shutdown, as applicable); (3)
use of NMFS-approved passive acoustic
monitoring (PAM) operators to
acoustically detect marine mammals
during foundation pile driving, with a
focus on detecting baleen whales (with
any detection within designated zones
triggering a delay or shutdown, as
applicable); (4) implementation of
clearance and shutdown zones; (5) use
of soft-start prior to the start of
foundation impact pile driving; (6) use
of noise attenuation technology; (7) use
of situational awareness monitoring for
marine mammal presence; (8)
conducting sound field verification
during foundation installation and
UXO/MEC detonation; (9) use of rampup acoustic sources during HRG
surveys; and (10) implementation of
several vessel strike avoidance measures
(e.g., speed and separation distance
measures) to reduce the risk of a vessel
interaction with a marine mammal.
Additionally, Sunrise Wind is required
to submit reports frequently to NMFS.
Through adaptive management,
NMFS may modify the LOA’s
mitigation, monitoring, or reporting
measures, based on new information,
when appropriate.
As described in the preamble of the
final rule, NMFS has determined that
the take authorized in the LOA is of
small numbers of marine mammals, will
have a negligible impact on marine
mammal stocks, will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the affected marine
mammal stock for subsistence uses, and
the mitigation measures provide a
means of affecting the least practicable
adverse impact on the affected stocks
and their habitat.
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Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024–14156 Filed 6–26–24; 8:45 am]
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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; West Coast Region Vessel
Identification Requirements
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 April 2,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: West Coast Region Vessel
Identification Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0355.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,007.
Average Hours per Response: 45
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 151
(annualized over five years).
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The success of
fisheries management programs
depends significantly on regulatory
compliance. The vessel identification
requirement is essential to facilitate
enforcement. The ability to link fishing
(or other activity) to the vessel owner or
operator is crucial to enforcement of
regulations issued under the authority
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. A
vessel’s official number is required to be
displayed on the port and starboard
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sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on
a weather deck. It identifies each vessel
and should be visible at distances at sea
and in the air. Law enforcement
personnel rely on vessel marking
information to assure compliance with
fisheries management regulations.
Vessels that qualify for particular
fisheries are also readily identified, and
this allows for more cost-effective
enforcement. Cooperating fishermen
also use the vessel numbers to report
suspicious or non-compliant activities
that they observe in unauthorized areas.
The identifying number on fishing
vessels is used by the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United
States Coast Guard (USCG), and other
marine agencies in issuing regulations,
prosecutions, and other enforcement
actions necessary to support sustainable
fisheries behaviors as intended in
regulations. Regulation-compliant
fishermen ultimately benefit from these
requirements, as unauthorized and
illegal fishing is deterred, and more
burdensome regulations are avoided.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: SFD staff consulted with
various groundfish vessel captains
participating in various groundfish pot,
longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
fisheries, and determined that gear and
vessel markings have a five-year life
span.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 660.12.
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 0648–0355.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024–14036 Filed 6–26–24; 8:45 am]
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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; West Coast Region Vessel Identification Requirements
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 April 2, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: West Coast Region Vessel Identification Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0355.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,007.
Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 151 (annualized over five years).
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection. The success of fisheries management
programs depends significantly on regulatory compliance. The vessel
identification requirement is essential to facilitate enforcement. The
ability to link fishing (or other activity) to the vessel owner or
operator is crucial to enforcement of regulations issued under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. A vessel's official number is required to be displayed on the port
and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on a weather deck. It
identifies each vessel and should be visible at distances at sea and in
the air. Law enforcement personnel rely on vessel marking information
to assure compliance with fisheries management regulations. Vessels
that qualify for particular fisheries are also readily identified, and
this allows for more cost-effective enforcement. Cooperating fishermen
also use the vessel numbers to report suspicious or non-compliant
activities that they observe in unauthorized areas. The identifying
number on fishing vessels is used by the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and other marine
agencies in issuing regulations, prosecutions, and other enforcement
actions necessary to support sustainable fisheries behaviors as
intended in regulations. Regulation-compliant fishermen ultimately
benefit from these requirements, as unauthorized and illegal fishing is
deterred, and more burdensome regulations are avoided.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: SFD staff consulted with various groundfish vessel
captains participating in various groundfish pot, longline, midwater
trawl, bottom trawl fisheries, and determined that gear and vessel
markings have a five-year life span.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 660.12.
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 0648-0355.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-14036 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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