Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting, 85165-85166 [2024-24837]
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this final IHA a stipulation that when
technically feasible, survey equipment
must be ramped up at the start or restart
of survey activities. Ramp-up must
begin with the power of the smallest
acoustic equipment at its lowest
practical power output appropriate for
the survey. When technically feasible
the power must then be gradually
turned up and other acoustic sources
added in a way such that the source
level would increase gradually. NMFS
notes that ramp-up would not be
required for short periods where
acoustic sources were shut down (i.e.,
less than 30 minutes) if PSOs have
maintained constant visual observation
and no detections of marine mammals
occurred within the applicable
shutdown zones.
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Changes From Proposed to Final
Renewal IHA
No changes were made from the
proposed renewal IHA to the final
renewal IHA.
Determinations
SouthCoast Wind’s planned activities
consist of a subset of activities analyzed
in the initial IHA. In analyzing the
effects of the activities for the initial
IHA, NMFS determined that SouthCoast
Wind ’s activities would have a
negligible impact on the affected species
or stocks and that authorized take
numbers of each species or stock were
small relative to the relevant stocks (e.g.,
less than one-third the abundance of all
stocks). The required mitigation
measures and monitoring and reporting
requirements, as described above, are
identical to the initial IHA.
NMFS has concluded that there is no
new information suggesting that our
analysis or findings should change from
those reached for the initial IHA. This
includes consideration of the draft 2023
SAR estimated abundance of the NARW
stock and other stocks, as shown in
table 2 of the Federal Register notice for
the proposed renewal IHA (89 FR
76796, September 19, 2024). NMFS has
authorized two takes of NARW, by Level
B harassment only, and the impacts
resulting from the project’s activities are
neither reasonably expected nor
reasonably likely to adversely affect the
stock through effects on annual rates of
recruitment or survival. Additionally,
only about 0.59 percent of this stock’s
abundance is authorized to be taken by
Level B harassment.
Based on the information and analysis
contained here and in the referenced
documents, NMFS has determined the
following: (1) the required mitigation
measures will effect the least practicable
impact on marine mammal species or
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stocks and their habitat; (2) the
authorized takes will have a negligible
impact on the affected marine mammal
species or stocks; (3) the authorized
takes represent small numbers of marine
mammals relative to the affected stock
abundances; (4) SouthCoast Wind’s
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, and; (5) appropriate
monitoring and reporting requirements
are included.
National Environmental Policy Act
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 NOAA
Administrative Order 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 renewal
IHA.
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.
NMFS Office of Protected Resources
has authorized the incidental take of
four species of marine mammals which
are listed under the ESA, including the
North Atlantic right, fin, sei, and sperm
whale, and has determined that these
activities fall 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 three Atlantic
Renewable Energy Regions (completed
June 29, 2021; revised September 2021).
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Renewal
NMFS has issued a renewal IHA to
SouthCoast Wind for the take of 15
species (comprising 16 stocks) of marine
mammals incidental to conducting
marine site characterization surveys
offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island in the BOEM Lease Area OCS–A
0521 and associated ECR areas, which
include the previously explained
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements.
Dated: October 22, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will hold a one
day in-person meeting of its Outreach
and Education Technical Committee.
DATES: The meeting will convene on
Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held inperson at the Gulf Council office. Please
visit the Gulf Council website at
www.gulfcouncil.org for meeting
materials.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 4107 W.
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL
33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Muehlstein, Public Information
Officer, Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council;
emily.muehlstein@gulfcouncil.org,
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Wednesday, November 13, 2024; 8:30
a.m. until 4 p.m., EST
The Meeting will begin with welcome
and introductions, election of chair/vice
chair, adoption of agenda, approval of
December 19, 2023 meeting summary,
and scope of work.
The Committee will review
Recreational Initiative, Shrimp, and For-
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Hire Reporting Outreach programs. The
Committee will receive an update on
Ecosystem Based Fishery Management
(EBFM) Outreach, review and discuss
Management Areas and Boundary
Outreach, 2024 Communications
Improvement Plan Progress and 2024
Analytics. The Committee will hold a
discussion of Council Outreach Strategy
and 2025 Communications
Improvement Plan Ideas.
The Committee will discuss Other
Business items and receive Public
Comment before the meeting adjourns.
—Meeting Adjourns
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version along with other
meeting materials will be posted on
www.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before this
group for discussion, in accordance
with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in the agenda and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice 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 Council’s intent to take-action to
address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Research Track Assessment for Three
Stocks of Yellowtail Flounder Including
Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine, Southern New
England/Mid-Atlantic, and Georges
Bank
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS will convene the
Research Track Assessment Peer Review
Meeting for the purpose of reviewing
Cape Cod/Gulf of Maine (CCGOM),
Southern New England/Mid-Atlantic
(SNEMA), and Georges Bank (GB) stocks
of Yellowtail flounder. The Research
Track Assessment Peer Review is a
formal scientific peer-review process for
evaluating and presenting stock
assessment results to managers for fish
stocks in the offshore U.S. and Canadian
waters of the northwest Atlantic.
Assessments are prepared by the
research track working group and
reviewed by an independent panel of
stock assessment experts from the
Center of Independent Experts (CIE).
The public is invited to attend the
presentations and discussions between
the review panel and the scientists who
have participated in the stock
assessment process.
DATES: The public portion of the
Research Track Assessment Peer Review
Meeting will be held from November 18,
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held in
the Clark Conference Room at the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Aquarium Building: 166 Water Street,
Woods Hole, MA 02543; and via Google
Meet:
Google Meet joining info: https://
meet.google.com/fdr-vztn-jxd Or dial:
(US) +1 443–892–2999
PIN: 475 421 044#
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristan Blackhart, (206) 289–0383;
kristan.blackhart@noaa.gov.
For
further information, please visit the
Northeast Fisheries Science Center
(NEFSC) website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/
fishery-stock-assessments-new-englandand-mid-atlantic. For additional
information about research track
assessment peer review, please visit the
NEFSC web page at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/
research-track-stock-assessments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Daily Meeting Agenda—Research Track
Peer Review Meeting
The agenda is subject to change; all
times are approximate and may be
changed at the discretion of the Peer
Review Chair.
Monday, November 18, 2024
Time
Topic
Presenter(s)
10 a.m.–10:15 a.m. ........................
10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. ...................
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. ...................
Welcome/Logistics ........................
Research Track (RT) Overview ....
Terms of Reference (TOR) #1 .....
Blackhart, Chen ............................
Adams ...........................................
Cadrin ...........................................
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. .....................
1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m. .......................
3 p.m.–3:15 p.m. ............................
3:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. .......................
Notes
Ecosystem.
Lunch
TOR #2 .........................................
Alade, Hansell, Hodgdon ..............
2:45 p.m.–3 p.m. ............................
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2024–November 22, 2024. The meeting
will conclude on November 22, 2024 at
5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the
daily meeting agenda.
Catch.
Break
Public Comment ...........................
Discussion/Summary ....................
Public ............................................
Review Panel ................................
3:45 p.m. ........................................
Conclusions, Recommendations,
and Final Wrap-up for TORs 1–
2
Adjourn
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Time
Topic
Presenter(s)
10 a.m.–10:05 a.m. ........................
10:05 a.m.–11:35 a.m. ...................
Welcome/Logistics ........................
TOR #3 .........................................
To be determined (TBD), Chen ....
Alade, Hansell, Hodgdon ..............
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-24837]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE404]
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a one
day in-person meeting of its Outreach and Education Technical
Committee.
DATES: The meeting will convene on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person at the Gulf Council
office. Please visit the Gulf Council website at www.gulfcouncil.org
for meeting materials.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 4107 W.
Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Muehlstein, Public Information
Officer, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council;
[email protected], telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Wednesday, November 13, 2024; 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., EST
The Meeting will begin with welcome and introductions, election of
chair/vice chair, adoption of agenda, approval of December 19, 2023
meeting summary, and scope of work.
The Committee will review Recreational Initiative, Shrimp, and For-
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Hire Reporting Outreach programs. The Committee will receive an update
on Ecosystem Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Outreach, review and
discuss Management Areas and Boundary Outreach, 2024 Communications
Improvement Plan Progress and 2024 Analytics. The Committee will hold a
discussion of Council Outreach Strategy and 2025 Communications
Improvement Plan Ideas.
The Committee will discuss Other Business items and receive Public
Comment before the meeting adjourns.
--Meeting Adjourns
The Agenda is subject to change, and the latest version along with
other meeting materials will be posted on www.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues not on the agenda may come
before this group for discussion, in accordance with the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, those issues may not
be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Actions will be
restricted to those issues specifically identified in the agenda and
any issues arising after publication of this notice 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 Council's intent to take-action to address the emergency.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24837 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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