Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, 88013-88014 [2024-25747]
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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
[RTID 0648–XE426]
Nominations to the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) seeks nominations to fill
vacancies on the Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee (MAFAC or
Committee). MAFAC is responsible to
advise the Secretary, NOAA, and NMFS
on all matters concerning living marine
resources that are the responsibility of
the Department of Commerce. The
Committee makes recommendations to
assist in the development and
implementation of departmental
regulations, policies, and programs
critical to the mission and goals of
NMFS. Nominations are encouraged
from all individuals involved with or
representing interests affected by NMFS
actions in managing living marine
resources. Nominees should possess
demonstrable expertise in a field related
to the management of living marine
resources and be able to fulfill the time
commitment required for two annual
meetings and year-round subcommittee
work. Individuals serve for a term of
three years for no more than two
consecutive terms if re-appointed.
NMFS seeks qualified nominees to fill
pending vacancies.
DATES: Nominations must be emailed on
or before December 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC Assistant,
NMFS Office of Policy, by email:
katie.zanowicz@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC Assistant;
(301) 427–8034; email: katie.zanowicz@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MAFAC
was approved by the Secretary on
December 28, 1970, and subsequently
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., on
February 17, 1971. The Committee
meets twice a year, and holds
supplementary meetings when
necessary, as determined by NMFS or
the Committee Chair. MAFAC is
comprised of 15 to 21 individuals.
Members are highly qualified, diverse
individuals with experience in
commercial, recreational, aquaculture,
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and non-commercial fisheries and
businesses; seafood industry, including
processing, marketing, restaurants and
related industries; marine, ecosystems,
or protected resources management and
conservation; and human dimensions or
social sciences associated with living
marine resources and working
waterfronts. Members may be from
tribes or indigenous groups,
environmental organizations, academia,
consumer groups, and other living
marine resource interest groups from all
U.S. geographical regions, including the
Western Pacific and Caribbean.
NMFS encourages nominations of
diverse people, including women and
individuals from underserved
communities that meet the knowledge,
experience, and other requirements of
the positions described in this notice.
See Executive Order 13985 (Advancing
Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the
Federal Government) section 2 (defining
‘‘underserved communities’’ as
populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic
communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity
to participate in aspects of economic,
social, and civic life, such as Black,
Latino, and Indigenous and Native
American persons, Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders and other persons
of color; members of religious
minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)
persons; persons with disabilities;
persons who live in rural areas; and
persons otherwise adversely affected by
persistent poverty or inequality),
available at https://www.federal
register.gov/documents/2021/01/25/
2021-01753/advancing-racial-equityand-support-for-underservedcommunities-through-the-federalgovernment.
A MAFAC member cannot be a
Federal employee; a state official, their
designee, or an appointed member of a
regional fishery management council;
registered Federal lobbyist; or agent of a
foreign principal. Selected candidates
must pass a security check and submit
a financial disclosure form. Membership
is voluntary and, except for
reimbursable travel and related
expenses, service is without pay.
Each nomination must include the
nominee’s name, address, telephone
number, and email address; a cover
letter describing the nominee’s interest
in serving on the Committee and
qualifications; and their curriculum
vitae or resume. Up to three letters of
support may be submitted. Selfnominations will be accepted.
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Nominations should be sent to Katie
Zanowicz (see ADDRESSES) and must be
received by [December 23, 2024]. The
full text of the Committee Charter and
its current membership can be viewed at
the NMFS web page at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
partners/marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee-charter.
Dated: October 31, 2024.
Heidi Lovett,
Designated Federal Officer, Marine Fisheries
Advisory Committee, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Ice Roads and Ice Trails
Construction and Maintenance
Activities on Alaska’s North Slope
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of revised
Letter of Authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, its implementing
regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA
Regulations for Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to ice road and ice
trail construction, maintenance, and
operation in Alaska’s North Slope,
notification is hereby given that NMFS
has issued a revised Letter of
Authorization (LOA) to Hilcorp Alaska,
LLC (Hilcorp), in place of Eni US
Operating Co. Inc. (Eni), for the take of
marine mammals incidental to specified
construction and maintenance activities.
DATES: The LOA is effective through
November 30, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The LOA, original LOA
request, request for transferal, and
supporting documentation are available
online at: https://www.fisheries.
noaa.gov/action/incidental-takeauthorization-hilcorp-alaska-and-eniice-road-and-ice-trail-construction-and.
In case of problems accessing these
documents, please call the contact listed
below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenna Harlacher, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals with certain
exceptions. 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
incidental take authorization (ITA) may
be provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
other ‘‘means of effecting the least
practicable adverse impact’’ on the
affected species or stocks and their
habitat, paying particular attention to
rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
similar significance, and on the
availability of such species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to in shorthand as
‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth. The definitions of all applicable
MMPA statutory terms cited above are
included in the relevant sections below.
NMFS issued regulations in 2020 that
govern the taking of marine mammals
incidental to ice road and ice trail
construction, maintenance, and
operation in Alaska’s North Slope. The
regulations, which are effective through
November 30, 2025, were issued in
response to an application from Hilcorp
Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) and Eni US
Operating Co. Inc. (Eni) (85 FR 83451,
December 22, 2020). Under those
regulations, NMFS issued LOAs to
Hilcorp and Eni (85 FR 83451).
Description of the activities, as well as
analysis related to the issuance of those
LOAs, is available in the proposed and
final rules (85 FR 2988, January 17,
2020; 85 FR 83451, December 22, 2020).
Summary of Request
On October 4, 2024, Hilcorp requested
the transfer of Eni’s LOA to Hilcorp
because Hilcorp was expected to
become the owner and operator of the
Unit previously owned and operated by
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Eni as of November 1, 2024. Eni
confirmed this in an October 23, 2024,
letter to NMFS. Hilcorp agrees to
comply with the terms, conditions,
stipulations, and restrictions of the
original LOA to Eni. No other changes
were requested. The revised LOA
remains effective through November 30,
2025.
The revised LOA sets forth only a
change in the LOA holder’s name. There
are no other changes to the LOA as
described in the December 22, 2020,
final rule and notice of issuance of
LOAs (85 FR 83451).
Authorization
NMFS is changing the name of the
holder of the LOA from ‘‘Eni’’ to
‘‘Hilcorp’’.
Dated: November 1, 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
[RTID 0648-XE426]
Nominations to the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) seeks nominations to
fill vacancies on the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC or
Committee). MAFAC is responsible to advise the Secretary, NOAA, and
NMFS on all matters concerning living marine resources that are the
responsibility of the Department of Commerce. The Committee makes
recommendations to assist in the development and implementation of
departmental regulations, policies, and programs critical to the
mission and goals of NMFS. Nominations are encouraged from all
individuals involved with or representing interests affected by NMFS
actions in managing living marine resources. Nominees should possess
demonstrable expertise in a field related to the management of living
marine resources and be able to fulfill the time commitment required
for two annual meetings and year-round subcommittee work. Individuals
serve for a term of three years for no more than two consecutive terms
if re-appointed. NMFS seeks qualified nominees to fill pending
vacancies.
DATES: Nominations must be emailed on or before December 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC
Assistant, NMFS Office of Policy, by email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC Assistant; (301)
427-8034; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MAFAC was approved by the Secretary on
December 28, 1970, and subsequently chartered under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., on February 17, 1971.
The Committee meets twice a year, and holds supplementary meetings when
necessary, as determined by NMFS or the Committee Chair. MAFAC is
comprised of 15 to 21 individuals. Members are highly qualified,
diverse individuals with experience in commercial, recreational,
aquaculture, and non-commercial fisheries and businesses; seafood
industry, including processing, marketing, restaurants and related
industries; marine, ecosystems, or protected resources management and
conservation; and human dimensions or social sciences associated with
living marine resources and working waterfronts. Members may be from
tribes or indigenous groups, environmental organizations, academia,
consumer groups, and other living marine resource interest groups from
all U.S. geographical regions, including the Western Pacific and
Caribbean.
NMFS encourages nominations of diverse people, including women and
individuals from underserved communities that meet the knowledge,
experience, and other requirements of the positions described in this
notice. See Executive Order 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government) section 2
(defining ``underserved communities'' as populations sharing a
particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have
been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects
of economic, social, and civic life, such as Black, Latino, and
Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities;
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons;
persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons
otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality),
available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government.
A MAFAC member cannot be a Federal employee; a state official,
their designee, or an appointed member of a regional fishery management
council; registered Federal lobbyist; or agent of a foreign principal.
Selected candidates must pass a security check and submit a financial
disclosure form. Membership is voluntary and, except for reimbursable
travel and related expenses, service is without pay.
Each nomination must include the nominee's name, address, telephone
number, and email address; a cover letter describing the nominee's
interest in serving on the Committee and qualifications; and their
curriculum vitae or resume. Up to three letters of support may be
submitted. Self-nominations will be accepted.
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Nominations should be sent to Katie Zanowicz (see ADDRESSES) and
must be received by [December 23, 2024]. The full text of the Committee
Charter and its current membership can be viewed at the NMFS web page
at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/partners/marine-fisheries-advisory-committee-charter.
Dated: October 31, 2024.
Heidi Lovett,
Designated Federal Officer, Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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