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The 2024 final rule made no changes
to the specified activities or the
specified geographical region in which
those activities would be conducted, nor
to the original 5-year period of
effectiveness. In consideration of the
new information, the 2024 rule
presented new analyses supporting
affirmance of the negligible impact
determinations for all species, and
affirmed that the existing regulations,
which contain mitigation, monitoring,
and reporting requirements, are
consistent with the ‘‘least practicable
adverse impact’’ standard of the MMPA.
NMFS issued a LOA to bp on
September 9, 2024, for the take of
marine mammals incidental to a threedimensional (3D) ocean bottom node
(OBN) survey over 325 lease blocks in
the Alaminos Canyon, Garden Banks,
Keathley Canyon, and East Breaks areas,
effective September 9, 2024, through
February 14, 2025. Please see the
Federal Register notice of issuance (89
FR 74921, September 13, 2024) for
additional detail regarding the LOA and
the survey activity.
Bp has requested that the February 14,
2025, expiration date be extended to
March 31, 2025, as they are using only
one source vessel instead of the planned
two. There are no other changes to the
planned survey or our earlier analyses,
as described in the previous notice of
LOA issuance for this survey (89 FR
74921, September 13, 2024).
Based on the results of our earlier
analysis, NMFS has determined that the
level of taking expected for this survey
and authorized through the LOA is
consistent with the findings made for
the total taking allowable under the
regulations. See table 1 in this notice
and table 6 of the rule (89 FR 31488,
April 24, 2024).
Small Numbers Determination
Under the GOM rule, NMFS may not
authorize incidental take of marine
mammals in an LOA if it will exceed
‘‘small numbers.’’ In short, when an
acceptable estimate of the individual
marine mammals taken is available, if
the estimated number of individual
animals taken is up to, but not greater
than, one-third of the best available
abundance estimate, NMFS will
determine that the numbers of marine
mammals taken of a species or stock are
small (89 FR 31535, May 24, 2024). For
more information please see NMFS’
discussion of small numbers in the 2021
final rule (86 FR 5438, January 19,
2021).
NMFS made its small numbers
determinations in the original notice of
LOA issuance for the survey (89 FR
74921, September 13, 2024) based on
the information provided in table 1,
which has not changed.
TABLE 1—TAKE ANALYSIS
Authorized
take
Species
Rice’s whale .....................................................................................................
Sperm whale ....................................................................................................
Kogia spp .........................................................................................................
Beaked whales ................................................................................................
Rough-toothed dolphin ....................................................................................
Bottlenose dolphin ...........................................................................................
Clymene dolphin ..............................................................................................
Atlantic spotted dolphin ...................................................................................
Pantropical spotted dolphin .............................................................................
Spinner dolphin ................................................................................................
Striped dolphin .................................................................................................
Fraser’s dolphin ...............................................................................................
Risso’s dolphin .................................................................................................
Blackfish 4 .........................................................................................................
Short-finned pilot whale ...................................................................................
0
408
3 287
547
1,017
363
1,713
108
13,612
185
4,849
444
210
3,384
142
Scaled take 1
Abundance 2
n/a
172.5
85.3
55.2
292.0
103.4
491.7
30.9
3,906.5
52.8
1,391.6
127.3
62.0
998.4
42.0
Percent
abundance
51
3,007
980
803
4,853
165,125
4,619
21,506
67,225
5,548
5,634
1,665
1,974
6,113
2,741
n/a
5.7
10.8
6.9
6.0
0.1
10.6
0.1
5.8
1.0
24.7
7.6
3.1
16.3
1.5
1 Scalar ratios were applied to ‘‘Authorized Take’’ values as described at 86 FR 5322 and 86 FR 5404 (January 19, 2021) to derive scaled take
numbers shown here.
2 Best abundance estimate. For most taxa, the best abundance estimate for purposes of comparison with take estimates is considered here to
be the model-predicted abundance (Garrison et al., 2023). For Rice’s whale, Atlantic spotted dolphin, and Risso’s dolphin, the larger SAR abundance estimate is used.
3 Includes 19 takes by Level A harassment and 268 takes by Level B harassment. Scalar ratio is applied to takes by Level B harassment only;
small numbers determination made on basis of scaled Level B harassment take plus authorized Level A harassment take.
4 The ‘‘blackfish’’ guild includes melon-headed whales, false killer whales, pygmy killer whales, and killer whales.
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Authorization
NMFS has changed the expiration
date of the LOA from February 14, 2025,
to March 31, 2025. There are no other
changes to the LOA as described in the
September 13, 2024, Federal Register
notice of issuance (89 FR 74921); the
specified survey activity, take estimates,
and small numbers analysis and
determination remain unchanged and
are incorporated here by reference.
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Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting
Cancelled
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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Notice; cancellation of public
meeting.
ACTION:
On January 3, 2025, NMFS
published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing a U.S. stakeholder
meeting to discuss North Pacific
albacore management would be held
virtually on February 20, 2025. This
notice announces the cancellation of
that meeting.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Reynolds, Pacific Islands
Regional Office, tel. 808–725–5039 or
emily.reynolds@noaa.gov, or Tyler
Lawson, West Coast Region Office, tel.
503–230–5421 or tyler.lawson@
noaa.gov.
On
January 3, 2025, NMFS published a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing a U.S. stakeholder meeting
to discuss North Pacific albacore
management would be held virtually on
February 20, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
PST (11 a.m.–2 p.m. HST) (90 FR 307).
That meeting is now cancelled.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 6901
et seq.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 10, 2025.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS
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Notice of Meeting
Per 45 CFR 2102.3, the next meeting
of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is
scheduled for February 20, 2025, at 9
a.m. and will be held via online
videoconference. Items of discussion
may include buildings, infrastructure,
parks, memorials, and public art.
Draft agendas, the link to register for
the online public meeting, and
additional information regarding the
Commission are available on our
website: www.cfa.gov. Inquiries
regarding the agenda, as well as any
public testimony, should be addressed
to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, at the above
address; by emailing cfastaff@cfa.gov; or
by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals
requiring sign language interpretation
for the hearing impaired should contact
the Secretary at least 10 days before the
meeting date.
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Dated February 6, 2025, in Washington,
DC.
Zakiya N. Walters,
Administrative Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP22–21–000; CP22–21–001;
CP22–22–000; CP22–22–001]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Venture
Global CP2 LNG, LLC and Venture
Global CP Express, LLC CP2 LNG and
CP Express Pipeline Projects
The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared a draft
supplemental environmental impact
statement (EIS) to address the November
27, 2024 Order Addressing Arguments
Raised on Rehearing And Setting Aside
Prior Order, In Part (Rehearing Order)
issued by the Commission for the CP2
LNG and CP Express Pipeline Project
(Project), proposed by Venture Global
CP2 LNG, LLC (CP2 LNG) and Venture
Global CP Express, LLC (CP Express) in
the above-referenced dockets.1 CP2 LNG
and CP Express request authorization to
site, construct, and operate certain
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in
Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and certain
pipeline facilities in Louisiana and east
Texas.
On July 28, 2023, the Commission
staff issued a final EIS for the Project.
On June 27, 2024, the Commission
issued an Order Granting
Authorizations Under Sections 3 and 7
of the Natural Gas Act (Authorization
Order) 2 for the Project. On July 29,
2024, a coalition of petitioners
(Petitioners) 3 filed a timely request for
1 For tracking purposes, the Council on
Environmental Quality unique identification
number for documents relating to this
environmental review is SEIS–019–20–000–
1732105621. 40 CFR 1502.4(e)(10) (2024).
2 FERC eLibrary accession number 20240627–
3107.
3 Petitioners include: A Better Bayou, Fishermen
Involved in Sustaining our Heritage (FISH), Nicole
Dardar, Travis Dardar, Kent Duhon, Mary Alice
Nash, Jerryd Tassin, Anthony Theriot, Healthy Gulf,
Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Natural Resources
Defense Council, Port Arthur Community Action
Network, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, Texas
Campaign for the Environment, and Turtle Island
Restoration Network. We note that the Commission
denied FISH’s late motion to intervene. Venture
Glob. CP2 LNG, LLC, 187 FERC ¶ 61,199, at P 17
(2024) (Authorization Order), order on reh’g, 189
FERC ¶ 61,148, at PP 10–17 (2024) (Rehearing
Order).
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rehearing and motion for stay of the
Authorization Order. On November 27,
2024, the Commission issued its
Rehearing Order.4 The Rehearing Order
set aside the Authorization Order, in
part, regarding the Commission’s
analysis of the cumulative air quality
impacts specific to the Project’s nitrogen
dioxide (NO2) and particles with an
aerodynamic diameter of less than or
equal to 2.5 microns (PM2.5) emissions,
for the purpose of conducting additional
environmental review in light of an
opinion issued by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit.5 This draft supplemental EIS
was prepared to assess these issues as
part of the Commission’s consideration
of a further merits order for the Project.
The Commission mailed a copy of the
Notice of Availability to federal, state,
and local government representatives
and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest
groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and
other interested individuals and groups;
and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. The draft supplemental EIS
is only available in electronic format. It
may be viewed and downloaded from
the FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on
the natural gas environmental
documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/
industries-data/natural-gas/
environment/environmentaldocuments). In addition, the draft
supplemental EIS may be accessed by
using the eLibrary link on the FERC’s
website. Click on the eLibrary link
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/
search) select ‘‘General Search’’ and
enter the docket number in the ‘‘Docket
Number’’ field (i.e. CP22–21 or CP22–
22). Be sure you have selected an
appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free
at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
The draft supplemental EIS is not a
decision document. It presents
Commission staff’s independent
analysis of the environmental issues for
the Commission to consider when
addressing the merits of issues in this
proceeding. Any person wishing to
comment on the draft supplemental EIS
may do so. Your comments should focus
on the draft supplemental EIS’s
disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects. To ensure
consideration of your comments on the
proposal in the final supplemental EIS,
4 FERC eLibrary accession number 20241127–
3065.
5 See Healthy Gulf v. FERC, 107 F.4th 1033 (D.C.
Cir. 2024).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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North Pacific Albacore United States Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting
Cancelled
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice; cancellation of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: On January 3, 2025, NMFS published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing a U.S. stakeholder meeting to discuss North Pacific
albacore management would be held virtually on February 20, 2025. This
notice announces the cancellation of that meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Reynolds, Pacific Islands
Regional Office, tel. 808-725-5039 or [email protected], or Tyler
Lawson, West Coast Region Office, tel. 503-230-5421 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 3, 2025, NMFS published a notice
in the Federal Register announcing a U.S. stakeholder meeting to
discuss North Pacific albacore management would be held virtually on
February 20, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. PST (11 a.m.-2 p.m. HST) (90
FR 307). That meeting is now cancelled.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
Dated: February 10, 2025.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-02580 Filed 2-12-25; 8:45 am]
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