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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 32 / Friday, February 17, 2017 / Notices
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.
eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Applications and Reporting
Requirements for the Incidental Take of
Marine Mammals by Specified
Activities (other than Commercial
Fishing Operations) under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0151.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 93.
Average Hours per Response: 255
hours for an Incidental Harassment
Authorization (IHA) application; 11
hours for an IHA interim report (if
applicable); 115 hours for an IHA draft
annual report; 14 hours for an IHA final
annual report (if applicable); 1,100
hours for the initial preparation of an
application for new regulations; 70
hours for an annual Letter of
Authorization (LOA) application; 220
hours for an LOA draft annual report; 65
hours for a LOA final annual report (if
applicable); 625 hours for a LOA draft
comprehensive report; and 300 hours
for an LOA final comprehensive report.
Response times will vary for the public
based upon the complexity of the
requested action.
Burden Hours: 15,291.
Needs and Uses: Applications and
Reporting Requirements for the
Incidental Take of Marine Mammals by
Specified Activities (other than
Commercial Fishing Operations) under
the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Affected Public: Federal government;
state, local or tribal government;
business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: Annually and interim (90
days).
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; St. George Reef
Lighthouse Restoration, Maintenance,
and Tour Operations at Northwest Seal
Rock, Del Norte County, California
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

AGENCY:

Notice; Issuance of an Incidental
Harassment Authorization.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that we have issued an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to the
St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation
Society (Society) to incidentally harass,
by Level B harassment only, marine
mammals during aircraft operations,
lighthouse renovation, light
maintenance activities, and tour
operations on the St. George Reef
Lighthouse Station on Northwest Seal
Rock (NWSR) in the northeast Pacific
ocean, off Del Norte County, California.

SUMMARY:

This Authorization is effective
from February 19, 2017 through
February 18, 2018.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA): NMFS prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
analyzed the potential impacts to
marine mammals that would result from
the Society’s activities. A Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed
in February 2017. A copy of the EA and
FONSI is available on our Web site at
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental/research.html.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laura McCue, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) directs the Secretary of Commerce
to allow, upon request, the incidental,
but not intentional, taking of small
numbers of marine mammals of a
species or population stock, 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 authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable 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.’’
Summary of Request
On October 14, 2016, NMFS received
an application from the Society for the
taking of marine mammals incidental to
restoration, maintenance, and tour
operations at St. George Reef Lighthouse
(Station) located on NWSR offshore of
Crescent City, California in the
northeast Pacific Ocean. NMFS
determined the application complete
and adequate on December 12, 2016.
The Society plans to conduct aircraft
operations, lighthouse renovation, and
periodic maintenance on the Station’s
optical light system on a monthly basis.
The planned activity will occur on a
monthly basis over one weekend,
November through April. The Society
currently has an IHA that is valid
through February 18, 2017. This IHA
will start on February 19, 2017, to avoid
a lapse in authorization, and will be
valid for one year. The following
specific aspects of the planned activities
would be likely to result in the take of
marine mammals: Acoustic and visual
stimuli from (1) helicopter landings/
takeoffs; (2) noise generated during
restoration activities (e.g., painting,
plastering, welding, and glazing); (3)
maintenance activities (e.g., bulb

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