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Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination
Impacts to subsistence uses of marine
mammals resulting from the proposed
action are not anticipated. The proposed
action would occur outside of the
primary subsistence use season (i.e.,
summer months), and the study area is
100–150 mi (161–241 km) seaward of
known subsistence use areas. Harvest
locations for ringed seals extend up to
80 nmi (148 km) from shore during the
summer months while winter harvest of
ringed seals typically occurs closer to
shore. Additionally, no mortality or
serious injury is expected or proposed
to be authorized, and therefore no
marine mammals would be removed
from availability for subsistence. Based
on this information, NMFS has
preliminarily determined that there will
not be an unmitigable adverse impact on
subsistence uses from the Navy’s
proposed activities.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 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, in this
case with the NMFS Alaska Regional
Office (AKR), whenever we propose to
authorize take for endangered or
threatened species.
NMFS is proposing to authorize take
of ringed seals and bearded seals, which
are listed under the ESA. The Permits
and Conservation Division has
requested initiation of section 7
consultation with the Protected
Resources Division of AKR for the
issuance of this IHA. NMFS will
conclude the ESA consultation prior to
reaching a determination regarding the
proposed issuance of the authorization.

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Proposed Authorization
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
an IHA to the Navy for conducting
submarine training and testing activities
in the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean
beginning in February 2020, provided
the previously mentioned mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting requirements
are incorporated. A draft of the
proposed IHA can be found at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act.

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Request for Public Comments

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

We request comment on our analyses,
the proposed authorization, and any
other aspect of this Notice of Proposed
IHA. We also request comment on the
potential renewal of this proposed IHA
as described in the paragraph below.
Please include with your comments any
supporting data or literature citations to
help inform decisions on the request for
this IHA or a subsequent renewal.
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one-year IHA renewal with an
additional 15 days for public comments
when (1) another year of identical or
nearly identical activities as described
in the Specified Activities section of
this notice is planned or (2) the
activities as described in the Specified
Activities section of this notice would
not be completed by the time the IHA
expires and a renewal would allow for
completion of the activities beyond that
described in the Dates and Duration
section of this notice, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to expiration of
the current IHA.
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
renewal are identical to the activities
analyzed under the initial IHA, are a
subset of the activities, or include
changes so minor (e.g., reduction in pile
size) that the changes do not affect the
previous analyses, mitigation and
monitoring requirements, or take
estimates (with the exception of
reducing the type or amount of take
because only a subset of the initially
analyzed activities remain to be
completed under the Renewal); and
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized.
• Upon review of the request for
renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: December 12, 2019.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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: Gear Marking Requirement for
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction
Plan.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0364.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,672
respondents.
Average Hours per Response: Each
mark requires approximately 5 minutes
of time and each respondent has an
average of 47 new marks per year.
Burden Hours: 14,382 hours per year.
Needs and Uses: The gear marking
requirements are designed to help
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) improve the quality of
information concerning the taking of
endangered right, humpback, and fin
whales incidental to commercial fishing
operations. Specifically, information
collected through gear marking assists
NMFS and the Atlantic Large Whale
Take Reduction Team (ALWTRT)
identify the type of and general location
of commercial fisheries that interact
with federally protected marine
mammals and may result in mortality
and serious injury. Accordingly, this
information will be used to tailor
management measures to reduce the risk
of mortality and serious injury of marine
mammal incidentals to commercial
fishing operations.
Affected Public: Primary respondents
are business or other for-profit
organizations (fishermen), and
individuals or households.
Frequency: All gear must be marked
and maintained so marks are visible. On
average, gear is replaced every 5–6
years, at which time the new gear must
be marked.
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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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 DEFENSE

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.

Arms Sales Notification

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Defense Security Cooperation
Agency, Department of Defense.
ACTION: Arms sales notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Defense is
publishing the unclassified text of an
arms sales notification.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karma Job at [email protected]
or (703) 697–8976.

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This
36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
published to fulfill the requirements of
section 155 of Public Law 104–164
dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Transmittal
19–49 with attached Policy Justification
and Sensitivity of Technology.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

SUMMARY:

68905

Dated: December 12, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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