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Based on the Navy’s 2017 acoustic
monitoring report (found at https://
www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/
files/4814/9089/8563/Pile-driving_
Noise_Measurements_Final_Report_
12Jan2017.pdf), the Navy assumed the
source level during vibratory driving of
king piles would be 149 decibel root
mean square (dB rms). During impact
driving (proofing only), the Navy
estimated a 180 dB sound exposure
level (SEL) source level (Caltrans, 2015).
These source levels are less than or
equal to sheet pile installation with a
vibratory and impact hammer (156 dB
rms and 180 dB SEL, respectively)
analyzed in the initial IHA request. The
Navy indicated sheet pile driving would
occur the same days as king pile
driving. The previously analyzed sheet
pile driving remains an appropriate
representation of the modified work that
will be conducted under this IHA. The
Navy indicated the number of days of
pile driving would not change from the
initial IHA despite the design
modification. Further, the re-issued IHA
contains the identical mitigation,
monitoring and reporting measures as
the initital IHA.
The only species of marine mammal
expected to be taken by the planned
activity is the bottlenose dolphin
(Tursiops truncatus). The data inputs
and methods of estimating take are
identical to those used in the initial
IHA. As such, the manner and amount
of authorized take in the reissued IHA
is identical to that in the initial IHA.
NMFS has reviewed recent Stock
Assessment Reports, information on
relevant Unusual Mortality Events, and
recent scientific literature, and
determined that no new information
affects our initial analysis of impacts or
take estimate under the initial IHA.
We refer to the documents related to
the previously issued IHA, which
include the Federal Register notice of
the issuance of the initial IHA for the
Navy’s construction work (84 FR 37841,
August 2, 2019), the Navy’s application,
the Federal Register notice of the
proposed IHA (84 FR 23024, May 21,
2019), and all associated references and
documents.
Determinations
The Navy will conduct activities that
have impacts less than or equal to those
analyzed in the initial IHA. As
described above, the number of
authorized takes of the same species and
stocks of marine mammals is identical
to the number that we found met the
small numbers standard for issuance of
the initial IHA. There are no changes to
the status of the stock or the conditions
under which the taking would occur.

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Further, the re-issued IHA includes
identical required mitigation,
monitoring, and reporting measures as
the initial IHA. For the initial IHA,
NMFS found the authorized take would
result in a negligible impact to the
affected stocks of bottlenose dolphins.
No new information has emerged that
would suggest we should change or
analysis or findings.
Based on the information 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 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; and (4) the Navy’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.

whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species.
No incidental take of ESA-listed species
is anticipated or authorized in the IHA
as none occur in the action area.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
formal consultation under section 7 of
the ESA is not required for this action.

National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must review our
proposed action with respect to
environmental consequences on the
human environment.
Accordingly, NMFS has determined
that the issuance of the IHA qualifies to
be categorically excluded from further
NEPA review. This action is consistent
with categories of activities identified in
CE B4 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. Because the only
change to the IHA are effective dates,
the CE on record for issuance of the
initial IHA applies to this action.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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

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Authorization
NMFS has issued an IHA to the Navy
for in-water construction activities
associated with the specified activity
from July 1, 2020, through June 30,
2021. All previously described
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements from the initial IHA are
incorporated.
Dated: February 18, 2020.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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: Educational Partnership
Program with Minority Serving
Institutions (EPP/MSI), Undergraduate
Scholarship Program (USP), Cooperative
Science Centers (CSCs), and Ernest F.
Hollings Undergraduate Scholar.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0568.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for
a revision and extension of a currently
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 2,304.
Average Hours per Response:
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
(USP) application: 12 hours;
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
references: 1 hour; Alumni Update form:
6 minutes; Student & Performance
Measures Tracking System (SPMTS)
form: 28 hours; Student Training Record
form: 0.5 hours.
Burden Hours: 11,129.
Needs and Uses: The Administrator of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) is authorized
by section 4002 of the America

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COMPETES Act, Public Law 110–69, to
establish and administer a Graduate
Sciences Program and two
undergraduate scholarship programs to
enhance understanding of ocean,
coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric
science and stewardship by the general
public and other coastal stakeholders,
including underrepresented groups in
ocean and atmospheric science and
policy careers. In addition, NOAA’s
Administrator is authorized by section
214 of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2005, Public Law 108–447, to
establish and administer the Ernest F.
Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
Program to support undergraduate
studies in oceanic and atmospheric
science, research, technology, and
education that support NOAA’s mission
and programs.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Office of Education (OEd) collects,
evaluates, and assesses student data and
information for the purpose of selecting
successful candidates, generating
internal NOAA reports, and articles to
demonstrate the success of its program.
The purpose of the OEd Educational
Partnership Program (EPP) with
Minority Serving Institutions is to
educate, train and graduate students in
NOAA-mission sciences. OEd EPP is
strongly committed to broadening the
participation of Minority Serving
Institutions (MSIs) such as Historically
Black Colleges and Universities,
Hispanic Serving Institutions, Indian
Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities, Alaska Native-Serving
Institutions, and Native HawaiianServing Institutions. NOAA’s OEd EPP/
MSI partnership is comprised of four
program components: The
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
(USP); the Graduate Sciences Program
(GSP); the Environmental
Entrepreneurship Program (EEP); and
the Cooperative Science Center (CSC).
The OEd requires applicants to
NOAA’s Undergraduate Scholarship
Programs to complete an application in
order to be considered. The application
package requires two faculty and/or
academic advisors to complete a NOAA
student scholar reference form in
support of the scholarship application.
The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
Program and the NMFS Recruiting,
Training and Research Program also
collect student data for their programs
and are also covered by this notice.
Undergraduate scholarship recipients
are required to complete a Student
Scholarship Training Record to track
their time, attendance, and
accomplishments during their
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alumni are also requested to provide
information to NOAA for internal
tracking purposes. This information
informs NOAA whether NOAA-funded
students pursue and complete postgraduate NOAA-related science degrees,
are employed by NOAA or a NOAA
contractor, or in fields related to
NOAA’s mission. NOAA OEd grant
recipients are required to update the
student tracker database with the
required student information in order to
assess compliance with NOAA OEd’s
performance measures.
The collected data supports NOAA
OEd’s program performance measures.
To measure the impact of OEd
programs, the data collected are
compared to the available data in the
national education databases (e.g.,
National Science Foundation and
National Center for Education Statistics)
and NOAA workforce management
database. Furthermore, the student data
collection identifies degree pipeline
areas (BS, MS, or Ph.D.) and where OEd
and its academic partners may target
recruitment for its’ NOAA-related
science educational and training
programs. NOAA scholarship programs
produce a pool of qualified candidates
that may be hired by NOAA and help
to sustain a world-class NOAA
organization.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-Profit institutions; and State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Frequency: Annually: USP
application and references; On occasion:
Alumni Update form; Semi-annually:
SPMTS form; Bi-weekly during the
summer: Student Training Record form.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary:
USP application and references, and
Alumni Update form; Mandatory:
SPMTS form and Student Training
Record form.
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
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

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

Dated: February 14, 2020.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish
(MSB) Advisory Panel will hold two
meetings.

SUMMARY:

The meetings will be held on
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 and Tuesday
March 17, 2020. Both will begin at 3
p.m. and conclude by 5 p.m. For agenda
details, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held
via webinar with a telephone-only audio
connection: http://
mafmc.adobeconnect.com/illex-wg/.
Telephone instructions are provided
upon connecting, or the public can call
direct: 800–832–0736, Rm: *7833942#.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
website at www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meetings is to gather
Advisory Panel input on analysis
related to possible changes to the Illex
squid quota. An agenda and background
documents will be posted at the
Council’s website (www.mafmc.org)
prior to the meeting.
DATES:

Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to
any meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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