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2019). In order to effectively monitor the
pile driving monitoring zones, a
minimum of two PSOs must be
positioned at the best practical vantage
point(s). PSOs shall record specific
information on the sighting forms as
described in the Federal Register notice
of the issuance of the original IHA (84
FR 24490; May 28, 2019). At the
conclusion of the in-water construction
work, CBJ will provide NMFS with a
monitoring report which includes
summaries of recorded takes and
estimates of the total number of marine
mammals that may have been harassed.
Determinations
The activities to be conducted by CBJ
in the modified IHA are the same as
those analyzed in the original IHA.
The reduction of shutdown zones for
impact pile driving, and the resulting
increase of Level A harassment of
harbor seals do not change our original
analysis and determination. Although
some individual harbor seals are
estimated to experience Level A
harassment in the form of PTS if they
stay within the Level A harassment zone
during the entire pile driving for the
day, the degree of injury is expected to
be mild and is not likely to affect the
reproduction or survival of the
individual animals. Impact pile driving
for each pile would last for
approximately 30 minutes. After that,
the contractor would take 5 to 30
minutes to start the next pile. In
addition, it is expected that, if hearing
impairment occurs, most likely the
affected animal would lose a few
decibels (dB) in its hearing sensitivity,
which in most cases is not likely to
affect its survival and recruitment.
Hearing impairment that might occur for
these individual animals would be
limited to the dominant frequency of the
noise sources, i.e., in the low-frequency
region below 2 kHz.
Under the majority of the
circumstances, anticipated takes are
expected to be limited to short-term
Level B harassment. Harbor seals
present in the vicinity of the action area
and taken by Level B harassment would
most likely show overt brief disturbance
(startle reaction) and avoidance of the
area from elevated noise levels during
pile driving and pile removal. Given the
limited estimated number of incidents
of total harassment and the limited,
short-term nature of the responses by
the individuals, the impacts of the
estimated take cannot be reasonably
expected to, and are not reasonably
likely to, rise to the level that they
would adversely affect the species at the
population level, through effects on
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There are no known important
habitats, such as rookeries or haulouts,
in the vicinity of the CBJ’s waterfront
improvement construction project. The
project also is not expected to have
significant adverse effects on affected
marine mammals’ habitat, including
prey, as analyzed in detail in the
Federal Register notice of the issuance
of the existing IHA (84 FR 24490; May
28, 2019). In conclusion, there is no new
information suggesting that our analysis
or findings should change.
The estimated take of harbor seal
would be 37 percent of the population,
if each single take were a unique
individual. However, this is highly
unlikely because the harbor seal in the
vicinity of the project area shows site
fidelity to small areas for period of time
that can extend between seasons, as
discussed in detail in the Federal
Register notice for the issuance of the
existing IHA (84 FR 24490; May 28,
2019). The total number of harbor seals
that is authorized to be taken has not
changed. Based on the analysis
contained herein of the activity
(including the prescribed mitigation and
monitoring measures) and the
anticipated take of marine mammals,
NMFS finds that small numbers of
harbor seal will be taken relative to the
population size of the affected species
or stocks.
Based on the information contained
here and in the referenced documents,
NMFS has determined the following: (1)
The required mitigation measures will
affect 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) CBJ’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,
and (5) appropriate monitoring and
reporting requirements are included.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
No incidental take of ESA-listed
species is authorized or expected to
result from this activity. 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)
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proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an
incidental harassment authorization)
with respect to potential impacts on the
human environment.
This action is consistent with
categories of activities identified in
Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental
harassment authorizations with no
anticipated serious injury or mortality)
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. Accordingly, NMFS
determined that the issuance of the
original IHA qualified to be
categorically excluded from further
NEPA review.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
NMFS has issued a modification to an
IHA to the City and Borough of Juneau
for the Juneau Dock and Harbor
waterfront improvement project in
Juneau, Alaska, provided the previously
described mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
Dated: March 30, 2020.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Submission for OMB Review;
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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: Antarctic Marine Living
Resources Conservation and
Management Measures.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0194.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision of
an existing collection).
Number of Respondents: 87.
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potential new or exploratory fishing; 2
hours to apply for a harvesting permit;
5 minutes to transmit information by
radio; 4 hours to install a vessel
monitoring device (VMS); 2 hours for
annual VMS maintenance; 45 minutes
to mark a vessel; 40 minutes to mark
buoys; 10 hours to mark pot gear; 6
minutes to mark trawl nets; 15 minutes
to apply for a first receiver permit; 15
minutes to complete and submit a
toothfish catch document; 15 minutes to
apply for pre-approval of toothfish
imports; 15 minutes to complete and
submit re-export catch documents; 15
minutes to submit import tickets.
Burden Hours: 363.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision of a currently approved
information collection. As part of U.S.
obligations to monitor and control the
import, export, and re-export of
Antarctic marine living resources,
NOAA requires dealers to submit
applications for pre-approval
certifications of imports of frozen
Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish (also
referred to as Chilean sea bass) and
reporting forms for air-shipped fresh
imports of these species. These
applications are currently available as
fillable PDF forms. NOAA is revising
this collection to allow these forms to be
submitted in an on-line format. No other
part of this collection will be revised.
The 1982 Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resources (Convention) established the
Commission for the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(CCAMLR). The United States is a
Contracting Party to the Convention.
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Convention Act (AMLRCA) directs and
authorizes the United States to take
actions necessary to meet its treaty
obligations as a Contracting Party to the
Convention. The regulations
implementing AMLRCA are at 50 CFR
part 300, subpart G. The record keeping
and reporting requirements at 50 CFR
part 300 form the basis for this
collection of information. This
collection of information concerns
research in, and the harvesting and
importation of, marine living resources
from waters regulated by CCAMLR
related to ecosystem research, U.S.
harvesting permit application and/or
harvesting vessel operators and to
importers and re-exporters of Antarctic
marine living resources. The collection
is necessary in order for the United
States to meet its treaty obligations as a
contracting party to the Convention.
Affected Public: Business or other for
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Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Antarctic Marine
Living Resources Convention Act, 16
U.S.C. 2431 et seq.
This information collection request
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the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
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selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0194.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of revision of a public
meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council, NEFMC)
will hold a two-day webinar meeting to
consider actions affecting New England
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ). Due to federal and state travel
restrictions and updated guidance from
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention regarding the new
coronavirus, COVID–19, this meeting
will be conducted entirely by webinar.
The notice for this meeting was
published on March 26, 2020 and is
available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2020/03/26/2020-06263/new-englandfishery-management-council-publicmeeting?utm_campaign=subscription+
mailing+list&utm_
source=federalregister.gov&utm_
medium=email. Since that time, the
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the scope of two others. This notice
alerts the public of the revised agenda.
DATES: The webinar meeting will be
held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April
14 and 15, 2020, beginning at 9 a.m. on
April 14 and 8:30 a.m. on April 15.
ADDRESSES: All meeting participants
and interested parties can register to
join the webinar at https://register.
gotowebinar.com/register/
8766043774885604099.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950;
telephone: (978) 465–0492;
www.nefmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492, ext.
113.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
All items previously listed on
Tuesday’s agenda will proceed on
schedule and can be viewed on the
Council’s website at https://
www.nefmc.org/calendar/april-2020council-meeting. However, in light of
the unforeseen COVID–19 pandemic
and the economic, social, and public
health consequences that are rapidly
unfolding, the Council also may discuss
requests for emergency action that come
up during the meeting. Section 305(c) of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) authorizes the Secretary of
Commerce to implement emergency
regulations to address fishery
emergencies.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
All items previously listed on
Wednesday’s agenda will proceed on
schedule, although the scope of two
items has been expanded. First, under
the Scallop Committee Report, the
Council will discuss several different
requests for emergency action that
involve potential carryover of certain
fishing year 2019 allocations into
fishing year 2020. The Council still
intends to approve the range of
alternatives for Amendment 21 to the
Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan. Secondly, the scope
of the Council’s discussion on
recreational party/charter eVTRs has
been expanded. Under this item, the
Council will discuss and determine the
appropriate mechanism to require
recreational party/charter vessels to
submit vessel trip reports (VTRs)
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