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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; (4) ONR’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.

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National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
In August 2022, the U.S. Navy
prepared an Overseas Environmental
Assessment (OEA) analyzing the project.
Prior to issuing the IHA for the project,
we reviewed the 2022 OEA and the
public comments received, determined
that a separate NEPA analysis was not
necessary, and subsequently adopted
the document and issued our own
Finding of No Significant Impact in
support of the issuance of an IHA (87 FR
57458; September 20, 2022).
We have reviewed ONR’s application
for a renewed IHA for ongoing ARA
from September 2023 to September 2024
and the 2022 IHA monitoring report.
Based on that review, we have
determined that the planned action is
identical to that considered in the
previous IHA. In addition, no significant
new circumstances or information
relevant to environmental concerns
have been identified. Thus, we have
determined that the preparation of a
new or supplemental NEPA document
is not necessary.
Endangered Species Act
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
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species, in
this case with the Alaska Regional
Office.
There is one marine mammal species
(Arctic ringed seal) with confirmed
occurrence in the study area that is
listed as threatened under the ESA. The
NMFS Alaska Regional OPR Division
issued a Biological Opinion on
September 13, 2022 under section 7 of
the ESA, on the issuance of an IHA to
ONR under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the
MMPA by the NMFS Permits and
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Opinion concluded that the action is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of Arctic ringed seals, and is
not likely to destroy or adversely modify
Arctic ringed seal critical habitat.
Renewal

Dated: September 20, 2023.
Catherine Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD365]

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

The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
will convene a joint meeting of the
Salmon Technical Team (STT) and the
Scientific and Statistical Committee’s
Salmon Subcommittee (SSC–SC). The
Model Evaluation Workgroup may also
contribute and participate in this
meeting.

SUMMARY:

The online meeting will be held
from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on
Wednesday October 11, 2023, and from
9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,
October 12, 2023, as needed. All times
are Pacific Daylight Time. Meeting times
are an estimate, the meeting will end
when business for the day has been
completed.

DATES:

This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join the
meeting and system requirements will
be provided in the meeting
announcement on the Pacific Council’s
website (see www.pcouncil.org). You
may send an email to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–
2412 for technical assistance.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robin Ehlke, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2410.
The
purpose of the meeting is to conduct a
salmon methodology review to discuss
and review proposed changes to
analytical methods used in salmon
management that were identified at the
September 2023 Council meeting. If
time allows additional topics may be
discussed, including but not limited to
future Pacific Council agenda items and
salmon-related topics of interest to the
STT and SSC–SC. The STT and SSC–SC
will report on the outcomes of the
meeting to the Pacific Council at their
November Council meeting.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NMFS has issued a Renewal IHA to
ONR for the take of marine mammals
incidental to conducting Arctic
Research Activities in the Beaufort and
Chukchi Seas through September 13,
2024.

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Special Accommodations
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@
noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: September 19, 2023.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Pacific Coast Groundfish;
Salmon Bycatch Minimization
Information Collection
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.

AGENCY:

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Notice of information collection,
request for comment.

ACTION:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before November 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0794 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Keeley
Kent, Groundfish Branch Chief,
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg.
1, Seattle, WA 98115–6349, (206) 247–
8252, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
On February 23, 2021, NMFS
published in the Federal Register a final
rule (86 FR 10857) allowing a Pacific
whiting sector cooperative or group of
vessels to develop a Salmon Mitigation
Plan (SMP) to promote reduction in
Chinook salmon bycatch. The SMP is a
voluntary agreement by a Pacific
whiting fishery Mothership (MS),
Catcher/processor (C/P), or Pacific
whiting individual fishing quota (IFQ)
fishery group to manage Chinook
salmon bycatch. The SMP would be
approved by NMFS. Those groups with
an approved SMP would be required to
provide an annual postseason report to
the Council and NMFS no later than
March 31. The report would describe
the group’s use of Chinook salmon
bycatch avoidance measures and an
evaluation of the effectiveness of those
measures. It would also describe any
amendments to the terms of the SMP
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fishing year in which the SMP was
approved and the reasons that the
amendments to the SMP were made.
The rule also established that vessels
with a NMFS-approved SMP have
access to the Chinook salmon bycatch
reserve regardless of NMFS
implementing other inseason measures
to minimize salmon bycatch.
Participation in an SMP is voluntary;
however, any vessel that chooses not to
participate in an SMP would be subject
to additional salmon bycatch
minimization measures prior to being
allowed access to the reserve. The
associated regulations are found at 50
CFR part 660. OMB approved the
collection-of-information requirements
contained in the final rule on March 10,
2021, under OMB Control Number
0648–0794 (Pacific Coast Groundfish
Salmon Bycatch Minimization).
II. Method of Collection
The designated SMP representative
will have the option of submitting a
proposed SMP and/or postseason SMP
report to NMFS electronically or by
mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0794.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14.
Estimated Time per Response: SMP
proposal (10 hours), SMP amendment (3
hours), Administrative appeals for
disapproved SMP (6 hours), SMP
postseason report (8 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 113 burden hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $49.66.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 660.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the

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reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA), of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected costs and burdens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of this
notice’s publication to OIRA, at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Please find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the website’s
search function. Comments can be
entered electronically by clicking on the
‘‘comment’’ button next to the
information collection on the ‘‘OIRA
Information Collections Under Review’’
page, or the ‘‘View ICR—Agency
SUMMARY:

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