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take for the translocation of ESA-listed
Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon as a
research or enhancement activity to
support sturgeon conservation
management and recovery objectives.
NMFS would authorize translocation
concurrent with additional research or
enhancement activities, if the research
or enhancement activity’s objectives are
(1) stated as a term and condition to
implement reasonable and prudent
measures of an active biological
opinion, (2) an identified objective in a
NMFS recovery outline or recovery plan
for the species, or (3) determined
necessary by NMFS Regional Offices
and the NMFS OPR to recover the
species. Programmatic NEPA reviews
add value and efficiency to the decision
making process when they inform the
scope of decisions and subsequent
tiered NEPA reviews. Therefore, NMFS
decided that completing a PEA for the
proposed action was appropriate.
NMFS published a Notice of
Availability of the draft PEA in the
Federal Register on December 27, 2023
(88 FR 89385) beginning a 30-day public
comment period. NMFS considered the
public comments received on the draft
PEA and has responded to comments in
appendix 1 of the final PEA.
After publishing the draft PEA for
public comment, NMFS identified one
additional sampling method that was
inadvertently left out of the draft PEA.
Epidermal mucus sampling was found
to be consistent with an existing
category of activities that normally do
not have a significant effect on the
human environment, and therefore do
not require preparation of an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement (40
CFR 1501.4). NMFS incorporated this
additional method into the final PEA
which resulted in no changes to the
impact determinations. Additional
information is located in section 1.2.1 of
the final PEA.
The PEA and FONSI have been
prepared in compliance with NEPA of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et
seq.), the 2020 Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR 1500–1508) as modified by the
Phase 1 2022 revisions, and NOAA
policy and procedures (NOAA
Administrative Order 216–6A and its
Companion Manual). The final PEA and
FONSI may be downloaded or viewed
at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
action/draft-environmental-assessmentpermitting-translocation-sturgeonscientific-research-and.

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Dated: October 25, 2024.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Pile Driving
Training Exercises at Naval Base
Ventura County, Port Hueneme;
Correction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed issuance of an
incidental harassment authorization;
request for comments on proposed
authorization and possible renewal;
correction.
AGENCY:

This notice contains
corrections to a notice of the proposed
issuance an incidental harassment
authorization (IHA) to the United States
Navy (Navy). The document being
corrected is Takes of Marine Mammals
Incidental to Specified Activities;
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to
Pile Driving Training Exercises at Naval
Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme,
which was published on October 23,
2024.

SUMMARY:

Comments and information must
be received no later than November 22,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reny Tyson Moore, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the application and
supporting documents, as well as the
Federal Register notices and IHAs, may
be obtained online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. In case of problems accessing
these documents, please call the contact
listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:

Background
NMFS published a notice in the
Federal Register on October 23, 2024
(89 FR 84534) announcing the proposed
issuance of an IHA to the Navy
concerning the authorization of take of

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marine mammals incidental to pile
driving training exercises at Naval Base
Ventura County, Port Hueneme. The
proposed IHA, which would authorize
the Navy to incidentally take California
sea lions (Zalophus californius) and
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii),
by Level B harassment only, during the
described activities and specified
timeframe, prescribe the methods of
taking and other means of effecting the
least practicable adverse impact on
marine mammal species or stocks and
their habitat, as well as propose
requirements pertaining to the
monitoring and reporting of such taking.
NMFS refers the reader to the October
23, 2024, (89 FR 84534) Federal
Register notice for background
information concerning the proposed
issuance of the IHA. The information in
the notice of proposed issuance is not
repeated here.
Correction
The error to be corrected appears in
the DATES section. The text incorrectly
states that Comments and information
must be received no later than
November 7, 2024, which suggests the
comment period for this proposed IHA
is 15 days. However, proposed IHAs
require a 30-day public comment
period. Therefore, the correct public
comment period should be 30 days, and
should end on November 22, 2024.
Dated: October 25, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
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; StormReady, TsunamiReady,
TsunamiReady Supporter, StormReady
Supporter, and Weather-Ready
Ambassador Application Forms
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us

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assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 30,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: StormReady, TsunamiReady,
TsunamiReady Supporter, StormReady
Supporter & Weather-Ready Nation
Ambassador Application Forms
OMB Control Number: 0648–0419.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular [Revision
and extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 700 per year.
Average Hours per Response:
StormReady and TsunamiReady
Application: 1 hour.
StormReady Supporter Application
Form: 1 hour.
TsunamiReady Supporter Application
Form: 1 hour.
Weather-Ready Ambassador
Application Form: 0.25 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 625
hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for
extension and revision of an existing
information collection. The National
Weather Service (NWS) established the
StormReady program in 1999 and the
TsunamiReady program in 2002 to help
communities, counties, Indian nations,
universities and colleges, military bases,
government sites, commercial
enterprises and other groups reduce the
potential for weather-related and
tsunami hazards through advanced
planning, education and awareness. The
program encourages communities to
take a new, proactive approach to
improving local hazardous weather
operations by providing emergency
managers with clear-cut guidelines on
how to improve their hazardous weather
operations. By participating in this
program, local agencies earn recognition
for their jurisdiction by meeting
guidelines established by the NWS in
partnership with federal, state, and local
emergency management professionals.
Information and details on the
StormReady and TsunamiReady
programs are located at https://
www.weather.gov/stormready/
and https://www.weather.gov/
tsunamiready/.
A Supporter is an organization,
business, facility, or local government
entity actively engaged in weather safety
and preparedness that is unable to meet
all the requirements of the full
StormReady or TsunamiReady program.

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Sites may be eligible based on the
bylaws of the local NWS StormReady
Advisory Board and endorsement of
local emergency management. A local
StormReady Advisory Board has final
approval for Supporter designation.
StormReady/TsunamiReady are
voluntary programs that provide
guidance and incentive to officials
interested in improving their hazardous
weather operations. The government
will use the information collected by the
StormReady/TsunamiReady application
to determine whether a community has
met all of the guidelines to receive
StormReady/TsunamiReady recognition.
NOAA requests revision to the title of
the collection to include the WeatherReady Nation AmbassadorTM program
which is being added as a new
information collection to this control
number. The Weather-Ready Nation
(WRN) AmbassadorTM is a program of
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), designed to
strengthen partnerships with external
organizations toward building
community resilience in the face of
increasing vulnerability to extreme
weather, climate, and water events.
Organizations can apply for WeatherReady Nation AmbassadorTM
recognition. This program recognizes
NOAA partners who are improving the
nation’s readiness, responsiveness, and
overall resilience against extreme
weather, water, and climate events. As
a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador,
partners commit to working with NOAA
and other Ambassadors to strengthen
national resilience against extreme
weather.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
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
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
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entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0419.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource
Damage Assessment Open Ocean
Trustee Implementation Group Draft
Restoration Plan 4 and Environmental
Assessment: Fish and Water Column
Invertebrates and Sea Turtles
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Deepwater Horizon
(DWH) natural resource Trustees for the
Open Ocean Trustee Implementation
Group (Open Ocean TIG) have prepared
the Draft Restoration Plan 4 and
Environmental Assessment: Fish and
Water Column Invertebrates (FWCI) and
Sea Turtles (RP4/EA). The Draft RP4/EA
proposes alternatives to help restore fish
and water column invertebrates and sea
turtles impacted by the DWH oil spill.
The Draft RP4/EA evaluates twelve
restoration alternatives under the Oil
Pollution Act (OPA), including criteria
set forth in the OPA Natural Resource
Damage Assessment (NRDA)
regulations, and the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
its implementing regulations. A No
Action Alternative is also evaluated
pursuant to the NEPA. The total
estimated cost to implement the Open
Ocean TIG’s 10 preferred alternatives is
approximately $210,020,000. The Open
Ocean TIG invites the public to
comment on the Draft RP4/EA.
DATES:
Submitting Comments: The Open
Ocean TIG will consider public
comments on the Draft RP4/EA received
on or before December 16, 2024.
Public Webinar: The Open Ocean TIG
will host two public webinars to
facilitate public review and comment on
the Draft RP4/EA. The webinar dates,
times, and registration links are as
follows:
• Thursday, November 14, 2024 from
1–2 p.m. Eastern Time. Register at:
SUMMARY:

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