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anticipated take of marine mammals, 

NMFS finds that small numbers of 

marine mammals will be taken relative 

to the population size of the affected 

species or stocks. 

Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis 

and Determination 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of the affected marine mammal stocks or 

species implicated by this action. 

Therefore, NMFS has determined that 

the total taking of affected species or 

stocks would not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on the availability of 

such species or stocks for taking for 

subsistence purposes. 

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 (i.e., the issuance of an 

IHA) with respect to potential impacts 

on the human environment. 

This action is consistent with 

categories of activities identified in 

Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs 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 has 

determined that the issuance of the IHA 

qualifies to be categorically excluded 

from further NEPA review. 

Endangered Species Act 

Section 7(a)(2) of the 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 West Coast Region 

Protected Resources Division Office, 

whenever we propose to authorize take 

for endangered or threatened species. 

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. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to WADOT 

for the potential harassment of small 

numbers of six marine mammal species 

incidental to the Purdy Bridge 

Rehabilitation project in Pierce, WA, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring and reporting 

requirements are followed. 

Dated: February 1, 2021. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

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Permanent Advisory Committee To 

Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission; Meeting Announcement 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces a public 

meeting of the Permanent Advisory 

Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. 

Commissioners to the Commission for 

the Conservation and Management of 

Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 

Western and Central Pacific Ocean 

(WCPFC) on March 18, 2021. Meeting 

topics are provided under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be 

held via web conference on March 18, 

2021, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hawaii 

Standard Time (HST) (or until business 

is concluded). Members of the public 

may submit written comments on 

meeting topics or materials; comments 

must be received by March 13, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

conducted via conference call. For 

details on how to call in to the 

conference line or to submit comments, 

please contact Emily Reynolds, NMFS 

Pacific Islands Regional Office; 

telephone: 808–725–5039; email: 

emily.reynolds@noaa.gov. Documents to 

be considered by the PAC will be sent 

out via email in advance of the 

conference call. Please submit contact 

information to Emily Reynolds 

(telephone: 808–725–5039; email: 

emily.reynolds@noaa.gov) at least 3 

days in advance of the call to receive 

documents via email. This meeting may 

be recorded for the purposes of 

generating notes of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Reynolds, NMFS Pacific Islands 

Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 

176, Honolulu, HI 96818; telephone: 

808–725–5039; facsimile: 808–725– 

5215; email: emily.reynolds@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Western and 

Central Pacific Fisheries Convention 

Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et 

seq.), the PAC, has been formed to 

advise the U.S. Commissioners to the 

WCPFC. The PAC is composed of: (i) 

Not less than 15 nor more than 20 

individuals appointed by the Secretary 

of Commerce in consultation with the 

U.S. Commissioners to the WCPFC; (ii) 

the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s Advisory 

Committee (or the chair’s designee); and 

(iii) officials from the fisheries 

management authorities of American 

Samoa, Guam, and the Northern 

Mariana Islands (or their designees). 

The PAC supports the work of the U.S. 

National Section to the WCPFC in an 

advisory capacity. The U.S. National 

Section is made up of the U.S. 

Commissioners and the Department of 

State. NMFS Pacific Islands Regional 

Office provides administrative and 

technical support to the PAC in 

cooperation with the Department of 

State. More information on the WCPFC, 

established under the Convention on the 

Conservation and Management of 

Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the 

Western and Central Pacific Ocean, can 

be found on the WCPFC website: http:// 

www.wcpfc.int. 

Meeting Topics 

The purpose of the March 18, 2021 

meeting is to discuss outcomes of the 

2020 regular session of the WCPFC 

(WCPFC17), U.S. priorities leading up to 

the 2021 regular session of the WCPFC 

(WCPFC18) and potential management 

measures for tropical tunas and other 

issues of interest. 

Special Accommodations 

The conference call is accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Emily Reynolds at 808–725–5039 by 

March 4, 2021. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902 et seq. 

Dated: February 3, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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