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described, or referenced descriptions of, 

CDFW’s activity, the marine mammal 

species that may be affected by the 

activity, the anticipated effects on 

marine mammals and their habitat, 

estimated amount and manner of take, 

and proposed mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting measures. NMFS received 

no public comments. 

Determinations 

The renewal request consists of a 

subset of activities analyzed through the 

initial authorization described above. In 

analyzing the effects of the activities for 

the initial IHA, NMFS determined that 

the CDFW’s activities would have a 

negligible impact on the affected species 

or stock and that authorized take 

numbers of each species or stock were 

small relative to the relevant stocks (e.g., 

less than one-third the abundance of all 

stocks). The mitigation measures and 

monitoring and reporting requirements 

as described above are identical to the 

initial IHA. 

NMFS has concluded that there is no 

new information suggesting that our 

analysis or findings should change from 

those reached for the initial IHA. Based 

on the information and analysis 

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; (4) CDFW’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. 

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 renewal) with respect to potential 

impacts on the human environment. 

This action is consistent with 

categories of activities identified in 

Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental 

take authorizations with no anticipated 

serious injury or mortality) of the 

Companion Manual for NAO 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 initial IHA qualified to be 

categorically excluded from further 

NEPA review. NMFS has determined 

that the application of this categorical 

exclusion remains appropriate for this 

Renewal IHA. 

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. 

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. 

Renewal 

NMFS has issued a Renewal IHA to 

CDFW for the take of marine mammals 

incidental to conducting construction 

activities associated with Phase III of the 

Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration 

Project in Monterey County, CA, from 

September 16, 2023, through September 

15, 2024. 

Dated: September 6, 2023. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD301] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 82 South 

Atlantic Gray Triggerfish Assessment 

Webinar 6. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 82 assessment of 

the South Atlantic stock of gray 

triggerfish will consist of a data 

workshop, a series of assessment 

webinars, and a review workshop. The 

SEDAR 82 Assessment Webinar 6 is 

scheduled for September 26, 2023. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 82 South Atlantic 

Gray Triggerfish Assessment Webinar 6 

is scheduled for September 26, 2023, 

from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern. The 

established times may be adjusted as 

necessary to accommodate the timely 

completion of discussion relevant to the 

assessment process. Such adjustments 

may result in the meeting being 

extended from or completed prior to the 

time established by this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 

members of the public. Registration for 

the webinar is available by contacting 

the SEDAR coordinator via email at 

Kathleen.Howington@safmc.net. 

SEDAR address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 

Charleston, SC 29405; 

www.sedarweb.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathleen Howington, SEDAR 

Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive, 

Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405; 

phone: (843) 571–4371; email: 

Kathleen.Howington@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions, 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a threestep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop; (2) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars; and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 

datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses. The product of the Assessment 

Process is a stock assessment report 

which describes the fisheries, evaluates 

the status of the stock, estimates 

biological benchmarks, projects future 

population conditions, and recommends 

research and monitoring needs. The 

assessment is independently peer 

reviewed at the Review Workshop. The 

product of the Review Workshop is a 

Summary documenting panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 


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Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

Highly Migratory Species Management 

Division, and Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center. Participants include: 

data collectors and database managers; 

stock assessment scientists, biologists, 

and researchers; constituency 

representatives including fishermen, 

environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); 

international experts; and staff of 

Councils, Commissions, and State and 

Federal agencies. 

The items of discussion at the SEDAR 82 

South Atlantic Gray Triggerfish Assessment 

Webinar 6 are as follows: discuss any leftover 

data issues that were not cleared up during 

the data process, answer any questions that 

the analysts have, and discuss model 

development and model setup. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

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. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: September 6, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No.: PTO–C–2023–0034] 

Joint ITA–NIST–USPTO Collaboration 

Initiative Regarding Standards; Notice 

of Public Listening Session and 

Request for Comments 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public listening 

session; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The International Trade 

Administration (ITA) creates prosperity 

by strengthening the international 

competitiveness of U.S. industry, 

promoting trade and investment, and 

ensuring fair trade and compliance with 

trade laws and agreements. The 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) promotes U.S. 

innovation and industrial 

competitiveness by advancing 

standards, and technology in ways that 

enhance economic security and improve 

our quality of life. The United States 

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 

plays an important role in incentivizing 

and protecting innovation, including 

innovations contributed to international 

standards bodies. In May 2023, the 

White House announced the United 

States Government National Standards 

Strategy for Critical and Emerging 

Technology (‘‘the Strategy’’), which, 

among other things, seeks to strengthen 

U.S. engagement in standards for critical 

and emerging technologies. As a means 

to further the implementation of the 

Strategy, and pursuant to a Request for 

Information on Implementation of the 

United States Government National 

Standards Strategy for Critical and 

Emerging Technology published by 

NIST (Docket No. NIST–2023–0005), 

ITA, NIST, and the USPTO (‘‘the 

Agencies’’) are initiating a listening 

session with stakeholders focused on 

issues at the intersection of standards 

and intellectual property. The Agencies 

are seeking stakeholder input on the 

current state of U.S. firm participation 

in standard setting, and the ability of 

U.S. industry to readily adopt standards 

to grow and compete, especially as that 

relates to the standardization of critical 

and emerging technologies. 

DATES: The public listening session will 

be held on Wednesday, September 20, 

2023, from 1 to 5 p.m. ET. Persons 

seeking to speak at the listening session 

must attend in person and register by 5 

p.m. on September 13, 2023. Persons 

seeking to attend, either in person or 

virtually but not speak at the event, 

must register by September 18, 2023. 

Seating is limited for in-person 

attendance. Written comments will be 

accepted until September 29, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Public Listening Session: A 

public listening session focused on 

issues at the intersection of standards 

and intellectual property will take 

place, in person, in the Clara Barton 

Auditorium at the USPTO headquarters, 

600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 

22314. The session will also be available 

via live feed for those wishing to attend 

remotely. Registration is required for 

both in-person and virtual attendance. 

Information on registration is available 

at https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/ 

events/public-listening-sessioninnovating-ideas-standards-andintellectual-property. Registrants must 

indicate whether they are registering as 

a listen-only attendee or as a speaker 

participant. Requests to participate as a 

speaker must include: 

1. The name of the person desiring to 

participate; 

2. The organization(s) that person 

represents, if any; 

3. Contact information (address, 

telephone number, and email); and 

4. Information on the specific 

question(s) of interest to the speaker (or 

their organization) and identification of 

the primary question of interest. 

Speaking slots are limited; preference 

will be given to speakers wishing to 

address one of the questions raised in 

this request for comments. We will 

attempt to group speakers by topics 

relating to the questions. Topics and 

speakers will be announced before the 

public listening session. The agencies 

have a strong preference for speakers to 

attend in person. Speakers are required 

to submit their written remarks for the 

listening session in advance through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. We will inform 

each speaker in advance of their 

assigned time slot. If we receive more 

requests to speak than time allows and 

are unable to assign a time slot as 

requested, we will invite the requestor 

to submit written comments. Time slots 

will be at least five minutes but may be 

longer, depending on the number of 

speakers registered. A panel of ITA, 

NIST, and USPTO personnel may 

reserve time to ask questions of 

particular speakers after the delivery of 

a speaker’s remarks. Outcomes of the 

listening session may include a followon request for comments or a further 

focused workshop. 

The roundtable will be physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring accommodation, 

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