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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. 

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 

Conservation Division. The Biological 

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 

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. 

Dated: September 20, 2023. 

Catherine Marzin, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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[RTID 0648–XD365] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

DATES: 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. 

ADDRESSES: 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 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin Ehlke, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council; telephone: (503) 820–2410. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

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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Request; Pacific Coast Groundfish; 

Salmon Bycatch Minimization 

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AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

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