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This final IHA includes identical 

required mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting measures as the 2018 IHA, and 

there is no new information suggesting 

that our analysis or findings should 

change. 

Based on the information 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; and (4) ADOT&PF’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. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

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 order to comply with the ESA, 

NMFS Alaska Regional Office (AKR) 

Protected Resources Division issued a 

Biological Opinion in September 2017 

under section 7 of the ESA, on the 

issuance of an IHA to ADOT&PF under 

section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA. There 

are four distinct population segments 

(DPSs) of three marine mammal species 

that are listed under the ESA with 

confirmed or possible occurrence in the 

study area: The Western North Pacific 

DPS and Mexico DPS of humpback 

whale; the Western DPS of Steller sea 

lion; and fin whale. The Biological 

Opinion concluded that while the 

issuance of the authorization may 

adversely affect members of some listed 

species it is not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of any listed marine 

mammal species or destroy or modify 

any critical habitat. Note that the only 

modification to the IHA is a change in 

effective dates. No additional take has 

been requested or is being authorized 

and all mitigation measures described in 

the Biological Opinion will continue to 

be implemented to limit Level A and 

Level B exposures. For these reasons, 

we anticipate no new or changed effects 

of the action beyond what was 

considered in the 2017 Biological 

Opinion. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to 

ADOT&PF for the Sand Point City Dock 

Replacement Project for 2019–2020, 

provided the previously described 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements from the 2018–2019 IHA 

are incorporated. 

Dated: August 1, 2018. 

Elaine T. Saiz, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XG358 

Meeting of the Columbia Basin 

Partnership Task Force of the Marine 

Fisheries Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

proposed schedule and agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the Marine 

Fisheries Advisory Committee’s 

(MAFAC’s) Columbia Basin Partnership 

Task Force (CBP Task Force). The CBP 

Task Force will discuss the issues 

outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held August 

22, 2018, 1–4 p.m., Pacific Time. 

ADDRESSES: There is no public access. 

Meeting is by conference call. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Cheney; NFMS West Coast 

Region; 503–231–6730; email: 

Katherine.Cheney@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of MAFAC’s 

CBP Task Force. The MAFAC was 

established by the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), and, since 1971, 

advises the Secretary on all living 

marine resource matters that are the 

responsibility of the Department of 

Commerce. The MAFAC charter and 

summaries of prior MAFAC meetings 

are located online at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/ 

partners#marine-fisheries-advisorycommittee. The CBP Task Force reports 

to MAFAC and is being convened to 

develop recommendations for long-term 

goals to meet Columbia Basin salmon 

recovery, conservation needs, and 

harvest opportunities, in the context of 

habitat capacity and other factors that 

affect salmon mortality. More 

information is available at the CBP Task 

Force web page: http://

www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

columbia_river/index.html. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The Committee is convening to 

discuss feedback from CBP Task Force 

members as they shared provisional 

goals with their constituents and 

communities; drafting of their 

recommendations and report; and next 

steps for the CBP Task Force. 

Time and Date 

The meeting is scheduled for August 

22, 2018, 1–4 p.m., Pacific Time by 

conference call and webinar. Access 

information for the public will be 

posted at http://

www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

columbia_river/index.html by August 8, 

2018. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to Katherine Cheney, 503–231– 

6730 by August 8, 2018. 

Dated: August 1, 2018. 

Jennifer L. Lukens, 

Federal Program Officer, Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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Determination of Overfishing or an 

Overfished Condition 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice 

that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), has found that 

the following stocks are overfished or 

subject to overfishing. Klamath River 

fall-run Chinook salmon, Queets coho 

salmon, Juan de Fuca coho salmon, 

Snohomish coho salmon, and 


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