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Based on the analysis contained 

herein of the activity (including the 

mitigation and monitoring measures) 

and the anticipated take of marine 

mammals, NMFS finds that small 

numbers of marine mammals would 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. 

Endangered Species Act 

Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA of 1973 (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 for this activity. 

Therefore, NMFS has determined that 

formal consultation under section 7 of 

the ESA is not required for this action. 

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 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 has determined that the issuance 

of this IHA qualifies to be categorically 

excluded from further NEPA review. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to the City 

of Oceanside for the potential 

harassment of small numbers of seven 

marine mammal species incidental to 

construction activities in Oceanside 

Harbor, Oceanside, CA, that includes 

the previously explained mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements. 

Dated: January 8, 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; Vessel Monitoring System 

Requirements for the Pacific Islands 

Fisheries 

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 

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 September 

1, 2023, 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: Vessel Monitoring System 

Requirements for the Pacific Islands 

Fisheries. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0441. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Extension of a current information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 69. 

Average Hours per Response: 4 hours 

for installation of a VMS unit; 2 hours 

for VMS unit replacement, and 1.5 

hours for annual maintenance. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 131. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, 

Pacific Islands Region, and the NOAA 

Office of Law Enforcement (OLE), 

Pacific Islands Division, collect vessel 

tracking information through a Vessel 

Monitoring System (VMS). The 

authority for this collection is specified 

at 50 CFR 665.19. 

As part of fishery ecosystem plans 

developed under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

owners of commercial fishing vessels in 

the Hawaii pelagic longline fishery, 

American Samoa pelagic longline 

fishery (only vessels longer than 50 

feet), Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 

lobster fishery (currently inactive), and 

Northern Mariana Islands bottomfish 

fishery (only vessels longer than 40 feet) 

must allow NOAA to install VMS units 

on their vessels when directed by OLE 

personnel. VMS units automatically 

send periodic reports on the position of 

the vessel to OLE. NOAA uses the 

reports to monitor the vessel’s location 

and activities, primarily to enforce 

regulated fishing areas. NOAA pays for 

all costs related to the VMS systems for 

the aforementioned fisheries. There is 

no public burden for the automatic 

messaging; however, VMS installation 

and maintenance are considered public 

burden. Aside from updates to the 

burden estimates, there are no changes 

to the collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory 

Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.19 

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 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0441. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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