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data in the literature regarding seasonal 

distribution of marine mammals in the 

GOM. Information supporting the small 

numbers determinations is provided in 

table 1. 

TABLE 1—TAKE ANALYSIS

Species Authorized 

take a Abundance b Percent 

abundance 

Rice’s whale ................................................................................................................................. 0 51 n/a 

Sperm whale ................................................................................................................................ 210 2,207 9.5 

Kogia spp. .................................................................................................................................... c 89 4,373 1.8 

Beaked whales ............................................................................................................................ 929 3,768 24.6 

Rough-toothed dolphin ................................................................................................................ 160 4,853 3.3 

Bottlenose dolphin ....................................................................................................................... 757 176,108 0.4 

Clymene dolphin .......................................................................................................................... 449 11,895 3.8 

Atlantic spotted dolphin ............................................................................................................... 302 74,785 0.4 

Pantropical spotted dolphin ......................................................................................................... 2,039 102,361 2 

Spinner dolphin ............................................................................................................................ 546 25,114 2.2 

Striped dolphin ............................................................................................................................. 176 5,229 3.4 

Fraser’s dolphin ........................................................................................................................... d 50 1,665 3 

Risso’s dolphin ............................................................................................................................. 132 3,764 3.5 

Melon-headed whale ................................................................................................................... 295 7,003 4.2 

Pygmy killer whale ....................................................................................................................... 69 2,126 3.3 

False killer whale ......................................................................................................................... 111 3,204 3.5 

Killer whale .................................................................................................................................. 0 267 n/a 

Short-finned pilot whale ............................................................................................................... 85 1,981 4.3 

aScalar ratios were not applied in this case due to brief survey duration. 

bBest abundance estimate. For most taxa, the best abundance estimate for purposes of comparison with take estimates is considered here to 

be the model-predicted abundance (Roberts et al., 2016). For those taxa where a density surface model predicting abundance by month was 

produced, the maximum mean seasonal abundance was used. For those taxa where abundance is not predicted by month, only mean annual 

abundance is available. For Rice’s whale and killer whale, the larger estimated SAR abundance estimate is used. c Includes 4 takes by Level A harassment and 76 takes by Level B harassment. 

d Modeled exposure estimate less than assumed average group size (Maze-Foley and Mullin, 2006). 

Based on the analysis contained 

herein of Anadarko’s proposed survey 

activity described in its LOA 

application and the anticipated take of 

marine mammals, NMFS finds that 

small numbers of marine mammals will 

be taken relative to the affected species 

or stock sizes (i.e., less than one-third of 

the best available abundance estimate) 

and therefore the taking is of no more 

than small numbers. 

Authorization 

NMFS has determined that the level 

of taking for this LOA request is 

consistent with the findings made for 

the total taking allowable under the 

incidental take regulations and that the 

amount of take authorized under the 

LOA is of no more than small numbers. 

Accordingly, we have issued an LOA to 

Anadarko authorizing the take of marine 

mammals incidental to its geophysical 

survey activity, as described above. 

Dated: January 4, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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South Atlantic Fishery Management 

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ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the South 

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Law Enforcement Advisory Panel. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) will 

hold a meeting of the Law Enforcement 

Advisory Panel (AP) January 29–30, 

2024, in Charleston, SC. 

DATES: The Law Enforcement AP will 

meet from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on 

January 29, and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. 

on January 30, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held at the Crowne 

Plaza, 4831 Tanger Outlet Blvd., North 

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enforcement components of 

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(Snapper Grouper Amendment 48), 

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Grouper Fishery (Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 46), and on-demand gear 

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Regulatory Amendment 36). The AP 

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The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) 5 days 

prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence 

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change. 

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

Dated: January 5, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

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Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

will convene a meeting of the Scientific 

and Statistical Committee’s (SSC) 

Groundfish Subcommittee (GFSC) to 

review public comments associated 

with the 2021 stock assessment and 

2023 rebuilding analyses of quillback 

rockfish off California. The SSC GFSC 

meeting is open to the public and will 

be conducted in person with a web 

broadcast that provides the opportunity 

for remote public comment. 

DATES: The SSC GFSC meeting will be 

held Friday, January 26, 2024 from 8:30 

a.m. until 3:30 p.m. (Pacific standard 

time) or when business for the day has 

been completed. 

ADDRESSES: The SSC GFSC meeting will 

be held in the Wallingford/Fremont 

Rooms of the Watertown Hotel/Inn, 

4242 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 

98105; telephone 206–826–4242. 

This meeting is being conducted in 

person with a web broadcast that 

provides the opportunity for remote 

public comment. Specific meeting 

information, materials, and instructions 

for how to connect to the meeting 

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meeting announcement on the Pacific 

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email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 

(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact 

him at 503–820–2280, extension 412 for 

technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

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OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene A. Bellman, Staff Officer, 

Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820– 

2414, email: marlene.bellman@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the SSC GFSC meeting is to 

review public comments associated 

with the 2021 stock assessment and 

2023 rebuilding analyses of quillback 

rockfish off California, as provided 

during the November 2023 Pacific 

Council meeting. The review meeting 

will follow Terms of Reference designed 

for this specific review as requested by 

the Pacific Council, as well as SSC 

operational guidelines. 

No management actions will be 

decided by the SSC GFSC. The meeting 

participants’ role will be the 

development of recommendations and 

reports for consideration by the full SSC 

and Pacific Council at the March 2024 

meeting in Fresno, California. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agendas may 

be discussed, those issues may not be 

the subject of formal action during these 

meetings. 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 

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should be directed to Mr. Kris 

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noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: January 5, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Marine Mammals; File No. 27607 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Sean Todd, Ph.D., College of the 

Atlantic, 105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, 

ME 04609, has applied in due form for 

a permit for scientific research on 

marine mammal parts. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 27607 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 27607 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Markin, Ph.D., or Shasta McClenahan, 

Ph.D., (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The applicant proposes to receive, 

import, and export parts for research 

from up to 150 individual cetaceans and 

500 individual pinnipeds of any 

species, annually. Sources of parts may 

include animals in foreign countries 

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