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North Pacific Stock and the California 

stock, which is not depleted. 

The relatively low marine mammal 

occurrences in the area, shutdown 

zones, and planned monitoring make 

injury takes of marine mammals 

unlikely. The shutdown zones will be 

thoroughly monitored before the pile 

driving activities begin, and activities 

will be postponed if a marine mammal 

is sighted within the shutdown zone. 

There is a high likelihood that marine 

mammals will be detected by trained 

observers under environmental 

conditions described for the project. 

Limiting construction activities to 

daylight hours will also increase 

detectability of marine mammals in the 

area. Therefore, the mitigation and 

monitoring measures are expected to 

eliminate the potential for injury and 

Level A harassment as well as reduce 

the amount and intensity of Level B 

behavioral harassment. Furthermore, the 

pile driving activities analyzed here are 

similar to, or less impactful than, 

numerous construction activities 

conducted in other similar locations 

which have occurred with no reported 

injuries or mortality to marine 

mammals, and no known long-term 

adverse consequences from behavioral 

harassment. 

The project is not expected to have 

significant adverse effects on marine 

mammal habitat. There are no known 

Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) or 

ESA-designated critical habitat within 

the project area, and the activities will 

not permanently modify existing marine 

mammal habitat. 

In summary and as described above, 

the following factors primarily support 

our determination that the impacts 

resulting from this activity are not 

expected to adversely affect any of the 

species or stocks through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival: 

• No serious injury, mortality, or 

Level A harassment is anticipated or 

authorized; 

• The specified activities and 

associated ensonified areas are very 

small relative to the overall habitat 

ranges of all species; 

• The project area does not overlap 

known BIAs or ESA-designated critical 

habitat; 

• The lack of anticipated significant 

or long-term effects or marine mammal 

habitat; and, 

• The presumed efficacy of the 

mitigation measures in reducing the 

effects of the specified activity. 

Based on the analysis contained 

herein of the likely effects of the 

specified activity on marine mammals 

and their habitat, and taking into 

consideration the implementation of the 

monitoring and mitigation measures, 

NMFS finds that the total marine 

mammal take from the activity will have 

a negligible impact on all affected 

marine mammal species or stocks. 

Small Numbers 

As noted previously, only take of 

small numbers of marine mammals may 

be authorized under sections 

101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA for 

specified activities other than military 

readiness activities. The MMPA does 

not define small numbers and so, in 

practice, where estimated numbers are 

available, NMFS compares the number 

of individuals taken to the most 

appropriate estimation of abundance of 

the relevant species or stock in our 

determination of whether an 

authorization is limited to small 

numbers of marine mammals. When the 

predicted number of individuals to be 

taken is fewer than one-third of the 

species or stock abundance, the take is 

considered to be of small numbers. 

Additionally, other qualitative factors 

may be considered in the analysis, such 

as the temporal or spatial scale of the 

activities. 

The amount of take NMFS has 

authorized is below one-third of the 

estimated stock abundances for stocks 

(See table 7). These are all likely 

conservative estimates because they 

assume all takes are of different 

individual animals which is likely not 

the case. Some individuals may return 

multiple times in a day, but PSOs will 

count them as separate takes if they 

cannot be individually identified. 

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 will 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 will 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 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. 

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 action 

(i.e., the issuance of an IHA) and 

alternatives 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 PG&E for 

the potential harassment of small 

numbers of seven marine mammal 

species incidental to the sediment 

remediation project in San Francisco 

Bay, that includes the previously 

explained mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements. 

Dated: January 25, 2024. 

Catherine G. Marzin, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

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1 17 CFR 145.9. 

2 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 

1320.8(b)(3)(vi). See also 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 

1981). 

3The estimated total annual burden hours remain 

unchanged from the 2018 and 2021 renewals. 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below has been forwarded to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA), of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and its expected costs and burden. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before before February 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of this 

notice’s publication to OIRA, at https:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Please find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the website’s 

search function. Comments can be 

entered electronically by clicking on the 

‘‘comment’’ button next to the 

information collection on the ‘‘OIRA 

Information Collections Under Review’’ 

page, or the ‘‘View ICR—Agency 

Submission’’ page. A copy of the 

supporting statement for the collection 

of information discussed herein may be 

obtained by visiting https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

In addition to the submission of 

comments to https://Reginfo.gov as 

indicated above, a copy of all comments 

submitted to OIRA may also be 

submitted to the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘CFTC’’) by clicking 

on the ‘‘Submit Comment’’ box next to 

the descriptive entry for OMB Control 

No. 3038–0015, at https://

comments.cftc.gov/FederalRegister/ 

PublicInfo.aspx. 

Or by either of the following methods: 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail above. 

All comments must be submitted in 

English, or if not, accompanied by an 

English translation. Comments 

submitted to the Commission should 

include only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. If you wish 

the Commission to consider information 

that you believe is exempt from 

disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act, a petition for 

confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in § 145.9 

of the Commission’s regulations.1 The 

Commission reserves the right, but shall 

have no obligation, to review, prescreen, 

filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all 

of your submission from https://

www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be 

inappropriate for publication, such as 

obscene language. All submissions that 

have been redacted or removed that 

contain comments on the merits of the 

ICR will be retained in the public 

comment file and will be considered as 

required under the Administrative 

Procedure Act and other applicable 

laws, and may be accessible under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Kennedy, Division of 

Enforcement, U.S. Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 290 Broadway, 

New York, NY 10007; (646) 746–9780; 

email: ckennedy@cftc.gov and refer to 

OMB Control No. 3038–0015. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: ‘‘Copies of Crop and Market 

Information Reports,’’ OMB Control No. 

3038–0015. This is a request for an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: The information collected 

pursuant to this rule, 17 CFR 1.40, is in 

the public interest and is necessary for 

market surveillance. Manipulation of 

commodity futures prices is a violation 

of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act). 

Section 9(a)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 

13(a)(2)) prohibits the dissemination of 

false or misleading or knowingly 

inaccurate reports that affect or tend to 

affect the prices of commodities. In 

order to facilitate the enforcement of 

this provision, Commission regulation 

1.40 requires that members of an 

exchange and FCMs provide upon 

request copies of any report published 

or given general circulation which 

concerns crop or market information 

that affects or tends to affect the price 

of any commodity. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number.2 On November 20, 

2023, the Commission published in the 

Federal Register notice of the proposed 

extension of this information collection 

and provided 60 days for public 

comment on the proposed extension, 88 

FR 80696 (‘‘60-Day Notice’’). The 

Commission did not receive any 

comments on the 60-Day Notice. 

Burden Statement: The respondents’ 

burden for this collection is estimated to 

be as follows: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 0.17. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1.7 hours.3

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

Dated: January 24, 2024. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

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COUNCIL OF THE INSPECTORS 

GENERAL ON INTEGRITY AND 

EFFICIENCY 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review Board Membership 

AGENCY: Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

DATES: Applicable October 1, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug Holt, CIGIE Executive Director, 

(202) 292–2600. Individual Offices of 

Inspectors General at the telephone 

numbers listed below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background: 

The Inspector General Act of 1978, as 

amended, created the Offices of 

Inspectors General as independent and 

objective units to conduct and supervise 

audits and investigations relating to 

Federal programs and operations. The 

Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 

established the Council of the Inspectors 

General on Integrity and Efficiency 

(CIGIE) to address integrity, economy, 

and effectiveness issues that transcend 

individual Government agencies; and 

increase the professionalism and 

effectiveness of personnel by developing 

policies, standards, and approaches to 

aid in the establishment of a welltrained and highly skilled workforce in 

the Offices of Inspectors General. CIGIE 

is an interagency council whose 

executive chair is the Deputy Director 

for Management, Office of Management 

and Budget, and is comprised 

principally of the 75 Inspectors General 

(IGs). 

II. CIGIE Performance Review Board 

Under 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(1)–(5), and in 

accordance with regulations prescribed 


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