Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2024 / Notices 9839 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 27128), 

Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit No. 

21482–02), Erin Markin, Ph.D. (Permit 

No. 27670), and Carrie Hubard (Permit 

No. 26663); at (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices 

were published in the Federal Register 

on the dates listed below that requests 

for a permit or permit amendment had 

been submitted by the below-named 

applicants. To locate the Federal 

Register notice that announced our 

receipt of the application and a 

complete description of the activities, go 

to https://www.federalregister.gov and 

search on the permit number provided 

in table 1 below. 

TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS AND PERMIT AMENDMENTS

Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal Register 

notice Issuance date 

21482–02 ....... 0648–XG359 Dan Engelhaupt, Ph.D., HDR, Inc., 4173 Ewell Road, 

Virginia Beach, VA 23455.

84 FR 41705, August 15, 

2019.

January 9, 2024. 

27128 ............. 0648–XD201 Tamara McGuire, Ph.D., 5010 SW West Hills Road, 

Unit 1, Corvallis, OR 97333.

88 FR 50112, August 1, 

2023.

January 16, 

2024. 

27670 ............. 0648–XD524 Iris Segura-Garcı ́a, Ph.D., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, 5600 US 1, Fort Pierce, FL 34946.88 FR 78729, November 

16, 2023.

January 12, 

2024. 

26663 ............. 0648–XC868 Alaska Whale Foundation, P.O. Box 1927, Petersburg, 

AK 99833 (Responsible Party: Fred Sharpe, Ph.D.).

88 FR 18299, March 28, 

2023.

January 30, 

2024. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, as applicable, 

issuance of these permit was based on 

a finding that such permits: (1) were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of such 

endangered species; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Authority: The requested permits 

have been issued under the MMPA of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA of 

1973, as amended (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), as applicable. 

Dated: February 6, 2024. 

Amy Sloan, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02812 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD712] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public webinar of its Risk 

Policy Working Group to consider 

actions affecting New England fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

This meeting will be held in-person 

with a webinar option. 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Webinar registration URL 

information: https://zoom.us/webinar/ 

register/WN_W_

gl369EQKmGn7iFlqOLXQ. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Risk Policy Working Group 

(RPWG) plan to address the terms of 

reference (TORs) approved by the New 

England Fishery Management Council 

(Council), including progress made in 

reviewing the Council’s current Risk 

Policy, and Risk Policy Road Map (TOR 

1). They will also develop possible 

changes to the risk policy (TOR 2), 

outlining a revised risk policy that may 

include elements of a decision tree 

approach and/or a tiered approach. 

Other business will be discussed, if 

necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

before this Council for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Council 

action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has 

been notified of the Council’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. The public also should be 

aware that the meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate 

O’Keefe, Ph.D., Executive Director, at 

(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02821 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD709] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 


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ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Coastal Pelagic Species Management 

Team (CPSMT) and Coastal Pelagic 

Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) 

will hold public meetings. 

DATES: The CPSMT meeting will be held 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific standard time or 

until business for the day has been 

completed. 

The CPSAS meeting will be held 

Monday, March 4, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 

12 p.m., Pacific standard time or until 

business for the day has been 

completed. 

ADDRESSES: These meetings 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: Jessi 

Doerpinghaus, Staff Officer, Pacific 

Council; telephone: (503) 820–2415. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the CPSMT and 

CPSAS online meetings are to discuss 

and develop work products and 

recommendations for the Pacific 

Council’s March 2024 meeting. Topics 

will include reviewing the California 

Current Ecosystem report and fishery 

ecosystem plan initiatives. Other items 

on the Pacific Council’s March agenda 

may be discussed as well. The meeting 

agendas will be available on the Pacific 

Council’s website in advance of the 

meetings. No management actions will 

be decided by the CPSMT or CPSAS. 

CPSMT and CPSAS recommendations 

will be considered by the Pacific 

Council at their March Council 

meetings. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda 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 

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: February 7, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02820 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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; NMFS Observer Programs’ 

Information That Can Be Gathered 

Only Through Questions; Correction 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: On December 19, 2023, the 

Department of Commerce, published a 

30-day public comment period notice in 

the Federal Register for an information 

collection entitled ‘‘NMFS Observer 

Programs’ Information That can be 

Gathered Only Through Questions.’’ 

This document referenced incomplete 

information in the Needs and Uses 

section, and Commerce hereby issues a 

correction notice as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

ADDRESSES: 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 0648–0593. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information concerning this 

correction, contact Adrienne Thomas, 

NOAA PRA Officer, at NOAA.PRA@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of December 

19, 2023 in FR Doc. 2023–27834, on 

page 87753, in the third column, correct 

the third paragraph of the ‘‘Needs and 

Uses’’ section to read: 

The information collected will be 

used: (1) to monitor catch and bycatch 

in federally managed commercial 

fisheries; (2) to understand the 

population status and trends of fish 

stocks and protected species, as well as 

the interactions between them; (3) to 

determine the quantity and distribution 

of net benefits derived from living 

marine resources; (4) to predict the 

biological, ecological, and economic 

impacts of existing management action 

and proposed management options; (5) 

to ensure that the observer programs can 

safely and efficiently collect the 

information required for the previous 

four uses; and (6) for criminal and/or 

civil investigations by law enforcement 

agencies. In particular, these biological 

and economic data collection programs 

contribute to legally mandated analyses 

required under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA), the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866), as 

well as a variety of state statutes. The 

confidentiality of the data will be 

protected as required by the MSA, 

section 402(b). 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02756 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD641] 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Northeast Multispecies 

Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service 

Providers 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 


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