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auditory injury estimates (i.e., for Level 

A harassment). These changes result in 

slightly larger Level A harassment zones 

and shutdown zones due to increased 

durations of pile driving activities. No 

other changes have been made to the 

planned activities. 

In analyzing the effects of the 

activities for the initial IHA, NMFS 

determined that the Navy’s activities 

would have a negligible impact on the 

affected species or stocks. There is no 

new information that affects NMFS’ 

determinations supporting issuance of 

the initial IHA or this proposed IHA. 

While the takes by Level B harassment 

proposed for authorization are greater 

than the takes by Level B harassment 

authorized in the initial IHA, the 

anticipated impacts of the Navy’s 

training exercises on marine mammals 

is the same as what was considered in 

the initial IHA (e.g., temporary 

modifications in behaviors or 

Temporary Threshold Shifts (TTS) that 

would not result in fitness impacts to 

any individuals). In addition, the 

specified activity and ensonification 

areas are still very small relative to the 

overall habitat ranges of all species and 

do not include habitat areas of special 

significance (Biologically Important 

Areas or ESA-designated critical 

habitat). Lastly, the intensity of 

anticipated takes by Level B harassment 

is relatively low for all stocks and 

would not be of a duration or intensity 

expected to result in impacts on 

reproduction or survival. The mitigation 

measures and monitoring and reporting 

requirements as described above are 

identical to the initial IHA, except for 

the requirement of slightly larger 

shutdown zones. 

Based on the information contained 

here and in the referenced documents, 

NMFS has preliminarily 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 

proposed authorized takes will have a 

negligible impact on the affected marine 

mammal species or stocks; (3) the 

proposed authorized takes represent 

small numbers of marine mammals 

relative to the affected stock 

abundances; (4) the Navy’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; and (5) appropriate 

monitoring and reporting requirements 

are included. 

Endangered Species Act 

No incidental take of Endangered 

Species Act (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. 

Proposed Renewal IHA and Request 

for Public Comment 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

an HA to the Navy for conducting pile 

driving training exercises in NBVC for 1 

year after the date of issuance, provided 

the previously described mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. A draft of the 

proposed IHA can be found at https:// 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

incidental-take-authorization-us-navypile-training-exercises-naval-baseventura-county-port. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analyses 

(included in both this document and the 

referenced documents supporting the 

initial IHA), the proposed authorization, 

and any other aspect of this notice of 

proposed IHA for the Navy’s proposed 

pile driving training exercises at NBVC. 

We also request comment on the 

potential for renewal of this proposed 

IHA as described in the paragraph 

below. Please include with your 

comments any supporting data or 

literature citations to help inform our 

final decision on the request for MMPA 

authorization. 

On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may 

issue a one-time, 1-year renewal IHA 

following notice to the public providing 

an additional 15 days for public 

comments when (1) up to another year 

of identical or nearly identical, or nearly 

identical, activities as described in the 

Description of the Proposed Activity 

and Anticipated Impacts section of this 

notice is planned or (2) the activities as 

described in the Description of the 

Proposed Activity and Anticipated 

Impacts section of this notice would not 

be completed by the time the IHA 

expires and a renewal would allow for 

completion of the activities beyond that 

described in the Dates and Duration 

section of this notice, provided all of the 

following conditions are met: 

• A request for renewal is received no 

later than 60 days prior to the needed 

renewal IHA effective date (recognizing 

that the renewal IHA expiration date 

cannot extend beyond 1 year from 

expiration of the initial IHA). 

• The request for renewal must 

include the following: 

(1) An explanation that the activities 

to be conducted under the requested 

renewal IHA are identical to the 

activities analyzed under the initial 

IHA, are a subset of the activities, or 

include changes so minor (e.g., 

reduction in pile size) that the changes 

do not affect the previous analyses, 

mitigation and monitoring 

requirements, or take estimates (with 

the exception of reducing the type or 

amount of take). 

(2) A preliminary monitoring report 

showing the results of the required 

monitoring to date and an explanation 

showing that the monitoring results do 

not indicate impacts of a scale or nature 

not previously analyzed or authorized. 

• Upon review of the request for 

renewal, the status of the affected 

species or stocks, and any other 

pertinent information, NMFS 

determines that there are no more than 

minor changes in the activities, the 

mitigation and monitoring measures 

will remain the same and appropriate, 

and the findings in the initial IHA 

remain valid. 

Dated: October 18, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a Recreational Initiative Public 

Engagement Workshop via webinar. 

DATES: The webinar will convene 

Monday, November 18, 2024, from 6 

p.m. to 9 p.m., EST. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will take 

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Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Monday, November 18, 2024; 6 p.m.–9 

p.m., EST 

The meeting will begin with a brief 

presentation on the purpose of the 

Recreational Initiative, provide a brief 

overview of results of the first Working 

Group Meeting, and outline the meeting 

format and expected outcomes. Staff 

will ask a series of open-ended 

questions and allow for open public 

comment on the Recreational Initiative. 

Visit the Gulf Council’s website for 

meeting registration information: 

https://gulfcouncil.org/recreationalinitiative/. After registering, you will 

receive a confirmation email containing 

information about joining the webinar. 

Public feedback on the Recreational 

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viewform. 

The meeting will be via webinar only. 

You may register for the webinar by 

visiting https://www.gulfcouncil.org and 

click on the meeting on the calendar. 

The timing and order in which agenda 

items are addressed may change as 

required to effectively address the issue, 

and the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

website as they become available. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid or 

accommodations should be directed to 

Kathy Pereira, (813) 348–1630, at least 

15 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: October 18, 2024. 

Alyssa Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 

Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public 

meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission’s 

(Commission) Summer Flounder, Scup 

and Black Sea Bass Advisory Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 2 

p.m. to 5 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Webinar connection, 

agenda items, and any additional 

information will be available at https:// 

www.mafmc.org/council-events. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their 

website at https://www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

objective of this meeting is to discuss 

2025 recreational measures (i.e., bag, 

size, and season limits) for summer 

flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The 

Council and Commission previously 

adopted 2024–25 recreational measures 

for summer flounder and scup (the same 

measures across the 2 years). Therefore, 

Advisors will review the previously 

adopted 2025 recreational measures for 

summer flounder and scup and provide 

input on whether these measures should 

remain unchanged. Black sea bass 

recreational measures for 2025 were not 

previously adopted; therefore, Advisors 

will discuss considerations for 2025 

black sea bass measures and provide 

input on the appropriate approach for 

2025 black sea bass recreational 

measures. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden at the Council Office, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: October 18, 2024. 

Alyssa Weigers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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[Transmittal No. 23–54] 

Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation 

Agency, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Arms sales notice. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the 

unclassified text of an arms sales 

notification. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Young at (703) 953–6092, 

pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

36(b)(1) arms sales notification is 

published to fulfill the requirements of 

section 155 of Public Law 104–164 

dated July 21, 1996. The following is a 

copy of a letter to the Speaker of the 

House of Representatives with attached 

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and Sensitivity of Technology. 

Dated: October 17, 2024. 

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