[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 86320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25226]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XE429]


Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; 
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Pile Driving Training Exercises at 
Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; proposed issuance of an incidental harassment 
authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and 
possible renewal; correction.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains corrections to a notice of the proposed 
issuance an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the United 
States Navy (Navy). The document being corrected is Takes of Marine 
Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals 
Incidental to Pile Driving Training Exercises at Naval Base Ventura 
County, Port Hueneme, which was published on October 23, 2024.

DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than November 
22, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reny Tyson Moore, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of the application 
and supporting documents, as well as the Federal Register notices and 
IHAs, may be obtained online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-construction-activities. In case of problems accessing these documents, 
please call the contact listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on October 23, 2024 
(89 FR 84534) announcing the proposed issuance of an IHA to the Navy 
concerning the authorization of take of marine mammals incidental to 
pile driving training exercises at Naval Base Ventura County, Port 
Hueneme. The proposed IHA, which would authorize the Navy to 
incidentally take California sea lions (Zalophus californius) and 
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii), by Level B harassment only, 
during the described activities and specified timeframe, prescribe the 
methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable 
adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as 
well as propose requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting 
of such taking. NMFS refers the reader to the October 23, 2024, (89 FR 
84534) Federal Register notice for background information concerning 
the proposed issuance of the IHA. The information in the notice of 
proposed issuance is not repeated here.

Correction

    The error to be corrected appears in the DATES section. The text 
incorrectly states that Comments and information must be received no 
later than November 7, 2024, which suggests the comment period for this 
proposed IHA is 15 days. However, proposed IHAs require a 30-day public 
comment period. Therefore, the correct public comment period should be 
30 days, and should end on November 22, 2024.

    Dated: October 25, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-25226 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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