84868 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 206 / Thursday, October 24, 2024 / Notices 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this POR. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in 

Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to an APO of their 

responsibility concerning the return or 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under the APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return/destruction of 

APO materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

Failure to comply with the regulations 

and terms of an APO is a violation 

which is subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Commerce is issuing and publishing 

the final results of this review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: October 16, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE401] 

Endangered Species; File No. 28338 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Puerto Rico Department of Natural 

and Environmental Resources, San Jose ́

Industrial Park, 1375 Ave. Ponce de 

Leo ́n, San Juan, PR 00926 (Responsible 

Party: Nilda Jimenez-Marrero, Ph.D.), 

has applied in due form for a permit to 

take pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) 

for purposes of enhancement. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 25, 

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 home page, https://

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 28338 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. 28338 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: 

Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, Ph.D., 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

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). 

The applicant proposes to conduct 

restoration activities for pillar coral in 

Puerto Rico in the event the species is 

listed as endangered. The objective of 

this project is to preserve the genetic 

diversity of the species and increase its 

population numbers in coral reefs in the 

wild. Restoration practitioners would 

collect up to 500 colonies or parts of 

colonies annually from coral reefs in the 

waters of Puerto Rico and transport 

them to in situ and ex situ nurseries for 

maintenance and propagation. Up to 

1,500 colonies would be outplanted to 

the wild from nurseries annually. An 

additional 25 colonies or parts of 

colonies annually would be collected 

from the wild as part of emergency 

response due to catastrophic events, 

such as a vessel grounding or storm. 

These colonies would be reattached or 

stabilized in the wild (in the same 

location or at a new location) or 

transported to a nursery. The permit is 

requested for 10 years. 

Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE397] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Replacement of 

Pier 302 at Naval Base Point Loma, 

San Diego, California 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of renewal 

incidental harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

regulations implementing the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as 

amended, notification is hereby given 

that NMFS has issued a renewal 

incidental harassment authorization 

(IHA) to the U.S Navy to incidentally 

harass marine mammals during 

construction activities associated with 

pile driving at the Point Loma Naval 

Base in San Diego, CA. 

DATES: This authorization is effective 

from the date of issuance to September 

30, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the 

application and supporting documents, 

as well as a list of the references cited 

in this document, may be obtained 

online at: https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/national/marine-mammalprotection/incidental-takeauthorizations-construction-activities. 

In case of problems accessing these 

documents, please call the contact listed 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Summer Owens, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of 

marine mammals, with certain 

exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and 

(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce 

(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon 

request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 


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engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

promulgated or, if the taking is limited 

to harassment, an incidental harassment 

authorization is issued. 

Authorization for incidental takings 

shall be granted if NMFS finds that the 

taking will have a negligible impact on 

the species or stock(s) and will not have 

an unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

taking for subsistence uses (where 

relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe 

the permissible methods of taking and 

other ‘‘means of effecting the least 

practicable adverse impact’’ on the 

affected species or stocks and their 

habitat, paying particular attention to 

rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of 

similar significance, and on the 

availability of such species or stocks for 

taking for certain subsistence uses 

(referred to here as ‘‘mitigation 

measures’’). NMFS must also prescribe 

requirements pertaining to monitoring 

and reporting of such takings. The 

definition of key terms such as ‘‘take,’’ 

‘‘harassment,’’ and ‘‘negligible impact’’ 

can be found in the MMPA and the 

NMFS’s implementing regulations (see 

16 U.S.C. 1362; 50 CFR 216.103). 

NMFS’ regulations implementing the 

MMPA at 50 CFR 216.107(e) indicate 

that IHAs may be renewed for 

additional periods of time not to exceed 

1 year for each reauthorization. In the 

notice of proposed IHA for the initial 

IHA, NMFS described the circumstances 

under which we would consider issuing 

a renewal for this activity, and 

requested public comment on a 

potential renewal under those 

circumstances. Specifically, on a caseby-case basis, NMFS may issue a onetime 1-year renewal of an 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, activities as 

described in the Detailed Description of 

Specified Activities section of the initial 

IHA issuance notice is planned or (2) 

the activities as described in the 

Description of the Specified Activities 

and Anticipated Impacts section of the 

initial IHA issuance notice would not be 

completed by the time the initial IHA 

expires and a renewal would allow for 

completion of the activities beyond that 

described in the DATES section of the 

notice of issuance of the initial IHA, 

provided all of the following conditions 

are met: 

1. 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). 

2. The request for renewal must 

include the following: 

• 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); and 

• 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; 

and 

3. 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. 

An additional public comment period 

of 15 days (for a total of 45 days), with 

direct notice by email, phone, or postal 

service to commenters on the initial 

IHA, is provided to allow for any 

additional comments on the proposed 

renewal. A description of the renewal 

process may be found on our website at: 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

national/marine-mammal-protection/ 

incidental-harassment-authorizationrenewals. Any comments received on 

the potential renewal, along with 

relevant comments on the initial IHA, 

have been considered in the 

development of this proposed IHA 

renewal, and a summary of agency 

responses to applicable comments is 

included in this notice. NMFS will 

consider any additional public 

comments prior to making any final 

decision on the issuance of the 

requested renewal, and agency 

responses will be summarized in the 

final notice of our decision. 

Summary of Request 

On October 1, 2023, NMFS issued an 

IHA to the U.S. Navy to take marine 

mammals incidental to construction 

associated with the replacement of Pier 

302 at Naval Base Point Loma in San 

Diego, California (88 FR 6703, February 

1, 2023), effective from October 1, 2023, 

through September 30, 2024. On July 31, 

2024, NMFS received an application for 

the renewal of that initial IHA. As 

described in the application for renewal 

IHA, the activities for which incidental 

take is requested consist of activities 

that are covered by the initial 

authorization but will not be completed 

prior to its expiration. As required, the 

applicant also provided preliminary 

monitoring data which confirm that the 

applicant has implemented the required 

mitigation and monitoring, and which 

also shows that no impacts of a scale or 

nature not previously analyzed or 

authorized have occurred as a result of 

the activities conducted. There are no 

changes from the proposed 

authorization in this final authorization. 

Description of the Specified Activities 

and Anticipated Impacts 

The planned activities for this project 

are a subset of previously planned 

activities consisting of activities that 

were not completed in the initial IHA. 

There are still 17, 6-inch steel round 

piles to install using a vibratory hammer 

which will be completed over 2 days. 

All other aspects (including mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting), species for 

which take is authorized, and 

anticipated impacts on the affected 

stocks are the same as those analyzed 

and authorized through the previously 

issued IHA. 

The purpose of the project is to 

replace Pier 302 which provides the 

U.S. Navy’s marine mammal program 

with adequate facilities to house its 

marine mammals and provide a safe 

working environment for personnel to 

support the U.S. Navy’s overall mission 

to maintain, train, and equip combat 

ready Naval forces. The location, timing, 

and nature of the activities, including 

the types of equipment planned for use, 

are identical to those described in the 

initial IHA. 

Species that are expected to be taken 

incidental to pile driving activity, by 

Level B harassment only, are California 

sea lion (Zalophus californianus), 

northern elephant seal (Mirounga 

angustirostris), harbor seal (Phoca 

vitulina), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops 

truncatus), Pacific white-sided dolphin 

(Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), and 

common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). 

Take was calculated using the same 

method as for the initial IHA, but 

reflecting the reduced amount of 

activity, i.e., only installing 17, 6-inch 

round steel piles. 

Description of the Specified Activity 

A detailed description of the 

demolition and construction activities 

for which take is requested here may be 

found in the proposed renewal notice 

(89 FR 80228, October 2, 2024) and 


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notices of the proposed (87 FR 68442, 

November 15, 2022) and final (88 FR 

6703, February 1, 2023) IHAs for the 

initial authorization. Since that time, no 

changes have been made to the planned 

activities. Therefore, a detailed 

description is not provided here. Please 

refer to that Federal Register notice for 

the description of the specific activity. 

Comments and Responses 

A notice of NMFS’ proposal to issue 

an IHA to the U.S Navy was published 

in the Federal Register on October 2, 

2024 (89 FR 80228). That notice 

described, in detail, the U.S Navy’s 

activity, the marine mammal species 

that may be affected by the activity, and 

the anticipated effects on marine 

mammals. In that notice, we requested 

public input on the request for 

authorization described therein, our 

analyses, the proposed authorization, 

and any other aspect of the notice of 

proposed IHA, and requested that 

interested persons submit relevant 

information, suggestions, and 

comments. During the 15-day public 

comment period, NMFS did not receive 

any public comments. 

Description of Marine Mammals 

A description of the marine mammals 

in the area of the activities for which 

authorization of take is proposed here, 

including information on abundance, 

status, distribution, and hearing, may be 

found in the notices of the proposed and 

final IHAs for the initial authorization. 

NMFS has reviewed the monitoring data 

from the initial IHA, draft 2023 Stock 

Assessment Reports, information on 

relevant Unusual Mortality Events, and 

other scientific literature, and 

determined there is no new information 

that affects which species or stocks have 

the potential to be affected or the 

pertinent information in the Description 

of the Marine Mammals in the Area of 

Specified Activities contained in the 

supporting documents for the initial 

IHA. 

Potential Effects on Marine Mammals 

and Their Habitat 

A description of the potential effects 

of the specified activity on marine 

mammals and their habitat for the 

activities for which an authorization of 

incidental take is requested here may be 

found in the notices of the proposed and 

final IHAs for the initial authorization. 

NMFS has reviewed the monitoring data 

from the initial IHA, recent draft Stock 

Assessment Reports, information on 

relevant Unusual Mortality Events, and 

other scientific literature, and 

determined that there is no new 

information that affects our initial 

analysis of impacts on marine mammals 

and their habitat. 

Estimated Take 

A detailed description of the methods 

and inputs used to estimate take for the 

specified activity are found in the 

notices of the proposed and final IHAs 

for the initial authorization. 

Specifically, the source levels, days of 

operation, and marine mammal 

occurrence data applicable to this 

authorization remain unchanged from 

the previously issued IHA. Similarly, 

the stocks taken, methods of take, and 

types of take remain unchanged from 

the previously issued IHA. As noted 

above, the amount of estimated take 

requested for authorization here is lower 

than that authorized through the initial 

IHA, corresponding with the subset of 

activity remaining for completion. 

To calculate take, the U.S. Navy 

estimated average occurrence of each 

species based on previous nearby 

completed Navy projects and multiplied 

it by the number of total piles driving 

days to get their estimated potential take 

for authorization. Under the initial IHA 

32 days of pile driving were planned, 

but only 30 days’ worth of pile work 

were completed. There are now 2 days 

of pile work remaining, with the same 

estimated abundance numbers used and 

multiplied by 2 days of pile driving 

work to produce take estimates for the 

renewal IHA (table 1). 

TABLE 1—AUTHORIZED AMOUNT OF TAKING BY LEVEL A/B HARASSMENT, BY SPECIES

Species 

Expected 

average 

individuals per 

day 

Initial 

authorized 

take 

Renewal 

authorized 

take 

California sea lion 1 ...................................................................................................................... 15 480 30

Harbor seal 1 ................................................................................................................................ 1 32 2 

Bottlenose dolphin 1 ..................................................................................................................... 1 32 2 

Common dolphin (Long- and Short-beaked) 2 ............................................................................. 9 288 18 

Pacific white-sided dolphin 2 ........................................................................................................ 1 32 2 

Northern elephant seal ................................................................................................................ 3 (/) 7 1 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... ........................ 871 55 

1Average daily counts based on observations during Year 4 Fuel Pier Replacement Project Monitoring (NAVFAC SW 2017b). 

2Average daily counts based on observations during Year 2 Fuel Pier Replacement Project Monitoring (NAVFAC SW 2015). 

3Expected potential of two northern elephant seals over the duration of project activity with a +5 buffer. 

Description Mitigation, Monitoring and 

Reporting Measures 

The mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting measures included as 

requirements in this authorization are 

identical to those included in the 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

issuance of the initial IHA, and the 

discussion of the least practicable 

adverse impact included in that 

document and the notice of the 

proposed IHA remains accurate. 

Determinations 

NMFS has concluded that there is no 

new information suggesting that our 

analysis or findings should change from 

those reached for the initial IHA. Based 

on the information and analysis 

contained here and in the referenced 

documents, NMFS has determined the 

following: (1) the required mitigation 

measures will affect the least practicable 

impact on marine mammal species or 

stocks and their habitat; (2) the 

authorized takes will have a negligible 

impact on the affected marine mammal 

species or stocks; (3) the authorized 

takes represent small numbers of marine 

mammals relative to the affected stock 

abundances; (4) the U.S. 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 

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Endangered Species Act 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.) requires that each Federal agency 

ensure 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 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 evaluate our 

proposed action (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 determined that the issuance of 

the initial IHA qualified to be 

categorically excluded from further 

NEPA review. NMFS has determined 

that the application of this categorical 

exclusion remains appropriate for this 

renewal IHA. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued a renewal IHA to 

the U.S Navy for the potential 

harassment of small numbers of six 

marine mammal species incidental to 

the Replacement of Pier 302 at Naval 

Base Point Loma, San Diego, California, 

that includes the previously explained 

mitigation, monitoring and reporting 

requirements. 

Dated: October 21, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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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; National Marine Sanctuary 

Permits 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on May 14, 

2024 during a 60-day comment period 

and no comments were received. This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days 

for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: National Marine Sanctuary 

Permits. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0141. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission, 

revision and extension of a current 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 567. 

Average Hours per Response: General 

permits and authorizations, 1 hour and 

30 minutes; special use permits, 8 

hours; archaeological research permits, 

13 hours; baitfish permits, 25 minutes; 

permit amendments and certifications, 

30 minutes; voluntary registrations, 15 

minutes; appeals, 24 hours; Tortugas 

access permits, 5 minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,307.75. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection by the 

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 

(ONMS). ONMS manages national 

marine sanctuaries pursuant to the 

purposes and policies of the National 

Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA, 16 

U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). National marine 

sanctuary regulations at 15 CFR part 922 

list specific activities that are prohibited 

in national marine sanctuaries. These 

regulations also state that otherwise 

prohibited activities may be conducted 

if a permit is issued by ONMS. For most 

types of permits, persons desiring a 

permit must submit an application (note 

that requests for baitfish permits and 

Tortugas Ecological Reserve North 

Access permits require contacting 

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 

and do not require a completed ONMS 

permit application), and anyone 

obtaining a permit is generally required 

to submit one or more reports on the 

activity allowed under the permit. The 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at 15 CFR part 922 form 

the basis for this collection of 

information. 

This information is required by 

ONMS to protect and manage sanctuary 

resources. The permit application 

collects information about the proposed 

activities, the methods proposed to be 

used, the potential effects to sanctuary 

resources, and information on the 

regulatory review criteria at 15 CFR part 

922. ONMS uses this information to 

evaluate whether the proposed activities 

are consistent with the goals and 

objectives of the sanctuary and the 

purposes and policies of the NMSA. 

Changes to this information collection 

include revisions to the permit 

application and instructions to collect 

information about small businesses to 

better assess the types of entities 

engaged in permitting activities. The 

estimated number of permits issued per 

year also changed from 424 to 567 to 

reflect the additional estimated permit 

numbers if the various proposed 

national marine sanctuary designations 

are finalized. In particular, this is based 

on adding an estimated fifteen 

additional permits and about 59 

certifications for the recently designated 

Chumash Heritage National Marine 

Sanctuary (89 FR 83554, Oct. 16, 2024), 

an estimated five additional permits for 

the proposed designation of the 

National Marine Sanctuary for the 

Pacific Remote Islands (88 FR 23624; 

April 18, 2023), an estimated five 

additional permits for the recently 

designated Lake Ontario National 

Marine Sanctuary (89 FR 48272, June 6, 

2024), an estimated five additional 

permits for proposed Lake Erie 

Quadrangle National Marine Sanctuary 

(88 FR 32198, May 19, 2023), an 

estimated nine permits for the proposed 

sanctuary in the Hudson Canyon area 

(87 FR 38387, June 8, 2022), and 

increasing the numbers of amendments 

and Tortugas access permits to reflect 

more recent average permit numbers. 

The number of baitfish permits was 

diminished by 35 permits and Florida 

Keys National Marine Sanctuary has 

proposed phasing out the bait fishing 

permits over the next three years (87 FR 

42800, July 18, 2022). Other revisions 

made to the application and applicant 


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