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approached include: Fin (Balaenoptera 

physalus), gray (Eschrichtius robustus), 

humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), 

and minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) 

whales. Up to 21 additional cetacean 

species may be taken if 

opportunistically encountered (see 

permit take table). Up to 100 takes 

whales of each killer whale stock and 

up to 400 individuals of each of the 

other species may be taken annually. 

Five pinniped species may be 

unintentionally harassed during 

research activities. The permit would be 

for 5 years. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: March 3, 2022. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04927 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB853] 

Gulf of Mexico 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 Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will hold a one 

day in-person and virtual meeting 

(hybrid) of its Shrimp Advisory Panel 

(AP). 

DATES: The meeting will convene 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022, 8:30 a.m. to 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: Those who prefer to attend 

the meeting in-person may do so at the 

Gulf Council office. If you are unable or 

do not wish to travel, you may 

participate in the meeting via webinar. 

Registration information will be 

available on the Council’s website by 

visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and 

clicking on the Shrimp AP meeting on 

the calendar. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 4107 W 

Spruce Street, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 

33607; telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Matt Freeman, Economist, Gulf of 

Mexico Fishery Management Council; 

matt.freeman@gulfcouncil.org, 

telephone: (813) 348–1630. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the agenda, 

though agenda items may be addressed 

out of order (changes will be noted on 

the Council’s website when possible.) 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022; 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. EST (7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. CST) 

Meeting will begin with Adoption of 

Agenda, Approval of Minutes from 

December 7–8, 2021 meeting, and Scope 

of Work. The AP will review Council 

Actions in Response to Motions from 

the December 2021 Shrimp AP Meeting 

and January 2022 Council Meeting 

Motions. 

The AP will receive updates on the 

Council Request for Proposal (RFP) to 

Address Expanded Sampling of the 

Fleet for Effort Monitoring in the Gulf 

Shrimp Industry and on the Plan for 

Pilot Testing of Vessel Monitoring 

System (VMS) Units on Gulf Shrimp 

Vessels, and then review the National 

Marine Fisheries Services’ (NMFS) 

Evaluation of Draft Approval 

Specifications for Reinstituting 

Historical cELB Program. 

The AP will review the Draft Shrimp 

Framework Action, followed by updates 

on the NMFS Shrimp Working Groups, 

on the development of brown and white 

shrimp empirical dynamic models 

(EDM) including related motions from 

the SSC Meeting in March 2022, and on 

the Gulf of Mexico Atlantis ecosystem 

model development and the intention to 

use the peer-reviewed model for shrimp 

simulations and strategic management 

advice. 

The AP will review the 2020 Gulf 

Shrimp Fishery Effort and Landings and 

then receive an update on the Number 

of Active Gulf Shrimp Permits, 

Economic Estimates, Royal Red 

Landings, and 2020 Royal Red Index. 

The AP will discuss the Biological 

Review of the Texas Closure and receive 

updates on Sea Turtle Take and TED 

Compliance and on the Publication of 

Gulf of Mexico Aquaculture 

Opportunity Areas’ Notice of Intent. 

Lastly, the AP will receive any public 

testimony and discuss other business 

items. Meeting Adjourns— 

The in-person meeting will be 

broadcast via webinar. You may register 

by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org and 

clicking on the Shrimp Advisory Panel 

meeting on the calendar. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on 

www.gulfcouncil.org as they become 

available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Advisory Panel for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to takeaction to address the emergency at least 

5 working days prior to the meeting. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid or accommodations should 

be directed to Kathy Pereira, 

kathy.pereira@gulfcouncil.org, at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 4, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05003 Filed 3–8–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB857] 

Pacific 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 Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

will convene a webinar meeting of its 

Groundfish Management Team (GMT) to 

discuss items on the Pacific Council’s 

April 2022 meeting agenda. This 

meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The online meeting will be held 

on Friday, March 25, 2022, from 1 p.m. 


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