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monitoring measures) and the 

anticipated take of marine mammals, 

NMFS preliminarily finds that small 

numbers of marine mammals would be 

taken relative to the population size of 

the affected species or stocks for the Pier 

58 Reconstruction Project. NMFS also 

preliminarily finds that small numbers 

of marine mammals would be taken 

relative to the population size of the 

affected species or stocks for the Pier 63 

Removal Project. 

Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis 

and Determination 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of the affected marine mammal stocks or 

species implicated by either of these 

projects. Therefore, NMFS has 

determined that the total taking of 

affected species or stocks would not 

have an unmitigable adverse impact on 

the availability of such species or stocks 

for taking for subsistence purposes. 

Endangered Species Act 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal 

agency insure 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, in 

this case with the West Coast Region 

Resources Division Office. 

NMFS is proposing to authorize take 

of Southern Resident killer whales and 

Central America and Mexico DPSs of 

humpback whales, which are listed 

under the ESA. 

The Permit and Conservation Division 

has requested initiation of Section 7 

consultation with the West Coast Region 

for the issuance of these IHAs. NMFS 

will conclude the ESA consultation 

prior to reaching a determination 

regarding the proposed issuance of the 

authorizations. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

two IHAs to the City, one each for their 

Pier 58 Reconstruction Project and their 

Pier 63 Removal Project on the Seattle 

Waterfront in Seattle, Washington, 

effective as of August 2022, provided 

the previously discussed mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. The proposed IHAs 

can be found at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ 

incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analyses, 

the proposed authorizations, and any 

other aspect of this notice of proposed 

IHAs for the proposed Pier 58 

Reconstruction and Pier 63 Removal 

Projects. We also request at this time 

comment on the potential Renewal of 

these proposed IHAs as described in the 

paragraph below. Please include with 

your comments any supporting data or 

literature citations to help inform 

decisions on the request for these IHAs 

or subsequent Renewal IHAs. 

On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may 

issue a one-time, one-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 activities 

as described in the Description of 

Proposed Activities section of this 

notice is planned or (2) the activities as 

described in the Description of 

Proposed Activities 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: 

(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 one 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. 

(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. 

Dated: February 28, 2022. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB859] 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Advisory Panel via webinar to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This webinar will be held on 

Monday, March 21, 2022, at 9 a.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/2118013858816000525. 

ADDRESSES: 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 Advisory Panel will discuss 

Limited Access Leasing: review the 

updated draft scoping document that 

will be used to gather input on: (1) The 

need for a leasing program, and (2) and 

if needed, what should the leasing 

program consider. They will also 

discuss the Evaluation of Rotational 

Management: review final report, 

develop recommendations for next 

steps. Additionally, they plan to discuss 

the 2022–26 Council Research Priorities: 

Review current list of scallop research 

priorities and suggest updates. Other 

business will be discussed, if necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

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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 

Thomas A. Nies, 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 28, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB863] 

Adjustment of Fees for Seafood 

Inspection Services 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a revised fee schedule 

for seafood inspection services. 

SUMMARY: The NMFS Seafood 

Inspection Program is notifying program 

participants of a revised fee schedule. 

DATES: The revised fee schedule applies 

to services rendered as of April 1, 2022, 

until notified otherwise. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Wilson, Office of International 

Affairs and Seafood Inspection, 301– 

427–8350 or at steven.wilson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) operates a fee-for-service 

seafood inspection program (Program) 

under the authorities of the Agricultural 

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, the 

Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, and the 

Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970. The 

regulations implementing the Program 

are contained in 50 CFR parts 260 and 

261. The Program offers inspection, 

grading, and certification services, 

including the use of official quality 

grade marks which indicate that specific 

products have been Federally inspected. 

Those wishing to participate in the 

program must request the services and 

submit specific compliance information. 

Since 1992, NMFS has offered 

inspection services based on guidelines 

recommended by the National Academy 

of Sciences, known as Hazard Analysis 

Critical Control Point (HACCP). 

Under the implementing regulations 

for the Program, fees are reviewed at 

least annually to ascertain that the 

hourly fees charged are adequate to 

recover the costs of the services 

rendered. Any necessary adjustments to 

fees are made in accordance with the 

requirements of 50 CFR 260.81 and are 

notified to program participants as 

stipulated at 50 CFR 260.70. This 

Federal Register notice serves to inform 

program participants of an adjusted fee 

schedule, which applies to services 

rendered as of April 1, 2022, until 

notified otherwise. 

NMFS will adjust its fees as outlined 

in this notice, which will apply until 

notified otherwise. Fees will be charged 

to contract and non-contract customers 

requesting services as listed below. The 

cost of other applicable services 

rendered will be recovered through fee 

collection using the base rate of $164 

per hour. 

NMFS will continue to monitor 

revenues and expenses and will use 

adaptive adjustments to react to 

changing levels of demand and 

expenses. NMFS expects to announce 

additional changes to fees within the 

next year to recover the cost of the 

Program as nearly as possible. 

Additional fee increases may need to 

occur regularly to promote full cost 

recovery and to ensure the level and 

structure of reasonable fees are 

consistent with the cost of the services 

rendered and in accordance with 

accounting requirements. 

Revised Fees and Charges for the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (USDC) 

Seafood Inspection Program 

Effective April 1, 2022, per hour fees 

and charges for fishery products 

inspection services will be as follows. 

The base contract and non-contract rates 

will increase by 15 percent from the 

current established rate and will apply 

until notified otherwise. The rate for 

certificate requests will remain at the 

established rate in effect as of June 2021. 

The rate for HACCP/Quality 

Management Program (QMP) contract 

services will decrease by 12 percent 

based on current estimates of the direct 

cost of delivering the services. 

Contract Rates 

Regular time: Services provided 

during any 8-hour shift. 

Overtime: Services provided outside 

the inspector’s normal work schedule. 

In addition to any hourly service 

charge, a night differential fee equal to 

10 percent of the employee’s hourly 

salary will be charged for each hour of 

service provided after 6:00 p.m. and 

before 6:00 a.m. A guarantee of payment 

is required for all contracts equal to 

three months of service or $10,000, 

whichever is greater. 

Non-Contract Rates 

Regular time: Services provided 

within the inspector’s normal work 

schedule, Monday through Friday. 

Overtime: Services provided outside 

the inspector’s normal work schedule. 

Any services under contract in excess 

of the contracted hours will be charged 

at the non-contract rate. 

Contract Rates 

Non-HACCP Contracts 

Regular Time: $164.00 

Overtime: $246.00 

Sunday & Holidays: $328.00 

HACCP/QMP Contracts 

HACCP Regular: $271.00 

HACCP Overtime: $407.00 

HACCP Sunday & Holidays: $542.00 

All Non-Contract Work Rates 

Regular Time: $248.00 

Overtime: $372.00 

Sunday & Holidays: $496.00 

Certificates 

All certificate requests, whether or not 

a product inspection was conducted, 

will be billed at a set flat rate of $99 per 

request. 

Additional information about, and 

applications for, Program services and 

fees may be obtained from NMFS (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Dated: February 25, 2022. 

Alexa Cole, 

Director, Office of International Affairs and 

Seafood Inspection, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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