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comments when (1) up to another year 

of identical or nearly 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: 

• 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). 

• 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: April 1, 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–XB930] 

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’s (Pacific Council) 

Highly Migratory Species Management 

Team (HMSMT) is holding an online 

meeting, which is open to the public. 

DATES: The online meeting will be held 

Friday, April 22, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 

5 p.m. Pacific Time and continues 

Friday, April 29, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Pacific Time. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

online. Specific meeting information, 

including directions on how to join the 

meeting and system requirements will 

be provided in the meeting 

announcement on the Pacific Council’s 

website (see www.pcouncil.org). You 

may send an email to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 

2412 for technical assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit 

Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; 

telephone: (503) 820–2422. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is for the 

HMSMT to review preliminary 

modeling results used to evaluate the 

range of alternatives for high priority 

protected species hard caps in the 

California large mesh drift gillnet 

fishery adopted by the Council in 

November 2021, consider any 

modifications or updates to model 

specifications, and discuss the contents 

of its report for the June 2022 Council 

meeting on its preliminary evaluation of 

the alternatives. The HMSMT also may 

discuss other topics of interest relevant 

to the June 2022 Council meeting 

agenda. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document that 

require emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: April 1, 2022. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

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–XB931] 

Research Track Assessment for 

Eastern Georges Bank and Georges 

Bank Haddock 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will convene the 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

Meeting for the purpose of reviewing 

Eastern Georges Bank (EGB) and 

Georges Bank (GB) haddock stocks. The 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

is a formal scientific peer-review 

process for evaluating and presenting 

stock assessment results to managers for 

fish stocks in the offshore U.S. and 

Canadian waters of the northwest 

Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by 

the research track working group and 

reviewed by an independent panel of 

stock assessment experts from the 

Center of Independent Experts (CIE). 

The public is invited to attend the 

presentations and discussions between 

the review panel and the scientists who 

have participated in the stock 

assessment process. 

DATES: The public portion of the 

Research Track Assessment Peer Review 

Meeting will be held from March 28, 

2022–March 31, 2022. The meeting will 

conclude on March 31, 2022 at 5:30 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for the 

daily meeting agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via WebEx. 

Link: https://noaanmfsmeets.webex.com/noaanmfs-meets/

j.php?MTID=mfadfc0e507ed0

52d63c95340b3a9d9d4. 

Meeting number (access code): 2764 

775 0084. 

Meeting password: D9Zm8ZBMbZ8. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Michele Traver, phone: 508–257–1642; 

email: michele.traver@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please visit the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC) website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

fishery-stock-assessments-new-englandand-mid-atlantic. For additional 

information about research track 

assessment peer review, please visit the 

NEFSC web page at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

research-track-stock-assessments. 

Daily Meeting Agenda—Research Track 

Peer Review Meeting 

The agenda is subject to change; all 

times are approximate and may be 

changed at the discretion of the Peer 

Review Chair. 

Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

Monday, March 28, 2022 

11 a.m.–11:15 a.m ......................... Welcome/Logistics ........................

Introductions/Agenda/Conduct of 

Meeting.

Michele Traver, Assessment 

Process Lead.

Russ Brown, PopDy Branch Chief 

Richard Merrick and Rob 

Kronlund, Panel Co-Chairs.

11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m .................... Term of Reference (TOR) #2 ....... Liz Brooks, Monica Finley ............ GB Catch data (US/Can), EGB 

Catch data (US/Can). 

12:45 p.m.–1:15 p.m ...................... Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel.

1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m ........................ Break.

1:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m ........................ TOR #3 ......................................... Liz Brooks, Monica Finley ............ GB Surveys, EGB Surveys. 

3:45 p.m.–4 p.m ............................. Break.

4 p.m.–4:30 p.m ............................. Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel..

4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m ........................ Public Comment ........................... Public.

.

4:45 p.m ......................................... Adjourn.

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 

11 a.m.–11:05 a.m ......................... Welcome/Logistics ........................ Michele Traver, Assessment 

Process Lead.

Richard Merrick and Rob 

Kronlund, Panel Co-Chairs.

11:05 a.m.–1 p.m ........................... TORs #1 and #9 ........................... Kevin Friedland, Yanjun Wang, 

Liz Brooks.

Ecosystem and Recruitment Processes. 

1 p.m.–1:30 p.m ............................. Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel.

1:30 p.m.–2 p.m ............................. Break.

2 p.m.–4 p.m .................................. TORs #10 and #12 ....................... Yanjun Wang, Steve Cadrin ......... Density-Dependent Growth and 

Stock Structure. 

4 p.m.–4:15 p.m ............................. Break.

4:15 p.m.–4:45 p.m ........................ Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel.

4:45 p.m.–5 p.m ............................. Public Comment ........................... Public.

5 p.m .............................................. Adjourn.

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 

11 a.m.–11:05 a.m ......................... Welcome/Logistics ........................ Michele Traver, Assessment 

Process Lead.

Richard Merrick and Rob 

Kronlund, Panel Co-Chairs.

11:05 a.m.–1 p.m ........................... TOR #4 ......................................... Liz Brooks, Tom Carruthers ......... Mortality, Recruitment and Biomass Estimates. 

GB Models. 

EGB Models. 

1 p.m.–1:30 p.m ............................. Break.

1:30 p.m.–4 p.m ............................. TOR #4 cont ................................. Liz Brooks, Tom Carruthers ......... Mortality, Recruitment and Biomass Estimates. 

GB Models. 

EGB Models. 

4 p.m.–4:15 p.m ............................. Break.

4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m ........................ Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel.

4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m ........................ Public Comment ........................... Public.

4:45 p.m ......................................... Adjourn.

Thursday, March 31, 2022 

11 a.m.–11:05 a.m ......................... Welcome/Logistics ........................ Michele Traver, Assessment 

Process Lead.

Richard Merrick and Rob 

Kronlund, Panel Co-Chairs.


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Time Topic Presenter(s) Notes 

11:05 a.m.–1 p.m ........................... TORs #5, #11 and #6 ................... Liz Brooks, Tom Carruthers ......... BRPs. 

EGB Reference. 

Points Projections. 

1 p.m.–1:30 p.m ............................. Break.

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m ........................ TORs #8 and #7 ........................... Liz Brooks, Tom Carruthers, Brian 

Linton.

Alternative Assessment Approach. 

Research Recommendations. 

3:30 p.m.–4 p.m ............................. Discussion/Summary .................... Review Panel.

4 p.m.–4:15 p.m ............................. Public Comment ........................... Public.

4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m ........................ Break.

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m ........................ Panel Wrap-up and Report Discussion.Review Panel.

5:30 p.m ......................................... Adjourn..

The meeting is open to the public; 

however, during the ‘Report Discussion’ 

session on Thursday, March 31st, the 

public should not engage in discussion 

with the Peer Review Panel. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Special 

requests should be directed to Michele 

Traver, via email. 

Dated: March 31, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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[RTID 0648–XB918] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to U.S. Navy 

Construction of the Multifunctional 

Expansion of Dry Dock 1 at 

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, 

Maine 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of an 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 an incidental 

harassment authorization (IHA) to the 

U.S. Navy (Navy) to incidentally harass, 

by Level A and B harassment, marine 

mammals during activities associated 

with the Multifunctional Expansion of 

Dry Dock 1 at Portsmouth Naval 

Shipyard, Kittery, Maine 

DATES: This Authorization is effective 

from April, 1 2022 through March 31, 

2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Egger, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

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/permit/ 

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

of problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed above. 

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 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

issued or, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, a notice of a proposed 

incidental take authorization may be 

provided to the public for review. 

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 in shorthand as 

‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of such takings are set 

forth. The definitions of all applicable 

MMPA statutory terms cited above are 

included in the relevant sections below. 

Summary of Request 

On September 2, 2021, NMFS 

received a request from the Navy for an 

IHA to take marine mammals incidental 

to construction activities associated 

with the multifunctional expansion of 

Dry Dock 1 project (also referred to as 

P–831) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 

Kittery, Maine. The Navy submitted a 

revised version of the application on 

December 21, 2021. The application was 

deemed adequate and complete on 

February 10, 2022. The Navy’s request 

is for take of harbor porpoises, harbor 

seals, gray seals, harp seals, and hooded 

seals by Level A harassment and Level 

B harassment. Neither the Navy nor 

NMFS expects serious injury or 

mortality to result from this activity; 

therefore, an IHA is appropriate. 

Description of Proposed Activity 

The shipyard is located in the 

Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. The 

Piscataqua River originates at the 

boundary of Dover, New Hampshire, 

and Eliot, Maine Multifunctional 

Expansion of Dry Dock 1 (P–381) is one 

of three projects that support the overall 

expansion and modification of Dry Dock 

1, located in the western extent of the 

shipyard. The previous two projects, 

construction of a super flood basin (P– 

310) and extension of portal crane rail 

and utilities (P–1074) are currently 

under construction. Work associated 

with P–310 and P–1074 has been and/ 

or is being completed under the separate 

IHAs issued by NMFS. The projects 

have been phased to support Navy 

mission schedules. P–381 will be 

constructed within the same footprint of 

the super flood basin over an 

approximated 7-year period. In-water 

activities are expected to occur within 

the first 5 years, between April 2022 and 


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