96646 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 234 / Thursday, December 5, 2024 / Notices 

submitted electronically to ITP.gatzke@

noaa.gov. 

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible 

for comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period. Comments received 

electronically, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted online at 

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

23111 without change. All personal 

identifying information (e.g., name, 

address) voluntarily submitted by the 

commenter may be publicly accessible. 

Do not submit confidential business 

information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

An electronic copy of the University 

of California Santa Cruz’s application 

may be obtained online at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-research-and-otheractivities. In case of problems accessing 

these documents, please call the contact 

listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Gatzke, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

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 authorization is provided to 

the public for review. 

An incidental take authorization shall 

be granted if NMFS finds that the taking 

will have a negligible impact on the 

species or stock(s), will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

subsistence uses (where relevant), and if 

the permissible methods of taking and 

requirements pertaining to the 

mitigation, monitoring and reporting of 

such takings are set forth. 

NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact 

resulting from the specified activity that 

cannot be reasonably expected to, and is 

not reasonably likely to, adversely affect 

the species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival. 

The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’ 

means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or 

attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill 

any marine mammal. 

Except with respect to certain 

activities not pertinent here, the MMPA 

defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of 

pursuit, torment, or annoyance, which: 

(i) has the potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has 

the potential to disturb a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild by causing disruption of behavioral 

patterns, including, but not limited to, 

migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, 

feeding, or sheltering (Level B 

harassment). 

Summary of Request 

On September 6, 2024, NMFS 

received an application from the 

University of California Santa Cruz 

requesting authorization for take of 

marine mammals incidental to research 

activities related to rocky intertidal 

monitoring along the coasts of Oregon 

and California. Following receipt of 

additional information from the 

applicant, we determined the 

application was adequate and complete 

on November 22, 2024. The requested 

regulations would be valid for 5 years, 

from 2025 through 2030. The University 

of California Santa Cruz plans to 

conduct necessary work, including 

research surveys, to monitor rocky 

intertidal communities. The proposed 

action may result in incidental 

disturbance of pinnipeds caused by 

researcher presence and research 

activities in the vicinity, including 

visual stimulus, noise, and use of 

unmanned aerial systems, thereby 

resulting in incidental take, by Level B 

harassment only. Therefore, the 

University of California Santa Cruz 

requests authorization to incidentally 

take marine mammals. 

The requested incidental take 

regulations would be the second such 

regulations issued on request to the 

University of California Santa Cruz, 

following regulations effective from 

2020–2025 (https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/action/incidental-takeauthorization-university-californiasanta-cruz-rocky-intertidal-monitoring0). 

Specified Activities 

The Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal 

Network (MARINe, https://marine.

ucsc.edu/), administered by the 

University of California Santa Cruz, 

conducts monitoring at rocky intertidal 

sites in California and Oregon. They 

have been conducting similar research 

since 2013. Information from MARINe’s 

research is used to inform marine policy 

and is made available to the public 

through outreach and educational 

programs. The University of California 

Santa Cruz anticipates approximately 

300 survey days over the course of the 

5-year period. They expect to take 

California sea lions, northern elephant 

seals, Steller sea lions, and California 

and Oregon/Washington stocks of 

harbor seals. 

Information Solicited 

Interested persons may submit 

information, suggestions, and comments 

concerning the University of California 

Santa Cruz’s request (see ADDRESSES). 

NMFS will consider all information, 

suggestions, and comments related to 

the request during the development of 

proposed regulations governing the 

incidental taking of marine mammals by 

the University of California Santa Cruz, 

if appropriate. 

Dated: November 29, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, 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 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Recreational Angler Survey 

of Sea Turtle Interactions 

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 July 30, 

2024 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

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Title: Recreational Angler Survey of 

Sea Turtle Interactions. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0774. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular Submission 

[Revision and Extension of a current 

information collection]. 

Number of Respondents: 6,667. 

Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes for the Fishing Site 

Characterization Form, 5 minutes for the 

Survey Cover Sheet, 10 minutes for the 

Angler Intercept Survey. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,111 

hours. 

Needs and Uses: NOAA’s National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA 

Fisheries) proposes to revise and extend 

a current information collection 

designed to assess the extent of hook 

and line interactions between 

recreational anglers on piers and other 

shore-based fishing locations and sea 

turtles. The collection comprises an 

Angler Intercept Survey, a Fishing Site 

Characterization Form, and a Survey 

Cover Sheet. The Angler Intercept 

Survey will be verbally administered on 

piers and shore-based fishing locations 

within NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic 

Region and Southeast Region, and will 

be administered over three years’ time 

to approximately 20,000 individual 

recreational Anglers (6,667 per year). 

The respondents will be verbally asked 

a series of questions about their fishing 

practices and observations of sea turtles 

and the interviewer will record their 

answers. The survey will also assess the 

feasibility of an intercept survey for this 

purpose in terms of response rates and 

data collection. The Fishing Site 

Characterization Form will be 

completed by the survey administrator 

at each fishing location who will also 

collect information on the structure and 

operation of the pier or shore-based 

fishing location. The survey 

administrator will complete the Site 

Characterization Sheet during each 

survey period and collect information 

on the environmental conditions for that 

particular day, the number of anglers 

fishing, number of lines in the water, 

and the number of surveys completed. 

The collection previously included a 

Sea Turtle Incidental Capture Form. 

This form will be removed from this 

collection and is now included in the 

National Sea Turtle Stranding & Salvage 

Network Stranding & Gear Interaction 

Data Collection (0648–0496). 

Collection of data on sea turtle 

interactions in the shore-based 

recreational fishing sector is necessary 

to fulfill statutory requirements of the 

Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et. seq.). This collection will allow 

NOAA Fisheries obtain specific 

information about recreational piers 

(defined here to include piers and other 

shore-based structures), the anglers that 

fish on piers, the nature of interactions 

between pier-based anglers and sea 

turtles, as well as to determine specific 

factors that may influence the rate of 

interactions. NOAA Fisheries can use 

the information collected to evaluate the 

impact of these interactions on sea turtle 

populations and determine conservation 

measures that can be implemented to 

reduce interactions and support the 

conservation and recovery of 

endangered and threatened sea turtle 

populations. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Once. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Collection of these 

data on sea turtle interactions in the 

shore-based recreational fishing sector is 

necessary to fulfill statutory 

requirements of the Endangered Species 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.). 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0774. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Surplus Property; Notice of Additional 

Property at the Former Pueblo 

Chemical Depot 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice amends the 

Notice published in the Federal 

Register on December 20, 2013 and 

provides information regarding the 

property that has been determined 

surplus to the United States needs 

pursuant to section 2854 (Closure and 

Disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, 

Pueblo County, Colorado) of the 

National Defense Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA FY24) and in 

accordance with procedures and 

authorities for the closure, management, 

and disposal of property under the 

appropriate base closure laws, and 

following screening with Federal 

agencies and Department of Defense 

components. 

DATES: Applicable November 22, 2024, 

by adding the following surplus 

property. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Headquarters, Department of the Army, 

Deputy Chief of Staff, G–9, Installation 

Services Directorate, Environmental 

Division, BRAC Office, Attn: DAIN–ISE 

BRAC Program Manager James Foster, 

600 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20310–0600, (703) 545–2541. For 

information regarding the property 

listed below by contacting the Army 

BRAC Office at the mailing address 

above or at James.c.foster10.civ@

army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of the Public Buildings, 

Property, and Works Act of 2002, as 

amended, the Defense Base Closure and 

Realignment Act of 1990, as amended, 

and other public benefit conveyance 

authorities, this surplus property may 

be available for conveyance to State and 

local governments and other eligible 

entities for public benefit purposes. 

Notices of interest from other interested 

parties located in the vicinity of any 

listed surplus property should be 

submitted to the recognized Local 

Redevelopment Authority (LRA). This 

notice amends the notice published 

December 20, 2013 (78 FR 245). 

Surplus Property 

1. Addition 

Colorado 

Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo 

Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant 

(PCAPP) Parcel, 45825 Hwy. 96E, 

Personnel Support Building, Pueblo, CO 

81006. The Army’s POC is Ms. Christine 

(Chris) Hambric. POC information: 

email address christine.g.hambric.civ@

army.mil; telephone number 571–588– 

8149, and mailing address 45825 Hwy. 

96E, Building 49, Pueblo, CO 81006. 

The Pueblo Depot Activity Development 

Authority has been recognized as the 

Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA). 

Mr. Russell A. DeSalvo III, LRA 

President and CEO, can be reached for 

information at telephone number 719– 

947–3770; email address rdesalvo@

PuebloPlex.com; and mailing address 


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