Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 / Notices 7081 

The Secretaries of Commerce and 

State will furnish the Permanent 

Advisory Committee with relevant 

information concerning fisheries and 

international fishery agreements. 

NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce, will provide to the 

Permanent Advisory Committee 

administrative and technical support 

services as are necessary for its effective 

functioning. 

Appointed members of the Permanent 

Advisory Committee will serve without 

pay, but while away from their homes 

or regular places of business in the 

performance of services for the advisory 

committee will be allowed travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in the 

Government service are allowed 

expenses under 5 U.S.C. 5703. They will 

not be considered Federal employees 

while performing service as members of 

the advisory committee except for the 

purposes of injury compensation or tort 

claims liability as provided in chapter 

81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28. 

Procedure for Submitting Nominations 

Nominations for the Permanent 

Advisory Committee should be 

submitted to NMFS (see ADDRESSES). 

This request for nominations is for firsttime nominees as well as previous and 

current Permanent Advisory Committee 

members. Self-nominations are 

acceptable. Nominations should include 

a letter of interest and a resume or 

curriculum vitae that covers the 

following information: (1) full name, 

address, telephone, and email address of 

nominee; (2) nominee’s organization(s) 

or professional affiliation(s) serving as 

the basis for the nomination, if any; and 

(3) a background statement, not to

exceed one page in length, describing

the nominee’s qualifications, experience

and interests, specifically as related to

the fisheries covered by the Convention.

NMFS encourages nominations of 

diverse people including women and 

individuals from underserved 

communities that meet the knowledge, 

experience, and other requirements of 

the positions described in this notice. 

See Executive Order (E.O.) 13985 

(Advancing Racial Equity and Support 

for Underserved Communities Through 

the Federal Government) section 2 

(defining ‘‘underserved communities’’ 

as ‘‘populations sharing a particular 

characteristic, as well as geographic 

communities, that have been 

systematically denied a full opportunity 

to participate in aspects of economic, 

social, and civic life,’’ ‘‘such as Black, 

Latino, and Indigenous and Native 

American persons, Asian Americans 

and Pacific Islanders and other persons 

of color; members of religious 

minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) 

persons; persons with disabilities; 

persons who live in rural areas; and 

persons otherwise adversely affected by 

persistent poverty or inequality.’’). E.O. 

13985 is available at https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancingracial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-thefederal-government. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902. 

Dated: January 15, 2025. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01381 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] 

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; Office of Marine and Aviation 

Operations: Occupational Health, 

Safety, and Readiness Forms 

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 November 

12, 2024 during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

Title: Office of Marine and Aviation 

Operations: Occupational Health, 

Safety, and Readiness Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0824. 

Form Number(s): Medical: 57–10–01, 

57–10–02, 57–10–05. Safety: 57–17–02, 

57–17–09. Small Boat: 57–19–04. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

[revision to an approved information 

collection]. 

Number of Respondents: 1,515. 

Average Hours Per Response: 

Response time varies based on the form. 

Form may take as little as 5 minutes to 

complete or as long as 30 minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 537. 

Needs and Uses: This is a request for 

approval of a revision and extension to 

a collection currently in use with OMB 

approval. The NOAA Health Services 

Questionnaire NF 57–10–01 is being 

revised to include supportive questions 

to document previous sailing dates and 

clarifying medical information within 

NF 57–10–01 to ensure OMAO has a 

complete medical history for all 

personnel aboard NOAA vessels. These 

changes are not expected to change the 

burden response time. 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 

Office of Marine and Aviation 

Operations (OMAO) manages and 

operates NOAA’s fleet of 15 research 

and survey ships and nine specialized 

environmental data-collecting aircraft. 

Comprised of civilians and officers of 

the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, 

OMAO also manages the NOAA Diving 

Program, NOAA Small Boat Program, 

and NOAA Uncrewed Systems 

Operations Center. 

The research and survey ships 

operated, managed, and maintained by 

OMAO comprise the largest fleet of 

federal research ships in the nation. 

Ranging from large oceanographic 

research vessels capable of exploring the 

world’s deepest ocean, to smaller ships 

responsible for charting the shallow 

bays and inlets of the United States, the 

fleet supports a wide range of marine 

activities including fisheries surveys, 

nautical charting, and ocean and climate 

studies. 

NOAA aircraft operate throughout the 

world providing a wide range of 

capabilities including hurricane 

reconnaissance and research, marine 

mammal and fisheries assessment, and 

coastal mapping. NOAA aircraft carry 

scientists and specialized instrument 

packages to conduct research for 

NOAA’s missions. 

Housed within the NOAA Office of 

Marine and Aviation Operations and 

staffed by the U.S. Public Health Service 

(USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers, 

the Office of Health Services (OHS) is 

charged with directly supporting all 

personnel within the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA). 

NOAA medical officers work to 

maximize deployment readiness and 

minimize medically related disruptions 

to fleet, aircraft, and diving operations. 

OHS programs assess and promote 

mental and physical readiness within 

their operational medical discipline. 


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7082 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 / Notices 

Given the austere and geographically 

remote operational environments OHS 

supports, our officers are also 

responsible for preventing and 

containing disease in operational 

environments as subject matter experts 

in travel medicine. The forms contained 

in this collection will be used to make 

medical readiness recommendations for 

individuals and to key leadership in 

operational environments. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Frequency: As needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: NAO 205–1, NOAA 

Records Management Program and 33 

U.S.C. 941. 

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 the title of the collection. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01314 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE614] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast 

Guard Construction in Florence, 

Oregon 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments on proposed authorization 

and possible renewal. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the United States Coast Guard 

(USCG) for authorization to take marine 

mammals incidental to the Station 

Siuslaw River construction project in 

Florence, Oregon. Pursuant to the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments 

on its proposal to issue an incidental 

harassment authorization (IHA) to 

incidentally take marine mammals 

during the specified activities. NMFS is 

also requesting comments on a possible 

one-time, 1-year renewal that could be 

issued under certain circumstances and 

if all requirements are met, as described 

in Request for Public Comments at the 

end of this notice. NMFS will consider 

public comments prior to making any 

final decision on the issuance of the 

requested MMPA authorization and 

agency responses will be summarized in 

the final notice of our decision. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than February 20, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service and should be 

submitted via email to ITP.harlacher@

noaa.gov. 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-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. In case of problems accessing 

these documents, please call the contact 

listed below. 

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, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted online at 

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

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenna Harlacher, 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 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

proposed or, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, a notice of a proposed IHA 

is 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 the species or stocks for 

taking for certain subsistence uses 

(referred to in shorthand as 

‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements 

pertaining to the monitoring and 

reporting of the takings. The definitions 

of all applicable MMPA statutory terms 

used above are included in the relevant 

sections below and can be found in 

section 3 of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1362) 

and NMFS regulations at 50 CFR 

216.103. 

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 review our 

proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an 

IHA) 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 has preliminarily determined 

that the issuance of the proposed IHA 

qualifies to be categorically excluded 

from further NEPA review. 

Summary of Request 

On October 26, 2023, NMFS received 

a request from the USCG for an IHA to 

take marine mammals incidental to pile 


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