9538 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 29 / Thursday, February 13, 2025 / Notices 

The 2024 final rule made no changes 

to the specified activities or the 

specified geographical region in which 

those activities would be conducted, nor 

to the original 5-year period of 

effectiveness. In consideration of the 

new information, the 2024 rule 

presented new analyses supporting 

affirmance of the negligible impact 

determinations for all species, and 

affirmed that the existing regulations, 

which contain mitigation, monitoring, 

and reporting requirements, are 

consistent with the ‘‘least practicable 

adverse impact’’ standard of the MMPA. 

NMFS issued a LOA to bp on 

September 9, 2024, for the take of 

marine mammals incidental to a threedimensional (3D) ocean bottom node 

(OBN) survey over 325 lease blocks in 

the Alaminos Canyon, Garden Banks, 

Keathley Canyon, and East Breaks areas, 

effective September 9, 2024, through 

February 14, 2025. Please see the 

Federal Register notice of issuance (89 

FR 74921, September 13, 2024) for 

additional detail regarding the LOA and 

the survey activity. 

Bp has requested that the February 14, 

2025, expiration date be extended to 

March 31, 2025, as they are using only 

one source vessel instead of the planned 

two. There are no other changes to the 

planned survey or our earlier analyses, 

as described in the previous notice of 

LOA issuance for this survey (89 FR 

74921, September 13, 2024). 

Based on the results of our earlier 

analysis, NMFS has determined that the 

level of taking expected for this survey 

and authorized through the LOA is 

consistent with the findings made for 

the total taking allowable under the 

regulations. See table 1 in this notice 

and table 6 of the rule (89 FR 31488, 

April 24, 2024). 

Small Numbers Determination 

Under the GOM rule, NMFS may not 

authorize incidental take of marine 

mammals in an LOA if it will exceed 

‘‘small numbers.’’ In short, when an 

acceptable estimate of the individual 

marine mammals taken is available, if 

the estimated number of individual 

animals taken is up to, but not greater 

than, one-third of the best available 

abundance estimate, NMFS will 

determine that the numbers of marine 

mammals taken of a species or stock are 

small (89 FR 31535, May 24, 2024). For 

more information please see NMFS’ 

discussion of small numbers in the 2021 

final rule (86 FR 5438, January 19, 

2021). 

NMFS made its small numbers 

determinations in the original notice of 

LOA issuance for the survey (89 FR 

74921, September 13, 2024) based on 

the information provided in table 1, 

which has not changed. 

TABLE 1—TAKE ANALYSIS

Species Authorized 

take Scaled take 1 Abundance 2 Percent 

abundance 

Rice’s whale ..................................................................................................... 0 n/a 51 n/a 

Sperm whale .................................................................................................... 408 172.5 3,007 5.7 

Kogia spp ......................................................................................................... 3 287 85.3 980 10.8 

Beaked whales ................................................................................................ 547 55.2 803 6.9 

Rough-toothed dolphin .................................................................................... 1,017 292.0 4,853 6.0 

Bottlenose dolphin ........................................................................................... 363 103.4 165,125 0.1 

Clymene dolphin .............................................................................................. 1,713 491.7 4,619 10.6 

Atlantic spotted dolphin ................................................................................... 108 30.9 21,506 0.1 

Pantropical spotted dolphin ............................................................................. 13,612 3,906.5 67,225 5.8 

Spinner dolphin ................................................................................................ 185 52.8 5,548 1.0 

Striped dolphin ................................................................................................. 4,849 1,391.6 5,634 24.7 

Fraser’s dolphin ............................................................................................... 444 127.3 1,665 7.6 

Risso’s dolphin ................................................................................................. 210 62.0 1,974 3.1 

Blackfish 4 ......................................................................................................... 3,384 998.4 6,113 16.3

Short-finned pilot whale ................................................................................... 142 42.0 2,741 1.5 

1Scalar ratios were applied to ‘‘Authorized Take’’ values as described at 86 FR 5322 and 86 FR 5404 (January 19, 2021) to derive scaled take 

numbers shown here. 2Best abundance estimate. For most taxa, the best abundance estimate for purposes of comparison with take estimates is considered here to 

be the model-predicted abundance (Garrison et al., 2023). For Rice’s whale, Atlantic spotted dolphin, and Risso’s dolphin, the larger SAR abundance estimate is used. 3 Includes 19 takes by Level A harassment and 268 takes by Level B harassment. Scalar ratio is applied to takes by Level B harassment only; 

small numbers determination made on basis of scaled Level B harassment take plus authorized Level A harassment take. 4The ‘‘blackfish’’ guild includes melon-headed whales, false killer whales, pygmy killer whales, and killer whales. 

Authorization 

NMFS has changed the expiration 

date of the LOA from February 14, 2025, 

to March 31, 2025. There are no other 

changes to the LOA as described in the 

September 13, 2024, Federal Register 

notice of issuance (89 FR 74921); the 

specified survey activity, take estimates, 

and small numbers analysis and 

determination remain unchanged and 

are incorporated here by reference. 

Dated: February 10, 2025. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02581 Filed 2–12–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE666] 

North Pacific Albacore United States 

Stakeholder Meeting; Meeting 

Cancelled 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 


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1For tracking purposes, the Council on 

Environmental Quality unique identification 

number for documents relating to this 

environmental review is SEIS–019–20–000– 

1732105621. 40 CFR 1502.4(e)(10) (2024). 

2FERC eLibrary accession number 20240627– 

3107. 

3Petitioners include: A Better Bayou, Fishermen 

Involved in Sustaining our Heritage (FISH), Nicole 

Dardar, Travis Dardar, Kent Duhon, Mary Alice 

Nash, Jerryd Tassin, Anthony Theriot, Healthy Gulf, 

Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Natural Resources 

Defense Council, Port Arthur Community Action 

Network, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, Texas 

Campaign for the Environment, and Turtle Island 

Restoration Network. We note that the Commission 

denied FISH’s late motion to intervene. Venture 

Glob. CP2 LNG, LLC, 187 FERC ¶ 61,199, at P 17 

(2024) (Authorization Order), order on reh’g, 189 

FERC ¶ 61,148, at PP 10–17 (2024) (Rehearing 

Order). 

4FERC eLibrary accession number 20241127– 

3065. 

5See Healthy Gulf v. FERC, 107 F.4th 1033 (D.C. 

Cir. 2024). 

ACTION: Notice; cancellation of public 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: On January 3, 2025, NMFS 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register announcing a U.S. stakeholder 

meeting to discuss North Pacific 

albacore management would be held 

virtually on February 20, 2025. This 

notice announces the cancellation of 

that meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Reynolds, Pacific Islands 

Regional Office, tel. 808–725–5039 or 

emily.reynolds@noaa.gov, or Tyler 

Lawson, West Coast Region Office, tel. 

503–230–5421 or tyler.lawson@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 3, 2025, NMFS published a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing a U.S. stakeholder meeting 

to discuss North Pacific albacore 

management would be held virtually on 

February 20, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

PST (11 a.m.–2 p.m. HST) (90 FR 307). 

That meeting is now cancelled. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq., 16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq., and 16 U.S.C. 6901 

et seq. 

Dated: February 10, 2025. 

Karen H. Abrams, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02580 Filed 2–12–25; 8:45 am] 

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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS 

Notice of Meeting 

Per 45 CFR 2102.3, the next meeting 

of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is 

scheduled for February 20, 2025, at 9 

a.m. and will be held via online 

videoconference. Items of discussion 

may include buildings, infrastructure, 

parks, memorials, and public art. 

Draft agendas, the link to register for 

the online public meeting, and 

additional information regarding the 

Commission are available on our 

website: www.cfa.gov. Inquiries 

regarding the agenda, as well as any 

public testimony, should be addressed 

to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. 

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above 

address; by emailing cfastaff@cfa.gov; or 

by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation 

for the hearing impaired should contact 

the Secretary at least 10 days before the 

meeting date. 

Dated February 6, 2025, in Washington, 

DC. 

Zakiya N. Walters, 

Administrative Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02574 Filed 2–12–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket Nos. CP22–21–000; CP22–21–001; 

CP22–22–000; CP22–22–001] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Proposed Venture 

Global CP2 LNG, LLC and Venture 

Global CP Express, LLC CP2 LNG and 

CP Express Pipeline Projects 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared a draft 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to address the November 

27, 2024 Order Addressing Arguments 

Raised on Rehearing And Setting Aside 

Prior Order, In Part (Rehearing Order) 

issued by the Commission for the CP2 

LNG and CP Express Pipeline Project 

(Project), proposed by Venture Global 

CP2 LNG, LLC (CP2 LNG) and Venture 

Global CP Express, LLC (CP Express) in 

the above-referenced dockets.1 CP2 LNG 

and CP Express request authorization to 

site, construct, and operate certain 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in 

Cameron Parish, Louisiana, and certain 

pipeline facilities in Louisiana and east 

Texas. 

On July 28, 2023, the Commission 

staff issued a final EIS for the Project. 

On June 27, 2024, the Commission 

issued an Order Granting 

Authorizations Under Sections 3 and 7 

of the Natural Gas Act (Authorization 

Order) 2 for the Project. On July 29, 

2024, a coalition of petitioners 

(Petitioners) 3 filed a timely request for 

rehearing and motion for stay of the 

Authorization Order. On November 27, 

2024, the Commission issued its 

Rehearing Order.4 The Rehearing Order 

set aside the Authorization Order, in 

part, regarding the Commission’s 

analysis of the cumulative air quality 

impacts specific to the Project’s nitrogen 

dioxide (NO2) and particles with an 

aerodynamic diameter of less than or 

equal to 2.5 microns (PM2.5) emissions, 

for the purpose of conducting additional 

environmental review in light of an 

opinion issued by the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for the District of Columbia 

Circuit.5 This draft supplemental EIS 

was prepared to assess these issues as 

part of the Commission’s consideration 

of a further merits order for the Project. 

The Commission mailed a copy of the 

Notice of Availability to federal, state, 

and local government representatives 

and agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American tribes; 

potentially affected landowners and 

other interested individuals and groups; 

and newspapers and libraries in the 

project area. The draft supplemental EIS 

is only available in electronic format. It 

may be viewed and downloaded from 

the FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on 

the natural gas environmental 

documents page (https://www.ferc.gov/ 

industries-data/natural-gas/ 

environment/environmentaldocuments). In addition, the draft 

supplemental EIS may be accessed by 

using the eLibrary link on the FERC’s 

website. Click on the eLibrary link 

(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/ 

search) select ‘‘General Search’’ and 

enter the docket number in the ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ field (i.e. CP22–21 or CP22– 

22). Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

The draft supplemental EIS is not a 

decision document. It presents 

Commission staff’s independent 

analysis of the environmental issues for 

the Commission to consider when 

addressing the merits of issues in this 

proceeding. Any person wishing to 

comment on the draft supplemental EIS 

may do so. Your comments should focus 

on the draft supplemental EIS’s 

disclosure and discussion of potential 

environmental effects. To ensure 

consideration of your comments on the 

proposal in the final supplemental EIS, 


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