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Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis 

and Determination 

There are no relevant subsistence uses 

of the affected marine mammal stocks or 

species implicated by this action. 

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. 

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 

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

incidental harassment authorization) 

with respect to potential impacts on the 

human environment. 

This action is consistent with 

categories of activities identified in 

Categorical Exclusion B4 (incidental 

harassment authorizations with no 

anticipated serious injury or mortality) 

of the Companion Manual for NOAA 

Administrative Order 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 

determined that the issuance of the IHA 

qualifies to be categorically excluded 

from further NEPA review. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (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, in this case with the NMFS 

Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries 

Office (GARFO), whenever we propose 

to authorize take for endangered or 

threatened species. 

The NMFS Office of Protected 

Resources is authorizing the incidental 

take of four species of marine mammals 

which are listed under the ESA: Fin, sei, 

sperm, and North Atlantic right whales. 

We requested initiation of consultation 

under section 7 of the ESA with NMFS 

GARFO on March 5, 2021, for the 

issuance of this IHA. On March 5, 2021, 

NMFS GARFO determined our issuance 

of the IHA to Mayflower was not likely 

to adversely affect the North Atlantic 

right, fin, sei, and sperm whale or the 

critical habitat of any ESA-listed species 

or result in the take of any marine 

mammals in violation of the ESA. 

GARFO determined that since the 

issued IHA includes only a small 

modification to the geographic scope of 

the survey activities they previously 

consulted on and there are no additional 

effects to listed species anticipated that 

were not already considered, no 

additional consultation was necessary. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to 

Mayflower for the potential harassment 

of small numbers of 14 marine mammal 

species incidental to the conducting 

marine site characterization surveys 

offshore of Massachusetts and Rhode 

Island in the area of the Commercial 

Lease of Submerged Lands for 

Renewable Energy Development on the 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS–A 0521) 

and along a potential submarine cable 

routes to landfall at Falmouth, 

Massachusetts and Narraganset Bay, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring and reporting 

requirements are followed. 

Catherine Marzin, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB246] 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and 

South Atlantic; Southeast Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 79 Data 

Scoping Webinar for Gulf of Mexico and 

South Atlantic mutton snapper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 79 assessment 

process of Gulf of Mexico and South 

Atlantic mutton snapper will consist of 

a Data Workshop, a series of assessment 

webinars, and a Review Workshop. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 79 Data Scoping 

Webinar will be held August 18, 2021, 

from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held via webinar. The webinar is open 

to members of the public. Those 

interested in participating should 

contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to 

request an invitation providing webinar 

access information. Please request 

webinar invitations at least 24 hours in 

advance of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) a series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. 

The product of the Data Workshop is a 

report that compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 

which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses. The assessment 

webinars produce a report that describes 

the fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The product of the 

Review Workshop is an Assessment 

Summary documenting panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion during the 

Data Scoping Webinar are as follows: 

• Panelists will review the data sets 

being considered for the assessment. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 


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action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

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 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: July 14, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB254] 

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 

Groundfish Committee Meeting 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 

Friday, August 6, 2021 at 9 a.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/8631941849959774222. 

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 Groundfish Committee will meet 

to discuss development of draft 

Framework Adjustment 63/ 

Specifications and Management 

Measures to set 2022 total allowable 

catches for US/Canada management 

units of Eastern Georges Bank (GB) cod 

and Eastern GB haddock, and 2022–23 

specifications for the GB yellowtail 

flounder stock, set 2022–24 

specifications for GB cod and Gulf of 

Maine (GOM) cod, and possibly adjust 

2022 specifications for GB haddock and 

GOM haddock, adjust 2022 

specifications for white hake based on 

the rebuilding plan, adopt additional 

measures to promote stock rebuilding, 

and develop alternatives to the current 

default system. The Committee will 

discuss 2021 Council priorities for 

groundfish. They will also report on and 

discuss the Atlantic Large Whale Take 

Reduction Team schedule for 

developing measures to reduce the risks 

to large whales from sink gillnet and 

other trap/pot fisheries. They will 

discuss other business, as necessary. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained on the agenda may come 

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: July 14, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB209] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Treasure Island 

Ferry Dock Project, San Francisco, 

California 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of an 

incidental harassment authorization 

application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the City and County of San Francisco, 

California (San Francisco) has 

withdrawn its application for an 

incidental harassment authorization 

(IHA) to incidentally harass marine 

mammals during construction activities 

associated with the Treasure Island 

Ferry Dock Project in San Francisco, 

California. Accordingly, NMFS has 

withdrawn its related proposed IHA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dwayne Meadows, Ph.D., Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427– 

8401. Electronic copies of the original 

application and supporting documents 

(including NMFS Federal Register 

notices of the original proposed and 

final authorizations, and the previous 

IHA) 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: On March 

10, 2021 NMFS received an IHA 

application from San Francisco for the 

taking of marine mammals incidental to 

the Treasure Island Ferry Dock Project 

in San Francisco, California. The 

requested IHA would have authorized 

take, by Level B harassment only, of 

seven marine mammal species as a 

result of the specified activity. NMFS 

published a notice of the proposed IHA 

in the Federal Register (86 FR 28752) on 

May 28, 2021. On July 13, 2021, NMFS 

received notice from San Francisco 

withdrawing their IHA application for 

the proposed action after they had 

completed all of the pile driving 

associated with the project and before 

the expiration of their prior IHA (85 FR 

44043; July 21, 2020). Therefore, NMFS 

has withdrawn its proposed IHA for the 

action. 


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