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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: May 4, 2022. 

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–XC015] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public joint meeting of its 

Habitat Advisory Panel 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 meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 1 p.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/6837593855468696331. 

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 Advisory Panel will discuss 

Essential Fish Habitat Consultation 

process, including the Council’s role 

and recent projects. They will also 

discuss Council action considering 

designation of a Habitat Area of 

Particular Concern in Southern New 

England, including objectives, range of 

alternatives, and supporting information 

and potentially recommend preferred 

alternatives to the Habitat Committee. 

Other business may be discussed as 

necessary. 

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 

action during this meeting. 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 Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

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 date. This meeting will be recorded. 

Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy 

of the recording is available upon 

request. 

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

Dated: May 4, 2022. 

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–XC013] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of web conference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Pacific 

Northwest Crab Industry Advisory 

Committee (PNCIAC) will meet May 25, 

2022. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, from 9 a.m. 

to 11 a.m., Alaska Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web 

conference. Join online through the link 

at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/2938. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting via video 

conference are given under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; phone: 

(907) 271–2809; email: sarah.marrinan@

noaa.gov. For technical support please 

contact our admin Council staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 

The Committee will discuss: (a) Red 

king crab including voluntary measures; 

(b) opilio snow crab rebuilding; (c) 

Council process changes; and (d) other 

business. The agenda is subject to 

change, and the latest version will be 

posted https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/2938 prior to the 

meeting, along with meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/2938. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

2938. 

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

Dated: May 4, 2022. 

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–XC008] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice, Permit Renewal of an 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 


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10(a)1(A) scientific enhancement 

permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS renewed Section 10(a)1(A) 

scientific enhancement Permit 20085– 

2R to Stillwater Sciences Inc. 

(Stillwater). Authorized activities 

within the permit are expected to affect 

and enhance the threatened South 

Central California Coast (SCCC) Distinct 

Population Segment (DPS) of steelhead 

(Oncorhynchus mykiss) through 

invasive species removal from a 

southern California watershed (Chorro 

Creek) in San Luis Obispo County, 

California. 

ADDRESSES: The permit application, the 

permit, and other related documents are 

available for review by contacting the 

California Coastal Office, Section 

10(a)1(A) permit coordinator for 

southern California (Matt McGoogan: 

phone: 562–980–4026 or email at: 

Matthew.McGoogan@noaa.gov). The 

application for Permit 20085–2R is also 

available for review at the 

Authorizations and Permits for 

Protected Species website: https://

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/search/search.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

McGoogan at 562–980–4026, or email: 

Matthew.McGoogan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ESA-Listed Species Covered in This 

Notification 

Threatened SCCC steelhead. 

Authority 

Scientific research and enhancement 

permits are issued in accordance with 

Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations 

governing listed fish and wildlife 

permits (50 CFR 222–227). NMFS issues 

a Section 10(a)1(A) permit based on 

findings that the permit is (1) applied 

for in good faith, (2) would not operate 

to the disadvantage of the listed species 

which is the subject of the permit, and 

(3) consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. Authority for take exemption of 

listed species is subject to conditions set 

forth in the permit. 

Permit 20085–2R 

A receipt of application notice for 

Permit 20085–2R was published in the 

Federal Register on August 20, 2021 (86 

FR 46832), providing 30 days for public 

comment prior to permit processing. No 

comments were received. Permit 20085– 

2R was issued to Stillwater on October 

20, 2021. 

Permit 20085–2R authorizes take 

exemption of threatened SCCC 

steelhead in association with 

enhancement activities involving the 

removal of Sacramento pikeminnow 

(Ptychocheilus grandis) from the Chorro 

Creek watershed in San Luis Obispo 

County, California. The primary 

objectives of this enhancement effort 

involve: (1) Determining the 

distribution, abundance, size, and age 

structures of both pikeminnow and 

steelhead in the watershed; (2) 

eliminating pikeminnow from the 

watershed; (3) developing a plan for 

long-term pikeminnow management in 

the watershed; and (4) documenting 

changes in steelhead abundance and 

distribution in response to pikeminnow 

removal. Proposed enhancement 

activities include: (1) Conducting 

snorkel surveys to assess abundance and 

distribution of pikeminnow and 

steelhead; (2) using backpack 

electrofishing equipment, seines, hookand-line sampling, and spearfishing to 

capture pikeminnow; (3) measuring the 

weight and length of juvenile steelhead 

collected during sampling activities; (4) 

returning the collected steelhead alive 

and unharmed to Chorro Creek; and (5) 

humanely euthanizing and disposing 

pikeminnow. 

Permit 20085–2R authorized field 

activities associated with the 

enhancement effort to begin on October 

20, 2021 (the date the permit was 

issued), and ceases authorization of the 

subject activities when the permit 

expires on December 31, 2031. The 

annual take exemption of threatened 

SCCC steelhead that permit 20085–2R 

authorizes for the subject enhancement 

effort is as follows: (1) Non-lethal 

capture and release of up to 1,500 

juvenile steelhead while electrofishing, 

(2) non-lethal capture and release of up 

to 150 juvenile steelhead while seining, 

(3) non-lethal capture and release up to 

10 juvenile steelhead while hook-andline fishing, and (4) non-lethal 

observation of up to 2,000 juvenile and 

10 adult steelhead during instream 

snorkel surveys. The potential annual 

unintentional lethal take permit 20085– 

2R authorizes is up to 33 juvenile 

steelhead. No intentional lethal take of 

steelhead is authorized or expected as a 

result of these enhancement activities. 

The subject scientific enhancement 

activities that Permit 20085–2R 

authorizes are expected to support 

steelhead recovery in the Chorro Creek 

watershed and are consistent with 

recommendations and objectives 

outlined in NMFS’ South Central 

California Coast Steelhead Recovery 

Plan. See the application for Permit 

20085–2R and issued Permit 20085–2R 

for greater details on the associated 

scientific enhancement activities and 

related methodology authorized with 

this permit. 

Dated: May 3, 2022. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB832] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Marine Site 

Characterization Surveys Off New 

Jersey by NextEra Energy 

Transmission MidAtlantic Holdings, 

LLC 

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 NextEra Energy Transmission 

MidAtlantic Holdings, LLC (NEETMA) 

for authorization to take marine 

mammals incidental to high-resolution 

geophysical (HRG) site characterization 

surveys off the coast of New Jersey. 

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, oneyear 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 June 8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. Written 

comments should be submitted via 

email to ITP.Potlock@noaa.gov. 


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