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have not identified any extraordinary 

circumstances that would preclude this 

categorical exclusion. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 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 

whenever we propose to authorize take 

for endangered or threatened species, in 

this case with the Alaska Regional 

Office (AKRO). 

NMFS is authorizing take of Mexico 

DPS humpback whales, and Western 

DPS Steller sea lions, which are listed 

under the ESA. The Permit and 

Conservation Division completed a 

Section 7 consultation with the AKRO 

for the issuance of this IHA and a 

biological opinion was issued on May 4, 

2021. The AKRO’s biological opinion 

states that the action is not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of 

Western DPS Steller sea lions or Mexico 

DPS humpback whales. The May 4, 

2021 biological opinion is still in effect. 

Authorization 

NMFS has issued an IHA to the City 

for in-water construction activities 

associated with the specified activity 

from October 1, 2022 through 

September 30, 2023. All previously 

described mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements from the initial 

2021 IHA are incorporated. 

Dated: May 4, 2022. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC012] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s Summer 

Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 

Advisory Panel and Bluefish Advisory 

Panel will hold a public webinar 

meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer 

Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 

Advisory Panel and Bluefish Advisory 

Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

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

to 12 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted to the Council’s website 

prior to the meeting at www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

objectives of this meeting are for the 

Advisory Panels to: (1) Review the 

alternatives under consideration in the 

Recreational Harvest Control Rule 

Framework/Addenda, (2) review 

comments received through the 

addenda public comment period, (3) 

receive a progress update on the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee’s 

review of this action, and (4) provide 

recommendations to the Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council and the 

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission regarding preferred 

alternatives. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251 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 

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Administration 

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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 

Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management 

Committee 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 

Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/6461673028973745678. 

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 EBFM Committee will meet to 

receive an update and discuss the 

following issues: Initial outreach and 

preparation for public information 

workshops on Ecosystem-Based Fishery 

Management for Georges Bank; and 

planning to conduct a Prototype 

Management Strategy Evaluation of 

Georges Bank Ecosystem-Based Fishery 

Management strategies and progress 

toward hiring of a contractor to conduct 

it. Other business will be discussed 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 


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