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and has relied on this approach for past 

IHAs with similar equipment, locations, 

and depths. Please refer back to the 

2022 Atlantic Shores HRG IHA (87 FR 

24103; April 22, 2022), Garden State 

HRG IHA (83 FR 14417; April 4, 2018) 

and the 2019 Skipjack HRG IHA (84 FR 

51118; September 27, 2019) for 

examples. Prior to the issuance of these 

IHAs (approximately 2018 and older), 

NMFS typically relied upon practical 

spreading for these types of survey 

activities. However, as additional 

scientific evidence became available, 

including numerous sound source 

verification reports, NMFS determined 

that this approach was inappropriately 

conservative and, since that time, as 

consistently used spherical spreading. 

Furthermore, NMFS’ User Spreadsheet 

tool assumes a ‘‘safe distance’’ 

methodology for mobile sources where 

propagation loss is spherical spreading 

(20LogR) (https://media.fisheries.

noaa.gov/2020-12/User_Manual%20_

DEC_2020_508.pdf?null), and NMFS 

calculator tool for estimating isopleths 

to Level B harassment thresholds also 

incorporates the use of spherical 

spreading. 

Determinations 

The survey activities planned by 

Ocean Wind are identical to those 

analyzed in the initial IHA, including 

the planned number of days and general 

location of activity (i.e., OCS–A 0498 

and OCS–A 0532), as are the method of 

taking and the effects of the action. 

Therefore, the amount of authorized 

take is unchanged from that authorized 

in the initial IHA. The potential effects 

of Ocean Wind’s activities remain 

limited to Level B harassment in the 

form of behavioral disturbance. No 

serious injury or mortality of marine 

mammal is anticipated. In analyzing the 

effects of the activities in the initial 

IHA, NMFS determined that Ocean 

Wind’s activities would have a 

negligible impact on the affected species 

or stocks and that the authorized take 

numbers of each species or stock were 

small relative to the relevant stocks (e.g., 

less than one-third of the abundance of 

all stocks). The mitigation measures and 

monitoring and reporting requirements 

as described above are identical to the 

initial IHA. 

NMFS has concluded that there is no 

new information suggesting that our 

analysis or findings should change from 

those reached for the initial IHA. This 

includes consideration of Ocean Wind’s 

monitoring report and changes in 

estimated abundances of the affected 

stocks. Based on the information and 

analysis contained here and in the 

referenced documents, NMFS has 

determined the following: (1) The 

required mitigation measures will affect 

the least practicable impact on marine 

mammal species or stocks and their 

habitat; (2) the authorized takes will 

have a negligible impact on the affected 

marine mammal species or stocks; (3) 

the authorized takes represent small 

numbers of marine mammals relative to 

the affected stock abundances; (4) Ocean 

Wind’s activities will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on taking 

for subsistence purposes as no relevant 

subsistence uses of marine mammals are 

implicated by this action, and; (5) 

appropriate monitoring and reporting 

requirements are included. 

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 final 

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 (IHAs 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 

Renewal IHA qualifies to be 

categorically excluded from further 

NEPA review. 

Endangered Species Act 

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 

that are listed under the ESA: The North 

Atlantic right, fin, sei and sperm 

whales. We requested initiation of 

consultation under Section 7 of the ESA 

with NMFS GARFO on February 04, 

2021, for the issuance of the initial IHA. 

NMFS GARFO determined that issuance 

of the IHA to Ocean Wind is 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, and 

at this time considered the potential for 

a renewal. The Renewal IHA provides 

no new information about the effects of 

the action, nor does it change the extent 

of effects of the action, or any other 

basis to require re-initiation of the 

Opinion; therefore, the incidental take 

statement issued for the initial IHA 

remains valid. 

Renewal 

NMFS has issued a Renewal IHA to 

Ocean Wind for the take of marine 

mammals incidental to conducting 

marine site characterization surveys 

offshore of New Jersey, from May 10, 

2022 to May 09, 2023. 

Dated: May 10, 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–XC029] 

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 Recreational 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 webinar will be held on 

Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. 

Webinar registration URL information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/8625727416827386891. 

ADDRESSES: Council address: New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Groundfish Recreational 

Advisory Panel will meet to discuss 

development of draft specifications and 

measures: Status determination criteria, 

rebuilding plans for Gulf of Maine 

(GOM) cod and Southern New England/ 

Mid-Atlantic (SNE/MA) winter 

flounder, FY2023–24 US/CA total 

allowable catches, FY2023–24 

specifications: Georges Bank (GB) 

yellowtail flounder and GB cod 

(including a catch target for the 

recreational fishery), FY2023–25 

specifications for 14 stocks, additional 

measures to promote stock rebuilding 

for GOM cod and SNE/MA winter 

flounder, and revised acceptable 

biological catch control rules, in 

consultation with the Scientific and 

Statistical Committee. They will also 

discuss a Council priority to develop a 

transition plan for Atlantic cod 

management from the current two 

management unit to up to five 

management units (multi-year priority). 

As a part of the transition plan, there 

will be a white paper on potential 

approaches to allocate ‘‘Georges Bank 

cod’’ to the recreational fishery 

delivered in 2022 to inform the 2023 

priorities discussion. 

The panel will review the current list 

of Council research priorities and 

suggest changes or additions to the list. 

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: May 9, 2022. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10334 Filed 5–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement 

List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds product(s) 

and service(s)to the Procurement List 

that will be furnished by nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Date added to and deleted from 

the Procurement List: May 29, 2022 and 

June 12, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 

785–6404, or email CMTEFedReg@

AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 51/7/2022; 2/4/2022; and 2/25/ 

2022, the Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled published notice of proposed 

additions to the Procurement List. This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the product(s) and service(s) and impact 

of the additions on the current or most 

recent contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the product(s) and 

service(s) listed below are suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 

51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organizations that will furnish the 

product(s) and service(s) to the 

Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

product(s) and service(s) to the 

Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the product(s) and 

service(s) proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following product(s) 

and service(s) are added to the 

Procurement List: 

Product(s) 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 7520–00–NIB– 

2491—Pen, All-Weather, Cord Loop, 

Black Ink, 1mm point 

Designated Source of Supply: Alphapointe, 

Kansas City, MO 

Mandatory For: Total Government 

Requirement 

Contracting Activity: FEDERAL 

ACQUISITION SERVICE, GSA/FAS 

ADMIN SVCS ACQUISITION BR(2 

Distribution: A-List 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

MR 10831—Container, Carrot and Dip To 

Go, Includes Shipper 20831 

MR 10816—Marvel Toys, Includes Shipper 

20816 

MR 10819—Celery & Dip to Go, Includes 

Shipper 20819 

MR 10795—Party Popper Cake Topper, 

Includes Shipper 20795 

MR 13501—Wing Corkscrew 

MR 13502—Double Waiters Corkscrew 

Designated Source of Supply: Winston-Salem 

Industries for the Blind, Inc, WinstonSalem, NC 

Mandatory For: The requirements of military 

commissaries and exchanges in 

accordance with the 41 CFR 51–6.4 

Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense 

Commissary Agency 

Distribution: C-List 

Service(s) 

Service Type: Acquisition Support Services 

Mandatory for: U.S. Coast Guard, Surface 

Forces Logistics Center, Baltimore, MD, 

Norfolk, VA and Oakland, CA 

Mandatory Source of Supply: Skookum 

Educational Programs, Bremerton, WA 

Contracting Activity: U.S. COAST GUARD, 

SFLC PROCUREMENT BRANCH 

3(00040) 

The Committee finds good cause to 

dispense with the 30-day delay in the 

effective date normally required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 

U.S.C. 553(d). This addition to the 

Committee’s Procurement List is 

effectuated because of the expiration of 


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