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June 29, 2021; revised September 2021). 

NMFS GARFO concurred with this 

determination. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

an IHA to Vineyard Northeast 

authorizing take, by Level B harassment 

incidental to conducting marine site 

characterization surveys off the coast 

from Massachusetts to New Jersey from 

June 22, 2022, through June 21, 2023, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. A draft 

of the proposed IHA can be found at 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

national/marine-mammal-protection/ 

incidental-take-authorizations-otherenergy-activities-renewable. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analyses, 

the proposed authorization, and any 

other aspect of this notice of proposed 

IHA for the proposed site 

characterization surveys. We also 

request at this time comment on the 

potential Renewal of this proposed IHA 

as described in the paragraph below. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform decisions on the request for 

this proposed IHA or a subsequent 

Renewal IHA. 

On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may 

issue a one-time, one-year Renewal IHA 

following notice to the public providing 

an additional 15 days for public 

comments when (1) up to another year 

of identical or nearly identical, or nearly 

identical, activities as described in the 

Description of Proposed Activities 

section of this notice is planned or (2) 

the activities as described in the 

Description of Proposed Activities 

section of this notice would not be 

completed by the time the IHA expires 

and a Renewal would allow for 

completion of the activities beyond that 

described in the Dates and Duration 

section of this notice, provided all of the 

following conditions are met: 

• A request for Renewal is received 

no later than 60 days prior to the needed 

Renewal IHA effective date (recognizing 

that the Renewal IHA expiration date 

cannot extend beyond one year from 

expiration of the initial IHA). 

• The request for Renewal must 

include the following: 

(1) An explanation that the activities 

to be conducted under the requested 

Renewal IHA are identical to the 

activities analyzed under the initial 

IHA, are a subset of the activities, or 

include changes so minor (e.g., 

reduction in pile size) that the changes 

do not affect the previous analyses, 

mitigation and monitoring 

requirements, or take estimates (with 

the exception of reducing the type or 

amount of take). 

(2) A preliminary monitoring report 

showing the results of the required 

monitoring to date and an explanation 

showing that the monitoring results do 

not indicate impacts of a scale or nature 

not previously analyzed or authorized. 

Upon review of the request for 

Renewal, the status of the affected 

species or stocks, and any other 

pertinent information, NMFS 

determines that there are no more than 

minor changes in the activities, the 

mitigation and monitoring measures 

will remain the same and appropriate, 

and the findings in the initial IHA 

remain valid. 

Dated: May 17, 2022. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC052] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold its Fishing Industry Advisory 

Committee (FIAC), American Samoa 

Fishery Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan (FEP) Advisory Panel (AP), NonCommercial Fishing Advisory 

Committee (NCFAC) Meeting, Mariana 

Archipelago FEP—Guam AP, Mariana 

Archipelago FEP—Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) 

AP, and the Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP 

to discuss and make recommendations 

on fishery management issues in the 

Western Pacific Region. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

between June 6 and June 10, 2022. For 

specific times and agendas, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

by web conference via Webex. 

Instructions for connecting to the web 

conference and providing oral public 

comments will be posted on the Council 

website at www.wpcouncil.org. For 

assistance with the web conference 

connection, contact the Council office at 

(808) 522–8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; phone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FIAC 

will meet on Monday, June 6, from 1 

p.m. to 4 p.m., American Samoa 

Archipelago FEP AP will meet on 

Tuesday, June 7, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 

8 p.m., the NCFAC will meet on 

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 

3:30 p.m., the Mariana Archipelago 

FEP—Guam AP will meet on Thursday, 

June 9, 2022, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 

p.m., the Mariana Archipelago FEP– 

CNMI AP will meet on Friday, June 10, 

2022, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and the 

Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP will meet 

on Friday, June 10, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 

12 noon. All times listed are local island 

times except for the FIAC and NCFAC 

which is in Hawaii Standard Time. 

Public Comment periods will be 

provided in the agendas. The order in 

which agenda items are addressed may 

change. The meetings will run as late as 

necessary to complete scheduled 

business. 

Schedule and Agenda for the FIAC 

Meeting 

Monday, June 6, 2022, 1 p.m.–4 p.m. 

(Hawaii Standard Time) 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Status Report on September 2021 

FIAC Recommendations 

3. 2023 US Territorial Bigeye Tuna 

(BET) Catch/Effort and Allocation 

Limit Specifications 

4. Hawaii and American Samoa Small 

Boat Survey 

5. NOAA Seafood Direct Marketing 

Project 

6. US Military Notice of Hazardous 

Operations 

7. Update on American Samoa Albacore 

Performance & Diversification 

8. NMFS Appropriations 

9. Permanent Advisory Committee to 

the Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Commission 

10. Equity and Environmental Justice 

A. Western Pacific (WP) and Council 

Coordinating Committee (CCC) 

Report on EEJ in Fisheries 

Management 

B. NMFS Draft EEJ Strategy 

11. Young Fishermen’s Development 

Act 

12. Outcomes from May 2022 CCC 

Meeting 

13. Roundtable Update on Fishing/ 

Market Issues/Impacts (billfish, 

transportation, etc.) 


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14. Other Issues 

15. Public Comment 

16. Discussion and Recommendations 

Schedule and Agenda for the American 

Samoa Archipelago AP Meeting 

Tuesday, June 7, 2022, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. 

(American Samoa Standard Time) 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Review of Last AP Meeting and 

Recommendations 

3. American Samoa (AS) Fishery Issues 

and Activities 

A. Review of Draft Bottomfish 

Biological Opinion 

B. 2023 US Territorial BET Catch/ 

Effort Limit and Allocation 

Specification 

C. 2021 Annual Stock Assessment and 

Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Reports 

D. Review of 2021 Bottomfish 

Management Unit Species (BMUS) 

E. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and 

Economic Security Act Update 

4. Equity and Environmental Justice 

A. WP and CCC Report on EEJ in 

Fisheries Management 

B. NMFS Draft EEJ Strategy 

5. 2022 Marine Fisheries Advisory 

Committee (MAFAC) Report 

6. 2021 American Samoa Small-Boat 

Study 

7. American Samoa Biosampling 

Program Update 

8. 2022 AP Activities Plan 

A. Update on Sustainable Fisheries 

Fund (SFF) Projects 

B. Education and Outreach 

9. Feedback From The Fleet 

A. AS Fishermen Observations 

B. AP Fishery Issues and Activities 

10. Public Comment 

11. Discussion and Recommendations 

12. Other Business 

Schedule and Agenda for the NCFAC 

Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 1 p.m.–3:30 

p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time) 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Review of Late NCFAC Meeting and 

Recommendations 

3. Council Issues 

A. Sector Allocation 

B. Proposed Northwestern Hawaiian 

Islands (NWHI) Fishing Regulations 

C. Marine Planning Discussion 

D. Forage Fish Act Discussion 

4. Report of National Recreational 

Fishing Summit 

5. Non-Commercial Data Collection 

A. Marine Recreational Information 

Program Regional Implementation 

Plan Update 

B. Non-Commercial Annual Report 

Update 

C. Discussion on Data Collection 

6. Equity and Environmental Justice 

A. WP and CCC Report on EEJ in 

Fisheries Management 

B. NMFS Draft EEJ Strategy 

7. Fishermen Observation 

A. Changes in the fisheries this year 

to date 

B. Changes in the ecosystem this year 

to date 

8. Non-Commercial Fishing Activities, 

Issues, and Efforts 

9. Public Comment 

10. Discussion and Recommendations 

11. Other Business 

Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana 

Archipelago—Guam AP Meeting 

Thursday, June 9, 2022, 6:30 p.m.–8:30 

p.m. (Marianas Standard Time) 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Review of Last AP Meeting and 

Recommendations 

3. Guam Fishery Issues and Activities 

A. Review of Draft Bottomfish 

Biological Opinion 

B. 2023 US Territorial BET Catch/ 

Effort Limit and Allocation 

Specification 

C. 2021 Annual SAFE Reports 

D. Review of 2021 BMUS 

E. Catchit Logit (CILI) Updates 

4. Equity and Environmental Justice 

A. WP and CCC Report on EEJ in 

Fisheries Management 

B. NMFS Draft EEJ Strategy 

5. 2022 MAFAC Report 

6. 2022 Advisory Panel Activities Plan 

7. Feedback From The Fleet 

A. Guam Fishermen Observations 

B. AP Fishery Issues and Activities 

8. Public Comment 

9. Discussion and Recommendations 

10. Other Business 

Schedule and Agenda for the Mariana 

Archipelago—CNMI AP Meeting 

Friday, June 10, 2022, 9 a.m.–11 a.m. 

(Marianas Standard Time) 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Review of Last AP Meeting and 

Recommendations 

3. CNMI Fishery Issues and Activities 

A. Review of Draft Bottomfish 

Biological Opinion 

B. 2023 US Territorial BET Catch/ 

Effort Limit and Allocation 

Specification 

C. 2021 Annual SAFE Reports 

D. CILI Updates 

4. Equity and Environmental Justice 

A. WP and CCC Report on EEJ in 

Fisheries Management 

B. NMFS Draft EEJ Strategy 

5. 2022 MAFAC Report 

6. 2022 Advisory Panel Activities Plan 

A. AP Outreach and Education 

7. Feedback From The Fleet 

A. CNMI Fishermen Observations 

B. AP Fishery Issues and Activities 

8. Public Comment 

9. Discussion and Recommendations 

10. Other Business 

Schedule and Agenda for the Hawaii 

Archipelago AP Meeting 

Friday, June 10, 2022, 9 a.m.–12 noon 

(Hawaii Standard Time) 

1. Welcome and Introductions 

2. Review of Last AP Meeting and 

Recommendations 

3. Council Issues 

A. Proposed NWHI Fishing 

Regulations 

B. Review of Draft Bottomfish 

Biological Opinion 

C. Green Turtle Management Update 

D. 2021 Annual SAFE Reports 

4. Equity and Environmental Justice 

A. WP and CCC Report on EEJ in 

Fisheries Management 

B. NMFS Draft EEJ Strategy 

5. 2022 MAFAC Report 

6. 2021 Hawaii Small-Boat Study 

7. AP Plan and Working Group Reports 

A. Smart Fish Aggregation Devices 

B. FishMaps 

8. Feedback from the Fleet 

A. Hawaii Fishermen Observations 

B. AP Fishery Issues and Activities 

9. Public Comment 

10. Discussion and Recommendations 

11. Other Business 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 

(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: May 17, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

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