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thereafter. If no comments are received 

from NMFS, the draft report shall be 

considered to be the final report. 

(iii) In the unanticipated event that 

the specified activity clearly causes the 

take of a marine mammal in a manner 

prohibited by the IHA (if issued), such 

as an injury (Level A harassment), 

serious injury, or mortality, USCG shall 

immediately cease the specified 

activities and immediately report the 

incident to the Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS and the 

NMFS’ West Coast Stranding 

Coordinator. The report must include 

the following information: 

• Time, date, and location (latitude/ 

longitude) of the incident; 

• Name and type of vessel involved; 

• Vessel’s speed during and leading 

up to the incident; 

• Description of the incident; 

• Status of all sound source use in the 

24 hrs preceding the incident; 

• Water depth; 

• Environmental conditions (e.g., 

wind speed and direction, sea state, 

cloud cover, and visibility); 

• Description of all marine mammal 

observations in the 24 hrs preceding the 

incident; 

• Species identification or 

description of the animal(s) involved; 

• Fate of the animal(s); and 

• Photographs or video footage of the 

animal(s) (if equipment is available). 

Activities would not resume until 

NMFS is able to review the 

circumstances of the prohibited take. 

NMFS shall work with USCG to 

determine what is necessary to 

minimize the likelihood of further 

prohibited take and ensure MMPA 

compliance. USCG shall not resume 

their activities until notified by NMFS 

via letter, email, or telephone. 

(b) Reporting of Injured or Dead 

Marine Mammals. 

(i) In the event that USCG discovers 

an injured or dead marine mammal, and 

the lead PSO determines that the cause 

of the injury or death is unknown and 

the death is relatively recent (i.e., in less 

than a moderate state of decomposition 

as described in the next paragraph), 

USCG shall immediately report the 

incident to the Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS and the 

NMFS’ West Coast Stranding 

Coordinator. The report must include 

the same information identified in 

7(a)(iii). Activities may continue while 

NMFS reviews the circumstances of the 

incident. NMFS shall work with USCG 

to determine whether modifications in 

the activities are appropriate. 

(ii) In the event that USCG discovers 

an injured or dead marine mammal, and 

the lead PSO determines that the injury 

or death is not associated with or related 

to the activities authorized in the IHA 

(e.g., previously wounded animal, 

carcass with moderate to advanced 

decomposition, or scavenger damage), 

USCG shall report the incident to the 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS 

and the NMFS Stranding Hotline and/or 

by email to the NMFS’ West Coast 

Stranding Coordinator within 24 hrs of 

the discovery. USCG shall provide 

photographs or video footage (if 

available) or other documentation of the 

stranded animal sighting to NMFS. 

Activities may continue while NMFS 

reviews the circumstances of the 

incident. 

(c) Acoustic Monitoring Report— 

USCG shall submit an Acoustic 

Monitoring Report that will provide 

details on the monitored piles, method 

of installation, monitoring equipment, 

and sound levels documented during 

monitoring. NMFS shall review the 

acoustic monitoring report and suggest 

any changes in monitoring as needed. 

8. This Authorization may be 

modified, suspended or withdrawn if 

the holder fails to abide by the 

conditions prescribed herein or if NMFS 

determines the authorized taking is 

having more than a negligible impact on 

the species or stock of affected marine 

mammals. 

9. A copy of this Authorization must 

be in the possession of each contractor 

who performs the construction work at 

the Monterey Station Project. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analyses, 

the draft authorization, and any other 

aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA 

for the proposed pile driving activities 

for the USCG Monterey Station Project. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform our final decision on the 

request for MMPA authorization. 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Annual Northern 

Seal Subsistence Harvest Reporting 

and St. George Harvest Management 

Plan 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 13, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Michael Williams, (907) 

271–5117, or michael.williams@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The subsistence harvest of northern 

fur seals is cooperatively managed by 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration’s (NOAA) National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and 

the Tribal Governments of St. Paul and 

St. George Islands (Pribilof Islands) 

under section 119 of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 1388 

(MMPA) and governed by regulations 

under section 102 of the Fur Seal Act, 

16 U.S.C. 1152 (FSA) found in 50 CFR 

part 216 subpart F, Taking for 

Subsistence Purposes. The regulations, 

laws, and cooperative agreement are 

focused on conserving northern fur seals 

through cooperative effort and 

consultation regarding effective 

management of human activities related 

to the subsistence harvests of northern 

fur seals and Steller sea lions. 

This request is for extension of the 

information collection for the annual 


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subsistence harvests of northern fur 

seals by Alaska Natives who reside on 

the Pribilof Islands (Pribilovians) under 

50 CFR 216 subpart F. 

The estimates of the number of fur 

seals necessary to satisfy the subsistence 

requirements of the Pribilovians to 

comply with 50 CFR 216.672(b) are 

derived from historic harvest levels 

reported by, and in direct consultation 

with, the Tribal Governments of St. Paul 

and St. George Islands in Alaska and 

their respective local Native 

corporations (Tanadgusix and Tanaq). 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports may be submitted via mail or 

email. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0699. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; state, local or tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 40. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $8 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 8, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19394 Filed 9–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF664 

Marine Mammals; File No. 21422 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

James Lloyd-Smith, Ph.D., Department 

of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 

University of California, Los Angeles 

Los Angeles, CA 90095, has applied in 

due form for a permit to conduct 

research on marine mammals. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

October 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 21422 from the list of 

available applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. in the subject line 

of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shasta McClenahan or Sara Young, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216) and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 

The applicant requests a five year 

research permit to take California sea 

lions (CSL; Zalophus californianus) to 

study the disease ecology of Leptospira 

in the pinniped populations along the 

west coast of the United States. Up to 

460 non-pup CSL may be captured and 

sampled annually at several sites in 

California, Oregon, and Washington. 

During capture animals may be 

restrained and receive anesthesia, 

biological sampling (blood, urine, feces, 

vibrissae, hair and nail clip, and mucus 

membrane swabs), length and weight 

measurements, and external tags. An 

additional 60 non-target CSL, including 

large pups, may be incidentally 

captured and restrained to determine 

age and sex, but would be released 

without sampling. If opportunistically 

encountered during sampling, up to 30 

entangled CSL may be captured for 

disentanglement, and up 100 dead 

stranded CSL may be necropsied, 

annually. Up to 8 CSL may be taken by 

unintentional mortality during the 

requested five year permit. An 

additional 20,000 CSL, 5,000 Northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), 

500 Northern fur seals (Callorhinus 

ursinus), 100 harbor seals (Phoca 

vitulina), and 50 non-listed Steller sea 

lions (Eumetopias jubatus) may be 

disturbed incidentally to capture 

activities. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: September 7, 2017. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Monday, September 18, 

2017, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD. 


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