83 FR 24977 - Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Casitas Pier Fender Pile Replacement
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-11660 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24977-24978] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11660] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XF603 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Casitas Pier Fender Pile Replacement AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; proposed revised incidental harassment authorization; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request from Venoco, LLC, (Venoco) and Chevron USA, Inc., (Chevron) to transfer, from Venoco to Chevron, a Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) one-year Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Casitas Pier Fender Pile Replacement Project, following the sale of Casitas Pier to Chevron. No other changes are proposed. NMFS is inviting comments on the proposed transfer of the Casitas Pier IHA to Chevron. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than July 2, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Physical comments should be sent to 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and electronic comments should be sent to ITP.Young@noaa.gov. Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. Comments received electronically, including all attachments, must not exceed a 25-megabyte file size. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF file formats only. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/23111 without change. All personal [[Page 24978]] identifying information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Young, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of Venoco's original IHA, may be obtained online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/23111. In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region if certain findings are made and either regulations are issued or, if the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a proposed authorization is provided to the public for review. An authorization for incidental takings shall be granted if NMFS finds that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or stock(s), will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or stock(s) for subsistence uses (where relevant), and if the permissible methods of taking and requirements pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring and reporting of such takings are set forth. Summary of Request On October 27, 2017, NMFS issued an IHA to Venoco to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to the Casitas Pier Fender Pile Replacement Project, effective from November 1, 2017, through October 31, 2018 (82 FR 55579). On January 1, 2018, Chevron succeeded Venoco as the owner and operator of Carpinteria Gas Plant, including Casitas Pier. Chevron subsequently submitted a written request to transfer the current IHA from Venoco to Chevron. With the transfer of the Casitas Pier IHA, Chevron agrees to comply with the associated terms, conditions, stipulations, and restrictions of the original Casitas Pier IHA. No other changes were requested. The revised IHA, if issued, would remain effective through October 31, 2018. This Federal Register notice sets forth only a proposed change in the Casitas Pier IHA holder's name. There are no other changes to the current IHA as described in the November 22, 2017, Federal Register notice of a final IHA (82 FR 55579): The specified activity; description of marine mammals in the area of the specified activity; potential effects on marine mammals and their habitat; mitigation and related monitoring used to implement mitigation; reporting; estimated take by incidental harassment; negligible impact and small numbers analyses and determinations; impact on availability of affected species or stocks for subsistence uses and the period of effectiveness remain unchanged and are herein incorporated by reference. Proposed Revisions to the Casitas Pier IHA NMFS is proposing a change in the name of the holder of the Casitas Pier IHA from ``Venoco, LLC'' to ``Chevron USA, Inc''. Request for Public Comments NMFS invites comment on the proposed change to the current IHA. Please include with your comments any supporting data or literature citations to help inform our final decision on Venoco and Chevron's request for transfer of the Casitas Pier authorization. Dated: May 25, 2018. Donna S. Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018-11660 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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After consultation with the The Endangered Species Act of 1973 notice to OIRA_Submission@
Department of State, the Assistant (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Administrator issued affirmative finding prohibitions against the taking of Dated: May 24, 2018.
annual renewals to The Nations, endangered species. In 1982, Congress Sarah Brabson,
allowing the continued importation into revised the ESA to allow permits
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
the United States of yellowfin tuna and authorizing the taking of endangered
[FR Doc. 2018–11626 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
products derived from yellowfin tuna species incidental to otherwise lawful
harvested in the ETP by purse seine activities. The corresponding BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
vessels operating under The Nations’ regulations (50 CFR part 222.222)
jurisdiction or exported from The established procedures for persons to
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Nations. Issuance of affirmative finding apply for such a permit. In addition, the
annual renewals for The Nations does regulations set forth specific reporting National Oceanic and Atmospheric
not affect implementation of an requirements for such permit holders. Administration
intermediary nation embargo under 50 The regulations contain three sets of
CFR 216.24(f)(9), which could apply to information collections: (l) Applications RIN 0648–XF603
exports from The Nations. The for incidental take permits, (2)
affirmative finding annual renewals are Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
applications for certificates of inclusion,
for the one-year period of April 1, 2018, Specified Activities; Taking Marine
and (3) reporting requirements for
through March 31, 2019. Mammals Incidental to Casitas Pier
permits issued. Certificates of inclusion
Peru’s five-year affirmative finding Fender Pile Replacement
are only required if a general permit is
will remain valid through March 31, issued to a representative of a group of AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
2022, and Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, potential permit applicants, rather than Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
and Spain’s five-year affirmative requiring each entity to apply for and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
findings will remain valid through receive a permit. Commerce.
March 31, 2020, subject to subsequent The required information is used to ACTION: Notice; proposed revised
annual reviews by NMFS. evaluate the impacts of the proposed incidental harassment authorization;
Dated: May 24, 2018. activity on endangered species, to make request for comments.
Chris Oliver, the determinations required by the ESA
prior to issuing a permit, and to SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service. establish appropriate permit conditions. from Venoco, LLC, (Venoco) and
When a species is listed as threatened, Chevron USA, Inc., (Chevron) to
[FR Doc. 2018–11654 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
section 4(d) of the ESA requires the transfer, from Venoco to Chevron, a
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Secretary to issue whatever regulations Marine Mammal Protection Act
are deemed necessary or advisable to (MMPA) one-year Incidental
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE provide for conservation of the species. Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take
In many cases those regulations reflect marine mammals, by harassment,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric blanket application of the section 9 take incidental to the Casitas Pier Fender
Administration prohibition. However, the National Pile Replacement Project, following the
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) sale of Casitas Pier to Chevron. No other
Submission for OMB Review; recognizes certain exceptions to that changes are proposed. NMFS is inviting
Comment Request prohibition, including habitat comments on the proposed transfer of
restoration actions taken in accord with the Casitas Pier IHA to Chevron.
The Department of Commerce will
approved state watershed action plans. DATES: Comments and information must
submit to the Office of Management and
While watershed plans are prepared for be received no later than July 2, 2018.
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
other purposes in coordination with or ADDRESSES: Comments should be
following proposal for collection of
fulfillment of various state programs, a addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
information under the provisions of the
watershed group wishing to take Permits and Conservation Division,
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: National Oceanic and advantage of the exception for Office of Protected Resources, National
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). restoration activities (rather than Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
Title: Permits for Incidental Taking of obtaining a section 10 permit) would comments should be sent to 1315 East-
Endangered or Threatened Species. have to submit the plan for NMFS West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
OMB Control Number: 0648–0230. review. and electronic comments should be sent
Form Number(s): None. Affected Public: Individuals or to ITP.Young@noaa.gov.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of households; business or other for-profit; Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
a currently approved information not-for-profit institutions, and state, for comments sent by any other method,
collection). local, or tribal government. to any other address or individual, or
Number of Respondents: 48. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. received after the end of the comment
Average Hours per Response: 80 Respondent’s Obligation: Required to period. Comments received
hours for a permit application obtain or retain benefits. electronically, including all
(including Habitat Conservation Plans), This information collection request attachments, must not exceed a 25-
40 minutes for transfer of an incidental may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow megabyte file size. Attachments to
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take permit; 8 hours for a permit report, the instructions to view Department of electronic comments will be accepted in
30 minutes for a Certificate of Inclusion Commerce collections currently under Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
and 10 hours for a watershed plan. review by OMB. file formats only. All comments
Burden Hours: 795. Written comments and received are a part of the public record
Needs and Uses: This request is for an recommendations for the proposed and will generally be posted online at
extension of a currently approved information collection should be sent https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/
information collection. within 30 days of publication of this 23111 without change. All personal
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identifying information (e.g., name, Pier IHA holder’s name. There are no Burden Hours: 1,102.
address) voluntarily submitted by the other changes to the current IHA as Needs and Uses: This request is for
commenter may be publicly accessible. described in the November 22, 2017, extension of a currently approved
Do not submit confidential business Federal Register notice of a final IHA information collection.
information or otherwise sensitive or (82 FR 55579): The specified activity; The National Oceanic and
protected information. description of marine mammals in the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara area of the specified activity; potential operates a direct loan program to assist
Young, Office of Protected Resources, effects on marine mammals and their in financing certain actions relating to
NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic habitat; mitigation and related commercial fishing vessels, shoreside
copies of Venoco’s original IHA, may be monitoring used to implement fishery facilities, aquaculture
obtained online at: https:// mitigation; reporting; estimated take by operations, and individual fishing
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/23111. In incidental harassment; negligible impact quotas. Application information is
case of problems accessing these and small numbers analyses and required to determine eligibility
documents, please call the contact listed determinations; impact on availability pursuant to 50 CFR part 253 and to
above. of affected species or stocks for determine the type and amount of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: subsistence uses and the period of assistance requested by the applicant.
effectiveness remain unchanged and are An annual financial statement is
Background herein incorporated by reference. required from the recipients to monitor
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the Proposed Revisions to the Casitas Pier the financial status of the loan.
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct IHA Affected Public: Business or other for-
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated profit organizations.
to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the NMFS is proposing a change in the Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
incidental, but not intentional, taking of name of the holder of the Casitas Pier Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
small numbers of marine mammals by IHA from ‘‘Venoco, LLC’’ to ‘‘Chevron obtain or retain benefits.
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified USA, Inc’’. This information collection request
activity (other than commercial fishing) Request for Public Comments may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
within a specified geographical region if the instructions to view Department of
certain findings are made and either NMFS invites comment on the Commerce collections currently under
regulations are issued or, if the taking is proposed change to the current IHA. review by OMB.
limited to harassment, a notice of a Please include with your comments any Written comments and
proposed authorization is provided to supporting data or literature citations to recommendations for the proposed
the public for review. help inform our final decision on information collection should be sent
An authorization for incidental Venoco and Chevron’s request for within 30 days of publication of this
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds transfer of the Casitas Pier notice to OIRA_Submission@
that the taking will have a negligible authorization. omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
impact on the species or stock(s), will Dated: May 25, 2018.
Dated: May 25, 2018.
not have an unmitigable adverse impact Donna S. Wieting,
Sarah Brabson,
on the availability of the species or Director, Office of Protected Resources,
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where National Marine Fisheries Service. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
relevant), and if the permissible [FR Doc. 2018–11650 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2018–11660 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
methods of taking and requirements BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Summary of Request National Oceanic and Atmospheric National Oceanic and Atmospheric
On October 27, 2017, NMFS issued an Administration Administration
IHA to Venoco to take marine mammals, RIN 0648–XG241
by Level B harassment, incidental to the Submission for OMB Review;
Casitas Pier Fender Pile Replacement Comment Request Marine Mammals; File No. 21856
Project, effective from November 1, The Department of Commerce will
2017, through October 31, 2018 (82 FR AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
submit to the Office of Management and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
55579). On January 1, 2018, Chevron Budget (OMB) for clearance the
succeeded Venoco as the owner and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
following proposal for collection of Commerce.
operator of Carpinteria Gas Plant, information under the provisions of the
including Casitas Pier. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Chevron subsequently submitted a Agency: National Oceanic and
written request to transfer the current SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ABR, Inc. Environmental Research and
IHA from Venoco to Chevron. With the Title: Fisheries Finance Program
transfer of the Casitas Pier IHA, Chevron Services, P.O. Box 80410, Fairbanks, AK
Requirements. 99708, has applied in due form for a
agrees to comply with the associated OMB Control Number: 0648–0012.
terms, conditions, stipulations, and permit to conduct research on 12
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88–1.
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restrictions of the original Casitas Pier species of marine mammals.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
IHA. No other changes were requested. a currently approved information DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
The revised IHA, if issued, would collection). comments must be received on or before
remain effective through October 31, Number of Respondents: 311. July 2, 2018.
2018. Average Hours per Response: ADDRESSES: The application and related
This Federal Register notice sets forth Applications, 10 hours; annual financial documents are available for review by
only a proposed change in the Casitas statements, 2 hours. selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice; proposed revised incidental harassment authorization; request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments and information must be received no later than July 2, 2018. | |
| Contact | Sara Young, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of Venoco's original IHA, may be obtained online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/node/ 23111. In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed above. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 24977 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XF60 |
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