83 FR 25440 - Meeting of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 106 (June 1, 2018)

Page Range		25440-25441
FR Document		2018-11800

This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's (MAFAC's) Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (CBP Task Force). The CBP Task Force will discuss the issues outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

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[FR Doc No: 2018-11800]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XG257


Meeting of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force of the 
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee's 
(MAFAC's) Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force (CBP Task Force). The 
CBP Task Force will discuss the issues outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 19, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and on June 20, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, 4000 
West Cliff Drive, Hood River, OR 97031; 541-386-5566.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Cheney; NFMS West Coast 
Region; 503-231-6730; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of 
MAFAC's CBP Task Force. The MAFAC was established by the Secretary of 
Commerce (Secretary) and, since 1971, advises the Secretary on all 
living marine resource matters that are the responsibility of the 
Department of Commerce. The MAFAC charter and summaries of prior MAFAC 
meetings are located online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/partners#marine-fisheries-advisory-committee-. The CBP Task Force 
reports to MAFAC and is being convened to develop recommendations for 
long-term goals to meet Columbia Basin salmon recovery, conservation 
needs, and harvest opportunities, in the context of habitat capacity 
and other factors that affect salmon mortality. More information is 
available at the CBP Task Force web page: http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/columbia_river/index.html.

Matters To Be Considered

    The meeting time and agenda are subject to change. Meeting topics 
to be discussed include draft qualitative and quantitative goals for 
the Columbia Basin species, approaches to integrate

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the information towards developing basin-wide goals, and the outline 
and components of the report. The meeting is open to the public as 
observers, and public input will be accepted on June 20, 2018, from 
1:15 to 1:45 p.m., limited to the time available.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Katherine Cheney, 503-231-6730, by June 8, 2018.

    Dated: May 29, 2018.
Jennifer L. Lukens,
Federal Program Officer, Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
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three species proposed to be taken in and authorized under the 2017 IHA. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
this authorization. This 2018 IHA includes identical
Potential Effects on Marine required mitigation, monitoring, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Mammals—A description of the reporting measures as the 2017 IHA, and Administration
potential effects of the specified there is no new information suggesting RIN 0648–XG257
activities on marine mammals and their that our analysis or findings should
habitat is found in these previous change. Meeting of the Columbia Basin
documents, which remains applicable to Partnership Task Force of the Marine
this IHA. There is no new information Based on the information contained
Fisheries Advisory Committee
on potential effects. here and in the referenced documents,
Estimated Take—A description of the NMFS has determined the following: (1) AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
methods and inputs used to estimate The required mitigation measures will Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
take anticipated to occur and, effect the least practicable impact on Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
ultimately, the take that was authorized marine mammal species or stocks and Department of Commerce.
is found in these previous documents. their habitat; (2) the authorized takes ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
The methods of estimating take are will have a negligible impact on the
identical to those used in the previous affected marine mammal species or SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
IHA, as is the density of marine stocks; (3) the authorized takes proposed schedule and agenda of a
mammals. The number of takes represent small numbers of marine forthcoming meeting of the Marine
authorized is the same as the number of mammals relative to the affected stock Fisheries Advisory Committee’s
takes authorized via the previous IHA. abundances; and (4) the City’s activities (MAFAC’s) Columbia Basin Partnership
Level A incidental take is not expected Task Force (CBP Task Force). The CBP
will not have an unmitigable adverse
to occur for the same reasons discussed Task Force will discuss the issues
impact on taking for subsistence
in the previous documents and none is outlined in the SUPPLEMENTARY
purposes as no relevant subsistence uses INFORMATION below.
authorized.
Description of Mitigation, Monitoring of marine mammals are implicated by
DATES: The meeting will be held June
and Reporting Measures—A description this action.
19, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on
of mitigation, monitoring, and reporting Endangered Species Act (ESA) June 20, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
measures is found in the previous
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
documents, which are identical in this Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered the Columbia Gorge Hotel, 4000 West
IHA. In summary, mitigation will Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. Cliff Drive, Hood River, OR 97031; 541–
include limiting construction to outside 1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal 386–5566.
of the harbor seal pupping season agency insure that any action it
(December 15 to May 15), limiting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not Katherine Cheney; NFMS West Coast
construction to daylight hours only, likely to jeopardize the continued
using the loudest equipment only Region; 503–231–6730; email:
existence of any endangered or Katherine.Cheney@noaa.gov.
between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and threatened species or result in the
monitoring both airborne noise and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
destruction or adverse modification of
marine mammals. One trained protected hereby given of a meeting of MAFAC’s
designated critical habitat. To ensure CBP Task Force. The MAFAC was
species observer will monitor the
ESA compliance for the issuance of established by the Secretary of
proposed activities to collect
IHAs, NMFS consults internally Commerce (Secretary) and, since 1971,
information of responses of marine
mammals to the activities. whenever we propose to authorize take advises the Secretary on all living
On October 19, 2017, the City for endangered or threatened species. marine resource matters that are the
submitted a monitoring report for the However, no incidental take of ESA- responsibility of the Department of
minimal work that had been completed listed species is authorized or expected Commerce. The MAFAC charter and
on the existing concrete under the 2017 to result from this activity. Therefore, summaries of prior MAFAC meetings
IHA (work that was not expected to NMFS has determined that formal are located online at https://
result in take of marine mammals, but consultation under section 7 of the ESA www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/
which was part of the overarching is not required for this action. partners#marine-fisheries-advisory-
activity). The City complied with all committee-. The CBP Task Force reports
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting Authorization to MAFAC and is being convened to
protocols. No marine mammal takes develop recommendations for long-term
NMFS has issued an IHA to the City goals to meet Columbia Basin salmon
were expected, authorized, or recorded.
of San Diego for Coast Boulevard recovery, conservation needs, and
The monitoring report can be viewed on
NMFS’s website: www.fisheries.noaa. improvements in La Jolla, CA from June harvest opportunities, in the context of
gov/national/marine-mammal- 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019. All habitat capacity and other factors that
protection/incidental-take- previously described mitigation, affect salmon mortality. More
authorizations-construction-activities. monitoring, and reporting requirements information is available at the CBP Task
from the 2017–2018 IHA are Force web page: http://
Determinations incorporated. www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
The City will conduct activities Dated: May 25, 2018. columbia_river/index.html.
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identical to those analyzed in the
Donna S. Wieting, Matters To Be Considered
previous 2017 IHA. As described above,
the number of authorized takes of the Director, Office of Protected Resources, The meeting time and agenda are
same species and stocks of marine National Marine Fisheries Service. subject to change. Meeting topics to be
mammals are identical to the numbers [FR Doc. 2018–11785 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am] discussed include draft qualitative and
that were found to meet the negligible BILLING CODE 3510–22–P quantitative goals for the Columbia
impact and small numbers standards Basin species, approaches to integrate

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the information towards developing Directorate for Oversight and vital to the sustainability and viability
basin-wide goals, and the outline and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, of continued Air Force support to legal
components of the report. The meeting Mailbox #24, Suite 08D09, Alexandria, assistance activities.
is open to the public as observers, and VA 22350–1700. Dated: May 25, 2018.
public input will be accepted on June Instructions: All submissions received Shelly E. Finke,
20, 2018, from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m., limited must include the agency name, docket
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
to the time available. number and title for this Federal Officer, Department of Defense.
Register document. The general policy
Special Accommodations [FR Doc. 2018–11763 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am]
for comments and other submissions
The meeting is physically accessible BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
from members of the public is to make
to people with disabilities. Requests for these submissions available for public
sign language interpretation or other viewing on the internet at http://
auxiliary aids should be directed to DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
www.regulations.gov as they are
Katherine Cheney, 503–231–6730, by received without change, including any Department of the Army
June 8, 2018. personal identifiers or contact
information. [Docket ID: USA–2018–HQ–0003]
Dated: May 29, 2018.
Jennifer L. Lukens, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Submission for OMB Review;
Federal Program Officer, Marine Fisheries request more information on this Comment Request
Advisory Committee, National Marine proposed information collection or to
Fisheries Service. obtain a copy of the proposal and AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
[FR Doc. 2018–11800 Filed 5–31–18; 8:45 am] associated collection instruments, ACTION: 30-day information collection
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P please write to The Judge Advocate notice.
General, Headquarters, United States
Air Force, 1420 Air Force Pentagon, SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
Washington, DC 20330–1420 or call has submitted to OMB for clearance the
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
1–800–524–8723. following proposal for collection of
Department of the Air Force information under the provisions of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act.
[Docket ID USAF–2018–HQ–0003] Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Web-based Legal Information DATES: Consideration will be given to all
Proposed Collection; Comment Online System (WebLIONS); OMB comments received by July 2, 2018.
Request Control Number 0701–XXXX. ADDRESSES: Comments and
Needs and Uses: Requesting recommendations on the proposed
AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, authorization to collect information on information collection should be
DoD. individuals who seek assistance from emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD
ACTION: Information collection notice. the Air Force in resolving their personal Desk Officer, at oira_submission@
legal issues. Air Force personnel use omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
SUMMARY: In compliance with the proposed information collection by DoD
WebLIONS to create and maintain
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Desk Officer, Docket ID number, and
records on these individuals in order to
Department of the Air Force Judge title of the information collection.
perform their official duties and to
Advocate General announces a
manage the legal assistance program. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
proposed public information collection
The system allows personnel to review Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mc-
and seeks public comment on the
and track cases, as well as perform alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-
provisions thereof. Comments are
conflict checks. It is also consulted by collections@mail.mil.
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
attorneys and paralegals when they are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collection of information is necessary
generating legal documents for their Title; Associated Form; and OMB
for the proper performance of the
clients. Number: Army Survivor Advisory
functions of the agency, including
Affected Public: Individuals or Working Group (SAWG); OMB Control
whether the information shall have
Households. Number 0702–XXXX.
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Annual Burden Hours: 9,550. Type of Request: New collection.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Number of Respondents: 191,000.
proposed information collection; (c) Responses per Respondent: 1. Applicants
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Annual Responses: 191,000.
clarity of the information to be Number of Respondents: 150.
Average Burden per Response: 3 Responses per Respondent: 1.
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the minutes. Annual Responses: 150.
burden of the information collection on Frequency: On Occasion. Average Burden per Response: 2
respondents, including through the use Public respondents to WebLIONS Hours.
of automated collection techniques or include retired military personnel and Annual Burden Hours: 300.
other forms of information technology. dependents of active duty and retired
DATES: Consideration will be given to all military personnel. The completed Nominees
comments received by July 31, 2018. online questionnaires are used during Number of Respondents: 25.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, the intake process to determine an Responses per Respondent: 1.
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identified by docket number and title, individual’s eligibility for legal Annual Responses: 25.
by any of the following methods: assistance, as well as assisting attorneys Average Burden per Response: 15
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// in performing their official duties while Minutes.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the providing services to their clients. Annual Burden Hours: 6.25.
instructions for submitting comments. WebLIONS also acts as a database to Needs and Uses: The information
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of review and track cases as well as assist collection requirement is necessary to
the Chief Management Officer, in conflicts checks. This information is obtain applications from individuals

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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 of open public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held June 19, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on June 20, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Contact		Katherine Cheney; NFMS West Coast Region; 503-231-6730; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 25440
RIN Number		0648-XG25

83 FR 25440 - Meeting of the Columbia Basin Partnership Task Force of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee

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