83 FR 45909 - Sunshine Act Meetings

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 176 (September 11, 2018)

Page Range		45909-45909
FR Document		2018-19832

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 45909]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19832]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 14, 2018.

PLACE: Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC, 9th 
Floor Commission Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Enforcement matters. In the event that the 
time, date, or location of this meeting changes, an announcement of the 
change, along with the new time, date, and/or place of the meeting will 
be posted on the Commission's website at http://www.cftc.gov.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202-418-
5964.

Natise L. Allen,
Secretariat Program Assistant.
[FR Doc. 2018-19832 Filed 9-7-18; 4:15 pm]
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would not adversely affect marine (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and Authorization
mammal habitat. NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) As a result of these determinations,
In summary and as described above, 216–6A, NMFS must review our NMFS has issued an IHA to the
the following factors primarily support proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an Washington State Department of
our determination that the impacts incidental harassment authorization) Transportation for the Bremerton and
resulting from this activity are not with respect to potential impacts on the Edmonds ferry terminals dolphin
expected to adversely affect the species human environment. relocation project in Washington State,
or stock through effects on annual rates NMFS has determined the issuance of
provided the previously described
of recruitment or survival: the IHA is consistent with categories of
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
• No injury, serious injury, or activities identified in Categorical
requirements are incorporated.
mortality is anticipated or authorized; Exclusion B4 (issuance of incidental
• All harassment is Level B harassment authorizations under section Dated: September 5, 2018.
harassment in the form of short-term 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA for Donna S. Wieting,
behavioral modification; and which no serious injury or mortality is Director, Office of Protected Resources,
• No areas of specific importance to anticipated) of NOAA’s Companion National Marine Fisheries Service.
affected species are impacted. Manual for NAO 216–6A, and we have [FR Doc. 2018–19592 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am]
Based on the analysis contained not identified any extraordinary BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
herein of the likely effects of the circumstances listed in Chapter 4 of the
specified activity on marine mammals Companion Manual for NAO 216–6A
and their habitat, and taking into that would preclude this categorical COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
consideration the implementation of the exclusion under NEPA. COMMISSION
prescribed monitoring and mitigation
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
measures, NMFS finds that the total take Sunshine Act Meetings
from the proposed activity will have a Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
negligible impact on all affected marine Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday,
mammal species or stocks. 1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal September 14, 2018.
agency insure that any action it PLACE: Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st
Small Numbers authorizes, funds, or carries out is not Street NW, Washington, DC, 9th Floor
As noted above, only small numbers likely to jeopardize the continued Commission Conference Room.
of incidental take may be authorized existence of any endangered or
STATUS: Closed.
under section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
for specified activities other than
designated critical habitat. To ensure Enforcement matters. In the event that
military readiness activities. The MMPA
ESA compliance for the issuance of the time, date, or location of this
does not define small numbers and so,
IHAs, NMFS consults internally, in this meeting changes, an announcement of
in practice, NMFS compares the number
case with NMFS West Coast Region the change, along with the new time,
of individuals taken to the most
Protected Resources Division, whenever date, and/or place of the meeting will be
appropriate estimation of abundance of
we propose to authorize take for posted on the Commission’s website at
the relevant species or stock in our
endangered or threatened species. http://www.cftc.gov.
determination of whether an
authorization is limited to small The humpback whale and the killer CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
numbers of marine mammals. whale (southern resident distinct Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964.
The estimated takes are below 21 population segment (DPS)) are the only
Natise L. Allen,
percent of the population for all marine marine mammal species listed under the
ESA that could occur in the vicinity of Secretariat Program Assistant.
mammals.
WSDOT’s proposed construction [FR Doc. 2018–19832 Filed 9–7–18; 4:15 pm]
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the proposed activity project. Two DPSs of the humpback BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

(including the prescribed mitigation and whale stock, the Mexico DPS and the
monitoring measures) and the Central America DPS, are listed as
threatened and endangered under the COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
anticipated take of marine mammals, COMMISSION
NMFS finds that small numbers of ESA, respectively. NMFS Office of
marine mammals will be taken relative Protected Resources has initiated
Renewal of the Agricultural Advisory
to the population size of the affected consultation with NMFS West Coast
Committee
species or stocks. Regional Office under section 7 of the
ESA on the issuance of an IHA to AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis WSDOT under section 101(a)(5)(D) of Commission.
and Determination the MMPA for this activity. NMFS is ACTION: Notice of Agricultural Advisory
There are no relevant subsistence uses authorizing take of California/Oregon/ Committee renewal.
of the affected marine mammal stocks or Washington stock of humpback whale,
species implicated by this action. which are listed under the ESA. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Therefore, NMFS has determined that In March 2018, NMFS finished Trading Commission (Commission) is
the total taking of affected species or conducting its section 7 consultation publishing this notice to announce the
stocks would not have an unmitigable and issued a Biological Opinion renewal of the Agricultural Advisory
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

adverse impact on the availability of concluding that the issuance of the IHA Committee (AAC). The Commission has
such species or stocks for taking for associated with WSDOT’s Bremerton- determined that the renewal of the AAC
subsistence purposes. Edmonds ferry terminals construction is necessary and in the public’s interest,
project is not likely to jeopardize the and the Commission has consulted with
National Environmental Policy Act continued existence of the endangered the General Services Administration’s
To comply with the National humpback and the Southern Resident Committee Management Secretariat
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 killer whales. regarding the AAC’s renewal.

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Section		Notices
Dates		10:00 a.m., Friday, September 14, 2018.
FR Citation		83 FR 45909