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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 / Notices

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The Secretaries of Commerce and
State will furnish the Permanent
Advisory Committee with relevant
information concerning fisheries and
international fishery agreements.
NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of
Commerce, will provide to the
Permanent Advisory Committee
administrative and technical support
services as are necessary for its effective
functioning.
Appointed members of the Permanent
Advisory Committee will serve without
pay, but while away from their homes
or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the advisory
committee will be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in the
Government service are allowed
expenses under 5 U.S.C. 5703. They will
not be considered Federal employees
while performing service as members of
the advisory committee except for the
purposes of injury compensation or tort
claims liability as provided in chapter
81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28.
Procedure for Submitting Nominations
Nominations for the Permanent
Advisory Committee should be
submitted to NMFS (see ADDRESSES).
This request for nominations is for firsttime nominees as well as previous and
current Permanent Advisory Committee
members. Self-nominations are
acceptable. Nominations should include
a letter of interest and a resume or
curriculum vitae that covers the
following information: (1) full name,
address, telephone, and email address of
nominee; (2) nominee’s organization(s)
or professional affiliation(s) serving as
the basis for the nomination, if any; and
(3) a background statement, not to
exceed one page in length, describing
the nominee’s qualifications, experience
and interests, specifically as related to
the fisheries covered by the Convention.
NMFS encourages nominations of
diverse people including women and
individuals from underserved
communities that meet the knowledge,
experience, and other requirements of
the positions described in this notice.
See Executive Order (E.O.) 13985
(Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through
the Federal Government) section 2
(defining ‘‘underserved communities’’
as ‘‘populations sharing a particular
characteristic, as well as geographic
communities, that have been
systematically denied a full opportunity
to participate in aspects of economic,
social, and civic life,’’ ‘‘such as Black,
Latino, and Indigenous and Native
American persons, Asian Americans

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and Pacific Islanders and other persons
of color; members of religious
minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)
persons; persons with disabilities;
persons who live in rural areas; and
persons otherwise adversely affected by
persistent poverty or inequality.’’). E.O.
13985 is available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancingracial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-thefederal-government.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 6902.
Dated: January 15, 2025.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2025–01381 Filed 1–17–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Office of Marine and Aviation
Operations: Occupational Health,
Safety, and Readiness Forms
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on November
12, 2024 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: Office of Marine and Aviation
Operations: Occupational Health,
Safety, and Readiness Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0824.
Form Number(s): Medical: 57–10–01,
57–10–02, 57–10–05. Safety: 57–17–02,
57–17–09. Small Boat: 57–19–04.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[revision to an approved information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 1,515.

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Average Hours Per Response:
Response time varies based on the form.
Form may take as little as 5 minutes to
complete or as long as 30 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 537.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for
approval of a revision and extension to
a collection currently in use with OMB
approval. The NOAA Health Services
Questionnaire NF 57–10–01 is being
revised to include supportive questions
to document previous sailing dates and
clarifying medical information within
NF 57–10–01 to ensure OMAO has a
complete medical history for all
personnel aboard NOAA vessels. These
changes are not expected to change the
burden response time.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
Office of Marine and Aviation
Operations (OMAO) manages and
operates NOAA’s fleet of 15 research
and survey ships and nine specialized
environmental data-collecting aircraft.
Comprised of civilians and officers of
the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps,
OMAO also manages the NOAA Diving
Program, NOAA Small Boat Program,
and NOAA Uncrewed Systems
Operations Center.
The research and survey ships
operated, managed, and maintained by
OMAO comprise the largest fleet of
federal research ships in the nation.
Ranging from large oceanographic
research vessels capable of exploring the
world’s deepest ocean, to smaller ships
responsible for charting the shallow
bays and inlets of the United States, the
fleet supports a wide range of marine
activities including fisheries surveys,
nautical charting, and ocean and climate
studies.
NOAA aircraft operate throughout the
world providing a wide range of
capabilities including hurricane
reconnaissance and research, marine
mammal and fisheries assessment, and
coastal mapping. NOAA aircraft carry
scientists and specialized instrument
packages to conduct research for
NOAA’s missions.
Housed within the NOAA Office of
Marine and Aviation Operations and
staffed by the U.S. Public Health Service
(USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers,
the Office of Health Services (OHS) is
charged with directly supporting all
personnel within the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA).
NOAA medical officers work to
maximize deployment readiness and
minimize medically related disruptions
to fleet, aircraft, and diving operations.
OHS programs assess and promote
mental and physical readiness within
their operational medical discipline.

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Given the austere and geographically
remote operational environments OHS
supports, our officers are also
responsible for preventing and
containing disease in operational
environments as subject matter experts
in travel medicine. The forms contained
in this collection will be used to make
medical readiness recommendations for
individuals and to key leadership in
operational environments.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: NAO 205–1, NOAA
Records Management Program and 33
U.S.C. 941.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering the title of the collection.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to U.S. Coast
Guard Construction in Florence,
Oregon
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.

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AGENCY:

NMFS has received a request
from the United States Coast Guard
(USCG) for authorization to take marine
mammals incidental to the Station
Siuslaw River construction project in

SUMMARY:

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Florence, Oregon. Pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
incidentally take marine mammals
during the specified activities. NMFS is
also requesting comments on a possible
one-time, 1-year renewal that could be
issued under certain circumstances and
if all requirements are met, as described
in Request for Public Comments at the
end of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorization and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than February 20,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service and should be
submitted via email to ITP.harlacher@
noaa.gov. Electronic copies of the
application and supporting documents,
as well as a list of the references cited
in this document, may be obtained
online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. In case of problems accessing
these documents, please call the contact
listed below.
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, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act without
change. All personal 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:
Jenna Harlacher, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce

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(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
proposed or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed IHA
is provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
other ‘‘means of effecting the least
practicable adverse impact’’ on the
affected species or stocks and their
habitat, paying particular attention to
rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
similar significance, and on the
availability of the species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to in shorthand as
‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
pertaining to the monitoring and
reporting of the takings. The definitions
of all applicable MMPA statutory terms
used above are included in the relevant
sections below and can be found in
section 3 of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1362)
and NMFS regulations at 50 CFR
216.103.
National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must review our
proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an
IHA) with respect to potential impacts
on the human environment.
This action is consistent with
categories of activities identified in
Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no
anticipated serious injury or mortality)
of the Companion Manual for NAO 216–
6A, which do not individually or
cumulatively have the potential for
significant impacts on the quality of the
human environment and for which we
have not identified any extraordinary
circumstances that would preclude this
categorical exclusion. Accordingly,
NMFS has preliminarily determined
that the issuance of the proposed IHA
qualifies to be categorically excluded
from further NEPA review.
Summary of Request
On October 26, 2023, NMFS received
a request from the USCG for an IHA to
take marine mammals incidental to pile

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