[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 86320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25226]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE429]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities;
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Pile Driving Training Exercises at
Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed issuance of an incidental harassment
authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and
possible renewal; correction.
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SUMMARY: This notice contains corrections to a notice of the proposed
issuance an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the United
States Navy (Navy). The document being corrected is Takes of Marine
Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to Pile Driving Training Exercises at Naval Base Ventura
County, Port Hueneme, which was published on October 23, 2024.
DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than November
22, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reny Tyson Moore, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401. Electronic copies of the application
and supporting documents, as well as the Federal Register notices and
IHAs, may be obtained online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/incidental-take-authorizations-construction-activities. In case of problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on October 23, 2024
(89 FR 84534) announcing the proposed issuance of an IHA to the Navy
concerning the authorization of take of marine mammals incidental to
pile driving training exercises at Naval Base Ventura County, Port
Hueneme. The proposed IHA, which would authorize the Navy to
incidentally take California sea lions (Zalophus californius) and
harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii), by Level B harassment only,
during the described activities and specified timeframe, prescribe the
methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable
adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as
well as propose requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting
of such taking. NMFS refers the reader to the October 23, 2024, (89 FR
84534) Federal Register notice for background information concerning
the proposed issuance of the IHA. The information in the notice of
proposed issuance is not repeated here.
Correction
The error to be corrected appears in the DATES section. The text
incorrectly states that Comments and information must be received no
later than November 7, 2024, which suggests the comment period for this
proposed IHA is 15 days. However, proposed IHAs require a 30-day public
comment period. Therefore, the correct public comment period should be
30 days, and should end on November 22, 2024.
Dated: October 25, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-25226 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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