Notice2024-14302
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Furie Operating Alaska, LLC Oil and Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska; Correction
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Published
June 28, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
On June 14, 2024, a notice was published in the Federal Register announcing the proposed issuance of two incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) for take of marine mammals incidental to oil and gas activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska. That document inadvertently contained errors in tables 7 and 10. This document only corrects those errors; all other information is unchanged.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53961-53962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14302]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE066]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities;
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Furie Operating Alaska, LLC Oil and
Gas Activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska; Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorizations; request
for comments on proposed authorizations and possible renewals;
correction.
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SUMMARY: On June 14, 2024, a notice was published in the Federal
Register announcing the proposed issuance of two incidental harassment
authorizations (IHAs) for take of marine mammals incidental to oil and
gas activities in Cook Inlet, Alaska. That document inadvertently
contained errors in tables 7 and 10. This document only corrects those
errors; all other information is unchanged.
DATES: June 28, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leah Davis, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on June 14, 2024
(89 FR 51102) announcing the proposed issuance of two IHAs for take of
marine mammals incidental to oil and gas activities in Cook Inlet,
Alaska. NMFS refers the reader to the June 14, 2024, Federal Register
notice (89 FR 51102) for background information concerning the IHAs.
Corrections
On page 51118, table 7 is corrected to read as follows:
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Table 7--SSLs for Project Activities
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SSL
Sound source ---------------------------------------
SEL SPLRMS
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3 tugs at 50 percent power...... .................. 185 dB at 1 m.
4 tugs at 50 percent power...... .................. 186.2 dB at 1 m.
Conductor pipe pile (20 in, 184 dB at 10 m.... 193 dB at 10 m.
impact).
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On page 51120, table 10 is corrected to read as follows:
Table 10--Level A Harassment and Level B Harassment Isopleths From Tugging and Impact Pile Driving
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Level A Harassment Isopleths (m) Level B
Sound source -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harassment
LF MF HF PW OW Isopleths (m)
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Conductor pipe pile, 70 percent installation............ 3,064 109 3,650 1,640 119 1,585
Conductor pipe pile, 30 percent installation............ 1,742 62 2,075 932 68 ..............
Tugging/Positioning, 3 Tugs \1\......................... 95 78 679 69 0 3,850
Tugging/Positioning, 4 Tugs \2\......................... 108 89 773 79 1 4,483
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\1\ These zones are results from Hilcorp's modeling.
\2\ For otariids, Hilcorp's model estimated a Level A harassment zone of 0 during tugging/positioning with three tugs. Therefore, for four tugs, NMFS
applied the Level A harassment zone calculating with the User Spreadsheet.
Dated: June 25, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-14302 Filed 6-25-24; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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