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Federal Register/Vol. 82, No. 56/Friday, March 24 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 56 / Friday, March 24, 2017 / Notices 15025 (this is not a toll-free number) or email • Change the name of Member Project (WMEP). Pursuant to the Marine at [email protected]. Paramount Farms, Inc. to Wonderful Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of Pistachios & Almonds, LLC is requesting comments on its proposal the Export Trading Company Act of CAEA’s proposed amendment of its to issue an IHA to Chevron to 1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21) (‘‘the Certificate would result in the following incidentally take marine mammals Act’’) authorizes the Secretary of Members list: during the specified activity. Commerce to issue Export Trade Almonds California Pride, Inc., DATES: Comments and information must Certificates of Review. An Export Trade Caruthers, CA be received no later than April 24, 2017. Certificate of Review protects the holder Baldwin-Minkler Farms, Orland, CA ADDRESSES: Comments on the and the members identified in the Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, CA applications should be addressed to Certificate from State and Federal Campos Brothers, Caruthers, CA Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and government antitrust actions and from Chico Nut Company, Chico, CA Conservation Division, Office of private treble damage antitrust actions Del Rio Nut Company, Livingston, CA Protected Resources, National Marine for the export conduct specified in the Fair Trade Corner, Inc., Chico, CA Fisheries Service. Physical comments Certificate and carried out in Fisher Nut Company, Modesto, CA should be sent to 1315 East-West compliance with its terms and Hilltop Ranch, Inc., Ballico, CA Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and conditions. Section 302(b)(1) of the Hughson Nut, Inc., Hughson, CA electronic comments should be sent to Export Trading Company Act of 1982 Mariani Nut Company, Winters, CA [email protected]. and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the Nutco, LLC d.b.a. Spycher Brothers, Instructions: Comments sent by any Secretary to publish a notice in the Turlock, CA other method, to any other address or Federal Register identifying the P–R Farms, Inc., Clovis, CA individual, or received after the end of applicant and summarizing its Roche Brothers International Family the comment period, may not be application. Nut Co., Escalon, CA considered by NMFS. Comments Request for Public Comments RPAC, LLC, Los Banos, CA received electronically, including all attachments, must not exceed a 25- Interested parties may submit written South Valley Almond Company, LLC, Wasco, CA megabyte file size. Attachments to comments relevant to the determination electronic comments will be accepted in whether an amended Certificate should SunnyGem, LLC, Wasco, CA Western Nut Company, Chico, CA Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF be issued. If the comments include any file formats only. All comments privileged or confidential business Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds, LLC, Los Angeles, CA received are a part of the public record information, it must be clearly marked and will generally be posted for public Dated: March 21, 2017. and a nonconfidential version of the viewing on the Internet at comments (identified as such) should be Amanda Reynolds, www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ included. Any comments not marked as Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, incidental/construction.htm without privileged or confidential business International Trade Administration, U.S. change. All personal identifying information will be deemed to be Department of Commerce, (202) 482–5131, [email protected]. information (e.g., name, address) nonconfidential. voluntarily submitted by the commenter An original and five (5) copies, plus [FR Doc. 2017–05867 Filed 3–23–17; 8:45 am] may be publicly accessible. Do not two (2) copies of the nonconfidential BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P submit confidential business version, should be submitted no later information or otherwise sensitive or than 20 days after the date of this notice protected information. to: Export Trading Company Affairs, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob U.S. Department of Commerce, Room National Oceanic and Atmospheric Pauline, Office of Protected Resources, 21028, Washington, DC 20230. Administration NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic copies of the applications and Information submitted by any person RIN 0648–XF246 is exempt from disclosure under the supporting documents, as well as a list Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to of the references cited in this document 552). However, nonconfidential versions Specified Activities; Taking Marine may be obtained online at: of the comments will be made available Mammals Incidental to the Chevron www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ to the applicant if necessary for Richmond Refinery Long Wharf incidental/construction.htm. In case of determining whether or not to issue the Maintenance and Efficiency Project in problems accessing these documents, amended Certificate. Comments should San Francisco Bay, California please call the contact listed above. refer to this application as ‘‘Export SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Trade Certificate of Review, application Background number 99–11A05.’’ Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the Summary of the Application Commerce. MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct Applicant: CAEA, 4800 Sisk Road, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental the Secretary of Commerce to allow, Modesto, CA 95356. harassment authorization; request for upon request by U.S. citizens who Contact: Bill Morecraft, Chairman, comments. engage in a specified activity (other than Telephone: (916) 446–8537. commercial fishing) within a specified Application No.: 99–11A05. SUMMARY: NMFS has received an area, the incidental, but not intentional, Date Deemed Submitted: March 13, application from Chevron for an taking of small numbers of marine 2017. Incidental Harassment Authorization mammals, providing that certain Proposed Amendment: CAEA seeks to (IHA) to take marine mammals, by findings are made and the necessary amend its Certificate as follows: harassment, incidental to pile driving prescriptions are established. • Remove California Gold Almonds, and removal associated with the Long The incidental taking of small LLC as a Member Wharf Maintenance and Efficiency numbers of marine mammals may be VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:56 Mar 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 15026 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 56 / Friday, March 24, 2017 / Notices allowed only if NMFS (through with the WMEP in San Francisco Bay, system at Berth 2 is being updated and authority delegated by the Secretary) California. The project was delayed due the Berth 4 loading platform will be finds that the total taking by the to funding constraints. Chevron seismically retrofitted to stiffen the specified activity during the specified submitted a revised version of the structure and reduce movement of the time period will (i) have a negligible request on November 16, 2016, which Long Wharf in the event of a level 1 or impact on the species or stock(s) and (ii) was deemed adequate and complete on 2 earthquake. Safety will be improved not have an unmitigable adverse impact January 12, 2017. Chevron proposes to by replacing gangways and fire on the availability of the species or undertake the WMEP in order to comply monitors. Efficiency at the Long Wharf stock(s) for subsistence uses (where with current Marine Oil Terminal will be improved by updating the fender relevant). Further, the permissible Engineering and Maintenance Standards system configuration at Berth 4 to methods of taking, as well as the other (MOTEMS) requirements and to accommodate newer, more fuel efficient means of effecting the least practicable improve safety and efficiency at the vessels and thus reduce idling time for adverse impact on the species or stock Long Wharf. Construction would start in vessels waiting to berth. Further, and its habitat (i.e., mitigation) must be 2018, and be complete by the fourth efficiency will be improved by updating prescribed. Last, requirements quarter of 2022. Therefore, Chevron the fender system at Berth 1 to pertaining to the monitoring and expects to request additional IHAs in accommodate barges, enabling balanced reporting of such taking must be set association with this multi-year project. utilization across Berths 1, 2, and 3. forth. The effective dates for this first Dates and Duration Where there is the potential for proposed IHA would be from January 1, serious injury or death, the allowance of 2018 through December 31, 2018. The Project construction would start in incidental taking requires promulgation use of both vibratory and impact pile 2018, and be completed by the fourth of regulations under section driving during pile removal and quarter of 2022. Pile driving activities 101(a)(5)(A). Subsequently, a Letter (or installation during the four-year would be timed to occur within the Letters) of Authorization (LOA) may be construction period is expected to standard NMFS work windows for issued as governed by the prescriptions produce underwater sound at levels that listed fish species (June 1 through established in such regulations, have the potential to result in Level B November 30) in those four years. The provided that the level of taking will be (behavioral) harassment of marine
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