[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27570]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XG910]


Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; 
Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Sand Island Pile Dike System 
Test Piles Project Near the Mouth of the Columbia River; Correction

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental harassment authorization; 
correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the DATES caption of the 
notice of issuance of an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) for 
the take of marine mammals incidental to the Sand Island Pile Dike 
System Test Piles Project Near the Mouth of the Columbia River. This 
action is necessary to correct errors in the effective dates of the 
issued IHA. The scope of the activities and anticipated effects remain 
the same, authorized take numbers have not changed, and the required 
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting remain the same.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Pauline, Office of Protected 
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register on November 12, 
2019 (84 FR 61026) announcing that an IHA had been issued to the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) authorizing the take 
of marine mammals incidental to the planned Sand Island Pile Dike 
System Test Piles Project effective for one year from the date of 
issuance. NMFS refers the reader to the November 12, 2019, Federal 
Register notice (84 FR 61026) for background information concerning the 
IHA. The information in the notice of issuance is not repeated here. As 
published, the notice of issuance contains errors, which need to be 
clarified.

Correction

    1. On page 61026 in the third column, the DATES section is 
corrected to read as follows:

DATES: This Authorization is effective from September 15, 2020, through 
September 14, 2021.
    2. On page 61037 in the third column, the paragraph under the 
heading ``Authorization'' is corrected to read as follows:
    NMFS has issued an IHA to the Corps for conducting test pile 
installation and removal at the Sand Island Pile Dike system near the 
MCR, effective from September 15, 2020 through September 14, 2021, 
provided the mitigation, monitoring, and reporting requirements are 
incorporated.

    Dated: December 16, 2019.
Catherine Marzin,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-27570 Filed 12-20-19; 8:45 am]
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