United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2017_register executive 2017-06-01 article Notices D09002ee1c7f18139 D09002ee1c7f181c8 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Fish and Wildlife Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, from Quintillion Subsea Operation, LLC, propose to authorize the incidental taking by harassment of small numbers of Pacific walruses and polar bears from July 1 to November 15, 2017. The applicant has requested this authorization for its planned fiber optic cable-laying activities. The area specified for inclusion in the proposed authorization includes Federal waters of the northern Bering, Chukchi, and western portions of the southern Beaufort Seas, the marine waters of the State of Alaska, and coastal land adjacent to Nome, Kotzebue, Point Hope, Wainwright, Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), and Oliktok Point, as shown in Figure 1. We anticipate no take by injury or death and include none in this proposed authorization, which if finalized, will be for take by harassment only. 82 FR 25304 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-06-01/2017-11381 2017-11381 fr01jn17-71 4333-15-P FWS-R7-ES-2017-N065 FF07CAMM00-FX-FXEX111607MRG01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-06-01/2017-11381 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-06-01/html/2017-11381.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-06-01/pdf/2017-11381.pdf 19 p. 25304 25322 82 FR 25304 Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Pacific Walruses and Polar Bears in Alaska and Associated Federal Waters; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue NOTICE 2017-11381 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 2017-07-03 FWS-R7-ES-2017-N065 FF07CAMM00-FX-FXEX111607MRG01 4333-15-P 2017-11381 Notice of receipt of application and proposed incidental harassment authorization; availability of draft environmental assessment; request for comments.

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, from Quintillion Subsea Operation, LLC, propose to authorize the incidental taking by harassment of small numbers of Pacific walruses and polar bears from July 1 to November 15, 2017. The applicant has requested this authorization for its planned fiber optic cable-laying activities. The area specified for inclusion in the proposed authorization includes Federal waters of the northern Bering, Chukchi, and western portions of the southern Beaufort Seas, the marine waters of the State of Alaska, and coastal land adjacent to Nome, Kotzebue, Point Hope, Wainwright, Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow), and Oliktok Point, as shown in Figure 1. We anticipate no take by injury or death and include none in this proposed authorization, which if finalized, will be for take by harassment only.

We will consider comments we receive on or before July 3, 2017. Copies of the application, the list of references used in the notice, and other supporting materials may be downloaded from the web at: http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/mmm/ iha.htm. You may also contact Ms. Kimberly Klein by mail at Marine Mammals Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 341, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503; by email at kimberly_klein@fws.gov; or by telephone at 1-800-362-5148, to request documents. Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities: Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Pacific Walruses and Polar Bears in Alaska and Associated Federal Waters , FW7_AK_Marine_Mammals@fws.gov kimberly_klein@fws.gov http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/mmm/ http://www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/mmm/iha.htm Vol. 82, no. 104 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-06-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 310 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-06-01 P0b002ee194ff1641 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01jn17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-06-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-06-01/pdf/FR-2017-06-01.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-06-01/xml/FR-2017-06-01.xml fdlp 25203 25502 DGPO 2017-06-01 2024-06-01 FR-2017-06-01 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-06-01 82 104