Federal Register - August 18, 2021
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 / Notices
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Comments and Responses A notice of NMFS proposal to issue an IHA to UAGI was published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2021 86
FR 28787. That notice described, in detail, UAGIs proposed activity, the marine mammal species that may be affected by the activity, and the anticipated effects on marine mammals.
NMFS received a letter from the Alaska
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Eskimo Whaling Commission AEWC, which was the only comment received for this project. The letter noted that AEWC does not oppose UAGIs project but expressed concern regarding NMFS
decision not to subject the associated monitoring plan to independent peer review prior to making a decision regarding the requested IHA. In noting its concern, AEWC asserted that NMFS
does not have discretion regarding whether to subject monitoring plans to
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peer review, stating that NMFS
discretion extends only to how it engages peer review. While NMFS
agrees with AEWCs statement in cases where the proposed activity may affect the availability of a species or stock of marine mammals for taking for subsistence purposes, NMFS
determined the proposed activity will not affect the availability of any species or stock of marine mammals for taking for subsistence purposes. Therefore,
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Figure 1. Location of the seismic surveys and OBS deployments in the Arctic Ocean and Endangered Species Act critical habitat in the U.S.
