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Impacts section of this notice would not
be completed by the time the IHA
expires and a Renewal would allow for
completion of the activities beyond that
described in the Dates and Duration
section of this notice, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to the needed
Renewal IHA effective date (recognizing
that the Renewal IHA expiration date
cannot extend beyond one year from
expiration of the initial IHA).
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
Renewal IHA are identical to the
activities analyzed under the initial
IHA, are a subset of the activities, or
include changes so minor (e.g.,
reduction in pile size) that the changes
do not affect the previous analyses,
mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with
the exception of reducing the type or
amount of take); and
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized.
Upon review of the request for
Renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.
Dated: March 4, 2021.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit application
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. The
Exempted Fishing Permit would allow
commercial fishing vessels to fish
outside of scallop regulations in support
of funding research under the Scallop
Research Set-Aside Program by
conducting compensation fishing.
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed Exempted
Fishing Permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by email to nmfs.gar.efp@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
‘‘ME DMR Compensation Fishing EFP.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management
Specialist, 978–282–8456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maine
Department of Marine Resources (ME
DMR) submitted a complete application
for an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
on December 23, 2020, requesting an
exemption for vessels with Federal
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
permits fishing under their 2020 Scallop
Research Set-Aside (RSA) Letters of
Authorization to fish their allocation
outside of the NGOM management area.
Under the Scallop RSA program,
projects are awarded a set amount of
pounds of scallops for vessels to harvest
that pays for the research component of
the project. Compensation fishing under
the Scallop RSA Program is not
restricted to the NGOM management
area; however, vessels with a NGOM
scallop permit are restricted to only
fishing for and possessing scallops
within this area.
ME DMR needs this exemption in
order to provide vessels the most
flexibility to harvest all of the pounds it
was allocated under the Scallop RSA
Program. Allowing the exemption
would not create additional fishing
pressure in other areas because it is
already assumed that vessels
participating in compensation fishing
have access to any areas that are
allowed under Framework Adjustment
32 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery
Management Plan. This EFP would be
valid through the 2020 Scallop RSA
compensation fishing season and must
be used in conjunction with a valid
compensation fishing Letter of
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Authorization. All compensation fishing
trips would otherwise be consistent
with normal compensation fishing
activity and catch would be retained for
sale.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request. Any
fishing activity conducted outside the
scope of the exempted fishing activity
would be prohibited.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 4, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA919]
Marine Mammals and Endangered
Species
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and
permit amendments.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
permits and permit amendments have
been issued to the following entities
under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA) and the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), as applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related
documents are available for review
upon written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos.
19257–01 and 20341–01), Carrie Hubard
(Permit No. 23078), Jennifer Skidmore
(Permit No. 23447), Sara Young (Permit
Nos. 23554 and 23858), Malcolm
Mohead (Permit Nos. 24016 and 24020),
and Jordan Rutland (Permit No. 25417)
at (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices
were published in the Federal Register
on the dates listed below that requests
for a permit or permit amendment had
been submitted by the below-named
applicants. To locate the Federal
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Register notice that announced our
receipt of the application and a
complete description of the activities, go
to www.federalregister.gov and search
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on the permit number provided in Table
1 below.
TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS AND PERMIT AMENDMENTS
Permit No.
Applicant
Previous Federal Register
notice
Ann M. Zoidis, Cetos Research Organization, 11 Des Isle
Avenue, Bar Harbor, ME 04609.
Craig Matkin, North Gulf Oceanic Society, 3430 Main
Street, Suite B1, Homer, AK 99603.
Marilyn Mazzoil, Dolphin Census Inc., 9611 U.S. Highway
1, #382, Sebastian, FL 32958.
Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums, 218 N
Lee Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA, 22314 (Responsible Party: Kathleen Dezio).
Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., Long Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Sciences Address at the University of
California at Santa Cruz, 115 McAllister Way, Santa
Cruz, CA 95060.
NMFS’ Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point
Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115 (Responsible Party: John
Bengtson, Ph.D.).
Jason Kahn, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
Michael Stangl, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 3002 Bayside
Drive, Dover, DE 19901.
Silverback Films, 1 St. Augustine’s Yard, Gaunts Lane,
Bristol BS1 5DE, United Kingdom (Responsible Party:
Edward Charles).
80 FR 59736; October 2,
2015.
82 FR 11180; February 21,
2017.
85 FR 20251; April 10, 2020
January 29, 2021.
85 FR 58340; September
18, 2020.
February 16, 2021.
85 FR 71633; November 10,
2020.
February 16, 2021.
85 FR 56220; September
11, 2020.
February 25, 2021.
85 FR 65030; October 14,
2020.
85 FR 65030; October 14,
2020.
January 28, 2021.
86 FR 1481; January 8,
2021.
February 24, 2021.
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19257–01 .....
0648–XE061
20341–01 .....
0648–XE773
23078 ...........
0648–XA106
23447 ...........
0648–XA489
23554 ...........
0648–XA606
23858 ...........
0648–XA468
24016 ...........
0648–XA558
24020 ...........
0648–XA558
25417 ...........
0648–XA786
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final
determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, as applicable,
issuance of these permit was based on
a finding that such permits: (1) Were
applied for in good faith; (2) will not
operate to the disadvantage of such
endangered species; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and
policies set forth in Section 2 of the
ESA.
Authority: The requested permits have
been issued under the MMPA of 1972, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part
216), the ESA of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR
parts 222–226), as applicable.
Dated: March 5, 2021.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0034]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Assurance of Compliance—Civil
Rights Certificate
Office for Civil Rights (OCR),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension without change
of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 10,
2021.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2021–SCC–0034. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
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Issuance date
February 11, 2021.
February 8, 2021.
January 28, 2021.
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Elizabeth
Wiegman, (202) 453–6039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA919]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits and permit amendments have
been issued to the following entities under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as
applicable.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request via email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (Permit Nos.
19257-01 and 20341-01), Carrie Hubard (Permit No. 23078), Jennifer
Skidmore (Permit No. 23447), Sara Young (Permit Nos. 23554 and 23858),
Malcolm Mohead (Permit Nos. 24016 and 24020), and Jordan Rutland
(Permit No. 25417) at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit or permit
amendment had been submitted by the below-named applicants. To locate
the Federal
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Register notice that announced our receipt of the application and a
complete description of the activities, go to www.federalregister.gov
and search on the permit number provided in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Issued Permits and Permit Amendments
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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19257-01............ 0648-XE061 Ann M. Zoidis, Cetos 80 FR 59736; January 29, 2021.
Research Organization, October 2, 2015.
11 Des Isle Avenue, Bar
Harbor, ME 04609.
20341-01............ 0648-XE773 Craig Matkin, North Gulf 82 FR 11180; February 11, 2021.
Oceanic Society, 3430 February 21, 2017.
Main Street, Suite B1,
Homer, AK 99603.
23078............... 0648-XA106 Marilyn Mazzoil, Dolphin 85 FR 20251; April February 8, 2021.
Census Inc., 9611 U.S. 10, 2020.
Highway 1, #382,
Sebastian, FL 32958.
23447............... 0648-XA489 Alliance of Marine 85 FR 58340; February 16, 2021.
Mammal Parks and September 18, 2020.
Aquariums, 218 N Lee
Street, Suite 200,
Alexandria, VA, 22314
(Responsible Party:
Kathleen Dezio).
23554............... 0648-XA606 Colleen Reichmuth, 85 FR 71633; February 16, 2021.
Ph.D., Long Marine November 10, 2020.
Laboratory, Institute
of Marine Sciences
Address at the
University of
California at Santa
Cruz, 115 McAllister
Way, Santa Cruz, CA
95060.
23858............... 0648-XA468 NMFS' Marine Mammal 85 FR 56220; February 25, 2021.
Laboratory, 7600 Sand September 11, 2020.
Point Way NE, Seattle,
WA 98115 (Responsible
Party: John Bengtson,
Ph.D.).
24016............... 0648-XA558 Jason Kahn, NMFS, 1315 85 FR 65030; January 28, 2021.
East-West Highway, October 14, 2020.
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
24020............... 0648-XA558 Michael Stangl, Delaware 85 FR 65030; January 28, 2021.
Department of Natural October 14, 2020.
Resources and
Environmental Control,
3002 Bayside Drive,
Dover, DE 19901.
25417............... 0648-XA786 Silverback Films, 1 St. 86 FR 1481; January February 24, 2021.
Augustine's Yard, 8, 2021.
Gaunts Lane, Bristol
BS1 5DE, United Kingdom
(Responsible Party:
Edward Charles).
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In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final determination has been made that the
activities proposed are categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
As required by the ESA, as applicable, issuance of these permit was
based on a finding that such permits: (1) Were applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policies set
forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
Authority: The requested permits have been issued under the MMPA
of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations
governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part
216), the ESA of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the
regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226), as
applicable.
Dated: March 5, 2021.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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