Reopening of Solicitation of Nominations for the Marine Debris Foundation Board of Directors, 46199 [2021-17738]
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2021, provided the previously
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
Dated: August 11, 2021.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
(Authority: Pub. L. 116–224, 112, Dec. 18,
2020, 134 Stat. 1072)
Scott Lundgren,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration,
National Ocean Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB163]
Reopening of Solicitation of
Nominations for the Marine Debris
Foundation Board of Directors
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to the Palmer
Station Pier Replacement Project,
Antarctica
National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Reopening of solicitation of
nominations.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration published
a notice in the Federal Register on May
19, 2021 seeking nominations of
qualified candidates to be considered
for appointment as a member of the
Marine Debris Foundation Board of
Directors (Board). This solicitation of
nominations of qualified persons to the
Board is hereby reopened.
DATES: Nominations to the Board of
Directors for the Marine Debris
Foundation must be received in entirety
no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on August
27, 2021. Nomination packages received
after this time will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
emailed (recommended) to
marinedebris.foundation@noaa.gov
with the subject line ‘‘Marine Debris
Foundation Nomination,’’ or mailed to
Caitlin Wessel, Marine Debris
Foundation Nomination, c/o NOAA
Disaster Response Center, 7344 Ziegler
Blvd., Mobile, AL 36608.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caitlin Wessel, Ph.D., Phone 251–222–
0276; Email caitlin.wessel@noaa.gov or
visit the NOAA Marine Debris Program
website at https://
marinedebris.noaa.gov/who-we-are/
marine-debris-foundation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Refer to
the Federal Register Notice of May 19,
2021 (86 FR 27070) and the NOAA
Marine Debris Program website at
https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/who-weare/marine-debris-foundation for the
items that are required parts of the
nomination package and additional
information.
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments on proposed authorization
and possible renewal.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from the National Science Foundation
(NSF) for authorization to take marine
mammals incidental to the Palmer
Station Pier Replacement Project in
Anvers Island, Antarctica. Pursuant to
the Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an incidental
harassment authorization (IHA) to
incidentally take marine mammals
during the specified activities. NMFS is
also requesting comments on a possible
one-time, one-year renewal that could
be issued under certain circumstances
and if all requirements are met, as
described in Request for Public
Comments at the end of this notice.
NMFS will consider public comments
prior to making any final decision on
the issuance of the requested MMPA
authorizations and agency responses
will be summarized in the final notice
of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than September 17,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Written
comments should be submitted via
email to ITP.Pauline@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
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period. Comments, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Pauline, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the application and
supporting documents, as well as a list
of the references cited in this document,
may be obtained online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. In case
of problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D)
of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.)
direct the Secretary of Commerce (as
delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
incidental take authorization may be
provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
other ‘‘means of effecting the least
practicable adverse impact’’ on the
affected species or stocks and their
habitat, paying particular attention to
rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
similar significance, and on the
availability of the species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to in shorthand as
‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements
pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of the takings are set forth.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Reopening of Solicitation of Nominations for the Marine Debris
Foundation Board of Directors
AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Reopening of solicitation of nominations.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published
a notice in the Federal Register on May 19, 2021 seeking nominations of
qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as a member of
the Marine Debris Foundation Board of Directors (Board). This
solicitation of nominations of qualified persons to the Board is hereby
reopened.
DATES: Nominations to the Board of Directors for the Marine Debris
Foundation must be received in entirety no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on
August 27, 2021. Nomination packages received after this time will not
be considered.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be emailed (recommended) to
[email protected] with the subject line ``Marine Debris
Foundation Nomination,'' or mailed to Caitlin Wessel, Marine Debris
Foundation Nomination, c/o NOAA Disaster Response Center, 7344 Ziegler
Blvd., Mobile, AL 36608.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlin Wessel, Ph.D., Phone 251-222-
0276; Email [email protected] or visit the NOAA Marine Debris
Program website at https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/who-we-are/marine-debris-foundation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Refer to the Federal Register Notice of May
19, 2021 (86 FR 27070) and the NOAA Marine Debris Program website at
https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/who-we-are/marine-debris-foundation for
the items that are required parts of the nomination package and
additional information.
(Authority: Pub. L. 116-224, 112, Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1072)
Scott Lundgren,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service.
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