Marine Mammals; File No. 26345, 7155-7156 [2022-02572]
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Request for Public Comments
We request comment on our analyses,
the proposed authorization, and any
other aspect of this notice of proposed
IHA for the proposed marine site
characterization surveys. We also
request at this time comment on the
potential Renewal of this proposed IHA
as described in the paragraph below.
Please include with your comments any
supporting data or literature citations to
help inform decisions on the request for
this IHA or a subsequent Renewal IHA.
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one-time, one-year Renewal IHA
following notice to the public providing
an additional 15 days for public
comments when (1) up to another year
of identical or nearly identical, or nearly
identical, activities as described in the
Description of Proposed Activity section
of this notice is planned or (2) the
activities as described in the Description
of Proposed Activity 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.
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Dated: February 2, 2022.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 3, 2022.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB784]
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold a public meeting of its Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
agenda details.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 9
a.m. until 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. Connection information
will be posted to the calendar prior to
the meeting at www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331;
www.mafmc.org.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and
Butterfish Advisory Panel will meet via
webinar. The purpose of this meeting is
for the Advisory Panel to develop
fishery performance reports (FPRs) for
Illex squid and Atlantic mackerel. The
intent of the FPR is to facilitate
structured input from the Advisory
Panel on recent fishery performance.
The FPR will be considered as 2022
Illex specifications are reviewed and as
mackerel rebuilding revisions are
considered.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to
Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB786]
Marine Mammals; File No. 26345
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Sealight Pictures, 51A Seaview St,
Balgowlah, Sydney NSW 2093 Australia
(Responsible Party: Adam Geiger), has
applied in due form for a permit to
conduct commercial photography on
pinnipeds.
SUMMARY:
Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
March 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: These documents are
available upon written request via email
to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include File No. 26345 in the subject
line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@
noaa.gov. The request should set forth
the specific reasons why a hearing on
this application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Carrie Hubard, (301) 427–
8401.
DATES:
The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to film
pinnipeds on Monomoy Island and the
Isle of Shoals for a documentary film
showcasing the Cape Cod,
Massachusetts region. The applicant
proposes to film up to 30 gray seals
(Halichoerus grypus) and 20 harbor
seals (Phoca vitulina) annually. Seals
may be filmed from land, a vessel, an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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unmanned aircraft system, and
underwater via divers. The permit
would be valid for two years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
NMFS is forwarding copies of the
application to the Marine Mammal
Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
Dated: February 2, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Licensing of Private RemoteSensing Space Systems
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection, request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before April 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0174 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
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Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Tahara
Dawkins, Director, Commercial Remote
Sensing Regulatory Affairs, 1335 EastWest Highway, G101, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910; 301–713–3385;
tahara.dawkins@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for revision and
extension to an approved information
collection.
The Department of Commerce (DOC),
through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory
Affairs (CRSRA), has the authority to
regulate private space-based remote
sensing under the Land Remote Sensing
Policy Act of 1992, 51 U.S.C. 60101 et
seq. (the Act) and regulations at 15 CFR
part 960. The regulations facilitate the
development of the U.S. private remote
sensing industry and thus promote the
collection and widespread availability
of remote sensing data, while preserving
essential U.S. national security interests
and observing international obligations.
Applications are made in response to
the requirements in the Act, as
amended, and no collection forms are
used. The application information
received is used to determine if the
applicant meets the legal criteria for
issuance of a license to operate a private
remote sensing space system, i.e., the
proposed system will be operated in
accordance with the Act, U.S. national
security concerns and international
obligations. Application information
includes information about the
applicant (such as corporate
information), the launch dates of any
components going to space, and
technical specifications of all
components (especially the components
in space that are capable of collecting
imagery data).
If a licensee wishes to modify its
license, either to reflect changes in its
business practices or technical changes
to its system, or to request different
license conditions, it may submit such
a request to CRSRA and explain why the
change is sought. CRSRA need this
information to be able to keep licenses
accurate and to respond to the regulated
community’s needs.
Licensees are required to notify
CRSRA when a spacecraft launches or
deploys; upon disposal of an on-orbit
component of the licensed system; upon
detection of an anomaly; and upon the
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licensee’s financial insolvency or
dissolution. This information is critical
to fulfilling one of the United States’ key
international obligations, which is to
authorize and continually supervise
U.S. nationals’ activities in space.
CRSRA, therefore, must be notified
when spacecraft are deployed and
disposed of so that CRSRA can
supervise the space activities of U.S.
nationals. Similarly, anomalies may
indicate loss of control of a spacecraft,
so CRSRA must monitor any anomalies
to meaningfully supervise the activities
of U.S. nationals in space. Finally, the
financial insolvency or dissolution of a
licensee may indicate that a change in
control of the spacecraft will follow,
because an insolvent licensee may go
through a bankruptcy process that might
put the licensed system’s ownership in
question. It is critical that CRSRA be
able to intervene as early as possible in
this process so that a sensitive system
does not pass into the ownership of an
entity who might jeopardize national
security or international obligations.
CRSRA will require licensees to
submit an annual compliance
certification, which requires the
licensee to verify that all facts in the
license remain true. Facts that must be
verified in this certification include the
technical specifications of the system
and other foundational facts that CRSRA
relies upon in reviewing license
applications. This information is critical
to ensuring that only those entities who
are legally fit to obtain a license do so.
NOAA is proposing to add two
additional forms to this information
collection. The optional information is
being collected to reduce the total
paperwork required to support
regulation of the private space-based
remote sensing industry, which involves
(1) determining whether an applicant is
required to apply for a license and (2)
comparing the capabilities of remote
sensing systems to other foreign and
domestic remote sensing systems.
The optional Initial Contact Form
(ICF) information includes contact
information and general remote sensing
system information. The ICF may be
submitted electronically through the
NOAA website prior to the submission
of a full application. The ICF
information received is used to
determine if the applicant is required to
submit a full application for the
issuance of a license to operate a private
remote sensing space system i.e., the
proposed system falls under the
authority defined in the Act and the
regulations. If NOAA determines after
reviewing the ICF that an application is
not required, the potential applicant
will save 40–50 hours of paperwork by
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB786]
Marine Mammals; File No. 26345
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Sealight Pictures, 51A Seaview St,
Balgowlah, Sydney NSW 2093 Australia (Responsible Party: Adam Geiger),
has applied in due form for a permit to conduct commercial photography
on pinnipeds.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or
before March 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: These documents are available upon written request via email
to [email protected].
Written comments on this application should be submitted via email
to [email protected]. Please include File No. 26345 in the
subject line of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a
written request via email to [email protected]. The request
should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application
would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Young or Carrie Hubard, (301)
427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking
and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).
The applicant proposes to film pinnipeds on Monomoy Island and the
Isle of Shoals for a documentary film showcasing the Cape Cod,
Massachusetts region. The applicant proposes to film up to 30 gray
seals (Halichoerus grypus) and 20 harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)
annually. Seals may be filmed from land, a vessel, an
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unmanned aircraft system, and underwater via divers. The permit would
be valid for two years.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that
the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, NMFS is forwarding copies of the application to the Marine
Mammal Commission and its Committee of Scientific Advisors.
Dated: February 2, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-02572 Filed 2-7-22; 8:45 am]
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