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TABLE 1—REQUESTED EXEMPTIONS
Citation
Regulation
Need for exemption
50 CFR 697.21(c) and
§ 697.21(d).
§ 697.19 .................................
§ 697.19(j) ..............................
§§ 697.20(a)(7), 697.20(a)(8),
697.20(b)(5), 697.20(b)(6),
697.20(d), and 697.20(g).
§ 697.21(a) .............................
Gear specification requirements .......
Trap limit requirements .....................
Trap tag requirements ......................
Possession restrictions .....................
Gear identification and marking requirements.
This project would use one federally
permitted lobster vessel to pilot test the
use of an EBP lobster trap in Lobster
Management Area 3 (Statistical Areas
561, 562, and 522) between May 1,
2022, and November 1, 2022. The EBP
trap is an 80-centimeter square trap
based on a modified crawfish trap. It has
four square openings, measuring less
than two inches, which lead to ramps
that drop the lobsters into a baited
kitchen. Inside the trap, there are
additional ramps that lead the lobsters
to four cylindrical parlors with vertical
openings. The trap is attached to cement
runners that provide weight and
maintain proper orientation.
The participants would place the EBP
trap on one of their existing trawls and
haul it every 7–14 days during the
course of the vessel’s normal fishing
activity. At each haul, the participants
would record and immediately release
all bycatch and measure, sex, and
release all lobsters from the EBP trap.
The project would include no more than
26 experimental hauls. In addition to
the EBP trap, the vessel would fish with
its full allotted number of standard
traps, but the total number of traps
would remain less than the Area 3 trap
cap. Participants would land and sell
the legal catch from the standard traps.
The goal of this project is to test the
selectivity of the EBP trap (versus
ventless traps that often catch eel and
crab) and the scalability of its use. If
To allow for the use a modified trap with no escape vents or ghost panels.
To allow for one additional trap.
To allow for the use of an untagged trap.
To allow for onboard biological sampling of undersized, oversized, vnotched, and egg-bearing lobsters.
To allow for the use of an unmarked trap.
successful, EBP traps could be used in
lobster surveys to provide information
about larval settlement patterns and
juvenile nursery grounds.
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 7, 2022.
Ngagne Jafnar Gueye,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB874]
Marine Mammals and Endangered
Species
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; issuance of permits.
Notice is hereby given that
permits have been issued to the
following entities under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and
the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as
applicable.
SUMMARY:
The permits and related
documents are available for review
upon written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
Erin
Markin (Permit No. 25870) and Amy
Hapeman (Permit No. 26024); at (301)
427–8401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notices
were published in the Federal Register
on the dates listed below that requests
for a permit had been submitted by the
below-named applicants. To locate the
Federal 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Permit No.
RTID
25870 ................
0648–XB500
26024 ................
0648–XB623
Harold Brundage, Environmental Research and Consulting,
Inc., 325 Market Street, Lewes, DE 19958.
Ocean Futures Society, 513 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (Responsible Party: Jean-Michel
Cousteau).
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
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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
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86 FR 56692; October 12,
2021.
86 FR 69632; December 8,
2021.
Issuance date
2/8/2022
2/28/2022
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
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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 7, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Additions and
Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Additions to and deletions from
the Procurement List.
AGENCY:
This action adds service(s) to
the Procurement List that will be
furnished by nonprofit agencies
employing persons who are blind or
have other severe disabilities, and
deletes product(s) from the Procurement
List previously furnished by such
agencies.
DATES: Date added to and deleted from
the Procurement List: April 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715,
Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703)
785–6404, or email CMTEFedReg@
AbilityOne.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
SUMMARY:
Additions
On 7/9/2021 and 12/17/2021, the
Committee for Purchase From People
Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
published notice of proposed additions
to the Procurement List. This notice is
published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503
(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3.
After consideration of the material
presented to it concerning capability of
qualified nonprofit agencies to provide
the product(s) and service(s) and impact
of the additions on the current or most
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recent contractors, the Committee has
determined that the product(s) and
service(s) listed below are suitable for
procurement by the Federal Government
under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR
51–2.4.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. The action will not result in any
additional reporting, recordkeeping or
other compliance requirements for small
entities other than the small
organizations that will furnish the
product(s) and service(s) to the
Government.
2. The action will result in
authorizing small entities to furnish the
product(s) and service(s) to the
Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in
connection with the product(s) and
service(s) proposed for addition to the
Procurement List.
End of Certification
Accordingly, the following service(s)
are added to the Procurement List:
Service(s)
Service Type: Logistics Support Service
Mandatory for: U.S. Coast Guard, Surface
Forces Logistics Center, Baltimore, MD
Designated Source of Supply: Chimes District
of Columbia, Baltimore, MD
Contracting Activity: U.S. COAST GUARD,
SFLC PROCUREMENT BRANCH
3(00040)
The Committee finds good cause to
dispense with the 30-day delay in the
effective date normally required by the
Administrative Procedure Act. See 5
U.S.C. 553(d). This addition to the
Committee’s Procurement List is
effectuated because of the expiration of
the U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces
Logistics Center Integrated Logistics
Support Services contract. The Federal
customer contacted and has worked
diligently with the AbilityOne Program
to fulfill this service need under the
AbilityOne Program. To avoid
performance disruption, and the
possibility that the U.S. Coast Guard
Surface Forces Logistics Center will
refer its business elsewhere, this
addition must be effective on March 27,
2022, ensuring timely execution for a
March 28, 2022, start date while still
allowing 16 days for comment. Pursuant
to its own regulation 41 CFR 51–2.4, the
Committee has been in contact with one
of the affected parties, the incumbent of
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the expiring contract, since June 2021
and determined that no severe adverse
impact exists. The Committee also
published a notice of proposed
Procurement List addition in the
Federal Register on December 17, 2021
and did not receive any comments from
any interested persons, including from
the incumbent contractor. This addition
will not create a public hardship and
has limited effect on the public at large,
but, rather, will create new jobs for
other affected parties—people with
significant disabilities in the AbilityOne
program who otherwise face challenges
locating employment. Moreover, this
addition will enable Federal customer
operations to continue without
interruption.
Service Type: Storage, Management and
Fulfillment of PPE
Mandatory for: Department of Homeland
Security, Departmental Operations
Acquisitions Division, Washington, DC
Designated Source of Supply: LC Industries,
Inc., Durham, NC
Contracting Activity: OFFICE OF
PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS, DEPT
OPS ACQ DIV
The Committee finds good cause to
dispense with the 30-day delay in the
effective date normally required by the
Administrative Procedure Act. See 5
U.S.C. 553(d). This addition to the
Committee’s Procurement List is
effectuated because of the need for the
Department of Homeland Security to
award a contract. The Federal customer
contacted and has worked diligently
with the AbilityOne Program to fulfill
this service need under the AbilityOne
Program. To avoid performance
disruption, and the possibility that the
Department of Homeland Security will
refer its business elsewhere, this
addition must be effective on March 27,
2022, ensuring timely execution for a
March 31, start date while still allowing
16 days for comment. The Committee
also published a notice of proposed
Procurement List addition in the
Federal Register on July 9, 2021 and did
not receive any comments from any
interested persons, including from the
incumbent contractor. This addition
will not create a public hardship and
has limited effect on the public at large,
but, rather, will create new jobs for
other affected parties—people with
significant disabilities in the AbilityOne
program who otherwise face challenges
locating employment. Moreover, this
addition will enable Federal customer
operations to continue without
interruption.
Deletions
On 9/17/2021, 10/1/2021, and 10/8/
20212 (83 FR), the Committee for
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XB874]
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that permits 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: Erin Markin (Permit No. 25870) and Amy
Hapeman (Permit No. 26024); at (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices were published in the Federal
Register on the dates listed below that requests for a permit had been
submitted by the below-named applicants. To locate the Federal 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
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Previous Federal
Permit No. RTID Applicant Register notice Issuance date
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25870...................... 0648-XB500 Harold Brundage, 86 FR 56692; October 2/8/2022
Environmental Research and 12, 2021.
Consulting, Inc., 325
Market Street, Lewes, DE
19958.
26024...................... 0648-XB623 Ocean Futures Society, 513 86 FR 69632; December 2/28/2022
De La Vina Street, Santa 8, 2021.
Barbara, CA 93101
(Responsible Party: Jean-
Michel Cousteau).
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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
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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 7, 2022.
Julia M. Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-05165 Filed 3-10-22; 8:45 am]
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