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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 48 / Monday, March 13, 2023 / Notices
2. Classification of Certain U.S. Sales
3. Alleged Violations of the 2019
Agreement and Requests for Enforcement
4. Reporting Regarding Certain
Transactions
5. Adjustments Under Appendix D Based
on an Inspection Requested by a
Downstream Customer
6. Request for Collection of Cost Data in
Future Reviews
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2023–05092 Filed 3–10–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of Guam Coastal
Management Program; Notice of Public
Meeting; Request for Comments
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
opportunity to comment.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management, will
hold an in-person public meeting to
solicit input on the performance
evaluation of the Guam Coastal
Management Program. NOAA also
invites the public to submit written
comments.
DATES: NOAA will hold an in-person
public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 5:30 p.m.
Chamorro Standard Time (CHST).
NOAA will consider all relevant written
comments received by Friday, May 19,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
In-Person Public Meeting: Provide oral
comments during the in-person public
meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2023,
at 5:30 p.m. CHST at the Hagat Mayor’s
Office, 393 Route 2, Hagat, Guam,
96915.
Email: Send written comments to
Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA Office
SUMMARY:
for Coastal Management, at
Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov. Include
‘‘Comments on Performance Evaluation
of the Guam Coastal Management
Program’’ in the subject line of the
message.
NOAA will accept anonymous
comments, however, the written
comments received are considered part
of the public record, and the entirety of
the comment, including the name of the
commenter, email address, attachments,
and other supporting materials, will be
publicly accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security
numbers should not be included with
the comment. Comments that are not
related to the performance evaluation of
the Guam Coastal Management Program
or that contain profanity, vulgarity,
threats, or other inappropriate language
will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA Office
for Coastal Management, by email at
Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov or by phone at
(843) 474–1357. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings, and Assessment
and Strategies may be viewed and
downloaded at https://coast.noaa.gov/
czm/evaluations/. A copy of the
evaluation notification letter and most
recent progress report may be obtained
upon request by contacting Ralph
Cantral.
Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved coastal management
programs. The evaluation process
includes holding one or more public
meetings, considering public comments,
and consulting with interested Federal,
State, and local agencies and members
of the public. During the evaluation,
NOAA will consider the extent to which
the Territory of Guam has met the
national objectives, adhered to the
management program approved by the
Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to
the terms of financial assistance under
the CZMA. When the evaluation is
complete, NOAA’s Office for Coastal
Management will place a notice in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Register announcing the
availability of the final evaluation
findings.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC831]
Marine Mammals and Endangered
Species
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice; issuance of permits and
permit amendments.
ACTION:
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.
SUMMARY:
The permits and related
documents are available for review
upon written request via email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 27079)
and Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 23644–
02); at (301) 427–8401.
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
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:
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TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMITS AND PERMIT AMENDMENTS
Permit No.
RTID
Applicant
Previous
Federal Register notice
23644–02 ..........
0648–XC603 ....
27079 ................
0648–XC636 .....
Iain Kerr, D.H.L., Ocean Alliance, 32 Horton
Street, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Cantata Bio, 100 Enterprise Way, Suite A10,
Scotts Valley, CA 95066 (Responsible Party:
Jordan Zhang).
87 FR 77077, December
16, 2022.
87 FR 80526, December
30, 2022.
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Issuance date
February 23, 2023.
February 16, 2023.
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 48 / Monday, March 13, 2023 / Notices
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 7, 2023.
Amy Sloan,
Acting 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
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Wage Mariner Hiring Portal
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on December
19, 2022 (87 FR 77553) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
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Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: Wage Mariner Hiring Portal.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0790.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000
hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for
extension of an existing information
collection. The Wage Mariner Hiring
Portal (WMHP) is an internet-based
system (website) that is designed to
allow an applicant to apply for a ‘‘wage
mariner’’ position within the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) fleet of
maritime vessels. The WMHP system
collects basic user information, wage
mariner licensing, certifications, and
relevant current and or past work
history. The Department of Commerce
(DOC), through NOAA, Office of Marine
and Aviation Operations (OMAO) has
special hiring authority under Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), title 5,
chapter 1, subchapter A, part 3, § 3.2
and under the DOC Department
Administrative Order (DAO) 202–302
section 2, subsection .02a. specific to
the hiring of Federal wage mariner
employees. The regulations allow
OMAO to hire wage mariners into
excepted service positions within the
NOAA fleet of ocean going vessels in
order to maintain adequate operations,
maintenance, and safe staffing of the
maritime ships.
No physical forms are used in this
collection, it is all online. Applicants
fill out basic personal, licensure, and
work history information into a profile
resume. Once their basic profile is
complete, applicants can submit this
resume to available wage mariner
positions as shown on the WMHP
website. The application information
received is used to determine if the
applicant meets the basic job
qualification. The applicant’s
information is then passed on to the
hiring official or it is placed in a pool
of prospective candidates for future
openings. Application information
includes: first and last name, contact
number and email address, wage
mariner licenses and certifications,
relevant work history.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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Legal Authority: Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), title 5, chapter 1,
subchapter A, part 3, § 3.2.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0790.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XC821]
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review
for the Arabian Sea, Cape Verde
Islands/Northwest Africa, Central
America, Mexico, and Western North
Pacific Distinct Population Segments
of Humpback Whales
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation, request for
information.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the
initiation of a 5-year review for the
Arabian Sea, Cape Verde Islands/
Northwest Africa, Central America,
Mexico, and Western North Pacific
Distinct Population Segments of the
humpback whale (Megaptera
novaeangliae). NMFS is required by the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) to
conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that
the listing classifications of species are
accurate. The 5-year review must be
based on the best scientific and
commercial data available at the time of
the review. We request submission of
any such information on the humpback
whale.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, we must receive
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC831]
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: Jennifer Skidmore (Permit No. 27079)
and Amy Hapeman (Permit No. 23644-02); 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 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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23644-02............... 0648-XC603............. Iain Kerr, D.H.L., 87 FR 77077, February 23,
Ocean Alliance, 32 December 16, 2022. 2023.
Horton Street,
Gloucester, MA 01930.
27079.................. 0648-XC636............. Cantata Bio, 100 87 FR 80526, February 16,
Enterprise Way, Suite December 30, 2022. 2023.
A10, Scotts Valley, CA
95066 (Responsible
Party: Jordan Zhang).
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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 7, 2023.
Amy Sloan,
Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05006 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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