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our proposals in the FNPRM. We expect 
to consider the economic impact on 
small entities as part of review of comments filed in response to the FNPRM and this IFRA. 
F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed Rules 
60. None. 
III. Procedural Matters 
61. Regulatory Flexibility Act. The 
RFA, requires that an agency prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice- and-comment rulemaking proceedings, unless the agency certifies that ‘‘the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.’’ Accordingly, the Commission has prepared an IRFA concerning potential rule and policy changes contained in this FNPRM. 
62. Paperwork Reduction Act. This 
document contains proposed new or modified information collection requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information collection requirements contained in this document, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), 
we seek specific comment on how we might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 
63. Comment Period and Filing 
Requirements. Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 
1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s ECFS. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (May 1, 1998). 
•Electronic Filers: Comments may be 
filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/ ecfs/. 
•Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 
file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. 
•Filings can be sent by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. •Commercial overnight mail (other 
than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 
and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. 
•U.S. Postal Service first-class, 
Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 
64. Effective March 19, 2020, and 
until further notice, the Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID–19. See FCC Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-Delivery Policy, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 2788, 2788–89 (OS 2020), https://www.fcc.gov/document/ 
fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window- and-changes-hand-delivery-policy. 
65. People with Disabilities: To 
request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (TTY). 
66. The proceeding this FNPRM 
initiates shall be treated as a ‘‘permit- but-disclose’’ proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the 
presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to 
be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule § 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule § 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda 
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, 
.xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 
67. Contact Person. For further 
information about this proceeding, please contact Jordan Reth, FCC Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, at (202) 418–1418, or Jordan.Reth@fcc.gov. 
IV. Ordering Clauses 
68. Accordingly, it is ordered that, 
pursuant to sections 1, 3, 4, 201–205, 
251, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 153, 154, 201–205, 251, 303(r), and section 6(a) of the TRACED Act, Public Law 116–105, sec. 6(a)(1)–(2), 133 Stat. 3274, 3277 (2019), this Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is adopted. 
69. It is further ordered that the 
Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of this Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, including the Initial 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. 
Federal Communications Commission. 
Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. 
[FR Doc. 2021–18175 Filed 9–13–21; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration 
49 CFR Parts 531, 533, 536, and 537 
[NHTSA–2021–0053, NHTSA–2021–0054] 
RIN 2127–AM34 
Public Hearing for Corporate Average 
Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024–2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks 
AGENCY : National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). 
ACTION : Notification of public hearing. 
SUMMARY : The National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration (NHTSA) is 
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announcing a virtual public hearing to 
be held October 13, 2021, on its proposal for the ‘‘Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024–2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks,’’ which was signed on August 5, 2021, and published in the Federal Register on September 3, 2021. This hearing also allows the public to provide oral comments regarding the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement that accompanies the proposal. An additional session will be held on October 14, if necessary, to accommodate the number of people who sign up to provide oral comments. NHTSA is proposing to revise the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2024 through 2026 to make the standards more stringent. 
DATES : NHTSA will hold a virtual 
public hearing on October 13, 2021. An additional session will be held on October 14, if necessary, to accommodate the number of people who sign up to testify. Please refer to the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 
additional information on the public hearing. 
ADDRESSES : The public hearing will be 
held virtually on October 13, 2021. An additional session will be held on October 14, if necessary, to accommodate the number of people who sign up to testify. The hearing will convene at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time and will conclude when the last pre- registered speaker has testified but no later than 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. All hearing attendees, including those who do not intend to provide testimony, should preregister by October 7, 2021. The link to register will be available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. Additional 
information regarding the hearing appears below under 
SUPPLEMENTARY  
INFORMATION . 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : To 
register to attend the hearing, please contact NHTSA’s Office of Communications at NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov. To 
speak to someone about the proposal, please contact Vinay Nagabhushana, Fuel Economy Division, Office of Rulemaking, NHTSA, at (202) 366–1452. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : NHTSA is 
proposing to revise the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks built in model years 2024 through 2026 to make the standards more stringent. On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 13990, ‘‘Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to 
Tackle the Climate Crisis,’’ directing NHTSA to consider whether to propose suspending, revising, or rescinding the standards previously set forth under the ‘‘The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021–2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks,’’ promulgated in April 2020 (hereafter, ‘‘the 2020 final rule’’). The 2020 final rule set standards that increased at a rate of 1.5 percent per year for this time period. Based on our updated assessment, NHTSA is proposing, under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act, to revise the CAFE standards to be more stringent than the 2020 final rule standards in each model year for 2024 through 2026. In addition, NHTSA is also proposing certain technical amendments to clarify and streamline our compliance regulations. The proposed revised standards would conserve much more energy, save much more fuel, and thus save consumers money and improve our nation’s energy security over time. The ‘‘Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024–2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks’’ proposal was signed on August 5, 2021, and was published in the Federal Register on September 3, 2021 (86 FR 49602). The proposal and accompanying documents are available in Docket ID No. NHTSA–2021–0053. A notice of availability for the accompanying Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 2021 (86 FR 
46847). The Draft SEIS is available on NHTSA’s CAFE website, https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe, and is also 
available in Docket ID No. NHTSA– 
2021–0054. The public comment period for the proposed rule is scheduled to conclude on October 26, 2021. 
Participation in Virtual Public Hearing 
Please note that NHTSA is deviating 
from its typical approach for public 
hearings. Because of current CDC recommendations, as well as state and local orders for social distancing to limit the spread of COVID–19, NHTSA is not holding in-person public meetings at this time. 
NHTSA will begin pre-registering 
speakers for the hearing upon publication of this document in the Federal Register. To register to speak at the virtual hearing, please follow the instructions below. The last day to pre- register to speak at the hearing will be October 7, 2021. 
•To watch the hearing (without 
providing oral comments): Click the link at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and 
register. Indicate NO on the registration 
page that you do not wish to provide testimony. Within 24 hours of registering, you will be emailed your link to join. 
•To comment at the hearing: Click 
the link at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and register by October 7. Indicate YES on the registration page that you would like to provide comments. Within 24 hours of registering, you will be emailed your link to join. Additionally, you will receive an email on October 11 with your approximate time to testify, and additional information about how to turn on your audio and camera to comment. We recommend you join via a computer, but if you are unable to do so, an option to join via phone will also be provided in that email. 
If you do not receive your 
confirmation email(s), or have further questions about this hearing, please email NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov. 
NHTSA is committed to providing equal access to this event for all participants. Closed captioning will be available. People with disabilities who need additional accommodations should send a request to NHTSA.Communication@dot.gov no later than October 7. 
Each commenter will have 3 minutes 
to provide oral testimony. NHTSA may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations but will not respond to the presentations at that time. NHTSA recommends submitting the text of your oral comments as written comments to the rulemaking docket or to the Draft SEIS docket, as appropriate. Written statements and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as oral comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. If identical comments are submitted by the same commenter more than once to the docket, NHTSA does not consider those comments to carry more weight than if they had been submitted only once. If the oral 
testimony is specifically intended to reference the Draft SEIS, please mention that in your opening remarks. 
Please note that any updates made to 
any aspects of the hearing logistics, including any change to the date of the hearing or a potential additional session on October 14, 2021, will be posted on NHTSA’s website, https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. While NHTSA 
expects the hearing to go forward as set forth above, please monitor our website or contact us via the email address listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION  
CONTACT section to determine if there 
are any updates. NHTSA does not intend to publish a document in the 
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Federal Register announcing updates. 
Finally, NHTSA will post a video of the hearing at http://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe and will make a transcript of the hearing available in the rulemaking docket as soon as practicable. 
How can I get copies of the proposed 
action, the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, and other related information? 
NHTSA has established a docket for 
the proposal under Docket ID No. NHTSA–2021–0053 and a separate docket for the Draft SEIS at Docket ID No. NHTSA–2021–0054. Relevant documents and information can also be accessed at NHTSA’s CAFE website, at https://www.nhtsa.gov/cafe. Please refer 
to the notice of proposed rulemaking for detailed information on accessing information related to the proposal and the Draft SEIS. 
Issued on September 9, 2021, in 
Washington, DC, under authority delegated 
in 49 CFR 1.95. 
Raymond R. Posten, Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 
[FR Doc. 2021–19799 Filed 9–10–21; 11:15 am] 
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
Fish and Wildlife Service 
50 CFR Part 22 
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0023; 
FF09M2200–212–FXMB12320900000] 
RIN 1018–BE70 
Eagle Permits; Incidental Take 
AGENCY : Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Interior. 
ACTION : Advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking; request for comments. 
SUMMARY : The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (Service, or we) seeks public 
and regulated-community input on potential approaches for further expediting and simplifying the permit process authorizing incidental take of eagles. This document also advises the public that the Service may, as a result of public input, prepare a draft environmental review pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. We are furnishing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking to advise other agencies and the public of our intentions and obtain suggestions and information on the scope of issues to include in the environmental review. Public and regulated community responses will be used to improve and make more efficient the permitting process for 
incidental take of eagles in a manner that is compatible with the preservation of bald and golden eagles. 
DATES : You may submit comments on or 
before October 29, 2021. We will consider all comments on this advance notice of proposed rulemaking, including the scope of the draft environmental review, that are received or postmarked by that date. Comments received or postmarked after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit written 
comments by one of the following methods: 
Electronically: Go to the Federal 
e-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Search for FWS– 
HQ–MB–2020–0023, which is the docket number for this document, and follow the directions for submitting comments. 
By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail to: 
Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0023, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 
22041–3803. 
We request that you send comments 
by only one of the methods described above. We will post all information received on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us (see Public Availability of Comments, below, for more information). 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Jerome Ford, Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, at 202–208–1050. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : This 
advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeks comment on several approaches that could potentially underpin a more streamlined eagle incidental-take- permitting framework that we first established in 2009. Specifically, the Service is interested in comments clarifying specific aspects of the current permitting process that hinder permit application, processing, or implementation. The Service is also seeking recommendations for additional guidance the Service could develop that would reduce the time and/or cost associated with applying for and implementing long-term, eagle incidental take permits under existing regulations. The Service further invites recommendations for targeted revisions that could be made to existing regulations consistent with the overall permitting framework that would reduce the time and/or cost associated 
with applying for and processing long- term permits for incidental take of eagles. Finally, the Service is interested in comments regarding potential new regulatory approaches to authorizing incidental take under the Eagle Act, particularly for projects that can be shown in advance to have minimal impacts on eagles, that would reduce the time and/or cost associated with applying for and operating under long- term permits for the incidental take of eagles. 
I. Background 
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection 
Act (Eagle Act; 16 U.S.C. 668–668d) 
prohibits take of bald eagles and golden eagles except pursuant to Federal regulations. Service regulations in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, consistent with the Eagle Act (16 U.S.C. 668c), define ‘‘take’’ as to pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, destroy, molest, or disturb (50 CFR 22.3). The Eagle Act authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to permit the taking of eagles for various purposes, provided the taking is compatible with the preservation of the bald eagle or the golden eagle. Regulations at 50 CFR 22.3 define ‘‘compatible with the preservation of the bald eagle or the golden eagle’’ as ‘‘consistent with the goals of maintaining stable or increasing breeding populations in all eagle management units [EMUs] and the persistence of local populations throughout the geographic range of each species.’’ Permits for the incidental, or unintentional, take of eagles were established in 2009 (74 FR 46877, Sep. 11) to authorize incidental take of bald and golden eagles that results from a broad spectrum of activities, such as utility infrastructure, energy development, construction, operation of airports, and resource recovery (50 CFR 22.26). 
In 2016, the Service published a final 
rule (81 FR 91494, Dec. 16, 2016) revising the regulations to lengthen the maximum permit tenure from 5 years to 30 years and require a review of permit implementation periodically throughout 
the lifetime of the permit at intervals no longer than 5 years. For most projects, the Service assumes the actual take at a project will be less than the level of take initially authorized under a permit, which will result in a reduction in required offsetting mitigation measures over time. This is because initial estimates of eagle fatalities are purposely conservative to reduce the likelihood of a permittee exceeding their authorized level of take, and to ensure 
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