Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 3839 

■ 1. The authority citation for 48 CFR 

parts 245 and 252 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR 

chapter 1. 

PART 245—GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 

■ 2. Amend section 245.102 by— 

■ a. In paragraph (4)(i) removing ‘‘GFP’’ 

and adding ‘‘Government-furnished 

property’’ in its place; and 

■ b. Revising paragraph (5). 

The revision reads as follows: 

245.102 Policy. 

* * * * * 

(5) Reporting loss of Government 

property. The Government-Furnished 

Property module of the Procurement 

Integrated Enterprise Environment is the 

DoD data repository for reporting loss of 

Government property in the possession 

of contractors. The requirements and 

procedures for reporting loss of 

Government property to the 

Government-Furnished Property 

module are set forth in the clause at 

252.245–7002, Reporting Loss of 

Government Property, prescribed at 

245.107. 

PART 252—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 3. Amend section 252.245–7002 by— 

■ a. Removing the clause date of ‘‘(DEC 

2017)’’ and adding ‘‘(JAN 2021)’’ in its 

place; and 

■ b. Revising paragraph (b)(1). 

The revision reads as follows: 

252.245–7002 Reporting Loss of 

Government Property. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) The Contractor shall use the 

property loss function in the 

Government-Furnished Property (GFP) 

module of the Procurement Integrated 

Enterprise Environment (PIEE) for 

reporting loss of Government property. 

Reporting value shall be at unit 

acquisition cost. Current PIEE users can 

access the GFP module by logging into 

their account. New users may register 

for access and obtain training on the 

PIEE home page at https://piee.eb.mil/ 

piee-landing. 

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[FR Doc. 2021–00614 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

49 CFR Parts 191 and 192 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2019–0225] 

Pipeline Safety: Frequently Asked 

Questions on the Gas Transmission 

Rule 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notification and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is seeking public 

comment on a second set of draft 

frequently asked questions (Batch-2 

FAQs) to facilitate implementation of its 

final rule titled ‘‘Safety of Gas 

Transmission Pipelines: MAOP 

Reconfirmation, Expansion of 

Assessment Requirements, and other 

Related Amendments’’ (Gas 

Transmission Rule). 

DATES: Comments on the draft Batch-2 

FAQs should be submitted to Docket 

No. PHMSA–2019–0225 no later than 

March 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: 

• E-Gov Web: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. Follow the online instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), West Building, Ground Floor, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System: West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Instructions: Identify the Docket 

Number PHMSA–2019–0225 at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, submit 

two copies. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that PHMSA received your 

comments, include a self-addressed 

stamped postcard. Internet users may 

submit comments at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

• Privacy Act: DOT may solicit 

comments from the public regarding 

certain general notices. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

• Confidential Business Information: 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to this document contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

document, it is important that you 

clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 CFR 

190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give 

confidential treatment to information 

you give to the agency by taking the 

following steps: (1) Mark each page of 

the original document submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘Confidential,’’ (2) 

send PHMSA, along with the original 

document, a second copy of the original 

document with the CBI deleted, and (3) 

explain why the information you are 

submitting is CBI. Unless you are 

notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat 

such marked submissions as 

confidential under FOIA, and the 

submissions will not be placed in the 

public docket of this notification. 

Submissions containing CBI should be 

sent to Chris Hoidal at Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, Western Region, PHP– 

500, 12300 W. Dakota Avenue, Suite 

110, Lakewood, CO 80228. Any 

commentary PHMSA receives that is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

matter. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Alternatively, you may review the 

documents in person at DOT in the 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General: Chris Hoidal, Senior 

Technical Advisor, Office of Pipeline 

Safety, by telephone at 303–807–8833, 

or email at chris.hoidal@dot.gov. 

Technical: Steve Nanney, Project 

Manager, Office of Pipeline Safety, by 

telephone at 713–272–2855, or email at 

steve.nanney@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA 

provides written clarification of the 

pipeline safety regulations (49 CFR parts 

3840 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2021 / Rules and Regulations 

190–199) in the form of periodically 

updated FAQs and other guidance 

materials. On October 1, 2019, PHMSA 

published amendments to 49 CFR parts 

191 and 192 in the Gas Transmission 

final rule (84 FR 52180), which 

addressed several statutory mandates 

from the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory 

Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 

(Pub. L. 112–90). PHMSA finalized the 

first set of FAQs (Batch-1 FAQs) to help 

clarify, explain, and promote better 

understanding of the Gas Transmission 

final rule. The Batch-1 FAQs were 

posted to the docket on September 16, 

2020. 

PHMSA is requesting public comment 

on a second set of draft FAQs (Batch-2 

FAQs) pertaining to the Gas 

Transmission final rule. The Batch-2– 

FAQs are intended to help the public 

understand and implement necessary 

changes in response to PHMSA’s new 

regulations. They are in response to 

specific questions received from the 

regulated community, pipeline safety 

regulators, and the public. Operators 

and state regulators may also request 

written regulatory interpretations from 

PHMSA regarding specific situations in 

accordance with 49 CFR 190.11. 

While FAQs are provided to help the 

public understand how to comply with 

the regulations, they are not substantive 

rules themselves and do not create 

legally enforceable rights, assign duties, 

or impose new obligations not otherwise 

contained in the existing regulations 

and standards. However, an operator 

who is able to demonstrate compliance 

with the FAQs is likely to be able to 

demonstrate compliance with the 

relevant regulations. 

The draft FAQs and other supporting 

documents are available online on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, https://

www.regulations.gov; search for Docket 

No. PHMSA–2019–0225. Before 

finalizing the draft FAQs, PHMSA will 

evaluate all comments received on or 

before the comment closing date. 

Comments received after the closing 

date will be evaluated to the extent 

practicable. Once finalized, the FAQs 

will be posted in the docket and on 

PHMSA’s public website at https://

www.phmsa.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on December 22, 

2020, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28777 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 219 

[Docket No. 201020–0275] 

RIN 0648–BJ71 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Southwest Fisheries 

Science Center Fisheries Research 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; notification of 

issuance of Letters of Authorization. 

SUMMARY: NMFS’ Office of Protected 

Resources (OPR), upon request from 

NMFS’ Southwest Fisheries Science 

Center (SWFSC), hereby issues 

regulations to govern the unintentional 

taking of marine mammals incidental to 

fisheries research conducted in multiple 

specified geographical regions over the 

course of five years. These regulations, 

which allow for the issuance of Letters 

of Authorization (LOA) for the 

incidental take of marine mammals 

during the described activities and 

specified timeframes, prescribe the 

permissible methods of taking and other 

means of effecting the least practicable 

adverse impact on marine mammal 

species or stocks and their habitat, as 

well as requirements pertaining to the 

monitoring and reporting of such taking. 

DATES: Effective from January 15, 2021 

through January 15, 2026. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of SWFSC’s 

application and supporting documents, 

as well as a list of the references cited 

in this document, may be obtained 

online at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

action/incidental-take-authorizationnoaa-southwest-fisheries-science-centerfisheries-and. In case of problems 

accessing these documents, please call 

the contact listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben 

Laws, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Regulatory 

Action 

These regulations establish a 

framework under the authority of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) to allow 

for the authorization of take of marine 

mammals incidental to the SWFSC’s 

fisheries research activities in the 

California Current Ecosystem and the 

Antarctic Marine Living Resources 

Ecosystem research areas. 

We received an application from the 

SWFSC requesting five-year regulations 

and authorization to take multiple 

species of marine mammals. Take 

would occur by Level B harassment 

incidental to the use of active acoustic 

devices, as well as by visual disturbance 

of pinnipeds in the Antarctic, and by 

Level A harassment, serious injury, or 

mortality incidental to the use of 

fisheries research gear. Please see 

‘‘Background’’ below for definitions of 

harassment. 

Legal Authority for the Action 

Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 

U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(A)) directs the 

Secretary of Commerce 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 for up to five years 

if, after notice and public comment, the 

agency makes certain findings and 

issues regulations that set forth 

permissible methods of taking pursuant 

to that activity and other means of 

effecting the ‘‘least practicable adverse 

impact’’ on the affected species or 

stocks and their habitat (see the 

discussion below in the Mitigation 

section), as well as monitoring and 

reporting requirements. Section 

101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA and the 

implementing regulations at 50 CFR part 

216, subpart I provide the legal basis for 

issuing this rule containing five-year 

regulations, and for any subsequent 

LOAs. As directed by this legal 

authority, this rule contains mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements. 

Summary of Major Provisions Within 

the Regulations 

Following is a summary of the major 

provisions of these regulations regarding 

SWFSC fisheries research activities. 

These measures include: 

• Required monitoring of the 

sampling areas to detect the presence of 

marine mammals before deployment of 

certain research gear; and 

• Required implementation of the 

mitigation strategy known as the ‘‘moveon rule mitigation protocol’’ which 

incorporates best professional judgment, 

when necessary during certain research 

fishing operations. 

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