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whether modifications in the activities 

are appropriate. 

In the event that the Navy discovers 

an injured or dead marine mammal, and 

the marine mammal observer 

determines that the injury or death is 

not associated with or related to the 

activities authorized in the IHA 

(previously wounded animal, carcass 

with moderate to advanced 

decomposition, or scavenger damage), 

the Navy shall report the incident to the 

NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 

and the NMFS Greater Atlantic Coast 

Region Stranding Coordinator within 24 

hours of the discovery. The Navy shall 

provide photographs or video footage (if 

available) or other documentation of the 

stranded animal(s) to NMFS Office of 

Protected Resources, and the NMFS 

Greater Atlantic Coast Region Stranding 

Coordinator. The Navy may continue its 

operations under such a case. 

Public Comments 

As noted previously, NMFS published 

a notice of a proposed 2019 IHA (84 FR 

13252; April 4, 2019) and solicited 

public comments on both our proposal 

to issue the 2019 IHA for the Navy’s 

construction activities and on the 

potential for an IHA renewal, should 

certain requirements be met. 

All public comments were addressed 

in the notice announcing the issuance of 

the initial IHA (84 FR 24476; May 28, 

2019). Below, we describe how we have 

addressed, with updated information 

where appropriate, any comments 

received that specifically pertain to the 

renewal of the initial IHA. 

Comment: The Commission 

recommends that NMFS refrain from 

implementing its proposed renewal 

process and instead use abbreviated 

Federal Register notices and reference 

existing documents to streamline the 

IHA process. If NMFS adopts the 

proposed renewal process, the 

Commission recommends that NMFS 

provide the Commission and the public 

a legal analysis supporting its 

conclusion that the process is consistent 

with section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA. 

Response: In prior responses to 

comments about IHA renewals (e.g., 84 

FR 52464; October 02, 2019 and 85 FR 

53342; August 28, 2020), NMFS has 

explained how the renewal process, as 

implemented, is consistent with the 

statutory requirements contained in 

section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA, 

provides additional efficiencies beyond 

the use of abbreviated notices, and, 

further, promotes NMFS’ goals of 

improving conservation of marine 

mammals and increasing efficiency in 

the MMPA compliance process. 

Therefore, we intend to continue 

implementing the renewal process. 

Preliminary Determinations 

The construction activities proposed 

by the Navy are identical or nearly 

identical to those analyzed in the initial 

IHA, as are the method of taking and the 

effects of the action (though the amount 

of proposed authorized take is notably 

lower). The potential effects of the 

Navy’s activities are limited to Level A 

harassment and Level B harassment in 

the form of auditory injury and 

behavioral disturbance. In analyzing the 

effects of the activities in the 2019 IHA, 

NMSF determined that the Navy’s 

activities would have a negligible 

impact on the affected species or stocks 

and that the authorized take numbers of 

each species or stock were small relative 

to the relevant stocks (e.g., less than one 

percent of all stocks). The mitigation 

measures and monitoring and reporting 

requirements as described above are 

identical to the initial IHA. 

NMFS has preliminarily concluded 

that there is no new information 

suggesting that our analysis or findings 

should change from those reached for 

the initial IHA. Based on the 

information and analysis contained here 

and in the referenced documents, NMFS 

has determined the following: (1) The 

required mitigation measures will affect 

the least practicable impact on marine 

mammal species or stocks and their 

habitat; (2) the authorized takes will 

have a negligible impact on the affected 

marine mammal species or stocks; (3) 

the authorized takes represent small 

numbers of marine mammals relative to 

the affected stock abundances; (4) the 

Navy’s activities will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on taking 

for subsistence purposes as no relevant 

subsistence uses of marine mammals are 

implicated by this action, and; (5) 

appropriate monitoring and reporting 

requirements are included. 

Endangered Species Act 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal 

agency insure that any action it 

authorizes, funds, or carries out is not 

likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of any endangered or 

threatened species or result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

designated critical habitat. To ensure 

ESA compliance for the issuance of 

IHAs, NMFS consults internally 

whenever we propose to authorize take 

for endangered or threatened species. 

No incidental take of ESA-listed marine 

mammal species is expected to result 

from this activity, and none would be 

authorized. Therefore, NMFS has 

determined that consultation under 

section 7 of the ESA is not required for 

this action. 

Proposed Renewal IHA and Request for 

Public Comment 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

a IHA renewal to the Navy for 

conducting in-water construction 

activities associated with the 

modification and expansion of 

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Dry Dock 1 

from the date of issuance through 

February 27, 2022, provided the 

previously described mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. A draft of the 

proposed and final 2019 IHA can be 

found at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. We request comment on our 

analyses, the proposed Renewal IHA, 

and any other aspect of this notice. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform our final decision on the 

request for MMPA authorization. 

Dated: February 17, 2021. 

Donna S. Wieting, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA877] 

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic 

Zone off Alaska; Alaska Groundfish 

and Halibut Seabird Working Group; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS Alaska Groundfish and 

Halibut Seabird Working Group will 

meet to discuss seabird/fisheries 

interactions (vessel collisions), 

development of an Alaska coordinated 

strategic plan for reporting and 

monitoring fisheries interactions with 

birds listed under the Endangered 

Species Act, and an update on whether 

or not the short-tailed albatross is 

actually two distinct species. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

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1Available at: https://www.fws.gov/alaska/pages/ 

endangered-species-program/consultationendangered-species. 

p.m., and on March 11, 2020, from 9 

a.m. to 12 p.m., Alaska Daylight Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Krieger, 907–586–7650. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Alaska Groundfish and Halibut Seabird 

Working Group formed as a result of the 

2015 biological opinion on effects of the 

Fishery Management Plans for the Gulf 

of Alaska and Bering Sea/Aleutian 

Islands groundfish fisheries on shorttailed albatross.1 The working group is 

tasked with reviewing information for 

mitigating effects of the groundfish and 

halibut fisheries on short-tailed 

albatross and other seabirds. The 

workgroup will hold a virtual meeting 

March 10 and 11, 2021. Meeting topics 

include seabird/fisheries interactions 

(vessel collisions), development of an 

Alaska coordinated strategic plan for 

reporting and monitoring fisheries 

interactions with birds listed under the 

Endangered Species Act, and update on 

whether or not the short-tailed albatross 

is actually two distinct species. For 

participation information and meeting 

agenda, please contact Joseph Krieger 

(joseph.krieger@noaa.gov). 

NMFS will keep the North Pacific 

Fisheries Management Council 

(Council) apprised of the working 

group’s activities and any resulting 

recommendations for methods to reduce 

seabird bycatch. Any changes to seabird 

avoidance regulations are expected to 

follow the standard Council process. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Joseph Krieger, 

907–586–7650, at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: February 17, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0005] 

Manual for Courts-Martial; Proposed 

Amendments 

AGENCY: Joint Service Committee on 

Military Justice (JSC), DoD. 

ACTION: Annual review of the Manual 

for Courts-Martial, United States. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities 

found in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice, the 

JSC is conducting its annual review of 

the Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM), 

United States. The JSC invites members 

of the public to suggest changes to the 

MCM. Please provide supporting 

rationale for any proposed changes. 

DATES: Proposed changes must be 

received no later than April 23, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: Comments must be 

submitted by one of the above methods 

to ensure they are received, 

documented, and considered by the JSC. 

All submissions received must include 

the agency name and docket number for 

this Federal Register document. The 

general policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing on the internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Major Joy E. Hewitt, USAF, Executive 

Secretary, JSC, via phone at 240–612– 

4820 or email at joy.hewitt.1@us.af.mil. 

The JSC public website is located at 

http://jsc.defense.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Executive Order 12473, ‘‘Manual for 

Courts-Martial, United States, 1984,’’ 

and Department of Defense Instruction 

5500.17, ‘‘Role and Responsibilities of 

the Joint Service Committee on Military 

Justice (JSC) (available at https://

www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/ 

Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/550017_

5C.PDF?ver=2018-02-21-074422-370),’’ 

the JSC is conducting its annual review 

of the MCM, United States. 

The committee invites members of the 

public to suggest changes to the MCM. 

Please provide supporting rationale for 

any proposed changes. 

Dated: February 16, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[Docket ID: USN–2021–HQ–0002] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: United States Marine Corps 

(USMC), Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

is establishing a new System of Records 

entitled the Command Individual Risk 

and Resiliency System (CIRRAS) 

application. The CIRRAS application 

will be used by the USMC to enable 

Commanding Officers and Senior 

Enlisted Advisors to make informed and 

timely decisions on Force Preservation 

Risk Assessments, to optimize 

individual/unit readiness, and to 

facilitate enterprise-wide risk 

management. Individual data will assist 

commanders by quickly identifying 

those Marines or Service Members 

requiring immediate command 

attention. Trend analysis will assist 

USMC commanders to implement 

mitigation strategies to improve overall 

individual/unit readiness. These records 

will also be used as a management tool 

for statistical analysis, tracking, 

reporting, evaluating program 

effectiveness, and conducting research. 

DATES: This new system of records is 

effective upon publication; however, 

comments on the Routine Uses will be 

accepted on or before March 24, 2021. 

The Routine Uses are effective at the 

close of the comment period. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

* Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

* Mail: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Federal Register 

document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 


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