11930 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 38 / Monday, March 1, 2021 / Notices 

ensure that the official number of the 

vessel is affixed to every longline buoy 

and float. In the coral reef ecosystem 

fisheries, the vessel number must be 

affixed to all fish and crab traps. The 

marking of gear links fishing or other 

activity to the vessel, aids law 

enforcement, and is valuable in actions 

concerning the damage to or loss of gear, 

and civil proceedings. 

Affected Public: Mainly small forprofit businesses and individuals. 

Frequency: As required. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

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 0648–0360. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04113 Filed 2–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA896] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 23188 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

permit amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Institute of Marine Sciences, 

University of California at Santa Cruz, 

130 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA 

95060 (Responsible Party: Daniel Costa, 

Ph.D.), has applied for an amendment to 

scientific research permit No. 23188. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

March 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 23188 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 23188 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Young or Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D., 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 23188 

is requested under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

Permit No. 23188, issued on 

September 25, 2020 (85 FR 63524), 

authorizes the permit holder to conduct 

scientific research on northern elephant 

seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in 

California. The permit continues a longterm research program started in 1968 to 

study northern elephant seal population 

growth and status, reproductive 

strategies, behavioral and physiological 

adaptations for diving and fasting, 

general physiology and metabolism, and 

sensory physiology. The permit holder 

is requesting the permit be amended to 

include a new research location and 

increase the number of takes of juvenile 

elephant seals by 50 animals annually 

for the currently authorized activities. 

The increased takes will be for a 

comparative study of weaning weights 

across colonies, including the Lost Coast 

colony in the King Range National 

Conservation Area. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: February 24, 2021. 

Amy Sloan, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04121 Filed 2–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA869] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Site 

Characterization Surveys off the Coast 

of Massachusetts 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments on proposed authorization 

and possible renewal. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from Mayflower Wind Energy LLC 

(Mayflower) for authorization to take 

marine mammals incidental to site 

characterization surveys off the coast of 

Massachusetts in the area of the 

Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands 

for Renewable Energy Development on 

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS–A 

0521) and along a potential submarine 

cable route to landfall at Falmouth, 

Massachusetts. Pursuant to the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS 

is requesting comments on its proposal 

to issue an incidental harassment 

authorization (IHA) to incidentally take 

marine mammals during the specified 

activities. NMFS is also requesting 

comments on a possible one-year 

renewal that could be issued under 

certain circumstances and if all 

requirements are met, as described in 

Request for Public Comments at the end 

of this notice. NMFS will consider 

public comments prior to making any 

final decision on the issuance of the 

requested MMPA authorizations and 

agency responses will be summarized in 

the final notice of our decision. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

March 31, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National