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catch of whales. Anyone retrieving a 

dead whale is also required to report. 

Captains must place a distinctive 

permanent identification mark on any 

harpoon, lance, or explosive dart used, 

as well as provide information on the 

mark and self-identification 

information. The Native American 

whaling organization receives the 

reports, compiles them, and submits the 

information to NOAA. The information 

is used to monitor the hunt and to 

ensure that quotas are not exceeded. 

The information is also provided to the 

IWC, which uses it to monitor 

compliance with its requirements. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, Local, or Tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Reporting by whaling 

captains occurs after each strike or 

landing and is submitted to the Native 

American whaling organization. The 

Native American whaling organization 

may submit interim reports every month 

and additionally once at the end of each 

hunting season (Spring and Fall). 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Whaling Convention 

Act (16 U.S.C. 916–9161). 

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 0648–0311. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE498] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 28229 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Humble Bee Films (Responsible Party: 

Natasha Busjeet), 8 Elmdale Road, 

Bristol, BS8 1SL, United Kingdom, has 

applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct commercial and educational 

photography on humpback whales 

(Megaptera novaeangliae). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 30, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: These documents are 

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. 28229 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: 

Carrie Hubard or Erin Markin, Ph.D., 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The applicant proposes to film up to 

540 humpback whales annually in the 

Auau Channel, Hawaii. Filming may 

occur from vessels, unmanned aircraft 

systems, and underwater divers. Fifty 

bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and 50 

spinner (Stenella longirostris) dolphins 

may be filmed while interacting with 

humpback whales. Footage will be used 

for an episode of a natural history 

television series. The permit would be 

valid through April 2026. 

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 the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

Amy Sloan, 

Acting Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species (HMS) Individual Bluefin Tuna 

Quota Tracking and Appeals 

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 July 16, 

2024, during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species Individual Bluefin Tuna Quota 

Tracking and Appeals. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0677. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(request for extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 240. 

Average Hours per Response: 12 

minutes for initial application for IBQ 

account, 15 minutes per IBQ allocation 

lease, and 15 minutes per IBQ Cost 

Recovery. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 96. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

renewal and extension of a currently 

approved information collection. Under 

the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) is responsible for management 

of the Nation’s marine fisheries. NMFS 

must also promulgate regulations, as 

necessary and appropriate, to carry out 


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1The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 

2021, Division F, Title III, Public Law 117–58, 135 

Stat. 429, 1209 (November 15, 2021). 

2 47 U.S.C. 1723(a)(1)(A). 

3 47 U.S.C. 1723(c). 

obligations the United States undertakes 

internationally regarding tuna 

management through the Atlantic Tunas 

Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et 

seq.). 

Amendment 7 to the 2006 

Consolidated HMS Fishery Management 

Plan (79 FR 71510, December 2, 2014) 

implemented individual bluefin tuna 

quota (IBQ) shares and allocations for 

vessels permitted in the Atlantic Tunas 

Longline category through the IBQ 

online system. IBQs are intended to 

fairly and effectively allocate limited 

quota for incidental capture of Atlantic 

bluefin tuna among vessels in the 

Longline category, while minimizing 

dead discards and discouraging 

interactions with bluefin tuna. An 

online system developed by NMFS 

tracks allocations and allocation leases, 

and reconciles allocation with bluefin 

tuna catches for quota monitoring. This 

collection of information accounts for 

the reporting burden associated with 

allocation and lease tracking. 

Amendment 13 to the 2006 

Consolidated HMS FMP (87 FR 59966) 

reaffirmed the need for IBQs and, among 

other things, made adjustments to the 

vessel allocation process, and 

established procedures for cost recovery 

if deemed necessary. 

First-time vessel permit holders in the 

affected categories must obtain and set 

up an IBQ account in the online ‘‘IBQ 

Catch Shares Program’’ in order to be 

issued IBQ shares and resultant 

allocation, to lease IBQ, and to resolve 

quota debt. To use the electronic IBQ 

System, first-time participants will need 

to request an account and set their 

account up with background 

information. The information collected 

during account issuance and set-up will 

be used by NMFS to verify the identity 

of the individual/business and whether 

they qualify for IBQ allocation leasing. 

The lease monitoring information 

collected by the online system will be 

used by each permit holder to keep 

track of their individual IBQ allocation, 

and document allocation leases with 

other IBQ participants. NMFS will use 

these data to ensure proper accounting 

of allocations among participants, and 

to track use of quota allocations and 

reconcile allocation usage with bluefin 

tuna catch and landings. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Once for IBQ account set 

up; annually, or as needed, for IBQ lease 

applications; and annually for IBQ cost 

recovery. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the 

Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 

(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.). 

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 0648–0677. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; State Digital Equity Capacity 

Grant Program 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration (NTIA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and continuing information 

collections, which help us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before January 28, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments to Angela 

Bennett, Director of Digital Equity, 

Office of internet Connectivity and 

Growth, National Telecommunication 

and Information Administration by 

email to digitalequity@ntia.gov or to 

PRAcomments@doc.gov. Please 

reference ‘‘FY25 DE Capacity 

Application Forms Comment’’ in the 

subject line of your comments. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Angela 

Bennett, Director of Digital Equity, 

Grants Management and Compliance, by 

mail to1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Room 4826, Washington, DC 20230, via 

telephone (202) 389–2723, or via email 

at digitalequity@ntia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Infrastructure Investment and 

Jobs Act (Infrastructure Act or Act) 1

provided $65 billion of funding for 

programs to close the digital divide and 

ensure that all Americans have access to 

affordable, reliable, high-speed internet. 

NTIA administers multiple broadband 

connectivity grant programs funded by 

the Act, including the State Digital 

Equity Capacity Grant Program 

(SDECG). The purpose of the SDECG is 

to promote the achievement of digital 

equity, support digital inclusion 

activities, and build capacity for efforts 

by States and U.S. territories and 

possessions relating to the adoption of 

broadband.2 The SDECG will provide 

new federal funding in fiscal year 2025 

for grants to eligible applicants for the 

purpose of implementing the State 

Digital Equity Plans developed by States 

and U.S. Territories under the State 

Digital Equity Planning Grant Program 3

and pursuing digital inclusion 

activities.. 

NTIA will use the information 

collected from each applicant to the 

SDECG to effectively review the 

proposed applications and budgets from 

States and U.S. territories and 

possessions for the State Digital Equity 

Capacity Program. 

II. Method of Collection 

NTIA will collect data through 

electronic submission. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0660–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): TBD. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

for a new information collection. 


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