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Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our analyses, 

the proposed authorization, and any 

other aspect of this notice of proposed 

IHA for the proposed marine site 

characterization surveys. We also 

request at this time comment on the 

potential Renewal of this proposed IHA 

as described in the paragraph below. 

Please include with your comments any 

supporting data or literature citations to 

help inform decisions on the request for 

this IHA or a subsequent Renewal IHA. 

On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may 

issue a one-time, one-year Renewal IHA 

following notice to the public providing 

an additional 15 days for public 

comments when (1) up to another year 

of identical or nearly identical, or nearly 

identical, activities as described in the 

Description of Proposed Activity section 

of this notice is planned or (2) the 

activities as described in the Description 

of Proposed Activity section of this 

notice would not be completed by the 

time the IHA expires and a Renewal 

would allow for completion of the 

activities beyond that described in the 

Dates and Duration section of this 

notice, provided all of the following 

conditions are met: 

• A request for renewal is received no 

later than 60 days prior to the needed 

Renewal IHA effective date (recognizing 

that the Renewal IHA expiration date 

cannot extend beyond one year from 

expiration of the initial IHA); 

• The request for renewal must 

include the following: 

(1) An explanation that the activities 

to be conducted under the requested 

Renewal IHA are identical to the 

activities analyzed under the initial 

IHA, are a subset of the activities, or 

include changes so minor (e.g., 

reduction in pile size) that the changes 

do not affect the previous analyses, 

mitigation and monitoring 

requirements, or take estimates (with 

the exception of reducing the type or 

amount of take); and 

(2) A preliminary monitoring report 

showing the results of the required 

monitoring to date and an explanation 

showing that the monitoring results do 

not indicate impacts of a scale or nature 

not previously analyzed or authorized. 

Upon review of the request for 

Renewal, the status of the affected 

species or stocks, and any other 

pertinent information, NMFS 

determines that there are no more than 

minor changes in the activities, the 

mitigation and monitoring measures 

will remain the same and appropriate, 

and the findings in the initial IHA 

remain valid. 

Dated: February 2, 2022. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02573 Filed 2–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB784] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a public meeting of its Mackerel, 

Squid, and Butterfish Advisory Panel. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

agenda details. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 9 

a.m. until 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted to the calendar prior to 

the meeting at www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council’s Mackerel, Squid, and 

Butterfish Advisory Panel will meet via 

webinar. The purpose of this meeting is 

for the Advisory Panel to develop 

fishery performance reports (FPRs) for 

Illex squid and Atlantic mackerel. The 

intent of the FPR is to facilitate 

structured input from the Advisory 

Panel on recent fishery performance. 

The FPR will be considered as 2022 

Illex specifications are reviewed and as 

mackerel rebuilding revisions are 

considered. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: February 3, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02609 Filed 2–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB786] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 26345 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Sealight Pictures, 51A Seaview St, 

Balgowlah, Sydney NSW 2093 Australia 

(Responsible Party: Adam Geiger), has 

applied in due form for a permit to 

conduct commercial photography on 

pinnipeds. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

March 10, 2022. 

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. 26345 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 Carrie Hubard, (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 

pinnipeds on Monomoy Island and the 

Isle of Shoals for a documentary film 

showcasing the Cape Cod, 

Massachusetts region. The applicant 

proposes to film up to 30 gray seals 

(Halichoerus grypus) and 20 harbor 

seals (Phoca vitulina) annually. Seals 

may be filmed from land, a vessel, an 


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unmanned aircraft system, and 

underwater via divers. The permit 

would be valid for two years. 

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: February 2, 2022. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02572 Filed 2–7–22; 8:45 am] 

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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; Licensing of Private RemoteSensing Space Systems 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

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 helps 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 April 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0174 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 Tahara 

Dawkins, Director, Commercial Remote 

Sensing Regulatory Affairs, 1335 EastWest Highway, G101, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910; 301–713–3385; 

tahara.dawkins@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for revision and 

extension to an approved information 

collection. 

The Department of Commerce (DOC), 

through the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory 

Affairs (CRSRA), has the authority to 

regulate private space-based remote 

sensing under the Land Remote Sensing 

Policy Act of 1992, 51 U.S.C. 60101 et 

seq. (the Act) and regulations at 15 CFR 

part 960. The regulations facilitate the 

development of the U.S. private remote 

sensing industry and thus promote the 

collection and widespread availability 

of remote sensing data, while preserving 

essential U.S. national security interests 

and observing international obligations. 

Applications are made in response to 

the requirements in the Act, as 

amended, and no collection forms are 

used. The application information 

received is used to determine if the 

applicant meets the legal criteria for 

issuance of a license to operate a private 

remote sensing space system, i.e., the 

proposed system will be operated in 

accordance with the Act, U.S. national 

security concerns and international 

obligations. Application information 

includes information about the 

applicant (such as corporate 

information), the launch dates of any 

components going to space, and 

technical specifications of all 

components (especially the components 

in space that are capable of collecting 

imagery data). 

If a licensee wishes to modify its 

license, either to reflect changes in its 

business practices or technical changes 

to its system, or to request different 

license conditions, it may submit such 

a request to CRSRA and explain why the 

change is sought. CRSRA need this 

information to be able to keep licenses 

accurate and to respond to the regulated 

community’s needs. 

Licensees are required to notify 

CRSRA when a spacecraft launches or 

deploys; upon disposal of an on-orbit 

component of the licensed system; upon 

detection of an anomaly; and upon the 

licensee’s financial insolvency or 

dissolution. This information is critical 

to fulfilling one of the United States’ key 

international obligations, which is to 

authorize and continually supervise 

U.S. nationals’ activities in space. 

CRSRA, therefore, must be notified 

when spacecraft are deployed and 

disposed of so that CRSRA can 

supervise the space activities of U.S. 

nationals. Similarly, anomalies may 

indicate loss of control of a spacecraft, 

so CRSRA must monitor any anomalies 

to meaningfully supervise the activities 

of U.S. nationals in space. Finally, the 

financial insolvency or dissolution of a 

licensee may indicate that a change in 

control of the spacecraft will follow, 

because an insolvent licensee may go 

through a bankruptcy process that might 

put the licensed system’s ownership in 

question. It is critical that CRSRA be 

able to intervene as early as possible in 

this process so that a sensitive system 

does not pass into the ownership of an 

entity who might jeopardize national 

security or international obligations. 

CRSRA will require licensees to 

submit an annual compliance 

certification, which requires the 

licensee to verify that all facts in the 

license remain true. Facts that must be 

verified in this certification include the 

technical specifications of the system 

and other foundational facts that CRSRA 

relies upon in reviewing license 

applications. This information is critical 

to ensuring that only those entities who 

are legally fit to obtain a license do so. 

NOAA is proposing to add two 

additional forms to this information 

collection. The optional information is 

being collected to reduce the total 

paperwork required to support 

regulation of the private space-based 

remote sensing industry, which involves 

(1) determining whether an applicant is 

required to apply for a license and (2) 

comparing the capabilities of remote 

sensing systems to other foreign and 

domestic remote sensing systems. 

The optional Initial Contact Form 

(ICF) information includes contact 

information and general remote sensing 

system information. The ICF may be 

submitted electronically through the 

NOAA website prior to the submission 

of a full application. The ICF 

information received is used to 

determine if the applicant is required to 

submit a full application for the 

issuance of a license to operate a private 

remote sensing space system i.e., the 

proposed system falls under the 

authority defined in the Act and the 

regulations. If NOAA determines after 

reviewing the ICF that an application is 

not required, the potential applicant 

will save 40–50 hours of paperwork by 


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