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advance written comments, please email 

them to jennifer.meehan@noaa.gov by 

March 11, 2022 to provide sufficient 

time for SWAG review. Written 

comments received after these dates will 

be distributed to the SWAG but may not 

be reviewed prior to the meeting date. 

As time allows, public comments will 

be read into the public record during the 

meeting. Advance comments will be 

collated and posted to the meeting 

website. 

Dated: February 24, 2022. 

Michael Farrar, 

Director, National Centers for Environmental 

Prediction, National Weather Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04364 Filed 3–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB662] 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Exempted 

Fishing Permit 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an 

application for an exempted fishing 

permit; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of an application for an exempted 

fishing permit (EFP) from the South 

Carolina Aquarium. If granted, the EFP 

would authorize the South Carolina 

Aquarium to collect, with certain 

conditions, various species of snappergrouper, Spanish mackerel, king 

mackerel, golden crab, dolphin, wahoo, 

Atlantic cobia, spiny lobster, and 

shrimp in the Federal waters off South 

Carolina and North Carolina in the 

South Atlantic. The specimens would 

be used in educational exhibits 

displaying native marine species at the 

South Carolina Aquarium located in 

Charleston, SC. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2021– 

0131’’, by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2021–0131’’ in the 

Search box. Click the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Nikhil Mehta, Southeast Regional 

Office, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, 

St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method (including email), to any 

other address or individual, or received 

after the end of the comment period, 

may not be considered by NMFS. All 

comments received are a part of the 

public record and will generally be 

posted for public viewing on 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential 

business information, or otherwise 

sensitive information submitted 

voluntarily by the sender will be 

publicly accessible. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

Electronic copies of the EFP 

application and related documents are 

available from the website at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/ 

south-carolina-aquarium-exemptedfishing-permit-application. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nikhil Mehta, 727–824–5305; email 

nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is 

requested under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 

et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR 

600.745(b) concerning exempted 

fishing. 

The proposed specimen collection 

involves activities otherwise prohibited 

under the Magnuson-Stevens Act by 

regulations at 50 CFR part 622, subparts 

I, J, L, M, Q, and R, as they pertain to 

species managed by the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

under the Fishery Management Plans for 

Snapper-Grouper, Coastal Migratory 

Pelagics, Dolphin and Wahoo, Golden 

Crab, Spiny Lobster, and Shrimp. The 

EFP would also exempt the described 

activities from certain Atlantic cobia 

regulations under the Atlantic Coastal 

Fisheries Cooperative Management Act 

at 50 CFR part 697. The South Carolina 

Aquarium is a not-for-profit public 

institution dedicated to the 

understanding and conservation of 

South Carolina’s natural habitats and 

resources. The overall intent of the 

project is to incorporate native species 

into educational exhibits at the South 

Carolina Aquarium. The aquarium uses 

these displays of native South Carolina 

species to teach the public about 

stewardship and habitat preservation. 

To accomplish their request for 

species collection, the applicant seeks 

exemption from regulations at 50 CFR 

622.9(c) (Fish traps); 50 CFR 622.177(a) 

(Gear Identification); 50 CFR 

622.181(b)(1), (b)(3), and (c) (Prohibited 

and limited-harvest species); 50 CFR 

622.183(b)(1) through (5) and (b)(7) and 

(8) (Area and seasonal closures); 50 CFR 

622.184(a) (Seasonal harvest 

limitations); 50 CFR 622.185 (Size 

limits); 50 CFR 622.187(b), except for 

Nassau grouper at (b)(2)(v) (Bag and 

possession limits); 50 CFR 622.188(a)(2) 

(Required gear, authorized gear, and 

unauthorized gear); 50 CFR 

622.200(a)(2)(i) (Permits); 50 CFR 

622.240(a) (Permits); 50 CFR 622.245(c) 

(Prohibited species); 50 CFR 622.275 

(Size limits); 622.277(a)(1)(i) and 

(a)(2)(i) (Bag and possession limits); 

622.380(b) and (c) (Size limits); 50 CFR 

622.382(a)(1)(i) and (iii) (Bag and 

possession limits); 50 CFR 622.402(b) 

(Permits); 50 CFR 622.404(d) (Prohibited 

gears and methods); 50 CFR 622.407(a) 

(Minimum size limits and other harvest 

limitations); 50 CFR 622.408(a) (Bag/ 

possession limits); 50 CFR 697.28(c) 

(Size limits); and 50 CFR 697.28(e) (Bag 

and possession limits). 

The applicant requires authorization 

to collect (live) 1,436 fish and 455 

invertebrates (crabs, lobsters, and 

shrimp) per year in the Federal waters 

off South Carolina, and sporadically in 

the Federal waters off North Carolina. 

The federally-managed species to be 

collected by the applicant per year, over 

a 5-year period, listed by common name 

with the collection total, are: Groupers 

(50 total) (Epinephelus spp. including 

rock hind, graysby, speckled hind (no 

more than 2), yellowedge, coney, red 

hind, goliath (no more than 2), red, 

misty, warsaw (no more than 2), and 

snowy); groupers (50 total) 

(Mycteroperca spp. including gag, black, 

yellowmouth, scamp, and yellowfin); 

grunts (250 total) (Haemulon spp. 

including margate, tomtate, cottonwick, 

sailors choice, and white); jacks (75 

total) (Caranx spp. including bar jack); 

jacks (125 total) (Seriola spp. including 

greater amberjack, lesser amberjack, 

almaco jack, and banded rudderfish); 

Atlantic spadefish (50); hogfish (8); 

wreckfish (2); porgies (65 total) 

(Calamus spp. including jolthead, 

saucereye, whitebone, and knobbed); 

red porgy (25); longspine porgy (50); 

scup (50); sea basses (100 total) 

(Centroprstis spp. including bank, rock, 

and black); snappers (175 total) 

(including blackfin, queen (no more 

than 2), mutton, red (no more than 25), 

cubera, gray, lane, yellowtail, vermilion 

(no more than 75)); blueline tilefish (5); 


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golden tilefish (5); sand tilefish (10); 

triggerfish (25 total) (Balistes spp. 

including gray); ocean triggerfish (25); 

bullet mackerel (100); frigate mackerel 

(100); king mackerel (15); Spanish 

mackerel (15); wahoo (5); dolphin (50); 

and Atlantic cobia (6). Invertebrates 

(non-penaeid including golden crab (5), 

spiny lobster (25), and rock shrimp (25); 

penaeid shrimp including white, pink, 

and brown (400). 

The project would use vertical hookand-line gear with artificial and natural 

baits, black sea bass pots, spiny lobster 

traps, golden crab traps, octopus traps, 

hand nets, dip nets, minnow traps and 

bait traps, and minnow traps. No black 

sea bass pots, spiny lobster traps, and 

golden crab traps would be deployed 

between November 1 and April 30 of 

each year to avoid interactions with 

North Atlantic right whales during their 

calving season. Bait traps and minnow 

traps would be deployed year round by 

hand by divers using SCUBA gear. 

Octopus traps would be deployed year 

round without lines with buoys going to 

the surface. Most of the sample 

collections would be done in less than 

300 ft (91 m) of water. No more than five 

each, black sea bass pots, lobster pots, 

golden crab traps, minnow traps, and 

bait traps would be deployed with a 

soak time of no more than 5 hours at a 

time, and would not be tied together on 

a groundline. Up to 10 octopus traps 

would be deployed in depths less than 

100 ft (30.5 m) with a soak time of about 

7 days (not to exceed 30 days). These 

traps are open at one end to allow 

animals to escape, and are designed for 

octopuses. All trap and pot gear would 

be deployed either by hand by divers 

using SCUBA or through using 

individual nylon lines with buoys. All 

gear types described in this paragraph 

would be utilized for the collection of 

requested species. This EFP would 

authorize sampling operations to be 

conducted on three vessels designated 

by and operated by personnel from the 

South Carolina Aquarium. 

All attempts would be made (venting, 

descending device, controlled ascent 

and descent, etc.) to release all nontargeted bycatch species alive. 

NMFS finds this application warrants 

further consideration based on a 

preliminary review. Possible conditions 

the agency may impose on this permit, 

if the permit is granted, include but are 

not limited to, a prohibition on 

conducting sampling activities within 

marine protected areas, marine 

sanctuaries, or special management 

zones, without additional authorization, 

and requiring compliance with best 

practices in the event of interactions 

with any protected species. NMFS 

would require any sea turtles taken 

incidentally during the course of fishing 

or scientific research activities to be 

handled with due care to prevent injury 

to live specimens, observed for activity, 

and returned to the water. Currently, 

NMFS prohibits the possession of 

Nassau grouper, goliath grouper, 

speckled hind, warsaw grouper, and red 

snapper, but intends to authorize their 

collection as requested in the 

application, with the exception of 

Nassau grouper. Nassau grouper would 

not be authorized for collection. 

A final decision on issuance of the 

EFP will depend on NMFS’ review of 

public comments received on the 

application, consultations with the 

affected states, the Council, and the U.S. 

Coast Guard, and a determination that it 

is consistent with all applicable laws. 

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

Dated: February 25, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04401 Filed 3–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per 

Diem Rates 

AGENCY: Defense Human Resources 

Activity, Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Revised Per Diem 

Rates in Non-foreign Areas outside the 

Continental U.S. 

SUMMARY: Defense Human Resources 

Activity publishes this Civilian 

Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 

320. Bulletin Number 320 lists current 

per diem rates prescribed for 

reimbursement of subsistence expenses 

while on official Government travel to 

Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the 

United States. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 

lodging rate review for Guam, the 

Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands resulted in a rate change 

for the Tinian, Northern Mariana 

Islands. All other rates remain the same. 

DATES: The updated rates take effect 

April 1, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Scott Laws, 571–372–1282, 

david.s.laws2.civ@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document notifies the public of 

revisions in per diem rates prescribed 

by the Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee 

for travel to non-foreign areas outside 

the continental United States. The FY 

2022 lodging rate review for Guam, the 

Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands resulted in a rate change 

for Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands. 

All other rates remain the same. Bulletin 

Number 320 is published in the Federal 

Register to ensure that Government 

travelers outside the Department of 

Defense are notified of revisions to the 

current reimbursement rates. 

If you believe the lodging, meal or 

incidental allowance rate for a locality 

listed in the following table is 

insufficient, you may request a rate 

review for that location. For more 

information about how to request a 

review, please see the Defense Travel 

Management Office’s Per Diem Rate 

Review Frequently Asked Questions 

(FAQ) page at https://

www.defensetravel.dod.mil/site/ 

faqraterev.cfm. 

Dated: February 24, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

State or territory Locality Season 

start 

Season 

end Lodging M&IE 

Total 

per 

diem 

Effective 

date 

ALASKA ..................................................... [OTHER] ........................................................................... 01/01 12/31 171 113 284 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... ADAK ................................................................................ 01/01 12/31 171 113 284 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... ANCHORAGE ................................................................... 01/01 12/31 229 125 354 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... BARROW .......................................................................... 06/01 08/31 326 129 455 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... BARROW .......................................................................... 09/01 05/31 252 129 381 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... BARTER ISLAND LRRS .................................................. 01/01 12/31 171 113 284 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... BETHEL ............................................................................ 01/01 12/31 219 101 320 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... BETTLES .......................................................................... 01/01 12/31 171 113 * 284 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... CAPE LISBURNE LRRS .................................................. 01/01 12/31 171 113 284 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... CAPE NEWENHAM LRRS ............................................... 01/01 12/31 171 113 284 10/01/2021 

ALASKA ..................................................... CAPE ROMANZOF LRRS ............................................... 01/01 12/31 171 113 284 10/01/2021 


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