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exposure, and history of viable fishing 

grounds. NEFSC and project 

participants have been working to 

develop and test ropeless gear 

technology since 2019. To date, there 

have been no premature releases of the 

gear. Smart Buoy technology would be 

used to send an automated electronic 

notification to an email list within 

approximately 20 minutes of surfacing 

in the event of an unintended release. 

The mail list includes the Principal 

Investigator, Lori Caron, and Eric 

Matzen, NEFSC, who would 

immediately notify enforcement and 

any on-the-water marine patrol, 

research, and/or rescue efforts. 

Positioning will be tracked in real time 

and recovery would occur as soon as 

possible. The gear would be transported 

ashore for assessment. For a map of the 

areas where sampling would occur, 

please see Figure 1. 

Soak time would be no longer than 14 

days, gear retrieval would be limited to 

daylight hours, and gear would not be 

set or retrieved when right whales are in 

close proximity, to further minimize any 

potential interactions with right whales. 

Sampling would occur from the date the 

permit is issued, through the end of the 

closure on April 30, 2022. Pioneers 

estimated that there would be 

approximately 117 hauls of the ropeless 

gear. Data would be collected with data 

sheets developed by the NEFSC to 

ensure consistency among and between 

different ropeless fishing projects. This 

project would also collect whale 

sighting data. NEFSC staff would assist 

with data recording, when available. 

The outcome of this project would be to 

inform discussions on the utility of 

ropeless gear to allow potential fishing 

access to vertical line closure areas. 

Participants would adhere to 

additional precautions to mitigate 

concerns regarding enforcement, gear 

identification and retrieval, and 

protected species interactions including: 

• Unique marking of ground lines and 

on-demand vertical lines beyond the 

regional requirements and the ondemand vertical line would be 

supervised while in the water column at 

all times; 

• Unique flag would be flown by 

participating vessels for enforcement 

recognition; 

• Weekly mandatory gear loss and 

gear conflict reporting; 

• Stored vertical lines would be 

enhanced with weak links every 40 feet 

and are designed to break at less than 

1700 lb (771 kg); 

• Participating vessels would operate 

at a 10-knot (18.5 kph) speed limit and, 

if within a 500 yard (457.2 m) buffer 

zone of a surfacing right whale, would 

immediately depart the area at a safe, 

slow speed; 

• Weekly communication with 

Massachusetts Division of Marine 

Fisheries and NEFSC on project 

activities; and, 

• Use of the Trap Tracker application 

for retrieval and set positioning of 

trawls. This information would be 

accessible to Federal, state, and 

corresponding enforcement personnel, 

as requested. 

If approved, the applicant may 

request minor modifications and 

extensions to the EFP throughout the 

year. We may grant EFP modifications 

and extensions without further notice if 

they are deemed essential to facilitate 

completion of the proposed research 

and have minimal impacts that do not 

change the scope or impact of the 

initially approved EFP request. The EFP 

would prohibit any fishing activity 

conducted outside the scope of the 

exempted fishing activities. 

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

Dated: March 15, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to the 

Procurement List. 


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SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add product(s) and service(s) to the 

Procurement List that will be furnished 

by nonprofit agencies employing 

persons who are blind or have other 

severe disabilities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before: April 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to submit 

comments contact: Michael R. 

Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 785–6404, 

or email CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Additions 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice will be required to procure the 

product(s) and service(s) listed below 

from nonprofit agencies employing 

persons who are blind or have other 

severe disabilities. 

The following product(s) and 

service(s) are proposed for addition to 

the Procurement List for production by 

the nonprofit agencies listed: 

Product(s) 

NSN(s)—Product Name(s): 

MR 10830—Leakproof Baking Mat, 

Includes Shipper 20830 

MR 10833—Foldout Tool Flashlight, 

Includes Shipper 20833 

Designated Source of Supply: Winston-Salem 

Industries for the Blind, Inc., WinstonSalem, NC 

Contracting Activity: Military Resale-Defense 

Commissary Agency 

Distribution: C-List 

Mandatory For: The requirements of military 

commissaries and exchanges in 

accordance with the 41 CFR 51–6.4 

Service(s) 

Service Type: Base Supply Center 

Mandatory for: Forbes Field Air National 

Guard Base, Topeka, KS 

Designated Source of Supply: Industries for 

the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc., 

West Allis, WI 

Contracting Activity: DEPT OF THE ARMY 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Acting Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05777 Filed 3–17–22; 8:45 am] 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to the Procurement 

List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds service(s) to 

the Procurement List that will be 

furnished by nonprofit agencies 

employing persons who are blind or 

have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Date added to and deleted from 

the Procurement List: April 17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S Clark Street, Suite 715, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 

785–6404, or email CMTEFedReg@

AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 12/10/2021, the Committee for 

Purchase From People Who Are Blind 

or Severely Disabled published notice of 

proposed additions to the Procurement 

List. This notice is published pursuant 

to 41 U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51– 

2.3. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide 

the product(s) and service(s) and impact 

of the additions on the current or most 

recent contractors, the Committee has 

determined that the product(s) and 

service(s) listed below are suitable for 

procurement by the Federal Government 

under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR 

51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will 

not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The major factors considered for this 

certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or 

other compliance requirements for small 

entities other than the small 

organizations that will furnish the 

product(s) and service(s) to the 

Government. 

2. The action will result in 

authorizing small entities to furnish the 

product(s) and service(s) to the 

Government. 

3. There are no known regulatory 

alternatives which would accomplish 

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 8501–8506) in 

connection with the product(s) and 

service(s) proposed for addition to the 

Procurement List. 

End of Certification 

Accordingly, the following service(s) 

are added to the Procurement List: 

Service(s) 

Service Type: Document Destruction. 

Mandatory for: DCSA, Federal Investigative 

Records Enterprise Operations (FIRE), 

Boyers, PA. 

Designated Source of Supply: PAK, 

Hermitage, PA. 

Contracting Activity: DEFENSE 

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND 

SECURITY SERVICE, DEFENSE CI AND 

SECURITY AGENCY. 

Michael R. Jurkowski, 

Acting Director, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05778 Filed 3–17–22; 8:45 am] 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Strategic Plan Notice 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Request for comments on the 

agency’s draft Strategic Plan for FY 

2022–2026. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, operating as the U.S. 

AbilityOne Commission, is seeking 

public comment on its draft Strategic 

Plan for FY 2022–2026. 

DATES: The Commission will consider 

all comments submitted electronically 

on or before April 16, 2022. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by Docket ID No. CPPBSD–2022–0003, 

only through the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/. To 

locate the Strategic Plan, use Docket ID 

No. CPPBSD–2022–0003 or key words 

such as ‘‘Strategic Plan,’’ ‘‘Committee 

for Purchase,’’ or ‘‘AbilityOne’’ to search 

documents accepting comments. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. Please be advised that 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information provided. Once 

submitted, comments cannot be edited 

or withdrawn. 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 


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