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58. Although information is presented 

from Bromaghin et al. (2015), more data 

on the SBS population have been 

collected that are not presented in the 

SAR. Those data represent the best 

available science/information and, 

therefore, that information should be 

presented. 

Response: Those data represent raw 

data that had not yet been analyzed at 

the time this SAR was developed and, 

in their state, they provided no 

additional information on the 

population’s size. 

59. The sentences on page 9 about 

harvest seem to conflict given their 

overlap in time. 

Response: We are unaware of a 

conflict in the material as presented. 

60. On page 9, in the first paragraph, 

it is unclear how reports from Russian 

scientists pertain to SBS polar bears. 

Explanation needed. 

Response: We agree and removed 

reference to Russian scientists and 

residents of coastal Russia from the 

document. 

61. On page 10, top paragraph, the 

phrase ‘‘Based on all available data 

. . .’’ is not accurate. Data were 

collected through 2015, and thus data 

should have been available from 2010 to 

2014 to the PBSG. This sentence should 

be revised. 

Response: The statement is accurate 

as written. The PBSG made their 

determination based on the available 

analyses on the population. While 

additional data have been collected on 

the SBS stock by the USGS, they had 

not yet been analyzed at the time the 

SAR was developed and were therefore 

unavailable for the PBSG to consider. 

62. On page 15, the statement ‘‘Polar 

bears are adapted to life in a sea ice 

environment’’ is somewhat misleading. 

The southern populations of polar bears, 

such as those in Hudson Bay, Labrador, 

and the Bering Sea, use sea ice only 

when available, and turn to alternate 

terrestrial habitat in summer. A more 

factually correct statement might read, 

‘‘Polar bears are adapted to life on sea 

ice but show significant temporal use of 

terrestrial habitats as well.’’ 

Response: We disagree. A primary 

factor that separates grizzly bears and 

polar bears is the adaptation of polar 

bears to life on sea ice. While it is true 

that polar bears come on land when sea 

ice is unavailable, if they were to stay 

on land indefinitely, they would not 

survive because they require seals 

hunted on sea ice to survive. 

63. On page 18 there is an assertion, 

‘‘Oiled polar bears are unable to 

effectively thermoregulate, and may be 

poisoned by ingestion of oil during 

grooming or eating contaminated prey 

(St. Aubin (1990)).’’ Polar bears are 

highly vulnerable to oil ingestion with 

subsequent fatality (Oritsland et al. 

(1981)). This section needs revision 

with appropriate literature sources. 

Response: We disagree as the 

appropriate and important impacts to 

polar bears are discussed in the SARs. 

We have, however, updated the 

document to cite ;ritsland et al. (1981). 

References 

In accordance with section 117(b)(1) 

of the MMPA, we include in this notice 

a list of the sources of information or 

published reports upon which we based 

the revised SARs. The Service consulted 

technical reports, conference 

proceedings, refereed journal 

publications, and scientific studies 

prepared or issued by Federal agencies, 

non-governmental organizations, and 

individuals with expertise in the fields 

of marine mammal biology and ecology, 

population dynamics, Alaska Native 

subsistence use of marine mammals, 

modeling, and commercial fishing 

technology and practices. These 

agencies and organizations include: The 

Service, the USGS, the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration, the 

National Park Service, the Arctic 

Institute, the North American Wildlife 

and Natural Resource Conference, the 

Marine Mammals of the Holarctic V 

Conference, and the Outer Continental 

Shelf Environmental Assessment 

Program. In addition, the Service 

consulted publications such as the 

Journal of Wildlife Management, 

Conservation Biology, Marine Mammal 

Science, Ecological Applications, 

Biological Conservation, Aquatic 

Mammals, Journal of Zoology, Marine 

Mammal Science, and other refereed 

journal literature, technical reports, and 

data sources in the development of 

these SARs. A complete list of citations 

to the scientific literature relied on for 

each of the two revised SARs is 

available by visiting the Service’s 

Marine Mammals Management species 

information page at: http://

alaska.fws.gov/fisheries/mmm/ 

reports.htm. These citations are likewise 

part of each SAR and may be viewed 

with the documents (see ADDRESSES). 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et al.). 

Signing Authority 

The Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Martha Williams, Principal Deputy 

Director Exercising the Delegated 

Authority of the Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, approved this 

document on June 15, 2021, for 

publication. 

Krista Bibb, 

Acting Regulations and Policy Chief, Division 

of Policy, Economics, Risk Management, and 

Analytics, Joint Administrative Operations, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–PRB–2021–N017; 

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Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive 

License to World Wildlife Fund 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) intends to grant to World 

Wildlife Fund, Inc., whose legal address 

is 1250 24th St. NW, Washington, DC 

20037, an exclusive license to U.S. 

Patent No. 10,478,276, ‘‘PELLET 

DELIVERY MECHANISM,’’ filed August 

11, 2017, and U.S. Patent No. 

10,881,493, ‘‘PELLET DELIVERY 

MECHANISM,’’ filed November 19, 

2019. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Jim 

Weiner, Assistant Solicitor, Branch of 

Acquisition and Intellectual Property, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, via 

email to JIM.WEINER@sol.doi.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krista Bibb, FWS Patent Liaison, by 

telephone at 703–358–1914 or email at 

krista_bibb@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Government’s patent rights in 

these inventions are assigned to the 

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America, as represented by the 

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Wildlife Service. It is in the public 

interest to license this invention to 

World Wildlife Fund, Inc., who has 

submitted a satisfactory marketing plan 

as co-owner of the patents. The 

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within 15 days after the date of this 

published notice (see DATES), the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service receives 

written evidence and argument which 

establish that the grant of the license 

would not be consistent with the 

requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.7 (see ADDRESSES for 

submitting comments). 

Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209, 37 CFR 404.7. 

Signing Authority 

The Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Martha Williams, Principal Deputy 

Director Exercising the Delegated 

Authority of the Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, approved this 

document on June 21, 2021, for 

publication. 

Anissa Craghead, 

Acting Regulations and Policy Chief, Division 

of Policy, Economics, Risk Management, and 

Analytics, Joint Administrative Operations, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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Advisory Board of Exceptional 

Children 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) is announcing that the 

Advisory Board for Exceptional 

Children (Advisory Board) will hold 

two separate online meetings. The 

purpose of the meetings are to meet the 

mandates of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act of 2004 

(IDEA) for Indian children with 

disabilities. Due to the COVID–19 

pandemic and for the safety of all 

individuals, it will be necessary to 

conduct online meetings. 

DATES: The first meeting will be a twoday online meeting on Wednesday, July 

28, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain 

Daylight Time (MDT) and Thursday, 

July 29, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

MDT. The second meeting will be oneday online meeting on Wednesday, 

September 22, 2021 from 8 a.m. to 4 

p.m. MDT. 

ADDRESSES: All BIE Advisory Board 

activities and meetings will be 

conducted online. See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice for information on how to 

join the meetings. Public comments can 

be emailed to the DFO at 

Jennifer.davis@bie.edu; or faxed to (602) 

265–0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, 

DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the 

Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: 

Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N. Central 

Ave., 12th floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 

85004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal 

Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 

2600 N. Central Ave., 12th floor, Suite 

250, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Jennifer.davis@

bie.edu, or (202) 860–7845 or (602) 240– 

8597. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the BIE is announcing 

the Advisory Board will hold its next 

two meetings online. The Advisory 

Board was established under the 

Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 

(20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to advise the 

Secretary of the Interior, through the 

Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, on 

the needs of Indian children with 

disabilities. These meetings are open to 

the public. 

I. July 2021 Meeting of the BIE 

Advisory Board 

A. Agenda for July Meeting 

The following agenda items will be 

for the July 28, 2021 and July 29, 2021 

meeting. The BIE Advisory Board will 

hear report regarding special education 

topics from the: 

• BIE Central Office—Some questions 

that will be answered are: What are 

some of the challenges the BIE is facing 

regarding COVID related issues? What 

additional steps has the BIE taken to 

ensure the well-being of all students in 

BIE funded schools across the country? 

Are the schools using specific trauma 

informed curricula? 

• BIE/Division of Performance and 

Accountability (DPA)/Special Education 

Program—Some questions that will be 

answered are: For graduation rates and 

dropout rates, what progress has been 

made in graduation rates for SWD as 

compared to students without 

disabilities in BIE schools? Describe the 

Certification of Completion for SWD? 

• Miccosukee Indian School and 

Cheyenne Eagle Butte School—Two 

schools have been asked to provide their 

presentation by responding to several 

questions the Advisory Board has asked. 

Some of the questions are: Considering 

the impact of COVID–19 in the past 

year, how has your school addressed 

challenges related to academics, 

learning loss, student and educator 

wellness, resiliency and socialemotional learning, in general for all 

faculty, staff, and students and for 

students with disability, specifically? 

Instruction delivery—Can you describe 

the current status of instructional 

delivery? For example, is there adequate 

provision of broadband access, 

technology, adaptive equipment 

required to address the student’s needs 

and academic goals? 

• BIE Office of the Director/BIE 

Student Health Program—Some topics 

that will be addressed are: Provide an 

overview about the BIE’s Behavior 

Health Program (BHP), including the 

history, purpose of the program, staff 

working in the program, the location 

site(s), how and when the BHP program 

got started. Since the inception of the 

BIE’s BHP, provide an update about the 

projects that have taken place and the 

progress of these projects. 

• BIE Performance Office—Some 

topics that will be addressed are: 

Provide an update about the recent 

virtual monitoring for the six school 

sites that were monitored in spring of 

2021. Describe the process of providing 

technical assistance to the schools, the 

timeline to complete the follow-up with 

each school; and the overall finalization 

of the 2020–2021 virtual monitoring. 

B. Public Commenting Sessions for the 

July Meeting 

Four Public Commenting Sessions 

will be provided during the July 

meeting days. 

Æ On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 two 

sessions (15 minutes each) will be 

provided, 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. MDT 

and 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. MDT. Public 

comments can be provided via webinar 

or telephone conference call. Please use 

the online access codes as listed below. 

Æ On Thursday, July 29, 2021 two 

sessions (15 minutes each) will be 

provided, 10:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. MDT 

and 12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. MDT. 

Public comments can be provided via 

webinar or telephone conference call. 

Please use the online access codes as 

listed below. 

Æ Public comments can also be 

submitted to the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

C. To Access the Wednesday, July 28, 

2021 and Thursday, July 29, 2021 

Meeting 

You can join the July meeting through 

any of the following means: 


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