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D 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: June 23, 2021. 

Catherine Marzin, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB193] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review 

of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce, and Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year 

review; request for information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS and USFWS announce 

the initiation of a 5-year review for the 

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys 

kempii). We are required by the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) to 

conduct 5-year reviews to ensure that 

the species’ listing status remains 

accurate. The 5-year review must be 

based on the best scientific and 

commercial data available at the time of 

the review. We request submission of 

any such information on the Kemp’s 

ridley, particularly information on the 

status, threats, and recovery of the 

species that has become available since 

the last 5-year review was published in 

July of 2015. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we must receive 

your information no later than August 

30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information on this document, 

identified by NOAA–NMFS–2021–0063, 

by the following method: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit 

electronic information via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA– 

NMFS–2021–0063 in the Search box. 

Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon and 

complete the required fields. Enter or 

attach your comments. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the specified period, may not be 

considered. 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 or protected information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous submissions (enter 

‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish 

to remain anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Schultz, by phone at (301) 427– 

8443 or Jennifer.Schultz@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces our 5-year review of 

the Kemp’s ridley, which is listed as an 

endangered species under the ESA. 

Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires us 

to conduct a review of listed species at 

least once every 5 years. On the basis of 

that review, we are required to 

determine whether a listed species 

should be removed from the list (i.e., 

delisted) or reclassified from 

endangered to threatened or from 

threatened to endangered (16 U.S.C. 

1533(c)(2)(B)). The regulations in 50 

CFR 424.21 require that we publish a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing species under active 

review. 

Background information on the 

species is available on the NMFS 

website at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/kempsridley-turtle. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that the review is complete 

and based on the best available 

scientific and commercial information, 

we are soliciting new information from 

the public, governmental agencies, 

Tribes, the scientific community, 

industry, environmental entities, and 

any other interested parties concerning 

the status of the species. Categories of 

requested information include: (1) 

Species biology including, but not 

limited to, population trends, 

distribution, abundance, demographics, 

and genetics; (2) habitat conditions 

including, but not limited to, amount, 

distribution, and important features for 

conservation; (3) status and trends of 

threats to the species and its habitats; (4) 

conservation measures that have been 

implemented that benefit the species, 

including monitoring data 

demonstrating effectiveness of such 

measures; (5) need for additional 

conservation measures; and (6) other 

new information, data, or corrections 

including, but not limited to, taxonomic 

or nomenclatural changes and improved 

analytical methods for evaluating 

extinction risk. 

If you wish to provide information for 

the review, you may submit your 

information and materials electronically 

(see ADDRESSES section). We request that 

all information be accompanied by 

supporting documentation such as 

maps, bibliographic references, or 

reprints of pertinent publications. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: June 23, 2021. 

Margaret H. Miller, 

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB157] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR webinar II for 

SEDAR Procedural Workshop 8: Fishery 

Independent Index Development Under 

Changing Survey Design. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR Procedural 

Workshop 8 for Fishery Independent 

Index Development will consist of a 

series of webinars, and an in-person 


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