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treatment of cancer. The outcome of the 

evaluation will provide information to 

internal NCI committees that will 

decide whether NCI should support 

requests and make available contract 

resources for development of the 

potential therapeutic to improve the 

treatment of various forms of cancer. 

The research proposals and the 

discussions could disclose confidential 

trade secrets or commercial property 

such as patentable material, and 

personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the 

proposed research projects, the 

disclosure of which would constitute a 

clearly unwarranted invasion of 

personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel; JUN2021 

Cycle 38 NExT SEP Committee Meeting. 

Date: August 4, 2021. 

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To evaluate the NCI Experimental 

Therapeutics Program Portfolio. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 9000 

Rockville Pike, Building 31, Room 3A44, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (WebEx Meeting). 

Contact Persons: Barbara Mroczkowski, 

Ph.D., Executive Secretary, Discovery 

Experimental Therapeutics Program, 

National Cancer Institute, NIH, 31 Center 

Drive, Room 3A44, Bethesda, MD 20817, 

(301) 496–4291, mroczkoskib@mail.nih.gov. 

Toby Hecht, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, 

Development Experimental Therapeutics 

Program, National Cancer Institute, NIH, 

9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 3W110, 

Rockville, MD 20850, (240) 276–5683, 

toby.hecht2@nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.392, Cancer Construction; 

93.393, Cancer Cause and Prevention 

Research; 93.394, Cancer Detection and 

Diagnosis Research; 93.395, Cancer 

Treatment Research; 93.396, Cancer Biology 

Research; 93.397, Cancer Centers Support; 

93.398, Cancer Research Manpower; 93.399, 

Cancer Control, National Institutes of Health, 

HHS) 

Dated: July 12, 2021. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15073 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2020–0187] 

Proposed Distribution of Scheduled 

Navigation Safety Messages 

(Broadcast Notice to Mariners) by 

Mobile and Internet Methods 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In 2020, the Coast Guard 

began making broadcast notices to 

mariners containing locally relevant 

information accessible by mobile 

devices and the internet. Previously, the 

only way to obtain this information in 

a timely fashion was to tune in to local 

Coast Guard broadcasts that take place 

on very high frequency (VHF) marine 

radio two or more times per day. The 

new methods of information delivery 

have included Rich Site Summary, also 

known as Really Simple Syndication 

(RSS) feeds, email, and other means 

such as map-based filtering. The Coast 

Guard has received public feedback 

indicating that mariners prefer the realtime accessibility of mobile and internet 

access to this information over 

scheduled VHF broadcasts, because 

access is more timely, reliable, 

convenient, and customizable. Also, 

some mariners have reported that VHF 

broadcast notice to mariners are 

bothersome, because they are perceived 

as unnecessary radio clutter that can be 

distracting when maneuvering along a 

dock, in ports or other areas of 

congested traffic. The Coast Guard is 

considering phasing out the process of 

distributing this information by routine 

VHF radio broadcasts, and is seeking 

public comment. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted to 

the online docket via https://

www.regulations.gov on or before 

August 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2020–0187 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

supplementary information section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about this document, please 

call or email Eugene Diotalevi, Coast 

Guard Navigation Center; telephone: 

703–313–5800; email: 

Eugene.j.diotalevi@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments (or related material) on the 

Coast Guard’s proposal to distribute and 

make available BNM information 

through mobile and web-based methods. 

We will consider all submissions 

received before the comment period 

closes. If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice, indicate the specific section of 

this document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using the portal, 

contact the person in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document for alternate instructions. 

Documents mentioned in this notice, 

and all public comments, are in our 

online docket at http://

www.regulations.gov and can be viewed 

by following that website’s instructions. 

Additionally, if you go to the online 

docket and sign up for email alerts, you 

will be notified when comments are 

posted. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

submissions in response to this 

document, see DHS’s eRulemaking 

System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 

March 11, 2020). 

Abbreviations 

BNM Broadcast Notice to Mariners 

VHF Very High Frequency 

RSS Rich Site Summary or Really Simple 

Syndication 

Discussion 

In a previous notice (85 FR 32408, 

May 29, 2020), the Coast Guard 

provided an overview of the existing 

practice of distributing broadcast 

notices to mariners through routing 

broadcasts on VHF marine radio, and 

described new methods of digital access 

to this information that was being made 

available through web and mobile 

means. The Coast Guard received two 

comments on the May 29, 2020 this 

notice; both viewed the Coast Guard’s 

initiative favorably. One comment, from 

a recognized maritime industry 

association, expressed support for the 

Coast Guard’s plans to expand options 

for access to this information, 

indicating, ‘‘its enactment will have a 

positive impact on reaching a greater 

number of mariners, expanded 

convenience, and improved timeliness 

of distribution.’’ 

Since publication of the May 29, 2020 

notice, the Coast Guard has expanded 

the improved access beyond the Fifth 

Coast Guard District, where the system 

was being tested. The Coast Guard has 

also been actively soliciting feedback 

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with maritime industry groups and local 

harbor safety committees and through 

public surveys. Information gathered 

indicates that the maritime public finds 

the new mobile and web access valuable 

and worthwhile. Mariners also told the 

Coast Guard that they did not find the 

existing routine VHF broadcasts to be 

very valuable; rather, the broadcasts, 

which are typically announced on VHF 

channel 16 and then switched to 

channel 22, were frequently noted as 

bothersome, because they tended to 

crowd out more valuable marine radio 

traffic on both VHF channels, creating 

‘‘radio clutter.’’ 

The Coast Guard is now considering 

phasing out routine VHF broadcasts in 

locations where digital mobile and web 

access is made available, and is seeking 

public comment. Before broadcasts in 

any particular location are phased out, 

mariners can anticipate that the Coast 

Guard will thoroughly announce and 

remind mariners about how to access 

the information by the new web and 

mobile methods. Only routine 

broadcasts are being considered for 

phase out; the Coast Guard will 

continue to choose to broadcast urgent 

and safety broadcasts on VHF as 

necessary. 

This notice is issued under the 

authority of 14 U.S.C. 504(a)(16) and 5 

U.S.C. 552(a). 

Dated: July 6, 2021. 

Michael D. Emerson, 

Director, Marine Transportation Systems. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15059 Filed 7–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[Docket No. USCG–2020–0278] 

Port Access Route Study: Northern 

New York Bight 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

report and public meeting; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: From June 29, 2020, through 

June 28, 2021, the Coast Guard 

conducted the Northern New York Bight 

Port Access Route Study (NNYBPARS) 

and is now requesting your comments 

on a draft version of the study report. 

The goal of the study is to evaluate the 

adequacy of existing vessel routing 

measures and determine whether 

additional vessel routing measures are 

necessary for port approaches to New 

York and New Jersey and international 

and domestic transit areas in the First 

District area of responsibility. To 

accomplish this goal, the Coast Guard 

has undertaken measures to determine 

whether existing or additional routing 

measures are necessary to improve 

navigation safety due to factors such as 

planned or potential offshore 

development, current port capabilities 

and planned improvements, increased 

vessel traffic, existing and potential 

anchorage areas, changing vessel traffic 

patterns, effects of weather, or 

navigational difficulty. We seek your 

comments on the content and 

development of the report. 

DATES: Your comments and related 

material must reach the Coast Guard on 

or before August 30, 2021. 

Although the Coast Guard prefers and 

highly encourages all comments and 

related material be submitted directly to 

the electronic docket, a public meeting 

will be held via webinar and 

teleconference to provide an 

opportunity for oral comments about the 

NNYBPARS draft report on Friday, July 

30, 2020, beginning at 9 a.m. EST. 

Additional public meetings dates may 

be added. Information as to the date, 

time, and location of these in person 

public meetings will be posted at 

https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ 

?pageName=PARS by July 23, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2020–0278 using the Federal portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

A virtual public meeting on Friday, 

July 30, 2020, beginning at 9 a.m. EST, 

will be held via webinar and 

teleconference. 

Access information for this virtual 

public meeting will be posted at https:// 

www.navcen.uscg.gov/ 

?pageName=PARS by July 23, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, 

contact Mr. Craig Lapiejko, Waterways 

Management at First Coast Guard 

District, telephone (617) 223–8351, 

email craig.d.lapiejko@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

ACPARS Atlantic Coast Port Access Route 

Study 

AIS Automatic Identification System 

COMDTINST Commandant Instruction 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone 

IMO International Maritime Organization 

MTS Marine Transportation System 

NAD83 North American Datum of 1983 

NNYB Northern New York Bight 

PARS Port Access Route Study 

PWSA Ports and Waterways Safety Act 

TSS Traffic Separation Scheme 

USCG United States Coast Guard 

II. Background and Purpose 

The Ports and Waterways Safety Act 

(46 U.S.C. 70003(c)) requires the Coast 

Guard to conduct a Port Access Route 

Study (PARS), i.e., a study of potential 

traffic density and the need for safe 

access routes for vessels. Through the 

study process, the Coast Guard 

coordinates with Federal, State, local, 

tribal and foreign state agencies (as 

appropriate) to consider the views of 

maritime community representatives, 

environmental groups, and other 

interested stakeholders. The primary 

purpose of this coordination is, to the 

extent practicable, to reconcile the need 

for safe access routes with other 

reasonable waterway uses such as 

construction and operation of renewable 

energy facilities and other uses of the 

Atlantic Ocean in the study area. 

In 2019, the Coast Guard announced 

a new study of routes used by ships to 

access ports on the Atlantic Coast of the 

United States in the Federal Register 

(84 FR 9541; March 15, 2019). This new 

study supplements and builds upon the 

ACPARS by conducting a series of 

PARS to examine ports along the 

Atlantic Coast that are economically 

significant or support military or critical 

national defense operations and related 

international entry and departure transit 

areas that are integral to the safe and 

efficient and unimpeded flow of 

commerce to/from major international 

shipping lanes. The NNYBPARS is one 

of several studies being conducted. 

On June 29, 2020, the First Coast 

Guard District published a notice of 

study and public meetings; request for 

comments entitled ‘‘Port Access Route 

Study (PARS): Northern New York 

Bight’’ in the Federal Register (85 FR 

38907) to evaluate the adequacy of 

existing vessel routing measures and 

determine whether additional vessel 

routing measures are necessary for port 

approaches to New York and New Jersey 

and international and domestic transit 

areas in the First District area of 

responsibility. 

The public was afforded a 60-day 

comment period, and two virtual public 

meetings were held via teleconference 

and webinar to receive public input. 

The Coast Guard received 25 comments 

to this document in response to our 

Federal Register Notice, public 

meetings and other outreach efforts. All 

comments and supporting documents to 

this document are available in a public 


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