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prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, as applicable, 

issuance of these permit was based on 

a finding that such permits: (1) Were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of such 

endangered species; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in Section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Authority: The requested permits 

have been issued under the MMPA of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216), the ESA of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226), as applicable. 

Dated: July 6, 2021. 

Julia Marie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14658 Filed 7–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB207] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) via webinar. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SSC meeting will take place 

July 28, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; phone: (843) 571– 

4366 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; fax: 

(843) 769–4520; email: kim.iverson@

safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public via 

webinar as it occurs. Webinar 

registration is required. Information 

regarding webinar registration will be 

posted to the Council’s website at: 

http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ 

scientific-and-statistical-committeemeetings/ as it becomes available. The 

meeting agenda, briefing book materials, 

and online comment form will be 

posted to the Council’s website two 

weeks prior to the meeting. Written 

comment on SSC agenda topics is to be 

distributed to the Committee through 

the Council office, similar to all other 

briefing materials. For this meeting, the 

deadline for submission of written 

comment is 5 p.m. July 28, 2021. 

Agenda Items 

The SSC will review projections from 

the SEDAR (Southeast Data Assessment 

and Review) 73 South Atlantic Red 

Snapper stock assessment and provide 

fishing level recommendations; provide 

comments on a National Marine 

Fisheries Service draft technical memo 

entitled ‘‘Managing the Annual Catch 

Limits (ACLs) for data-limited stocks in 

federal fishery management plans’’; and 

develop a workplan and workgroup for 

catch level projections best practices for 

stocks assessed in the South Atlantic 

region. The SSC will provide guidance 

to staff and make recommendations for 

Council consideration as appropriate. 

Multiple opportunities for comment 

on agenda items will be provided during 

SSC meetings. Open comment periods 

will be provided at the start of the 

meeting and near the conclusion. Those 

interested in providing comment should 

indicate such in the manner requested 

by the Chair, who will then recognize 

individuals to provide comment. 

Additional opportunities for comment 

on specific agenda items will be 

provided, as each item is discussed, 

between initial presentations and SSC 

discussion. Those interested in 

providing comment should indicate 

such in the manner requested by the 

Chair, who will then recognize 

individuals to provide comment. All 

comments are part of the record of the 

meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may 

come before this group for discussion, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Action will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary 

aids should be directed to the SAFMC 

office (see ADDRESSES) at least (5) 

business days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: July 2, 2021. 

Diane M. DeJames-Daly, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14604 Filed 7–8–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No.: PTO–P–2021–0032] 

Patent Eligibility Jurisprudence Study 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: At the request of Senators 

Tillis, Hirono, Cotton, and Coons, the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office (USPTO) is undertaking a study 

on the current state of patent eligibility 

jurisprudence in the United States, and 

how the current jurisprudence has 

impacted investment and innovation, 

particularly in critical technologies like 

quantum computing, artificial 

intelligence, precision medicine, 

diagnostic methods, and pharmaceutical 

treatments. The USPTO seeks public 

input on these matters to assist in 

preparing the study. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 7, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For reasons of government 

efficiency, comments must be submitted 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at www.regulations.gov. To submit 

comments via the portal, enter docket 

number PTO–P–2021–0032 on the 

homepage and click ‘‘Search.’’ The site 

will provide a search results page listing 

all documents associated with this 

docket. Find a reference to this request 

for information and click on the 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the 

required fields, and enter or attach your 

comments. Attachments to electronic 

comments will be accepted in ADOBE®

portable document format or 

MICROSOFT WORD® format. Because 


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