38296 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 20, 2021 / Notices 

Grouper Operational Assessment and 

the Scope of Work for the Vermilion 

Snapper Operational Assessment. 

Tuesday, August 10, 2021; 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m., EDT 

The Committees will determine the 

Approach to Assess the Gulf of Mexico 

Tilefish Complex, and then review the 

Interim Analysis Schedule and the 

Revised SEDAR Stock Assessment 

Schedule. The Committees will then 

review the Draft Southeast Regional 

Framework for Establishing the Best 

Scientific Information Available, 

including presentations; and, hold a 

discussion for National Standard 1 

(NS1) Technical Guidance Subgroup 3 

Tech Memo: Managing with Acceptable 

Catch Limits (ACLs) for data-limited 

stocks in federal fishery management 

plans—Review and recommendations 

for implementing 50 CFR 600.310(h)(2) 

flexibilities for data limited stocks, 

including background. 

Following, the Committees will 

review King Mackerel Historical Harvest 

and Catch Limits, King Mackerel 

Historical Commercial Harvest 

Differences, and Greater Amberjack 

Historical Harvest and Catch Limits. 

Wednesday, August 11, 2021; 8:30 a.m.– 

5 p.m., EDT 

The Committees will review Updated 

Greater Amberjack Projections, discuss 

and receive a presentation on the Pilot 

Project on Allocation, and review Draft 

Options for Generic Essential Fish 

Habitat Amendment 5. 

The Committees will also review the 

Standardized Bycatch Reduction 

Methodology, and hold a discussion of 

Topic Leaders for Agenda Items. The 

Committees will then receive public 

comment, and then discuss any Other 

Business items. 

—Meeting Adjourns 

The meeting will be also be broadcast 

via webinar. You may register for the 

webinar by visiting www.gulfcouncil.org 

and clicking on the SSC meeting on the 

calendar. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version along with other 

meeting materials will be posted on 

www.gulfcouncil.org as they become 

available. 

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agenda may come before the 

Scientific and Statistical Committees for 

discussion, in accordance with the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

those issues may not be the subject of 

formal action during this meeting. 

Actions of the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will be restricted to those 

issues specifically identified in the 

agenda 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 Council’s intent to take-action to 

address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to Kathy Pereira, 

(813) 348–1630, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: July 15, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15363 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB250] 

Endangered Species; File No. 25602 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Coonamessett Farm Foundation, Inc., 

277 Hatchville Road, East Falmouth, 

MA 02536 (Responsible Party: Ronald 

Smolowitz), has applied in due form for 

a permit to take leatherback sea turtles 

(Dermochelys coriacea) and 

unidentified sea turtles for purposes of 

scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

August 19, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 25602 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 25602 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 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). 

The applicant proposes to determine 

the impacts of impulsive sounds on the 

behavior of leatherback sea turtles 

within Massachusetts waters and 

adjacent Federal waters. Researchers 

would (1) remotely deploy suction cup 

camera tags on 30 leatherbacks 

annually, (2) observe and film them 

from an aircraft, vessel, and underwater 

by polecam, (3) remotely scan them inwater for passive integrated transponder 

(PIT) tags, and (4) expose them to an 

underwater sound source. Up to 60 

leatherbacks annually could be harassed 

during unsuccessful tag deployments or 

incidental sound exposure. Another 60 

leatherbacks annually would be 

observed during aerial and vessel 

surveys, photographed, and remotely 

PIT tag scanned. Researchers also 

request to harass up to 30 unidentified 

sea turtles annually for incidental sound 

exposures. The permit would be valid 

for five years. 

Dated: July 13, 2021. 

Julia Marie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15353 Filed 7–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB217] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Marine Site 

Characterization Surveys Offshore of 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, and New York 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 


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