38990 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 139 / Friday, July 23, 2021 / Notices 

(2) Discussion of management 

measures for tropical tuna, temperate 

tuna (e.g., North Pacific albacore and 

Pacific bluefin tuna), and sharks as well 

as administrative topics; 

(3) Recommendations and evaluations 

by the SAS and GAC; and 

(4) Other issues as they arise. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to William Stahnke 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. 

Dated: July 20, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15747 Filed 7–20–21; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Deep Seabed Mining 

Exploration Licenses 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on April 23, 

2021, (86 FR 21706) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

Title: Deep Seabed Mining 

Exploration Licenses. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0145. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: Annual 

report: 40 hours; extension request: 20 

hours (annualized). 

Total Annual Burden Hours: The 

annual total time for license holders to 

prepare paperwork related to meeting 

the requirements of DSHMRA is 60 

hours (40 hours per annual report and 

20 hours (on an annualized basis) for 

extension requests). 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

the extension of the currently approved 

information collection. No changes have 

been made to the collection 

requirements. NOAA’s regulations at 15 

CFR 970 govern the issuing and 

monitoring of exploration and 

production licenses under the Deep 

Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. 

The NOAA Office for Coastal 

Management is responsible for 

approving and administering licenses. 

Any persons seeking a license must 

submit certain information that allows 

NOAA to ensure the applicant meets the 

standards of the Act. Licensees are 

required to conduct monitoring and 

make reports, and they may request 

revisions, transfers, or extensions of 

licenses. Information required for the 

issuance and extension of licenses is 

provided to fulfill statutory 

requirements to ensure that license 

applicants have identified areas of 

interest for deep seabed hard mineral 

exploration and production; developed 

plans for those activities; have the 

financial resources available to conduct 

proposed activity; and have considered 

the effects of the activity on the natural 

and human environment. This 

information is used to determine 

whether licenses should be granted or 

extended. 

Exploration licenses and commercial 

recovery permits under the Deep Seabed 

Hard Mineral Resources Act are only for 

activities by U.S. citizens in 

international waters. No license or 

permit applications have been received 

since the early 1980s, and none are 

expected during this collection period. 

U.S. deep seabed exploration licenses 

and commercial recovery permits are 

not recognized by the International 

Seabed Authority and would not have 

security of tenure due to the lack of U.S. 

accession to the United Nations 

Convention on the Law of the Sea 

Treaty. Two exploration licenses issued 

in the early 1980s are held by Lockheed 

Martin Corporation. The licenses are 

subject to annual reporting requirements 

and extension requests every five years. 

No at-sea exploration is authorized 

under the licenses without further 

authorization from NOAA. Such 

activities are not expected during the 

reporting period for the same reason as 

above. 

Affected Public: Large businesses. 

Frequency: Report on activities 

pursuant to the exploration licenses due 

annually. Extension requests must be 

submitted every five years. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

maintain licenses. 

Legal Authority: Deep Seabed Hard 

Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) (30 

U.S.C. 1401–1473); 15 CFR part 970. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0145. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15707 Filed 7–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB253] 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has 

made a preliminary determination that 

an Exempted Fishing Permit application 

submitted by Nordic, Inc. in partnership 

with the Coonamessett Farm 

Foundation contains all of the required 

information and warrants further 

consideration. Regulations under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

require publication of this notification 

to provide interested parties the 

opportunity to comment on applications 

for proposed Exempted Fishing Permits. 


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