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The information to be submitted 

under this collection of information is 

necessary to comply with obligations 

under the International Convention for 

the Regulation of Whaling (1946). The 

Schedule of the Convention is binding 

on the United States and requires that 

this information be submitted for all 

whaling operations authorized by the 

International Whaling Commission 

(IWC), including the aboriginal 

subsistence whaling conducted by 

Native Americans. The Whaling 

Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 916–916l) 

authorizes the collection of this 

information. Regulations codifying the 

provisions of this act are at 50 CFR part 

230. Information on the retrieval and 

use of dead whales (‘‘stinkers’’) is 

requested in order to have a record of 

all whales brought to shore and to 

ensure that whales killed under the IWC 

quotas are not claimed to have been 

found dead. 

Native Americans may conduct 

certain aboriginal subsistence whaling 

under the Whaling Convention Act in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

International Whaling Commission 

(IWC). In order to respond to obligations 

under the International Convention for 

the Regulation of Whaling, the IWC, and 

the Whaling Convention Act, whaling 

captains participating in these 

operations must submit certain 

information to the relevant Native 

American whaling organization about 

strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone 

retrieving a dead whale is also required 

to report. Captains must place a 

distinctive permanent identification 

mark on any harpoon, lance, or 

explosive dart used, as well as provide 

information on the mark and selfidentification information. The relevant 

Native American whaling organization 

receives the reports, compiles them, and 

submits the information to NOAA. The 

information is used to monitor the hunt 

and to ensure that quotas are not 

exceeded. The information is also 

provided to the IWC, which uses it to 

monitor compliance with its 

requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports may be made by phone, fax, 

email, or in writing. Information on 

equipment marks must be made in 

writing. No form is used. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0311. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, Local, or Tribal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

166 (165 whaling captains, one Native 

American whaling organization). 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes for reports on whales struck or 

on recovery of dead whales, including 

providing the information to the 

relevant Native American whaling 

organization; 5 minutes for the relevant 

Native American whaling organization 

to type in each report; and 5 hours for 

the relevant Native American whaling 

organization to consolidate and submit 

reports. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: 100. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Whaling Convention 

Act (16 U.S.C. 916–9161). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this information 

collection. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

virtual meeting of the U.S. Integrated 

Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) 

Advisory Committee (Committee). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

14, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. 

These times and the agenda topics 

described below are subject to change. 

Refer to the web page listed below for 

the most up-to-date agenda and dial-in 

information. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. Refer to the U.S. IOOS 

Advisory Committee website at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/ for the most up-todate information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 

Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory 

Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910; Phone 240–533–9455; Fax 301– 

713–3281; Email krisa.arzayus@

noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS 

Advisory Committee website at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. To register for the 

meeting, contact Erick Lee, Erick.Lee@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established by the 

NOAA Administrator as directed by 

Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 

and Ocean Observation System Act, part 

of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

11), and reauthorized under the 

Coordinated Ocean Observations and 

Research Act of 2020 (Pub. L. No: 116– 

271). The Committee advises the NOAA 

Administrator and the Interagency 

Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) 

on matters related to the responsibilities 

and authorities set forth in section 

12302 of the Integrated Coastal and 

Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 

and other appropriate matters as the 

Under Secretary refers to the Committee 

for review and advice. 

The Committee will provide advice 

on: 

(A) Administration, operation, 

management, and maintenance of the 

System; 

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(B) expansion and periodic 

modernization and upgrade of 

technology components of the System; 

(C) identification of end-user 

communities, their needs for 

information provided by the System, 

and the System’s effectiveness in 

disseminating information to end-user 

communities and to the general public; 

and 

(D) additional priorities, including— 

(i) a national surface current mapping 

network designed to improve fine scale 

sea surface mapping using high 

frequency radar technology and other 

emerging technologies to address 

national priorities, including Coast 

Guard search and rescue operation 

planning and harmful algal bloom 

forecasting and detection that— 

(I) is comprised of existing high 

frequency radar and other sea surface 

current mapping infrastructure operated 

by national programs and regional 

coastal observing systems; 

(II) incorporates new high frequency 

radar assets or other fine scale sea 

surface mapping technology assets, and 

other assets needed to fill gaps in 

coverage on United States coastlines; 

and 

(III) follows a deployment plan that 

prioritizes closing gaps in high 

frequency radar infrastructure in the 

United States, starting with areas 

demonstrating significant sea surface 

current data needs, especially in areas 

where additional data will improve 

Coast Guard search and rescue models; 

(ii) fleet acquisition for unmanned 

maritime systems for deployment and 

data integration to fulfill the purposes of 

this subtitle; 

(iii) an integrative survey program for 

application of unmanned maritime 

systems to the real-time or near realtime collection and transmission of sea 

floor, water column, and sea surface 

data on biology, chemistry, geology, 

physics, and hydrography; 

(iv) remote sensing and data 

assimilation to develop new analytical 

methodologies to assimilate data from 

the System into hydrodynamic models; 

(v) integrated, multi-State monitoring 

to assess sources, movement, and fate of 

sediments in coastal regions; 

(vi) a multi-region marine sound 

monitoring system to be— 

(I) planned in consultation with the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee, the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, the 

Department of the Navy, and academic 

research institutions; and 

(II) developed, installed, and operated 

in coordination with the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, the Department of the 

Navy, and academic research 

institutions; and 

(E) any other purpose identified by 

the Administrator or the Council. 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation after each session (check 

agenda on website to confirm times.) In 

general, each individual or group 

making a verbal presentation will be 

limited to a total time of three (3) 

minutes. Due to the condensed nature of 

the meeting, each individual or group 

providing written public comments will 

be limited to one comment per public 

comment period with no repetition of 

previous comments. Comments can also 

be submitted in writing during the 

public comment period through the 

webinar. Comments will be read into 

the record, transcribed, and become part 

of the meeting record. Due to time 

meeting constraints, all comments may 

not be addressed during the meeting. 

Written comments should be received 

by the Designated Federal Official by 

June 11, 2021, to provide sufficient time 

for Committee review. Written 

comments received after June 11, 2021, 

will be distributed to the Committee, 

but may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. To submit written 

comments, please email your comments 

to Krisa Arzayus, Krisa.Arzayus@

noaa.gov and Erick Lee, Erick.Lee@

noaa.gov. Advance written statements 

will be shared with the IOOS AC 

members and will be included in the 

meeting public record. We do not edit 

personal identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

meeting will focus on (1) Presenting the 

Committee Recommendations Report to 

NOAA and IOOC Leadership, (2) 

Discussing the FY22 President’s Budget 

request, which will be public 

information by then, and (3) Fall public 

meeting planning. The latest version of 

the agenda will be posted at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. 

Special Accommodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 

Official at Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov and 

Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov or 240–533– 

9455 by June 14, 2021. 

Krisa M. Arzayus, 

Deputy Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Office, National Ocean 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB111] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (MAFMC) 

Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a 

public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic 

States Marine Fisheries Commission 

(ASMFC) Bluefish Advisory Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 

11 a.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar with a telephone-only 

connection option. Details on the 

proposed agenda, webinar listen-in 

access, and briefing materials will be 

posted at the MAFMC’s website: 

www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State Street 

Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: 

(302) 674–2331 or on their website at 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is for the 

Advisory Panel to develop a fishery 

performance report (FPR). The intent of 

the FPR is to facilitate a venue for 

structured input from the Advisory 

Panel for the bluefish specifications 

process. The FPR will be used by the 

MAFMC’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) and the Bluefish 

Monitoring Committee (MC) when 

reviewing 2022–2023 management 

measures designed to achieve the 

recommended bluefish catch and 

landings limits. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to K. 

Collins, (302) 526–5253, at least 5 days 

prior to the meeting date. 

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