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the effects of the action, nor does it 

change the extent of effects of the 

action, or any other basis to require 

reinitiation of the opinion. 

Proposed Renewal IHA and Request for 

Public Comment 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to issue 

a Renewal IHA to Vineyard Wind for 

conducting marine site characterization 

survey activities off the coast of 

Massachusetts in the areas of the 

Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands 

for Renewable Energy Development on 

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS–A 

0501 and OCS–A 0522) and along 

potential submarine cable routes to 

landfall locations in Massachusetts, 

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New 

York for a period of one year from the 

date of issuance, provided the 

previously described mitigation, 

monitoring, and reporting requirements 

are incorporated. A draft of the 

proposed and final initial IHA can be 

found at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ 

incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. We 

request comment on our analyses, the 

proposed Renewal IHA, and any other 

aspect of this Notice. Please include 

with your comments any supporting 

data or literature citations to help 

inform our final decision on the request 

for MMPA authorization. 

Dated: June 2, 2021. 

Catherine Marzin, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11904 Filed 6–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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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; Application for Commercial 

Fisheries Authorization Under Section 

118 of the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA) 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0293 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Jaclyn 

Taylor, National Marine Fisheries 

Service Office of Protected Resources, 

301–427–8402 or Jaclyn.Taylor@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

National Marine Fisheries Service’s 

(NMFS) Office of Protected Resources 

sponsors this information collection and 

is requesting renewal of the currently 

approved collection. 

Section 118 of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act requires any commercial 

fisherman operating in Category I and II 

fisheries to register for a certificate of 

authorization that will allow the 

fisherman to take marine mammals 

incidental to commercial fishing 

operations. Category I and II fisheries 

are those identified by NOAA as having 

either frequent or occasional takings of 

marine mammals. All states have 

integrated the NMFS registration 

process into the existing state fishery 

registration process and vessel owners 

do not need to file a separate federal 

registration. If applicable, vessel owners 

will be notified of this simplified 

registration process when they apply for 

their state or Federal permit or license. 

A valid certificate of authorization 

protects the vessel owner from 

prosecution under the MMPA for 

violation of the moratorium on taking 

marine mammals. The information 

needed to register or update a 

commercial fishery authorization is 

found at 50 CFR 229.4. 

II. Method of Collection 

Fishermen’s information is imported 

directly into the Marine Mammal 

Authorization Program (MMAP) from 

their state. If they do not have a state or 

Federal fishery permit or license, 

fishermen can request a MMAP 

registration form (OMB No. 0648–0293) 

from their NMFS regional office and 

mail in the registration form. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0293. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of existing information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Response: Initial 

registration 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $2,555 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs and application fees. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.; MMPA. 

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 ICR. 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 


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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11929 Filed 6–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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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; Aleutian Islands Pollock 

Fishery Requirements 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0513 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Gabrielle 

Aberle (907) 586–7356. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is 

requesting renewal of a currently 

approved information collection that 

contains the requirements for the annual 

participant letter for the Aleutian 

Islands pollock fishery. 

Amendment 82 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Groundfish of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area (FMP) established a 

framework for the management of the 

Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) directed 

pollock fishery. The Aleut Corporation 

receives an annual AI pollock allocation 

for the purpose of economic 

development in Adak, Alaska. The 

Aleut Corporation is identified in Public 

Law 108–199 as a business incorporated 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 

Regulations implementing the FMP 

appear at 50 CFR part 679. 

The Aleut Corporation’s AI pollock 

fishery is set up so that harvesting 

pollock in the AI directed pollock 

fishery and processing pollock taken in 

the AI directed pollock fishery are 

authorized only for those harvesters and 

processors that are selected by the Aleut 

Corporation and approved by the NMFS 

Regional Administrator. 

Each year and at least 14 days before 

harvesting pollock or processing pollock 

in the AI directed pollock fishery, the 

Aleut Corporation must submit its 

selections to NMFS. The information 

submitted by the Aleut Corporation 

consists of the names of the harvesting 

vessels and processors it has selected, 

the Federal fisheries permit numbers or 

Federal processor permit numbers of the 

participants, and the fishing year for 

which approval is requested. 

On approval, NMFS sends the Aleut 

Corporation a letter that includes a list 

of the approved participants. A copy of 

this letter must be retained on board 

each participating vessel and on site at 

each shoreside processor at all times. 

This information collection is 

necessary for NMFS to obtain the list of 

vessels and processors selected by the 

Aleut Corporation to harvest and 

process its annual AI pollock allocation. 

The Aleut Corporation is required by 

Federal regulations at 50 CFR 

679.4(m)(2) to provide its selected 

harvesters and processors to NMFS for 

approval. Without this information, 

NMFS would not know the participants 

selected by the Aleut Corporation and 

harvest rates could not be determined, 

which may result in allocations being 

exceeded. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Aleut Corporation submits the 

participant letter to NMFS by mail, 

email, or fax. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0513. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Time per Response: Annual 

Aleutian Islands Fishery Participant 

Letter, 16 hrs. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 16 hrs. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $5. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2004; MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act. 

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 ICR. 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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