Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 115 / Thursday, June 17, 2021 / Notices 32249 

made a preliminary determination that 

an Exempted Fishing Permit application 

from the Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center contains all the required 

information and warrants further 

consideration. Regulations under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act and 

the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries 

Cooperative Management Act require 

publication of this notice to provide 

interested parties the opportunity to 

comment on applications for proposed 

Exempted Fishing Permits. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 2, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by the following method: 

• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments 

on NEFSC Ropeless Fishing EFP.’’ If you 

are unable to submit comments via the 

above email, please contact Laura 

Hansen at (978) 281–9225, or email at 

Laura.Hansen@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Hansen, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9225. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC) submitted a complete 

application for an Exempted Fishing 

Permit (EFP) on February 19, 2021, to 

continue a ropeless lobster gear testing 

project. NEFSC is requesting an 

exemption from Federal lobster 

regulations that would authorize eight 

federally-permitted commercial lobster 

vessels to participate in a ropeless 

lobster gear study in inshore and 

offshore areas. NEFSC is requesting an 

exemption from the gear marking 

requirements at 50 CFR 697.21(b)(2) to 

allow for the use of no surface markers 

and/or a single buoy marker on a trawl 

of more than three traps. 

The purpose of this study is to test a 

prototype ropeless fishing system as a 

potential technique to prevent 

entanglements of protected species, 

primarily North Atlantic right whales. 

The EFP would authorize eight 

participating vessels to modify some of 

their existing trawls, consisting of 10–20 

traps for inshore vessels and 35–45 traps 

for offshore vessels. Experimental trawls 

would either have a rope spool, a buoy 

and stowed rope system, or a lift bag 

system fitted with an acoustic release, 

deployed on one end of the trawl with 

a buoy line attached to the other. Soak 

time would be between 4–8 days, but 

may be modified depending on what 

each fisherman decides is appropriate 

for fishing. Sampling would occur yearround from July 2021 through July 2022 

inshore and offshore in Lobster 

Management Areas (LMA) 1, 2, 3, and 

Outer Cape. This phase of the project is 

intended to resolve mechanical and 

operational problems highlighted by 

previous trials. Ideally, a NEFSC 

technician will be on board. If not, 

participants will use a GoPro System or 

an equivalent (or better) electronic 

monitoring program aimed at the 

relevant area to record the success and/ 

or failures of some or all of the retrievals 

for review at a later time. NEFSC 

estimated there would be approximately 

30 trips. Sixteen experimental trawls 

will be tested in LMA 3, 12 trawls in 

LMA 2, and 16 trawls in LMA 1. 

If approved, the applicant may 

request minor modifications and 

extensions to the EFP throughout the 

year. We may grant EFP modifications 

and extensions without further notice if 

they are deemed essential to facilitate 

completion of the proposed research 

and have minimal impacts that do not 

change the scope or impact of the 

initially approved EFP request. The EFP 

would prohibit any fishing activity 

conducted outside the scope of the 

exempted fishing activities. 

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

Dated: June 14, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. EDT, 

Thursday, June 24, 2021. 

PLACE: Virtual meeting. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Examinations and enforcement matters. 

In the event that the time, date, or 

location of this meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time, date, and/or place of the 

meeting will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.cftc.gov/. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Christopher Kirkpatrick, 202–418–5964. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated: June 15, 2021. 

Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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Application Package for AmeriCorps 

Seniors Applications Instructions, 

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

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following methods: 

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Attention Robin Corindo, Deputy 

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