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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]
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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).

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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.

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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]
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

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.

SUMMARY:

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