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sanctuaries is through the formation of
advisory councils. The Sanctuary
System Business Advisory Council
(council) has been formed to provide
advice and recommendations to the
Director regarding the relationship of
ONMS with the business community.
Additional information on the council
can be found at
https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
management/bac/.
Matters to be discussed: The meeting
will include updates from ONMS, a
presentation from a sanctuary site, and
updates from all working groups. For a
complete agenda, including times and
topics, please visit http://
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/
meetings.html.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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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; Report of Whaling
Operations
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 May 28,
2021 (86 FR 28763) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Report of Whaling Operations.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0311.
Form Number(s): None.

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Type of Request: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 166 (165
whaling captains, one Native American
whaling organization).
Average Hours 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 2.5 hours for
the relevant Native American whaling
organization to consolidate and submit
reports.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 61.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a current information
collection.
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.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Frequency: Reporting by whaling
captains occurs after each strike or
landing and is submitted to the relevant
Native American whaling organization.
The Native American whaling
organization may submit interim reports
every month and additionally once at
the end of each hunting season (Spring
and Fall).
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Whaling Convention
Act (16 U.S.C. 916–9161).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
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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 0648–0311.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Administration
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:

The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold four in-person public hearings
pertaining to Amendment 32 to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for
Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in
the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region.
The amendment addresses
modifications to the Gulf of Mexico
Migratory Group Cobia catch limits,
possession limits, size limits, and
framework procedure.
DATES: The public hearings will take
place October 18–21, 2021. The public
hearings will begin at 6 p.m., EST. For
specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES:
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
Meeting addresses: The public
hearings will be held in Key West, FL;
Jupiter, FL; Cocoa Beach, FL; and
Jacksonville, FL. For specific locations,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
Iverson, Public Information Officer,
SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll
SUMMARY:

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