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subsistence harvest sites and the
proposed activities contained herein.
Furthermore, and as stated above, the
range to effects for non-impulsive
acoustic sources in this experiment is
much smaller than the distance from
shore, with acoustic sources that could
constitute take being located far away
from known subsistence hunting areas.
Lastly, the proposed action would not
remove individuals from the
population.
Based on the description of the
specified activity, the measures
described to minimize adverse effects
on the availability of marine mammals
for subsistence purposes, and the
proposed mitigation and monitoring
measures, NMFS has preliminarily
determined that there will not be an
unmitigable adverse impact on
subsistence uses from ONR’s proposed
activities.
Endangered Species Act
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal
agency insure that any action it
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat. To ensure
ESA compliance for the issuance of
IHAs, NMFS consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species, in
this case with the NMFS Alaska
Regional Office (AKR).
NMFS is proposing to authorize take
of ringed seals, which are listed under
the ESA. The Office of Protected
Resources has requested initiation of
Section 7 consultation with AKR for the
issuance of this IHA. NMFS will
conclude the ESA consultation prior to
reaching a determination regarding the
proposed issuance of the authorization.

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Proposed Authorization
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
an IHA to ONR for conducting their
fourth year of Arctic Research Activities
in the Beaufort and eastern Chukchi
Seas from October 2021–October 2022,
provided the previously mentioned
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements are incorporated. A draft
of the proposed IHA can be found at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizations-militaryreadiness-activities.

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Request for Public Comments
We request comment on our analyses,
the proposed authorization, and any
other aspect of this notice of proposed
IHA for the proposed fourth year of
Arctic Research Activities. We also
request at this time comment on the
potential renewal of this proposed IHA
as described in the paragraph below.
Please include with your comments any
supporting data or literature citations to
help inform decisions on the request for
this proposed IHA or a subsequent
renewal IHA.
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may
issue a one-time, one-year renewal IHA
following notice to the public providing
an additional 15 days for public
comments when (1) up to another year
of identical or nearly identical, or nearly
identical, activities as described in the
Description of Proposed Activities
section of this notice is planned or (2)
the activities as described in the
Description of Proposed Activities
section of this notice would not be
completed by the time the IHA expires
and a renewal would allow for
completion of the activities beyond that
described in the Dates and Duration
section of this notice, provided all of the
following conditions are met:
• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to the needed
renewal IHA effective date (recognizing
that the renewal IHA expiration date
cannot extend beyond one year from
expiration of the initial IHA);
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted under the requested
renewal IHA are identical to the
activities analyzed under the initial
IHA, are a subset of the activities, or
include changes so minor (e.g.,
reduction in pile size) that the changes
do not affect the previous analyses,
mitigation and monitoring
requirements, or take estimates (with
the exception of reducing the type or
amount of take); and
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized.
Upon review of the request for
renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
will remain the same and appropriate,
and the findings in the initial IHA
remain valid.

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Dated: August 18, 2021.
Angela Somma,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–18070 Filed 8–20–21; 8:45 am]
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew
Collection 3038–0033, Notification of
Pending Legal Proceedings
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or
‘‘Commission’’) is announcing an
opportunity for public comments on the
proposed extension of a collection of
certain information by the agency.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are required
to publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment. This notice solicits
comments on the information collection
requirements concerning notification of
pending legal proceedings.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control No. 3038–
0033 by any of the following methods:
• The Agency’s website, at http://
comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the website.
• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC
20581.
• Delivery/Courier: Same as Mail
above.
Please submit your comments using
only one method. All comments must be
submitted in English, or if not,
accompanied by an English translation.
Comments will be posted as received to
http://www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Chiang, Senior Assistant
General Counsel, Office of the General
Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, (202) 418–5578; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal
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agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information that they conduct or
sponsor. ‘‘Collection of Information’’ is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid
OMB control number. To comply with
this requirement, the CFTC is
publishing notice of the proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information listed below.
Title: Notification of Pending Legal
Proceedings Pursuant to 17 CFR 1.60
(OMB Control Number 3038–0033). This
is a request for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Abstract: The rule is designed to assist
the Commission in monitoring legal
proceedings involving the
responsibilities imposed on designated
contract markets (DCMs) and their
officials and futures commission
merchants (FCMs) and their principals
by the Commodity Exchange Act, and is
applicable to swap execution facilities
(SEFs) through 17 CFR 37.2. This
renewal updates the total requested
burden based on available reported data.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the CFTC
invites comments on:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have a practical use;
• The accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
• Ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; e.g., permitting
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You should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly. If you wish the Commission to
consider information that you believe is
exempt from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, a petition
for confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
to the procedures established in § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.1
The Commission reserves the right,
but shall have no obligation, to review,
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or
remove any or all of your submission
from http://www.cftc.gov that it may
deem to be inappropriate for
publication, such as obscene language.
All submissions that have been redacted
or removed that contain comments on
the merits of the Information Collection
Request will be retained in the public
comment file and will be considered as
required under the Administrative
Procedures Act and other applicable
laws, and may be accessible under the
Freedom of Information Act.
Burden Statement: The annual
respondent burden for this collection
during the renewal period is estimated
to be as follows:
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 97.
Estimated Average Annual Burden
Hours per Respondent: .25.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 24.25.
Frequency of Collection: As needed.
There are no capital costs or operating
costs or maintenance costs associated
with this collection.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: August 18, 2021.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
[Docket ID: USA–2021–HQ–0020]

Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Department of the Army,
Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Emergency notice.
AGENCY:

Consistent with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, this
document provides notice DoD is
submitting an Information Collection
Request to the Office of Management

SUMMARY:

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and Budget (OMB) to conduct research
to investigate the theoretical
relationship between diversity,
inclusion policies and practices, and
Soldier and team performance. DoD
requests emergency processing and
OMB authorization to collect the
information after publication of this
notice for a period of six months.
DATES: Comments must be received by
August 25, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The Department has
requested emergency processing from
OMB for this information collection
request by 2 days after publication of
this notice. Interested parties can access
the supporting materials and collection
instrument as well as submit comments
and recommendations to OMB at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
2-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval of this information
collection. They will also become a
matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection requirement is
necessary to evaluate the statistical
validity of a scientific model and
associated measurement instrument.
The model and instrument could be
used by the Army for deeper
understanding of how to improve
inclusion policies and practices.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Inclusion Policy Practice
Decoupling Phase II; OMB Control
Number 0702–IPPD.
Type of Request: Emergency.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 2,000.
Average Burden per Response: 45
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
Affected Public: None.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of DoD, including
whether the information collected has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
DoD’s estimate of the burden (including
hours and cost) of the proposed
collection of information; (3) ways to

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