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requests should be directed to Michele
Traver, via email.
Dated: September 10, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Highly Migratory Species
Permit Family of Forms
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 June 8, 2021,
(86 FR 30411) during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Permit Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0327.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 34,803.
Average Hours per Response: Renewal
applications for the following vessel
permits—Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/
Headboat, HMS Angling, and Swordfish
General Commercial, 10 minutes; initial
applications for the following vessel
permits—Atlantic Tunas, HMS Charter/
Headboat, HMS Angling, and Swordfish
General Commercial, 34 minutes; Onetime application for the IMO/LP
number, 30 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,017.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
the revision and extension of a current
information collection. This collection
is being revised to remove the Atlantic
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captured under OMB Control Number
0648–0202.
Under the provisions of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible
for management of the Nation’s marine
fisheries. In addition, NMFS must
comply with the United States’
obligations under the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971
et seq.). NMFS issues permits to fishing
vessels in order to collect information
necessary to comply with domestic and
international obligations, secure
compliance with regulations, and
disseminate necessary information.
Regulations at 50 CFR 635.4 require
that vessels participating in commercial
and recreational fisheries for Atlantic
highly migratory species (HMS) obtain a
Federal permit issued by NMFS. Vessel
permits include Atlantic Tunas (except
Longline permits, which are approved
under PRA 0648–0205), HMS Charter/
Headboat, HMS Angling, and Swordfish
General Commercial permits. This
action also includes the one-time
requirement for commercial vessels
greater than 20 meters in length to
obtain an International Maritime
Organization/Lloyd’s Registry (IMO/LR)
number.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations (commercial and
for-hire vessel owners), Individuals or
households (private recreational vessel
owners).
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.)
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
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entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0327.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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; Pacific Islands Region Permit
Family of Forms
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 November 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0490 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 Walter
Ikehara, Fishery Information Specialist,
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Pacific Islands Regional Office,
1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu,
HI 96818, (808) 725–5175,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for a revision to merge
the permit application forms from two

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currently approved information
collections, 0648–0463 Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystem Permit
Form and 0648–0577 Non-commercial
Permit and Reporting Requirements in
the Main Hawaiian Islands bottomfish
fishery, into the currently approved
collection 0648–0490 Pacific Islands
Region Permit Family of Forms, and to
extend all included collections to the
0648–0490 expiration date of 3/31/2024.
0648–0463 will be discontinued after
the revision is approved. The reporting
collection of 0648–0577 will be
continued.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
established the Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council), to
develop fishery ecosystem plans (FEP)
for fisheries in the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) and high seas of
the Pacific Islands Region. These plans,
if approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, are implemented in Federal
regulations by the NOAA NMFS and
enforced by NOAA’s Office of Law
Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG), in cooperation with state and
territorial agencies. FEPs establish a
management regime and Federal
regulations control fishing to prevent
overfishing and to ensure the long-term
productivity and social and economic
benefit of the resources.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665 Subpart F
require that a vessel used to fish with
longline gear for western Pacific pelagic
management unit species (PMUS), land
or transship longline caught PMUS, or
receive longline caught PMUS from a
longline vessel, within the EEZ or
management subarea around U.S.
islands in the central and western
Pacific must be registered to a valid
Federal fishing permit. The regulations
also require that a vessel used to fish
with squid jig gear for pelagic squid
species listed in the western Pacific
PMUS within the EEZ or management
subareas around U.S. islands in the
central and western Pacific, or fish with
troll and handline gear for PMUS in
allowed locations within the EEZ
around each of the Pacific Remote
Island Areas (PRIA), must be registered
to a valid Federal fishing permit.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665 Subparts D
and E require that the owner of a vessel
used to fish for, land, or transship
bottomfish management unit species
(BMUS) or ecosystem component
species (ECS) using a large vessel (50 ft
or longer) in the Guam management
subarea, fish commercially for BMUS or
ECS in the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands management
subarea, or fish for BMUS or ECS in
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around each of the PRIA, must register
it to a valid Federal fishing permit.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665 Subparts B,
C, D, and E, require that the owner of
a vessel used to fish for, land, or
transship crustacean management unit
species or ECS in the EEZ or
management subareas around American
Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, Northern
Mariana Islands, or in allowed locations
within the EEZ around each of the
PRIA, must register it to a valid Federal
fishing permit. The regulations also
require that a vessel used to fish for
precious corals within the EEZ or
management subarea around U.S.
islands in the central and western
Pacific must be registered to a valid
Federal fishing permit for a specific
precious coral permit area.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665 Subparts B,
C, D, and E, require any person in the
Pacific Islands Region (1) fishing for,
taking, retaining, or using a vessel to
fish for coral reef ECS in designated
low-use Marine Protected Areas, (2)
fishing for any of these species using
gear not specifically allowed in the
regulations, or (3) fishing for, taking, or
retaining any of these species in a coral
reef ecosystem management subarea, to
obtain and carry a special permit. A
receiving vessel owner must also have a
transshipment permit for at-sea
transshipment of coral reef ecosystem
component species. The permit
application provides information about
the applicant, vessel, fishing gear and
method, target species, and projected
fishing effort so NMFS and the Council
can determine permit eligibility in
consultation with the USCG, state or
territory fisheries agency, and/or the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665 Subpart C
require that all participants (including
vessel owners, operators, and crew) in
the boat-based non-commercial
bottomfish fishery in the Exclusive
Economic Zone around the Main
Hawaiian Islands to obtain a Federal
bottomfish permit. Participants are
exempt if they hold a current State of
Hawaii Commercial Marine License.
The information collected is needed
to identify participants in the fishery,
determine qualifications for permitting,
support effective enforcement of fishery
regulations, facilitate fisheries
management, and provide a
communication link between NMFS and
fishermen.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents may submit applications
and required documents via secure
email, or via online application systems
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0490.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(Revision and extension of an existing
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
281.
Estimated Time per Response: Hawaii
longline limited entry permit: Renew
via secure email—30 min; renew
online—15 min; transfer—1 hr.; apply
for closed area exemption—2 hr.
American Samoa longline limited entry
permit: Renew or apply for additional
permit via secure email—45 min;
transfer—1 hr. 15 min. All other
permits: Apply via secure email—30
min. Permit appeal—2 hr.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150.5.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $17,655.48.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department 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 Information
Collection Request. 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
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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.
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Extension of Previously
Approved Collection
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’), the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission (‘‘EAC’’) gives
notice that it is requesting from the
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) an extension (without change)
of its currently approved National Mail
Voter Registration form (OMB Control
No. 3265–0015). Section 9(a) of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(‘‘NVRA’’) and Section 802 of the Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (‘‘HAVA’’)
requires the responsible agency to
maintain a national mail voter
registration form for U.S. citizens that
want to register to vote, to update
registration information due to a change
of name, make a change of address or to
register with a political party by
returning the form to their state election
office.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
on November 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
statements with respect to the National
Mail Voter Registration form no later
than 5 p.m. on November 12, 2021.
Statements may be sent via email to
[email protected] and via standard mail
addressed to the U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street
NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nichelle Williams, Telephone: (202)
924–1312.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons
wishing to register to vote may use the
National Mail Voter Registration form
(‘‘Federal form’’ or ‘‘form’’) to apply for
voter registration. After completing the
form, an applicant submits her/his form
to their respective state election office
for processing. States covered by the
NVRA process the information from the
form to register an applicant to vote.

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Neither EAC nor any other Federal
agency processes or collects any
information from the Federal form that
a registration applicant submits to a
state. Rather, EAC prescribes the Federal
form, and states collect and record the
information applicants submit. The
Federal form is composed of the
registration application, instructions for
completing the application (General
Instructions and Application
Instructions), and state-specific
instructions that identify each state’s
particular requirements. A copy of the
current form in English and 14
additional translated languages is
available on EAC’s website, at https://
www.eac.gov/voters/national-mailvoter-registration-form.
Affected Public (Respondents): U.S.
citizens eligible to vote in jurisdictions
that accept and use the National Mail
Voter Registration form.
Number of Respondents: 2,500,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Burden per Response: 0.12
hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 291,667 hours annualized.
Frequency: Annually.
Comments: Public comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Obtaining a Copy of the National Mail
Voter Registration Form: To obtain a
free copy of the registration form: (1)
Download a copy at https://
www.eac.gov/voters/national-mailvoter-registration-form; or (2) write to
the EAC (including your address and
phone number) at U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street
NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001,
Attn: National Mail Voter Registration
Form.
Nichelle Williams,
Director of Research, U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. RM20–10–000; AD19–19–000]

Electric Transmission Incentives
Policy Under Section 219 of the
Federal Power Act; Second
Supplemental Notice of Workshop
As announced in the Notice of
Workshop issued on April 15, 2021, and
in the Supplemental Notice of
Workshop issued on August 13, 2021, in
the above-referenced proceedings,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) staff will convene a
workshop to discuss certain shared
savings incentive approaches that may
foster deployment of transmission
technologies. The workshop will be
held on Friday, September 10, 2021,
from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Eastern Time. The workshop will
be held virtually via WebEx.
Commissioners may attend and
participate.
Transmission technologies, as
deployed in certain circumstances, may
enhance reliability, efficiency, and
capacity, and improve the operation of
new or existing transmission facilities.
The workshop will discuss issues
related to shared savings approaches 1
for transmission technologies seeking
incentives under Federal Power Act
section 219.2 The workshop will focus
on how to calculate ex ante and ex post
benefit analyses for transmission
technologies seeking incentives.
Specifically, the workshop will explore
the maturity of the modeling approaches
for various transmission technologies;
the data needed to study the benefits/
costs of such technologies; issues
pertaining to access to or confidentiality
of this data; the time horizons that
should be considered for such studies;
and other issues related to verifying
forecasted benefits. The workshop may
also discuss other issues, including
whether and how to account for
circumstances in which benefits do not
materialize as anticipated.
Attached to this Supplemental Notice
is an updated agenda for the workshop,
which includes the final workshop
program and speakers. The workshop
will be open for the public to attend
virtually. Information on the workshop
will also be posted on the Calendar of
Events on the Commission’s website,
http://www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
The workshop will be transcribed.
1 See, e.g., WATT Coalition and Advanced Energy
Economy September 3, 2021 Comments.
2 16 U.S.C. 824s(b)(3).

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