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interactions with protected species.
NMFS had sought to withdraw its
proposed hard caps rule, after public
comment had demonstrated closures
would cause fishermen economic
hardships NMFS had not anticipated. In
February 2021, the federal court in the
District of Columbia vacated the rule,
agreeing that NMFS had found that the
rule did not comply with National
Standard 7’s requirement to, where
practicable, minimize costs and avoid
unnecessary duplication.
NMFS made a NID for the CA thresher
shark/swordfish drift gillnet fishery’s
current bycatch using the process
outlined in the directive, and, based on
the best available scientific information
(NMFS 2020). While implementation of
future fishery management actions in
the CA thresher shark/swordfish drift
gillnet fishery could affect marine
mammal bycatch rates, consideration of
those actions are not relevant to or
needed to support the determinations
for this permit.
Comment 4: Oceana comments
NMFS’s NID is biased towards inflating
PBR and underestimating M/SI in the
CA drift gillnet fishery. They state that,
in 2016, NMFS established separate
DPSs for humpback whales, including
the Mexican and Central American
DPSs. However, both the SAR and NID
combine the Mexican and Central
American DPSs into the CA/OR/WA
stock of humpback whale and do not
consider declines in the humpback
population since 2018.
Oceana also notes that the NID
analysis does not include two observed
entanglements in drift gillnet gear in
2021. They note that observer coverage
for the 2021–22 fishing season is not yet
available, as the fishing season has not
concluded. However, using an estimate
of 20 percent observer coverage, the two
observed entanglements would be
approximately five total takes using a
ratio estimator approach.
Response: Humpback whales were
listed globally as endangered under the
ESA in 1970 (35 FR 18319). On
September 8, 2016, NMFS published a
final rule dividing the globally listed
endangered humpback whale into 14
DPSs and categorizing four DPSs as
endangered and one as threatened (81
FR 62259). NMFS is in the process of
revising humpback whale stock
structure under the MMPA in light of
the 2016 final rule on humpback whale
DPSs as established under the ESA. In
doing so, NMFS is following the process
laid out in ‘‘Procedural Directive 02–
204–03: Reviewing and Designating
Stocks and Issuing Stock Assessment
Reports under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act’’ (NMFS 2019). As noted

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by the commenter, the CA/OR/WA stock
of humpback whales does not align with
the DPSs established under the ESA and
comprises animals from the endangered
Central American DPS, the threatened
Mexico DPS, and the unlisted Hawaii
DPS.
Because we cannot manage one
portion of an MMPA stock as ESA-listed
and another portion of a stock as not
ESA-listed, until humpback whale stock
structure has been revised, NMFS
continues to use the existing MMPA
stock structure for MMPA management
purposes, including NIDs and
101(a)(5)(E) authorizations. Therefore,
for purposes of evaluating the impact of
the CA thresher shark/swordfish drift
gillnet fishery under the MMPA, NMFS
used the current MMPA designation of
the CA/OR/WA stock of humpback
whales. In the case of the CA/OR/WA
stock of humpback whales, for the
purposes of this NID analysis, NMFS
considers the entire stock to be
endangered under the ESA and depleted
under the MMPA. In addition, because
the CA/OR/WA humpback whale stock
is considered to be transboundary,
NMFS assumed NITt is exceeded and
conducted the more conservative Tier 2
analysis with the lower NITs criterion.
The most recent (draft 2021) CA/OR/
WA humpback whale SAR has
documented M/SI of the CA/OR/WA
stock of humpback whale incidental to
this fishery (Carretta et al. 2021). The
draft 2021 SAR includes observer data
through the 2019 fishing season. NMFS
anticipates that future SARs will
incorporate bycatch estimates for the CA
thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet
fishery that include recent observed M/
SI in 2021 after they have been
completed.
Given this approach and ongoing
efforts to revise humpback whale stock
structure in the Pacific, NMFS has
proceeded with a final NID for the CA
thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet
fishery with respect to the CA/OR/WA
stock of humpback whales and is
issuing a 101(a)(5)(E) permit for this
fishery. Nevertheless, if, during the 3year authorization, there is a significant
change in the information or conditions
used to support any of these
determinations, including a change in
MMPA stock structure and associated
estimates of abundance and M/SI
incidental to commercial fisheries,
NMFS may re-evaluate the NID.

Assessments: 2021. NOAA–TM–NMFS–
SWFSC–XXX.
Carretta, J.W., K.A. Forney, E.M. Olson, D.W.
Weller, A.R. Lang, J. Baker, M.M. Muto,
B. Hanson, A.J. Orr, J. Barlow, J.E.
Moore, and R.L. Brownell. 2021. U.S.
Pacific Marine Mammal Stock
Assessments: 2020. NOAA–TM–NMFS–
SWFSC–646.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
2020. National Marine Fisheries Service
Procedure 02–204–02: Criteria for
Determining Negligible Impact under
MMPA Section 101(a)(5)(E). 20 p.
Available online: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/lawsand-policies/protected-resources-policydirectives.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
2019. National Marine Fisheries Service
Procedure 02–204–03: Reviewing and
designating stocks and issuing Stock
Assessment Reports under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act. 9 p. Available
online: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/laws-and-policies/protectedresources-policy-directives.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
2016. National Marine Fisheries Service
Procedure 02–204–01: Guidelines for
preparing stock assessment reports
pursuant to the 1994 amendments to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act. 23 p.
Available online: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/guidelinesassessing-marine-mammal-stocks.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
2014. National Marine Fisheries Service
Procedure 02–238–01: Process for
Distinguishing Serious from Non-Serious
Injury of Marine Mammals. 42 p.
Available online: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/marinemammal-protection-act-policiesguidance-and-regulations.

References

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

Carretta, J.W., K.A. Forney, E.M. Olson, D.W.
Weller, A.R. Lang, J. Baker, M.M. Muto,
B. Hanson, A.J. Orr, J. Barlow, J.E.
Moore, and R.L. Brownell. 2021. Draft
U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock

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Dated: May 5, 2022.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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; Highly Migratory Species
Tournament Registration and
Reporting

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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 February 4,
2022, 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: Highly Migratory Species
Tournament Registration and Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0323.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 300.
Average Hours per Response:
Tournament registration, 2 minutes;
tournament summary report, 20
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 110.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. Under the
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), NOAA’s
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) is responsible for management
of the nation’s marine fisheries. Existing
regulations require operators of
tournaments involving Atlantic highly
migratory species (HMS; Atlantic
swordfish, sharks, billfish, and tunas) to
register four weeks in advance of the
tournament. Operators must provide
contact information and the
tournament’s date(s), location(s), and
target species. If selected by NMFS,
operators are required to submit an
HMS tournament summary report
within seven days after tournament
fishing has ended. Most of the catch
data in the summary report is routinely
collected in the course of regular
tournament operations. NMFS uses the
data to estimate the total annual catch
of HMS and the impact of tournament
operations in relation to other types of
fishing activities. In addition, HMS
tournament registration provides a
method for tournament operators to
request educational and regulatory
outreach materials from NMFS. No
changes to the reporting requirements
are being made at this time..
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Annually; on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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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
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0323.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC–2012–0056]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Safety Standard for
Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base
Station Antennas
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer
Product Safety Commission
(Commission or CPSC) requests
comments on a proposed extension of
approval for a collection of information
associated with the Commission’s Safety
Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens
Band Base Station Antennas, approved
previously under OMB Control No.
3041–0006. CPSC will consider all
comments received in response to this
notice before requesting an extension of
this collection of information from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).

SUMMARY:

Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by July 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CPSC–2012–
0056, by any of the following methods:
DATES:

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Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
CPSC typically does not accept
comments submitted by electronic mail
(email), except as described below.
CPSC encourages you to submit
electronic comments by using the
Federal eRulemaking Portal, as
described above.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/
Confidential Written Submissions:
Submit comments by mail, hand
delivery, or courier to: Division of the
Secretariat, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301)
504–7479. If you wish to submit
confidential business information, trade
secret information, or other sensitive or
protected information that you do not
want to be available to the public, you
may submit such comments by mail,
hand delivery, or courier, or you may
email them to: [email protected].
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number. CPSC may post all comments
without change, including any personal
identifiers, contact information, or other
personal information provided, to:
https://www.regulations.gov. Do not
submit through this website:
Confidential business information, trade
secret information, or other sensitive or
protected information that you do not
want to be available to the public. If you
wish to submit such information, please
submit it according to the instructions
for mail/hand delivery/courier/
confidential written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to: https://
www.regulations.gov, and insert the
docket number, CPSC–2012–0056, into
the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the
prompts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Gillham, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301)
504–7991, or by email to: cgillham@
cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC
seeks to renew the following currently
approved collection of information:
Title: Safety Standard for
Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base
Station Antennas.
OMB Number: 3041–0006.
Type of Review: Renewal of
collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Manufacturers,
importers, and private labelers of

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