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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 106 / Friday, June 4, 2021 / Notices
permit 71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006.
These certificates are valid for 3 years.
Certificates issued in 2018 will be expiring in 2021. As such, vessel owners who have not already attended a workshop and received a NMFS
certificate, or vessel owners whose certificates will expire prior to the next permit renewal, must attend a workshop to fish with, or renew, their swordfish and shark limited-access permits.
Additionally, new shark and swordfish limited-access permit applicants who intend to fish with longline or gillnet gear must attend a Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop and submit a copy of their workshop certificate before either of the permits will be issued. Approximately 376 free Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops have been conducted since 2006.
In addition to vessel owners, at least one operator on board vessels issued a limited-access swordfish or shark permit that uses longline or gillnet gear is required to attend a Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop and receive a certificate. Vessels that have been issued a limited-access swordfish or shark permit and that use longline or gillnet gear may not fish unless both the vessel owner and operator have valid workshop certificates onboard at all times. Vessel operators who have not already attended a workshop and received a NMFS certificate, or vessel operators whose certificates will expire prior to their next fishing trip, must attend a workshop to operate a vessel with swordfish and shark limited-access permits on which longline or gillnet gear is used.
Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 1. July 20, 2021, 9 a.m.5 p.m., Hilton Hotel, 5400 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77551.
2. July 28, 2021, 9 a.m.5 p.m., Holiday Inn, 151 Route 72, Manahawkin, NJ 08050.
3. August 3, 2021, 9 a.m.5 p.m., Holiday Inn, 3384 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32963.
4. August 31, 2021, 9 a.m.5 p.m., Hampton Inn, 678 Citadel Haven Drive, Charleston, SC 29414.
5. September 3, 2021, 9 a.m.5 p.m., Marriott Courtyard, 5000 Express Drive South, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779.
6. September 10, 2021, 9 a.m.5 p.m., Holiday Inn, 9515 US 49, Gulfport, MS
39503.

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To ensure that workshop certificates are linked to the correct permits, participants will need to bring the following specific items with them to the workshop:
Individual vessel owners must bring a copy of the appropriate swordfish and/or shark permits, a copy of the vessel registration or documentation, and proof of identification;
Representatives of a businessowned or co-owned vessel must bring proof that the individual is an agent of the business such as articles of incorporation, a copy of the applicable swordfish and/or shark permits, and proof of identification; and Vessel operators must bring proof of identification.
Workshop Objectives The Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshops are designed to teach longline and gillnet fishermen the required techniques for the safe handling and release of entangled and/
or hooked protected species, such as sea turtles, marine mammals, smalltooth sawfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and prohibited sharks. In an effort to improve reporting, the proper identification of protected species and prohibited sharks will also be taught at these workshops. Additionally, individuals attending these workshops will gain a better understanding of the requirements for participating in these fisheries. The overall goal of these workshops is to provide participants with the skills needed to reduce the mortality of protected species and prohibited sharks, which may prevent additional regulations on these fisheries in the future.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: May 28, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Registration To register for a scheduled Safe Handling, Release, and Identification Workshop, please contact Angler
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Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to a Geophysical Survey of the Queen Charlotte Fault National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal.
AGENCY:

NMFS has received a request from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University L
DEO for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to a marine geophysical survey of the Queen Charlotte Fault in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. The proposed survey would be funded by the National Science Foundation NSF. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act MMPA, NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization IHA to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, one-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice.
NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA
authorizations and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than July 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Physical comments should be sent to 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
and electronic comments should be sent to ITP.Laws@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. Comments received electronically, including all attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. All comments received are a part of the public record SUMMARY:

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