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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 163 / Thursday, August 26, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
Judge Qualifications and Scoring Criteria 5 Comment: Six of the seven comments did not oppose the alignment of the qualifications for selection as a judge and the scoring criteria for the Contest with the removal of the permanent theme and requirement for inclusion of a mandatory waterfowl hunting accessory in Contest entries.
One comment stated that given the change in the Contest rules, the Service should eliminate the qualification that a judge be familiar with the wildlife sporting world in which the Duck Stamp is used. Several comments addressed other changes to the judging panel and process that are beyond the scope of this rule.
Service Response: The Service made no changes to the final rule in response to these comments. An understanding of the wildlife sporting world in which the Duck Stamp is used is only one of several qualifications that an individual may possess in order to qualify to be a judge.

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Amendments to Existing Regulations The Service made no changes to the final rule in response to the comments we received on the proposed rule. As we proposed on June 23, 2021, at 86 FR
32878, this rule removes the permanent theme of celebrating our waterfowl hunting heritage and the mandatory inclusion of a waterfowl hunting-related scene or accessory in Contest entries and accordingly revises the qualifications for selection as a judge and the scoring criteria for the Contest, beginning with the 2022 Contest.
Accordingly, this rule sets forth amended regulations for:
The Contest restrictions on subject matter for entries at 50 CFR 91.14.
Judge qualifications at 50 CFR
91.21b.
Scoring criteria at 50 CFR 91.23.
These regulatory amendments allow artists more freedom of expression when designing their Contest entries and better engage the nonhunting audience in understanding that Duck Stamps are a vital tool available for all to contribute to habitat conservation. The Service acknowledges that waterfowl hunters remain the primary customers of Duck Stamps, as these hunters must carry an annual signed stamp as part of their licensing requirements, and rather than mandating a permanent theme for the Contest and the inclusion of a huntingrelated accessory in Contest entries, we will develop other methods to promote the wildlife and habitat conservation contributions by waterfowl hunters.

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Required Determinations For this final rule, we affirm the following required determinations provided in our June 23, 2021, proposed rule 86 FR 32878:
National Environmental Policy Act 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.;
Endangered Species Act 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.;
Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U.S.C.
601 et seq.;
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act 5 U.S.C.
8042;
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.;
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 2
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; and Executive Orders 12630, 12866, 12988, 13132, 13175, 13211, and 13563.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 91
Hunting, Wildlife.
Regulation Promulgation Accordingly, we amend part 91, subchapter G of chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
PART 91MIGRATORY BIRD
HUNTING AND CONSERVATION
STAMP CONTEST
1. The authority citation for part 91
continues to read as follows:

91.21 Selection and qualification of contest judges.

b Qualifications. The panel of five judges will comprise individuals who have one or more of the following prerequisites: Recognized art credentials, knowledge of the anatomical makeup and the natural habitat of the eligible waterfowl species, an understanding of the wildlife sporting world in which the Duck Stamp is used, an awareness of philately and the role the Duck Stamp plays in stamp collecting, and demonstrated support for the conservation of waterfowl and wetlands through active involvement in the conservation community.

4. Revise 91.23 to read as follows:
91.23

Scoring criteria for contest.

Entries will be judged on the basis of anatomical accuracy, artistic composition, and suitability for reduction in the production of a stamp.
Shannon A. Estenoz, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 718j; 31
U.S.C. 9701.

2. Revise 91.14 to read as follows:

91.14
entry.

A live portrayal of any birds of the five or fewer identified eligible waterfowl species must be the dominant feature of the design. The design may depict more than one of the eligible species. The judges overall mandate is to select the best design that will make an interesting, useful, and attractive duck stamp that will be accepted and prized by hunters, stamp collectors, conservationists, and others. The design must be the contestants original handdrawn creation. The entry design may not be copied or duplicated from previously published art, including photographs, or from images in any format published on the internet.
Photographs, computer-generated art, or art produced from a computer printer or other computer/mechanical output device airbrush method excepted are not eligible to be entered into the contest and will be disqualified. An entry submitted in a prior contest that was not selected for a Federal or State stamp design may be submitted in the current contest if the entry meets the criteria set forth in this section.
3. Amend 91.21 by revising paragraph b to read as follows:

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 665
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Pacific Island Fisheries; 2021 U.S.
Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement of a valid specified fishing agreement.
AGENCY:

NMFS announces a valid specified fishing agreement that allocates up to 1,500 metric tons t of the 2021 bigeye tuna limit for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands CNMI to U.S. longline fishing vessels. The agreement supports the long-term sustainability of fishery resources of the U.S. Pacific Islands, and fisheries development in the CNMI.
DATES: The specified fishing agreement was valid as of July 15, 2021. The start SUMMARY:

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