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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 167 / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 / Notices exempted fishing and exempted educational activity reports to ensure activities are carried out as described in the permit, document the catch for inclusion in the total catch, and consider the permittee for future permits.
Eligible researchers on board federally permitted fishing vessels that plan to temporarily possess fish in a manner not compliant with applicable fishing regulations for the purpose of collecting scientific data on catch may submit a request for a temporary possession letter of authorization. The researchers are requested to submit reports of their scientific research activity after its completion.
II. Method of Collection Responses are typically received electronically. However, information may also be submitted on paper or by telephone.
III. Data OMB Control Number: 06480309.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission extension of a current information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; individuals or households; not for profit organizations; state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
121.
Estimated Time per Response:
Scientific research plans, 13 hours;
scientific research reports, 6 hours;
exempted fishing permit requests, 10
hours; exempted fishing permit reports, 4.5 hours; exempted educational requests, 5 hours; exempted educational reports, 2.5 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,141.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondents Obligation: Mix of Voluntary, Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits, or Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq..

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IV. Request for Comments We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau 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
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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 commentincluding your personal identifying informationmay be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RTID 0648XB346

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of Letter of Authorization.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act MMPA, as amended, its implementing regulations, and NMFS MMPA
Regulations for Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico, notification is hereby given that a Letter of Authorization LOA has been issued to Fugro USA Marine, Inc. Fugro for the take of marine mammals incidental to geophysical survey activity in the Gulf of Mexico.
DATES: The LOA is effective from December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022.
SUMMARY:

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The LOA, LOA request, and supporting documentation are available online at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
action/incidental-take-authorization-oiland-gas-industry-geophysical-surveyactivity-gulf-mexico. In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed below see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Corcoran, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 301 4278401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

Background Sections 101a5A and D of the MMPA 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. direct the Secretary of Commerce to allow, upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity other than commercial fishing within a specified geographical region if certain findings are made and either regulations are issued or, if the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a proposed authorization is provided to the public for review.
An authorization for incidental takings shall be granted if NMFS finds that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or stocks, will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or stocks for subsistence uses where relevant, and if the permissible methods of taking and requirements pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring and reporting of such takings are set forth. NMFS has defined negligible impact in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact resulting from the specified activity that cannot be reasonably expected to, and is not reasonably likely to, adversely affect the species or stock through effects on annual rates of recruitment or survival.
Except with respect to certain activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines harassment as: any act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which i has the potential to injure a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild Level A harassment; or ii has the potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, including, but not limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering Level B
harassment.
On January 19, 2021, we issued a final rule with regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to geophysical survey activities conducted by oil and gas industry operators, and those persons authorized to conduct activities
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