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public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 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
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Fishery Products Subject to
Trade Restrictions Pursuant to
Certification Under the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing (HSDF) Moratorium
Protection Act
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
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 January 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0651 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential

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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
Christopher Rogers, Fishery
Management Specialist, National
Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910, 301–427–8375, or
chistopher.rogers@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
National Marine Fisheries Service’s
Office of International Affairs and
Seafood Inspection is requesting an
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The information collection involves
certification of admissibility for
importation of certain fish and fish
products that are subject to
requirements of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
(Moratorium Protection Act) or the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA).
Pursuant to a final rule implementing
certain provisions of the Moratorium
Protection Act (RIN 0648–BA89), certain
fish or fish products of a nation may be
subject to import prohibitions. To
facilitate enforcement, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
requires that other fish or fish products
from that nation that are not subject to
the import prohibitions must be
accompanied by documentation of
admissibility. A duly authorized
official/agent of the applicant’s
Government must certify that the fish in
the shipments being imported into the
United States (U.S.) are of a species, or
from fisheries, that are not subject to an
import restriction. If a nation is
identified under the Moratorium
Protection Act and fails to receive a
positive certification decision from the
Secretary of Commerce, products from
that nation that are not subject to the
import prohibitions must be
accompanied by the documentation of
admissibility.
Under the Marine Mammal Protection
Act, import certification requirements
apply in cases where foreign fisheries
do not meet U.S. standards for marine
mammal bycatch mitigation. A final rule
(RIN 0648–AY15) implemented a
procedure for making comparability
findings for nations that are eligible for
exporting fish and fish products to the
United States. The nations may receive
a comparability finding to export fish
and fish products by providing
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reduction regulatory program is
comparable in effectiveness to that of
the United States. Fish and fish
products from a foreign fishery without
a comparability finding are prohibited
from entry into U.S. commerce. To
facilitate enforcement, NMFS requires
that other fish or fish products from that
nation that are not subject to the import
prohibitions must be accompanied by
documentation of admissibility.
The Certification of Admissibility
information is used by Customs and
Border Protection authorities to
determine that inbound seafood
shipments are not subject to trade
restrictions. NMFS uses the information
to ensure compliance with fish product
embargoes and to assess compliance
with international fishery management
regulations.
II. Method of Collection
The information is collected
electronically at the time of entry filing
in the Automated Commercial
Environment (ACE) of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection. The exporter
completes information on the contents/
origin of the fish products contained in
the export shipment and obtains export
government certification that the fish
meet the U.S. admissibility criteria.
Entry filers (importers or customs
brokers) obtain the completed
Certification of Admissibility from the
exporter (attached to the shipment
packaging or via email or fax) and
upload the image file of the document
to ACE via the Document Image System.
Customs and Border Protection will also
accept paper submission at the port of
entry.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0651.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90
respondents annually filing 10
responses each.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $9,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 216; 50
CFR part 300, subpart N.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)

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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 ICR. 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 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.
[FR Doc. 2021–24504 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Agreement With the
Ministry of National Defence of the
Republic of Lithuania
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comments.
AGENCY:

On behalf of the U.S.
Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a Reciprocal
Defense Procurement Agreement with
the Ministry of National Defence of the
Republic of Lithuania. DoD is requesting
industry feedback regarding its
experience in public defense
procurements conducted by or on behalf
of the Lithuanian Ministry of National
Defence or Armed Forces.

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Comments must be received by
December 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to
Contract Policy, Attn: Mr. Jeff Grover,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B938,
Washington, DC 20301–3060; or by
email to jeffrey.c.grover.civ@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jeff Grover, telephone 703–697–9352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has
concluded Reciprocal Defense
Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 27
qualifying countries, as defined in the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, at the
level of the Secretary of Defense and his
counterpart. The purpose of an RDP
Agreement is to promote rationalization,
standardization, and interoperability of
conventional defense equipment with
allies and other friendly governments.
These Agreements provide a framework
for ongoing communication regarding
market access and procurement matters
that enhance effective defense
cooperation.
RDP Agreements generally include
language by which the Parties agree that
their defense procurements will be
conducted in accordance with certain
implementing procedures. These
procedures relate to—
• Publication of notices of proposed
purchases;
• The content and availability of
solicitations for proposed purchases;
• Notification to each unsuccessful
offeror;
• Feedback, upon request, to
unsuccessful offerors concerning the
reasons they were not allowed to
participate in a procurement or were not
awarded a contract; and
• Provision for the hearing and
review of complaints arising in
connection with any phase of the
procurement process to ensure that, to
the extent possible, complaints are
equitably and expeditiously resolved.
Based on the Agreement, each country
affords the other country certain
benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent
with national laws and regulations. The
benefits that the United States accords
to the products of qualifying countries
include the following:
• Offers of qualifying country end
products are evaluated without applying
the price differentials otherwise
required by the Buy American statute
and the Balance of Payments Program.
• The chemical warfare protection
clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a
and the specialty metals restriction in
10 U.S.C. 2533b do not apply to
products manufactured in a qualifying
country.
• Customs, taxes, and duties are
waived for qualifying country end
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products and components of defense
procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government)
concludes an RDP Agreement with the
Ministry of National Defence of
Lithuania, then Lithuania would be
listed as one of the qualifying countries
in the definition of ‘‘qualifying country’’
at DFARS 225.003, and offers of
products of Lithuania or that contain
components from Lithuania would be
afforded the benefits available to all
qualifying countries. This also means
that U.S. products would be exempt
from any analogous ‘‘Buy Lithuania’’
and ‘‘Buy European Union’’ laws or
policies applicable to procurements by
the Lithuanian Ministry of National
Defence or Armed Forces.
While DoD is evaluating Lithuania’s
laws and regulations in this area, DoD
would benefit from U.S. industry’s
experience in participating in
Lithuania’s public defense
procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking
U.S. firms that have participated or
attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of
Lithuania’s Ministry of National
Defence or Armed Forces to let us know
if the procurements were conducted
with transparency, integrity, fairness,
and due process in accordance with
published procedures, and if not, the
nature of the problems encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments
relating to the degree of reciprocity that
exists between the United States and
Lithuania when it comes to the
openness of defense procurements to
offers of products from the other
country.
Authority: DoD Instruction 5000.35,
Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR)
System.
Jennifer Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0157]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
International Computer and
Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2023)
Main Study Sampling, Recruitment,
and Data Collection
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is

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