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abundance of the relevant species or
stock in our determination of whether
an authorization is limited to small
numbers of marine mammals. When the
predicted number of individuals to be
taken is fewer than one third of the
species or stock abundance, the take is
considered to be of small numbers.
Additionally, other qualitative factors
may be considered in the analysis, such
as the temporal or spatial scale of the
activities.
NMFS has authorized incidental take
(by Level B harassment only) of 14
marine mammal species (with 15
managed stocks). The total amount of
authorized takes relative to the best
available population abundance is less
than 33 percent for all stocks (Table 5).
Based on the analysis contained
herein of the planned activity (including
the required mitigation and monitoring
measures) and the anticipated take of
marine mammals, NMFS finds that
small numbers of marine mammals will
be taken relative to the population size
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Unmitigable Adverse Impact Analysis
and Determination
There are no relevant subsistence uses
of the affected marine mammal stocks or
species implicated by this action.
Therefore, NMFS has determined that
the total taking of affected species or
stocks would not have an unmitigable
adverse impact on the availability of
such species or stocks for taking for
subsistence purposes.
National Environmental Policy Act
To comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
NOAA Administrative Order (NAO)
216–6A, NMFS must evaluate our
proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an
IHA) and alternatives with respect to
potential impacts on the human
environment. This action is consistent
with categories of activities identified in
Categorical Exclusion B4 of the
Companion Manual for NAO 216–6A,
which do not individually or
cumulatively have the potential for
significant impacts on the quality of the
human environment and for which we
have not identified any extraordinary
circumstances that would preclude this
categorical exclusion. Accordingly,
NMFS has determined that this action
qualifies to be categorically excluded
from further NEPA review.
Endangered Species Act
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal
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authorizes, funds, or carries out is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
designated critical habitat. To ensure
ESA compliance for the issuance of
IHAs, NMFS Office of Protected
Resources (OPR) consults internally
whenever we propose to authorize take
for endangered or threatened species.
NMFS is authorizing take of North
Atlantic right whale and fin whales,
which are listed under the ESA. On June
29, 2021 (revised September 2021),
GARFO completed an informal
programmatic consultation on the
effects of certain site assessment and
site characterization activities to be
carried out to support the siting of
offshore wind energy development
projects off the U.S. Atlantic coast. Part
of the activities considered in the
consultation are geophysical surveys
such as those proposed by Dominion
Energy and for which we have authorize
take. GARFO concluded site assessment
surveys are not likely to adversely affect
endangered species or adversely modify
or destroy critical habitat. NMFS has
determined issuance of the IHA is
covered under the programmatic
consultation; therefore, ESA
consultation has been satisfied.
Authorization
As a result of these determinations,
NMFS has issued an IHA to Dominion
Energy authorizing take, by Level B
harassment, incidental to conducting
marine site characterization surveys off
of Virginia for a period of one year, that
includes the previously explained
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
requirements.
Dated: May 31, 2022.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Marine Recreational
Information Program, Access-Point
Angler Intercept Survey
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Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
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 2/7/2022
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Marine Recreational Information
Program, Access-Point Angler Intercept
Survey (APAIS).
OMB Control Number: 0648–0659.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Average Hours per Response: 0.083.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,333.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Marine recreational anglers are
surveyed to collect catch and effort data,
fish biology data, and angler
socioeconomic characteristics. These
data are required to carry out provisions
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended,
regarding conservation and management
of fishery resources.
Marine recreational fishing catch and
effort data are collected through a
combination of mail surveys, telephone
surveys and on-site intercept surveys
with recreational anglers. Amendments
to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) require the development of an
improved data collection program for
recreational fisheries. To partially meet
these requirements, NOAA Fisheries
designed and implemented a new
Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey
(APAIS) in 2013 to ensure better
coverage and representation of
recreational fishing activity.
The APAIS intercepts marine
recreational fishers at public-access sites
in coastal counties from Maine to
Mississippi, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico to
obtain information about the justcompleted day’s fishing activity.
Respondents are asked about the time
and type of fishing, the angler’s avidity
and residence location, and details of
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identification, number, and size are
collected for any available landed catch.
Data collected from the APAIS are used
to estimate the catch per angler of
recreational saltwater fishers. These
APAIS estimates are combined with
estimates derived from independent but
complementary surveys of fishing effort,
the Fishing Effort Survey and the ForHire Survey, to estimate total, state-level
fishing catch, by species, and
participation. These estimates are used
in the development, implementation,
and monitoring of fishery management
programs by the NMFS, regional fishery
management councils, interstate marine
fisheries commissions, and state fishery
agencies.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Frequency: One-time, in-person
interview.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 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 0648–0659.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; North Atlantic Recreational
Fishing Survey III
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

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with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
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 March 21,
2022, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Survey to Collect Economic
Data from Recreational Anglers Along
the Atlantic Coast.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0783.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular [revision of
currently approved information
collections].
Number of Respondents: 442.
Average Hours per Response: Eligible
Anglers, 14 minutes; Ineligible Anglers,
4 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 58.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection and is
sponsored by NOAA’s Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). The
original data collection effort in 2019
under OMB Control Number 0648–0783
was to assess how changes in saltwater
recreational fishing regulations affect
angler effort, angler welfare, fishing
mortality, and future stock levels. That
data collection effort focused on anglers
who fished for Atlantic cod and
haddock off the Atlantic coast from
Maine to Massachusetts (North Atlantic
Recreational Fishing Survey I). In 2020,
the collection was revised to remove the
cod and haddock survey and add a
survey focused on anglers who fish for
summer flounder and black sea bass
along the Atlantic coast from
Massachusetts to North Carolina (North
Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey II).
This current revision will re-add the
original cod and haddock survey to this
control number (North Atlantic
Recreational Fishing Survey III).
The objective of this survey will be to
update our understanding of how
anglers who fish for Atlantic cod and
haddock, respond to changes in
management options and fishing
regulations (e.g., bag limits, size limits,
dates of open seasons, etc.) along the
Atlantic coast from Maine to
Massachusetts. The survey data will
provide the information fisheries
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economic effects to recreational anglers
and to coastal communities of proposed
changes in fishing regulations. The
recreational fishing community and
regional fisheries management councils
have requested more species-specific
socio-economic studies of recreational
fishing that can be used in the analysis
of fisheries policies. This survey will
address that stated need for more
species-specific studies.
The survey population consists of
those anglers who fish in saltwater
along the North Atlantic coast from
Maine to Massachusetts and who
possess a license to fish. A sample of
anglers will be drawn from state fishing
license frames. The survey will be
conducted using both mail and email to
contact anglers and invite them to take
the survey online. Anglers not
responding to the online survey may
receive a paper survey in the mail.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Frequency: The NARFS III will be a
cross-sectional survey asking anglers to
respond once to a single questionnaire.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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 0648–0783.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2021–0039]

Climate Change Mitigation Pilot
Program
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

As part of its ongoing efforts
to incentivize more and inclusive

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