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required to effectively address the issue, (including NMFS Federal Register comments in the Federal Register on and the latest version along with other notices of the original proposed and May 7, 2018 (83 FR 20045). We meeting materials will be posted on the final authorizations, and the previous subsequently published the final notice website as they become available. IHA), as well as a list of the references of our issuance of the IHA on July 5, Although other non-emergency issues cited in this document, may be obtained 2018 (83 FR 31372), making the IHA not contained in this agenda may come online at: https:// valid for July 7, 2018 through July 6, before this group for discussion, in www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ 2019. accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens incidental-take-authorizations-under- On September 17, 2019, NMFS Fishery Conservation and Management marine-mammal-protection-act. In case received an application from Point Blue Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those of problems accessing these documents, requesting a letter of authorization issues may not be the subject of formal please call the contact listed above. (LOA) for take of marine mammals action during these meeting. Actions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: incidental to seabird research activities will be restricted to those issues in central California over the course of specifically listed in this notice and any Background five years. We determined the issues arising after publication of this The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of application was adequate and complete notice that require emergency action marine mammals, with certain on November 26, 2019 and published a under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson- exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and notice of receipt of application in the Stevens Act, provided that the public (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et Federal Register on December 4, 2019 has been notified of the Council’s intent seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce (84 FR 66379). On June 17, 2020, NMFS to take final action to address the (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon received a request from Point Blue for emergency. request, the incidental, but not an IHA to take marine mammals intentional, taking of small numbers of incidental to seabird research and Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. marine mammals by U.S. citizens who monitoring in central California. Point Dated: October 2, 2020. engage in a specified activity (other than Blue’s application was determined to be Diane M. DeJames-Daly, commercial fishing) within a specified adequate and complete on August 6, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable geographical region if certain findings 2020. This IHA is effective for a period Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. are made and either regulations are of one year from the date of issuance [FR Doc. 2020–22154 Filed 10–6–20; 8:45 am] issued or, if the taking is limited to (i.e., October 1, 2020 to September 30, BILLING CODE 3510–22–P harassment, a notice of a proposed 2021), with the LOA expected to be incidental take authorization may be effective from January 1, 2021 to provided to the public for review. December 31, 2025. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Authorization for incidental takings Point Blue’s planned activities are shall be granted if NMFS finds that the identical to those analyzed in the 2018 National Oceanic and Atmospheric taking will have a negligible impact on IHA, as are the mitigation, monitoring, Administration the species or stock(s) and will not have and reporting requirements described in [RTID 0648–XA522] an unmitigable adverse impact on the detail in the Federal Register notice of availability of the species or stock(s) for issuance of the 2018 IHA (83 FR 31372; Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental taking for subsistence uses (where July 5, 2018). The authorized take To Specified Activities; Taking Marine relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe numbers for Steller sea lions have Mammals Incidental to Seabird the permissible methods of taking and increased slightly, while the authorized Research Activities in Central other ‘‘means of effecting the least take numbers for California sea lions, California practicable adverse impact’’ on the harbor seals, and northern elephant affected species or stocks and their seals are identical to those analyzed in AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries habitat, paying particular attention to the 2018 IHA. Please see the Estimated Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of Take section of this notice for more Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), similar significance, and on the information. Commerce. availability of such species or stocks for Description of the Activity and ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental taking for certain subsistence uses Anticipated Impacts harassment authorization. (referred to in shorthand as ‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements Point Blue plans to monitor and SUMMARY: In accordance with the pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring census seabird populations, observe regulations implementing the Marine and reporting of such takings are set seabird nesting habitat, restore nesting Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as forth. burrows, and resupply a field station amended, notification is hereby given annually in central California. The that NMFS has issued an incidental History of Request planned activities occur on Southeast harassment authorization (IHA) to the On January 4, 2018, NMFS received a Farallon Island (SEFI), An˜ o Nuevo Point Blue Conservation Science (Point request from Point Blue for an IHA to Island (ANO), and Point Reyes National Blue) to incidentally harass, by Level B take marine mammals incidental to Seashore (PRNS). Point Blue, along with harassment only, marine mammals seabird and marine mammal research partners Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge during seabird research activities in monitoring taking place at three and PRNS, have been conducting central California. locations in central California. Point seabird research activities at these DATES: This Authorization is effective Blue’s request was for take of California locations for over 30 years. This from October 1, 2020 through sea lions (Zalophus californianus), research is conducted under cooperative September 30, 2021. Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), agreements with the U.S. Fish and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: northern elephant seals (Mirounga Wildlife Service (USFWS) in Amy Fowler, Office of Protected angustirostris), and Steller sea lions consultation with the Gulf of the Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. (Eumetopias jubatus) by Level B Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Electronic copies of the original harassment only. 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ANO, and PRNS. The seabird research authorization (83 FR 20045; May 7, monitoring reports were based on and monitoring activities planned by 2018). NMFS has reviewed the occurrences that are consistent with Point Blue are identical to those monitoring data from the initial IHA, Levels 2 and 3 of the three-point analyzed in the 2018–2019 IHA. recent draft Stock Assessment Reports, harassment scale (see Table 3). For all NMFS refers the reader to the information on relevant Unusual species except California sea lions, documents related to the previously Mortality Events, and other scientific Point Blue’s requested annual take was issued 2018–2019 IHA for more detailed literature. The 2018 Stock Assessment calculated as the maximum annual description of the project activities. Report notes that the estimated recorded take for each species over the These previous documents include the abundance of California sea lions has last five years (2015–2019) or the Federal Register notice of the issuance decreased slightly, however, neither this authorized take from the most recent of the 2018–2019 IHA for Point Blue’s nor any other new information affects IHA, whichever was greater. For seabird research activities (83 FR 31372, which species or stocks have the California sea lions, the authorized take July 5, 2018), the Federal Register potential to be affected or the pertinent is identical to the authorized take in the notice of the proposed IHA (83 FR information in the ‘‘Description of most recent authorization, which is less 20045; May 7, 2018), Point Blue’s Marine Mammals in the Area of than the highest year. The recorded take application, and all associated Specified Activities’’ section contained of California sea lions has been references and documents, which are in the supporting documents for the decreasing over the past five years, available at https:// initial IHA. which is why the take numbers from the www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ Potential Effects on Marine Mammals highest year were not used. However, marine-mammal-protection/incidental- and Their Habitat 32,623 takes of California sea lions by take-authorizations-research-and-other- Level B harassment are authorized in activities. A detailed description of the A description of the potential effects order to sufficiently account for any of the specified activities on marine seabird research and monitoring unexpected increases in occurrences of mammals and their habitat may be activities is found in these documents. California sea lions such as that which found in the documents supporting the occurred between 2014 and 2015, when Detailed Description of the Action previous IHA, which remains applicable the recorded takes went up from around A detailed description of the planned to the issuance of this IHA. There is no 10,000 to 36,000. seabird research and monitoring new information on potential effects activities is found in these previous that affects our initial analysis of A detailed description of the methods documents. The location, timing, and potential impacts on marine mammals and inputs used to estimate take for nature of the activities, including the and their habitat. most recent IHA is found in the Federal types of equipment planned for use, are Register notices of the proposed and Estimated Take identical to those described in the final IHAs for the 2018–2019 previous notices. Point Blue has been conducting authorization (83 FR 20045, May 7, seabird research activities at SEFI, ANI, 2018; 83 FR 31372, July 5, 2018) but in Description of Marine Mammals and PRNS for over 30 years. Under summary, the take estimates are based A description of the marine mammals previous IHAs, Point Blue has on historical data from the previous five in the area of the activities for which documented the numbers of marine monitoring reports (2014, 2015, 2016, take has been authorized, including mammals taken by Level B harassment 2017, and 2018) to generate 95 percent information on abundance, status, at each of the research stations. Take confidence interval maximums distribution, and hearing, may be found estimates are based on take reported by (assuming normal distribution) using in the Federal Register notice of the Point Blue in the last five years (Table STATA, a general-purpose statistical proposed IHA for the 2018–2019 1). Takes recorded in all previous computer package.

TABLE 1—REPORTED TAKE OBSERVATIONS FROM PREVIOUS IHAS

Reported take observations for all activities Total Authorized authorized Species takes from annual takes 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 most recent by Level B IHA harassment

California sea lion ...... 10,048 36,417 23,173 22,752 17,487 10,408 32,623 32,623 Northern elephant seal ...... 145 175 119 202 85 79 239 239 Pacific harbor seal...... 284 292 175 234 229 82 304 304 Steller sea lion ...... 59 31 32 35 5 61 43 61

In this authorization, the expected Similarly, the stocks taken, methods of take numbers for Steller sea lions, number of survey days, and marine take, and types of take remain which increased based on consideration mammal occurrence data applicable to unchanged from the previously issued of reported take numbers from past this authorization remain unchanged IHA. The only change from the most authorizations. from the previously issued IHA. recent authorization is the authorized

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TABLE 2—POPULATION ABUNDANCE ESTIMATES, TOTAL AUTHORIZED LEVEL B TAKE, AND PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION THAT MAY BE TAKEN

Total Percentage Species Stock Stock authorized of stock or abundance level B take population

California sea lion ...... U.S ...... 257,606 32,623 12.7 Northern elephant seal ...... California breeding stock ...... 179,000 239 0.13 Harbor seal ...... California ...... 30,968 304 0.98 Steller sea lion ...... Eastern U.S ...... 41,638 61 0.14

Description of Required Mitigation, conducting research (i.e., if a site cannot pinnipeds, such that any potential Monitoring and Reporting Measures be accessed or sampled due to the follow-up research can be conducted by The mitigation, monitoring, and presence of pinnipeds); the appropriate personnel; (2) tag- reporting measures described here are (4) Cease or delay visits if the number bearing pinnipeds or carcasses, allowing identical to those included in the notice of takes that have been authorized are transmittal of the information to announcing the issuance of the 2018– met, if a species for which takes were appropriate agencies and personnel; and 2019 IHA (83 FR 31372; July 5, 2018), not authorized is observed (e.g., (3) rare or unusual species of marine and the discussion of the least northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) mammals for agency follow-up. practicable adverse impact included in and Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus Required monitoring protocols for that document remains accurate. The townsendi)), or if pups are present; Point Blue will include the following: following measures are included in this (5) Monitor for offshore predators and (1) Record of date, time, and location IHA: do not approach hauled out pinnipeds (or closest point of ingress) of each visit To reduce the potential for if great white sharks (Carcharodon to the research site; disturbance from acoustic and visual carcharias) or killer whales (Orcinus (2) Composition of the marine stimuli associated with survey activities orca) are present. If Point Blue and/or mammals sighted, such as species, Point Blue must implement the its designees see pinniped predators in gender, and life history stage (e.g., adult, following mitigation measures for the area, they must not disturb the sub-adult, pup); pinnipeds until the area is free of marine mammals: (3) Information on the numbers (by predators; (1) Slow approach to beaches for boat species) of marine mammals observed (6) Keep voices hushed and bodies landings to avoid stampede, provide during the activities; animals opportunity to enter water, and low to the ground in the visual presence (4) Estimated number of marine avoid vessel strikes; of pinnipeds; (2) Observe a site from a distance, (7) Conduct seabird observations at mammals (by species) that may have using binoculars if necessary, to detect North Landing on SEFI in an been harassed during the activities; any marine mammals prior to approach observation blind, shielded from the (5) Behavioral responses or to determine if mitigation is required view of hauled out pinnipeds; modifications of behaviors that may be (i.e., site surveys must not be conducted (8) Crawl slowly to access seabird nest attributed to the specific activities and if fur seals are present; if other boxes on ANI if pinnipeds are within a description of the specific activities pinnipeds are present, researchers must view; occurring during that time (e.g., approach with caution, walking slowly, (9) Coordinate research visits to pedestrian approach, vessel approach); quietly, and close to the ground to avoid intertidal areas of SEFI (to reduce and surprising any hauled-out individuals potential take) and coordinate research (6) Information on the weather, and to reduce flushing/stampeding of activities for ANI to minimize the including the tidal state and horizontal individuals); number of trips to the island; and visibility. (3) Avoid pinnipeds along access (10) Require that beach landings on The lead biologist will serve as an ways to sites by locating and taking a ANI only occur after any pinnipeds that observer to record incidental take. For different access way. Researchers must might be present on the landing beach consistency, any reactions by pinnipeds keep a safe distance from and not have entered the water. to researchers will be recorded approach any marine mammal while Point Blue will contribute to the according to a three-point scale shown conducting research, unless it is knowledge of pinnipeds in California by in Table 3. Note that only observations absolutely necessary to flush a marine noting observations of: (1) Unusual of disturbance noted in Levels 2 and 3 mammal in order to continue behaviors, numbers, or distributions of should be recorded as takes.

TABLE 3—LEVELS OF PINNIPED BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCE

Level Type of response Definition

1 ...... Alert ...... Seal head orientation or brief movement in response to disturbance, which may include turning head to- wards the disturbance, craning head and neck while holding the body rigid in a u-shaped position, changing from a lying to a sitting position, or brief movement of less than twice the animal’s body length. 2 * ...... Movement ...... Movements in response to the source of disturbance, ranging from short withdrawals at least twice the animal’s body length to longer retreats over the beach, or if already moving a change of direction of greater than 90 degrees. 3 * ...... Flush ...... All retreats (flushes) to the water. * Only observations of disturbance Levels 2 and 3 are recorded as takes.

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This information must be (7) Photographs or video footage of Response: NMFS thanks the incorporated into a monitoring report the animal(s). Commission for their recommendation for NMFS. The monitoring report will Activities must not resume until and has included this stipulation in the cover the period from January 1, 2020 NMFS is able to review the final IHA issued to Point Blue. through December 31, 2020. NMFS circumstances of the prohibited take. Determinations requires that Point Blue submit annual NMFS will work with Point Blue to monitoring report data on a calendar determine what measures are necessary The seabird research and monitoring year schedule, regardless of the current to minimize the likelihood of further activities planned by Point Blue, the IHA’s initiation or expiration dates. This prohibited take and ensure MMPA method of taking, and the effects of the ensures that data from all consecutive compliance. Point Blue may not resume action are identical to those analyzed in months will be collected and, therefore, the activities until notified by NMFS. the 2018–2019 IHA, as is the planned can be analyzed to estimate authorized In the event that an injured or dead frequency of research site visits within take for future IHA’s regardless of the marine mammal is discovered and it is the authorization period. The potential existing IHA’s issuance date. Point Blue determined that the cause of the injury effects of Point Blue’s activities are will submit a draft monitoring report for or death is unknown and the death is limited to Level B harassment in the the 2020 activities to NMFS Office of relatively recent (e.g., in less than a form of behavioral disturbance. In Protected Resources by April 1, 2021. A moderate state of decomposition), Point analyzing the effects of the activity in final report will be prepared and Blue must immediately report the the initial IHA, NMFS determined that submitted within 30 days following incident to the Office of Protected Point Blue’s activities would have a resolution of any comments on the draft Resources, NMFS, and the West Coast negligible impact on the affected species report from NMFS. If no comments are Regional Stranding Coordinator, NMFS. or stocks and that the authorized take received from NMFS, the draft The report must include the same numbers of each species or stock were monitoring report will be considered to information required in the report on small relative to the relevant stocks (e.g., be the final report. unauthorized take. Activities may less than 13 percent for all stocks). The Point Blue must also submit a draft continue while NMFS reviews the numbers of California sea lions, harbor monitoring report covering the period circumstances of the incident. NMFS seals, and northern elephant seals from January 1, 2021 through the date will work with Point Blue to determine authorized to be taken are identical to of expiration of this authorization. This whether additional mitigation measures those authorized in the 2018–2019 IHA, report will be due 90 days after the or modifications to the activities are while the numbers of Steller sea lions expiration of this authorization. A final appropriate. authorized to be taken have increased report must be prepared and submitted In the event that an injured or dead slightly. However, the increased within 30 days following resolution of marine mammal is discovered and it is numbers of Steller sea lions result in any comments on the draft report from determined that the injury or death is only minor increased percentage of NMFS. If no comments are received not associated with or related to the stock authorized to be taken (e.g., from from NMFS, the draft monitoring report activities covered by the IHA (e.g., 0.10 to 0.14 percent of the Eastern U.S. will be considered to be the final report. previously wounded animal, carcass stock of Steller sea lions) and NMFS has The reports must contain the with moderate to advanced determined that the authorized take is informational elements described above, decomposition, or scavenger damage), still considered small relative to the at minimum, as well as the raw Point Blue must report the incident to relevant stock abundances. The sightings data. the Office of Protected Resources, mitigation measures and monitoring and Point Blue must also report NMFS, and the West Coast Regional reporting requirements as described observations of unusual pinniped Stranding Coordinator, NMFS, within above are identical to the initial IHA. behaviors, numbers, or distributions and 24 hours of the discovery. Point Blue NMFS has concluded that there is no tag-bearing carcasses to the NMFS West must provide photographs, video new information suggesting that our Coast Regional Office. footage, or other documentation of the analysis or findings should change from If at any time the specified activity stranded animal sighting to NMFS. those reached for the initial IHA. This clearly causes the take of a marine Activities may continue while NMFS includes consideration of the estimated mammal in a manner prohibited by this reviews the circumstances of the abundance of the California sea lion IHA, such as an injury (Level A incident. stock decreasing slightly and the harassment), serious injury, or increased estimated take of Steller sea Comments and Responses mortality, Point Blue must immediately lions. Based on the information cease the specified activities and report A notice of NMFS’ proposal to issue contained here and in the referenced the incident to the NMFS Office of an IHA was published in the Federal documents, NMFS has determined the Protected Resources, and the NMFS Register on August 28, 2020 (85 FR following: (1) The required mitigation West Coast Regional Stranding 53327). During the 30-day public measures will effect the least practicable Coordinator. The report must include comment period, the Marine Mammal impact on marine mammal species or the following information: Commission (Commission) submitted a stocks and their habitat; (2) the (1) Time and date of the incident; letter, providing comments as described authorized takes will have a negligible (2) Description of the incident; below. impact on the affected marine mammal (3) Environmental conditions (e.g., Comment: The Commission species or stocks; (3) the authorized wind speed and direction, Beaufort sea recommended issuing the IHA to Point takes represent small numbers of marine state, cloud cover, and visibility); Blue, subject to inclusion of the mammals relative to the affected stock (4) Description of all marine mammal proposed mitigation, monitoring, and abundances; and (4) Point Blue’s observations in the 24 hours preceding reporting measures and contingent on activities will not have an unmitigable the incident; inclusion of a condition in the final adverse impact on taking for subsistence (5) Species identification or incidental harassment authorization purposes as no relevant subsistence uses description of the animal(s) involved; stipulating that the final rule, when of marine mammals are implicated by (6) Fate of the animal(s); and issued, will supersede the authorization. this action, and (5) appropriate

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monitoring and reporting requirements BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL Affected Public: Businesses and other are included. PROTECTION for-profit entities. Endangered Species Act (ESA) [Docket No. CFPB–2020–0031] Estimated Number of Respondents: 100. Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Agency Information Collection Estimated Total Annual Burden Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. Activities: Submission for OMB Hours: 6,000. 1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal Review; Comment Request Abstract: The Bureau is proposing to agency insure that any action it AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial establish an Advisory Opinion (AO) authorizes, funds, or carries out is not Protection. Program. AOs issued under the program likely to jeopardize the continued ACTION: Notice and request for comment. would be interpretive rules under the existence of any endangered or Administrative Procedure Act that threatened species or result in the SUMMARY: In accordance with the respond to a specific request for clarity destruction or adverse modification of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 on an interpretive question regarding a designated critical habitat. No (PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Bureau-administered regulation or incidental take of ESA-listed species is Financial Protection (Bureau) is statute. The Federal Register notice authorized or expected to result from proposing a new information collection, inviting public comment on the this activity. Therefore, NMFS has titled, ‘‘Request for an Advisory proposed program lays out the process determined that formal consultation Opinion.’’ for submitting a request by an AO. under section 7 of the ESA is not DATES: Written comments are Under the program, parties would be required for this action. encouraged and must be received on or able to request interpretive guidance, in before November 6, 2020 to be assured the form of an AO, to resolve regulatory National Environmental Policy Act of consideration. uncertainty. The Bureau would have To comply with the National ADDRESSES: Written comments and discretion to decide which AOs to Environmental Policy Act of 1969 recommendations for the proposed respond to. The Bureau intends to (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and information collection should be sent publish AOs as well as a description of NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) within 30 days of publication of this the incoming request. The requests for an AO, and thus the information 216–6A, NMFS must review our notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ collection, may be submitted by proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an PRAMain. Find this particular persons, primarily business or other for- IHA) with respect to potential impacts information collection by selecting profit entities. The information on the human environment. ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the collected will be used by the Bureau to This action is consistent with search function. In general, all determine whether to pursue the categories of activities identified in CE comments received will become public issuance of an AO responsive to the B4 of the Companion Manual for NOAA records, including any personal request. Administrative Order 216–6A, which do information provided. Sensitive Request for Comments: The Bureau not individually or cumulatively have personal information, such as account issued a 60-day Federal Register notice the potential for significant impacts on numbers or Social Security numbers, on June 22, 2020, 85 FR 37394, Docket the quality of the human environment should not be included. Number: CFPB–2020–0019. Comments and for which we have not identified FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: were solicited and continue to be any extraordinary circumstances that Documentation prepared in support of invited on: (a) Whether the collection of would preclude this categorical this information collection request is information is necessary for the proper exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has available at www.reginfo.gov (this link performance of the functions of the determined that the issuance of the IHA becomes active on the day following Bureau, including whether the qualifies to be categorically excluded publication of this notice). Select information will have practical utility; from further NEPA review. ‘‘Information Collection Review,’’ under (b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s ‘‘Currently under Review,’’ use the estimate of the burden of the collection Authorization dropdown menu ‘‘Select Agency’’ and of information, including the validity of As a result of these determinations, select ‘‘Consumer Financial Protection the methods and the assumptions used; Bureau’’ (recent submissions to OMB NMFS has issued an IHA to Point Blue (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, will be at the top of the list). The same and clarity of the information to be for the harassment of marine mammals documentation is also available at collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the incidental to conducting seabird http://www.regulations.gov. Requests for burden of the collection of information research and monitoring activities in additional information should be on respondents, including through the central California for a period of one directed to Darrin King, PRA Officer, at use of automated collection techniques year from the date of issuance, provided (202) 435–9575, or email: CFPB_PRA@ or other forms of information the previously mentioned mitigation, cfpb.gov. If you require this document technology. Comments submitted in monitoring, and reporting requirements in an alternative electronic format, response to this notice will be reviewed are incorporated. please contact CFPB_Accessibility@ by OMB as part of its review of this Dated: October 1, 2020. cfpb.gov. Please do not submit request. All comments will become a Donna S. Wieting, comments to these email boxes. matter of public record. Director, Office of Protected Resources, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: October 2, 2020. Title of Collection: Request for an National Marine Fisheries Service. Suzan Muslu, Advisory Opinion. [FR Doc. 2020–22099 Filed 10–6–20; 8:45 am] OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX. Data Governance Manager, Bureau of BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Type of Review: New collection Consumer Financial Protection. (Request for a new OMB Control [FR Doc. 2020–22193 Filed 10–6–20; 8:45 am] Number). BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P

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