Sunshine Act Meeting
| Published date | 16 November 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 63417 |
| Record Number | 2021-25037 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Legal Services Corporation |
63417
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 16, 2021 / Notices
SUMMARY
: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have issued
the following permits to conduct certain
activities with marine mammals. We
issue these permits under section 104(c)
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of
1972, as amended.
ADDRESSES
: Information about the
applications for the permits listed in
this notice is available online at
www.regulations.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358–
2185, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or
via the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have issued permits to conduct certain
activities with marine mammals in
response to permit applications that we
received. Section 104(c) of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as
amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), specifies the conditions for
authorizing the taking or importation of
a marine mammal for purposes of
scientific research, public display, or
enhancing the survival or recovery of a
species or stock under the MMPA,
providing that certain conditions are
met. A permit may be issued for public
display purposes to applicants which
offers a program for education or
conservation purposes that meets
professionally recognized standards of
the public display community, for
which the applicant’s facilities are open
to the public on a regularly scheduled
basis and that access to the facilities is
not limited or restricted other than by
charging of an admission fee. A permit
may be issued for scientific research
purposes when the taking is required to
further a bona fide scientific purpose
and does not involve unnecessary
duplication of research. This notice only
informs the public that, after going
through a review of the submitted
application, the Service has determined
that all the issuance criteria of the
MMPA have been met.
Availability of Documents
The permittees’ original permit
application materials, along with public
comments we received during public
comment periods for the applications,
are available for review. To locate the
application materials and received
comments, go to www.regulations.gov
and search for the appropriate permit
number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the
following table:
Marine Mammals
Permit No. ePermit
No. Applicant Permit issuance date
672624 .................................. N/A ....................................... U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) ........................................ December 7, 2020.
73634A .................................. N/A ....................................... Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine
Science dba Alaska Sealife Center. December 8, 2020.
Authorities
We issue this notice under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and their
implementing regulations.
Brenda Tapia,
Supervisor, Program Analyst/Data
Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division
of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2021–24889 Filed 11–15–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE
: The Legal Services
Corporation’s (LSC) Board of Directors
will meet Monday, November 22, 2021.
The meeting will commence at 4:30
p.m., Eastern time, continuing until the
conclusion of the Board’s agenda.
PLACE
:
Public Notice of Virtual Meeting.
LSC will conduct the November 22,
2021 meeting virtually via Zoom.
Public Observation: Unless otherwise
noted herein, the Board meeting will be
open to public observation. Members of
the public who wish to participate
remotely in the public proceedings may
do so by following the directions
provided below.
Directions for Open Sessions
Monday, November 22, 2021
•To join the Zoom meeting by
computer, please use this link:
Æhttps://lsc-gov.zoom.us/j/
94947300234?pwd=a1FxNlN
IbUdDaHdwWEFlOGYzSzltUT09
ÆMeeting ID: 949 4730 0234
ÆPasscode: 112221
•To join the Zoom meeting with one
tap from your mobile phone, please
dial:
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(Washington DC)
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(Chicago)
ÆPasscode: 112221
•To join the Zoom meeting by
telephone, please dial any of the
following numbers:
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DC)
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ÆMeeting ID: 949 4730 0234
ÆPasscode: 112221
Once connected to Zoom, please
immediately mute your computer or
telephone. Members of the public are
asked to keep their computers or
telephones muted to eliminate
background noise. To avoid disrupting
the meetings, please refrain from
placing the call on hold if doing so will
trigger recorded music or other sound.
From time to time, the Chair may
solicit comments from the public. To
participate in the meeting during public
comment, use the ‘raise your hand’ or
‘chat’ functions in Zoom and wait to be
recognized by the Chair before stating
your questions and/or comments.
STATUS
: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED
:
Meeting Schedule
1. Approval of agenda
2. Consider and act on the Board of
Directors’ transmittal letter to
accompany the Inspector General’s
Semiannual Report to Congress for
the period of April 1, 2021 through
September 30, 2021
3. Public comment
4. Consider and act on other business
5. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION
:
Jessica Wechter, Special Assistant to the
President, at (202) 295–1626. Questions
may also be sent by electronic mail to
wechterj@lsc.gov.
Non-Confidential Meeting Materials:
Non-confidential meeting materials will
be made available in electronic format at
least 24 hours in advance of the meeting
on the LSC website, at https://
www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/board-meeting-
materials.
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63418
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 16, 2021 / Notices
Dated: November 11, 2021.
Jessica L. Wechter,
Special Assistant to the President, Legal
Services Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2021–25037 Filed 11–12–21; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 7050–01–P
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Determination of the Acting OMB
Director Regarding the Revised Safer
Federal Workforce Task Force
Guidance for Federal Contractors and
the Revised Economy & Efficiency
Analysis
AGENCY
: Executive Office of the
President, Office of Management and
Budget.
ACTION
: Notice of determination; request
for comments.
SUMMARY
: The Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’)
determines that compliance by Federal
contractors and subcontractors with the
COVID–19 workplace safety protocols
detailed in the Safer Federal Workforce
Task Force (‘‘Safer Federal Workforce
Task Force’’ or the ‘‘Task Force’’)
guidance (the ‘‘Guidance’’) to be issued
on November 10, 2021, will promote
economy and efficiency in Federal
contracting by reducing absenteeism
and decreasing labor costs for
contractors and subcontractors working
on or in connection with a Federal
Government contract, and the Director
approves the guidance. This notice
accordingly rescinds and supersedes the
Director’s prior notice issued on
September 24, 2021.
DATES
: To be ensured consideration,
comments must be received on or before
December 16, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: You should submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments.
Please be advised OMB will post all
comments received that relate to this
notice of determination on https://
www.regulations.gov without making
any change to the comments or
redacting any information.
All comments posted are available
and accessible to the public. So, do not
include any information you would not
like to be made publicly available, such
as Social Security numbers, personal
addresses, telephone numbers, and
email addresses. It is the responsibility
of the commenter to safeguard personal
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Cristin Dorgelo, 725 17th Street NW,
Email address: cristin.a.dorgelo@
omb.eop.gov, telephone number: (202)
456–4066. Because of delays in the
receipt of regular mail related to
security screening, respondents are
encouraged to use electronic
communications.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Section 2
of Executive Order 14042 (‘‘Executive
Order 14042’’ or the ‘‘order’’) requires
that, before Federal contractors and
subcontractors must adhere to any
guidance from the Task Force, the
Director of OMB must approve such
guidance and determine that such
guidance will promote economy and
efficiency in Federal contracting if
adhered to by Government contractors
and subcontractors. Based on my review
of the Task Force’s COVID–19
Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal
Contractors and Subcontractors,
scheduled for issuance on November 10,
2021 (reproduced in relevant part in
Part I below), as well as the economy-
and-efficiency analysis presented in Part
II below, and exercising the President’s
authority under the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act (see 3
U.S.C. 301) delegated to me through
Executive Order 14042, I approve the
Guidance and have determined that the
COVID–19-workplace safety protocols
detailed in that Guidance will promote
economy and efficiency in Federal
contracting if adhered to by Government
contractors and subcontractors. This
notice accordingly rescinds and
supersedes my prior notice issued on
September 24, 2021. 86 FR 53691.
This notice consists of the following
sections. Part I consists of revised
Guidance from the Task Force. Part II
consists of an economic analysis of the
COVID–19-workplace safety protocols
detailed in such Guidance and the effect
on economy and efficiency in Federal
procurement. Part III addresses
procedural requirements.
Part I. Safer Federal Workforce Task
Force Guidance
On September 9, President Biden
announced his Path Out of the
Pandemic: COVID–19 Action Plan. One
of the main goals of this science-based
plan is to get more people vaccinated.
As part of that plan, the President
signed Executive Order 14042, Ensuring
Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for
Federal Contractors, which directs
executive departments and agencies,
including independent establishments
subject to the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C.
102(4)(A), to ensure that covered
contracts and contract-like instruments
include a clause (‘‘the clause’’) that the
contractor and any subcontractors (at
any tier) shall incorporate into lower-
tier subcontracts. This clause shall
specify that the contractor or
subcontractor shall, for the duration of
the contract, comply with all guidance
for contractor or subcontractor
workplace locations published by the
Task Force, provided that the Director of
OMB approves the Task Force Guidance
and determines that the Guidance, if
adhered to by covered contractors, will
promote economy and efficiency in
Federal contracting.
The actions directed by the order will
ensure that parties who contract with
the Federal Government provide
COVID–19 safeguards in workplaces
with individuals working on or in
connection with a Federal Government
contract or contract-like instrument.
These workplace safety protocols will
apply to all covered contractor
employees, including contractor or
subcontractor employees in covered
contractor workplaces who are not
working on a Federal Government
contract or contract-like instrument.
These safeguards will decrease the
spread of SARS–CoV–2, the virus that
causes COVID–19, which will decrease
worker absence, reduce labor costs, and
improve the efficiency of contractors
and subcontractors performing work for
the Federal Government.
Pursuant to this Guidance, and in
addition to any requirements or
workplace safety protocols that are
applicable because a contractor or
subcontractor employee is present at a
Federal workplace, Federal contractors
and subcontractors with a covered
contract will be required to conform to
the following workplace safety
protocols:
1. COVID–19 vaccination of covered
contractor employees, except in limited
circumstances where an employee is legally
entitled to an accommodation;
2. Compliance by individuals, including
covered contractor employees and visitors,
with the Guidance related to masking and
physical distancing while in covered
contractor workplaces; and
3. Designation by covered contractors of a
person or persons to coordinate COVID–19
workplace safety efforts at covered contractor
workplaces.
The order also sets out a process for
OMB and the Safer Federal Workforce
Task Force to update the Guidance for
covered contractors, which the Task
Force will consider doing based on
future changes to Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (‘‘CDC’’)
COVID–19 guidance and as warranted
by the circumstances of the pandemic
and public health conditions. It also sets
out a process for the Federal Acquisition
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