80 FR 14912 - Higher Initial Maximum Uniform Allowance Rate; Uniform Allowances
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 54 (March 20, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 54 (March 20, 2015)
| Page Range | 14912-14912 | |
| FR Document | 2015-06433 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 14912] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06433] [[Page 14912]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No. 150114039-5245-02] RIN 0648-XD719 Higher Initial Maximum Uniform Allowance Rate; Uniform Allowances AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The NMFS Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) publishes this notice to announce that it is establishing a higher initial maximum uniform allowance to procure and issue uniform items for its uniformed enforcement officers (EOs). Current OPM regulations allow an agency to establish one or more initial maximum uniform allowance rates greater than the government-wide maximum uniform allowance rate. OLE increases the current annual limit for NMFS EOs in order to maintain the uniform standards and professional image expected of its EOs under its new uniform standards. DATES: The new uniform allowance is implemented as of April 1, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Everett Baxter, 301-427-8272. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is implementing a higher initial maximum uniform allowance to procure and furnish uniform items for its enforcement officers (EOs). The current $800.00 annual limit is inadequate to maintain the uniform standards and professional image expected of NMFS EOs under its new uniform standards. In addition, OLE now has a new uniform policy requiring five classes of uniforms. In the past, EOs only had two classes of uniforms. As a result of these two factors, OLE increases the initial maximum uniform allowance for EOs from $800 to $2,000. OLE published a notice with a request for comments in the Federal Register on January 30, 2015 (80 FR 5091) inviting public comments on this planned action. The comment period ended on March 2, 2015. No comments were received. Therefore, NMFS is proceeding with establishing the higher initial maximum uniform allowance rate for its EOs. The effective date of this new uniform allowance is April 1, 2015. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5903; E.O. 12748, 56 FR 4521, 3 CFR 1991 Comp., p. 316. Dated: March 17, 2015. Logan Gregory, Acting Director, Office of Law Enforcement, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-06433 Filed 3-19-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
![14912 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 54 / Friday, March 20, 2015 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dated: March 17, 2015. email site: makah2015deis.wcr@
Logan Gregory, noaa.gov.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Acting Director, Office of Law Enforcement, —OR—
Administration National Marine Fisheries Service. Mail: Submit written comments to:
[FR Doc. 2015–06433 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] Steve Stone, NMFS West Coast Region,
[Docket No. 150114039–5245–02] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232.
RIN 0648–XD719 Instructions: All comments received
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE are a part of the public record and will
Higher Initial Maximum Uniform generally be posted to http://
Allowance Rate; Uniform Allowances National Oceanic and Atmospheric www.regulations.gov without change.
Administration All Personal Identifying Information (for
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries RIN 0648–XC021 example, name, address, etc.)
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and voluntarily submitted by the commenter
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Public Meetings and Request for may be publicly accessible. Do not
Commerce. Comments on a Draft Environmental submit Confidential Business
ACTION: Final notice. Impact Statement Regarding the Information or otherwise sensitive or
Makah Tribe’s Request To Hunt protected information.
SUMMARY: The NMFS Office of Law Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales NMFS will accept anonymous
Enforcement (OLE) publishes this notice comments (enter N/A in the required
to announce that it is establishing a AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
fields, if you wish to remain
higher initial maximum uniform Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
anonymous). You may submit
allowance to procure and issue uniform Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
attachments to electronic comments in
items for its uniformed enforcement Commerce.
Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
officers (EOs). Current OPM regulations ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Adobe PDF file formats only.
allow an agency to establish one or more FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: We are issuing this notice to
initial maximum uniform allowance Steve Stone, NMFS Northwest Region,
advise the public that NMFS has
rates greater than the government-wide (503) 231–2317 or Shannon Bettridge,
prepared a new Draft Environmental
maximum uniform allowance rate. OLE NMFS Office of Protected Resources,
Impact Statement (DEIS) in response to
increases the current annual limit for (301) 427–8402.
the Makah Tribe’s request that NMFS
NMFS EOs in order to maintain the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS
waive the take moratorium of the
uniform standards and professional is available in electronic form on the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
image expected of its EOs under its new Internet at the following address:
(MMPA) to allow for treaty right
uniform standards. http://www.westcoast.fisheries
hunting of eastern North Pacific (ENP)
DATES: The new uniform allowance is gray whales in usual and accustomed .noaa.gov/protected_species/marine_
implemented as of April 1, 2015. grounds off the coast of Washington mammals/cetaceans/whale_hunt.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: State. We are requesting written The DEIS also may be viewed at various
Everett Baxter, 301–427–8272. comments on the DEIS and announcing libraries identified at this Internet
the dates and locations of two public address or at the following NMFS
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is
meetings regarding the DEIS. offices:
implementing a higher initial maximum
DATES: Two public meetings will be (1) NMFS Protected Resources
uniform allowance to procure and
held as follows: Division, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite
furnish uniform items for its
(1) April 27, 2015, Seattle, 1100, Portland, OR 97232. Contact Steve
enforcement officers (EOs). The current
Washington; and Stone at 503–231–2317; and
$800.00 annual limit is inadequate to (2) NMFS, Protected Resources
maintain the uniform standards and (2) April 29, 2015, Port Angeles,
Washington. Division, 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
professional image expected of NMFS Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115–6349.
EOs under its new uniform standards. In Specific times and locations for each
of these meetings are included in Contact Leah Mattox at 206–526– 6150.
addition, OLE now has a new uniform
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. In addition, copies of the DEIS are
policy requiring five classes of
Written or electronic comments on available on CD by contacting Steve
uniforms. In the past, EOs only had two
the DEIS from all interested parties are Stone (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
classes of uniforms. As a result of these
encouraged and must be received no CONTACT).
two factors, OLE increases the initial
maximum uniform allowance for EOs later than 5 p.m. PDT on June 11, 2015. Meeting Information
from $800 to $2,000. All comments and material received,
including names and addresses, will The public will have the opportunity
OLE published a notice with a request to provide written and oral comments
for comments in the Federal Register on become part of the administrative record
and may be released to the public. on the DEIS at two public meetings.
January 30, 2015 (80 FR 5091) inviting Dates, times, and addresses for the
public comments on this planned ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
public meetings are as follows:
action. The comment period ended on identified by NOAA–NMFS–2012–0104, (1) April 27, 2015, 6:30 p.m.–9:30
March 2, 2015. No comments were by any of the following methods:
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
p.m., NOAA Western Regional Center,
received. Therefore, NMFS is Electronic Submissions: Submit all Building 9 (Kelly C. Sandy III
proceeding with establishing the higher electronic public comments via the Auditorium), 7600 Sand Point Way NE.,
initial maximum uniform allowance rate Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// Seattle, WA 98115; and
for its EOs. The effective date of this www.regulations.gov. (2) April 29, 2015, 6:30 p.m.–9:30
new uniform allowance is April 1, 2015. —OR— p.m., Vern Burton Memorial
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5903; E.O. 12748, 56 Email: Submit electronic public Community Center, 308 East 4th Street,
FR 4521, 3 CFR 1991 Comp., p. 316. comments via the following NMFS Port Angeles, WA.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Final notice. | |
| Dates | The new uniform allowance is implemented as of April 1, 2015. | |
| Contact | Everett Baxter, 301-427-8272. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 14912 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XD71 |
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