80_FR_17469 80 FR 17407 - Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council: Public Meeting

80 FR 17407 - Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council: Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 62 (April 1, 2015)

Page Range17407-17408
FR Document2015-07245

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council (Council). The meeting is open to the public, and participants may provide comments at the appropriate time during the meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17407-17408]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07245]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council: Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Sanctuary System 
Business Advisory Council (Council). The meeting is open to the public, 
and participants may provide comments at the appropriate time during 
the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2015, from 10:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. EDT. An opportunity for public comment will be provided on 
April 23, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. These times and the agenda topics 
described below are subject to change.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Hubbard Hall Board Room of 
the National Geographic Society, 1146 16th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20036.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gonzalo Cid, Office of National Marine 
Sanctuaries, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. 
(Phone: 301-713-7278, Fax: 301-713-0404; email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS serves as the trustee for 14 marine 
protected areas encompassing more than 170,000 square miles of ocean 
and Great Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands to the Florida Keys, 
and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. National marine sanctuaries 
protect our Nation's most vital coastal and marine natural and cultural 
resources, and through active research, management, and public 
engagement, sustain healthy environments that are the foundation for 
thriving communities and stable economies. One of the many ways ONMS 
ensures public participation in the designation and management of 
national marine sanctuaries is through the formation of advisory 
councils. The Sanctuary System Business Advisory Council (Council) has 
been formed to provide advice and recommendations to the Director 
regarding the relationship of the ONMS with the business community. 
Additional information on the Council can be found at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/welcome.html.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will provide an opportunity 
for council representatives to hear how national marine sanctuaries are 
connected to users, communities, corporations, and economies and the 
avenues being pursued to enhance these connections. Advisory council 
representatives will be asked to provide advice on how ONMS can enhance 
its connections, programming, and marketing to expand its reach beyond 
a subset of communities. The agenda is subject to change. The latest 
version will be posted at http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/welcome.html.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary 
Program)

    Dated: February 27, 2015.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-07245 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 62 / Wednesday, April 1, 2015 / Notices 17407 Results from monitoring programs delayed or rescheduled if the sea state published by the Council of associated other Eglin AFB activities is greater than a 4 on the Beaufort Scale Environmental Quality (CEQ) and have shown the absence of marine at the time of the test. In addition, NOAA Administrative Order 216–6, mammals within the EGTTR during Maritime WSEP missions would occur Environmental Review Procedures for maritime operations. Avoidance varies no earlier than two hours after sunrise Implementing the National among individuals and depends on their and no later than two hours prior to Environmental Policy Act, adopted the activities or reasons for being in the area sunset to ensure adequate daylight for EA. After considering the EA, the While animals may be impacted in pre- and post-mission monitoring. information in the IHA application, and the immediate vicinity of the activity, Based on the analysis contained the Federal Register notice, as well as because of the short duration of the herein of the likely effects of the public comments, NMFS has actual individual explosions themselves specified activity on marine mammals determined that the issuance of an (versus continual sound source and their habitat, and taking into Authorization is not likely to result in operation) combined with the short consideration the implementation of the significant impacts on the human duration of the Maritime WSEP mitigation and monitoring measures, environment and has prepared a operations, NMFS has determined that NMFS finds that Eglin AFB’s Maritime Finding of No Significant Impact there will not be a substantial impact on WSEP operations will result in the (FONSI). An Environmental Impact marine mammals or on the normal incidental take of marine mammals, by Statement is not required and will not functioning of the nearshore or offshore Level A and Level B harassment only, be prepared for the action. Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. The and that the taking from the Maritime proposed activity is not expected to WSEP exercises will have a negligible Authorization impact rates of recruitment or survival impact on the affected species or stocks. NMFS has issued an Incidental of marine mammals since neither Harassment Authorization to Eglin AFB mortality (which would remove Impact on Availability of Affected for conducting Maritime WSEP individuals from the population) nor Species or Stock for Taking for operations in the EGGTR, provided the serious injury are anticipated to occur. Subsistence Uses previously mentioned mitigation, In addition, the proposed activity would There are no relevant subsistence uses monitoring, and reporting requirements not occur in areas (and/or times) of of marine mammals implicated by this are incorporated. significance for the marine mammal action. Therefore, NMFS has Dated: March 23, 2015. populations potentially affected by the preliminarily determined that the total Donna S. Wieting, exercises (e.g., feeding or resting areas, taking of affected species or stocks reproductive areas), and the activities would not have an unmitigable adverse Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. would only occur in a small part of their impact on the availability of such [FR Doc. 2015–07429 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] overall range, so the impact of any species or stocks for taking for potential temporary displacement subsistence purposes. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P would be negligible and animals would Endangered Species Act (ESA) be expected to return to the area after the cessations of activities. Although the Eglin AFB initiated consultation with DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE proposed activity could result in Level the Southeast Region, NMFS, under National Oceanic and Atmospheric A (PTS only, not slight lung injury or section 7 of the ESA regarding the Administration gastrointestinal tract injury) and Level B effects of this action on ESA-listed (behavioral disturbance and TTS) species and critical habitat under the Sanctuary System Business Advisory harassment of marine mammals, the jurisdiction of NMFS. The consultation Council: Public Meeting level of harassment is not anticipated to will be completed and a biological impact rates of recruitment or survival opinion issued prior to any final AGENCY: Office of National Marine of marine mammals because the number determinations on the Authorization. Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean of exposed animals is expected to be Due to the location of the activity, no Service (NOS), National Oceanic and low due to the short-term (i.e., four ESA-listed marine mammal species are Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), hours a day) and site-specific nature of likely to be affected; therefore, NMFS Department of Commerce (DOC). the activity, and the severity of effect has determined that this Authorization ACTION: Notice of open meeting. would not be detrimental to rates of would have no effect on ESA-listed marine mammal species. Therefore, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a recruitment and survival. Moreover, the mitigation and NMFS has determined that a section 7 meeting of the Sanctuary System monitoring measures required by the consultation under the ESA is not Business Advisory Council (Council). Authorization (described earlier in this required. The meeting is open to the public, and document) are expected to further participants may provide comments at minimize the potential for harassment. National Environmental Policy Act the appropriate time during the meeting. The protected species surveys would (NEPA) DATES: The meeting will be held require Eglin AFB to search the area for Eglin AFB provided NMFS with an Wednesday, April 22, 2015, from 10:00 marine mammals, and if any are found Environmental Assessment titled, a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, April in the live fire area, then the exercise Maritime Weapon Systems Evaluation 23, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. would be suspended until the animal(s) Program (WSEP) Operational Testing In EDT. An opportunity for public comment will be provided on April 23, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES has left the area or relocated. Moreover, The Eglin Gulf Testing And Training marine species observers located in the Range (EGTTR), Florida. The EA 2015 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. These times and Eglin control tower would monitor the analyzes the direct, indirect, and the agenda topics described below are high-definition video feed from cameras cumulative environmental impacts of subject to change. located on the instrument barge the specified activities on marine ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in anchored on-site for the presence of mammals. NMFS, after review and the Hubbard Hall Board Room of the protected species. Furthermore, evaluation of the Eglin AFB EA for National Geographic Society, 1146 16th Maritime WSEP missions would be consistency with the regulations Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:37 Mar 31, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1

17408 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 62 / Wednesday, April 1, 2015 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE instrument for collecting current Gonzalo Cid, Office of National Marine information to update the universe of all Sanctuaries, 1305 East West Highway, Census Bureau county, municipal, township, and Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: special district governments for the Proposed Information Collection; 2017 Census of Governments. The 2016 301–713–7278, Fax: 301–713–0404; Comment Request; 2016 Government GUS provides critical information email: gonzalo.cid@noaa.gov). Units Survey needed to maintain the frame from SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONMS AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, which all public sector surveys are serves as the trustee for 14 marine Commerce. drawn. The GUS is particularly protected areas encompassing more than beneficial for identifying smaller units ACTION: Notice. 170,000 square miles of ocean and Great that have not been included in surveys Lakes waters from the Hawaiian Islands SUMMARY: The Department of in between census years and identifying to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Commerce, as part of its continuing changes to the universe of special Huron to American Samoa. National effort to reduce paperwork and district governments that experience marine sanctuaries protect our Nation’s respondent burden, invites the general substantial change in a five-year period. most vital coastal and marine natural public and other Federal agencies to The GUS contributes to the quality and and cultural resources, and through take this opportunity to comment on timely releases of the other components active research, management, and proposed and/or continuing information of the Census of Governments. public engagement, sustain healthy collections, as required by the The 2016 GUS will differ slightly Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. from the former version of the environments that are the foundation for DATES: To ensure consideration, written Government Units Survey. The 2016 thriving communities and stable comments must be submitted on or GUS is significantly shorter than the economies. One of the many ways past version of the GUS. The 2016 GUS ONMS ensures public participation in before June 1, 2015. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments estimated time to respond is 15 minutes, the designation and management of compared to the 2011 GUS which had national marine sanctuaries is through to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, an estimated time to respond of 45 the formation of advisory councils. The minutes. The 2016 GUS is designed to Sanctuary System Business Advisory Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., diminish unnecessary burden to Council (Council) has been formed to respondents, and to collect information Washington, DC 20230 (or via the provide advice and recommendations to essential to maintaining the government Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). the Director regarding the relationship universe. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the ONMS with the business The 2016 GUS will collect basic Requests for additional information or background information on all local, community. Additional information on copies of the information collection general purpose, and special district the Council can be found at http:// instrument(s) and instructions should governments. The most basic sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/bac/ be directed to Joy P. Pierson by email at welcome.html. information collected will include Joy.P.Pierson@census.gov and Elizabeth whether a government is still in Matters To Be Considered: The Accetta at Elizabeth.Accetta@ existence. As previously noted, there are meeting will provide an opportunity for census.gov. a number of governments, particularly council representatives to hear how SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: special district governments, which national marine sanctuaries are have not been part of any survey or connected to users, communities, I. Abstract collection since the 2012 Census of corporations, and economies and the This request is for extension of a Governments. It is necessary to avenues being pursued to enhance these currently approved information determine if such governments are still connections. Advisory council collection. in existence. The 2016 GUS asks a representatives will be asked to provide Title 13, Section 161 of the United follow-up question for those advice on how ONMS can enhance its States Code requires the Secretary of governments no longer in existence to connections, programming, and Commerce to conduct a Census of provide, if applicable, contact marketing to expand its reach beyond a Governments every five years, in years information for a newly created or subset of communities. The agenda is ending in ‘‘2’’ and ‘‘7’’. Section 193 existing entity that may be providing the subject to change. The latest version provides for the collection of services or functions of the former preliminary and supplementary government. It is necessary to verify and will be posted at http://sanctuaries. statistics as related to the main topic of update all this information in the noaa.gov/management/bac/ the census. The Census of Governments universe prior to the 2017 Census of welcome.html. publishes unit counts and legal Governments. Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq. descriptions as well as employment and The 2016 GUS asks all existing (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog finance data for all county, municipal, governments for contact information, Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program) township, school district, and special including a mailing address and, if district governments in the United applicable, Web site address. This Dated: February 27, 2015. States. Prior to conducting the Census of information is used to verify what Daniel J. Basta, Governments it is necessary to ensure currently exists in the universe and mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Director, Office of National Marine that the universe of all governments is update any discrepancies. The contact Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, as accurate and up to date as possible. information will be used when mailing National Oceanic and Atmospheric The Government Units Survey (GUS) is the 2017 Census of Governments as well Administration. conducted the year prior to the Census as for any public sector surveys [FR Doc. 2015–07245 Filed 3–31–15; 8:45 am] of Governments, and is used to evaluate conducted over the next five years. BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P and update the universe of all local and The 2016 GUS also asks questions on special district governments. 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Document Created: 2015-12-18 11:04:13
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. An opportunity for public comment will be provided on April 23, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change.
ContactGonzalo Cid, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-7278, Fax: 301-713-0404; email: [email protected]).
FR Citation80 FR 17407 
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