80 FR 17732 - Supplemental Record of Decision for Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 63 (April 2, 2015)
Department of the Navy
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 63 (April 2, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 17732] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-07549] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Supplemental Record of Decision for Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. ACTION: Notice of supplemental decision and availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DoN) reaffirms its August 15, 2012, Record of Decision to employ up to four Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) sonar systems with certain geographical restrictions and mitigation monitoring designed to reduce potential adverse effects on the marine environment, including operating LFA sonar systems in the waters in which the Hawaiian Islands Stock Complex of common bottlenose dolphins could occur. The August 15, 2012, Record of Decision implemented the preferred alternative, Alternative 2, identified in the 2012 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS)/Supplemental Overseas Environmental Impact Statement (SOEIS) for SURTASS LFA sonar. Following litigation challenging the adequacy of the 2012 FSEIS/ FSOEIS, the District Court for the Northern District of California determined that the DoN failed to use the best available data when it determined potential impacts from the employment of SURTASS LFA sonar systems on one stock of common bottlenose dolphins in Hawaiian waters rather than the more current information that shows five stocks of common bottlenose dolphins in Hawaiian waters. Accordingly, DoN prepared a narrowly-tailored FSEIS/SOEIS to remedy this deficiency. The National Marine Fisheries Service was a cooperating agency in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.6 for the development of the narrowly- tailored FSEIS/FSOEIS. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full text of the Record of Decision (ROD) is available for public viewing and download at http://www.surtass-lfa-eis.com. Single copies of the ROD are available upon request from SURTASS LFA Sonar SEIS/SOEIS Program Manager, 4350 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA 22203, or email: eisteam@surtass-lfa- com. Dated: March 26, 2015. P.A. Richelmi, Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-07549 Filed 4-1-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE CODE 3810-FF-P
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this notice must be received by the Hawaiian waters rather than the more and opinion on matters referred to it by
Designated Federal Official at the current information that shows five the Secretary of Defense.
address listed in FOR FURTHER stocks of common bottlenose dolphins The Board shall review valuations of
INFORMATION CONTACT at least five in Hawaiian waters. Accordingly, DoN the Fund under 10 U.S.C. 1115(c) and
calendar days prior to the meeting that prepared a narrowly-tailored FSEIS/ shall report periodically, not less than
is the subject of this notice. Written SOEIS to remedy this deficiency. The once every four years, to the President
statements received after this date may National Marine Fisheries Service was a and the Congress on the status of the
not be provided to or considered by the cooperating agency in accordance with Fund. The Board shall include in such
National Security Education Board until 40 CFR 1501.6 for the development of reports recommendations for such
its next meeting. the narrowly-tailored FSEIS/FSOEIS. changes as in the Board’s judgment are
The Designated Federal Official will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full necessary to protect the public interest
review all timely submissions with the text of the Record of Decision (ROD) is and maintain the Fund on a sound
National Security Education Board and available for public viewing and actuarial basis.
ensure they are provided to all members download at http://www.surtass-lfa- The Secretary of Defense, through the
of the National Security Education eis.com. Single copies of the ROD are Under Secretary of Defense for
Board before the meeting that is the available upon request from SURTASS Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)),
subject of this notice. LFA Sonar SEIS/SOEIS Program may act upon the Board’s advice and
Manager, 4350 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600, recommendations.
Dated: March 27, 2015. The Board consists of three members
Aaron Siegel, Arlington, VA 22203, or email:
eisteam@surtass-lfa-com. appointed by the Secretary of Defense
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison from among qualified professional
Officer, Department of Defense. Dated: March 26, 2015. actuaries who are members of the
[FR Doc. 2015–07516 Filed 4–1–15; 8:45 am] P.A. Richelmi, Society of Actuaries. Board members
BILLING CODE CODE 5001–06–P Lieutenant, Office of the Judge Advocate will serve for a term of 15 years, except
General, U.S. Navy, Alternate Federal Register that a Board member appointed to fill a
Liaison Officer. vacancy occurring before the end of the
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [FR Doc. 2015–07549 Filed 4–1–15; 8:45 am] term for which the predecessor was
BILLING CODE CODE 3810–FF–P appointed shall serve only until the end
Department of the Navy of such term. A Board member may
serve after the end of the term until a
Supplemental Record of Decision for DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE successor has taken the oath of office.
Surveillance Towed Array Sensor
The Board membership appointments
System Low Frequency Active Office of the Secretary
are staggered so that a new member is
(SURTASS LFA) Sonar
Charter Amendment of Department of appointed every five years. A Board
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. Defense Federal Advisory Committees member may be removed by the
ACTION: Notice of supplemental decision Secretary of Defense for misconduct or
and availability. AGENCY: Department of Defense. failure to perform functions vested in
ACTION:Amendment of Federal the Board and for no other reason. The
SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy Advisory Committee. Board’s Chair will be designated by the
(DoN) reaffirms its August 15, 2012, USD(P&R) from among those Board
Record of Decision to employ up to four SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is members previously approved by the
Surveillance Towed Array Sensor publishing this notice to announce that Secretary of Defense.
System Low Frequency Active it is amending the charter for the Board members, who are not full-time
(SURTASS LFA) sonar systems with Department of Defense Medicare- or permanent part-time Federal officers
certain geographical restrictions and Eligible Retiree Health Care Board of or employees, will be appointed as
mitigation monitoring designed to Actuaries (‘‘the Board’’). experts or consultants pursuant to 5
reduce potential adverse effects on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim U.S.C. 3109 to serve as special
marine environment, including Freeman, Advisory Committee government employee members and is
operating LFA sonar systems in the Management Officer for the Department entitled, pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
waters in which the Hawaiian Islands of Defense, 703–692–5952. 1114(a)(3), to receive pay at the daily
Stock Complex of common bottlenose SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This equivalent of the annual rate of basic
dolphins could occur. The August 15, committee’s charter is being amended pay of the highest rate of basic pay
2012, Record of Decision implemented pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(a)(1) and in under the General Schedule of
the preferred alternative, Alternative 2, accordance with the Federal Advisory subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, for
identified in the 2012 Final Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 each day the member is engaged in the
Supplemental Environmental Impact U.S.C., Appendix, as amended) and 41 performance of duties vested in the
Statement (FSEIS)/Supplemental CFR 102–3.50(a), established the Board. Board. Board members who are full-time
Overseas Environmental Impact The Board is a statutory Federal or permanent part-time Federal officers
Statement (SOEIS) for SURTASS LFA advisory committee that provides or employees shall be appointed
sonar. independent advice and pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.130(a) to
Following litigation challenging the recommendations related to the serve as regular government employee
adequacy of the 2012 FSEIS/FSOEIS, actuarial matters associated with the members. All members are entitled to
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the District Court for the Northern Department of Defense (DoD) Medicare- reimbursement for official Board-related
District of California determined that Eligible Retiree Health Care Fund (‘‘the travel and per diem.
the DoN failed to use the best available Fund’’) and other related matters. The The DoD has determined that
data when it determined potential Board, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1114(b) subcommittees will not be authorized
impacts from the employment of and (c), shall report to the Secretary of for this Board. The Board’s Designated
SURTASS LFA sonar systems on one Defense annually on the actuarial status Federal Officer (DFO) must be a full-
stock of common bottlenose dolphins in of the Fund and shall furnish its advice time or permanent part-time DoD
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