81 FR 10595 - Notice of Availability of a Revised Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Projects
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 40 (March 1, 2016)
| Page Range | 10595-10596 | |
| FR Document | 2016-04484 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 10595-10596] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04484] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Availability of a Revised Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Projects AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NOAA is hereby requesting comments on the IOOS Revised Draft PEA. DATES: Dates and Times: The Revised Draft PEA is available for public review and comment through March 15, 2016. ADDRESSES: The Revised Draft PEA is available online at www.ioos.noaa.gov/about/governance/environmental_compliance.html. If you wish to comment on the Revised Draft PEA, please send comments via email to Regina Evans at [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Evans, U.S. IOOS, Regions Budget & Policy Division, 1315 East West- Highway, SSMC3, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 301-713-3290, ext. 110; Fax 301-713- 3281; Email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (ICOOS) Act of 2009 mandated the establishment of IOOS with NOAA as lead Federal agency. In April 2015, IOOS published a Notice of Availability for review and comment on a draft PEA of NOAA's IOOS Program observing activities regularly occurring in the environment as a direct result of cooperative agreements funded by this program. Technologies proposed for deployment and observational activities under IOOS are categorized into the following groups: Sensors and instrumentation; vessels (including personal watercraft) and sampling; AUVs, gliders, and drifters; moorings, marine stations, buoys, and fixed arrays; HF radar; sound navigation and ranging (sonar); and light detection and ranging (lidar). These observing activities support the core mission of IOOS: Systematic provision of readily accessible marine environmental data and data products in an interoperable, reliable, timely, and user-specified manner to end-users/customers to serve seven critical and expanding societal needs: 1. Improve predictions of climate change and weather and their effects on coastal communities and the nation; 2. Improve the safety and efficiency of maritime operations; 3. More effectively mitigate the effects of natural hazards; 4. Improve national and homeland security; 5. Reduce public health risks; 6. More effectively protect and restore healthy coastal ecosystems; and 7. Enable the sustained use of ocean and coastal resources. Since the close of the public comment period on the initial draft PEA, IOOS has revised the document and seeks comment on the Revised Draft PEA. The PEA was revised to include a new alternative and to designate it as the proposed action (preferred alternative). The Proposed Action included in the public review draft anticipated full buildout of the proposed observing system program. However, budget constraints have made full buildout unobtainable at this time. IOOS developed the new alternative and changed the Proposed Action to reflect consideration of actual funding levels. Although IOOS remains committed to developing full system capabilities, the timeline for reaching those goals has been extended. The revised draft PEA reflects the anticipated program actions consistent with historic and anticipated future budget authorizations. [[Page 10596]] Statutory Authority: Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 U.S.C. 3601-3610). Zdenka S. Willis, Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System. [FR Doc. 2016-04484 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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—breakaways on the net allowing large Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
mammals to break through the gear analyses. Additionally, issuance of an Integrated Coastal and Ocean
(Note: A ‘breakaway’ is a weakly sewn EFP would be developed for consistency Observation System (ICOOS) Act of
together area of the net that would with all applicable laws, including 2009 mandated the establishment of
allow a large animal to break the net Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. IOOS with NOAA as lead Federal
and avoid entanglement), 1531 et seq.), to ensure it would not be agency. In April 2015, IOOS published
—shortening soak times to only 6 hours, likely to jeopardize the continued a Notice of Availability for review and
and existence and recovery of any comment on a draft PEA of NOAA’s
—shortening the net length to 900 endangered or threatened species or IOOS Program observing activities
fathoms. result in the destruction or adverse regularly occurring in the environment
(7) Impose an annual incidental catch modification of critical habitat. Given as a direct result of cooperative
limit for striped marlin. strong public interest in the DGN fishery agreements funded by this program.
(8) Prohibit fishing in leatherback sea and its impacts on protected species, if Technologies proposed for deployment
turtle critical habitat (designated under NMFS decides to pursue issuing an EFP and observational activities under IOOS
the federal Endangered Species Act to ACSF, then it will publish a ‘Notice are categorized into the following
(ESA)). of Availability’ to give the public the groups: Sensors and instrumentation;
(9) Prohibit fishing in waters north of opportunity to comment on the draft vessels (including personal watercraft)
the Washington/Oregon border, and in NEPA analysis (i.e., either and sampling; AUVs, gliders, and
the first year prohibit fishing in waters environmental assessment or drifters; moorings, marine stations,
north of the Oregon/California border. environmental impact statement) that buoys, and fixed arrays; HF radar; sound
(10) Fishing under the EFP would would be prepared for the proposed navigation and ranging (sonar); and light
cease for the remainder of the year if the action. detection and ranging (lidar). These
number of observed takes in the fishery Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. observing activities support the core
for animals listed as threatened or mission of IOOS: Systematic provision
Dated: February 24, 2016. of readily accessible marine
endangered under the ESA is the lower Jennifer M. Wallace,
of either double the amount of environmental data and data products
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable in an interoperable, reliable, timely, and
incidental take estimated in an ESA Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
biological opinion prepared for the EFP, user-specified manner to end-users/
[FR Doc. 2016–04368 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] customers to serve seven critical and
or 10 animals.
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Additional EFP Considerations 1. Improve predictions of climate
The elements of the EFP application change and weather and their effects on
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE coastal communities and the nation;
and the Council recommendations will
be considered by NMFS; however, if National Oceanic and Atmospheric 2. Improve the safety and efficiency of
NMFS issues an EFP, it may impose Administration maritime operations;
different and/or additional mitigation 3. More effectively mitigate the effects
measures as it deems necessary and in Notice of Availability of a Revised Draft of natural hazards;
accordance with other applicable laws, Programmatic Environmental 4. Improve national and homeland
such as the ESA. In considering this Assessment (PEA) for U.S. Integrated security;
matter, NMFS is seeking public Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) 5. Reduce public health risks;
comment on the EFP application, the Projects
Council’s recommended conditions, and 6. More effectively protect and restore
any other suggested mitigation measures AGENCY: National Ocean Service, healthy coastal ecosystems; and
to improve conservation elements while National Oceanic and Atmospheric 7. Enable the sustained use of ocean
maintaining feasible fishery operations. Administration (NOAA), Department of and coastal resources.
In particular, NMFS is interested in Commerce. Since the close of the public comment
additional methods and technologies ACTION: Request for comments. period on the initial draft PEA, IOOS
that could be applied to the fishing SUMMARY: NOAA is hereby requesting has revised the document and seeks
operations in order to further reduce the comments on the IOOS Revised Draft comment on the Revised Draft PEA. The
likelihood of interactions with federally PEA. PEA was revised to include a new
endangered leatherback sea turtles. alternative and to designate it as the
NMFS is mindful of the population DATES: Dates and Times: The Revised proposed action (preferred alternative).
status of Pacific leatherback sea turtles Draft PEA is available for public review The Proposed Action included in the
and that test fishing in the PLCA with and comment through March 15, 2016. public review draft anticipated full
DGN gear would have interaction risks ADDRESSES: The Revised Draft PEA is buildout of the proposed observing
with the endangered Pacific leatherback available online at www.ioos.noaa.gov/ system program. However, budget
sea turtle. Designing an EFP that about/governance/environmental_ constraints have made full buildout
minimizes such risks is critical, and compliance.html. If you wish to unobtainable at this time. IOOS
therefore NMFS is also interested in comment on the Revised Draft PEA, developed the new alternative and
comments on how this proposed EFP please send comments via email to changed the Proposed Action to reflect
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
complements the draft Pacific Coast Regina Evans at regina.evans@noaa.gov. consideration of actual funding levels.
Swordfish Fishery Management and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Although IOOS remains committed to
Monitoring Plan and the future of the Regina Evans, U.S. IOOS, Regions developing full system capabilities, the
U.S. West Coast swordfish fishery. Budget & Policy Division, 1315 East timeline for reaching those goals has
In accordance with NOAA West- Highway, SSMC3, 2nd Floor, been extended. The revised draft PEA
Administrative Order 216–6, if NMFS Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 301– reflects the anticipated program actions
pursues issuance of an EFP, then NMFS 713–3290, ext. 110; Fax 301–713–3281; consistent with historic and anticipated
will complete the appropriate National Email regina.evans@noaa.gov. future budget authorizations.
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Statutory Authority: Integrated Coastal and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: by the U.S. domestic industry in
Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (33 commercial quantities in a timely
U.S.C. 3601–3610). Authority
manner. Comments must be received no
Zdenka S. Willis, Section 203 (j)(2)(B)(i) of the United later than March 31, 2016.
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing
States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 Interested persons are invited to
System. submit such comments or information
[FR Doc. 2016–04484 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am]
note) (USMFTA Implementation Act);
Executive Order 11651 of March 3, electronically to OTEXA_MoroccoFTA@
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1972, as amended. trade.gov, and/or in hard copy to:
Chairman, Committee for the
Background Implementation of Textile Agreements,
COMMITTEE FOR THE Article 4.3.3 of the USMFTA provides Room 30001, U.S. Department of
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE that, on the request of either Party, the Commerce, 14th and Constitution
AGREEMENTS Parties shall consult to consider Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
whether the rules of origin applicable to If comments include business
Request for Public Comment on a a particular textile or apparel good
Commercial Availability Request Under confidential information, commenters
should be revised to address issues of must submit a business confidential
the U.S-Morocco Free Trade availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or
Agreement version in hard copy to the Chairman of
fabrics in the territories of the Parties. In
CITA, and also provide a public version,
AGENCY: Committee for the the consultations, pursuant to Article
either in hard copy or electronically.
Implementation of Textile Agreements 4.3.4 of the USMFTA, each Party shall
CITA will protect any information that
(CITA). consider data presented by the other
Party that demonstrate substantial is marked business confidential from
ACTION: Request for public comments disclosure to the full extent permitted
concerning a request for modification of production in its territory of a particular
fiber, yarn, or fabric. The Parties shall by law. All public versions of comments
the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement will be posted on OTEXA’s Web site for
(USMFTA) rules of origin for 100% consider that there is substantial
production if a Party demonstrates that Commercial Availability proceedings
viscose woven fabric. under the Morocco FTA: http://
its domestic producers are capable of
SUMMARY: On January 27, 2016, the supplying commercial quantities of the otexa.trade.gov/Morocco_CA.htm.
Government of the United States fiber, yarn, or fabric in a timely manner. Joshua Teitelbaum,
received a request from the Government The USMFTA Implementation Act
of Morocco, on behalf of HTL FASHION Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
provides the President with the of Textile Agreements.
to initiate consultations with the authority to proclaim as part of the
Government of Morocco under Article [FR Doc. 2016–04450 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am]
HTSUS, modifications to the USMFTA
4.3.3 of the USMFTA. The Government rules of origin set out in Annex 4–A of BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
of Morocco is requesting that the United the USMFTA as are necessary to
States and Morocco (‘‘the Parties’’) implement an agreement with Morocco
consider revising the rules of origin for under article 4.3.6 of the USMFTA,
dresses, skirts, and blouses and tops to subject to the consultation and layover DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
address availability of supply of 100% requirements of Section 104 of the
viscose woven fabric in the territories of USMFTA Implementation Act. See Office of the Secretary
the Parties. The President of the United Section 203(j)(2)(B)(i) of the USMFTA
States may proclaim a modification to Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive
Implementation Act. Executive Order
the USMFTA rules of origin for textile License; Nguran Corporation;
11651 established CITA to supervise the
and apparel products after reaching an Correction
implementation of textile trade
agreement with the Government of agreements and authorizes the
Morocco on a modification under AGENCY: National Security Agency, DoD.
Chairman of CITA to take actions or
Article 4.3.6 of the USMFTA to address recommend that appropriate officials or ACTION: Notice; correction.
issues of availability of supply of fibers, agencies of the United States take
yarns, or fabrics in the territories of the actions necessary to implement textile SUMMARY: On Friday, February 5, 2016
Parties. trade agreements. 37 FR 4699 (March 4, (81 FR 6244), the Department of Defense
DATES: CITA hereby solicits public 1972). published a notice titled ‘‘Notice of
comments on this request, in particular On January 27, 2016, the Government Intent to Grant an Exclusive License;
with regard to whether 100% viscose of the United States received a request Nguran Corporation.’’ Subsequent to the
woven fabric of Harmonized Tariff from the Government of Morocco dated publication of the notice, DoD realized
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) January 14, 2016, on behalf of HTL that the patent number cited in the
subheading 5408.24 can be supplied by FASHION, requesting that the United SUMMARY section was not correct. This
the U.S. domestic industry in States consider whether the USMFTA notice corrects the patent number.
commercial quantities in a timely rule of origin for dresses, skirts, blouses
manner. Comments must be submitted and tops classified in HTSUS chapter DATES:This correction is effective
by March 31, 2016 to the Chairman, 62, should be modified to allow the use March 1, 2016.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Committee for the Implementation of of 100% viscose woven fabric classified FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United in subheading 5408.24 of the HTSUS
States Department of Commerce, Aaron Siegel, 571–372–0488.
that is not originating under the
Washington, DC 20230. USMFTA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On page
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CITA is soliciting public comments 6244, in the SUMMARY section, in the
Maria D’Andrea, Office of Textiles and regarding this request, particularly with second column, in the third and fourth
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, respect to whether 100% viscose woven lines from the top, ‘‘No. 14/120,606’’
(202) 482–1550. fabric described above can be supplied should read ‘‘No. 14/120,626.’’
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| Action | Request for comments. | |
| Dates | Dates and Times: The Revised Draft PEA is available for public review and comment through March 15, 2016. | |
| Contact | Regina Evans, U.S. IOOS, Regions Budget & Policy Division, 1315 East West- Highway, SSMC3, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 301-713-3290, ext. 110; Fax 301-713- 3281; Email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 10595 |
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