81 FR 52665 - U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-18842 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 52665-52666] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-18842] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability for final programmatic environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. IOOS office, National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has finalized a Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) which analyzed the potential environmental impacts associated with ocean observing activities including sensors and instrumentation; vessels (including personal watercraft) and sampling; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), gliders, and drifters; moorings, marine stations, buoys, and fixed arrays; High Frequency radar (HF radar); and sound navigation and ranging (sonar) and light detection and ranging (lidar) and prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to the environmental resources within U.S. IOOS regions. In parallel with the preparation of the draft and final PEA, IOOS initiated and completed a technical review consultation with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Habitat Conservation Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), regarding the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Furthermore, subsequent to extensive discussion with and training by NMFS Office of Protected Resources (OPR) under the National Marine Sanctuaries, Endangered Species and Marine Mammal Protection Acts, it has been determined that IOOS observing activities would have negligible or no impact to environmental resources under the proposed action. The IOOS proposed action provides a mitigation strategy to address any unique situations, on a site-specific basis, as more information becomes available. The final PEA and signed FONSI are posted on the IOOS Web site at https://ioos.noaa.gov/about/governance-and-management/environmental-compliance/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Evans, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-West Highway, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 240-533-9468; Fax 301-713-3281; Email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Observing activities support the core mission of U.S. 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. IOOS's conclusion of no significant impact is based on the best available scientific data and consultations with underwater acoustic experts and biologists from NMFS. Special emphasis was placed on the impacts to marine mammals, endangered species, and essential fish habitat. IOOS has adopted conservation recommendations from EFH and project design criteria (PDC), or best management practices, which [[Page 52666]] were created to avoid adverse effects to all ESA-listed species and designated critical habitats from OPR. As implemented, the conservation recommendations and PDCs would insure that all U.S. IOOS funded activities (individually and in aggregate) avoid adverse effects to protected resources. Dated: July 26, 2016. Zdenka Willis, Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office. [FR Doc. 2016-18842 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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number of incidences of take, such as decomposition, scavenger damage), Significant Impact (FONSI) to the
ability to track groups or individuals. Navy shall report the incident to the environmental resources within U.S.
iii. Results of acoustic monitoring, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, IOOS regions.
including the information described in and the West Coast Regional Stranding In parallel with the preparation of the
in the Monitoring Plan. Coordinator, NMFS, within 24 hours of draft and final PEA, IOOS initiated and
(b) Reporting injured or dead marine the discovery. Navy shall provide completed a technical review
mammals: photographs or video footage or other consultation with National Marine
i. In the unanticipated event that the documentation of the stranded animal Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of
specified activity clearly causes the take sighting to NMFS. Habitat Conservation Essential Fish
of a marine mammal in a manner 7. This Authorization may be Habitat (EFH), regarding the Magnuson-
prohibited by this IHA, such as an modified, suspended or withdrawn if Stevens Act. Furthermore, subsequent to
injury (Level A harassment), serious the holder fails to abide by the extensive discussion with and training
injury, or mortality, Navy shall conditions prescribed herein, or if the by NMFS Office of Protected Resources
immediately cease the specified authorized taking is having more than a (OPR) under the National Marine
activities and report the incident to the negligible impact on the species or stock Sanctuaries, Endangered Species and
Office of Protected Resources (301–427– of affected marine mammals. Marine Mammal Protection Acts, it has
8425), NMFS, and the West Coast been determined that IOOS observing
Request for Public Comments
Regional Stranding Coordinator (206– activities would have negligible or no
526–6550), NMFS. The report must We request comment on our analysis, impact to environmental resources
include the following information: the draft authorization, and any other under the proposed action. The IOOS
A. Time and date of the incident; aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA proposed action provides a mitigation
B. Description of the incident; for Navy’s pier replacement activities. strategy to address any unique
C. Environmental conditions (e.g., Please include with your comments any situations, on a site-specific basis, as
wind speed and direction, Beaufort sea supporting data or literature citations to more information becomes available.
state, cloud cover, and visibility); help inform our final decision on Navy’s The final PEA and signed FONSI are
D. Description of all marine mammal request for an MMPA authorization. posted on the IOOS Web site at https://
observations in the 24 hours preceding Dated: August 4, 2016. ioos.noaa.gov/about/governance-and-
the incident; Donna S. Wieting, management/environmental-
E. Species identification or compliance/.
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
description of the animal(s) involved; National Marine Fisheries Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
F. Fate of the animal(s); and [FR Doc. 2016–18847 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am] Regina Evans, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315
G. Photographs or video footage of the BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
East-West Highway, 2nd Floor, Silver
animal(s). Spring, MD 20910, Silver Spring, MD
Activities shall not resume until NMFS 20910; Phone 240–533–9468; Fax 301–
is able to review the circumstances of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 713–3281; Email regina.evans@
the prohibited take. NMFS will work noaa.gov.
with Navy to determine what measures National Oceanic and Atmospheric SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Observing
are necessary to minimize the likelihood Administration activities support the core mission of
of further prohibited take and ensure U.S. IOOS: systematic provision of
MMPA compliance. Navy may not U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing
readily accessible marine environmental
resume their activities until notified by System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee
data and data products in an
NMFS. AGENCY: National Ocean Service, interoperable, reliable, timely, and user-
i. In the event that Navy discovers an National Oceanic and Atmospheric specified manner to end-users/
injured or dead marine mammal, and Administration (NOAA), Department of customers to serve seven critical and
the lead observer determines that the Commerce. expanding societal needs: (1) Improve
cause of the injury or death is unknown ACTION: Notice of availability for final predictions of climate change and
and the death is relatively recent (e.g., programmatic environmental weather and their effects on coastal
in less than a moderate state of assessment and finding of no significant communities and the nation; (2)
decomposition), Navy shall immediately impact. Improve the safety and efficiency of
report the incident to the Office of maritime operations; (3) More
Protected Resources, NMFS, and the SUMMARY: The U.S. IOOS office, effectively mitigate the effects of natural
West Coast Regional Stranding National Ocean Service (NOS), National hazards; (4) Improve national and
Coordinator, NMFS. Oceanic and Atmospheric homeland security; (5) Reduce public
The report must include the same Administration (NOAA), has finalized a health risks; (6) More effectively protect
information identified in 6(b)(i) of this Programmatic Environmental and restore healthy coastal ecosystems;
IHA. Activities may continue while Assessment (PEA) which analyzed the and (7) Enable the sustained use of
NMFS reviews the circumstances of the potential environmental impacts ocean and coastal resources.
incident. NMFS will work with Navy to associated with ocean observing IOOS’s conclusion of no significant
determine whether additional activities including sensors and impact is based on the best available
mitigation measures or modifications to instrumentation; vessels (including scientific data and consultations with
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the activities are appropriate. personal watercraft) and sampling; underwater acoustic experts and
ii. In the event that Navy discovers an autonomous underwater vehicles biologists from NMFS. Special emphasis
injured or dead marine mammal, and (AUV), gliders, and drifters; moorings, was placed on the impacts to marine
the lead observer determines that the marine stations, buoys, and fixed arrays; mammals, endangered species, and
injury or death is not associated with or High Frequency radar (HF radar); and essential fish habitat. IOOS has adopted
related to the activities authorized in the sound navigation and ranging (sonar) conservation recommendations from
IHA (e.g., previously wounded animal, and light detection and ranging (lidar) EFH and project design criteria (PDC),
carcass with moderate to advanced and prepared a Finding of No or best management practices, which
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were created to avoid adverse effects to the information collection, including visiting RegInfo.gov. All comments must
all ESA-listed species and designated suggestions for reducing the burden, be submitted in English, or if not,
critical habitats from OPR. As may be submitted directly to the Office accompanied by an English translation.
implemented, the conservation of Information and Regulatory Affairs Comments will be posted as received to
recommendations and PDCs would (OIRA) in OMB, within 30 days of the www.cftc.gov.
insure that all U.S. IOOS funded notice’s publication, by email at
activities (individually and in aggregate) OIRAsubmissions@omb.eop.gov. Please FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
avoid adverse effects to protected identify the comments by OMB Control Martinaitis, Associate Director, Division
resources. No. 3038–0017. Please provide the of Market Oversight, Commodity
Commodity Futures Trading Futures Trading Commission, (202)
Dated: July 26, 2016.
Commission (‘‘CFTC’’ or 418–5209; email: gmartinaitis@cftc.gov,
Zdenka Willis,
‘‘Commission’’) with a copy of all and refer to OMB Control No. 3038–
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 0017. A copy may also be obtained from
System Office. submitted comments at the address
listed below. Please refer to OMB this contact.
[FR Doc. 2016–18842 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am]
Reference No. 3038–0017, found on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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http://reginfo.gov. Comments may also
be mailed to the Office of Information Title: Notice of Intent to Renew
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Collection, Market Surveys (OMB
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING Management and Budget, Attention: Control No. 3038–0017). This is a
COMMISSION Desk Officer for the Commodity Futures request for extension of a currently
Trading Commission, 725 17th Street approved information collection.
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review NW., Washington, DC 20503, and to: Abstract: Under Commission Rule
Gary Martinaitis, Associate Director, 21.02, upon call by the Commission,
AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Division of Market Oversight, information must be furnished related to
Commission. Commodity Futures Trading futures or options positions held or
ACTION: Notice. Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, introduced by futures commission
1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC merchants, members of contract
SUMMARY: In compliance with the 20581; or through the CFTC Web site at
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 markets, introducing brokers, and
http://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the foreign brokers and, for options
(PRA), this notice announces that the instructions for submitting comments
Information Collection Request (ICR) positions, by each reporting market.
through the Web site. This rule is designed to assist the
abstracted below has been forwarded to Comments may also be mailed to:
the Office of Management and Budget Commission in prevention of market
Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, Secretary of
(OMB) for review and comment. The manipulation and is promulgated
the Commission, Commodity Futures
ICR describes the nature of the pursuant to the Commission’s
Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
information collection and its expected rulemaking authority contained in
Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
costs and burden. section 8a of the Commodity Exchange
Washington, DC 20581 or by Hand
DATES: Comments must be submitted on Deliver/Courier at the same address. Act, 7 U.S.C. 12a (2010).
or before September 8, 2016. A copy of the supporting statements Burden Statement: The respondent
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the for the collection of information burden for this collection is estimated to
burden estimated or any other aspect of discussed above may be obtained by be as follows:
ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN
Annual Frequency Total annual Hours per
17 CFR § number of Total hours
of response responses response
respondents
21.02 ......................................................................................... 400 Annually .... 400 1.75 700
The total annual cost burden per Dated: August 4, 2016. ACTION:Federal advisory committee
respondent is estimated to be $38,500. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick, meeting notice.
The Commission based its calculation Secretary of the Commission.
on a blended hourly wage rate of $55 for [FR Doc. 2016–18859 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
a Programmer and Compliance BILLING CODE 6351–01–P
publishing this notice to announce the
Manager.1 following Federal advisory committee
meeting of the Government-Industry
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Professional Earnings in the Securities Industry August 23, 2016. Public registration will
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| Action | Notice of availability for final programmatic environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. | |
| Contact | Regina Evans, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-West Highway, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 240-533-9468; Fax 301-713-3281; Email [email protected] | |
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