81 FR 64443 - Science Advisory Board (SAB); Meeting

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The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and application of science to operations and information services. SAB activities and advice provide necessary input to ensure that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of the highest quality and provide optimal support to resource management. Time and Date: The meeting will be held Thursday November 17, 2016 from 9:45 a.m. EST to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Friday November 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. EST to 1:45 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-date meeting times and agenda. Place: The meeting will be held at The Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15- minute public comment period on November 17 from 5:30-5:45 p.m. EST (check Web site to confirm time). The SAB expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of two (2) minutes. Individuals or groups planning to make a verbal presentation should contact the SAB Executive Director by November 10, 2016 to schedule their presentation. Written comments should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by November 10, 2016, to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after November 10, 2016, will be distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seating at the meeting will be available on a first-come, first- served basis. Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on November 10, 2016, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Email: [email protected] Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following topics: (1) Report from the Review of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES); (2) Updates from the NOAA Administrator and Chief Scientist; (3) Discussion on the Ecosystem Services Valuation Report; (4) Discussion on the GOES-R Level 0 Data report; (5) Discussion on RESTORE Act Metrics and Communication report; (6) SAB Strategy Discussion and Implications for NOAA; and (7) Discussion of the SAB Working Group Concept of Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board (SAB); Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Department of Commerce 
(DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision 
Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory 
Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and 
application of science to operations and information services. SAB 
activities and advice provide necessary input to ensure that National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of 
the highest quality and provide optimal support to resource management.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held Thursday November 17, 2016 
from 9:45 a.m. EST to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Friday November 18, 2016 
from 8:30 a.m. EST to 1:45 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics 
described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page 
www.sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-date meeting times 
and agenda.
    Place: The meeting will be held at The Nature Conservancy, 4245 
North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-
minute public comment period on November 17 from 5:30-5:45 p.m. EST 
(check Web site to confirm time). The SAB expects that public 
statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of 
previously submitted verbal or written statements. In general, each 
individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a 
total time of two (2) minutes. Individuals or groups planning to make a 
verbal presentation should contact the SAB Executive Director by 
November 10, 2016 to schedule their presentation. Written comments 
should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by November 
10, 2016, to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments 
received by the SAB Executive Director after November 10, 2016, will be 
distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting 
date. Seating at the meeting will be available on a first-come, first-
served basis.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on November 10, 2016, to Dr. Cynthia 
Decker, SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Email: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) Report from the Review of the Cooperative Institute for 
Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES); (2) Updates from the NOAA 
Administrator and Chief Scientist; (3) Discussion on the Ecosystem 
Services Valuation Report; (4) Discussion on the GOES-R Level 0 Data 
report; (5) Discussion on RESTORE Act Metrics and Communication report; 
(6) SAB Strategy Discussion and Implications for NOAA; and (7) 
Discussion of the SAB Working Group Concept of Operations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Email: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or 
visit the NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.


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    Dated: September 14, 2016.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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detailed information on this action, during trawl and longline operations; (4) SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-
please refer to those documents. The Required compliance with applicable date meeting times and agenda.
regulations include mitigation, vessel speed restrictions; and (5) Place: The meeting will be held at The
monitoring, and reporting requirements Required compliance with applicable Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax
for the incidental take of marine and relevant take reduction plans for Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Virginia
mammals during fisheries research marine mammals. Additionally, the rule 22203.
activities in the specified geographic includes an adaptive management
region. component that allows for timely Status: The meeting will be open to
NEFSC conducts fisheries research modification of mitigation or monitoring public participation with a 15-minute
using pelagic trawl gear used at various measures based on new information, public comment period on November 17
levels in the water column, bottom- when appropriate. The NEFSC will from 5:30–5:45 p.m. EST (check Web
contact trawl gear, pelagic and demersal submit reports as required. site to confirm time). The SAB expects
longlines with multiple hooks, gillnets, Based on these findings and the that public statements presented at its
fyke nets, dredges, pots, traps, and other information discussed in the preamble meetings will not be repetitive of
gear. If a marine mammal interacts with to the final rule, the activities described previously submitted verbal or written
gear deployed by NEFSC, the outcome under these LOAs will have a negligible statements. In general, each individual
could potentially be Level A impact on marine mammal stocks and or group making a verbal presentation
harassment, serious injury (i.e., any will not have an unmitigable adverse will be limited to a total time of two (2)
injury that will likely result in impact on the availability of the affected minutes. Individuals or groups planning
mortality), or mortality. We pooled the marine mammal stock for subsistence to make a verbal presentation should
estimated number of incidents of take uses. contact the SAB Executive Director by
resulting from gear interactions and
Dated: September 13, 2016. November 10, 2016 to schedule their
assessed the potential impacts
Donna S. Wieting, presentation. Written comments should
accordingly. NEFSC also uses various
be received in the SAB Executive
active acoustic devices in the conduct of Director, Office of Protected Resources,
fisheries research, and use of these National Marine Fisheries Service. Director’s Office by November 10, 2016,
devices has the potential to result in [FR Doc. 2016–22582 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] to provide sufficient time for SAB
Level B harassment of marine mammals. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
review. Written comments received by
Level B harassment of pinnipeds hauled the SAB Executive Director after
out on land may also occur as a result November 10, 2016, will be distributed
of visual disturbance from vessels DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to the SAB, but may not be reviewed
conducting NEFSC research. prior to the meeting date. Seating at the
The NEFSC conducts fisheries National Oceanic and Atmospheric meeting will be available on a first-
research surveys in the Atlantic coast Administration come, first-served basis.
region which spans the United States- Special Accommodations: These
Canadian border to Florida. This Science Advisory Board (SAB);
Meeting meetings are physically accessible to
specified geographic region includes the people with disabilities. Requests for
following subareas: the Gulf of Maine, AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and special accommodations may be
Georges Bank, Southern New England Atmospheric Research (OAR) National directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on
waters, the Mid-Atlantic Bight, and the Oceanic and Atmospheric November 10, 2016, to Dr. Cynthia
coastal waters of northeast Florida. The Administration (NOAA) Department of Decker, SAB Executive Director,
NEFSC is authorized to take individuals Commerce (DOC). SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West
of 10 species by Level A harassment,
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
serious injury, or mortality (hereafter
Email: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov.
referred to as M/SI + Level A) and of 19
species by Level B harassment. SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board Matters To Be Considered: The
(SAB) was established by a Decision meeting will include the following
Authorization Memorandum dated September 25, topics: (1) Report from the Review of the
We have issued an LOA to NEFSC 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory Cooperative Institute for Research in
authorizing the take of marine mammals Committee with responsibility to advise Environmental Sciences (CIRES); (2)
incidental to fisheries research the Under Secretary of Commerce for Updates from the NOAA Administrator
activities, as described above. Take of Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies and Chief Scientist; (3) Discussion on
marine mammals will be minimized for research, education, and application the Ecosystem Services Valuation
through implementation of the of science to operations and information Report; (4) Discussion on the GOES–R
following mitigation measures: (1) services. SAB activities and advice Level 0 Data report; (5) Discussion on
Required monitoring of the sampling provide necessary input to ensure that RESTORE Act Metrics and
areas to detect the presence of marine National Oceanic and Atmospheric Communication report; (6) SAB Strategy
mammals before deployment of pelagic Administration (NOAA) science Discussion and Implications for NOAA;
trawl nets, bottom-contact trawl gear, programs are of the highest quality and and (7) Discussion of the SAB Working
pelagic or demersal longline gear, provide optimal support to resource Group Concept of Operations.
gillnets, fyke nets, pots, traps, and other management.
gears; (2) Required implementation of Time and Date: The meeting will be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
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standard tow durations of not more than held Thursday November 17, 2016 from Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
30 minutes to reduce the likelihood of 9:45 a.m. EST to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room
incidental take of marine mammals; (3) Friday November 18, 2016 from 8:30 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Required implementation of the a.m. EST to 1:45 p.m. EST. These times Spring, MD 20910. Email:
mitigation strategy known as the ‘‘move- and the agenda topics described below Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the
on rule,’’ which incorporates best are subject to change. Please refer to the NOAA SAB Web site at http://
professional judgment, when necessary Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/ www.sab.noaa.gov.

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Dated: September 14, 2016. Telecommunications and Information Hotel Pocatello, 1555 Pocatello Creek
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Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Background
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192. Comments
Atmospheric Administration. received will be made a part of the The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
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0004. A CD containing the electronic first time, allow police officers, fire
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Programmatic Environmental Impact at public libraries (see Chapter 14 of the professionals, and other public safety
Statement for the West Region of the Draft PEIS for the complete distribution entities to effectively communicate with
Nationwide Public Safety Broadband list). See SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION each other across agencies and
Network and Notice of Public Meetings section for public meeting addresses. jurisdictions. The NPSBN is intended to
AGENCY: First Responder Network FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For enhance the ability of the public safety
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Telecommunications and Information contact Genevieve Walker, Director of effectively, and safely; increase
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Commerce. Responder Network Authority, National emergency; and improve the ability of
Telecommunications and Information the public safety community to
ACTION: Announcement of availability of
Administration, U.S. Department of effectively engage in those critical
a draft programmatic environmental activities.
impact statement and of public Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192. The National Environmental Policy
meetings. Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY: The First Responder Network (‘‘NEPA’’) requires federal agencies to
Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) announces the Public Meetings undertake an assessment of
Attendees can obtain information environmental effects of their proposed
availability of the Draft Programmatic
regarding the project and/or submit a actions prior to making a final decision
Environmental Impact Statement for the
comment in person during public and implementing the action. NEPA
West Region (‘‘Draft PEIS’’). FirstNet
meetings. The meeting details are as requirements apply to any federal
also announces a series of public
follows: project, decision, or action that may
meetings to be held throughout the West
• Olympia, Washington: October 3, have a significant impact on the quality
Region to receive comments on the Draft
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., of the human environment. NEPA also
PEIS. The Draft PEIS evaluates the
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Olympia, establishes the Council on
potential environmental impacts of the
415 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA Environmental Quality (‘‘CEQ’’), which
proposed nationwide public safety
98501. issued regulations implementing the
broadband network in the West Region, procedural provisions of NEPA (see 40
composed of Arizona, California, Idaho, • Los Angeles, California: October 4,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Omni CFR parts 1500–1508). Among other
Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. considerations, CEQ regulations at 40
DATES: Submit comments on the Draft
Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza,
251 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA CFR 1508.28 recommend the use of
PEIS for the West Region on or before tiering from a ‘‘broader environmental
November 15, 2016. FirstNet will also 90012.
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hold public meetings in each of the six program or policy statements) with
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Hyatt
states. See SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION subsequent narrower statements or
Regency Sacramento, 1209 L Street,
section for meeting dates. environmental analysis (such as
Sacramento, CA 95814.
ADDRESSES: At any time during the • Carson City, Nevada: October 6, regional or basin wide statements or
public comment period, members of the 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., ultimately site-specific statements)
public, public agencies, and other Courtyard Carson City, 3870 South incorporating by reference the general
interested parties are encouraged to Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701. discussions and concentrating solely on
submit written comments, questions, • Salem, Oregon: October 12, 2016, the issues specific to the statement
and concerns about the project for from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., DoubleTree subsequently prepared.’’
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by Hilton Hotel Salem, Oregon, 1590
of the public meetings. Written Weston Court NE., Salem, OR 97301. FirstNet (all 50 states, the District of
comments may be submitted • Phoenix, Arizona: October 18, 2016, Columbia, and five territories) and the
electronically via www.regulations.gov, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Renaissance diversity of ecosystems potentially
FIRSTNET–2016–0004, or by mail to Phoenix Downtown Hotel, 100 North 1st traversed by the project, FirstNet has
Genevieve Walker, Director of Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. elected to prepare five regional PEISs.
Environmental Compliance, First • Pocatello, Idaho: October 20, 2016, The five PEISs were divided into the
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Dates		The meeting will be held Thursday November 17, 2016 from 9:45 a.m. EST to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Friday November 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. EST to 1:45 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-date meeting times and agenda.
Contact		Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Email: [email protected]; or visit the NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
FR Citation		81 FR 64443

81 FR 64443 - Science Advisory Board (SAB); Meeting

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