81 FR 95106 - Notice of Availability of the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Draft 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment for Review and Public Comment
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)
| Page Range | 95106-95108 | |
| FR Document | 2016-31064 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 95106-95108] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-31064] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service [Docket No. NRCS 2016-0013] Notice of Availability of the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Draft 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment for Review and Public Comment AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal and State natural resource trustee agencies for the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group (MS TIG) have prepared a Draft 2016-2017 Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (Draft RP/EA). The Draft RP/ EA describes and proposes restoration project alternatives and proposed projects considered by the MS TIG to restore natural resources and ecological services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The proposed projects are consistent with the restoration alternatives selected in the Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP/PEIS). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the availability of the Draft RP/EA and to seek public comments on the document. DATES: Effective Date: This is effective December 27, 2016. Comments Date: Submit comments on or before February 10, 2017. [[Page 95107]] ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the Draft RP/EA at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. Alternatively, you may request a CD of the Draft RP/EA (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Also, you may view the document at any of the public facilities listed at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. Submitting Comments: You may submit comments on the Draft RP/EA by one of following methods:Via the Web: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov or Via U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 49567, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. Please note that mailed comments must be postmarked on or before the comment deadline of February 10, 2017 to be considered. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mississippi--Tabatha Baum, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that was being used to drill a well for BP Exploration and Production Inc. (BP) in the Macondo prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252-- MC252) exploded, caught fire, and subsequently sank in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented volume of oil and other discharges from the rig and from the wellhead on the seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is the largest maritime oil spill in United States (U.S.) history, discharging millions of barrels of oil over a period of 87 days. In addition, well over one million gallons of dispersants were applied to the waters of the spill area in an attempt to disperse the spilled oil. An undetermined amount of natural gas also was released to the environment as a result of the spill. The Deepwater Horizon State and Federal natural resource trustees (DWH Trustees) conducted the natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under the Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA; 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to OPA, Federal and State agencies act as trustees on behalf of the public to assess natural resource injuries and losses and to determine the actions required to compensate the public for those injuries and losses. OPA further instructs the designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship, including the loss of use and services from those resources from the time of injury until the time of restoration to baseline (the resource quality and conditions that would exist if the spill had not occurred) is complete. The DWH Trustees are: U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as represented by the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Bureau of Land Management (BLM); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC); U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); U.S. Department of Defense (DOD); \1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Although a trustee under OPA by virtue of the proximity of its facilities to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, DOD is not a member of the Trustee Council and does not participate in DWH Trustee decision-making. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State of Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and Department of Natural Resources; State of Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Geological Survey of Alabama; State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and For the State of Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas General Land Office, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Upon completion of the NRDA, the DWH Trustees reached and finalized a settlement of their natural resource damage claims with BP in a Consent Decree \2\ approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in the Mississippi Restoration Area are now chosen and managed by MS TIG. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ https://www.justice.gov/enrd/file/838066/download. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MS TIG is composed of the following Trustees: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality; DOI, as represented by NPS, USFWS, and BLM; NOAA, on behalf of the U.S. DOC; USDA; EPA; This restoration planning activity is proceeding in accordance with the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (PDARP) and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). Information on the restoration types being considered in the Draft RP/EA, as well as the OPA criteria against which project ideas are being evaluated, can be viewed in the PDARP/ PEIS (http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-planning/gulf-plan) and in the Overview of the PDARP/PEIS (http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/restoration-planning/gulf-plan). Background On May 27, 2016, MS TIG published a notice to invite public input regarding natural resource restoration opportunities in the Mississippi Restoration Area for the 2016-2017 planning years. The notice indicated a focus on the following range of potential restoration types that may have benefits to living coastal and marine resources: Restoration of Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats, restoration of water quality through Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint source), restoration of Birds, and restoration of Oysters. Because there are several ongoing or completed projects benefitting oysters and secondary productivity in the Mississippi Restoration Area, MS TIG chose not to prioritize the oyster restoration type in this Draft RP/EA. On October 31, 2016, MS TIG published a Notice of Initiation for Restoration Plan Drafting in Mississippi indicating its intent to focus on the following restoration types: Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats Nutrient Reduction (nonpoint source) Birds Overview of the Draft RP/EA The Draft RP/EA is being released in accordance with the OPA, NRDA regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 15 CFR part 990, and the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). For the Draft RP/EA, MS TIG proposes moving forward with the following two preferred alternatives and proposed projects within the Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitat and Birds Restoration Types: (1) Graveline Bay Land Acquisition and Management and (2) Grand Bay Land Acquisition and Habitat Management. MS TIG also proposes the following preferred alternative and proposed project within the Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) Restoration Type: Upper Pascagoula River Water Quality Enhancement. RP/EA also evaluates a no action alternative. One or more [[Page 95108]] alternatives may be selected for implementation by MS TIG. MS TIG has examined and assessed the extent of injury and the restoration alternatives. In the Draft RP/EA, MS TIG presents to the public its draft plan for providing partial compensation to the public for natural resources and ecological services in the Mississippi Restoration Area. The proposed projects are intended to continue the process of restoring natural resources and ecological services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Additional restoration planning for the Mississippi Restoration Area will continue. Next Steps The public is encouraged to review and comment on the Draft RP/EA. After the close of the public comment period, MS TIG will consider and address the comments received before issuing a final RP/EA. A summary of comments received and MS TIG's responses will be included in the final document. Invitation to Comment MS TIG seeks public review and comment on the Draft RP/EA. Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be publicly available at any time. Administrative Record The documents included in the Administrative Record can be viewed electronically at the following location: http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord. Authority The authority of this action is the OPA of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) and the implementing NRDA regulations found at 15 CFR part 990. Signed this 20th day of December 2016, in Washington, DC. Jason A. Weller, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service. [FR Doc. 2016-31064 Filed 12-23-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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prepare and update an operating plan burden also includes data from the ways to minimize the burden of the
that governs day-to-day operations of Department of the Interior and the U.S. collection of information on
the authorized use. This information is Army Corp of Engineers.) respondents, including the use of
useful to the holder and the Forest Type of Respondents: Individuals, automated, electronic, mechanical, or
Service, because it specifies procedures Businesses, Non-profit Organizations, other technological collection
and policies for conducting the and Non-Federal Governmental entities. techniques or other forms of information
authorized use. Typically, operating Estimated Annual Number of technology.
plans contain daily operating Respondents: 168,728 respondents (This All comments received in response to
guidelines, fire abatement and control is a 3-year user rate average as tracked this notice, including names and
procedures, monitoring guidelines, by the Special Use Data System (SUDS). addresses when provided, will be a
maintenance standards, safety and This estimated annual number of matter of public record. Comments will
emergency plans, and inspection respondents also includes data from the be summarized and included in the
standards. Operating plans are usually Department of the Interior and the U.S. submission request toward Office of
necessary for complex operations, Army Corp of Engineers.) Management and Budget approval.
commercial uses, and uses conducted in Estimated Annual Number of Dated: December 14, 2016.
environmentally sensitive areas. Responses per Respondent: 1.
Gregory C. Smith,
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Category 5: Preparing and Updating Director, Lands and Realty Management,
Respondents: 336,463.5 hours. (This is
Maintenance Plans (No Designated National Forest System.
an estimation based on a three year
Form) [FR Doc. 2016–31214 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]
usage rate as tracked by SUDS
A permit or easement issued under multiplied by Burden Hours per Form. BILLING CODE 3411–15–P
FLPMA or FRTA may require the holder This estimated annual burden on
or grantee to submit and update a road respondents also includes data from the
maintenance plan or information Department of the Interior and the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
necessary for the preparation of a road Army Corp of Engineers.)
maintenance plan. A road maintenance Natural Resources Conservation
plan governs the responsibility of the Department of the Interior—BLM, FWS, Service
holder or grantee to perform or pay for NPS and BOR [Docket No. NRCS 2016–0013]
maintenance of an NFS road. Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden
hours per response. Notice of Availability of the Mississippi
Category 6: Compliance Reports and Trustee Implementation Group Draft
Type of Respondents: Individuals,
Information Updates 2016–2017 Restoration Plan/
Businesses, Non-profit Organizations,
1. FS–2700–1, Inspection form for and State and Local and Federal Environmental Assessment for Review
Special Uses, is used to document Government. and Public Comment
onsite examination of an authorized Estimated Annual Number of
activity or facility to assess conditions AGENCY: Natural Resources
Respondents: 5,254. Conservation Service (NRCS).
and inform a compliance review. Estimated Annual Number of
2. Compliance Reports and Responses per Respondent: 1. ACTION: Notice of availability; request
Information Updates (no designated Estimated Total Annual Burden on for comments.
form). Special use authorizations may Respondents: 131,051 hours.
contain a clause requiring the holder to SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil
provide the Forest Service with U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the
compliance reports, information reports, Estimated Annual Burden: 25 burden National Environmental Policy Act
and other information required by hours per response. (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal
Federal law or to manage NFS lands to Type of Respondents: Individuals, and State natural resource trustee
ensure adequate protection of national Businesses, Non-profit Organizations, agencies for the Mississippi Trustee
forest resources and public health and and State and Local and Federal Implementation Group (MS TIG) have
safety. Examples of compliance and Government. prepared a Draft 2016–2017 Restoration
information updates include dam Estimated Annual Number of Plan/Environmental Assessment (Draft
maintenance inspection reports and logs Respondents: 32. RP/EA). The Draft RP/EA describes and
required by the Reclamation Safety of Estimated Annual Number of proposes restoration project alternatives
Dams Act of 1978; the Federal Dam Responses per Respondent: 1. and proposed projects considered by the
Safety Inspection Act of 1979; and the Estimated Total Annual Burden on MS TIG to restore natural resources and
Dam Safety Act of 1983; documentation Respondents: 800 hours. ecological services injured or lost as a
that authorized facilities passed safety result of the Deepwater Horizon oil
Comment Is Invited spill. The proposed projects are
inspections; documentation showing
that the United States is named as an Comment is invited on: (1) Whether consistent with the restoration
additional insured in an insurance this collection of information is alternatives selected in the Final
policy issued to a holder; notifications necessary for the stated purposes and Programmatic Damage Assessment and
involving a change in ownership of the proper performance of the functions Restoration Plan/Programmatic
of the agency, including whether the Environmental Impact Statement
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authorized improvements or a change in
control of the holder; and information will have practical or (PDARP/PEIS). The purpose of this
documentation of compliance with Title scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the notice is to inform the public of the
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. agency’s estimate of the burden of the availability of the Draft RP/EA and to
collection of information, including the seek public comments on the document.
Forest Service validity of the methodology and DATES: Effective Date: This is effective
Estimated Annual Burden: 2.9 burden assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance December 27, 2016. Comments Date:
hours per response (This is an average the quality, utility, and clarity of the Submit comments on or before February
burden per form. This estimated annual information to be collected; and (4) 10, 2017.
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alternatives may be selected for following proposal for collection of charter renewal of the Commerce Data
implementation by MS TIG. information under the provisions of the Advisory Council (CDAC) by the
MS TIG has examined and assessed Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Secretary, Department of Commerce.
the extent of injury and the restoration Chapter 35). The renewed charter can be found on
alternatives. In the Draft RP/EA, MS TIG Agency: Bureau of Industry and the CDAC’s Web site at the following
presents to the public its draft plan for Security. link: http://www.esa.gov/cdac/faca-
providing partial compensation to the Title: Entity List Requests. documentation.html.
public for natural resources and Form Number(s): N/A. The CDAC is a Federal Advisory
ecological services in the Mississippi OMB Control Number: 0694–0134. Committee established by the Secretary
Restoration Area. The proposed projects Type of Request: Regular. of Commerce to provide advice and
are intended to continue the process of Burden Hours: 105 hours. recommendations to the Secretary, DOC,
restoring natural resources and Number of Respondents: 7 on ways to make Commerce data easier
ecological services injured or lost as a respondents. to find, access, use, combine, and
result of the Deepwater Horizon oil Average Hours Per Response: 15 disseminate, and on other such matters
spill. Additional restoration planning hours per response. as the Secretary determines. With the
for the Mississippi Restoration Area will Needs and Uses: This collection is exception of the limitations set out in 41
continue. needed to provide a procedure for CFR part 102–3, the Under Secretary for
persons or organizations listed on the Economic Affairs, on behalf of the
Next Steps Entity List to request removal or Secretary, Department of Commerce,
The public is encouraged to review modification of the entry that affects will execute the functions and
and comment on the Draft RP/EA. After them. The Entity List appears at 15 CFR implement the provisions of the Federal
the close of the public comment period, part 744, Supp. No. 4. The Entity List Advisory Committee Act and its
MS TIG will consider and address the is used to inform the public of certain implementing regulation.
comments received before issuing a parties whose presence in a transaction The Charter will be effective for two
final RP/EA. A summary of comments that is subject to the Export years from the date it is filed.
received and MS TIG’s responses will be Administration Regulations (15 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
included in the final document. 730–799) requires a license from the Burton Reist, Designated Federal Officer
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). of the CDAC, Director of External
Invitation to Comment Affected Public: Businesses and other Affairs, Economics and Statistics
MS TIG seeks public review and for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. Administration, Department of
comment on the Draft RP/EA. Before Frequency: On occasion. Commerce, at (202) 482–3331 or email
including your address, telephone Respondent’s Obligation: Required to BReist@doc.gov, also at 1401
number, email address, or other obtain or retain benefits. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
personal identifying information in your This information collection request DC 20230.
comment, you should be aware that may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
your entire comment, including your the instructions to view Department of notice is provided in accordance with
personal identifying information, may Commerce collections currently under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
be publicly available at any time. review by OMB. (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2). As
Written comments and noted above, the CDAC is a Federal
Administrative Record
recommendations for the proposed Advisory Committee established to
The documents included in the information collection should be sent
Administrative Record can be viewed provide advice and recommendations to
within 30 days of publication of this the Secretary, DOC, on ways to make
electronically at the following location: notice to OIRA_Submission@
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/ Commerce data easier to find, access,
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. use, combine, and disseminate, and on
adminrecord.
Sheleen Dumas, other such matters as the Secretary
Authority PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief determines.
The authority of this action is the Information Officer. Dated: December 19, 2016.
OPA of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) [FR Doc. 2016–31162 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am] Burton Reist,
and the implementing NRDA BILLING CODE 3510–33–P Director of External Affairs, Economics &
regulations found at 15 CFR part 990. Statistics Administration.
Signed this 20th day of December 2016, in [FR Doc. 2016–31224 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]
Washington, DC. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE P
Jason A. Weller, Economics and Statistics
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Administration
Service. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[FR Doc. 2016–31064 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am] Notice of Charter Renewal of Bureau of Industry and Security
BILLING CODE P Commerce Data Advisory Council
(CDAC) Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Five-Year Records
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AGENCY: Economics and Statistics
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Administration (ESA), Department of Retention Requirement for Export
Commerce. Transactions and Boycott Actions
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Entity List ACTION: Notice of charter renewal of the AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
Requests Commerce Data Advisory Council Security.
(CDAC). ACTION: Notice.
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and SUMMARY: The Economics and Statistics SUMMARY:The Department of
Budget (OMB) for clearance the Administration (ESA) announces the Commerce, as part of its continuing
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| Contact | Mississippi--Tabatha Baum, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 95106 |
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