82 FR 16576 - Withdrawal of Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in National Environmental Policy Act Reviews
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 64 (April 5, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 64 (April 5, 2017)
| Page Range | 16576-16577 | |
| FR Document | 2017-06770 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 16576-16577] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06770] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Withdrawal of Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in National Environmental Policy Act Reviews AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is withdrawing its ``Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in National Environmental Policy Act Reviews,'' for which a Notice of Availability was published on August 5, 2016. 81 FR 51866. DATES: This withdrawal is effective April 5, 2017. ADDRESSES: This Notice also will be made available on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Web site (www.nepa.gov), specifically at https://ceq.doe.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Council on Environmental Quality (ATTN: Ted Boling, Associate Director for the National Environmental Policy Act), 730 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. Telephone: (202) 395-5750. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Enacted by Congress in 1969, NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., is this Nation's basic charter for harmonizing our environmental, economic, and social goals, and is a cornerstone of the Nation's efforts to protect the environment. As CEQ explained in its August 5, 2016, Notice of Availability, the withdrawn guidance was not a regulation. Pursuant to Executive Order 13783, ``Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth,'' signed on March 28, 2017, the guidance is being withdrawn for further consideration. The withdrawal of the guidance does not change any law, regulation, or other legally binding [[Page 16577]] requirement. For more information on NEPA and Federal agency compliance with NEPA, please see https://ceq.doe.gov/index.html. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4332, 4342, 4344 and 40 CFR Parts 1500, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1505, 1506, 1507, and 1508) Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2017. Mary B. Neumayr, Chief of Staff, Council on Environmental Quality. [FR Doc. 2017-06770 Filed 4-4-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3225-F7-P
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Information Administration (NTIA) on agenda on its Web site, https:// including the Committee’s charter,
spectrum management policy matters. www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, prior member list, agendas, minutes, and
DATES: The meeting will be held on May to the meeting. To the extent that time reports are available on NTIA’s Web site
4, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the meeting agenda permit, any at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). member of the public may speak to or csmac.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at otherwise address the Committee
Kathy D. Smith,
the National Association of regarding the agenda items. See Open
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
Broadcasters, 1771 N Street NW., Meeting and Public Participation Policy,
and Information Administration.
Washington, DC 20036. Public available at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
[FR Doc. 2017–06736 Filed 4–4–17; 8:45 am]
comments may be mailed to the category/csmac.
Commerce Spectrum Management Time and Date: The meeting will be BILLING CODE 3510–60–P
Advisory Committee, National held on May 4, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to
Telecommunications and Information 4:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting time and
the agenda topics are subject to change. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL
Administration, 1401 Constitution
The meeting will be available via two- QUALITY
Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington,
DC 20230 or emailed to dreed@ way audio link and may be webcast.
Please refer to NTIA’s Web site, https:// Withdrawal of Final Guidance for
ntia.doc.gov. Federal Departments and Agencies on
www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac, for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the most up-to-date meeting agenda and Consideration of Greenhouse Gas
David J. Reed, Designated Federal access information. Emissions and the Effects of Climate
Officer, at (202) 482–5955 or dreed@ Place: The meeting will be held at the Change in National Environmental
ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA’s Web National Association of Broadcasters, Policy Act Reviews
site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ 1771 N Street NW., Washington, DC
category/csmac. AGENCY: Council on Environmental
20036. The meeting will be open to the Quality.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: public and members of the press on a
ACTION: Notice.
Background: The Committee provides first-come, first-served basis as space is
advice to the Assistant Secretary of limited. The public meeting is SUMMARY: The Council on
Commerce for Communications and physically accessible to people with Environmental Quality (CEQ) is
Information on needed reforms to disabilities. Individuals requiring withdrawing its ‘‘Final Guidance for
domestic spectrum policies and accommodations, such as sign language Federal Departments and Agencies on
management in order to: License radio interpretation or other ancillary aids, are Consideration of Greenhouse Gas
frequencies in a way that maximizes asked to notify Mr. Reed at (202) 482– Emissions and the Effects of Climate
public benefits; keep wireless networks 5955 or dreed@ntia.doc.gov at least ten Change in National Environmental
as open to innovation as possible; and (10) business days before the meeting. Policy Act Reviews,’’ for which a Notice
make wireless services available to all Status: Interested members of the of Availability was published on August
Americans. See Charter at https:// public are invited to attend and to 5, 2016. 81 FR 51866.
www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/ submit written comments to the DATES: This withdrawal is effective
publications/csmac_charter-2017.pdf. Committee at any time before or after
This Committee is subject to the April 5, 2017.
the meeting. Parties wishing to submit
Federal Advisory Committee Act ADDRESSES: This Notice also will be
written comments for consideration by
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is the Committee in advance of a meeting made available on the National
consistent with the National may send them via postal mail to Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Web
Telecommunications and Information Commerce Spectrum Management site (www.nepa.gov), specifically at
Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. § 904(b). Advisory Committee, National https://ceq.doe.gov/.
The Committee functions solely as an Telecommunications and Information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
advisory body in compliance with the Administration, 1401 Constitution Council on Environmental Quality
FACA. For more information about the Avenue NW., Room 4600, Washington, (ATTN: Ted Boling, Associate Director
Committee visit: https:// DC 20230. It would be helpful if paper for the National Environmental Policy
www.ntia.doc.gov/category/csmac. submissions also include a compact disc Act), 730 Jackson Place NW.,
Matters To Be Considered: The (CD) that contains the comments in Washington, DC 20503. Telephone:
Committee provides advice to the Microsoft Word and/or PDF file formats. (202) 395–5750.
Assistant Secretary to assist in CDs should be labeled with the name SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Enacted
developing and maintaining spectrum and organizational affiliation of the filer. by Congress in 1969, NEPA, 42 U.S.C.
management policies that enable the Alternatively, comments may be 4321 et seq., is this Nation’s basic
United States to maintain or strengthen submitted via electronic mail to dreed@ charter for harmonizing our
its global leadership role in the ntia.doc.gov and should also be in one environmental, economic, and social
introduction of communications or both of the file formats specified goals, and is a cornerstone of the
technology, services, and innovation; above. Comments must be received five Nation’s efforts to protect the
thus expanding the economy, adding (5) business days before the scheduled environment. As CEQ explained in its
jobs, and increasing international trade, meeting date in order to provide August 5, 2016, Notice of Availability,
while at the same time providing for the sufficient time for review. Comments the withdrawn guidance was not a
expansion of existing technologies and regulation. Pursuant to Executive Order
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received after this date will be
supporting the country’s homeland distributed to the Committee, but may 13783, ‘‘Promoting Energy
security, national defense, and other not be reviewed prior to the meeting. Independence and Economic Growth,’’
critical needs of government missions. Records: NTIA maintains records of signed on March 28, 2017, the guidance
The Committee will discuss early all Committee proceedings. Committee is being withdrawn for further
observations and analyses of the topics records are available for public consideration. The withdrawal of the
and questions to be addressed for this inspection at NTIA’s Washington, DC guidance does not change any law,
session. NTIA will post a detailed office at the address above. Documents regulation, or other legally binding
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requirement. For more information on Contracting for Cloud Services’’ (81 FR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NEPA and Federal agency compliance 72986–73001) that amended DFARS
with NEPA, please see https:// [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0006]
204.73, ‘‘Safeguarding Covered Defense
ceq.doe.gov/index.html. Information and Cyber Incident Agency Information Collection
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4332, 4342, 4344 and Reporting,’’ and included Activities; Submission to the Office of
40 CFR Parts 1500, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1505, implementation of statutory cyber Management and Budget for Review
1506, 1507, and 1508) incident reporting requirements and Approval; Comment Request;
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 31, imposed by sections 391 and 393 of 2008/18 Baccalaureate and Beyond
2017. Title 10, United State Code (U.S.C.), and (B&B: 08/18) Field Test
Mary B. Neumayr, DFARS 239.76, ‘‘Cloud Computing,’’ to
Chief of Staff, Council on Environmental implement updated DoD policy and AGENCY: National Center for Education
Quality. procedures for the acquisition of cloud Statistics (NCES), Department of
[FR Doc. 2017–06770 Filed 4–4–17; 8:45 am] computing services. Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
BILLING CODE 3225–F7–P Registration: Individuals wishing to
attend the public meeting should SUMMARY: In accordance with the
register by Monday, June 12, 2017, to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ensure adequate room accommodations proposing a reinstatement of a
and to facilitate entry in the Mark previously approved information
Office of the Secretary
Center building. Interested parties may collection.
Industry Information Day register via email at, DATES: Interested persons are invited to
OSD.DIBCSIAEvents@mail.mil. Due to submit comments on or before May 5,
AGENCY: DoD Chief Information Officer, space constraints, organizations are
DoD. 2017.
limited to a maximum of two
ACTION: Notice of meeting. representatives and should provide the ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
following information: documents related to the information
SUMMARY: DoD is hosting an ‘‘Industry collection listed in this notice, please
Information Day’’ to present a briefing, (1) Company or organization name; use http://www.regulations.gov by
and receive and address industry and searching the Docket ID number ED–
feedback on the implementation of (2) Names and email addresses of 2017–ICCD–0006. Comments submitted
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation persons planning to attend. in response to this notice should be
Supplement (DFARS) Case 2013–D018, submitted electronically through the
‘‘Network Penetration Reporting and One valid government-issued photo
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Contracting for Cloud Services.’’ identification card will be required in
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
DATES: The public meeting will be held
order to enter the building. Non-U.S. Docket ID number or via postal mail,
on Friday, June 23, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. citizens must bring their Permanent commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
to 1:00 p.m., EDT. Registration to attend Resident Card or Alien Registration Please note that comments submitted by
this meeting must be received by Card and original Social Security card fax or email and those submitted after
Monday, June 12, 2017. as identification. Attendees are the comment period will not be
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
encouraged to arrive at least one hour accepted. Written requests for
held at the Mark Center Auditorium, early to accommodate security information or comments submitted by
4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA procedures. Accommodations for postal mail or delivery should be
22350–3603. The auditorium is located parking at the Mark Center will not be addressed to the Director of the
on level B–1 of the building. available, but may be found in the Information Collection Clearance
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. surrounding areas. Transportation Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Vicki Michetti, at (703) 604–3167. information for the Mark Center may be 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
obtained at http://www.whs.mil/our- 224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD is
hosting an ‘‘Industry Information Day’’ services/transportation/getting-mark- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
to present a briefing on the center. specific questions related to collection
implementation of Defense Federal Special accommodations: The public activities, please contact NCES
Acquisition Regulation Supplement meeting is physically accessible to Information Collections at
(DFARS) Case 2013–D018, ‘‘Network people with disabilities. Requests for NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
Penetration Reporting and Contracting reasonable accommodations, sign SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
for Cloud Services,’’ and to receive language interpretation, or other Department of Education (ED), in
feedback and address questions from auxiliary aids should be sent via email accordance with the Paperwork
industry regarding its implementation. to OSD.DIBCSIAEvents@mail.mil no Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Organizations are encouraged to submit later than Monday, June 12, 2017. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
questions in writing prior to the public and Federal agencies with an
meeting. Questions should be sent by Correspondence: Please cite ‘‘Industry opportunity to comment on proposed,
email to OSD.DIBCSIAEvents@mail.mil Information Day’’ in all correspondence revised, and continuing collections of
with the subject line of the email related to this public meeting. information. This helps the Department
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stating, ‘‘Industry Information Day.’’ Dated: March 31, 2017. assess the impact of its information
Questions should be submitted by Aaron Siegel, collection requirements and minimize
Monday, May 1, 2017 for consideration. the public’s reporting burden. It also
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Background: On October 21, 2016, Officer, Department of Defense.
helps the public understand the
DoD published a final rule under Department’s information collection
[FR Doc. 2017–06739 Filed 4–4–17; 8:45 am]
DFARS Case 2013–D018 entitled requirements and provide the requested
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‘‘Network Penetration Reporting and data in the desired format. ED is
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 16576 |
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