82 FR 29825 - Notice of Availability of a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Non-Contiguous Region of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-13795

The First Responder Network Authority (``FirstNet'') announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Non-Contiguous Region (``Final PEIS''). The Final PEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the proposed nationwide public safety broadband network in the Non-Contiguous Region (Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

First Responder Network Authority

[Docket Number: 160229154-6154-02]
RIN 0660-XC023


Notice of Availability of a Final Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Non-Contiguous Region of the Nationwide Public 
Safety Broadband Network

AGENCY: First Responder Network Authority, National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a final programmatic environmental 
impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The First Responder Network Authority (``FirstNet'') announces 
the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Non-Contiguous Region (``Final PEIS''). The Final 
PEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the proposed 
nationwide public safety broadband network in the Non-Contiguous Region 
(Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

ADDRESSES: The Final PEIS is available for download from 
www.regulations.gov FIRSTNET-FPEIS-2017-0001. A CD of this document is 
also available for viewing at public libraries (see Chapter 16 of the 
Final PEIS for the complete distribution list).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Final 
PEIS, contact Amanda Goebel Pereira, NEPA Coordinator, First Responder 
Network Authority, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-96, Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47 
U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)) (the ``Act'') created and authorized FirstNet to 
take all actions necessary to ensure the building, deployment, and 
operation of an interoperable, nationwide public safety broadband 
network (``NPSBN'') based on a single, national network architecture. 
The Act meets a longstanding and critical national infrastructure need, 
to create a single, nationwide network that will, for the first time, 
allow police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical service 
professionals, and other public safety entities to effectively 
communicate with each other across agencies and jurisdictions. The 
NPSBN is intended to enhance the ability of the public safety community 
to perform more reliably, effectively, and safely; increase situational 
awareness during an emergency; and improve the ability of the public 
safety community to effectively engage in those critical activities.
    The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4347) 
(``NEPA'') requires federal agencies to undertake an assessment of 
environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making a final 
decision and implementing the action. NEPA requirements apply to any 
federal project, decision, or action that may have a significant impact 
on the quality of the human environment. NEPA also establishes the 
Council on Environmental Quality (``CEQ''), which issued regulations 
implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (see 40 CFR parts 1500-
1508). Among other considerations, CEQ regulations at 40 CFR 1508.28 
recommend the use of tiering from a ``broader environmental impact 
statement (such as a national program or policy statements) with 
subsequent narrower statements or environmental analysis (such as 
regional or basin wide statements or ultimately site-specific 
statements) incorporating by reference the general discussions and 
concentrating solely on the issues specific to the statement 
subsequently prepared.''
    Due to the geographic scope of FirstNet (all 50 states, the 
District of Columbia, and five territories) and the diversity of 
ecosystems potentially traversed by the project, FirstNet has elected 
to prepare five regional PEISs. The five PEISs are divided into the 
East, Central, West, South, and Non-Contiguous Regions. The Non-
Contiguous Region consists of Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The 
Final PEIS analyzes potential impacts of the deployment and operation 
of the NPSBN on the natural and human environment in the Non-Contiguous

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Region, in accordance with FirstNet's responsibilities under NEPA.
    Now that this PEIS has been completed and once a Record of Decision 
(ROD) has been signed, the proposed FirstNet projects can begin to 
submit the site-specific environmental documentation to determine if 
the proposed project has been adequately evaluated in the PEIS or 
whether it instead warrants a Categorical Exclusion, an Environmental 
Assessment, or an Environmental Impact Statement.

    Dated: June 27, 2017.
Amanda Goebel Pereira,
NEPA Coordinator, First Responder Network Authority.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana VII. Adjournment actions necessary to ensure the building,
Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@ deployment, and operation of an
usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437. David Mussatt, interoperable, nationwide public safety
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. broadband network (‘‘NPSBN’’) based
meeting is available to the public [FR Doc. 2017–13674 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am] on a single, national network
through the following toll-free call-in BILLING CODE P architecture. The Act meets a
number: 888–724–9513, conference ID longstanding and critical national
number: 7347511. Any interested infrastructure need, to create a single,
member of the public may call this DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE nationwide network that will, for the
number and listen to the meeting. first time, allow police officers, fire
Callers can expect to incur charges for National Telecommunications and fighters, emergency medical service
calls they initiate over wireless lines, Information Administration professionals, and other public safety
and the Commission will not refund any entities to effectively communicate with
incurred charges. Callers will incur no First Responder Network Authority each other across agencies and
charge for calls they initiate over land- jurisdictions. The NPSBN is intended to
[Docket Number: 160229154–6154–02] enhance the ability of the public safety
line connections to the toll-free
RIN 0660–XC023 community to perform more reliably,
telephone number. Persons with hearing
effectively, and safely; increase
impairments may also follow the
Notice of Availability of a Final situational awareness during an
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Programmatic Environmental Impact emergency; and improve the ability of
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
Statement for the Non-Contiguous the public safety community to
providing the Service with the
Region of the Nationwide Public Safety effectively engage in those critical
conference call number and conference
Broadband Network activities.
ID number. The National Environmental Policy
Members of the public are entitled to AGENCY: First Responder Network Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347)
make comments during the open period Authority, National (‘‘NEPA’’) requires federal agencies to
at the end of the meeting. Members of Telecommunications and Information undertake an assessment of
the public may also submit written Administration, U.S. Department of environmental effects of their proposed
comments; the comments must be Commerce. actions prior to making a final decision
received in the Regional Programs Unit ACTION: Notice of availability of a final and implementing the action. NEPA
within 30 days following the meeting. programmatic environmental impact requirements apply to any federal
Written comments may be mailed to the statement. project, decision, or action that may
Western Regional Office, U.S. have a significant impact on the quality
Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North SUMMARY: The First Responder Network of the human environment. NEPA also
Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) announces the establishes the Council on
Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Quality (‘‘CEQ’’), which
to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or Environmental Impact Statement for the issued regulations implementing the
emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@ Non-Contiguous Region (‘‘Final PEIS’’). procedural provisions of NEPA (see 40
usccr.gov. Persons who desire The Final PEIS evaluates the potential CFR parts 1500–1508). Among other
additional information may contact the environmental impacts of the proposed considerations, CEQ regulations at 40
Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894– nationwide public safety broadband CFR 1508.28 recommend the use of
3437. network in the Non-Contiguous Region tiering from a ‘‘broader environmental
Records and documents discussed (Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, impact statement (such as a national
during the meeting will be available for Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, program or policy statements) with
public viewing prior to and after the Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin subsequent narrower statements or
meeting at http://facadatabase.gov/ Islands). environmental analysis (such as
committee/meetings.aspx?cid=234. ADDRESSES: The Final PEIS is available regional or basin wide statements or
Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ for download from www.regulations.gov ultimately site-specific statements)
and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records FIRSTNET–FPEIS–2017–0001. A CD of incorporating by reference the general
generated from this meeting may also be this document is also available for discussions and concentrating solely on
inspected and reproduced at the viewing at public libraries (see Chapter the issues specific to the statement
Regional Programs Unit, as they become 16 of the Final PEIS for the complete subsequently prepared.’’
available, both before and after the Due to the geographic scope of
distribution list).
meeting. Persons interested in the work FirstNet (all 50 states, the District of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Columbia, and five territories) and the
of this Committee are directed to the more information on the Final PEIS,
Commission’s Web site, http:// diversity of ecosystems potentially
contact Amanda Goebel Pereira, NEPA traversed by the project, FirstNet has
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Coordinator, First Responder Network
Regional Programs Unit at the above elected to prepare five regional PEISs.
Authority, National The five PEISs are divided into the East,
email or street address. Telecommunications and Information Central, West, South, and Non-
Agenda Administration, U.S. Department of Contiguous Regions. The Non-
Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Contiguous Region consists of Alaska,
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I. Welcome M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the
II. Update on Proposal—Ana Fortes, DFO
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,
III. Update on Date and Location of In-Person
Hearing
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Final
IV. Discussion on Potential Speakers for In- Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96, PEIS analyzes potential impacts of the
Person Hearing Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47 deployment and operation of the
V. Public Comment U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)) (the ‘‘Act’’) created NPSBN on the natural and human
VI. Next Steps and authorized FirstNet to take all environment in the Non-Contiguous

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Region, in accordance with FirstNet’s the written description of the scope of Duty Assessment
responsibilities under NEPA. the order is dispositive.1 The Department shall determine, and
Now that this PEIS has been U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Analysis of Comments Received
completed and once a Record of (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
Decision (ROD) has been signed, the All issues raised in the case and on all appropriate entries covered by
proposed FirstNet projects can begin to rebuttal briefs by parties to this this review.
submit the site-specific environmental administrative review are addressed in In accordance with the Department’s
documentation to determine if the the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2 ‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for
proposed project has been adequately A list of the issues that parties raised entries of subject merchandise during
evaluated in the PEIS or whether it and to which we responded is attached the POR produced by Gerdau for which
instead warrants a Categorical to this notice as an Appendix. The it did not know that the merchandise
Exclusion, an Environmental Issues and Decision Memorandum is a was destined for the United States, we
Assessment, or an Environmental public document and is on-file will instruct CBP to liquidate those
Impact Statement. electronically via Enforcement and entries at the all-others rate if there is no
Dated: June 27, 2017.
Compliance’s Antidumping and rate for the intermediate company(ies)
Countervailing Duty Centralized involved in the transaction.
Amanda Goebel Pereira,
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). We intend to issue instructions to
NEPA Coordinator, First Responder Network ACCESS is available to registered users
Authority. CBP 15 days after the publication date
at https://access.trade.gov and in the of the final results of this review.
[FR Doc. 2017–13795 Filed 6–29–17; 8:45 am]
Central Records Unit (CRU), room
BILLING CODE 3510–60–P B8024 of the main Department of Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce building. In addition, a The following cash deposit
complete version of the Issues and requirements will be effective upon
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE publication of the notice of final results
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
International Trade Administration directly on the Internet at http:// of administrative review for all
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. shipments of the subject merchandise
The signed Issues and Decision entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
[A–469–805]
Memorandum and the electronic for consumption on or after the
Stainless Steel Bar From Spain: Final versions of the Issues and Decision publication date of the final results of
Results of Antidumping Duty Memorandum are identical in content. this administrative review, as provided
Administrative Review; 2015–2016 by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
The cash deposit rate for Gerdau will be
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Based on a review of the record and the rate established in the final results
International Trade Administration, comments received from interested of this administrative review; (2) for
Department of Commerce. parties, we have not made changes to merchandise exported by producers or
SUMMARY: On March 3, 2017, the the Preliminary Results. Because exporters not covered in this
Department of Commerce (the mandatory respondent Gerdau has administrative review but covered in a
Department) published the preliminary failed to provide requested information, prior segment of the proceeding, the
results of the administrative review of we will continue to apply adverse facts cash deposit rate will continue to be the
the antidumping duty order on stainless available (AFA) to this respondent, in company-specific rate published for the
steel bar (SSB) from Spain. The period accordance with sections 776(a) and (b) most recently completed segment of this
of review (POR) is March 1, 2015, of the Act and 19 CFR 351.308. For proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a
through February 29, 2016. The review further discussion, see the Issues and firm covered in this review, a prior
covers one producer/exporter of the Decision Memorandum. review, or the original investigation, but
subject merchandise, Gerdau Aceros the producer is, the cash deposit rate
Especiales Europa, S.L. (Gerdau). Final Results of the Review
will be the rate established for the most
DATES: Effective June 30, 2017. We determine that, for the period of recently completed segment of this
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
March 1, 2015, through February 29, proceeding for the producer of the
Ryan Mullen or Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD 2016, the following weighted-average subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and dumping margin exists: deposit rate for all other manufacturers
Compliance, International Trade or exporters will continue to be 25.77
Weighted- percent, the all-others rate established
Administration, U.S. Department of average
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Exporter/producer dumping in the investigation.3 These cash deposit
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: margin requirements, when imposed, shall
(202) 482–5260 or (202) 482–4798, (percent) remain in effect until further notice.
respectively. Gerdau Aceros Especiales Notification to Importers
Scope of the Order Europa, S.L. ...................... 62.85 This notice also serves as a final
The merchandise covered by the order reminder to importers of their
is SSB products. The merchandise 1 The HTSUS numbers provided in the scope
responsibility under 19 CFR
subject to this order is currently changed since the publication of the order. See 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
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classified under the following Amended Final Determination and Antidumping regarding the reimbursement of
Duty Order: Stainless Steel Bar from Spain, 60 FR antidumping duties prior to liquidation
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 11656 (March 2, 1995).
United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Stainless Steel Bar
of the relevant entries during this POR.
7222.10.00, 7222.11.00, 7222.19.00, from Spain: Issues and Decision Memorandum for Failure to comply with this requirement
7222.20.00, and 7222.30.00. Although the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2015–2016,’’ dated 3 See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at
the HTSUS subheadings are provided concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this Less Than Fair Value: Stainless Steel Bar from
for convenience and customs purposes, notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). Spain, 59 FR 66931 (December 28, 1994).

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Action		Notice of availability of a final programmatic environmental impact statement.
Contact		For more information on the Final PEIS, contact Amanda Goebel Pereira, NEPA Coordinator, First Responder Network Authority, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192.
FR Citation		82 FR 29825
RIN Number		0660-XC02

82 FR 29825 - Notice of Availability of a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Non-Contiguous Region of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network

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