82 FR 55856 - National Geospatial Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)
U.S. Geological Survey
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 55856-55857] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25375] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Geological Survey [GX18EE000101100] National Geospatial Advisory Committee; Public Meeting AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice to announce that a public meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will take place. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 11, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via web conference and teleconference. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Mahoney, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 909 First Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; by email at jmahoney@usgs.gov; or by telephone at (206) 220-4621. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. The NGAC provides advice and recommendations related to management of Federal and national geospatial programs, the development of the NSDI, and the implementation of Office of Management and Budget Circular A- 16. The NGAC reviews and comments on geospatial policy and management issues and provides a forum to convey views representative of non- federal stakeholders in the geospatial community. The NGAC is one of the primary ways that the FGDC collaborates with its broad network of partners. Additional information about the meeting is available at: www.fgdc.gov/ngac. Agenda Topics: --FGDC Update --Landsat Advisory Group --Geospatial Technology and Infrastructure --Geospatial Platform/Data as Services --Cultural and Historical Geospatial Resources --NSDI Strategic Plan Framework Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The webinar meeting is open to the public. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting and receive webinar and call-in information should contact Ms. Lucia Foulkes by email at lfoulkes@usgs.gov to register by December 8, 2017. Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Lucia Foulkes at the email stated above or by telephone at 703-648-4142 at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Public Disclosure of Comments: Time will be allowed at the meeting for any individual or organization wishing to make oral comments. To allow for full consideration of information by the committee members at the meeting, written comments must be provided to Ms. Lucia Foulkes, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological [[Page 55857]] Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-590, Reston, VA 20192; by email at lfoulkes@usgs.gov; or by telephone at 703-648-4142, by December 8, 2017. All comments received will be provided to the committee members. Before including your address, phone 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 made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. Kenneth Shaffer, Deputy Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee. [FR Doc. 2017-25375 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338-11-P
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Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR other environmental values or DATES: The meeting will be held on
part 17 prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish or resources. Monday, December 11, 2017, from 1:00
wildlife species listed as endangered or p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard
Next Steps
threatened. Take of listed fish or Time).
wildlife is defined under the Act as ‘‘to We will evaluate the HCP and
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, comments we receive to determine
via web conference and teleconference.
wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or whether the ITP application meets the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
to attempt to engage in any such requirements of section 10(a) of the Act.
We will also evaluate whether issuance John Mahoney, Federal Geographic Data
conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)).
of the ITP complies with section 7 of the Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological
However, under limited circumstances,
we issue permits to authorize incidental ESA by conducting an intra-Service Survey (USGS), 909 First Avenue, Suite
take, i.e., take that is incidental to, and consultation. We will use the results of 800, Seattle, WA 98104; by email at
not the purpose of, the carrying out of this consultation, in combination with jmahoney@usgs.gov; or by telephone at
an otherwise lawful activity. the above findings, in our final analysis (206) 220–4621.
Regulations governing incidental take to determine whether or not to issue the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
permits for threatened and endangered ITP. If the requirements are met, we will meeting is being held under the
species are at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22, issue the issue ITP number TE39111C– provisions of the Federal Advisory
respectively. The ESA’s take 0 to the Applicant. Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
prohibitions do not apply to federally The NGAC provides advice and
listed plants on private lands unless Public Comments recommendations related to
such take would violate State law. In If you wish to comment on the permit management of Federal and national
addition to meeting other criteria, an application, HCP, and associated geospatial programs, the development of
incidental take permit’s proposed documents, you may submit comments the NSDI, and the implementation of
actions must not jeopardize the by any one of the methods in Office of Management and Budget
existence of federally listed fish, ADDRESSES. Circular A–16. The NGAC reviews and
wildlife, or plants. comments on geospatial policy and
Public Availability of Comments management issues and provides a
Applicant’s Proposal Before including your address, phone forum to convey views representative of
Orange Dale Venture, LLC, is number, email address, or other non-federal stakeholders in the
requesting a 10-year ITP to take personal identifying information in your geospatial community. The NGAC is
approximately 5 acres (ac) of occupied comment, you should be aware that one of the primary ways that the FGDC
scrub-jay foraging and sheltering habitat your entire comment—including your collaborates with its broad network of
incidental to construction of an energy personal identifying information—may partners. Additional information about
substation. The 161.6-ac project site is be made publicly available at any time. the meeting is available at:
located approximately 0.5 miles While you can ask us in your comment www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
northwest of the intersection of Veterans to withhold your personal identifying Agenda Topics:
Memorial Parkway and Saxon information from public review, we —FGDC Update
Boulevard within Section 14, Township cannot guarantee that we will be able to —Landsat Advisory Group
18 South, Range 30 East, Volusia do so. —Geospatial Technology and
County, Florida. The project includes Infrastructure
construction of a residential and Authority —Geospatial Platform/Data as Services
commercial development, and the We provide this notice under section —Cultural and Historical Geospatial
associated clearing, infrastructure, and 10 of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40 Resources
landscaping. The Applicant proposes to CFR 1506.6. —NSDI Strategic Plan Framework
mitigate for the take of the scrub-jay, Dated: October 3, 2017.
Meeting Accessibility/Special
based on Service Mitigation Guidelines, Accommodations: The webinar meeting
Jay B. Herrington,
by contributing funds in the amount of is open to the public. Members of the
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office, public wishing to attend the meeting
$209,220.00 to the Nature Southeast Region.
Conservancy’s Conservation Fund for and receive webinar and call-in
[FR Doc. 2017–25249 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
the management and conservation of the information should contact Ms. Lucia
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Foulkes by email at lfoulkes@usgs.gov to
Florida scrub-jay.
register by December 8, 2017.
Our Preliminary Determination Individuals requiring special
We have determined that the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
accommodations to access the public
Applicant’s proposal, including the U.S. Geological Survey meeting should contact Ms. Lucia
proposed mitigation and minimization Foulkes at the email stated above or by
measures, would have minor or [GX18EE000101100] telephone at 703–648–4142 at least five
negligible effects on the species covered (5) business days prior to the meeting so
in the HCP. Therefore, we have National Geospatial Advisory that appropriate arrangements can be
determined that the incidental take Committee; Public Meeting made.
permit for this project is ‘‘low effect’’ AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Public Disclosure of Comments: Time
and qualifies for categorical exclusion will be allowed at the meeting for any
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Interior.
under the National Environmental ACTION: Notice of public meeting. individual or organization wishing to
Policy Act (NEPA), as provided by 43 make oral comments. To allow for full
CFR 46.205 and 43 CFR 46.210. A low- SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey consideration of information by the
effect HCP is one involving (1) minor or (USGS) is publishing this notice to committee members at the meeting,
negligible effects on federally listed or announce that a public meeting of the written comments must be provided to
candidate species and their habitats, National Geospatial Advisory Ms. Lucia Foulkes, Federal Geographic
and (2) minor or negligible effects on Committee (NGAC) will take place. Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological
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Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 3530, NW., Washington, DC 20240; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
MS–590, Reston, VA 20192; by email at telephone (202) 208–4122; fax (202)
lfoulkes@usgs.gov; or by telephone at 208–4118; email kelsey_brantley@ Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
703–648–4142, by December 8, 2017. ios.doi.gov. [Docket No. BOEM–2015–0068]
All comments received will be provided
to the committee members. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ISAC Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska
Before including your address, phone is established by the Secretary of the Region, Beaufort Sea Planning Area,
number, email address, or other Interior, as authorized by Executive Liberty Development and Production
personal identifying information in your Order 13751, and is regulated by the Plan, Draft Environmental Impact
comment, you should be aware that Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 Statement, Re-Opening of Public
your entire comment—including your U.S.C. Appendix 2). The purpose of the Comment Period; MMAA10400
personal identifying information—may ISAC is to provide advice to the NISC
be made publicly available at any time. on a broad array of issues related to AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy
While you can ask us in your comment preventing the introduction of invasive Management, Interior.
to withhold your personal identifying species and providing for their control ACTION: Re-opening of public comment
information from public review, we and minimizing the economic, period, Liberty Development and
cannot guarantee that we will be able to ecological, and human health impacts Production Plan Draft Environmental
do so. that invasive species cause. The NISC is Impact Statement.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. co-chaired by the Secretary of the SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, Management (BOEM) is re-opening the
Kenneth Shaffer,
and the Secretary of Commerce. The public comment period for the Draft
Deputy Executive Director, Federal
NISC provides national leadership Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Geographic Data Committee.
regarding invasive species issues. relating to the Liberty Development and
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The purpose of a meeting is to Production Plan (DPP) in the Beaufort
convene the full ISAC to discuss and Sea Planning Area. This Draft EIS was
consider adoption of briefing papers issued on August 17, 2017. The original
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR generated by ISAC task teams on: (1) comment period was scheduled to last
Federal-State Coordination, (2) Federal- from August 17 to November 18, 2017,
[18XD4523WS/DWSN00000.000000/ and included public hearings in
DS61500000/DP61501] Tribal Coordination; (3) Wildlife Health;
(4) Advanced Biotechnology; (5) Fairbanks, Nuiqsut, Utqiaġvik, and
Invasive Species Advisory Committee Infrastructure; and, (6) Managed Anchorage in early October. This
Relocation. Federal Register Notice (Notice) re-
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. opens the comment period, to extend
The meeting is open to the public. from the date of this Notice to December
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Members of the public are welcome to 8, 2017. Comments received between
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a participate by accessing the November 18 and the date of this Notice
meeting of the Invasive Species teleconference line. Up to 15 minutes will still be accepted and considered by
Advisory Committee (ISAC). The will be set aside for public comment. BOEM. After BOEM reviews comments
purpose of the ISAC is to provide advice Persons wishing to make a comment are on the Draft EIS, BOEM will prepare a
to the National Invasive Species Council asked to provide a written request with Final EIS.
(NISC) on a broad array of issues related a description of the general subject to DATES: Comments must be received by
to preventing the introduction of Ms. Brantley at the above address no 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 8,
invasive species and providing for their later than November 27, 2017. Any 2017.
control and minimizing the economic, member of the public may submit
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
ecological, and human health impacts written information and/or comments to
that invasive species cause. information on the Liberty DPP EIS or
Ms. Brantley for distribution at the ISAC
BOEM’s policies associated with this
DATES: The meeting will take place from meeting. notice, please contact Lauren Boldrick,
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Public Disclosure of Comments: Project Manager, BOEM, Alaska OCS
December 6, 2017 (Eastern Standard Before including your address, phone Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite
Time). number, email address, or other 500, Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held personal identifying information in your (907) 334–5227.
via teleconference. The toll-free comment, you should be aware that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal,
conference phone number and access your entire comment—including your state, tribal, and local governments and/
code can be obtained by calling (202) personal identifying information—may or agencies and other interested parties
208–4122, or visiting the NISC be made publicly available at any time. may submit written comments through
Secretariat’s Web site at www.invasive While you can ask us in your comment the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
species.gov. Please note that the to withhold your personal identifying www.regulations.gov. In the field titled
maximum capacity for the information from public review, we ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter [Docket
teleconference is 100 participants. For cannot guarantee that we will be able to No. BOEM–2015–0068], and then click
record keeping purposes, participants ‘‘search.’’ Follow the instructions to
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do so.
will be required to provide their name submit public comments and view
and contact information to the operator Dated: November 17, 2017.
supporting and related materials
before being connected. Jamie K. Reaser, available for this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Executive Director, National Invasive Species Before including your address, phone
Kelsey Brantley, Operations and ISAC Council Secretariat. number, email address or other personal
Coordinator, National Invasive Species [FR Doc. 2017–25383 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am] identifying information in your
Council Secretariat, 1849 C Street, MS BILLING CODE 4334–63P comment, you should be aware that
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| Contact | Mr. John Mahoney, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 909 First Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; by email at [email protected]; or by telephone at (206) 220-4621. | |
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