83 FR 14623 - Notice of Availability of the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan II/Environmental Assessment: Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats, Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands, Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, Birds, and Oysters
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 66 (April 5, 2018)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 66 (April 5, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14623-14625] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06929] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Natural Resources Conservation Service [Docket No. NRCS-2018-0003] Notice of Availability of the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group Draft Restoration Plan II/Environmental Assessment: Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats, Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands, Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, Birds, and Oysters AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Agriculture. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal and State natural resource trustee agencies for the Alabama Trustee Implementation Group (Alabama TIG) have prepared a draft Restoration Plan II/Environmental Assessment (RP II/EA). The draft RP II/EA describes the restoration project alternatives considered by the Alabama TIG to meet the Trustee's goals to restore and conserve habitat, to replenish and protect living coastal and marine resources, to restore water quality, and to provide for monitoring and adaptive management. The Alabama TIG evaluated these alternatives under criteria set forth in the OPA natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) regulations, as well as the environmental consequences in accordance with NEPA. Monitoring and adaptive management activities to address information gaps necessary to inform future restoration are also included in the draft plan. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the availability of the draft RP II/EA and to seek public comments on the document. DATES: The Alabama TIG will consider public comments received on or before May 4, 2018. Public Meeting: On April 18, 2018, the Alabama TIG will host a public meeting to facilitate public review of the draft RP II/EA. The meeting will begin with an open house and be followed by a formal meeting where the Alabama TIG will present the draft RP II/EA and receive verbal comments from members of the public. Alabama TIG representatives will be present during the open house and will be available to answer questions. The Alabama TIG also will accept written comments during the public meeting. The public meeting schedule and details are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You may download the draft RP II/EA at http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. Alternatively, you may request a CD of the draft RP II/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 II/EA by one of following methods:The web: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/XXXX 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 May 4, 2018, to be considered. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: USDA--Ronald Howard, [email protected]. State of Alabama--Amy Hunter, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction On April 20, 2010, the mobile offshore drilling unit, Deepwater Horizon, which 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 oil spill in United States history, discharging millions of barrels of oil over a period of 87 days. [[Page 14624]] 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. Also, an undetermined amount of natural gas was released into 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 OPA 1990 (OPA, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 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. 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 For the State of Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas General Land Office, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality The DWH Trustees reached and finalized a settlement of their natural resource damage claims with BP in a Consent Decree \1\ approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Pursuant to that Consent Decree, restoration projects in Alabama are now chosen and managed by the Alabama TIG. The Alabama TIG is composed of the following Trustees: \1\ https://www.justice.gov/enrd/file/838066/download. DOI, as represented by NPS, FWS, and BLM NOAA, on behalf of DOC USDA EPA State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Geological Survey of Alabama 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). Restoration types evaluated in the draft RP II/EA include: Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands; Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, Birds, and Oysters. Information on the Restoration Types evaluated in the draft RP II/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). Background In December 2016, as part of its restoration planning efforts, the Alabama TIG asked the public for project ideas that could benefit Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands, Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, Birds, and Oysters in the Alabama Restoration Area. The project submissions received through this process, along with projects previously submitted during prior restoration planning processes, resulted in the project alternatives evaluated in the draft RP II/EA. Overview of the Draft RP II/EA The draft RP II/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. Sec. 4321 et seq.). In the draft RP II/EA, the Alabama TIG proposes implementation of the following projects: Five projects within the Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats Restoration Type Magnolia River Land Acquisition (Holmes Tract) Weeks Bay Land Acquisition East Gateway Tract Weeks Bay Land Acquisition Harrod Tract Lower Perdido Islands Restoration Phase I (Engineering & Design [E&D]) Southwestern Coffee Island Habitat Restoration Project- Phase I (also proposed for funding under the Birds Restoration Type) (E&D) Two projects within the Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands Restoration Type Little Lagoon Living Shoreline Restoring the Night Sky-Assessment, Training, and Outreach (also proposed for funding under the Sea Turtles Restoration Type and for monitoring and adaptive management [MAM] funding) (E&D) Three projects within the Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source) Restoration Type Toulmins Springs Branch E&D (E&D) Fowl River Nutrient Reduction Weeks Bay Nutrient Reduction Four projects within the Sea Turtles Restoration Type Coastal Alabama Sea Turtle (CAST) Conservation Program-- ``Share the Beach'' CAST Triage CAST Habitat Usage and Population Dynamics CAST Protection: Enhancement and Education Two projects within the Marine Mammals Restoration Type Enhancing Capacity for the Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network Alabama Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Protection: Enhancement and Education Two projects within the Birds Restoration Type Southwestern Coffee Island Habitat Restoration Project- Phase I (also proposed for funding under the Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats Restoration Type) (E&D) Colonial Nesting Wading Bird Tracking and Habitat Use Assessment--Two Species Four projects within the Oysters Restoration Type Oyster Cultch Relief and Reef Configuration Side-scan Mapping of Mobile Bay Relic Oyster Reefs (E&D) [[Page 14625]] Oyster Hatchery at Claude Peteet Mariculture Center--High Spat Production with Study Oyster Grow-Out and Restoration Reef Placement Two activities are proposed for funding, in whole or in part, with the Alabama TIGs Monitoring and Adaptive Management Allocation Assessment of Alabama Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Populations and Health Restoring the Night Sky--Assessment, Training, and Outreach (also proposed for funding under the Habitats on Federally Managed Lands Restoration Type) (E&D) The draft RP II/EA also evaluates No Action Alternatives for each of the Restoration Types. The Alabama TIG has determined that the restoration projects and monitoring and adaptive management activities proposed for funding are appropriate to partially compensate for the injuries for these Restoration Types described in PDARP/PEIS. In the draft RP II/EA, the Alabama TIG presents to the public its plan for providing partial compensation to the public for natural resources and ecological services injured or lost in Alabama as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The projects described in the draft RP II/EA are most appropriate for addressing injuries to: Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Managed Lands, Nutrient Reduction (Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine Mammals, Birds, and Oysters, and as monitoring and adaptive management activities. Next Steps The public is encouraged to review and comment on the draft RP II/ EA. As described above, a public meeting is scheduled to facilitate the public review and comment process. After the close of the public comment period, the Alabama TIG will consider and address the comments received before issuing a final RP II/EA. A summary of comments received, the Alabama TIG's responses, and any revisions to the document, as appropriate, will be included in the final document. Public Meeting Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Time (local Date times) Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday, April 18, 2018..... 6 p.m. Open Five River Tensaw House; 6:30 p.m. Theater, 31115 Five Public Meeting. River Boulevard, Spanish Fort, Alabama 36527. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Invitation to Comment The Alabama TIG seeks public review and comment on the draft RP II/ 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. Sec. 2701 et seq.), the implementing NRDA regulations at 15 CFR part 990, and NEPA (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.). Signed this 20th day of March, 2018, in Washington, DC. Leonard Jordan, Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service. [FR Doc. 2018-06929 Filed 4-4-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-16-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in receiving comments citing reasons the availability of the draft RP II/EA and
Mark Wooden, 816–659–8413, and pertinent data supporting or to seek public comments on the
Mark.J.Wooden@ams.usda.gov or objecting to the delegation of the document.
FGISQACD@ams.usda.gov. applicant. Submit all comments to Mark DATES: The Alabama TIG will consider
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section Wooden at the above address or at public comments received on or before
7(e)(2)(A) of the United States Grain http://www.regulations.gov. May 4, 2018.
Standards Act (USGSA) designates that We consider comments and other Public Meeting: On April 18, 2018, the
if the Secretary determines, pursuant to available information when determining Alabama TIG will host a public meeting
paragraph (3) of Section 7(e), that a State certification. to facilitate public review of the draft RP
agency is qualified to perform official Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. II/EA. The meeting will begin with an
inspection, meets the criteria in Dated: April 2, 2018. open house and be followed by a formal
subsection (f)(1)(A) of Section 7, and (i) meeting where the Alabama TIG will
Greg Ibach,
was performing official inspection at an present the draft RP II/EA and receive
export port location under this chapter Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory
Programs. verbal comments from members of the
on July 1, 1976, or (ii)(I) performed public. Alabama TIG representatives
[FR Doc. 2018–06969 Filed 4–4–18; 8:45 am]
official inspection at an export port will be present during the open house
location at any time prior to July 1, BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
and will be available to answer
1976, (II) was designated under questions. The Alabama TIG also will
subsection (f) of Section 7 on December accept written comments during the
22, 1982, to perform official inspections DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
public meeting. The public meeting
at locations other than export port Natural Resources Conservation schedule and details are listed in the
locations, and (III) operates in a State Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
from which total annual exports do not ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You
exceed, as determined by the Secretary, [Docket No. NRCS–2018–0003]
may download the draft RP II/EA at
five per centum of the total amount of http://
grain exported from the United States Notice of Availability of the Alabama
Trustee Implementation Group Draft www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
annually, the Secretary may delegate Alternatively, you may request a CD of
authority to the State agency to perform Restoration Plan II/Environmental
Assessment: Wetlands, Coastal and the draft RP II/EA (see FOR FURTHER
all or specified functions involving INFORMATION CONTACT). Also, you may
official inspection (other than appeal Nearshore Habitats, Habitat Projects
on Federally Managed Lands, Nutrient view the document at any of the public
inspection) at export port locations facilities listed at http://
within the State, including export port Reduction (Nonpoint Source), Sea
Turtles, Marine Mammals, Birds, and www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
locations which may in the future be Submitting Comments: You may
established, subject to such rules, Oysters
submit comments on the draft RP II/EA
regulations, instructions, and oversight AGENCY: Natural Resources by one of following methods:
as the Secretary may prescribe, and any Conservation Service (NRCS),
such official inspection shall continue • The web: https://
Agriculture. parkplanning.nps.gov/XXXX
to be the direct responsibility of the ACTION: Notice of availability.
Secretary. Any such delegation may be • U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
revoked by the Secretary, at the Service, P.O. Box 49567, Atlanta,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil
discretion of the Secretary, at any time Georgia 30345. Please note that
Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 and the
upon notice to the State agency without mailed comments must be
National Environmental Policy Act
opportunity for a hearing. Under postmarked on or before the comment
(NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal
Section 7(e) of the USGSA, every five deadline of May 4, 2018, to be
and State natural resource trustee
years, the Secretary shall certify that considered.
agencies for the Alabama Trustee
each State agency with a delegation of Implementation Group (Alabama TIG) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
authority is meeting the criteria have prepared a draft Restoration Plan • USDA—Ronald Howard,
described in subsection (f)(1)(A). II/Environmental Assessment (RP II/ ron.howard@ms.usda.gov.
Delegations shall be renewed according EA). The draft RP II/EA describes the • State of Alabama—Amy Hunter,
to the criteria and procedures set forth restoration project alternatives amy.hunter@dcnr.alabama.gov.
in Section 7(e)(2)(B) of the USGSA. considered by the Alabama TIG to meet SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Area of Delegation the Trustee’s goals to restore and
conserve habitat, to replenish and Introduction
Virginia protect living coastal and marine On April 20, 2010, the mobile
Pursuant to Section 7(e)(2) of the resources, to restore water quality, and offshore drilling unit, Deepwater
USGSA, the following export port to provide for monitoring and adaptive Horizon, which was being used to drill
locations in the State of Virginia are management. The Alabama TIG a well for BP Exploration and
assigned to this State agency. evaluated these alternatives under Production Inc. (BP), in the Macondo
In Virginia: criteria set forth in the OPA natural prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252–
All export port locations in the State resource damage assessment (NRDA) MC252), exploded, caught fire, and
of Virginia. regulations, as well as the subsequently sank in the Gulf of
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environmental consequences in Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented
Request for Comments accordance with NEPA. Monitoring and volume of oil and other discharges from
We are publishing this Notice to adaptive management activities to the rig and from the wellhead on the
provide interested persons the address information gaps necessary to seabed. The Deepwater Horizon Oil
opportunity to comment on the quality inform future restoration are also Spill is the largest oil spill in United
of services provided by the State of included in the draft plan. The purpose States history, discharging millions of
Virginia. We are particularly interested of this notice is to inform the public of barrels of oil over a period of 87 days.
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In addition, well over one million Consent Decree 1 approved by the Five projects within the Wetlands,
gallons of dispersants were applied to United States District Court for the Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats
the waters of the spill area in an attempt Eastern District of Louisiana. Pursuant Restoration Type
to disperse the spilled oil. Also, an to that Consent Decree, restoration • Magnolia River Land Acquisition
undetermined amount of natural gas projects in Alabama are now chosen and (Holmes Tract)
was released into the environment as a managed by the Alabama TIG. The • Weeks Bay Land Acquisition East
result of the spill. Alabama TIG is composed of the Gateway Tract
The Deepwater Horizon State and following Trustees: • Weeks Bay Land Acquisition
Federal natural resource trustees (DWH • DOI, as represented by NPS, FWS, Harrod Tract
Trustees) conducted the natural and BLM • Lower Perdido Islands Restoration
resource damage assessment (NRDA) for Phase I (Engineering & Design
• NOAA, on behalf of DOC
the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill under [E&D])
OPA 1990 (OPA, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et • USDA • Southwestern Coffee Island Habitat
seq.). Pursuant to OPA, Federal and • EPA Restoration Project-Phase I (also
State agencies act as trustees on behalf • State of Alabama Department of proposed for funding under the
of the public to assess natural resource Conservation and Natural Resources Birds Restoration Type) (E&D)
injuries and losses, and to determine the • Geological Survey of Alabama Two projects within the Habitat Projects
actions required to compensate the This restoration planning activity is on Federally Managed Lands
public for those injuries and losses. proceeding in accordance with the Restoration Type
OPA further instructs the designated Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Final • Little Lagoon Living Shoreline
trustees to develop and implement a Programmatic Damage Assessment and • Restoring the Night Sky–
plan for the restoration, rehabilitation, Restoration Plan (PDARP) and Final Assessment, Training, and Outreach
replacement, or acquisition of the Programmatic Environmental Impact (also proposed for funding under
equivalent of the injured natural Statement (PEIS). Restoration types the Sea Turtles Restoration Type
resources under their trusteeship, evaluated in the draft RP II/EA include: and for monitoring and adaptive
including the loss of use and services Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore management [MAM] funding) (E&D)
from those resources from the time of Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally Three projects within the Nutrient
injury until the time of restoration to Managed Lands; Nutrient Reduction Reduction (Nonpoint Source)
baseline (the resource quality and (Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine Restoration Type
conditions that would exist if the spill Mammals, Birds, and Oysters. • Toulmins Springs Branch E&D
had not occurred) is complete. Information on the Restoration Types (E&D)
The DWH Trustees are— evaluated in the draft RP II/EA, as well • Fowl River Nutrient Reduction
• U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), as the OPA criteria against which • Weeks Bay Nutrient Reduction
as represented by the National Park project ideas are being evaluated, can be Four projects within the Sea Turtles
Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife viewed in the PDARP/PEIS (http:// Restoration Type
Service (FWS), and Bureau of Land www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ • Coastal Alabama Sea Turtle (CAST)
Management (BLM) restoration-planning/gulf-plan).
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Conservation Program—‘‘Share the
Administration (NOAA), on behalf of Background Beach’’
the U.S. Department of Commerce • CAST Triage
In December 2016, as part of its • CAST Habitat Usage and Population
(DOC) restoration planning efforts, the
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Dynamics
Alabama TIG asked the public for • CAST Protection: Enhancement and
(USDA) project ideas that could benefit
• U.S. Environmental Protection Education
Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
Agency (EPA) Two projects within the Marine
Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally
• State of Louisiana Coastal Protection Managed Lands, Nutrient Reduction
Mammals Restoration Type
and Restoration Authority, Oil Spill • Enhancing Capacity for the
(Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine
Coordinator’s Office, Department of Alabama Marine Mammal
Mammals, Birds, and Oysters in the
Environmental Quality, Department of Stranding Network
Alabama Restoration Area. The project
Wildlife and Fisheries, and • Alabama Estuarine Bottlenose
submissions received through this
Department of Natural Resources Dolphin Protection: Enhancement
process, along with projects previously
• State of Mississippi Department of submitted during prior restoration
and Education
Environmental Quality planning processes, resulted in the Two projects within the Birds
• State of Alabama Department of project alternatives evaluated in the Restoration Type
Conservation and Natural Resources draft RP II/EA. • Southwestern Coffee Island Habitat
and Geological Survey of Alabama Restoration Project-Phase I (also
• State of Florida Department of Overview of the Draft RP II/EA proposed for funding under the
Environmental Protection and Fish The draft RP II/EA is being released Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore
and Wildlife Conservation in accordance with the OPA NRDA Habitats Restoration Type) (E&D)
Commission regulations in the Code of Federal • Colonial Nesting Wading Bird
• For the State of Texas, Texas Parks Tracking and Habitat Use
Regulations (CFR) at 15 CFR part 990,
and Wildlife Department, Texas
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and the NEPA (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et Assessment—Two Species
General Land Office, and Texas Four projects within the Oysters
seq.). In the draft RP II/EA, the Alabama
Commission on Environmental Restoration Type
TIG proposes implementation of the
Quality • Oyster Cultch Relief and Reef
following projects:
The DWH Trustees reached and Configuration
finalized a settlement of their natural 1 https://www.justice.gov/enrd/file/838066/ • Side-scan Mapping of Mobile Bay
resource damage claims with BP in a download. Relic Oyster Reefs (E&D)
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• Oyster Hatchery at Claude Peteet The Alabama TIG has determined that monitoring and adaptive management
Mariculture Center—High Spat the restoration projects and monitoring activities.
Production with Study and adaptive management activities
• Oyster Grow-Out and Restoration proposed for funding are appropriate to Next Steps
Reef Placement partially compensate for the injuries for The public is encouraged to review
Two activities are proposed for funding, these Restoration Types described in and comment on the draft RP II/EA. As
in whole or in part, with the PDARP/PEIS. In the draft RP II/EA, the
described above, a public meeting is
Alabama TIGs Monitoring and Alabama TIG presents to the public its
scheduled to facilitate the public review
Adaptive Management Allocation plan for providing partial compensation
• Assessment of Alabama Estuarine to the public for natural resources and and comment process. After the close of
Bottlenose Dolphin Populations and ecological services injured or lost in the public comment period, the
Health Alabama as a result of the Deepwater Alabama TIG will consider and address
• Restoring the Night Sky— Horizon Oil Spill. The projects the comments received before issuing a
Assessment, Training, and Outreach described in the draft RP II/EA are most final RP II/EA. A summary of comments
(also proposed for funding under appropriate for addressing injuries to: received, the Alabama TIG’s responses,
the Habitats on Federally Managed Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore and any revisions to the document, as
Lands Restoration Type) (E&D) Habitats; Habitat Projects on Federally appropriate, will be included in the
The draft RP II/EA also evaluates No Managed Lands, Nutrient Reduction final document.
Action Alternatives for each of the (Nonpoint Source), Sea Turtles, Marine
Restoration Types. Mammals, Birds, and Oysters, and as
PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE
Time
Date Location
(local times)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 ............. 6 p.m. Open House; 6:30 p.m. Five River Tensaw Theater, 31115 Five River Boulevard, Spanish
Public Meeting. Fort, Alabama 36527.
Invitation to Comment DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through
this Notice, BEA publishes the reporting
The Alabama TIG seeks public review Bureau of Economic Analysis requirements for the BE–9 survey form.
and comment on the draft RP II/EA. As noted below, all entities required to
[Docket No. 180129092–8092–01]
Before including your address, respond to this mandatory survey will
telephone number, email address, or RIN 0691–XC079 be contacted by BEA. Entities must
other personal identifying information submit the completed survey forms
in your comment, you should be aware BE–9: Quarterly Survey of Foreign
within 45 days after the end of each
that your entire comment, including Airline Operators’ Revenues and
calendar quarter. This Notice is being
Expenses in the United States
your personal identifying information, issued in conformance with the rule
may be publicly available at any time. AGENCY: Bureau of Economic Analysis, BEA issued on April 24, 2012 (77 FR
Commerce. 24373), establishing guidelines for
Administrative Record collecting data on international trade in
ACTION: Notice of reporting
The documents included in the requirements. services and direct investment through
Administrative Record can be viewed notices, rather than through rulemaking.
SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Bureau of Additional information about BEA’s
electronically at the following location: Economic Analysis (BEA), Department collection of data on international trade
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/ of Commerce, is informing the public in services and direct investment can be
adminrecord. that it is conducting the mandatory found in the 2012 rule, the International
Authority: The authority of this action is survey titled Quarterly Survey of Investment and Trade in Services
the OPA of 1990 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), Foreign Airline Operators’ Revenues Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), and
the implementing NRDA regulations at 15 and Expenses in the United States (BE– 15 CFR part 801. Survey data on
CFR part 990, and NEPA (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 9). The data collected on the BE–9 international trade in services and direct
et seq.). survey are needed to measure U.S. trade investment that are not collected
Signed this 20th day of March, 2018, in in transport services and to analyze the pursuant to the 2012 rule are described
Washington, DC. impact of U.S. trade on the U.S. and separately in 15 CFR part 801. The BE–
foreign economies. This survey is 9 survey form and instructions are
Leonard Jordan,
authorized by the International available at www.bea.gov/ssb.
Acting Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Investment and Trade in Services
Service. Survey Act. Reporting
[FR Doc. 2018–06929 Filed 4–4–18; 8:45 am] Notice of specific reporting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BILLING CODE 3410–16–P Christopher Stein, Chief, Services requirements, including who is to
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Surveys Branch (BE–50), Balance of report, the information to be reported,
Payments Division, Bureau of Economic the manner of reporting, and the time
Analysis, U.S. Department of and place of filing reports, will be
Commerce, 4600 Silver Hill Road, mailed to those required to complete
Washington, DC 20233; phone (301) this survey.
278–9189; or via email at Who Must Report: (a) Reports are
Christopher.Stein@bea.gov. required from U.S. offices, agents, or
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| Dates | The Alabama TIG will consider public comments received on or before May 4, 2018. | |
| Contact | <bullet> USDA--Ronald Howard, [email protected] <bullet> State of Alabama--Amy Hunter, [email protected] | |
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