83 FR 38684 - Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessments for Field Operations at Thirteen National Marine Sanctuaries and Two Marine National Monuments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 152 (August 7, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 152 (August 7, 2018)
| Page Range | 38684-38685 | |
| FR Document | 2018-16812 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 38684-38685] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16812] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Notice of Availability of Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessments for Field Operations at Thirteen National Marine Sanctuaries and Two Marine National Monuments AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has prepared four draft programmatic environmental assessments for the proposed continuation of field operations for each region of sites managed by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. The field operations support resource protection, research and education objectives as mandated by the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and as described in site-specific management plans. In each PEA, NOAA analyzes the potential effects on the human environment of two alternatives to implement field operations in the subject region. NOAA is soliciting public comment on the four regional draft programmatic environmental assessments. DATES: Comments on these draft programmatic environmental assessments will be considered if received by September 21, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on these documents, identified by NOAA-NOS-2018-XXXX, by any of the following methods: --Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NOS-2018-XXXX, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. --Mail: Helene Scalliet, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 1305 East West Highway, R/ORM6, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NOAA. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address), confidential business information, or [[Page 38685]] otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helene Scalliet, Policy and Planning Division, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at 240-533-0648 or via email at helene.scalliet@noaa.gov. Copies of the draft programmatic environmental assessments can be downloaded or viewed on the internet at www.regulations.gov (search for docket #NOAA-NOS-2018-XXXX). Copies can also be obtained by contacting the person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) serves as the trustee for a network of underwater parks encompassing more than 600,000 square miles of marine and Great Lakes waters. The network includes a system of 13 national marine sanctuaries and Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea and Rose Atoll marine national monuments. The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA; 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) is the statute governing the National Marine Sanctuary System. The NMSA authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate as national marine sanctuaries areas of the marine environment or Great Lakes with special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, cultural, archeological, educational or aesthetic qualities. The primary objective of the NMSA is to protect sanctuary resources, which span diverse geographic and administrative boundaries. Accordingly, ONMS subscribes to a broad and comprehensive management approach to meet the NMSA's primary objective of resource protection. Comprehensive sanctuary and monument management, described in detail in each site's management plan, serves as a framework for addressing long-term protection of a wide range of living and non-living marine resources, while allowing multiple uses of the site to the extent that they are compatible with the primary goal of resource protection. These plans are site-specific documents used by all national marine sanctuaries and the monuments for which ONMS has management responsibilities. The NMSA requires that ONMS develop and periodically review the management plans for each national marine sanctuary (Sec. 304(a)(2)(A) and (e)). Since revision of a management plan often constitutes a Federal action, ONMS typically analyzes changes to the management plan under NEPA. In many cases, this analysis does not analyze in-depth consequences of routine field operations, such as vessel operations and ongoing research programs. The draft PEAs announced through this notice are designed to analyze these routine field operations not previously adequately analyzed under the National Environmental Policy Act during the management plan review process. Within the context of the ONMS management plans, field operations are an important component of implementing many of the actions necessary to support resource protection, research and education activities. The management plans also contain information relevant to these draft regional programmatic environmental assessments (PEAs) such as background about each sanctuary environment and its resources. II. NOAA's Proposed Action NOAA has prepared four draft PEAs for the proposed continuation of field operations described in management plans for each site managed by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. There is a draft PEA for each of the following regions: West Coast, Pacific Islands, Northeast/ Great Lakes, and Southeast/Gulf of Mexico. The purpose of the underlying field operations analyzed in the draft PEAs is to support resource protection, research and education objectives as mandated by the National Marine Sanctuaries Act and as described in site-specific management plans. Field operations in ONMS-managed sites fall under 10 categories: vessel operations; vessel maintenance; aircraft operations; non-motorized craft operations; SCUBA or snorkel operations; onshore field work; deployment of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)/ remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)/gliders/drifters; deployment of remote sensing equipment; deployment of equipment on the seafloor; and other sampling activities. The four regional draft PEAs describe in detail the field operations taking place at each site in the next five years as well as their environmental impacts on the physical, biological, socioeconomic, maritime heritage and cultural environment. In these documents, NOAA analyzes the potential effects of two alternatives to implement the proposed action. NOAA also intends to use these four draft PEAs as the basis for compliance under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Coastal Zone Management Act. NOAA intends to finalize any necessary compliance requirements for these statutes prior to finalizing this action. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. Thomas Culliton, Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. [FR Doc. 2018-16812 Filed 8-6-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-NK-P
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provide an explanation of the attempts including those that were suspended at DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
it made to locate the producer or the NME entity rate.
exporter at the same time it files its National Oceanic and Atmospheric
All requests must be filed
request for review, in order for the Administration
electronically in Enforcement and
Secretary to determine if the interested
Compliance’s Antidumping and Notice of Availability of Draft
party’s attempts were reasonable,
Countervailing Duty Centralized Programmatic Environmental
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3)(ii).
As explained in Antidumping and Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on Assessments for Field Operations at
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS Thirteen National Marine Sanctuaries
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 website at http://access.trade.gov.5 and Two Marine National Monuments
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), and Non- Further, in accordance with 19 CFR
AGENCY: Office of National Marine
Market Economy Antidumping 351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Proceedings: Assessment of must be served on the petitioner and
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 each exporter or producer specified in
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
(October 24, 2011), Commerce clarified the request. Department of Commerce (DOC).
its practice with respect to the Commerce will publish in the Federal ACTION: Notice of availability.
collection of final antidumping duties Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation of
on imports of merchandise where Administrative Review of Antidumping SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and
intermediate firms are involved. The Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding,
public should be aware of this has prepared four draft programmatic
clarification in determining whether to or Suspended Investigation’’ for
requests received by the last day of environmental assessments for the
request an administrative review of proposed continuation of field
merchandise subject to antidumping August 2018. If Commerce does not
receive, by the last day of August 2018, operations for each region of sites
findings and orders.2 managed by the Office of National
Commerce no longer considers the a request for review of entries covered
Marine Sanctuaries. The field
non-market economy (NME) entity as an by an order, finding, or suspended
operations support resource protection,
exporter conditionally subject to an investigation listed in this notice and for
research and education objectives as
antidumping duty administrative the period identified above, Commerce mandated by the National Marine
reviews.3 Accordingly, the NME entity will instruct CBP to assess antidumping Sanctuaries Act and as described in site-
will not be under review unless or countervailing duties on those entries specific management plans. In each
Commerce specifically receives a at a rate equal to the cash deposit of PEA, NOAA analyzes the potential
request for, or self-initiates, a review of estimated antidumping or effects on the human environment of
the NME entity.4 In administrative countervailing duties required on those two alternatives to implement field
reviews of antidumping duty orders on entries at the time of entry, or operations in the subject region. NOAA
merchandise from NME countries where withdrawal from warehouse, for is soliciting public comment on the four
a review of the NME entity has not been consumption and to continue to collect regional draft programmatic
initiated, but where an individual the cash deposit previously ordered. environmental assessments.
exporter for which a review was
initiated does not qualify for a separate For the first administrative review of DATES: Comments on these draft
rate, Commerce will issue a final any order, there will be no assessment programmatic environmental
decision indicating that the company in of antidumping or countervailing duties assessments will be considered if
question is part of the NME entity. on entries of subject merchandise received by September 21, 2018.
However, in that situation, because no entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
review of the NME entity was for consumption during the relevant on these documents, identified by
conducted, the NME entity’s entries provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of NOAA–NOS–2018–XXXX, by any of the
were not subject to the review and the the order, if such a gap period is following methods:
rate for the NME entity is not subject to applicable to the period of review. —Electronic Submission: Submit all
change as a result of that review electronic public comments via the
This notice is not required by statute
(although the rate for the individual Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
but is published as a service to the www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;
exporter may change as a function of the
international trading community. D=NOAA-NOS-2018-XXXX, click the
finding that the exporter is part of the
NME entity). Following initiation of an Dated: August 1, 2018. ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the
antidumping administrative review James Maeder, required fields, and enter or attach
when there is no review requested of the Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for your comments.
NME entity, Commerce will instruct Antidumping and Countervailing Duty —Mail: Helene Scalliet, Office of
CBP to liquidate entries for all exporters Operations performing the duties of Deputy National Marine Sanctuaries, 1305
not named in the initiation notice, Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and East West Highway, R/ORM6, Silver
Countervailing Duty Operations. Spring, MD 20910.
2 See also the Enforcement and Compliance
[FR Doc. 2018–16850 Filed 8–6–18; 8:45 am]
Instructions: Comments sent by any
website at http://trade.gov/enforcement/. other method, to any other address or
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
3 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
individual, or received after the end of
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent the comment period, may not be
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Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy considered by NOAA. All comments
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 received are a part of the public record
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). and will generally be posted for public
4 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties
5 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty viewing on www.regulations.gov
should specify that they are requesting a review of
entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; without change. All personal identifying
the extent possible, include the names of such Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR information (e.g., name, address),
exporters in their request. 39263 (July 6, 2011). confidential business information, or
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otherwise sensitive information Since revision of a management plan Magnuson-Stevens Act, National
submitted voluntarily by the sender will often constitutes a Federal action, Historic Preservation Act, and Coastal
be publicly accessible. NOAA will ONMS typically analyzes changes to the Zone Management Act. NOAA intends
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ management plan under NEPA. In many to finalize any necessary compliance
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to cases, this analysis does not analyze in- requirements for these statutes prior to
remain anonymous). depth consequences of routine field finalizing this action.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: operations, such as vessel operations Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
Helene Scalliet, Policy and Planning and ongoing research programs. The
draft PEAs announced through this Thomas Culliton,
Division, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries at 240–533–0648 or via notice are designed to analyze these Acting Director, Office of National Marine
routine field operations not previously Sanctuaries.
email at helene.scalliet@noaa.gov.
Copies of the draft programmatic adequately analyzed under the National [FR Doc. 2018–16812 Filed 8–6–18; 8:45 am]
environmental assessments can be Environmental Policy Act during the BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P
downloaded or viewed on the internet management plan review process.
at www.regulations.gov (search for Within the context of the ONMS
management plans, field operations are DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
docket #NOAA–NOS–2018–XXXX).
Copies can also be obtained by an important component of
implementing many of the actions National Oceanic and Atmospheric
contacting the person identified under Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
necessary to support resource
protection, research and education RIN 0648–XG386
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
activities. The management plans also
I. Background contain information relevant to these Pacific Fishery Management Council;
draft regional programmatic Public Meeting
NOAA’s Office of National Marine
environmental assessments (PEAs) such
Sanctuaries (ONMS) serves as the AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
as background about each sanctuary
trustee for a network of underwater Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
environment and its resources.
parks encompassing more than 600,000 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
square miles of marine and Great Lakes II. NOAA’s Proposed Action Commerce.
waters. The network includes a system NOAA has prepared four draft PEAs ACTION: Notice of public meeting
of 13 national marine sanctuaries and for the proposed continuation of field (webinar).
Papahānaumokuākea and Rose Atoll operations described in management
marine national monuments. The SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
plans for each site managed by the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
(NMSA; 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) is the Ad Hoc Ecosystem Workgroup (EWG)
There is a draft PEA for each of the
statute governing the National Marine will hold a meeting via webinar, which
following regions: West Coast, Pacific
Sanctuary System. The NMSA Islands, Northeast/Great Lakes, and is open to the public.
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to Southeast/Gulf of Mexico. The purpose DATES: The webinar meeting will be
designate as national marine sanctuaries of the underlying field operations held on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, from
areas of the marine environment or analyzed in the draft PEAs is to support 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight
Great Lakes with special national resource protection, research and Time) or until business for the day has
significance due to their conservation, education objectives as mandated by the been completed.
recreational, ecological, historical, National Marine Sanctuaries Act and as ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
scientific, cultural, archeological, described in site-specific management via webinar. A public listening station
educational or aesthetic qualities. The plans. Field operations in ONMS- is available at the Pacific Council office
primary objective of the NMSA is to managed sites fall under 10 categories: (address below). To attend the webinar
protect sanctuary resources, which span vessel operations; vessel maintenance; (1) join by visiting this link http://
diverse geographic and administrative aircraft operations; non-motorized craft www.gotomeeting.com/online/webinar/
boundaries. Accordingly, ONMS operations; SCUBA or snorkel join-webinar, (2) enter the Webinar ID:
subscribes to a broad and operations; onshore field work; 241–675–131, and (3) enter your name
comprehensive management approach deployment of autonomous underwater and email address (required). After
to meet the NMSA’s primary objective vehicles (AUVs)/remotely operated logging in to the webinar, please (1) dial
of resource protection. Comprehensive vehicles (ROVs)/gliders/drifters; this TOLL number +1 (415) 655–0052
sanctuary and monument management, deployment of remote sensing (not a toll-free number), (2) enter the
described in detail in each site’s equipment; deployment of equipment attendee phone audio access code 563–
management plan, serves as a on the seafloor; and other sampling 806–284, and (3) then enter your audio
framework for addressing long-term activities. The four regional draft PEAs phone pin (shown after joining the
protection of a wide range of living and describe in detail the field operations webinar). NOTE: We have disabled Mic/
non-living marine resources, while taking place at each site in the next five Speakers as an option and require all
allowing multiple uses of the site to the years as well as their environmental participants to use a telephone or cell
extent that they are compatible with the impacts on the physical, biological, phone to participate. Technical
primary goal of resource protection. socioeconomic, maritime heritage and Information and system requirements:
These plans are site-specific documents cultural environment. PC-based attendees are required to use
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used by all national marine sanctuaries In these documents, NOAA analyzes Windows® 7, Vista, or XP; Mac®-based
and the monuments for which ONMS the potential effects of two alternatives attendees are required to use Mac OS®
has management responsibilities. The to implement the proposed action. X 10.5 or newer; Mobile attendees are
NMSA requires that ONMS develop and NOAA also intends to use these four required to use iPhone®, iPad®,
periodically review the management draft PEAs as the basis for compliance AndroidTM phone or Android tablet (See
plans for each national marine under the Marine Mammal Protection https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar/
sanctuary (Sec. 304(a)(2)(A) and (e)). Act, Endangered Species Act, ipad-iphone-android-webinar-apps).
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| Dates | Comments on these draft programmatic environmental assessments will be considered if received by September 21, 2018. | |
| Contact | Helene Scalliet, Policy and Planning Division, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at 240-533-0648 or via email at [email protected] Copies of the draft programmatic environmental assessments can be downloaded or viewed on the internet at www.regulations.gov (search for docket #NOAA-NOS-2018-XXXX). Copies can also be obtained by contacting the person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. | |
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