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Notices
Federal Register
Vol. 79, No. 33
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Notice of Agreement Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA)
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of proposed settlement
agreement; request for public comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is
hereby given of a proposed
administrative settlement between the
United States, on behalf of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, and Opal Creek Ancient Forest
Center (OCAFC) and Gannett Co., Inc.
on behalf of Shiny Rock Mining
Corporation (Shiny Rock) for the
recovery of costs incurred by the United
States in responding to the release or
threatened release of hazardous
substances at and from the Ruth and
Morning Star Mines Site (Site), located
in the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation
Area on the Willamette National Forest,
Marion County, Oregon. The Forest
Service has incurred costs investigating
conditions, analyzing cleanup
alternatives, and overseeing OCAFC’s
and Shiny Rock’s work at the Site.
Under the proposed settlement OCAFC
and Shiny Rock will relocate and
stabilize contaminated material at the
Site. OCAFC and Shiny Rock will bear
the costs for relocating and stabilizing
the contaminated material, including
the Forest Service’s costs for overseeing
that work. OCAFC and Shiny Rock will
pay a liquidated amount of $4,650,
which represents an estimated 50% of
the anticipated costs for planned
monitoring and maintenance following
the relocation and stabilization of the
contaminated material. OCAFC and
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Shiny Rock will not otherwise be
responsible for future CERCLA costs at
the Site associated with current
contamination at the Site. OCAFC,
Shiny Rock, and the United States retain
the right to recover costs at the Site from
persons not parties to the settlement.
DATES: Comments must be received, in
writing, on or before March 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
proposed settlement agreement may be
sent to: James Alexander, USDA Office
of General Counsel, 1220 SW Third
Avenue, Suite 310, Portland, Oregon
97204–2825, and should refer to the
Ruth and Morning Star Mines Site,
Marion County, Oregon. A copy of the
proposed settlement agreement may be
obtained by mail or email from James
Alexander, USDA Office of General
Counsel, 1220 SW Third Avenue, Suite
310, Portland, Oregon 97204–2825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Alexander, USDA Office of
General Counsel, 1220 SW Third
Avenue, Suite 310, Portland, Oregon
97204–2825.
Dated: February 11, 2014.
Maureen T. Hyzer,
Deputy Regional Forester.
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ARCHITECTURAL AND
TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS
COMPLIANCE BOARD
Meetings
Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
The Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (Access Board) plans to hold its
regular committee and Board meetings
in Washington, DC, Monday through
Wednesday, March 10–12, 2014 at the
times and location listed below.
DATES: The schedule of events is as
follows:
SUMMARY:
Monday, March 10, 2014
10:15–11:30 a.m. Ad Hoc Committee
Meetings: Closed to public
11:30–Noon Budget Committee
1:30–2:30 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee
Meetings: Closed to public
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3:00–4:00 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee on
Frontier Issues
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
9:30–11:30 a.m. Guest Speaker
Presentations
11:30–Noon Technical Programs
Committee
1:30–2:00 p.m. Planning and
Evaluation Committee
2:00–4:00 Ad Hoc Committee: Closed
to Public
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
9:30–11:00 a.m.
Board Meeting
Meetings will be held at the
Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F
Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC
20004.
ADDRESSES:
For
further information regarding the
meetings, please contact David Capozzi,
Executive Director, (202) 272–0010
(voice); (202) 272–0054 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
At the
Board meeting scheduled on the
morning of Wednesday, March 12, 2014,
the Access Board will consider the
following agenda items:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Approval of the draft January 15, 2014
meeting minutes (vote)
• Ad Hoc Committee Reports: SelfService Transaction Machines;
Information and Communications
Technologies; Classroom Acoustics;
Passenger Vessels; Medical Diagnostic
Equipment; Accessible Design in
Education; Public Rights-of-Way and
Shared Use Paths; Frontier Issues; and
Transportation Vehicles
• Budget Committee
• Technical Programs Committee
• Planning and Evaluation Committee
• Election Assistance Commission
Report
• Election of Officers
• Executive Director’s Report
All meetings are accessible to persons
with disabilities. An assistive listening
system, Communication Access
Realtime Translation (CART), and sign
language interpreters will be available at
the Board meeting and committee
meetings. Persons attending Board
meetings are requested to refrain from
using perfume, cologne, and other
fragrances for the comfort of other
participants (see www.access-board.gov/
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 33 / Wednesday, February 19, 2014 / Notices
the Fur Seal Act (FSA) and the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The
St. George co-management agreement
under section 119 of the MMPA is
specific to the conservation and
management of northern fur seals, with
particular attention to the subsistence
take and use of northern fur seals. Comanagement of the subsistence harvest
of northern fur seals on St. George under
the MMPA provides the mechanism and
process for harvesters to communicate
their subsistence needs and
opportunities for scientific collaboration
with NMFS.
the-board/policies/fragrance-freeenvironment for more information).
David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–BD12
Revision to Management Measures for
the Subsistence Taking of Northern
Fur Seals on St. George Island, AK
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces its intent to
prepare a supplemental environmental
impact statement (SEIS) in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969. The SEIS will evaluate
proposed changes in the management of
the northern fur seal subsistence harvest
on St. George Island, AK. The SEIS will
supplement the 2005 Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
Setting the Annual Subsistence Harvest
of Northern Fur Seals on the Pribilof
Islands. NMFS decided to prepare an
SEIS because the proposed action would
make substantial changes to the action
analyzed in the 2005 EIS that are
relevant to environmental effects.
ADDRESSES: The Final Environmental
Impact Statement for Setting the Annual
Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur
Seals on the Pribilof Islands is available
on the NMFS Alaska Region Web page
at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
protectedresources/seals/fur/eis/
final0505.pdf. The report summarizing
public comments received regarding
proposed changes to the northern fur
seal harvest regulations for St. George
Island is available at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
protectedresources/seals/fur/analysis/
ea0412.pdf.
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SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Williams, (907) 271–5117.
NMFS
manages the subsistence harvest of the
eastern Pacific stock of northern fur
seals (Callorhinus ursinus) in the
Pribilof Islands through co-management
agreements and Federal regulations (at
50 CFR 216.71–74) established under
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St. George Island, AK
St. George Island is a remote island
located in the Bering Sea. St. George
Island residents have a need for longterm sustainable use of northern fur
seals for subsistence purposes of
cultural continuity, food, clothing, arts,
and crafts. Alaska Natives from St.
George Island have a long history of
harvesting fur seals for subsistence
purposes prior to the United States’
purchase of Alaska in 1867. Prior to the
U.S. purchase of Alaska, the Aleuts
harvested young of the year; U.S.
records of these subsistence harvests of
pups indicate thousands were harvested
annually during the late 1800s and
where viewed by Aleuts as one of their
most valued traditional food sources. In
the late 1800s, the fur seal population
had declined due to the international
pelagic harvest which killed mainly
females on foraging trips; therefore, the
U.S. government asked the Aleuts of the
Pribilof Islands to stop harvesting young
of the year. The population recovered by
the mid-1960s, but the pup harvest was
never resumed to meet the subsistence
needs of the Alaska Natives on St.
George. The subsistence way of life has
remained an important, consistent, and
supporting factor in the personal,
economic, and traditional character of
St. George. A continued subsistence
harvest preserves the traditional skills,
cultural values, and knowledge,
provides a traditional food source for
Alaska Native residents, and enables the
passing of tradition on to younger
hunters. The Traditional Council of St.
George petitioned NMFS to change the
current subsistence harvest regulations
because they prohibit the harvest of
pups, which were an important
traditional food source for their
residents.
Proposed Action
NMFS, in conjunction with the
Pribilof Island Community of St. George
Island, Traditional Council, proposes to
use both harvester and scientific
experience to develop best harvest
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practices, while creating firm regulatory
measures to conserve the fur seal
population and a sustainable
subsistence harvest on St. George Island.
The proposed action would change the
management of subsistence harvest of
northern fur seals on St. George Island
based on a petition from the Traditional
Council (75 FR 21233; April 23, 2010).
The 2005 EIS analyzed setting the
annual fur seal subsistence take ranges
for St. George Island and St. Paul Island,
as required by regulations. The new
proposed action is specific to St. George
Island and would maintain the
established take range for St. George
Island of 300–500 subadult male seals.
NMFS decided to prepare an SEIS
because this new proposed action
would make substantial changes to the
action analyzed in the 2005 EIS that are
relevant to environmental effects.
Specifically, this new proposed action
would allow the limited subsistence
take of male northern fur seal young of
the year.
Purpose and Need
The purpose of the proposed action is
to manage the subsistence harvest of fur
seals on St. George Island for the longterm sustainable use of northern fur
seals for purposes of cultural continuity,
food, clothing, arts, and crafts. This
proposed action is necessary to fulfill
Federal trust responsibilities under the
MMPA and FSA. These trust
responsibilities include the
conservation of northern fur seals and
the regulation of the subsistence
harvests by Alaska Natives when the
species used for subsistence purposes is
listed as depleted under the MMPA. In
addition, NMFS trust responsibilities
include recognizing the nutritional and
cultural needs of Alaskan Natives on St.
George Island to the fullest extent
possible consistent with applicable law,
and to ensure that any subsistence
harvest does not adversely affect the
conservation of the depleted eastern
Pacific stock of northern fur seals.
Proposed Alternatives
The SEIS will evaluate two
alternatives. Alternative 1 is the status
quo subsistence harvest management.
Federal regulations (1) limit the
subsistence harvest to sub-adult male
fur seals, (2) identify two specific
hauling grounds from which fur seals
may be taken, and (3) establish the
period between June 23 and August 8 of
each year during which fur seals may be
taken for subsistence purposes.
Alternative 2 would modify the
northern fur seal subsistence harvest to
(1) create a second harvest season in the
autumn for taking of 150 young of the
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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
Meetings
AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
(Access Board) plans to hold its regular committee and Board meetings
in Washington, DC, Monday through Wednesday, March 10-12, 2014 at the
times and location listed below.
DATES: The schedule of events is as follows:
Monday, March 10, 2014
10:15-11:30 a.m. Ad Hoc Committee Meetings: Closed to public
11:30-Noon Budget Committee
1:30-2:30 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee Meetings: Closed to public
3:00-4:00 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee on Frontier Issues
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
9:30-11:30 a.m. Guest Speaker Presentations
11:30-Noon Technical Programs Committee
1:30-2:00 p.m. Planning and Evaluation Committee
2:00-4:00 Ad Hoc Committee: Closed to Public
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
9:30-11:00 a.m. Board Meeting
ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the Access Board Conference Room,
1331 F Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the
meetings, please contact David Capozzi, Executive Director, (202) 272-
0010 (voice); (202) 272-0054 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the Board meeting scheduled on the
morning of Wednesday, March 12, 2014, the Access Board will consider
the following agenda items:
Approval of the draft January 15, 2014 meeting minutes (vote)
Ad Hoc Committee Reports: Self-Service Transaction Machines;
Information and Communications Technologies; Classroom Acoustics;
Passenger Vessels; Medical Diagnostic Equipment; Accessible Design in
Education; Public Rights-of-Way and Shared Use Paths; Frontier Issues;
and Transportation Vehicles
Budget Committee
Technical Programs Committee
Planning and Evaluation Committee
Election Assistance Commission Report
Election of Officers
Executive Director's Report
All meetings are accessible to persons with disabilities. An
assistive listening system, Communication Access Realtime Translation
(CART), and sign language interpreters will be available at the Board
meeting and committee meetings. Persons attending Board meetings are
requested to refrain from using perfume, cologne, and other fragrances
for the comfort of other participants (see www.access-board.gov/
[[Page 9457]]
the-board/policies/fragrance-free-environment for more information).
David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-03526 Filed 2-18-14; 8:45 am]
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