Notice of Intent To Prepare Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements and Conduct Scoping for the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network, 67156-67157 [2014-26772]
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Vol. 79, No. 218
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of Housing
Starts, Sales, and Completions
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before January 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Erica Filipek, U.S. Census
Bureau, MCD, CENHQ Room 7K057,
4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233, telephone (301) 763–5161 (or via
the Internet at Erica.Mary.Filipek@
census.gov).
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request a three-year extension of the
current Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) clearance of the Survey
of Housing Starts, Sales and
Completions, also known as the Survey
of Construction (SOC). The SOC collects
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monthly data on new residential
construction from a sample of owners or
builders. The Census Bureau uses the
Computer-Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI) electronic
questionnaires SOC–QI/SF.1 and SOC–
QI/MF.1 to collect data on start and
completion dates of construction,
physical characteristics of the structure
(floor area, number of bathrooms, type
of heating system, etc.), and if
applicable, date of sale, sales price, and
type of financing. The SOC provides
widely used measures of construction
activity, including the economic
indicators Housing Starts and Housing
Completions, which are from the New
Residential Construction series, and
New Residential Sales.
We sample about 1,700 new buildings
each month (20,400 per year). We
inquire about the progress of each
building multiple times until it is
completed (and a sales contract is
signed, if it is a single-family house that
is built for sale). For single-family
buildings, we conduct an average of
8.17 interviews and for multifamily
buildings, we conduct an average of 7.0
interviews. The total number of
interviews conducted each year for
single-family buildings is about 107,844
and for multifamily buildings is about
50,400. Each interview takes 5 minutes
on average. Therefore, the total annual
burden is 13,187 hours.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau uses its field
representatives to collect the data. The
field representatives conduct interviews
to obtain data.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0110.
Form Number(s): SOC–QI/SF.1 and
SOC–QI/MF.1.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, business, or other for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20,400.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 13,187.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: The estimated cost to the
respondent is $404,841 based on an
average hourly pay for the respondent of
$30.70. This estimate was taken from
the Department of Labor, Bureau of
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Labor Statistics, Occupational
Employment Statistics Survey for 2013.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 182.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
[Docket Number: 141104926–4926–01]
RIN 0660–XC014
Notice of Intent To Prepare
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statements and Conduct Scoping for
the Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network
First Responder Network
Authority, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The First Responder Network
Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) announces its
intent to prepare five regional
SUMMARY:
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Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statements (‘‘PEISs’’) and conduct
public scoping meetings to evaluate the
potential environmental impacts of the
proposed nationwide public safety
broadband network. The specific
locations, dates, and times for the
scoping meetings will be announced on
the FirstNet Web site, no later than one
week prior to each meeting.
The scoping period for this
notice will begin on the date of
publication of this notice and will end
December 29, 2014. Comments to this
notice must be submitted on or before
December 29, 2014.
DATES:
The public is invited to
submit written comments to this Notice.
Written comments may be submitted
electronically via email to
PEIScomments@firstnet.gov or by mail
(to the address listed in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Comments
received will be made a part of the
public record and may be posted to
FirstNet’s Web site (www.firstnet.gov)
without change. Comments should be
machine readable and should not be
copy-protected. All personally
identifiable information (e.g., name,
address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible.
Do not submit confidential business
ADDRESSES:
East
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Delaware
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda 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 National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347)
(‘‘NEPA’’) requires federal agencies to
Central
West
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Arizona
California
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Once a PEIS is completed and a
Record of Decision (ROD) is 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 warrants a
Categorical Exclusion, an
Environmental Assessment, or an
Environmental Impact Statement.
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 will be divided as
follows:
South
Non-contiguous
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Genevieve Walker,
Director of Environmental Compliance, First
Responder Network Authority.
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Alaska
American Samoa
CNMI
Guam
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
Special Meeting of the First Responder
Network Authority Board Finance
Committee
First Responder Network
Authority, National
Telecommunications and Information
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
[Docket Number: 141104926-4926-01]
RIN 0660-XC014
Notice of Intent To Prepare Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statements and Conduct Scoping for the Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network
AGENCY: First Responder Network Authority, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The First Responder Network Authority (``FirstNet'') announces
its intent to prepare five regional
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Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements (``PEISs'') and conduct
public scoping meetings to evaluate the potential environmental impacts
of the proposed nationwide public safety broadband network. The
specific locations, dates, and times for the scoping meetings will be
announced on the FirstNet Web site, no later than one week prior to
each meeting.
DATES: The scoping period for this notice will begin on the date of
publication of this notice and will end December 29, 2014. Comments to
this notice must be submitted on or before December 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to submit written comments to this
Notice. Written comments may be submitted electronically via email to
PEIScomments@firstnet.gov or by mail (to the address listed in FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Comments received will be made a part of
the public record and may be posted to FirstNet's Web site
(www.firstnet.gov) without change. Comments should be machine readable
and should not be copy-protected. All personally identifiable
information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amanda 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 long-standing 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 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 will be divided as
follows:
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East Central West South Non-contiguous
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Delaware Colorado Arizona Alabama Alaska
District of Columbia Illinois California Arkansas American Samoa
Connecticut Indiana Idaho Florida CNMI
Maine Iowa Nevada Georgia Guam
Maryland Kansas Oregon Kentucky Hawaii
Massachusetts Michigan Washington Louisiana Puerto Rico
New Hampshire Minnesota ..................... Mississippi U.S. Virgin Islands
New Jersey Missouri ..................... New Mexico ....................
New York Montana ..................... North Carolina ....................
Pennsylvania Nebraska ..................... Oklahoma ....................
Rhode Island North Dakota ..................... South Carolina ....................
Vermont Ohio ..................... Tennessee ....................
Virginia South Dakota ..................... Texas ....................
West Virginia Utah ..................... ..................... ....................
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Once a PEIS is completed and a Record of Decision (ROD) is 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 warrants a Categorical
Exclusion, an Environmental Assessment, or an Environmental Impact
Statement.
Dated: November 6, 2014.
Genevieve Walker,
Director of Environmental Compliance, First Responder Network
Authority.
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