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Mammal Protection Act and Migratory
Bird Treaty Act.
Response: NOAA disagrees. As
described in the response to comment 1
above, no action is presently triggered or
authorized pursuant to the USA–1 and
USA–4 license extensions that has the
potential to affect protected species
under the cited statutes. As such, NOAA
is unaware of, and commenter has not
identified, any outstanding obligations
with respect to these statutes.
Comment 3. The initial phase of the
application at issue here will be
comprised of surveys and other
activities in preparation for mining.
These exploratory surveys have
significant environmental impacts
including acoustic impacts from the use
of seismic survey airguns, mining and
lighting impacts. Deepsea [sic] mining
also generates waste, noise, fuel or other
spills, vessel traffic, sediment plumes,
habitat disturbance and destruction,
and water quality problems. The license
should be denied because it is untenable
for NOAA to make a finding that the
exploration proposed in the application
cannot reasonably be expected to result
in significant adverse effect [sic] on the
quality of the environment as required
for issuing a license under 15 CFR
970.506. Any license should be
conditioned on measures that avoid
these environmental impacts.
Response: NOAA disagrees. Contrary
to the assertion of the commenter, the
current license extensions do not
authorize the at-sea activities described
in the comments. The requested license
extensions only extend the term of the
licenses and do not authorize the types
of at-sea exploration activities cited by
commenter. Indeed, conducting such
activities may be unnecessary as
Lockheed Martin stands in a unique
position as a pre-enactment explorer
(i.e., the company conducted its
exploration activities including the
acquisition of manganese nodules from
the seafloor for assay purposes prior to
the enactment of the DSHMRA). When
USA–4 was transferred to Lockheed
Martin in 1994 following the
relinquishment of the license from the
consortium led by Kennecott
Corporation, Lockheed Martin’s request
for the transfer of the license stated that
the company had no plans to conduct
at-sea exploration activities since it
already had conducted sufficient
exploration prior to the enactment of
DSHMRA. As noted above, when and if
Lockheed Martin decides to seek
authorization to commence Phase II
activities, such authorization will trigger
appropriate review of the environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
at-sea exploration activities.
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The CBD comments also contain an
extensive discussion of the impacts of
airguns used to conduct seismic
surveys. No such activities have been
proposed, let alone authorized.
Additionally, throughout the CBD
comments the impacts of mining of the
deep seabed are also discussed. Mining
has not been authorized nor proposed.
DSHMRA establishes a licensing
requirement for exploration activities
and a separate permit requirement for
commercial recovery (i.e., mining). Both
exploration licenses expressly prohibit
the licensee from even testing mining
equipment without receiving further
authorization from NOAA. To date, no
such authorizations have ever been
requested.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
11.419
Coastal Zone Management Program
Administration.
Dated: December 22, 2015.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services
and Coastal Zone Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2015–OS–0142]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Logistics Agency announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. 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 of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by February 29,
2016.
SUMMARY:
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You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Department of Defense, Office
of the Deputy Chief Management
Officer, Directorate of Oversight and
Compliance, Regulatory and Audit
Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–9010.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.
Any associated form(s) for this
collection may be located within this
same electronic docket and downloaded
for review/testing. Follow the
instructions at https://
www.regulations.gov for submitting
comments. Please submit comments on
any given form identified by docket
number, form number, and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the Defense Logistics
Agency, ATTN: Joint Contingency and
Expeditionary Services (JCXS) Program
Management Office (PMO), 4800 Mark
Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350; or
call (571) 372–3593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Joint Contingency Contracting
System (JCCS); OMB 0704–XXXX.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
evaluate vendors for possible approval
or acceptance to do business with and
have access to U.S. military installations
around the world. JCCS is a module of
the Joint Contingency and
Expeditionary Services (JCXS). JCXS is
the DoD’s agile, responsive, and global
provider of Joint expeditionary
acquisition business solutions that
fulfill mission-critical requirements
while supporting interagency
collaboration—to include, but not
limited to, contracting, finance, spend
analysis, contract close-out, staffing,
strategic sourcing, and reporting.
As an integral component of JCXS,
JCCS was designed to register foreign
vendors for work with the U.S.
ADDRESSES:
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Government. These vendors must
provide certain information and
identification documents, such as
employee passports, in order to be
vetted. If the requested information is
not provided by vendors, proper
verification of credentials and a security
review cannot be properly completed.
Vendor evaluation is essential for
maintaining force protection.
Although there is no PRA requirement
for the current foreign respondents,
beginning January 1, 2016, a new
mandate exists that will necessitate all
vendors register in order to do business
with the U.S. Military. This addition of
U.S. vendors establishes a burden to
members of the public under the PRA.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Burden Hours: 500.
Number of Respondents: 1000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 0.5
hours (30 minutes).
Frequency: On Occasion, Annually.
Respondents are businesses who are
applying, on occasion, for authorization
to be a vendor with the U.S. Military,
including approval for the associated
access, if appropriate, to bases
worldwide. Based on changing mission
requirements, the U.S. Government may
also require vendors to be vetted
annually for eligibility to bid on new
contracts. The amount of vendors
registering with JCCS is expected to
increase when the new requirement for
all vendors takes effect in January 2016.
Disclosure of PII and other needed
information is voluntary to support the
registration and vetting process.
However, failure to provide the required
information may result in a vendor
being denied access to the JCCS
business application, and subsequently
prohibited from conducting business
with the U.S. Military. The JCCS
application is available through the
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Web
site.
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Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000–0082; Docket 2015–
0055; Sequence 30]
Information Collection; Economic
Purchase Quantity—Supplies
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be
submitting to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve an extension of a
previously approved information
collection requirement concerning
Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
February 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by Information Collection
9000–0082, Economic Purchase
Quantity—Supplies, by any of the
following methods:
• Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
searching the OMB control number.
Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
that corresponds with ‘‘Information
Collection 9000–0082 Economic
Purchase Quantity—Supplies’’. Follow
the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit
a Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘Information Collection 9000–0082
Economic Purchase Quantity—
Supplies’’ on your attached document.
• Mail: General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
Flowers/IC 9000–0082, Economic
Purchase Quantity—Supplies.
Instructions: Please submit comments
only and cite Information Collection
9000–0082, Economic Purchase
Quantity—Supplies, in all
correspondence related to this
collection. Comments received generally
will be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check www.regulations.gov,
SUMMARY:
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Mr.
Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, 202–208–4949 or
email michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
The provision at 52.207–4, Economic
Purchase Quantity—Supplies, invites
offerors to state an opinion on whether
the quantity of supplies on which bids,
proposals, or quotes are requested in
solicitations is economically
advantageous to the Government. Each
offeror who believes that acquisitions in
different quantities would be more
advantageous is invited to (1)
recommend an economic purchase
quantity, showing a recommended unit
and total price, and (2) identify the
different quantity points where
significant price breaks occur. This
information is required by Public Law
98–577 and Public Law 98–525.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 3,000.
Responses per Respondent: 25.
Annual Responses: 75,000.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 75,000.
C. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly
invited on: Whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and
whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection of information
is accurate, and based on valid
assumptions and methodology; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from
the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB),
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC
20405, telephone 202–501–4755.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2015-OS-0142]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Defense Logistics Agency announces a proposed public information
collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. 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 of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the information collection on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February
29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy Chief
Management Officer, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory
and Audit Matters Office, 9010 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
9010.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the
public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov as they are received without
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
Any associated form(s) for this collection may be located within
this same electronic docket and downloaded for review/testing. Follow
the instructions at https://www.regulations.gov for submitting comments.
Please submit comments on any given form identified by docket number,
form number, and title.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this
proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense
Logistics Agency, ATTN: Joint Contingency and Expeditionary Services
(JCXS) Program Management Office (PMO), 4800 Mark Center Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22350; or call (571) 372-3593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Joint Contingency
Contracting System (JCCS); OMB 0704-XXXX.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirement is necessary
to evaluate vendors for possible approval or acceptance to do business
with and have access to U.S. military installations around the world.
JCCS is a module of the Joint Contingency and Expeditionary Services
(JCXS). JCXS is the DoD's agile, responsive, and global provider of
Joint expeditionary acquisition business solutions that fulfill
mission-critical requirements while supporting interagency
collaboration--to include, but not limited to, contracting, finance,
spend analysis, contract close-out, staffing, strategic sourcing, and
reporting.
As an integral component of JCXS, JCCS was designed to register
foreign vendors for work with the U.S.
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Government. These vendors must provide certain information and
identification documents, such as employee passports, in order to be
vetted. If the requested information is not provided by vendors, proper
verification of credentials and a security review cannot be properly
completed. Vendor evaluation is essential for maintaining force
protection.
Although there is no PRA requirement for the current foreign
respondents, beginning January 1, 2016, a new mandate exists that will
necessitate all vendors register in order to do business with the U.S.
Military. This addition of U.S. vendors establishes a burden to members
of the public under the PRA.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Annual Burden Hours: 500.
Number of Respondents: 1000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 0.5 hours (30 minutes).
Frequency: On Occasion, Annually.
Respondents are businesses who are applying, on occasion, for
authorization to be a vendor with the U.S. Military, including approval
for the associated access, if appropriate, to bases worldwide. Based on
changing mission requirements, the U.S. Government may also require
vendors to be vetted annually for eligibility to bid on new contracts.
The amount of vendors registering with JCCS is expected to increase
when the new requirement for all vendors takes effect in January 2016.
Disclosure of PII and other needed information is voluntary to
support the registration and vetting process. However, failure to
provide the required information may result in a vendor being denied
access to the JCCS business application, and subsequently prohibited
from conducting business with the U.S. Military. The JCCS application
is available through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Web site.
Dated: December 23, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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