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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Record of Decision for Activities and
Operations at Yuma Proving Ground,
Arizona
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the Army
announces the availability of the Record
of Decision (ROD) for implementation of
activities and operations at Yuma
Proving Ground (YPG), AZ. Pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Department of the Army
prepared a Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) that evaluated
the potential environmental and
socioeconomic effects of proposed
construction and demolition of facilities
and infrastructure, and proposed
changes to current types and levels of
testing and training at YPG. The Army
selected the Preferred Alternative
identified in the Final PEIS. The ROD
explains that the Army will proceed
with its Preferred Alternative to
implement 296 proposed activities,
including construction and demolition
of facilities and infrastructure, changes
to current types and levels of testing and
training, and activities conducted under
private industry partnerships.
ADDRESSES: For questions concerning
the ROD, please contact Mr. Sergio
Obregon, U.S. Army Garrison Yuma
Proving Ground, National
Environmental Policy Act Coordinator,
IMYM–PWE, Yuma, AZ 85365–9498.
Questions may be mailed to that address
or emailed to
usarmy.ypg.imcom.mbx.nepa@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chuck Wullenjohn, Yuma Proving
Ground Public Affairs Office, at (928)
328–6189 Monday through Thursday
from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mountain
Standard Time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Yuma
Proving Ground is a major range and
test facility base, responsible for testing
technology, equipment, and weapon
systems. The purpose of the selected
action is to provide upgraded facilities
for testing military ground and aerial
vehicle systems, weapons,
ammunitions, sensors, and guidance
systems for performance and reliability,
and to provide realistic training for
military units. The Final PEIS,
published in April 2015, examined the
potential environmental and
socioeconomic impacts associated with
implementing new activities and
operations at YPG. Activities addressed
in the Final PEIS included construction
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and demolition of facilities and
infrastructure, and changes to current
types and levels of testing and training.
It provided thorough analysis under
NEPA for the short-term, well-defined
projects and allows less well-defined
projects to be implemented following a
focused, site-specific NEPA analysis
that would tier from the PEIS.
The ROD incorporates analysis
contained in the Final PEIS for activities
and operations at YPG, as well as
comments provided during formal
comment and review periods, to include
the Final PEIS waiting period.
The Army considered reasonable
alternatives for components of the
activities in the Proposed Action and
has selected an alternative that will
have a lower impact for some projects
than would the original Proposed
Action. These include reduced areas
and selection of a smaller area for some
of the proposed activities to avoid or
minimize potential impacts.
Implementation of this decision is
expected to result in direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts to
environmental resources. To minimize
the potential adverse impacts from
implementation of the selected
alternative, the Army will mitigate these
effects through a variety of mitigation
and control measures, as described in
the ROD. All practicable means to avoid
or minimize environmental harm from
the selected alternative have been
adopted. In making this decision, the
Army is aware that implementation of
the selected alternative could result in
potentially significant impacts to Fire
Management, Soils, and Vegetation,
even after implementation of mitigation
measures. The selected alternative
represents a balance between mission
requirements and stewardship of the
environment.
The full text of the ROD and the Final
PEIS are available at the following Web
site: https://www.yuma.army.mil/
Documents.aspx.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Intent To Return Human
Remains: National Museum of Health
and Medicine, Defense Health Agency,
Silver Spring, MD
Office of the Secretary, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The National Museum of
Health and Medicine (NMHM), in
consultation with appropriate
descendant and memorial organizations,
shall release the human remains of an
unidentified child’s skull, aged 6–10
years, for burial alongside other victim
remains of the 1857 Mountain Meadows
Massacre, interred by the U.S. Army in
1859. Next-of-kin, or representatives of
any organizations who believe they have
a legitimate claim to the remains of
victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows
Massacre, who wish to assert a
legitimate claim for these remains or
otherwise direct their disposition
should submit a written request to the
NMHM. If no additional claimants come
forward, transfer of possession of the
human remains to the aforementioned
descendant and memorial organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Next-of-kin or representatives of
any relevant organizations that wish to
submit a legitimate claim for these
remains or otherwise direct disposition
should submit a written request, with
information in support of their claim, to
the NMHM at the address stated in the
ADDRESSES section by September 2,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Brian Spatola, National
Museum of Health and Medicine, 2460
Linden Lane #2500, Silver Spring, MD
20910. Telephone: 301–319–3353;
Email: brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory
Authority for the intended actions
include: Public Law 103–337, div. A,
title X, § 1067, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat.
2851, as amended by Pub. L. 105–78,
title VII, § 702, Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat.
1524 (reprinted in the notes to 10 U.S.C.
176) as statutory authority for the
NMHM; and DoDD 5136.13, as the
Director, Defense Health Agency’s
general authority over matters
concerning the Museum as a component
of the Defense Health Agency.
History and Description of Human
Remains: The human remains consist of
the cranium of a child with an estimated
age of 6–10 years, based on dental
development. The cranium shows
evidence of a perforating gunshot
wound. In 1857, members of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(allegedly in coordination with Native
American allies) murdered
approximately 120 members of a wagon
train travelling from Arkansas to
California in an event known
historically as the Mountain Meadows
Massacre. The victims included men,
women, and children. In 1859, the U.S.
Army travelled to Utah to investigate
the incident, bury the dead, and return
the surviving children to Arkansas. At
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this time, U.S. Army Officers removed
a child’s skull from the massacre site. In
1864, U.S. Army Surgeon, B.A.
Clements, forwarded a child’s skull
from the Mountain Meadows Massacre
to the Army Medical Museum, now the
NMHM. The specimen was forwarded
in accordance with the Surgeon
General’s order for officers to ‘‘collect
and to forward . . . all specimens of
morbid anatomy, surgical or medical
which may be regarded as valuable . . .
and other such matters as may prove of
interest in the study of military
medicine or surgery.’’ Clements was
stationed in the region where the
massacre occurred during the time of
the Army’s 1859 activity. It is believed
the skull was passed on to him by others
who had participated in the 1859
investigation. In 2009, the NMHM began
receiving requests with conflicting
perspectives from multiple parties
claiming the child’s skull for burial and
scientific testing. The parties consulting
with the museum include the Mountain
Meadows Massacre Descendants
(MMMD), the Mountain Meadows
Monument Foundation (MMMF), the
Mountain Meadows Association
(MMA), and Ms. Catherine Baker of
North Carolina. The NMHM engaged all
prior, interested parties and requested
all such parties enter into a joint
agreement documenting their consensus
on the disposition of the remains. The
NMHM has received confirmation of
consensus from a majority of all such
parties, advocating for the human
remains to be buried alongside other
victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows
Massacre in Utah.
Dated: July 29, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that
DOE is developing for submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of DOE’s
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responsibility to develop a regulation
pursuant to section 934 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007
(EISA) on implementing the Convention
on Supplementary Compensation for
Nuclear Damage (CSC), including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
DOE’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (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.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before October 3,
2016. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted electronically by emailing
them to: Section934Rulemaking@
Hq.Doe.Gov. We note that email
submission will avoid delay associated
with security screening of U.S. Postal
Service mail.
Also, written comments should be
addressed to Sophia Angelini, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of General Counsel for
Civilian Nuclear Programs, GC–72, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Sophia Angelini,
Attorney-Advisor, Office of General
Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs,
GC–72, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202)
586–0319. Copies of the information
collection instrument and instructions
can be viewed at https://
www.energy.gov/gc/conventionsupplementary-compensationrulemaking.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 17, 2014, DOE published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR)
in the Federal Register (79 FR 75076) in
which it proposed regulations under
section 934 of EISA to establish a
retrospective risk pooling program
whereby, in the event of certain nuclear
incidents, nuclear suppliers would be
responsible to pay for any contribution
by the United States government to the
international supplementary fund
created by the CSC. DOE held an
information session on the proposed
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regulation on January 7, 2015, followed
by a day-long public workshop on
February 20, 2015 (80 FR 4227). On
March 9, 2015, DOE granted an
extension of the public comment period
on the NOPR to April 17, 2015 (80 FR
12352). The extension notice
highlighted areas of particular attention
for public comment, and indicated an
intent of DOE’s to conduct additional
data and information gathering in
response to and in consideration of
comments provided in the public
review and comment process. This
proposed collection of information
responds in part to DOE’s intent to
gather additional data and information.
This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB Number: New; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Data Collection for Convention on
Supplementary Compensation for
Nuclear Damage Contingent Cost
Allocation; (3) Type of Request: New;
(4) Purpose: This information collection
request is necessary for DOE to develop
its regulation containing the riskinformed formula required by section
934(e) of EISA for calculating the
deferred payment of a nuclear supplier;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 150; (6) Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: 150; (7)
Annual Estimated Number of Burden
Hours: 5 annual burden hours per
response, 750 total annual burden
hours; and (8) Annual Estimated
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost
Burden: $1,500 annual cost per
Respondent, $225,000 annual cost
burden for all Respondents.
Statutory Authority: Section 934(f) of the
Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29,
2016.
Samuel T. Walsh,
Deputy General Counsel for Energy Policy,
Office of General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC16–8–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–539); Comment
Request
July 25, 2016.
Republication
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Intent To Return Human Remains: National Museum of
Health and Medicine, Defense Health Agency, Silver Spring, MD
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM), in
consultation with appropriate descendant and memorial organizations,
shall release the human remains of an unidentified child's skull, aged
6-10 years, for burial alongside other victim remains of the 1857
Mountain Meadows Massacre, interred by the U.S. Army in 1859. Next-of-
kin, or representatives of any organizations who believe they have a
legitimate claim to the remains of victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows
Massacre, who wish to assert a legitimate claim for these remains or
otherwise direct their disposition should submit a written request to
the NMHM. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of
possession of the human remains to the aforementioned descendant and
memorial organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Next-of-kin or representatives of any relevant organizations
that wish to submit a legitimate claim for these remains or otherwise
direct disposition should submit a written request, with information in
support of their claim, to the NMHM at the address stated in the
ADDRESSES section by September 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Brian Spatola, National Museum of Health and Medicine, 2460
Linden Lane #2500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Telephone: 301-319-3353;
Email: brian.f.spatola.civ@mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory Authority for the intended actions
include: Public Law 103-337, div. A, title X, Sec. 1067, Oct. 5, 1994,
108 Stat. 2851, as amended by Pub. L. 105-78, title VII, Sec. 702,
Nov. 13, 1997, 111 Stat. 1524 (reprinted in the notes to 10 U.S.C. 176)
as statutory authority for the NMHM; and DoDD 5136.13, as the Director,
Defense Health Agency's general authority over matters concerning the
Museum as a component of the Defense Health Agency.
History and Description of Human Remains: The human remains consist
of the cranium of a child with an estimated age of 6-10 years, based on
dental development. The cranium shows evidence of a perforating gunshot
wound. In 1857, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints (allegedly in coordination with Native American allies) murdered
approximately 120 members of a wagon train travelling from Arkansas to
California in an event known historically as the Mountain Meadows
Massacre. The victims included men, women, and children. In 1859, the
U.S. Army travelled to Utah to investigate the incident, bury the dead,
and return the surviving children to Arkansas. At
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this time, U.S. Army Officers removed a child's skull from the massacre
site. In 1864, U.S. Army Surgeon, B.A. Clements, forwarded a child's
skull from the Mountain Meadows Massacre to the Army Medical Museum,
now the NMHM. The specimen was forwarded in accordance with the Surgeon
General's order for officers to ``collect and to forward . . . all
specimens of morbid anatomy, surgical or medical which may be regarded
as valuable . . . and other such matters as may prove of interest in
the study of military medicine or surgery.'' Clements was stationed in
the region where the massacre occurred during the time of the Army's
1859 activity. It is believed the skull was passed on to him by others
who had participated in the 1859 investigation. In 2009, the NMHM began
receiving requests with conflicting perspectives from multiple parties
claiming the child's skull for burial and scientific testing. The
parties consulting with the museum include the Mountain Meadows
Massacre Descendants (MMMD), the Mountain Meadows Monument Foundation
(MMMF), the Mountain Meadows Association (MMA), and Ms. Catherine Baker
of North Carolina. The NMHM engaged all prior, interested parties and
requested all such parties enter into a joint agreement documenting
their consensus on the disposition of the remains. The NMHM has
received confirmation of consensus from a majority of all such parties,
advocating for the human remains to be buried alongside other victims
of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre in Utah.
Dated: July 29, 2016.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2016-18363 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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