Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the South Region of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network and Notice of Public Meetings, 71044-71045 [2016-24906]
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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
Questionnaire for Building Permit
Official (SOC–QBPO). The Census
Bureau uses the Computer-Assisted
Personal Interviewing (CAPI) electronic
questionnaire SOC–QBPO to collect
information from state and local
building permit officials on: (1) The
types of permits they issue, (2) the
length of time a permit is valid, (3) how
they store permits, and (4) the
geographic coverage of the permit
system. We need this information to
carry out the sampling for the Survey of
Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions
(OMB number 0607–0110), also known
as Survey of Construction (SOC). The
SOC provides widely used measures of
construction activity, including the
economic indicators Housing Starts,
Housing Completions, and New
Housing Sales.
The current OMB clearance is
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2017.
We will continue to use the current
CAPI questionnaire with minor
revisions to question verbiage and
questionnaire flow. The overall length
of the interview will not change. The
sample size will slightly change due to
an increase in the number of local
governments that issue building
permits.
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II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau uses its field
representatives to obtain information on
the operating procedures of a permit
office using the SOC–QBPO. The field
representative visits the permit office,
conducts the interview, and completes
this electronic form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0125.
Form Number: SOC–QBPO.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State and local
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,017.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 254 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 131 and 182.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
[Docket Number: 160929903–6903–01]
RIN 0660–XC032
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for the South Region of the
Nationwide Public Safety Broadband
Network and Notice of Public Meetings
First Responder Network
Authority, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of
a draft programmatic environmental
impact statement and of public
meetings.
AGENCY:
The First Responder Network
Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) announces the
availability of the Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for the
South Region (‘‘Draft PEIS’’). FirstNet
also announces a series of public
meetings to be held throughout the
South Region to receive comments on
the Draft PEIS. The Draft PEIS evaluates
the potential environmental impacts of
the proposed nationwide public safety
broadband network in the South Region,
composed of Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New Mexico, North
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Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Texas.
DATES: Submit comments on the Draft
PEIS for the South Region on or before
December 13, 2016. FirstNet will also
hold public meetings in each of the 13
states. See SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION
section for meeting dates.
ADDRESSES: At any time during the
public comment period, members of the
public, public agencies, and other
interested parties are encouraged to
submit written comments, questions,
and concerns about the project for
FirstNet’s consideration or to attend any
of the public meetings. Written
comments may be submitted
electronically via www.regulations.gov,
FIRSTNET–2016–0005, or by mail to
Genevieve Walker, Director of
Environmental Compliance, First
Responder Network Authority, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192. 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. The Draft PEIS is
available for download from
www.regulations.gov, FIRSTNET–2016–
0005. A CD containing the electronic
files of this document is also available
at public libraries (see Chapter 21 of the
Draft PEIS for the complete distribution
list). See SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION
section for public meeting addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information on the Draft PEIS,
contact Genevieve Walker, Director of
Environmental Compliance, 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:
Public Meetings
Attendees can obtain information
regarding the project and/or submit a
comment in person during public
meetings. The meeting details are as
follows:
• Nashville, Tennessee: October 24,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Hermitage Hotel, 231 6th Avenue North,
Nashville, TN 37219
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• Atlanta, Georgia: October 25, 2016,
from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Glenn
Hotel, 110 Marietta Street NW., Atlanta,
GA 30303
• Frankfort, Kentucky: October 25,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Hampton Inn Frankfort, 1310 U.S.
Highway 127S, Frankfort, KY 40601
• Morrisville (Raleigh Area), North
Carolina: October 26, 2016, from 4:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Morrisville Fire
Station 1, 200 Town Hall Drive,
Training Room, Morrisville, NC 27560
• Montgomery, Alabama: October 26,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at
the Convention Center, 201 Tallapoosa
Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
• Orlando, Florida: October 27, 2016,
from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Courtyard
by Marriott Orlando Downtown, 730 N.
Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803
• Columbia, South Carolina: October
27, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
SpringHill Suites Columbia Downtown,
511 Lady Street, Columbia, SC 29201
• Baton Rouge, Louisiana: November
1, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Louisiana State Police Training
Academy, Classroom No. 5, 7919
Independence Boulevard, Baton Rouge,
LA 70806
• Sante Fe, New Mexico: November 1,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Hilton Sante Fe Historic Plaza, 100
Sandoval Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
• Jackson Mississippi: November 2,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Jackson Marriott, 200 E Amite Street,
Jackson, MS 39201
• Little Rock, Arkansas: November 3,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,
Arkansas State Capitol, 500 Woodlane
Street, Room 130, Little Rock, AR 72201
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
November 3, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., OKC-County Health
Department, Northeast Regional Health
Wellness Campus, 2600 NE 63rd Street,
Auditorium, Oklahoma City, OK 73111
• Austin, Texas: November 7, 2016,
from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., The W
Austin Hotel, 200 Lavaca Street, Austin,
TX 78701
• Dallas, Texas: November 9, 2016,
from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Hyatt
Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Boulevard
East, Dallas, TX 75207
Background
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96,
Title VI, 126 Stat. 156 (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
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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 NPSBN is intended to
enhance the ability of the public safety
community to perform more reliably,
effectively, and safely; increase
situational awareness during an
emergency; and improve the ability of
the public safety community to
effectively engage in those critical
activities.
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 were divided into the
East, Central, West, South, and NonContiguous Regions. The South Region
includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Texas. The Draft PEIS
analyzes potential impacts of the
deployment and operation of the
NPSBN on the natural and human
environment in the South Region, in
accordance with FirstNet’s
responsibilities under NEPA.
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Next Steps
All comments received by the public
and any interested stakeholders will be
evaluated and considered by FirstNet
during the preparation of the Final PEIS.
Once a PEIS is completed and a Record
of Decision (ROD) is signed, FirstNet
will evaluate site-specific
documentation, as network design is
developed, 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: October 11, 2016.
Elijah Veenendaal,
Attorney—Advisor, First Responder Network
Authority.
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 277—
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Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; IRIS USA, Inc. (Plastic
Household Storage/Organizational
Containers); Surprise, Arizona
IRIS USA, Inc. (IRIS) submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
in Surprise, Arizona, within FTZ 277.
The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on September 29, 2016.
The IRIS facility is located within Site
12 of FTZ 277. The facility is used to
produce plastic household storage/
organizational containers and pet
carriers/pens. Pursuant to 15 CFR
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited
to the specific foreign-status materials
and components and specific finished
products described in the submitted
notification (as described below) and
subsequently authorized by the FTZ
Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt IRIS from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, IRIS would be
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customs entry procedures that apply to
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containers and pet carriers/pens (duty
rates range from free to 5.3%) for the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
First Responder Network Authority
[Docket Number: 160929903-6903-01]
RIN 0660-XC032
Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the South Region of the Nationwide Public Safety
Broadband Network and Notice of Public Meetings
AGENCY: First Responder Network Authority, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Announcement of availability of a draft programmatic
environmental impact statement and of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The First Responder Network Authority (``FirstNet'') announces
the availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for the South Region (``Draft PEIS''). FirstNet also
announces a series of public meetings to be held throughout the South
Region to receive comments on the Draft PEIS. The Draft PEIS evaluates
the potential environmental impacts of the proposed nationwide public
safety broadband network in the South Region, composed of Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
DATES: Submit comments on the Draft PEIS for the South Region on or
before December 13, 2016. FirstNet will also hold public meetings in
each of the 13 states. See SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting
dates.
ADDRESSES: At any time during the public comment period, members of the
public, public agencies, and other interested parties are encouraged to
submit written comments, questions, and concerns about the project for
FirstNet's consideration or to attend any of the public meetings.
Written comments may be submitted electronically via
www.regulations.gov, FIRSTNET-2016-0005, or by mail to Genevieve
Walker, Director of Environmental Compliance, First Responder Network
Authority, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M/S 243,
Reston, VA 20192. 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. The Draft PEIS is
available for download from www.regulations.gov, FIRSTNET-2016-0005. A
CD containing the electronic files of this document is also available
at public libraries (see Chapter 21 of the Draft PEIS for the complete
distribution list). See SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION section for public
meeting addresses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Draft
PEIS, contact Genevieve Walker, Director of Environmental Compliance,
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:
Public Meetings
Attendees can obtain information regarding the project and/or
submit a comment in person during public meetings. The meeting details
are as follows:
Nashville, Tennessee: October 24, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., Hermitage Hotel, 231 6th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219
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Atlanta, Georgia: October 25, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m., Glenn Hotel, 110 Marietta Street NW., Atlanta, GA 30303
Frankfort, Kentucky: October 25, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., Hampton Inn Frankfort, 1310 U.S. Highway 127S, Frankfort, KY
40601
Morrisville (Raleigh Area), North Carolina: October 26,
2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Morrisville Fire Station 1, 200 Town
Hall Drive, Training Room, Morrisville, NC 27560
Montgomery, Alabama: October 26, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa at the Convention Center,
201 Tallapoosa Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
Orlando, Florida: October 27, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m., Courtyard by Marriott Orlando Downtown, 730 N. Magnolia Avenue,
Orlando, FL 32803
Columbia, South Carolina: October 27, 2016, from 4:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m., SpringHill Suites Columbia Downtown, 511 Lady Street,
Columbia, SC 29201
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: November 1, 2016, from 4:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Training Academy, Classroom No. 5,
7919 Independence Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Sante Fe, New Mexico: November 1, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., Hilton Sante Fe Historic Plaza, 100 Sandoval Street, Santa
Fe, NM 87501
Jackson Mississippi: November 2, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., Jackson Marriott, 200 E Amite Street, Jackson, MS 39201
Little Rock, Arkansas: November 3, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., Arkansas State Capitol, 500 Woodlane Street, Room 130,
Little Rock, AR 72201
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: November 3, 2016, from 4:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m., OKC-County Health Department, Northeast Regional Health
Wellness Campus, 2600 NE 63rd Street, Auditorium, Oklahoma City, OK
73111
Austin, Texas: November 7, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m., The W Austin Hotel, 200 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701
Dallas, Texas: November 9, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m., Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Boulevard East, Dallas, TX
75207
Background
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L.
112-96, Title VI, 126 Stat. 156 (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 NPSBN is intended to enhance the
ability of the public safety community to perform more reliably,
effectively, and safely; increase situational awareness during an
emergency; and improve the ability of the public safety community to
effectively engage in those critical activities.
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 were divided into the
East, Central, West, South, and Non-Contiguous Regions. The South
Region includes Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The Draft PEIS analyzes potential
impacts of the deployment and operation of the NPSBN on the natural and
human environment in the South Region, in accordance with FirstNet's
responsibilities under NEPA.
Next Steps
All comments received by the public and any interested stakeholders
will be evaluated and considered by FirstNet during the preparation of
the Final PEIS. Once a PEIS is completed and a Record of Decision (ROD)
is signed, FirstNet will evaluate site-specific documentation, as
network design is developed, 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: October 11, 2016.
Elijah Veenendaal,
Attorney--Advisor, First Responder Network Authority.
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