Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Mariana Islands Training and Testing, 35767-35768 [2017-15939]
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Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement/Overseas Environmental
Impact Statement for Mariana Islands
Training and Testing
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Meeting of the Board of Visitors of
Marine Corps University
Department of the Navy, DOD.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Board of Visitors of the
Marine Corps University (BOV MCU)
will meet to review, develop and
provide recommendations on all aspects
of the academic and administrative
policies of the University; examine all
aspects of professional military
education operations; and provide such
oversight and advice, as is necessary, to
facilitate high educational standards
and cost effective operations. The Board
will be focusing primarily on the
internal procedures of Marine Corps
University. All sessions of the meeting
will be open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, September 14, 2017, from
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday,
September 15, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Eastern Time Zone.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Marine Corps University in Quantico,
Virginia. The address is: 2076 South St.,
Quantico, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kim Florich, Director of Faculty
Development and Outreach, Marine
Corps University Board of Visitors, 2076
South Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134,
telephone number 703–432–4682.
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SUMMARY:
Dated: July 24, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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Department of the Navy, DOD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 and regulations implemented by
the Council on Environmental Quality,
the Department of the Navy (DoN)
announces its intent to prepare a
supplement to the 2015 Final Mariana
Islands Training and Testing (MITT)
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS/OEIS).
DATES: Public scoping meetings will not
be held, but public comments will be
accepted during the scoping period from
August 1, 2017 to September 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The DoN invites scoping
comments on the MITT Supplemental
EIS/OEIS from all interested parties.
Substantive comments may be provided
by mail to the address below and
through the project Web site at https://
mitt-eis.com/. Comments must be
postmarked or received by September
15, 2017, for consideration during the
development of the Draft Supplemental
EIS/OEIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Pacific, Attention: MITT Supplemental
EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 258
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl
Harbor, HI 96860–3134.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navy
will assess the potential environmental
impacts associated with ongoing and
proposed military readiness activities
conducted within the MITT EIS/OEIS
Study Area (hereafter known as the
‘‘Study Area’’). The Supplement to the
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2015 Final EIS/OEIS is being prepared
to support ongoing and future activities
conducted at sea and on Farallon de
Medinilla (FDM) within the Study Area
beyond 2020. Military readiness
activities include training and research,
development, testing, and evaluation
(hereafter known as ‘‘testing’’). The
Supplemental EIS/OEIS will include an
analysis of training and testing activities
using new information available after
the release of the 2015 Final MITT EIS/
OEIS. New information includes an
updated acoustic effects model, updated
marine mammal density data, and other
best available science. Proposed
activities are generally consistent with
those analyzed in the 2015 Final MITT
EIS/OEIS and are representative of
training and testing activities the DoN
has been conducting in the Study Area
for decades.
The Study Area remains unchanged
since the 2015 Final MITT EIS/OEIS.
The Study Area includes the existing
Mariana Islands Range Complex (MIRC);
areas on the high seas to the north and
west of the MIRC; a transit corridor
between the MIRC and the Hawaii
Range Complex, starting at the
International Date Line; and Apra
Harbor and select DoN pierside and
harbor locations. The Study Area
includes only the in-water components
of the range complex and FDM; land
components associated with the range
complex are not included in the Study
Area.
As part of this process the DoN will
seek the issuance of regulatory permits
and authorizations under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act and Endangered
Species Act to support training and
testing requirements within the Study
Area, beyond 2020, thereby ensuring
critical Department of Defense
requirements are met.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.6, the DoN
will invite the National Marine
Fisheries Service to be a cooperating
agency in preparation of the
Supplemental EIS/OEIS.
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The DoN’s lead action proponent is
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Additional action proponents include
Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air
Systems Command, and the Office of
Naval Research.
The DoN’s Proposed Action is to
conduct military training and testing
activities within the Study Area.
Activities include the use of active
sonar and explosives while employing
appropriate marine species protective
mitigation measures. The Proposed
Action does not alter the DoN’s original
purpose and need as presented in the
2015 MITT Final EIS/OEIS.
The purpose of the Proposed Action
is to maintain a ready force, which is
needed to ensure the military can
accomplish its mission to maintain,
train, and equip combat-ready naval
forces capable of winning wars,
deterring aggression, and maintaining
freedom of the seas, consistent with
Congressional direction in section 5062
of Title 10 of the U.S. Code. A
Supplemental EIS/OEIS is considered
the appropriate document, as there is
recent scientific information including
revised acoustic criteria to consider, in
furtherance of NEPA, relevant to the
environmental effects of the DoN’s
Proposed Action, and the analysis will
support Marine Mammal Protection Act
authorization requests.
Proposed training and testing
activities are generally consistent to
those analyzed in the 2015 MITT Final
EIS/OEIS. The Supplemental EIS/OEIS
will propose changes to the tempo and
types of training and testing activities,
accounting for the introduction of new
technologies, the evolving nature of
international events, advances in war
fighting doctrine and procedures, and
changes in the organization of vessels,
aircraft, weapon systems, and military
personnel. The MITT Supplemental
EIS/OEIS will reflect the compilation of
training and testing activities required
to fulfill the DoN’s military readiness
requirements beyond 2020, and
therefore includes the analysis of newly
proposed activities and changes to
previously analyzed activities.
In the Supplemental EIS/OEIS, the
DoN will evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of a No Action
Alternative and action alternatives.
Resources to be evaluated include, but
are not limited to, marine mammals, sea
turtles, essential fish habitat, and
threatened and endangered species.
The scoping process is used to
identify public concerns and local
issues to be considered during the
development of the Draft Supplemental
EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies, local
agencies, the public, and interested
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persons are encouraged to provide
substantive comments to the DoN on
environmental resources and issue areas
of concern the commenter believes the
DoN should consider.
Comments must be postmarked or
received online by September 15, 2017,
for consideration during the
development of the Draft Supplemental
EIS/OEIS. Comments can be mailed to:
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Pacific, Attention: MITT Supplemental
EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 258
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl
Harbor, HI, 96869–3134. Comments can
be submitted online via the project Web
site at https://mitt-eis.com/.
Dated: July 20, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
Liaison Officer.
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Final Waiver and Extension of the
Project Period for the Native American
Career and Technical Education
Program
[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.101A]
Office of Career, Technical, and
Adult Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Final waiver and extension of
the project period.
AGENCY:
For the 24-month projects
originally funded in fiscal year (FY)
2013 and extended for an additional 24months in FY 2015 under the Native
American Career and Technical
Education Program (NACTEP), the
Secretary: Waives the requirements in
Education Department regulations that
generally prohibit project extensions
involving the obligation of additional
Federal funds; and extends the project
period for the current 30 NACTEP
grantees for an additional 12 months
under the existing program authority.
This waiver and extension will allow
the 30 current NACTEP grantees to seek
FY 2017 continuation awards for the
project period through FY 2018.
DATES: As of August 1, 2017, the waiver
and extension of the project period are
finalized.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Washington by telephone at (202)
245–7790 or by email at
gwen.washington@ed.gov. You may also
contact Linda Mayo by telephone at
(202) 245–7792 or by email at
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linda.mayo@ed.gov. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the
Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1–
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
26, 2017, we published a notice in the
Federal Register (82 FR 19240)
proposing to waive the requirements of
34 CFR 75.261(a) and (c)(2) that
generally prohibit project period
extensions involving the obligation of
additional Federal funds. In that notice,
the Secretary also proposed to extend
the NACTEP project period for up to an
additional 12 months. The proposed
waiver and extension of project period
would enable the Secretary to provide
continuation awards to the current
NACTEP grantees through FY 2018
under the existing program authority.
That notice contained background
information and our reasons for
proposing the waiver and extension of
the project period. This notice makes
the waiver and extension of the project
period final. Any activities carried out
during the period of a NACTEP
continuation award must be consistent
with, or a logical extension of, the
scope, goals, and objectives of the
grantee’s application as approved in the
FY 2013 NACTEP competition. The
requirements applicable to continuation
awards for this competition set forth in
the 2013 notice inviting applications
and the requirements in 34 CFR 75.253
will apply to any continuation awards
sought by the current NACTEP grantees.
We will make decisions regarding the
continuation awards based on grantee
program narratives, budgets and budget
narratives, program performance
reports, and the requirements in 34 CFR
75.253. We will not announce a new
competition or make new awards in FY
2017.
The final waiver and project period
extension will not exempt the current
NACTEP grantees from the
appropriation account closing
provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1552(a), nor will
it extend the availability of funds
previously awarded to current NACTEP
grantees. As a result of 31 U.S.C.
1552(a), appropriations available for a
limited period may be used for payment
of valid obligations for only five years
after the expiration of their period of
availability for Federal obligation. After
that time, the unexpended balance of
those funds is canceled and returned to
the U.S. Department of the Treasury and
is unavailable for restoration for any
purpose (31 U.S.C. 1552(b)).
Public Comment: In response to our
invitation in the proposed waiver and
extension, we received 85 comments.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement for Mariana Islands
Training and Testing
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 and regulations implemented by the Council on Environmental
Quality, the Department of the Navy (DoN) announces its intent to
prepare a supplement to the 2015 Final Mariana Islands Training and
Testing (MITT) Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS).
DATES: Public scoping meetings will not be held, but public comments
will be accepted during the scoping period from August 1, 2017 to
September 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The DoN invites scoping comments on the MITT Supplemental
EIS/OEIS from all interested parties. Substantive comments may be
provided by mail to the address below and through the project Web site
at https://mitt-eis.com/. Comments must be postmarked or received by
September 15, 2017, for consideration during the development of the
Draft Supplemental EIS/OEIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Pacific, Attention: MITT Supplemental EIS/OEIS Project Manager, 258
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-3134.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Navy will assess the potential
environmental impacts associated with ongoing and proposed military
readiness activities conducted within the MITT EIS/OEIS Study Area
(hereafter known as the ``Study Area''). The Supplement to the 2015
Final EIS/OEIS is being prepared to support ongoing and future
activities conducted at sea and on Farallon de Medinilla (FDM) within
the Study Area beyond 2020. Military readiness activities include
training and research, development, testing, and evaluation (hereafter
known as ``testing''). The Supplemental EIS/OEIS will include an
analysis of training and testing activities using new information
available after the release of the 2015 Final MITT EIS/OEIS. New
information includes an updated acoustic effects model, updated marine
mammal density data, and other best available science. Proposed
activities are generally consistent with those analyzed in the 2015
Final MITT EIS/OEIS and are representative of training and testing
activities the DoN has been conducting in the Study Area for decades.
The Study Area remains unchanged since the 2015 Final MITT EIS/
OEIS. The Study Area includes the existing Mariana Islands Range
Complex (MIRC); areas on the high seas to the north and west of the
MIRC; a transit corridor between the MIRC and the Hawaii Range Complex,
starting at the International Date Line; and Apra Harbor and select DoN
pierside and harbor locations. The Study Area includes only the in-
water components of the range complex and FDM; land components
associated with the range complex are not included in the Study Area.
As part of this process the DoN will seek the issuance of
regulatory permits and authorizations under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act and Endangered Species Act to support training and
testing requirements within the Study Area, beyond 2020, thereby
ensuring critical Department of Defense requirements are met.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1501.6, the DoN will invite the National Marine
Fisheries Service to be a cooperating agency in preparation of the
Supplemental EIS/OEIS.
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The DoN's lead action proponent is Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Additional action proponents include Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval
Air Systems Command, and the Office of Naval Research.
The DoN's Proposed Action is to conduct military training and
testing activities within the Study Area. Activities include the use of
active sonar and explosives while employing appropriate marine species
protective mitigation measures. The Proposed Action does not alter the
DoN's original purpose and need as presented in the 2015 MITT Final
EIS/OEIS.
The purpose of the Proposed Action is to maintain a ready force,
which is needed to ensure the military can accomplish its mission to
maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning
wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas,
consistent with Congressional direction in section 5062 of Title 10 of
the U.S. Code. A Supplemental EIS/OEIS is considered the appropriate
document, as there is recent scientific information including revised
acoustic criteria to consider, in furtherance of NEPA, relevant to the
environmental effects of the DoN's Proposed Action, and the analysis
will support Marine Mammal Protection Act authorization requests.
Proposed training and testing activities are generally consistent
to those analyzed in the 2015 MITT Final EIS/OEIS. The Supplemental
EIS/OEIS will propose changes to the tempo and types of training and
testing activities, accounting for the introduction of new
technologies, the evolving nature of international events, advances in
war fighting doctrine and procedures, and changes in the organization
of vessels, aircraft, weapon systems, and military personnel. The MITT
Supplemental EIS/OEIS will reflect the compilation of training and
testing activities required to fulfill the DoN's military readiness
requirements beyond 2020, and therefore includes the analysis of newly
proposed activities and changes to previously analyzed activities.
In the Supplemental EIS/OEIS, the DoN will evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of a No Action Alternative and action
alternatives. Resources to be evaluated include, but are not limited
to, marine mammals, sea turtles, essential fish habitat, and threatened
and endangered species.
The scoping process is used to identify public concerns and local
issues to be considered during the development of the Draft
Supplemental EIS/OEIS. Federal agencies, local agencies, the public,
and interested persons are encouraged to provide substantive comments
to the DoN on environmental resources and issue areas of concern the
commenter believes the DoN should consider.
Comments must be postmarked or received online by September 15,
2017, for consideration during the development of the Draft
Supplemental EIS/OEIS. Comments can be mailed to: Naval Facilities
Engineering Command Pacific, Attention: MITT Supplemental EIS/OEIS
Project Manager, 258 Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Pearl Harbor, HI,
96869-3134. Comments can be submitted online via the project Web site
at https://mitt-eis.com/.
Dated: July 20, 2017.
A.M. Nichols,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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