Notice of Availability of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Data Buoy Center, 39429-39430 [2018-17038]
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Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
Room 2617, 1305 East West Hwy, Bldg.
SSMC4, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3278.
(Phone: 301–628–1010, email:
derek.parks@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) is seeking
expression of interest from private firms
interested in entering into a Cooperative
Research and Development Agreement
(CRADA) with NOAA to conduct
collaborative research and development
(R&D) on new and innovative
approaches that could lead to new and
better ways of processing, exploiting
and disseminating space-based Earth
and space weather observations from
NOAA developed and deployed
satellites, with a wide range of
applications, societal and economic
benefits.
The initial period of performance for
this CRADA is expected to be from
fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2021
(three years), with extensions possible if
all parties agree.
This notice does not constitute an
Invitation for Bid or Request for
Proposal and is not to be construed as
a commitment by the Government. No
contracts will be awarded as a result of
this notice. No reimbursement will be
made for any costs associated with
providing information in response to
this notice or for any follow-up requests
for information. NOAA may contact
respondents for clarification and
discussion of the submitted responses.
Synopsis
NOAA wishes to conduct
collaborative R&D with one or more
private firms or non-government groups
on new techniques to be used, new
products to be generated, enhancement
of the use of satellite data in existing or
new applications, and exploring
potential new services that will enhance
the value and enable wider use of data
obtained from NOAA’s space-based
assets. General areas of R&D interest
include, but are not limited to,
exploring creating new products and
eliciting new information for
geophysical applications benefiting
citizens, communities, local, state and
federal governments and the private
sector, and the use of new numerical
approaches such as machine learning
and artificial intelligence (AI) to
maximize the information gathered from
satellite observations. Some potential
R&D topics on specific uses of data
could include: (1) Atmospheric
composition for air quality, and
visibility applications, (2) atmospheric
data for measuring instability and
therefore severe weather and turbulence
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applications, (3) ocean and coastal data
for ecosystems, severe weather,
inundation, and water quality
management, (4) land data for multiple
applications such as wildfires,
agriculture, droughts, flooding, urban
planning, etc., (5) information delivery
systems for extreme environmental
conditions, (6) satellite-based data of
volcanic ash for aviation safety and
societal applications, (7) day-night band
for new applications such as detection
of fires, population migration, etc., (8)
satellite data for renewable energy
availability, (9) space-based data for
measuring economic vulnerability (to
space weather, to drought, etc.), (10)
compositing multiple geophysical data
sets to generate user-ready decisionmaking products for different economic
sectors (insurance, health,
transportation, tourism, education,
energy, agriculture, etc.), and (11) cloud
information for better characterizing the
state of the atmosphere in all sky
situations for use as initial conditions in
numerical model forecasts.
(F) Responses should be no more than
10 pages.
All information submitted in response
to this notice is voluntary; the United
States Government will not pay for
information requested nor will it
compensate any respondent for any cost
incurred in developing information
provided to the United States
Government. No hard copy submittals
will be accepted or considered. All
responses to this Request for
Information shall be submitted only via
email to derek.parks@noaa.gov (see
ADDRESSES).
Documentation of Interest
Responders may document their
interest in entering into a CRADA with
a comment to Derek Parks, Technology
Transfer Program Manager. See contact
information above in ADDRESSES.
Responders must include, in writing,
detailed information regarding their
technical qualifications, the company
name, address, point of contact,
telephone number, and business size.
Information submitted should be
pertinent and specific in the technical
areas described above under
consideration. Any other specific and
pertinent information as pertains to this
particular undertaking that would
enhance the information submitted will
be considered by the agency.
Additional information requested:
(A) Institution’s name, address, point
of contact, phone number and email
address.
(B) If a business, include the firm’s
DUNS number and Cage Code as
provided under the SAM system.
(C) If a business, then state the firm’s
SBA certified small business concern
status or other socioeconomic status.
Specifically identify if your firm is
HUBZone-certified, Service Disabled
Veteran Owned, Women Owned, or in
the SBA’s 8(a) program. If your
institution is not a small business,
please state that it is a large business,
FFRDC, university, UARC, or other.
(D) Institution’s previous work
experience that is similar to that
described above.
(E) Any other pertinent
documentation or information.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Dated: August 2, 2018.
Sid Boukabara,
Senior Scientist for Strategic Initiatives,
Center for Satellite Applications and
Research, NOAA Satellite and Information
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Notice of Availability of a
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration National Data Buoy
Center
National Weather Service
(NWS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The PEA and Finding of No
Significant Impact are available for
public inspection for 30 days after
posting.
DATES:
The Final PEA can be
accessed at:https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
pea/ndbc_final_pea_20180104.pdf.
The Finding of No Significant Impact
is available for public inspection for 30
days after posting. It can be found
at:https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/pea/ndbc_
fonsi_signed_20180102.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe
Swaykos, National Data Buoy Center,
Bldg. 3205, Stennis Space Center, MS
39529; phone (228) 688–4766; fax (228)
688–1364; email joe.swaykos@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) National Data
Buoy Center (NDBC), a part of the
National Weather Service (NWS),
designs, develops, operates, and
maintains a network of moored buoys
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and coastal stations throughout the
world’s oceans, seas, and lakes for the
purpose of civil earth marine
observations. NDBC has prepared a
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment (PEA) to analyze the
continued operational activities of its
network of moored buoys and coastal
stations. The NDBC PEA has been
created in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The expected outcome from a
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment is either (a) finding of no
significant impact; (b) identification of
the need for an environmental impact
statement; or (c) the proposed action is
covered by a categorical exclusion
established by the parent agency. In the
case of the NDBC PEA a finding of no
significant impact was made.
Dated: August 3, 2018.
Joseph A. Pica,
Director, Office of Observation, National
Weather Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: August 6, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Pacific Island Pelagic Longline
Fisheries; Short-tailed AlbatrossFisheries Interaction Recovery
Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0456.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 1.
Burden Hours: 3.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection. Federal
regulations require the operator of a
vessel with a Hawaii longline limited
access permit vessel to notify NMFS if
an endangered short-tailed albatross is
hooked or entangled during fishing
operations. Following the retrieval of
the albatross from the ocean the vessel
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operator must record the condition of
the bird on a recovery data form. A
veterinarian will use the information to
provide advice to the captain for caring
for the bird. If the albatross is dead, the
captain must attach an identification tag
to the carcass to assist the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) biologists in
subsequent studies. This collection of
information is one of the terms and
conditions contained in the Endangered
Species Act Section 7 biological opinion
issued by USFWS, and is intended to
maximize the probability of the longterm survival of short-tailed albatrosses
accidentally taken by longline gear.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Dated: August 6, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Certification Requirements for
Distributors of NOAA Electronic
Navigational Charts/NOAA
Hydrographic Products.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0508.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 8.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
to provide a distribution report twice a
year, 12 hours for reporting of errors in
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the ENC (approximately 4 per month,
usually each distributor will catch the
same issue).
Burden Hours: 88.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
NOS Office of Coast Survey manages
the Certification Requirements for
Distributors of NOAA Electronic
Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs®).
The certification allows entities to
download, redistribute, repackage, or in
some cases reformat, official NOAA
ENCs and retain the NOAA ENC’s
official status. The regulations for
implementing the Certification are at 15
CFR part 995. The recordkeeping and
reporting requirements of 15 CFR part
995 form the basis for this collection of
information. This information allows
the Office of Coast Survey to administer
the regulation, and to better understand
the marketplace resulting in products to
that meet the needs of the customer in
a timely and efficient manner.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; business or other for-profits
organizations.
Frequency: Semiannually and on
occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Air Force
[Docket ID: USAF–2018–HQ–0003]
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
AGENCY:
Department of the Air Force,
DoD.
ACTION:
30-Day information collection
notice.
The Department of Defense
has submitted to OMB for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Availability of a Programmatic Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact for the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration National Data Buoy Center
AGENCY: National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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DATES: The PEA and Finding of No Significant Impact are available for
public inspection for 30 days after posting.
ADDRESSES: The Final PEA can be accessed at:https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/pea/ndbc_final_pea_20180104.pdf.
The Finding of No Significant Impact is available for public
inspection for 30 days after posting. It can be found at:https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/pea/ndbc_fonsi_signed_20180102.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Swaykos, National Data Buoy
Center, Bldg. 3205, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529; phone (228) 688-
4766; fax (228) 688-1364; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), a part of the
National Weather Service (NWS), designs, develops, operates, and
maintains a network of moored buoys
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and coastal stations throughout the world's oceans, seas, and lakes for
the purpose of civil earth marine observations. NDBC has prepared a
Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) to analyze the continued
operational activities of its network of moored buoys and coastal
stations. The NDBC PEA has been created in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
The expected outcome from a Programmatic Environmental Assessment
is either (a) finding of no significant impact; (b) identification of
the need for an environmental impact statement; or (c) the proposed
action is covered by a categorical exclusion established by the parent
agency. In the case of the NDBC PEA a finding of no significant impact
was made.
Dated: August 3, 2018.
Joseph A. Pica,
Director, Office of Observation, National Weather Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-17038 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am]
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