Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary; Announcement of Public Meetings, 41959-41960 [2021-16639]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 147 / Wednesday, August 4, 2021 / Notices specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) [FR Doc. 2021–16652 Filed 8–3–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s Spiny Dogfish Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting. SUMMARY: The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar. Webinar connection information will be available at: https:// www.mafmc.org/council-events. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their website at www.mafmc.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. 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[FR Doc. 2021–16648 Filed 8–3–21; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice of virtual public meetings; correction. AGENCY: [RTID 0648–XB294] 16:45 Aug 03, 2021 The purpose of the meeting is for the Advisory Panel to create a Fishery Performance Report including advisor input on related specifications and management measures. Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary; Announcement of Public Meetings DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE VerDate Sep<11>2014 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Dated: July 30, 2021. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Jkt 253001 41959 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed designation of a national marine sanctuary to manage a nationally significant collection of shipwrecks and other underwater cultural resources in New York’s eastern Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. NOAA previously announced public meetings during the comment period, and is replacing the two in-person meetings with additional virtual meetings and providing registration links for the previously announced virtual meetings. DATES: NOAA will continue to accept comments received by September 10, 2021. NOAA will conduct a total of four virtual public meetings on the following dates: SUMMARY: (1) Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 6:30–8:30 p.m. EDT PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 6:30–8:30 p.m. EDT Registration via this link: https:// attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/ 8864690869654406928 By phone: (914) 614–3221 Access Code: 237–285–132. Audio PIN: Shown after joining the webinar (3) Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 2:30 to 4 p.m. EDT Registration via this link: https:// register.gotowebinar.com/register/ 5067664901003984652 Access code: 346–751–009. Audio PIN: Shown after joining the webinar By phone: (562) 247–8422, PIN: 346– 751–009 (4) Date: Thursday, August 26, 2021 Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT Registration via this link: https:// register.gotowebinar.com/register/ 2978792919345892364 By phone: (415) 655–0052, PIN: 819– 641–913 ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS can be downloaded or viewed on the internet at www.regulations.gov (search for docket NOAA–NOS–2021–0050) or at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/lakeontario/. Copies can also be obtained by contacting Ellen Brody (in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brody, Great Lakes Regional Coordinator, address: 4840 South State Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108–9719; phone: 734–276–6387; email: ellen.brody@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the NMSA (16 U.S.C. 1434), NOAA prepared a DEIS for a proposed national marine sanctuary in New York’s eastern Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. NOAA announced the availability of the DEIS in a notice issued on July 7, 2021 (86 FR 35757). In that notice, NOAA announced there would be four public meetings, two of which were planned to be virtual meetings, and two of which NOAA E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1 41960 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 147 / Wednesday, August 4, 2021 / Notices planned to hold in person. When the notice was issued, NOAA included a caveat to the in-person meetings stating ‘‘A virtual meeting platform may substitute if public safety concerns remain to prevent the spread of COVID– 19.’’ NOAA has determined that the two meetings previously scheduled for August 18, 2021 and August 19, 2021 will now be conducted virtually. Interested parties should register to attend a virtual meeting via the information provided in the DATES section of this notice or at https:// sanctuaries.noaa.gov/lake-ontario/. (Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) Rebecca R. Holyoke, Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Technical Information Service Proposals will be received and evaluated on an ongoing basis. Proposals will not be accepted after August 24, 2024. This Notice replaces the notice published on December 13, 2019, 84 FR 68147. Applicants that have already submitted proposals under the 2019 notice do not need to resubmit under this notice. [Docket No.: 191122–0088] ADDRESSES: DATES: [FR Doc. 2021–16639 Filed 8–3–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Opportunity To Enter Into a Joint Venture Partnership With the National Technical Information Service for Data Innovation Support National Technical Information Service, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) requests proposals from interested private-sector organizations to assist Federal agencies in the development and implementation of innovative ways to collect, connect, access, secure, analyze, disseminate and enable effective and efficient use of data to address unique and complex national data priorities. Specifically, NTIS is interested in partnering with organizations that have specialized skills and capabilities in applied data science areas, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and cybersecurity, to assist the Federal government in leveraging data as a strategic asset to achieve Federal agency mission outcomes. Organizations that are selected in accordance with the evaluation criteria and selection process set forth in this notice will be invited to enter into a joint venture partnership agreement with NTIS to be eligible to compete for Federal data service opportunities identified by NTIS in cooperation with other Federal agencies. In accordance with the President’s SUMMARY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, E.O. 13985 of Jan 20, 2021, NTIS encourages all individuals and organizations to apply who meet the listed qualifications and requirements in this notice, including those who come from underserved communities, such as Black, Latino, Indigenous and Native American, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality and the organizations that support these individuals and groups. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Aug 03, 2021 Jkt 253001 Submit proposals electronically, with the subject line ‘‘Opportunity to Enter into a Joint Venture Partnership with the National Technical Information Service for Data Innovation Support’’, by emailing both OpportunityAnnouncement@ntis.gov and Randy Caldwell at rcaldwell@ ntis.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Caldwell at (703) 605–6321, or by email at rcaldwell@ntis.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction/Background for Potential Joint Venture Partners (JVPs) NTIS, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is seeking proposals from potential JVPs that can work with NTIS to assist Federal agencies to leverage innovative ways to collect, connect, access, secure, analyze, disseminate and enable effective and efficient use of data to address unique and complex national data priorities. Federal agencies are currently addressing national issues in such areas as fraud detection, improper payments, public services, health and safety, cybersecurity, technology transfer, supply chain optimization, and internal requirements to operate more effectively and efficiently. Addressing these mission-critical data issues requires new capabilities in machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and other advanced data PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 science expertise. See OMB M–19–18 1 and Executive Order 13859.2 Federal agencies that need the data services of NTIS and its JVPs require holistic solutions that may require the application of multiple data and technological capabilities in new and innovative ways in order to support the agencies’ strategic plans and missioncritical priorities. Many of the challenges facing Federal agencies are at the intersection of data science and information technology (IT) modernization. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 4, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary; Announcement 
of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of virtual public meetings; correction.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has 
prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed 
designation of a national marine sanctuary to manage a nationally 
significant collection of shipwrecks and other underwater cultural 
resources in New York's eastern Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands 
region of the St. Lawrence River. NOAA previously announced public 
meetings during the comment period, and is replacing the two in-person 
meetings with additional virtual meetings and providing registration 
links for the previously announced virtual meetings.

DATES: NOAA will continue to accept comments received by September 10, 
2021. NOAA will conduct a total of four virtual public meetings on the 
following dates:

(1) Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m. EDT
Registration via this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8226916950939600400
By phone: (415) 655-0060
Access Code: 439-509-724. Audio PIN: Shown after joining the webinar

(2) Date: Thursday, August 19, 2021

Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m. EDT
Registration via this link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8864690869654406928
By phone: (914) 614-3221
Access Code: 237-285-132. Audio PIN: Shown after joining the webinar

(3) Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 2:30 to 4 p.m. EDT
Registration via this link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5067664901003984652
Access code: 346-751-009. Audio PIN: Shown after joining the webinar
By phone: (562) 247-8422, PIN: 346-751-009

(4) Date: Thursday, August 26, 2021

Location and time: Virtual Meeting, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT
Registration via this link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2978792919345892364
By phone: (415) 655-0052, PIN: 819-641-913

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS can be downloaded or viewed on the 
internet at www.regulations.gov (search for docket NOAA-NOS-2021-0050) 
or at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/lake-ontario/. Copies can also be 
obtained by contacting Ellen Brody (in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this notice).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brody, Great Lakes Regional 
Coordinator, address: 4840 South State Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-9719; 
phone: 734-276-6387; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the NMSA (16 U.S.C. 1434), NOAA prepared a 
DEIS for a proposed national marine sanctuary in New York's eastern 
Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. 
NOAA announced the availability of the DEIS in a notice issued on July 
7, 2021 (86 FR 35757). In that notice, NOAA announced there would be 
four public meetings, two of which were planned to be virtual meetings, 
and two of which NOAA

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planned to hold in person. When the notice was issued, NOAA included a 
caveat to the in-person meetings stating ``A virtual meeting platform 
may substitute if public safety concerns remain to prevent the spread 
of COVID-19.''
    NOAA has determined that the two meetings previously scheduled for 
August 18, 2021 and August 19, 2021 will now be conducted virtually. 
Interested parties should register to attend a virtual meeting via the 
information provided in the DATES section of this notice or at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/lake-ontario/.

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.)

Rebecca R. Holyoke,
Acting Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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