Public Land Order No. 7925; Extension of a Withdrawal Created by Executive Order, Modified by Public Land Order No. 6458; Sitka Magnetic Observatory Site; Alaska, 37571-37572 [2023-12212]
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(iv) Observation records will also
include initial behaviors of the sea
otters, descriptions of project activities
and underwater sound levels being
generated, the position of sea otters
relative to applicable monitoring and
mitigation zones, any mitigation
measures applied, and any apparent
reactions to the project activities before
and after mitigation.
(v) For all sea otters in or near a
mitigation zone, observers will record
the distance from the sound source to
the sea otter upon initial observation,
the duration of the encounter, and the
distance at last observation in order to
monitor cumulative sound exposures.
(vi) Observers will note any instances
of animals lingering close to or traveling
with vessels for prolonged periods of
time.
(22) Monitoring of the shutdown zone
must continue for 30 minutes following
completion of pile installation.
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E. Measures To Reduce Impacts to
Subsistence Users
(23) Prior to conducting the work,
TMC will take the following steps to
reduce potential effects on subsistence
harvest of sea otters:
(i) Avoid work in areas of known sea
otter subsistence harvest;
(ii) Discuss the planned activities
with subsistence stakeholders including
Southcentral Alaska villages and
traditional councils;
(iii) Identify and work to resolve
concerns of stakeholders regarding the
project’s effects on subsistence hunting
of sea otters; and
(iv) If any concerns remain, develop a
POC in consultation with the Service
and subsistence stakeholders to address
these concerns.
F. Reporting Requirements
(24) TMC must notify the Service at
least 48 hours prior to commencement
of activities.
(25) Monthly reports will be
submitted to the Service’s Marine
Mammal Management office (MMM) for
all months during which noisegenerating work takes place. The
monthly report will contain and
summarize the following information:
dates, times, weather, and sea
conditions (including the Beaufort Scale
sea state and wind force conditions)
when sea otters were sighted; the
number, location, distance from the
sound source, and behavior of the sea
otters; the associated project activities;
and a description of the implementation
and effectiveness of mitigation measures
with a discussion of any specific
behaviors the sea otters exhibited in
response to mitigation.
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(26) A final report will be submitted
to the Service’s MMM within 90 days
after completion of work or expiration
of the IHA. The report will include:
(i) A summary of monitoring efforts
(hours of monitoring, activities
monitored, number of PSOs, and, if
requested by the Service, the daily
monitoring logs).
(ii) A description of all project
activities, along with any additional
work yet to be done. Factors influencing
visibility and detectability of marine
mammals (e.g., sea state, number of
observers, and fog and glare) will be
discussed.
(iii) A description of the factors
affecting the presence and distribution
of sea otters (e.g., weather, sea state, and
project activities). An estimate will be
included of the number of sea otters
exposed to noise at received levels
greater than or equal to 160 dB (based
on visual observation).
(iv) A description of changes in sea
otter behavior resulting from project
activities and any specific behaviors of
interest.
(v) A discussion of the mitigation
measures implemented during project
activities and their observed
effectiveness for minimizing impacts to
sea otters. Sea otter observation records
will be provided to the Service in the
form of electronic database or
spreadsheet files.
(27) Injured, dead, or distressed sea
otters that are not associated with
project activities (e.g., animals known to
be from outside the project area,
previously wounded animals, or
carcasses with moderate to advanced
decomposition or scavenger damage)
must be reported to the Service within
24 hours of the discovery to either the
Service’s MMM (1–800–362–5148,
business hours); or the Alaska SeaLife
Center in Seward (1–888–774–7325, 24
hours a day); or both. Photographs,
video, location information, or any other
available documentation must be
provided to the Service.
(28) All reports shall be submitted by
email to fw7_mmm_reports@fws.gov.
(29) TMC must notify the Service
upon project completion or end of the
work season.
Request for Public Comments
If you wish to comment on this
proposed authorization, the associated
draft environmental assessment, or both
documents, you may submit your
comments by either of the methods
described in ADDRESSES. Please identify
if you are commenting on the proposed
authorization, draft environmental
assessment, or both, make your
comments as specific as possible,
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confine them to issues pertinent to the
proposed authorization, and explain the
reason for any changes you recommend.
Where possible, your comments should
reference the specific section or
paragraph that you are addressing. The
Service will consider all comments that
are received before the close of the
comment period (see DATES). The
Service does not anticipate extending
the public comment period beyond the
30 days required under section
101(a)(5)(D)(iii) of the MMPA.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will
become part of the administrative record
for this proposal. Before including your
address, telephone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be
advised that your entire comment,
including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comments to withhold from
public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Peter Fasbender,
Assistant Regional Director for Fisheries and
Ecological Services, Alaska Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500170694; AA–26417]
Public Land Order No. 7925; Extension
of a Withdrawal Created by Executive
Order, Modified by Public Land Order
No. 6458; Sitka Magnetic Observatory
Site; Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
AGENCY:
This Public Land Order (PLO)
extends the duration of the withdrawal
created by Executive Order, as modified
by PLO No. 6458 and extended by PLO
No. 7581, for an additional 20-year term.
The Executive Order as modified and
extended withdrew 117.13 acres of
public land from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, but not
from the mineral leasing laws, for the
Sitka Magnetic Observatory site, and
reserved the site for use by the United
States Geological Survey as a magnetic
and seismological observatory in Sitka,
Alaska.
DATES: This PLO takes effect on
September 6, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Chelsea Kreiner, BLM Alaska State
Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue,
Mailstop 13, Anchorage, AK 99513–
7504, 907–271–4205, or ckreiner@
blm.gov. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
The
purpose for which the withdrawal was
first made requires this extension for
continued use of the lands as a magnetic
and seismological observatory.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in
the Secretary of the Interior by section
204 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1714, it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, E.O.
No. 8854 (6 FR 4181 (1941)), as
modified by PLO No. 6458 (48 FR 40232
(1983)) and extended by PLO No. 7581
(68 FR 52613 (2003)), which withdrew
117.13 acres of public land from all
forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the mining laws,
but not from the mineral leasing laws,
for the Sitka Magnetic Observatory site,
and reserved it for use by the United
States Geological Survey as a magnetic
and seismological observatory in Sitka,
Alaska, is hereby extended for an
additional 20-year period.
2. The withdrawal extended by this
Order will expire on September 5, 2043,
unless, as a result of a review conducted
prior to the expiration date, pursuant to
Section 204(f) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43
U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines
that the withdrawal shall be further
extended.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
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Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
[FR Doc. 2023–12212 Filed 6–7–23; 8:45 am]
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National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035974;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Detroit
Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Detroit
Institute of Arts has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were most
likely removed from the upper
peninsula of Michigan.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after July
10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Denene De Quintal, Detroit
Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward
Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, telephone
(313) 578–1067, email NAGPRA@
dia.org.
SUMMARY:
This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the Detroit
Institute of Arts. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records held
by the Detroit Institute of Arts.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from a location most likely in
the upper peninsula of Michigan. On
May 19, 2021, Detroit Institute of Arts
staff encountered these human remains
(X1989.3768) during a comprehensive
review of the Indigenous America
collection. No known individuals were
identified. The two associated funerary
objects (X1989.3768) are one rim sherd
and one rodent rib fragment.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice were
removed from a known geographic
location. This location is the aboriginal
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land of one or more Indian Tribes. The
following information was used to
identify the aboriginal land: a final
judgment of the Indian Claims
Commission, the United States Court of
Claims, a treaty, an Act of Congress, and
an Executive Order.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes, the Detroit Institute of
Arts has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of two individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The two objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
• No relationship of shared group
identity can be reasonably traced
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
Indian Tribe.
• The human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice
were removed from the aboriginal land
of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of
the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana; Citizen Potawatomi Nation,
Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi
Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo
Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo
Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe
of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa
Indians, Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma;
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
(Six component reservations: Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band;
Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500170694; AA-26417]
Public Land Order No. 7925; Extension of a Withdrawal Created by
Executive Order, Modified by Public Land Order No. 6458; Sitka Magnetic
Observatory Site; Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
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SUMMARY: This Public Land Order (PLO) extends the duration of the
withdrawal created by Executive Order, as modified by PLO No. 6458 and
extended by PLO No. 7581, for an additional 20-year term. The Executive
Order as modified and extended withdrew 117.13 acres of public land
from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including
the mining laws, but not from the mineral leasing laws, for the Sitka
Magnetic Observatory site, and reserved the site for use by the United
States Geological Survey as a magnetic and seismological observatory in
Sitka, Alaska.
DATES: This PLO takes effect on September 6, 2023.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Kreiner, BLM Alaska State
Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, Mailstop 13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504,
907-271-4205, or [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose for which the withdrawal was
first made requires this extension for continued use of the lands as a
magnetic and seismological observatory.
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior
by section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976,
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, E.O. No. 8854 (6 FR 4181
(1941)), as modified by PLO No. 6458 (48 FR 40232 (1983)) and extended
by PLO No. 7581 (68 FR 52613 (2003)), which withdrew 117.13 acres of
public land from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws,
including the mining laws, but not from the mineral leasing laws, for
the Sitka Magnetic Observatory site, and reserved it for use by the
United States Geological Survey as a magnetic and seismological
observatory in Sitka, Alaska, is hereby extended for an additional 20-
year period.
2. The withdrawal extended by this Order will expire on September
5, 2043, unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the
expiration date, pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines
that the withdrawal shall be further extended.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2023-12212 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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