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• The MOS must submit a draft report
detailing all monitoring within 90
calendar days of the completion of
marine mammal monitoring or 60 days
prior to the issuance of any subsequent
IHA for this project, whichever comes
first;
• The MOS must prepare and submit
final report within 30 days following
resolution of comments on the draft
report from NMFS;
• The MOS must submit all PSO
datasheets and/or raw sighting data (in
a separate file from the Final Report
referenced immediately above); and
• The MOS must report injured or
dead marine mammals.
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Comments and Responses
As noted previously, NMFS published
a notice of a proposed IHA and
proposed modified IHA (88 FR 23627,
April 18, 2023; 89 FR 22684, April 2,
2024) and solicited public comments on
both our proposal to issue the initial
IHA for Skagway Ore Terminal
Redevelopment project and on the
potential for a renewal IHA, should
certain requirements be met. During the
30-day public comment period, NMFS
received no substantive comments on
either the proposal to issue the initial
IHA for MOS’s construction activities or
on the potential for a renewal IHA.
Preliminary Determinations
The proposed renewal request
consists of a subset of activities
analyzed through the initial
authorization described above. In
analyzing the effects of the activities for
the initial IHA, NMFS determined that
MOS’s activities would have a
negligible impact on the affected species
or stocks and that authorized take
numbers of each species or stock were
small relative to the relevant stocks (e.g.,
less than one-third the abundance of all
stocks). The mitigation measures and
monitoring and reporting requirements
as described above are substantially
similar to those required through initial
IHA; hydroacoustic monitoring is
excluded because it was completed
under the initial IHA, and the shutdown
zones have been revised to reflect the
piles to be driven in the proposed subset
of work.the minor changes described
above do not affect the least practicable
adverse impact determinations.
NMFS has preliminarily concluded
that there is no new information
suggesting that our analysis or findings
should change from those reached for
the initial IHA. Based on the
information and analysis contained here
and in the referenced documents, NMFS
has preliminarily determined the
following: (1) the required mitigation
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measures will effect the least practicable
impact on marine mammal species or
stocks and their habitat; (2) the
authorized takes will have a negligible
impact on the affected marine mammal
species or stocks; (3) the authorized
takes represent small numbers of marine
mammals relative to the affected stock
abundances; (4) MOS’s activities will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on taking for subsistence purposes as no
relevant subsistence uses of marine
mammals are implicated by this action;
and (5) appropriate monitoring and
reporting requirements are included.
Endangered Species Act
The NMFS Alaska Regional Office
issued a Biological Opinion under
section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on the
issuance of an IHA and potential
renewal IHA to MOS under section
101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA by the NMFS
OPR. The Biological Opinion concluded
that the action is not likely to jeopardize
the continued existence of ESA-listed
humpback whales or Steller sea lions.
Proposed Renewal IHA and Request for
Public Comment
As a result of these preliminary
determinations, NMFS proposes to issue
a renewal IHA to MOS for conducting
the terminal redevelopment
construction in Skagway, Alaska, from
the date of issuance through September
30, 2025, provided the previously
described mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
A draft of the proposed and final initial
IHA and modified IHA can be found at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
incidental-take-authorizationmunicipality-skagways-skagway-oreterminal-redevelopment. We request
comment on our analyses, the proposed
renewal IHA, and any other aspect of
this notice. Please include with your
comments any supporting data or
literature citations to help inform our
final decision on the request for MMPA
authorization.
Dated: October 17, 2024.
Kimberly Damon-Randall,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
Request for Nominations for Members
To Serve on the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) Advisory
Board
National Technical Information
Service, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
NTIS invites nomination of
individuals for appointment to the
National Technical Information Service
Advisory Board (Board or Committee).
NTIS will consider nominations
received in response to this notice for
appointment to the Committee, in
addition to nominations already
received.
DATES: NTIS will accept nominations on
a rolling basis. Members to fill the
existing vacancies will be selected from
nominations submitted by 5:00 p.m. on
March 25th, 2025. Any nominations
received after that date will be kept on
file and may be used to fill vacancies on
the Board should they occur.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations
to Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
NTIS at FACA@ntis.gov, Subject: NTIS
Advisory Board Membership.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bobby Khondker, (703) 605–6185,
BKhondker@ntis.gov or Simone Gills,
(703) 605–6586, sgills@ntis.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Committee Information
The Secretary of Commerce, pursuant
to Section 212(c) of the National
Technical Information Act of 1988 (15
U.S.C. 3704b(c)), established the
Advisory Board, in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
Objectives and Duties
1. The NTIS Advisory Board shall
review and make recommendations to
improve NTIS programs, operations,
and general policies in support of
NTIS’s mission to advance Federal data
priorities, promote economic growth,
and enable operational excellence by
providing innovative data services to
Federal agencies through joint venture
partnerships with the private sector.
2. The Board shall report to the
Secretary of Commerce and to the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Standards
and Technology through the Director of
NTIS.
3. The Board shall act in the public
interest to:
a. Provide advice on the optimal data
services business and operating model
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to best implement NTIS’s joint venture
authority.
b. Provide advice on the means,
including infrastructure and process
improvements, to make Federal data
easier to find, access, use, analyze, and
combine.
c. Assess progress in evolving NTIS
programs toward a focus on Federal data
priorities.
d. Assess the use of merit-based
criteria and processes to plan, conduct,
and oversee programs and projects,
including the selection of joint venture
partners.
e. Assess policies in connection with
fees and charges for NTIS services in
order for the agency to operate on a
substantially self-sustaining basis, as
required by law.
f. Assess organizational capabilities
required to carry out NTIS’s mission,
including capabilities in data science
and for operational management of its
project portfolio.
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Membership
1. The NTIS Advisory Board shall be
composed of a Chairperson appointed
by the Secretary and four other members
appointed by the Secretary. In the event
of a vacancy in the Chairperson
position, the NTIS Director may
designate a member to serve as acting
Chairperson until a Chairperson is
appointed by the Secretary.
2. Members shall be selected solely on
the basis of established records of
distinguished service and objectivity;
shall have recognized expertise in data
collection, compilation, analysis, use,
and dissemination, as well as data
science, information technology,
cybersecurity, and privacy. Members
will be selected from the business,
academic, non-profit, and state and
local government communities.
Reasonable efforts will be made
toensure members represent the entire
spectrum of Federal data interests
including demographic, economic,
trade, health, scientific, patent,
environmental, geospatial,
cybersecurity, and transactional data.
No Federal Government employee shall
serve as a member of the Board.
3. The term of office of each member
of the Board shall be three years, except
that vacancy appointments shall be for
the remainder of the unexpired term of
the vacancy. All appointments shall
automatically terminate if the charter is
terminated or not renewed. All members
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
4. Any person who has completed two
consecutive full terms of service on the
Board shall be ineligible for
appointment for a third term during the
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one-year period following the expiration
of the second term.
5. Members shall serve as Special
Government Employees (SGEs) and will
be subject to all ethical standards and
rules applicable to SGEs.
Miscellaneous
1. Members of the Committee will not
be paid for their services, but will, upon
request, be allowed travel and per diem
expenses in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
5701 et seq., while attending meetings
of the Committee or of its
subcommittees, or while otherwise
performing duties at the request of the
chairperson, while away from their
homes or a regular place of business.
2. The Board shall meet at the call of
the Secretary or the Secretary’s
designee, but not less often than once
every six months.
3. NTIS may establish such
subcommittees of its members as may be
necessary, pursuant to the provisions of
FACA, the FACA implementing
regulations, and applicable Department
of Commerce guidance. Subcommittees
will report to the NTIS Advisory Board
and may not provide advice or work
products directly to the Department of
Commerce or NTIS.
4. Recordkeeping. Records of the
NTIS Advisory Board, any formally and
informally established subcommittees,
or other subgroups of the Board, shall be
handled in accordance with General
Records Schedule 6.2 or other approved
agency records disposition schedule.
These records shall be available for
public inspection and copying, subject
to the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552).
Nomination Information
1. NTIS seeks nominations of
practitioners with recognized expertise
in data collection, compilation, analysis,
use, and dissemination, as well as data
science, information technology,
cybersecurity, and privacy.
2. Members will be selected from the
business, academic, non-profit, and
state and local government
communities.
3. Reasonable efforts will be made to
ensure members represent the entire
spectrum of Federal data interests
including demographic, economic,trade,
health, scientific, patent, environmental,
geospatial, cybersecurity, and
transactional data. Collectively, their
knowledge will include all types of data
the Federal Government collects,
compiles, analyzes, uses, and
disseminates.
4. Nominees should have established
records of distinguished service. The
field of expertise in which the candidate
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is qualified should be specified in the
nomination letter. Nominations for a
particular field should come from
organizations or individuals within that
field. A summary of the candidate’s
qualifications should be included with
the nomination, including (where
applicable) current or former service on
federal advisory boards and federal
employment. In addition, each
nomination letter should state that the
person agrees to the nomination,
acknowledges the responsibilities of
serving on the board, and will actively
participate in good faith in the tasks of
the NTIS Advisory Board.
5. The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks a broad-based and
diverse NTIS Advisory Board
membership.
Rosio Harris,
Chief of Staff, National Technical Information
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on the National
Technical Information Service (NTIS) Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Technical Information Service, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: NTIS invites nomination of individuals for appointment to the
National Technical Information Service Advisory Board (Board or
Committee). NTIS will consider nominations received in response to this
notice for appointment to the Committee, in addition to nominations
already received.
DATES: NTIS will accept nominations on a rolling basis. Members to fill
the existing vacancies will be selected from nominations submitted by
5:00 p.m. on March 25th, 2025. Any nominations received after that date
will be kept on file and may be used to fill vacancies on the Board
should they occur.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), NTIS at [email protected], Subject: NTIS Advisory Board Membership.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Khondker, (703) 605-6185,
[email protected] or Simone Gills, (703) 605-6586, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Committee Information
The Secretary of Commerce, pursuant to Section 212(c) of the
National Technical Information Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 3704b(c)),
established the Advisory Board, in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
Objectives and Duties
1. The NTIS Advisory Board shall review and make recommendations to
improve NTIS programs, operations, and general policies in support of
NTIS's mission to advance Federal data priorities, promote economic
growth, and enable operational excellence by providing innovative data
services to Federal agencies through joint venture partnerships with
the private sector.
2. The Board shall report to the Secretary of Commerce and to the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology through the
Director of NTIS.
3. The Board shall act in the public interest to:
a. Provide advice on the optimal data services business and
operating model
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to best implement NTIS's joint venture authority.
b. Provide advice on the means, including infrastructure and
process improvements, to make Federal data easier to find, access, use,
analyze, and combine.
c. Assess progress in evolving NTIS programs toward a focus on
Federal data priorities.
d. Assess the use of merit-based criteria and processes to plan,
conduct, and oversee programs and projects, including the selection of
joint venture partners.
e. Assess policies in connection with fees and charges for NTIS
services in order for the agency to operate on a substantially self-
sustaining basis, as required by law.
f. Assess organizational capabilities required to carry out NTIS's
mission, including capabilities in data science and for operational
management of its project portfolio.
Membership
1. The NTIS Advisory Board shall be composed of a Chairperson
appointed by the Secretary and four other members appointed by the
Secretary. In the event of a vacancy in the Chairperson position, the
NTIS Director may designate a member to serve as acting Chairperson
until a Chairperson is appointed by the Secretary.
2. Members shall be selected solely on the basis of established
records of distinguished service and objectivity; shall have recognized
expertise in data collection, compilation, analysis, use, and
dissemination, as well as data science, information technology,
cybersecurity, and privacy. Members will be selected from the business,
academic, non-profit, and state and local government communities.
Reasonable efforts will be made toensure members represent the entire
spectrum of Federal data interests including demographic, economic,
trade, health, scientific, patent, environmental, geospatial,
cybersecurity, and transactional data. No Federal Government employee
shall serve as a member of the Board.
3. The term of office of each member of the Board shall be three
years, except that vacancy appointments shall be for the remainder of
the unexpired term of the vacancy. All appointments shall automatically
terminate if the charter is terminated or not renewed. All members
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
4. Any person who has completed two consecutive full terms of
service on the Board shall be ineligible for appointment for a third
term during the one-year period following the expiration of the second
term.
5. Members shall serve as Special Government Employees (SGEs) and
will be subject to all ethical standards and rules applicable to SGEs.
Miscellaneous
1. Members of the Committee will not be paid for their services,
but will, upon request, be allowed travel and per diem expenses in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq., while attending meetings of the
Committee or of its subcommittees, or while otherwise performing duties
at the request of the chairperson, while away from their homes or a
regular place of business.
2. The Board shall meet at the call of the Secretary or the
Secretary's designee, but not less often than once every six months.
3. NTIS may establish such subcommittees of its members as may be
necessary, pursuant to the provisions of FACA, the FACA implementing
regulations, and applicable Department of Commerce guidance.
Subcommittees will report to the NTIS Advisory Board and may not
provide advice or work products directly to the Department of Commerce
or NTIS.
4. Recordkeeping. Records of the NTIS Advisory Board, any formally
and informally established subcommittees, or other subgroups of the
Board, shall be handled in accordance with General Records Schedule 6.2
or other approved agency records disposition schedule. These records
shall be available for public inspection and copying, subject to the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
Nomination Information
1. NTIS seeks nominations of practitioners with recognized
expertise in data collection, compilation, analysis, use, and
dissemination, as well as data science, information technology,
cybersecurity, and privacy.
2. Members will be selected from the business, academic, non-
profit, and state and local government communities.
3. Reasonable efforts will be made to ensure members represent the
entire spectrum of Federal data interests including demographic,
economic,trade, health, scientific, patent, environmental, geospatial,
cybersecurity, and transactional data. Collectively, their knowledge
will include all types of data the Federal Government collects,
compiles, analyzes, uses, and disseminates.
4. Nominees should have established records of distinguished
service. The field of expertise in which the candidate is qualified
should be specified in the nomination letter. Nominations for a
particular field should come from organizations or individuals within
that field. A summary of the candidate's qualifications should be
included with the nomination, including (where applicable) current or
former service on federal advisory boards and federal employment. In
addition, each nomination letter should state that the person agrees to
the nomination, acknowledges the responsibilities of serving on the
board, and will actively participate in good faith in the tasks of the
NTIS Advisory Board.
5. The Department of Commerce is committed to equal opportunity in
the workplace and seeks a broad-based and diverse NTIS Advisory Board
membership.
Rosio Harris,
Chief of Staff, National Technical Information Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-24439 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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