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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Request for Information; Data for
Marine Spatial Studies Related to
Transmission Planning in Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
National Centers for Coastal
Ocean Science, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
NOAA’s National Ocean
Service (NOS) National Centers for
Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS),
hereafter NOAA, in partnership with the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) and the Department of Energy
(DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO)
and the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), is working to build
on existing spatial planning capacity in
the United States (U.S.) Gulf of Mexico
region. Through this Request for
Information, NOAA is seeking public
input to identify coastal and marine
spatial data or other critical information
to inform spatial analyses for
transmission planning in state and
Federal waters off Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Alabama. The input we
receive from the data development
workshop meeting, as well as the
responses to the items listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document, will be used to inform
potential coastal and ocean
development activities in the U.S. Gulf
of Mexico region, such as renewable
energy development.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
provide input in response to this
Request for Information through January
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24, 2025. Late-filed input will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Verbal input will be accepted during
a public meeting to be held at the
InterContinental Hotel in New Orleans,
Louisiana on January 14–15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to provide input using one of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit
electronic written public comments via
the Federal e- Rulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
NOAA–NOS–2024–0138 in the Search
box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NOAA will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
• Verbal submission: NOAA will
accept verbal input at a data
development workshop. The meeting
will be held at the InterContinental
Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana on
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST)
and Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. There will be a
registration window from 8 a.m. to 9
a.m. CST each day before the start of the
meeting. Advanced registration is
required for the meeting by completing
the registration form at https://
forms.gle/BmTDiD5zV3ZuXHuN8 or by
providing an RSVP to Joshua Chastain at
joshua.chastain@noaa.gov. The
registration deadline is Friday, January
3, 2025.
Reports of meeting results will also be
published and made available to the
public in the weeks following the
meeting. If you are unable to provide
electronic written comments or
participate in the meeting, please
contact Joshua Chastain at
joshua.chastain@noaa.gov or (843) 267–
5641 for alternative submission
methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Morris, NOAA NCCOS, at
james.morris@noaa.gov or (252) 666–
7433.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NOAA is an agency of the United
States Federal Government that works to
conserve and manage coastal and
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marine ecosystems and resources.
NOAA works to make fisheries
sustainable and productive, provide safe
seafood to consumers, conserve
threatened and endangered species and
other protected resources, and maintain
healthy ecosystems. NOAA has
jurisdiction and responsibility for its
trust marine resources in the U.S. Gulf
of Mexico region as well as significant
interest in supporting the resilience of
coastal and marine-dependent
communities and promoting equity and
environmental justice. For these
reasons, it is important for NOAA to
invest in research that informs marine
spatial studies in the U.S. Gulf of
Mexico region, including socioeconomic
research that ensures meaningful
participation of local communities and
supports equitable processes for
planning and siting of new and existing
marine industries and conservation
areas.
NOAA has been engaged with the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) to support siting and
environmental review for offshore wind
energy areas in U.S. Federal waters
(https://www.boem.gov/renewableenergy) to ensure protection of trust
resources in any offshore development
activities.
II. Purpose of This Request for
Information
The purpose of this Request for
Information is to promote data
development to inform coastal and
marine spatial studies related to
transmission planning in Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama,
with an emphasis on data needs for
offshore wind and transmission
planning. In addition to input received
from the public through the electronic
and verbal submissions, NOAA aims to
inform the public about its coastal and
ocean planning processes and
capabilities, discuss the current data
available for each ocean sector (e.g.,
national security, fisheries, industry,
metocean, natural, cultural, and social
resources), and gather ideas for other
data sources. NOAA hopes to come out
of the meetings with a strengthened
relationship with the public and a list
of best available data and data gaps.
III. Specific Information Requested To
Inform Marine Spatial Studies Related
to Transmission Planning in Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
Through this Request for Information,
NOAA seeks written public input to
inform coastal and marine spatial
studies related to transmission planning
in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region.
NOAA is particularly interested in
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receiving input concerning the items
listed below. Responses to this Request
for Information are voluntary, and
respondents need not reply to items
listed. When providing input, please
specify if you are providing general
feedback on marine spatial studies and/
or if you are responding to one of the
specific item number(s) below:
1. Specific datasets related to ocean
sectors, natural resources, and/or
human activities you recommend
NOAA use in coastal and marine spatial
studies.
Major concerns you have related to
use of any specific datasets that may be
used in coastal and marine spatial
studies.
2. Major concerns you have related to
gaps in scientific knowledge or data that
could impact coastal and marine spatial
planning efforts.
3. Specific data or information you
recommend NOAA or other partners
collect, if it is not currently available or
has not been previously collected.
4. Ways in which NOAA can better
engage and collaborate with the public
and local communities to promote
economic, social, and ecological
resilience as well as protect trust
resources.
5. Ways in which NOAA can build
upon existing capacity and resources for
regional ocean spatial planning.
Sean Corson,
Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean
Science, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Applications and Reports for
Scientific Research and Enhancement
Permits Under the Endangered
Species Act
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
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AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
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collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0402 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Rob
Clapp, Section 7 Coordinator, NOAA
Fisheries, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite
1100, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 231–
2314 or Robert.Clapp@NOAA.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for renewal of an
approved information collection. The
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA;
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposes
prohibitions against the taking of
threatened and endangered species.
Section 10 of the ESA allows permits
authorizing the taking of such species
for research and enhancement purposes.
The corresponding regulations
established procedures for persons to
apply for such permits. In addition, the
regulations set forth specific reporting
requirements for such permit holders.
The regulations thus require two sets of
information collections: (1)
Applications for research/enhancement
permits, and (2) prescribed reports for
such permits once they are issued.
The required information is used to
evaluate the impacts that research and
enhancement activities have on
endangered species, to make the
determinations required by the ESA
before issuing any such permit, and to
establish appropriate permit conditions.
To issue permits under ESA Section
10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) must
determine that (1) such exceptions were
applied for in good faith, (2) if granted
and exercised, will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
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species, and (3) will be consistent with
the purposes and policy set forth in
Section 2 of the ESA. This collection is
not being revised in any way.
II. Method of Collection
Information may be collected through
the internet, email, or paper format.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0402.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission—
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Federal government;
State, local, or tribal governments;
academic institutions; non-profit
organizations; businesses or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
176.
Estimated Time per Response: Permit
applications, 12 hours; permit
modification requests, 6 hours; annual
reports, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 850.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $500 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: The Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this information
collection request. Before including
your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
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[FR Doc No: 2024-30026]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Request for Information; Data for Marine Spatial Studies Related
to Transmission Planning in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama
AGENCY: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) National Centers for
Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), hereafter NOAA, in partnership with the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Department of Energy
(DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) and the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), is working to build on existing spatial planning
capacity in the United States (U.S.) Gulf of Mexico region. Through
this Request for Information, NOAA is seeking public input to identify
coastal and marine spatial data or other critical information to inform
spatial analyses for transmission planning in state and Federal waters
off Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The input we receive
from the data development workshop meeting, as well as the responses to
the items listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
document, will be used to inform potential coastal and ocean
development activities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region, such as
renewable energy development.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to provide input in response to
this Request for Information through January 24, 2025. Late-filed input
will be considered to the extent practicable.
Verbal input will be accepted during a public meeting to be held at
the InterContinental Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 14-15,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to provide input using one of
the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit electronic written public
comments via the Federal e- Rulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA-NOS-2024-0138 in the Search box.
Click on the ``Comment'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. All comments received are a part of the public
record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
Verbal submission: NOAA will accept verbal input at a data
development workshop. The meeting will be held at the InterContinental
Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) and Wednesday, January 15,
2025 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST. There will be a registration window
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. CST each day before the start of the meeting.
Advanced registration is required for the meeting by completing the
registration form at https://forms.gle/BmTDiD5zV3ZuXHuN8 or by
providing an RSVP to Joshua Chastain at [email protected]. The
registration deadline is Friday, January 3, 2025.
Reports of meeting results will also be published and made
available to the public in the weeks following the meeting. If you are
unable to provide electronic written comments or participate in the
meeting, please contact Joshua Chastain at [email protected] or
(843) 267-5641 for alternative submission methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Morris, NOAA NCCOS, at
[email protected] or (252) 666-7433.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NOAA is an agency of the United States Federal Government that
works to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and
resources. NOAA works to make fisheries sustainable and productive,
provide safe seafood to consumers, conserve threatened and endangered
species and other protected resources, and maintain healthy ecosystems.
NOAA has jurisdiction and responsibility for its trust marine resources
in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region as well as significant interest in
supporting the resilience of coastal and marine-dependent communities
and promoting equity and environmental justice. For these reasons, it
is important for NOAA to invest in research that informs marine spatial
studies in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region, including socioeconomic
research that ensures meaningful participation of local communities and
supports equitable processes for planning and siting of new and
existing marine industries and conservation areas.
NOAA has been engaged with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) to support siting and environmental review for offshore wind
energy areas in U.S. Federal waters (https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy) to ensure protection of trust resources in any offshore
development activities.
II. Purpose of This Request for Information
The purpose of this Request for Information is to promote data
development to inform coastal and marine spatial studies related to
transmission planning in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama,
with an emphasis on data needs for offshore wind and transmission
planning. In addition to input received from the public through the
electronic and verbal submissions, NOAA aims to inform the public about
its coastal and ocean planning processes and capabilities, discuss the
current data available for each ocean sector (e.g., national security,
fisheries, industry, metocean, natural, cultural, and social
resources), and gather ideas for other data sources. NOAA hopes to come
out of the meetings with a strengthened relationship with the public
and a list of best available data and data gaps.
III. Specific Information Requested To Inform Marine Spatial Studies
Related to Transmission Planning in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Alabama
Through this Request for Information, NOAA seeks written public
input to inform coastal and marine spatial studies related to
transmission planning in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. NOAA is
particularly interested in
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receiving input concerning the items listed below. Responses to this
Request for Information are voluntary, and respondents need not reply
to items listed. When providing input, please specify if you are
providing general feedback on marine spatial studies and/or if you are
responding to one of the specific item number(s) below:
1. Specific datasets related to ocean sectors, natural resources,
and/or human activities you recommend NOAA use in coastal and marine
spatial studies.
Major concerns you have related to use of any specific datasets
that may be used in coastal and marine spatial studies.
2. Major concerns you have related to gaps in scientific knowledge
or data that could impact coastal and marine spatial planning efforts.
3. Specific data or information you recommend NOAA or other
partners collect, if it is not currently available or has not been
previously collected.
4. Ways in which NOAA can better engage and collaborate with the
public and local communities to promote economic, social, and
ecological resilience as well as protect trust resources.
5. Ways in which NOAA can build upon existing capacity and
resources for regional ocean spatial planning.
Sean Corson,
Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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