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or other personally identifiable 

information (PII) in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your PII—may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your PII from public review, 

we cannot guarantee that we will be 

able to do so. 

Abstract: This project will collect 

usability data and user feedback for the 

purpose of updating and improving 

USGS Volcano Hazards Assessment 

(VHAs) and associated hazard 

communication products. This 

collection may take place via survey, 

direct interview, focus groups, listening 

sessions, workshops, or visual exercises 

such as eye-movement tracking or map 

annotation. Collection may be done 

either in-person or virtually (to reduce 

travel burdens). The questions asked 

will be consistent across all various 

methods of collection. This information 

will be used to assess partner needs 

with regard to the VHAs and derivative 

products created by the USGS Volcano 

Science Center and will ultimately be 

published in the form of white papers 

and journal articles as well as being 

used to create internal templates for the 

future production (and co-production) 

of hazard products. 

Title of Collection: Next Generation 

Volcano Hazards Assessments. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Federal, 

state, local, and Tribal government 

officials; emergency managers; first 

responders; community groups; 

individuals/households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 500 (across all methods). 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 500. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 8 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 300 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, nor are you required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Christina Neal, 

Director, USGS Volcano Science Center. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

[FWS–R4–ES–2023–N062; 

FVHC98220410150–XXX–FF04H00000] 

Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource 

Damage Assessment Open Ocean 

Trustee Implementation Group Final 

Restoration Plan 3 and Environmental 

Assessment: Birds and Finding of No 

Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) natural 

resource Trustees for the Open Ocean 

Trustee Implementation Group (Open 

Ocean TIG, or TIG) have prepared and 

are making available to the public the 

Final Restoration Plan 3 and 

Environmental Assessment: Birds (Final 

RP/EA) and Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI). The Final RP/EA 

proposes alternatives to help restore 

birds injured by the DWH oil spill. The 

Final RP/EA evaluates a reasonable 

range of project alternatives under the 

Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and the OPA 

Natural Resource Damage Assessment 

regulations, and the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

its implementing regulations, and 

selects seven projects for funding and 

implementation. A no action alternative 

is also evaluated pursuant to NEPA. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: You 

may view and download the Final RP/ 

EA and FONSI at https://

www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ 

restoration-areas/open-ocean. You may 

also request a CD–ROM containing the 

Final RP/EA and FONSI (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nanciann Regalado, at nanciann_

regalado@fws.gov or 678–296–6805. 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Deepwater Horizon (DWH) natural 

resource Trustees for the Open Ocean 

Trustee Implementation Group (Open 

Ocean TIG, or TIG) have prepared the 

Final Restoration Plan 3 and 

Environmental Assessment: Birds (Final 

RP/EA) and Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI). The Final RP/EA 

proposes alternatives to help restore 

birds injured by the DWH oil spill. The 

Final RP/EA evaluates a reasonable 

range of 11 project alternatives under 

the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and the 

OPA Natural Resource Damage 

Assessment (NRDA) regulations (15 CFR 

990), and the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508), and 

selects seven projects under the Birds 

Restoration Type for funding and 

implementation. A no action alternative 

is also evaluated pursuant to NEPA. The 

total estimated cost to implement the 

Open Ocean TIG’s seven selected 

alternatives is approximately 

$33,280,000. The purpose of this notice 

is to inform the public of the availability 

of the Final RP/EA and FONSI. 

Introduction 

On April 20, 2010, the mobile 

offshore drilling unit Deepwater 

Horizon (DWH), which was drilling a 

well for BP Exploration and Production, 

Inc. (BP), experienced a significant 

explosion, fire, and subsequent sinking 

in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the 

release of millions of barrels of oil and 

other discharges into the gulf. Under the 

authority of OPA, designated Federal 

and State Trustees, acting on behalf of 

the public, assessed the injuries to 

natural resources, and the services they 

provide, and prepared the Deepwater 

Horizon Oil Spill Final Programmatic 

Damage Assessment Restoration Plan 

and Final Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS) 

and subsequent record of decision 

(ROD), which sets forth the governance 

structure and process for DWH 

restoration planning under the OPA 

NRDA regulations. On April 4, 2016, the 

United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of Louisiana entered a 

consent decree resolving civil claims by 

the Trustees against BP. 

The Open Ocean TIG, which is 

composed of four Federal agencies—the 

Department of the Interior, the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency, and 

the United States Department of 

Agriculture—selects and implements 

restoration projects within the TIG’s 

Restoration Area in accordance with the 

consent decree. The PDARP/PEIS, ROD, 

consent decree, and information on the 

DWH Trustees can be found at https:// 

www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/ 

restoration-planning/gulf-plan. 

Background 

On March 25, 2021, the Open Ocean 

TIG issued a notice of solicitation on the 

Gulf Spill Restoration website 

requesting project ideas for the Sturgeon 

and Birds Restoration Types. On March 


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11, 2022, the TIG announced they had 

reviewed project idea submissions and 

initiated drafting an RP/EA, which 

would include a reasonable range of 

restoration alternatives (projects) for the 

Birds Restoration Type. 

The TIG released the Draft RP/EA for 

public review and comment on March 

14, 2023, and published a notice of 

availability in the Federal Register (88 

FR 15734). The comment period ran 

through April 28, 2023. To facilitate 

public understanding of the document, 

the TIG held webinars on March 28 and 

April 4, 2023, during which public 

comments were solicited. After the 

public review period closed, the TIG 

reviewed the comments received, 

prepared responses to those comments, 

finalized the plan, and prepared a 

FONSI. 

Overview of the Open Ocean TIG’s 

Final RP/EA 

In the Final RP/EA, the Open Ocean 

TIG analyzes a reasonable range of 11 

alternatives and, pursuant to NEPA, a 

no action alternative. The TIG’s seven 

preferred alternatives, listed below, 

were selected for funding and 

implementation. 

• Predator Removal and Seabird 

Nesting Colony Restoration at Mona 

Island 

• Seabird Nesting Colony 

Reestablishment and Protection at 

Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge 

• Seabird Nesting Colony Protection 

and Enhancement at Dry Tortugas 

National Park 

• Seabird Bycatch Reduction in 

Northeast U.S. and Atlantic Canada 

Fisheries 

• Northern Gannet Nesting Colony 

Restoration in Eastern Canada 

• Common Tern Nesting Colony 

Restoration in Manitoba 

• Invasive Goat Removal to Restore 

Seabird Nesting Habitat in St. Vincent 

and the Grenadines 

Funding to implement the selected 

alternatives will come from the Birds 

restoration allocation. The total 

estimated cost to implement the seven 

selected alternatives is approximately 

$33,280,000. Restoration planning in the 

Open Ocean Restoration Area will 

continue. 

Administrative Record 

The Administrative Record for the 

Final RP/EA can be viewed 

electronically at https://www.doi.gov/ 

deepwaterhorizon/adminrecord under 

folder 6.5.2.2.3. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et 

seq.), its implementing Natural Resource 

Damage Assessment regulations found 

at 15 CFR 990, and the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations found at 40 

CFR 1500–1508. 

Mary Josie Blanchard, 

Department of the Interior, Director of Gulf 

of Mexico Restoration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_NV_FRN_MO4500171133] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Nevada Vanadium Company Gibellini 

Vanadium Mine Project, Eureka 

County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

announces the availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Nevada Vanadium Company 

Gibellini Vanadium Mine Project. 

DATES: The BLM will not issue a 

decision on the proposal for a minimum 

of 30 days after the date that the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: The Final EIS and 

documents pertinent to this proposal are 

available for review on the BLM 

ePlanning project website at https:// 

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2000633/510. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Distel, Project Manager, telephone: 

(775) 635–4093; address: 50 Bastian 

Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada, 89820; 

email: sdistel@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 for 

contacting Mr. Distel. 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: 

Purpose and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

The BLM’s purpose for the action is 

to respond to Nevada Vanadium 

Company’s (NVV) proposal, as 

described in its proposed Plan of 

Operations, and to analyze the potential 

environmental effects associated with 

the Proposed Action, which is the 

operator’s proposed Plan of Operations, 

and alternatives to the Proposed Action. 

NEPA mandates that the BLM evaluate 

the potential effects of the Proposed 

Action and develop alternatives. The 

BLM’s need for the action is established 

by the BLM’s responsibilities under 

section 302 of FLPMA and the BLM 

Surface Management Regulations at 43 

CFR subpart 3809 to respond to a 

proposed Plan of Operations and ensure 

that operations prevent unnecessary or 

undue degradation of the public lands. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives 

Under the proposed Plan of 

Operations, NVV would construct and 

operate an open pit mine in the 

southern extent of the Fish Creek Range. 

Facilities associated with the Proposed 

Action include development of an open 

pit mine, rock disposal area, crushing 

facilities and stockpile, heap leach pad, 

process facility, process and make-up 

water ponds, borrow areas, mine and 

access roads, water and power supply 

lines, and ancillary facilities. The 

estimated project life consists of 1.5 

years of construction, 7 years of 

operation, 4 years of active reclamation 

and closure, and up to 30 years of postclosure monitoring. In addition, NVV 

would complete exploration operations 

as part of the proposed Plan of 

Operations. The project area includes a 

total of 6,456 acres of BLM-administered 

public lands, of which approximately 

806 acres of surface disturbance would 

occur due to project-related operations. 

No state or private lands are included in 

the project area. The operator would 

reclaim surface disturbances under the 

Proposed Action and would prevent 

unnecessary or undue degradation of 

the lands. Final reclamation of the 

project area would occur at the end the 

project although every effort would be 

made to identify concurrent reclamation 

opportunities during the life of the 

operation. 

The South Access Road Alternative 

would include the same mine 

components as described for the 

Proposed Action, except the access road 

would be constructed in a different 

location. This alternative access road 

would be approximately 7 miles long 

and extend from County Road M–103 

(Duckwater Road) to the project area. 


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