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information for safe navigation. NOS 

collects and compiles hydrographic, 

tidal and current, geodetic, and a variety 

of other data in order to fulfill this 

responsibility. The HSRP provides 

advice on current and emerging 

oceanographic and marine science 

technologies relating to operations, 

research and development; and 

dissemination of data pertaining to: 

(a) Hydrographic surveying; 

(b) shoreline surveying; 

(c) nautical charting; 

(d) water level measurements; 

(e) current measurements; 

(f) geodetic measurements; 

(g) geospatial measurements; 

(h) geomagnetic measurements; and 

(i) other oceanographic/marine related 

sciences. 

The Panel has fifteen voting members 

appointed by the NOAA Administrator 

in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 892c. 

Members are selected on a standardized 

basis, in accordance with applicable 

Department of Commerce guidance. The 

Co-Directors of the Center for Coastal 

and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic 

Center and two other NOAA employees 

serve as nonvoting members of the 

Panel. The Director, NOAA Office of 

Coast Survey, serves as the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO). 

Voting members are individuals who, 

by reason of knowledge, experience, or 

training, are especially qualified in one 

or more disciplines relating to 

hydrographic surveying, tides, currents, 

geodetic and geospatial measurements, 

marine transportation, port 

administration, vessel pilotage, coastal 

or fishery management, and other 

oceanographic or marine science areas 

as deemed appropriate by the 

Administrator. Full-time officers or 

employees of the United States may not 

be appointed as a voting member. Any 

voting member of the Panel who is an 

applicant for, or beneficiary of (as 

determined by the Administrator) any 

assistance under 33 U.S.C. 892c shall 

disclose to the Panel that relationship, 

and may not vote on any other matter 

pertaining to that assistance. 

Voting members of the Panel serve a 

four-year term, except that vacancy 

appointments are for the remainder of 

the unexpired term of the vacancy. 

Members serve at the discretion of the 

Administrator and are subject to 

government ethics standards. Any 

individual appointed to a partial or full 

term may be reappointed for one 

additional full term. A voting member 

may serve until his or her successor has 

taken office. The Panel selects one 

voting member to serve as the Chair and 

another to serve as the Vice Chair. The 

Vice Chair acts as Chair in the absence 

or incapacity of the Chair but will not 

automatically become the Chair if the 

Chair resigns. Meetings occur at least 

twice a year, and at the call of the Chair 

or upon the request of a majority of the 

voting members or of the Administrator. 

Voting members receive compensation 

at a rate established by the 

Administrator, not to exceed the 

maximum daily rate payable under 

section 5376 of title 5, United States 

Code, when engaged in performing 

duties for the Panel. Members are 

reimbursed for actual and reasonable 

expenses incurred in performing such 

duties. 

Individuals Selected for Panel 

Membership 

Upon selection and agreement to 

serve on the HSRP Panel, you become 

a Special Government Employee (SGE) 

of the United States Government. 18 

U.S.C. 202(a) an SGE (s) is an officer or 

employee of an agency who is retained, 

designated, appointed, or employed to 

perform temporary duties, with or 

without compensation, not to exceed 

130 days during any period of 365 

consecutive days, either on a fulltime or 

intermittent basis. Please be aware that 

after the selection process is complete, 

applicants selected to serve on the Panel 

must complete the following actions 

before they can be appointed as a Panel 

member: 

(a) Security Clearance (on-line 

Background Security Check process and 

fingerprinting conducted through 

NOAA Workforce Management); and 

(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report—As an SGE, you are required to 

file a Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report to avoid involvement in a real or 

apparent conflict of interest. You may 

find the Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report at the following Web 

site. http://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_

450.aspx. 

Dated: May 9, 2016. 

Gerd F. Glang, 

NOAA, Director, Office of Coast Survey, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 

Program: Proposed Findings 

Document and Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, and the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of 

Proposed Findings Document and 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment on approval of the Coastal 

Nonpoint Pollution Control Program for 

Illinois. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

availability of the Proposed Findings 

Document and Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment for Illinois’ 

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 

Program. Coastal states and territories 

are required to submit their coastal 

nonpoint programs to the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

for approval. The Findings Document 

was prepared by NOAA and the EPA to 

provide the rationale for the agencies’ 

decision to approve, with conditions, 

the state coastal nonpoint pollution 

control program. The Coastal Zone Act 

Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) 

requires states and territories with 

coastal zone management programs that 

have received approval under the 

Coastal Zone Management Act to 

develop and implement coastal 

nonpoint programs. The Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment was 

prepared by NOAA, pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), to assess the environmental 

impacts associated with the approval of 

the coastal nonpoint pollution control 

program submitted to NOAA and the 

EPA by Illinois. 

NOAA and the EPA have proposed to 

approve, with conditions, the coastal 

nonpoint program submitted by Illinois. 

DATES: Individuals or organizations 

wishing to submit comments on the 

proposed Findings or Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment should do so 

by June 24, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be made 

to: Joelle Gore, Chief, Stewardship 

Division (N/OCM6), ATTN: Illinois 

Coastal Nonpoint Program, Office for 

Coastal Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 

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East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 

Maryland, 20910, phone (240) 533– 

0813, email ocm.czara@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed Findings 

Document and Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment may be 

found on the NOAA Web site at http:// 

coast.noaa.gov/czm/pollutioncontrol/ or 

may be obtained upon request from: 

Allison Castellan, Stewardship Division 

(N/OCM6), Office for Coastal 

Management, NOS, NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 

20910, phone (240) 533–0799, email 

allison.castellan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

requirements of 40 CFR parts 1500–1508 

(Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) regulations to implement the 

National Environmental Policy Act) 

apply to the preparation of 

Environmental Assessments. 

Specifically, 40 CFR 1506.6 requires 

agencies to provide public notice of the 

availability of environmental 

documents. This notice is part of 

NOAA’s action to comply with this 

requirement. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 

Coastal Zone Management Program 

Administration) 

Dated: May 18, 2016. 

W. Russell Callender, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean 

Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

Joel Beauvais, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water, Environmental Protection Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2016–12328 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA756 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15537 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an 

amendment to Permit No. 15537 has 

been issued to Institute for Marine 

Mammal Studies (IMMS), P.O. Box 207, 

Gulfport, MS 39502 (Dr. Moby Solangi, 

Responsible Party). 

ADDRESSES: The permit amendment and 

related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the Permits and 

Conservation Division, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427– 

8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Amy Sloan, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

30, 2015, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (80 FR 37235) that 

NMFS was considering an amendment 

to Permit No. 15337 in response to a 

court decision to remand this permit to 

NMFS for reconsideration. The 

requested permit amendment has been 

issued under the authority of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

Permit No. 15537 was issued on 

October 5, 2011 authorizing the 

acquisition of up to eight stranded, 

releasable California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus) from the NMFS Marine 

Mammal Health and Stranding 

Response Program for the purposes of 

public display. After NMFS issued the 

permit, IMMS challenged the provisions 

of the permit in U.S. District Court. As 

described in the Court’s opinion, the 

Court remanded the permit to NMFS for 

reconsideration. IMMS v. NMFS, No. 

1:11CV318–LG–JMR (S.D.Miss. 2014). 

NMFS has amended the permit to 

remove Permit Condition B.3 and 

change Permit Condition B.2 to state the 

following: 

Condition B.2.: This permit does not 

guarantee that the Permit Holder will be able 

to obtain any releasable sea lions from 

rehabilitation facilities, and does not require 

NMFS to direct or make arrangements for any 

rehabilitation facilities to provide the Permit 

Holder with releasable sea lions. Final 

decisions with respect to the use of 

rehabilitated marine mammals for public 

display purposes in lieu of take from the wild 

are at the ultimate discretion of the Office 

Director in accordance with 50 CFR 

216.27(b)(4). 

In addition, NMFS has extended the 

permit for one additional year, to expire 

on October 5, 2017. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS 

has determined that the activities 

proposed are consistent with those 

analyzed in the environmental 

assessment (EA) for issuance of Permit 

No. 15537, and no additional NEPA 

analysis is necessary as the minor 

changes in the proposed amendment 

will not change the effects to the human 

environment in a manner not previously 

considered. Based on the analyses in the 

EA, NMFS determined that the activities 

proposed would not significantly 

impact the quality of the human 

environment and that preparation of an 

environmental impact statement was 

not required. That determination is 

documented in a Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

Dated: May 19, 2016. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XE490 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to the San 

Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion 

Project, South Basin Improvements 

Project 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the San Francisco Bay Area Water 

Emergency Transportation Authority 

(WETA) for authorization to take marine 

mammals incidental to construction 

activities as part of a ferry terminal 

expansion and improvements project. 

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is 

requesting public comment on its 

proposal to issue an incidental 

harassment authorization (IHA) to 

WETA to incidentally take marine 

mammals, by Level B harassment only, 

during the specified activity. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than June 24, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this proposal 

should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

Physical comments should be sent to 

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910, and electronic comments 

should be sent to ITP.mccue@noaa.gov. 

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible 

for comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

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