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indirect or cumulative impacts to the 

human and natural environment 

associated with the IHA requiring 

evaluation in a supplemental EA and 

NMFS, therefore, reaffirms the 2005 

FONSI. A copy of the EA and the FONSI 

for this activity is available upon 

request (see ADDRESSES). 

Authorization 

As a result of these determinations, 

NMFS has issued an IHA to ULA to take 

marine mammals, by Level B 

harassment only, incidental to 

conducting Delta Mariner operations, 

cargo unloading activities, and harbor 

maintenance activities at south VAFB, 

provided the previously mentioned 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. 

Dated: June 6, 2011. 

Helen M. Golde, 

Deputy Director, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, June 15, 

2011; 10 a.m.–11 a.m. 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland. 

STATUS: Closed to the Public. 

Matter To Be Considered 

Compliance Status Report 

The Commission staff will brief the 

Commission on the status of compliance 

matters. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East-West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: June 7, 2011. 

Todd A Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL 

QUALITY 

National Ocean Council; Strategic 

Action Plan Content Outlines 

AGENCY: Council on Environmental 

Quality. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Strategic 

Action Plan Content Outlines; Request 

for Comments. 

SUMMARY: On July 19, 2010, President 

Obama signed Executive Order 13547 

establishing a National Policy for the 

Stewardship of the Ocean, our Coasts, 

and the Great Lakes (‘‘National Ocean 

Policy’’). The National Ocean Policy 

provides an implementation strategy, 

which describes nine priority objectives 

that seek to address some of the most 

pressing challenges facing the ocean, 

our coasts, and the Great Lakes. The 

National Ocean Council is responsible 

for developing strategic action plans for 

each of the nine priority objectives. As 

a first step, Federal interagency writing 

teams have developed content outlines 

for each draft strategic action plan. The 

NOC is seeking public review and 

comment of these content outlines. 

The purpose of the draft content 

outlines (outlines) is to provide the 

public with an initial view of potential 

actions that could be taken to further the 

national priority objectives. As such, 

they are an interim step toward 

development of the first full draft of 

each strategic action plan. In developing 

the outlines, the writing teams were 

informed by the comments received 

during an initial public scoping period 

that closed on April 29. 

Each outline presents in bulleted form 

potential actions to further the 

particular priority objective. It describes 

the reasons for taking the action, 

expected outcomes and milestones, gaps 

and needs in science and technology, 

and the timeframe for completing the 

action. The outlines also provide an 

overview of the priority objective, 

greater context for the strategic action 

plan in implementing the National 

Ocean Policy, and an overview of the 

preparation of the plan . 

Public comments received on the 

outlines will be collated and posted on 

the NOC Web site. The comments on the 

outlines will inform the preparation of 

full draft strategic action plans, which 

will be released for public review in the 

fall of 2011, allowing additional 

opportunity for the public to provide 

comments. Final strategic action plans 

are expected to be completed by early 

2012. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before July 2, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Content outlines can be 

downloaded here: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/administration/ 

eop/oceans. Comments should be 

submitted electronically at http:// 

www.WhiteHouse.gov/administration/ 

eop/oceans/comment or can be sent by 

mail to: National Ocean Council, 722 

Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. Comments and input may also be 

provided in person by participating in 

regional listening sessions that will be 

convened throughout the U.S. in the 

month of June. You can learn more 

about these regional listening sessions 

by visiting http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/ 

oceans. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Weiss, Deputy Associate 

Director for Ocean and Coastal Policy, at 

(202) 456–3892. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

19, 2010, President Obama signed 

Executive Order 13547 establishing a 

National Policy for the Stewardship of 

the Ocean, our Coasts, and the Great 

Lakes (‘‘National Ocean Policy’’). That 

Executive Order adopts the Final 

Recommendations of the Interagency 

Ocean Policy Task Force and directs 

Federal agencies to take the appropriate 

steps to implement them. The Executive 

Order creates an interagency National 

Ocean Council (NOC) to strengthen 

ocean governance and coordination, 

identifies nine priority actions for the 

NOC to pursue, and adopts a flexible 

framework for effective coastal and 

marine spatial planning to address 

conservation, economic activity, user 

conflict, and sustainable use of the 

ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. 

The National Ocean Policy provides a 

comprehensive approach, based on 

science and technology, to uphold our 

stewardship responsibilities and ensure 

accountability for our actions to present 

and future generations. The Obama 

Administration intends, through the 

National Ocean Policy, to provide a 

model of balanced, productive, efficient, 

sustainable, and informed ocean, 

coastal, and Great Lakes use, 

management, and conservation. The 

Final Recommendations provide an 

implementation strategy that describes a 

clear set of priority objectives that our 

Nation should pursue to further the 

National Policy. 

The nine priority objectives seek to 

address some of the most pressing 

challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, 

and the Great Lakes. The nine priority 

objectives are identified below. 

Additional information about each 

priority may be found at http:// 

www.WhiteHouse.gov/oceans. 

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Objective 1: Ecosystem-Based 

Management: Adopt ecosystem-based 

management as a foundational principle 

for the comprehensive management of 

the ocean, our coasts, and the Great 

Lakes; 

Objective 2: Coastal and Marine 

Spatial Planning: Implement 

comprehensive, integrated, ecosystembased coastal and marine spatial 

planning and management in the United 

States; 

Objective 3: Inform Decisions and 

Improve Understanding: Increase 

knowledge to continually inform and 

improve management and policy 

decisions and the capacity to respond to 

change and challenges. Better educate 

the public through formal and informal 

programs about the ocean, our coasts, 

and the Great Lakes; 

Objective 4: Coordinate and Support: 

Better coordinate and support Federal, 

State, Tribal, local, and regional 

management of the ocean, our coasts, 

and the Great Lakes. Improve 

coordination and integration across the 

Federal Government and, as 

appropriate, engage with the 

international community; 

Objective 5: Resiliency and 

Adaptation to Climate Change and 

Ocean Acidification: Strengthen 

resiliency of coastal communities and 

marine and Great Lakes environments 

and their abilities to adapt to climate 

change impacts and ocean acidification; 

Objective 6: Regional Ecosystem 

Protection and Restoration: Establish 

and implement an integrated ecosystem 

protection and restoration strategy that 

is science-based and aligns conservation 

and restoration goals at the Federal, 

State, Tribal, local, and regional levels; 

Objective 7: Water Quality and 

Sustainable Practices on Land: Enhance 

water quality in the ocean, along our 

coasts, and in the Great Lakes by 

promoting and implementing 

sustainable practices on land; 

Objective 8: Changing Conditions in 

the Arctic: Address environmental 

stewardship needs in the Arctic Ocean 

and adjacent coastal areas in the face of 

climate-induced and other 

environmental changes; and 

Objective 9: Ocean, Coastal, and Great 

Lakes Observations, Mapping, and 

Infrastructure: Strengthen and integrate 

Federal and non-Federal ocean 

observing systems, sensors, data 

collection platforms, data management, 

and mapping capabilities into a national 

system and integrate that system into 

international observation efforts. 

These priority objectives are meant to 

provide a bridge between the National 

Ocean Policy and action on the ground 

and in the water, but they do not 

prescribe specific actions or 

responsibilities. The NOC is responsible 

for developing strategic action plans to 

achieve the priority objectives. As 

envisioned, the plans will: 

• Identify specific and measurable 

near-term, mid-term, and long-term 

actions, with appropriate milestones, 

performance measures, and outcomes to 

fulfill each objective; 

• Consider smaller-scale, 

incremental, and opportunistic efforts 

that could build upon existing activities, 

as well as more complex, larger-scale 

actions that have the potential to be 

truly transformative; 

• Identify key lead and participating 

agencies; 

• Identify gaps and needs in science 

and technology; and 

• Identify potential resource 

requirements and efficiencies; and steps 

for integrating or coordinating current 

and out-year budgets. 

The plans will be adaptive to allow 

for modification and addition of new 

actions based on new information or 

changing conditions. Their effective 

implementation will also require clear 

and easily understood requirements and 

regulations, where appropriate, that 

include enforcement as a critical 

component. Implementation of the 

National Ocean Policy for the 

stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, 

and the Great Lakes will recognize that 

different legal regimes, with their 

associated freedoms, rights, and duties, 

apply in different maritime zones. The 

plans will be implemented in a manner 

consistent with applicable international 

conventions and agreements and with 

customary international law as reflected 

in the Law of the Sea Convention. The 

plans and their implementation will be 

assessed and reviewed annually by the 

NOC and modified as needed based on 

the success or failure of the agreed upon 

actions. 

The NOC is committed to 

transparency in developing strategic 

action plans and implementing the 

National Ocean Policy. As the NOC 

develops and revises the plans, it will 

ensure substantial opportunity for 

public participation. The NOC will also 

actively engage interested parties, 

including, as appropriate, State, Tribal, 

and local authorities, regional 

governance structures, academic 

institutions, nongovernmental 

organizations, recreational interests, and 

private enterprise. 

Public comments are requested on or 

before July 1, 2011. 

Dated: June 2, 2011. 

Nancy H. Sutley, 

Chair. 

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BILLING CODE 3125–W0–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DOD–2011–OS–0062] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: National Security Agency/ 

Central Security Service, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the National 

Security Agency/Central Security 

Service announces a new proposed 

public information collection and seeks 

public comment on the provisions 

thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed 

information collection; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by August 8, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

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