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breaking strength of 600 lb (272 kg), 

1,700 lb (771 kg) maximum breaking 

strength sleeves, and line with a 

breaking strength of less than 2,200 lb 

(998 kg). 

EFP Buoy Line 

Six of the eight currently available 

ASBRS devices require the use of a line 

for retrieval that is contained and stored 

at depth by a line management system. 

The other two release devices do not use 

line, but instead, utilize the inflation of 

either a lift bag or inflatable buoy to pull 

a lead trap to the surface. The styles of 

line storage vary with device design and 

includes square, rectangular, domed, 

circular, and conical cages, oyster mesh 

bags, canisters, and spools. These have 

been successfully used in trials and 

testing in a variety of active fishing 

operations in the United States and 

worldwide. 

Four of the ASBRS devices in the EFP 

require floating line to return the buoy 

or buoys to the surface for retrieval. 

Currently, the average time for 

appearance of buoys at depths greater 

than 100 ft (30.5 m) is approximately 3 

minutes. Retrieval generally takes less 

than 2 minutes, which means that any 

floating line would be at the surface for 

less than 5 minutes, and during which 

time the fishing vessel would be within 

20–30 ft (6.1–9.1 m) of the line. Two of 

the release devices do not incorporate 

line longer than 10 ft (3.1 m) in their 

design, and two devices use a harness 

that clips to the pot. The remaining 

devices use less than 150 ft (45.7 m) of 

line which would be stowed inside 

either a bag or on a spool. Sinking line 

cannot be used for any ASBRS as it 

would create a negatively buoyant strain 

on the buoys and not effectively allow 

for their return to the surface. All of the 

ASBRSs with a line storage system 

would need to be attached between the 

trap and the buoy. If necessary, several 

of the ASBRSs may also require a small 

anchor or weight to be attached between 

the pot and line-storage device or buoy 

in areas with higher current to keep 

them from fouling in the pot, as well as 

to ensure they are not dragged from 

their intended deployment area. For lift 

bag and buoy systems, the actual 

systems would be secured between the 

pot and the buoy/bag. 

NMFS finds the application warrants 

further consideration based on a 

preliminary review. Possible conditions 

the agency may impose on the permit, 

if granted, include but are not limited 

to, a prohibition on conducting fishing 

gear testing within marine protected 

areas, marine sanctuaries, special 

management zones, or areas where they 

might interfere with managed fisheries 

without additional authorization. 

Additionally, NMFS may require special 

protections for ESA-listed species and 

designated critical habitat, and may 

require particular gear markings. A final 

decision on issuance of the EFP will 

depend on NMFS’ review of public 

comments received on the application, 

consultations with the appropriate 

fishery management agencies of the 

affected states, the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, and the 

U.S. Coast Guard, and a determination 

that the activities to be taken under the 

EFP are consistent with all applicable 

laws. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 11, 2022. 

Ngagne Jafnar Gueye, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00737 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Regional Special Use Airspace 

Optimization To Support Air Force 

Missions in Arizona 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force (DAF) is issuing this Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to advise the public of its 

intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the 

potential environmental consequences 

associated with optimizing the Special 

Use Airspace (SUA) managed by the 

DAF to support aircrews stationed at 

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), 

Luke AFB, and Morris Air National 

Guard Base ([ANGB] located at Tucson 

International Airport) in Arizona and to 

request comments on potential 

alternatives and impacts, and 

identification of any relevant 

information, studies, or analyses of any 

kind concerning impacts affecting the 

quality of the human environment. 

DATES: This NOI begins the public 

scoping process for identifying issues 

and potential alternatives for 

consideration in the EIS. Notifications 

are being concurrently published in 

local newspapers within the potentially 

affected localities. Scoping comments 

are requested by March 4, 2022 to 

ensure full consideration in the Draft 

EIS in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.9. 

In-person scoping meetings will be held 

at the dates and locations below. All 

meetings will be open-house style from 

5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Local). There 

will not be a formal presentation, please 

attend at your convenience. Persons 

with hearing impairments should notify 

the DAF at least 7 days in advance of 

the meeting dates to ensure that sign 

language assistance can be available. 

Masks worn over the nose and mouth 

and social distancing are required at all 

in-person meetings. Spanish interpreters 

will be available at scoping meetings. 

• February 7, 2022. Sonoran Desert 

Inn & Conference Center, 55 South 

Orilla Avenue, Ajo, Arizona 85321. 

• February 8, 2022. Superior Town 

Hall, 199 N Lobb Avenue, Superior, 

Arizona 85173. 

• February 9, 2022. Bagdad Event 

Center, 121 Main Street, Bagdad, 

Arizona 86321. 

• February 10, 2022. Congress Fire 

Department, 26733 Santa Fe Road, 

Congress, Arizona 85332. 

• February 22, 2022. Village Hall, 15 

Jake Scott Street, Reserve, New Mexico 

87830. 

• February 23, 2022. Clifton 

Community Center, 100 North Coronado 

Blvd., Clifton, Arizona 85533. 

• February 24, 2022. Animas High 

School, 1 Panther Blvd., Animas, New 

Mexico 88020. 

In addition to the in-person meetings, 

the project website 

www.ArizonaRegionalAirspaceEIS.com 

provides a virtual presentation of the 

meeting materials for those persons that 

do not wish to attend or are unable to 

attend an in-person meeting. All the 

handout(s) and displays for the inperson meetings are available on the 

website. 

The EIS is still in the early planning 

stages and the schedule is subject to 

change. The schedule will be updated 

throughout the EIS process on the 

project website. Major milestone dates 

are as follows: 

• Draft EIS and Notice of Availability 

(NOA) publication, Fall 2023 

• Draft EIS Public Comment Period 

and Hearing, Fall 2023 

• Final EIS and NOA publication, 

Summer 2024 

• Record of Decision signature, 

Summer/Fall 2024 

ADDRESSES: For questions regarding the 

Proposed Action or EIS development, or 

to request sign language assistance at 

the in-person scoping meetings, contact 

Grace Keesling, at grace.keesling.1@

us.af.mil or (210) 925–4534. Comments 

may be submitted through the project 

website 

www.ArizonaRegionalAirspaceEIS.com, 


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by mailing to Arizona Regional Airspace 

EIS, c/o Cardno, 501 Butler Farm Rd., 

Suite H, Hampton, VA 23666, or in 

person at the scoping meetings. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Air 

Force utilizes portions of the National 

Airspace System (NAS) for aerial 

training and test activities known as 

Special Use Airspace (SUA). As a 

specific type of SUA, Military 

Operations Areas (MOAs) are specific 

airspace, defined by vertical and lateral 

limits, established for the purpose of 

separating certain military flight 

activates from other civil and 

commercial air traffic. Air Force 

aircrews stationed in Arizona are 

continually challenged to meet critical 

training requirements within existing 

MOAs established decades ago. The 

MOAs that are currently used for Air 

Force training in Arizona, specifically 

low altitude airspace and airspace that 

supports supersonic operations at low 

altitude, have become saturated with 

aircraft. While the Air Force manages an 

extensive network of valuable SUA in 

the region, including the restricted areas 

associated with the Barry M. Goldwater 

Range, the volume and attributes 

associated with the individual MOAs 

are insufficient to meet the current 

training requirements. The Air Force is 

proposing a regional approach that aims 

at optimizing the existing training 

airspace to meet current and future 

mission requirements of multiple users. 

The airspace proposed for optimization 

includes the following MOAs: 

Tombstone, Outlaw, Jackal, Reserve, 

Morenci, Bagdad, Gladden, Sells, Ruby, 

and Fuzzy. These MOAs overlie land 

located throughout southern Arizona 

and a small portion of western New 

Mexico. 

The purpose of the Proposed Action 

is to optimize existing Air Force SUA to 

address the existing and future training 

deficiencies of aircrews stationed at 

Davis-Monthan AFB, Luke AFB, and 

Morris ANGB due to existing airspace 

limitations. The need for the Proposed 

Action is driven by two primary factors: 

The need for aircrews to be able to 

conduct flight training near their home 

base; and the need to conduct required 

training to ensure readiness and 

increase survivability. As currently 

configured, the identified MOAs do not 

provide the appropriate altitudes (down 

to 500 feet above ground level [AGL] 

and lower), terrain variety, and 

attributes (ability to fly supersonic at 

lower altitude and use of chaff and 

flares) to support required training. 

The Proposed Action is to modify 

existing Air Force MOAs to address 

existing and future training deficiencies. 

The Proposed Action includes changing 

published times of use; adjusting the 

horizontal dimensions of some airspace; 

lowering the floor of some airspace to 

allow for low-altitude training; and 

adjusting airspace attributes to allow for 

supersonic speed at lower altitude and 

use of chaff and flares. The Proposed 

Action does not include any changes at 

the installations (personnel, 

infrastructure, aircraft inventory, or 

airfield operations), ground disturbance 

beneath the MOAs, or weapons 

deployment. 

Three preliminary action alternatives 

that meet the purpose and need for the 

Proposed Action have been developed. 

Comments received during scoping may 

result in changes or additions to these 

alternatives. Additionally, the No 

Action Alternative (Alternative 1), 

whereby the proposed modifications of 

the training airspace would not occur, 

will be evaluated to provide a 

benchmark that will enable Air Force 

decision makers to compare the 

magnitude of the environmental effects 

of the Proposed Action and any 

reasonable alternatives. 

Alternative 2 (Proposed Action) 

would optimize the existing Air Force 

managed airspace, including the 

following changes to the times of use, 

horizontal and vertical dimensions, and 

attributes: Published times of use for all 

MOAs would be modified to provide 

consistency across the airspace; 

Tombstone A, B, and C would be 

combined and the northern boundary of 

the MOA and associated Tombstone Air 

Traffic Control Assigned Airspace 

(ATCAA) would be expanded; an 

exclusion zone would be established 

below 13,000 feet above mean sea level 

(MSL) surrounding Bisbee Douglas 

International Airport; the floor of 

Tombstone MOA would be lowered to 

100 AGL from the existing 500 feet AGL; 

the floors of Outlaw and Jackal MOAs 

would be lowered to 500 feet AGL from 

the existing 3,000 feet AGL; the floors of 

the Bagdad and Gladden MOAs would 

be lowered to 500 feet AGL from the 

existing 5,000 feet AGL; use of chaff 

would be authorized in Tombstone 

MOA; the minimum flare release 

altitude in Tombstone, Gladden, and 

Bagdad MOAs would be lowered to 

2,000 feet AGL from 5,000 feet AGL; the 

minimum flare release altitude in 

Outlaw and Jackal MOAs would be 

lowered to 2,000 feet AGL from 3,000 

feet AGL; and the authorization for 

supersonic flight would be lowered to 

5,000 feet AGL from the existing 30,000 

feet MSL in Tombstone, Outlaw, Jackal, 

Morenci, and Reserve MOAs. 

Alternative 3 would include those 

modifications proposed for Alternative 

2 except that the northern boundary of 

the Tombstone MOA/ATCAA would not 

be expanded. Additionally, to increase 

the volume of airspace available to 

support Davis-Monthan AFB, the floor 

of Jackal MOA would also be lowered to 

100 feet AGL from the existing 3,000 

feet AGL. 

Alternative 4 would include those 

modifications proposed in Alternative 2 

except supersonic flight would be 

authorized down to 10,000 feet AGL in 

the Tombstone, Outlaw, Jackal, Morenci 

and Reserve MOAs (vs 5,000 feet AGL 

in Alternative 2). While this option 

would not fully optimize the airspace 

for supersonic operations, lowering the 

authorized altitude in the MOAs would 

improve the current capabilities. 

Based on previous NEPA actions in 

the region and familiarity with the 

affected environment, the following is a 

preliminary list of issues and concerns 

that will be the focus in the EIS: Noise 

and sonic boom impacts to domestic 

animals, wildlife, special status species, 

children, quality of life, property values, 

homes, and cultural resources; effects to 

cultural resources and Native American 

tribes; effects to Environmental Justice 

populations; aircraft safety and impacts 

to civilian pilots (crop dusting, predator 

control, and cattle management) and 

commercial operations; air quality 

impacts to wildlife and public; effects 

from use of chaff and flares, specifically 

fire risk; and effects to special use land 

management areas such as wilderness 

areas, national wildlife refuges, and 

national parks/monuments. 

Scoping and Agency Coordination: To 

effectively define the full range of issues 

and alternatives to be evaluated in the 

EIS, the Air Force is soliciting 

comments from interested local, state 

and federal elected officials and 

agencies, Tribes, as well as interested 

members of the public and others. The 

DAF is requesting comments concerning 

the proposed SUA optimization, feasible 

alternatives, possible measures to 

mitigate, minimize and/or avoid adverse 

environmental impacts, and any other 

information relevant to the Proposed 

Action and any reasonable alternatives. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

State Historic Preservation Offices for 

Arizona and New Mexico, and tribes 

with interest in land beneath the 

airspace are being consulted to ensure 

compliance with the Endangered 

Species Act and National Historic 

Preservation Act. The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) has agreed to be 

a Cooperating Agency for this action. 

The FAA would update aeronautical 

charts to reflect any modifications to 

existing airspace that result from this 

proposal and published in FAA Order 


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JO 7400.10(C), Special Use Airspace 

(http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/ 

publications/). 

Adriane Paris, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00749 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Appointment to the Board of Directors 

of the Army West Point Athletic 

Association 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD. 

ACTION: Notice of designation as an 

entity for which DOD personnel may 

participate in management activities. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army 

is publishing this notice to announce 

that the DOD Office of General Counsel 

has designated the Army West Point 

Athletic Association is an entity for 

which DOD personnel may participate 

in management activities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lori L. Doughty, Academy Counsel, in 

writing at Office of the Staff Judge 

Advocate, ATTN: Ms. Lori L. Doughty, 

646 Swift Road, West Point, NY 10996; 

by email at lori.doughty@westpoint.edu; 

or by telephone at 845–938–3205. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army 

West Point Athletic Association 

(AWPAA) is the 501(c)(3) corporation 

organized under the provisions of Title 

10, United States Code, section 7462 to 

execute the U.S. Military Academy’s 

intercollegiate athletics mission. The 

AWPAA is governed by a board of 

directors (BOD), which is responsible 

for the day-to-day operations of the 

AWPAA as well as the general corporate 

responsibilities of the organization. Of 

the minimum of seven BOD positions 

made available under its bylaws, three 

are reserved for members of the Armed 

Forces. The purpose of Armed Forces 

membership on the AWPAA BOD is to 

provide oversight and advice to, and 

coordination with AWPAA, but will not 

extend to the day-to-day operations of 

the AWPAA. 

James W. Satterwhite, Jr., 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00762 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Business Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Secretary 

of Defense, Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Defense Business Board (‘‘the 

Board’’) will take place. 

DATES: Open to the public Wednesday, 

February 2, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: Due to the current guidance 

on combating the Coronavirus, the 

meeting will be conducted virtually or 

by teleconference only. To participate in 

the meeting, see the Meeting 

Accessibility section for instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jennifer Hill, Designated Federal Officer 

of the Board in writing at Defense 

Business Board, 1155 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 5B1088A, Washington, DC 

20301–1155; or by email at 

jennifer.s.hill4.civ@mail.mil; or by 

phone at 571–342–0070. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102–3.140 and 

102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

of the Board is to examine and advise 

the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD 

management and governance. The Board 

provides independent advice reflecting 

an outside private sector perspective on 

proven and effective best business 

practices that can be applied to DoD. 

Agenda: The Board meeting will 

begin February 2, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. 

Eastern time with opening remarks by 

Jennifer Hill, the Designated Federal 

Officer. The Board will then receive 

remarks by the Board Chair, and 

remarks by the Deputy Secretary of 

Defense. The Board will then receive a 

briefing on Energy Reform from Mr. 

Richard Kidd, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Energy & 

Environment Resilience. The meeting 

will conclude with closing remarks by 

the Board Chair and Designated Federal 

Officer. The latest version of the agenda 

will be available upon publication of the 

Federal Register on the Board’s website 

at: https://dbb.defense.gov/Meetings/ 

Meeting-February-2022/. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to the 

FACA and 41 CFR 102–3.140, the 

meeting on February 2, 2022 from 10:00 

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. is open to the public. 

Persons desiring to participate in the 

public session are required to register. 

Attendance will be by teleconference 

only. To attend the public session, 

submit your name, affiliation/ 

organization, telephone number, and 

email contact information to the Board 

at osd.pentagon.odam.mbx.defensebusiness-board@mail.mil. Requests to 

attend the public meeting must be 

received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern 

time, on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. 

Upon receipt of this information, a 

teleconference line number will be sent 

to the email address provided which 

will allow teleconference attendance to 

the event. (The DBB will be unable to 

provide technical assistance to any user 

experiencing technical difficulties 

during the meeting.) 

Written Comments and Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

FACA, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments or statements to the Board in 

response to the stated agenda of the 

meeting or in regard to the Board’s 

mission in general. Written comments 

or statements should be submitted to 

Ms. Jennifer Hill, the Designated Federal 

Officer, via electronic mail (the 

preferred mode of submission) at the 

address listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Each page 

of the comment or statement must 

include the author’s name, title or 

affiliation, address, and daytime phone 

number. The Designated Federal Officer 

must receive written comments or 

statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda set forth in this notice by 

January 26, 2022 to be considered by the 

Board. The Designated Federal Officer 

will review all timely submitted written 

comments or statements with the Board 

Chair, and ensure the comments are 

provided to all members of the Board 

before the meeting. Written comments 

or statements received after this date 

may not be provided to the Board until 

its next scheduled meeting. Pursuant to 

41 CFR 102–3.140d, the Board is not 

obligated to allow any member of the 

public to speak or otherwise address the 

Board during the meeting. Members of 

the public will be permitted to make 

verbal comments during the meeting 

only at the time and in the manner 

described below. If a member of the 

public is interested in making a verbal 

comment at the meeting, that individual 

must submit a request, with a brief 

statement of the subject matter to be 


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