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to a reserve’s management plan may be 

made only after receiving written 

approval from NOAA. NOAA approves 

changes to management plans via notice 

in the Federal Register. 

On May 27, 2021, NOAA issued a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing a 30-day public comment 

period for the proposed revision of the 

management plan for the Kachemak Bay 

National Estuarine Research Reserve (86 

FR 28576). Responses to written and 

oral comments received, and an 

explanation of how comments were 

incorporated into the final version of the 

revised management plan, are available 

in appendix D of the plan. 

The management plan outlines the 

reserve’s strategic goals and objectives; 

administrative structure; programs for 

conducting research and monitoring, 

education, and training; resource 

protection, restoration, and 

manipulation plans; public access and 

visitor use plans; consideration for 

future land acquisition; and facility 

development to support reserve 

operations. Since 2012, the reserve has 

undergone a significant State agency 

administration transition from the 

Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s 

Division of Sport Fish to the University 

of Alaska-Anchorage’s Alaska Center for 

Conservation Science. With the 

administrative transition, the reserve 

staff and programs have relocated from 

the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor 

Center to the reserve’s field station 

modular office and bunkhouse. Due to 

the change in facilities, some of the 

education and training programs have 

changed, but many of the core research, 

monitoring, education, and training 

activities have remained the same. The 

revised management plan, once 

approved, would serve as the guiding 

document for the 372,000-acre 

Kachemak Bay National Estuarine 

Research Reserve for the next five years. 

NOAA reviewed the environmental 

impacts of the revised management plan 

and determined that this action is 

categorically-excluded from further 

analysis under the National 

Environmental Policy Act, consistent 

with NOAA Administrative Order 216– 

6. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.; 15 

CFR 921.33. 

Keelin S. Kuipers, 

Deputy Director, Office for Coastal 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DoD–2022–OS–0010] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

(USD(P&R)), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 

for Personnel and Readiness announces 

a proposed public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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 March 28, 2022. 

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: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

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 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instruments, 

please write to Defense Human 

Resources Activity, 4800 Mark Center 

Drive, Suite 08F05, Alexandria, VA 

22350, LaTarsha Yeargins, 571–372– 

2089. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Armed Forces Workplace and 

Equal Opportunity Survey; OMB 

Control Number 0704–WEOS. 

Needs and Uses: Authorization for 

this research is found in 10 U.S.C., 

Sections 136, 1782, and 2358. The 

legislation requiring the Secretary of 

Defense to conduct this survey is 

codified in 10 U.S.C., Section 481 and 

the Fiscal Year 2003 National Defense 

Authorization Act. Specifically, the 

legal requirements require surveys to be 

conducted to solicit information on 

racial and ethnic issues, including 

issues relating to harassment and 

discrimination, and the climate in the 

armed forces for forming professional 

relationships among members of various 

racial and ethnic groups. Specifically, 

surveys shall be conducted to solicit 

information on the following: 

• Indicators of positive and negative 

trends for professional and personal 

relationships among members of all 

racial and ethnic groups. 

• The effectiveness of DoD policies 

designed to improve relationships 

among all racial and ethnic groups. 

• The effectiveness of current 

processes for complaints on, and 

investigations into, racial and ethnic 

discrimination. 

Information from the 2022 Workplace 

and Equal Opportunity Survey will be 

used by Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness 

policy offices, the Military Departments, 

and Congress for program evaluation to 

assess and improve personnel policies, 

programs, practices, and training related 

to racial/ethnic relations in the military. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Annual Burden Hours: 180,500 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 361,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 361,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

Dated: January 19, 2022. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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