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Vol. 79, No. 33 

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Agreement Under the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement 

agreement; request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is 

hereby given of a proposed 

administrative settlement between the 

United States, on behalf of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, and Opal Creek Ancient Forest 

Center (OCAFC) and Gannett Co., Inc. 

on behalf of Shiny Rock Mining 

Corporation (Shiny Rock) for the 

recovery of costs incurred by the United 

States in responding to the release or 

threatened release of hazardous 

substances at and from the Ruth and 

Morning Star Mines Site (Site), located 

in the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation 

Area on the Willamette National Forest, 

Marion County, Oregon. The Forest 

Service has incurred costs investigating 

conditions, analyzing cleanup 

alternatives, and overseeing OCAFC’s 

and Shiny Rock’s work at the Site. 

Under the proposed settlement OCAFC 

and Shiny Rock will relocate and 

stabilize contaminated material at the 

Site. OCAFC and Shiny Rock will bear 

the costs for relocating and stabilizing 

the contaminated material, including 

the Forest Service’s costs for overseeing 

that work. OCAFC and Shiny Rock will 

pay a liquidated amount of $4,650, 

which represents an estimated 50% of 

the anticipated costs for planned 

monitoring and maintenance following 

the relocation and stabilization of the 

contaminated material. OCAFC and 

Shiny Rock will not otherwise be 

responsible for future CERCLA costs at 

the Site associated with current 

contamination at the Site. OCAFC, 

Shiny Rock, and the United States retain 

the right to recover costs at the Site from 

persons not parties to the settlement. 

DATES: Comments must be received, in 

writing, on or before March 21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this 

proposed settlement agreement may be 

sent to: James Alexander, USDA Office 

of General Counsel, 1220 SW Third 

Avenue, Suite 310, Portland, Oregon 

97204–2825, and should refer to the 

Ruth and Morning Star Mines Site, 

Marion County, Oregon. A copy of the 

proposed settlement agreement may be 

obtained by mail or email from James 

Alexander, USDA Office of General 

Counsel, 1220 SW Third Avenue, Suite 

310, Portland, Oregon 97204–2825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Alexander, USDA Office of 

General Counsel, 1220 SW Third 

Avenue, Suite 310, Portland, Oregon 

97204–2825. 

Dated: February 11, 2014. 

Maureen T. Hyzer, 

Deputy Regional Forester. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

ARCHITECTURAL AND 

TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS 

COMPLIANCE BOARD 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Architectural and 

Transportation Barriers Compliance 

Board (Access Board) plans to hold its 

regular committee and Board meetings 

in Washington, DC, Monday through 

Wednesday, March 10–12, 2014 at the 

times and location listed below. 

DATES: The schedule of events is as 

follows: 

Monday, March 10, 2014 

10:15–11:30 a.m. Ad Hoc Committee 

Meetings: Closed to public 

11:30–Noon Budget Committee 

1:30–2:30 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee 

Meetings: Closed to public 

3:00–4:00 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee on 

Frontier Issues 

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 

9:30–11:30 a.m. Guest Speaker 

Presentations 

11:30–Noon Technical Programs 

Committee 

1:30–2:00 p.m. Planning and 

Evaluation Committee 

2:00–4:00 Ad Hoc Committee: Closed 

to Public 

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 

9:30–11:00 a.m. Board Meeting 

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the 

Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F 

Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 

20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the 

meetings, please contact David Capozzi, 

Executive Director, (202) 272–0010 

(voice); (202) 272–0054 (TTY). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the 

Board meeting scheduled on the 

morning of Wednesday, March 12, 2014, 

the Access Board will consider the 

following agenda items: 

• Approval of the draft January 15, 2014 

meeting minutes (vote) 

• Ad Hoc Committee Reports: SelfService Transaction Machines; 

Information and Communications 

Technologies; Classroom Acoustics; 

Passenger Vessels; Medical Diagnostic 

Equipment; Accessible Design in 

Education; Public Rights-of-Way and 

Shared Use Paths; Frontier Issues; and 

Transportation Vehicles 

• Budget Committee 

• Technical Programs Committee 

• Planning and Evaluation Committee 

• Election Assistance Commission 

Report 

• Election of Officers 

• Executive Director’s Report 

All meetings are accessible to persons 

with disabilities. An assistive listening 

system, Communication Access 

Realtime Translation (CART), and sign 

language interpreters will be available at 

the Board meeting and committee 

meetings. Persons attending Board 

meetings are requested to refrain from 

using perfume, cologne, and other 

fragrances for the comfort of other 

participants (see www.access-board.gov/ 


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the-board/policies/fragrance-freeenvironment for more information). 

David M. Capozzi, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03526 Filed 2–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8150–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–BD12 

Revision to Management Measures for 

the Subsistence Taking of Northern 

Fur Seals on St. George Island, AK 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare a 

supplemental environmental impact 

statement. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to 

prepare a supplemental environmental 

impact statement (SEIS) in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969. The SEIS will evaluate 

proposed changes in the management of 

the northern fur seal subsistence harvest 

on St. George Island, AK. The SEIS will 

supplement the 2005 Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Setting the Annual Subsistence Harvest 

of Northern Fur Seals on the Pribilof 

Islands. NMFS decided to prepare an 

SEIS because the proposed action would 

make substantial changes to the action 

analyzed in the 2005 EIS that are 

relevant to environmental effects. 

ADDRESSES: The Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for Setting the Annual 

Subsistence Harvest of Northern Fur 

Seals on the Pribilof Islands is available 

on the NMFS Alaska Region Web page 

at http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/

protectedresources/seals/fur/eis/

final0505.pdf. The report summarizing 

public comments received regarding 

proposed changes to the northern fur 

seal harvest regulations for St. George 

Island is available at http://

alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/

protectedresources/seals/fur/analysis/

ea0412.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Williams, (907) 271–5117. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

manages the subsistence harvest of the 

eastern Pacific stock of northern fur 

seals (Callorhinus ursinus) in the 

Pribilof Islands through co-management 

agreements and Federal regulations (at 

50 CFR 216.71–74) established under 

the Fur Seal Act (FSA) and the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The 

St. George co-management agreement 

under section 119 of the MMPA is 

specific to the conservation and 

management of northern fur seals, with 

particular attention to the subsistence 

take and use of northern fur seals. Comanagement of the subsistence harvest 

of northern fur seals on St. George under 

the MMPA provides the mechanism and 

process for harvesters to communicate 

their subsistence needs and 

opportunities for scientific collaboration 

with NMFS. 

St. George Island, AK 

St. George Island is a remote island 

located in the Bering Sea. St. George 

Island residents have a need for longterm sustainable use of northern fur 

seals for subsistence purposes of 

cultural continuity, food, clothing, arts, 

and crafts. Alaska Natives from St. 

George Island have a long history of 

harvesting fur seals for subsistence 

purposes prior to the United States’ 

purchase of Alaska in 1867. Prior to the 

U.S. purchase of Alaska, the Aleuts 

harvested young of the year; U.S. 

records of these subsistence harvests of 

pups indicate thousands were harvested 

annually during the late 1800s and 

where viewed by Aleuts as one of their 

most valued traditional food sources. In 

the late 1800s, the fur seal population 

had declined due to the international 

pelagic harvest which killed mainly 

females on foraging trips; therefore, the 

U.S. government asked the Aleuts of the 

Pribilof Islands to stop harvesting young 

of the year. The population recovered by 

the mid-1960s, but the pup harvest was 

never resumed to meet the subsistence 

needs of the Alaska Natives on St. 

George. The subsistence way of life has 

remained an important, consistent, and 

supporting factor in the personal, 

economic, and traditional character of 

St. George. A continued subsistence 

harvest preserves the traditional skills, 

cultural values, and knowledge, 

provides a traditional food source for 

Alaska Native residents, and enables the 

passing of tradition on to younger 

hunters. The Traditional Council of St. 

George petitioned NMFS to change the 

current subsistence harvest regulations 

because they prohibit the harvest of 

pups, which were an important 

traditional food source for their 

residents. 

Proposed Action 

NMFS, in conjunction with the 

Pribilof Island Community of St. George 

Island, Traditional Council, proposes to 

use both harvester and scientific 

experience to develop best harvest 

practices, while creating firm regulatory 

measures to conserve the fur seal 

population and a sustainable 

subsistence harvest on St. George Island. 

The proposed action would change the 

management of subsistence harvest of 

northern fur seals on St. George Island 

based on a petition from the Traditional 

Council (75 FR 21233; April 23, 2010). 

The 2005 EIS analyzed setting the 

annual fur seal subsistence take ranges 

for St. George Island and St. Paul Island, 

as required by regulations. The new 

proposed action is specific to St. George 

Island and would maintain the 

established take range for St. George 

Island of 300–500 subadult male seals. 

NMFS decided to prepare an SEIS 

because this new proposed action 

would make substantial changes to the 

action analyzed in the 2005 EIS that are 

relevant to environmental effects. 

Specifically, this new proposed action 

would allow the limited subsistence 

take of male northern fur seal young of 

the year. 

Purpose and Need 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to manage the subsistence harvest of fur 

seals on St. George Island for the longterm sustainable use of northern fur 

seals for purposes of cultural continuity, 

food, clothing, arts, and crafts. This 

proposed action is necessary to fulfill 

Federal trust responsibilities under the 

MMPA and FSA. These trust 

responsibilities include the 

conservation of northern fur seals and 

the regulation of the subsistence 

harvests by Alaska Natives when the 

species used for subsistence purposes is 

listed as depleted under the MMPA. In 

addition, NMFS trust responsibilities 

include recognizing the nutritional and 

cultural needs of Alaskan Natives on St. 

George Island to the fullest extent 

possible consistent with applicable law, 

and to ensure that any subsistence 

harvest does not adversely affect the 

conservation of the depleted eastern 

Pacific stock of northern fur seals. 

Proposed Alternatives 

The SEIS will evaluate two 

alternatives. Alternative 1 is the status 

quo subsistence harvest management. 

Federal regulations (1) limit the 

subsistence harvest to sub-adult male 

fur seals, (2) identify two specific 

hauling grounds from which fur seals 

may be taken, and (3) establish the 

period between June 23 and August 8 of 

each year during which fur seals may be 

taken for subsistence purposes. 

Alternative 2 would modify the 

northern fur seal subsistence harvest to 

(1) create a second harvest season in the 

autumn for taking of 150 young of the 


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