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agreement. A list of species considered 

as PLMRs for the purposes of 

identification under the Moratorium 

Protection Act is available online at: 

https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/dammigration/plmr_list_2019.pdf. 

Shark Catch in Waters Beyond Any 

National Jurisdiction 

Furthermore, the Moratorium 

Protection Act requires that the 

Secretary identify nations and entities 

in the biennial report to Congress whose 

fishing vessels are engaged, or have 

been engaged during the preceding three 

years in fishing activities or practices in 

waters beyond any national jurisdiction 

that target or incidentally catch sharks 

and when the nation has not adopted a 

regulatory program to provide for the 

conservation of sharks, including 

measures to prohibit removal of any of 

the fins of a shark (including the tail) 

and discarding the carcass of the shark 

at sea, that is comparable to that of the 

United States, taking into account 

different conditions. When determining 

whether to identify nations or entities 

for these activities, NMFS will take into 

account all relevant matters including, 

but not limited to, the history, nature, 

circumstances, duration, and gravity of 

the fishing activity of concern. 

Information Solicited 

NMFS is soliciting information from 

the public that could be relevant to the 

identification of nations and entities 

engaged in activities that meet the 

criteria described above for IUU fishing, 

PLMR bycatch, or shark catch in waters 

beyond any national jurisdiction. Some 

types of information that may prove 

relevant to the process include: 

• Documentation (photographs, 

verifiable catch data, etc.) of IUU fishing 

activity, fishing vessels engaged in 

PLMR bycatch, or catch of sharks on the 

high seas; 

• Documentation (photographs, etc.) 

of fishing vessels engaged in bycatch of 

shared PLMRs in any waters beyond the 

U.S. EEZ; 

• Documentation (photos, video, 

witness testimony, publicly available 

data, etc.) of illegal shark fishing in 

contravention of shark conservation and 

management measures adopted by 

Regional Fisheries Management 

Organizations (RFMOs) to which the 

United States is a Party (shark finning 

without full utilization of the carcass, 

non-reporting of shark catch, retention 

of prohibited shark species, etc.); 

• Reports from off-loading facilities, 

port-side government officials, 

enforcement agents, military personnel, 

port inspectors, transshipment vessel 

workers and fish importers; 

• Sightings of vessels included on 

RFMO IUU vessel lists; 

• RFMO catch documents and 

statistical document programs; 

• Nations’ domestic regulations for 

bycatch and shark conservation and 

management, including any regulations 

that prohibit the removal of any of the 

fins of a shark (including the tail) and 

discarding the carcass of the shark at 

sea; 

• Action or inaction at the national 

level, resulting in non-compliance with 

RFMO conservation and management 

measures, such as exceeding quotas or 

catch limits, or failing to report or 

misreporting data of the nation’s fishing 

activities; and 

• Relevant reports from governments, 

international organizations, or 

nongovernmental organizations. 

NMFS will consider all available 

information, as appropriate, when 

making a determination whether or not 

to identify a particular nation or entity 

in the biennial report to Congress. As 

stated previously, NMFS is limited in 

the time frame for data it may use as the 

basis of a nation’s identification. 

Appropriate information includes IUU 

fishing activity, bycatch of PLMRs, and 

shark fishing activity in waters beyond 

any national jurisdiction that occurred 

in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Information 

should be as specific as possible as this 

will assist NMFS in its review. NMFS 

will consider several criteria when 

determining whether information is 

appropriate for use in making 

identifications, including but not 

limited to: 

• Corroboration of information; 

• Whether multiple sources have 

been able to provide information in 

support of an identification; 

• The methodology used to collect 

the information; 

• Specificity of the information 

provided; 

• Susceptibility of the information to 

falsification and alteration; 

• Credibility of the individuals or 

organization providing the information; 

and 

• Ability to share the provided 

information with a nation or entity in 

the event that it is identified, so that the 

nation can take specific corrective 

actions. 

More information regarding the 

identification process and how the 

information received will be used in 

that process can be found at 16 U.S.C. 

1826j–1826k and in the regulations 

codified at 50 CFR 300.200 et seq. Note 

that the timeframe for activities to be 

considered for IUU fishing, bycatch, and 

shark identifications has not yet been 

changed in the implementing 

regulations to reflect the amendments in 

the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated 

Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 and 

the Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries 

Act of 2016, which extend the 

timeframe to three years in each case. 

Such conforming amendments to the 

implementing regulations are under 

development. 

Dated: April 8, 2022. 

Alexa Cole, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

Trade, and Commerce, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Addressing the KC–46A Main 

Operating Base #6 (MOB 6) Beddown 

at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida or 

Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Air 

Force (DAF) is issuing this Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to assess the potential social, economic, 

and environmental impacts associated 

with the KC–46A Main Operating Base 

#6 (MOB 6) Beddown. The DAF is 

proposing to beddown KC–46A tanker 

aircraft, personnel, and associated 

infrastructure in support of the MOB 6 

mission at MacDill Air Force Base 

(AFB), Florida, or, as an alternative, 

Fairchild AFB in Washington State. 

DATES: A public scoping period of 30 

days will take place starting from the 

date of this NOI publication in the 

Federal Register. Identification of 

potential alternatives, information, and 

analyses relevant to the proposed action 

are requested and will be accepted at 

any time during the EIS process. To 

ensure DAF has sufficient time to 

consider public input in the preparation 

of the Draft EIS, scoping comments 

should be submitted in writing to the 

website or the address listed below 

within the 30-day scoping period. The 

Draft EIS is anticipated in Winter 2022/ 

2023 and the Final EIS is anticipated in 

Fall 2023. The Record of Decision 

would be approved and signed 30 days 

after the Final EIS. 

ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may be 

submitted to Helen Kellogg, AFCEC/ 


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CZN; Attn: KC–46A MOB 6 EIS; 2261 

Hughes Ave., Suite 155; JBSA Lackland, 

TX 78236–9853 or Email: 

Helen.Kellogg.1@us.af.mil. The project 

website (www.kc46amob6eis.com) 

provides information on the EIS and the 

scoping process, and can be used to 

submit scoping comments online. EIS 

inquiries and requests for digital or 

print copies of scoping materials are 

available upon request at the email or 

mailing address provided. For printed 

material requests, the standard U.S. 

Postal Service shipping timeline will 

apply. Members of the public who want 

to receive future mailings informing 

them on the availability of the Draft and 

Final EIS are encouraged to submit a 

comment that includes their name and 

email or postal mailing address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Helen Kellogg, AFCEC/CZN; Attn: KC– 

46A MOB 6 EIS; 2261 Hughes Ave., 

Suite 155; JBSA Lackland, TX 78236– 

9853; Telephone: 210–925–7843; or 

Email: Helen.Kellogg.1@us.af.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MOB 

6 mission includes the beddown of 24 

KC–46A aircraft in two squadrons of 12 

at MacDill AFB in Florida under the 

Proposed Action or, as an alternative, at 

Fairchild AFB in Washington State. The 

KC–46A aircraft would recapitalize the 

aging KC–135 tanker fleet and would 

continue supporting the mission of 

providing worldwide refueling, cargo, 

and aeromedical evacuation support. 

The purpose of the Proposed Action 

is to recapitalize aging tanker aircraft 

currently utilized by DAF with the KC– 

46A model to better address future 

mission requirements, offer expanded 

capability, and provide life-cycle cost 

savings in comparison to continued 

operation of existing KC–135 

Stratotanker. The Proposed Action is 

needed because the KC–46A will 

provide capabilities currently lacking in 

the existing tanker fleet, resulting in a 

fully capable, combat operational tanker 

force to accomplish aerial refueling and 

related worldwide missions. 

Resource areas being analyzed for 

impacts under the Proposed Action 

include: Noise, biological resources, 

cultural resources, socioeconomics, 

soils and geology, water resources, 

infrastructure and transportation, land 

use, hazardous materials and wastes, 

health and safety, air quality, and 

environmental justice and other 

sensitive receptors. Potential impacts 

under the Proposed Action at MacDill 

AFB or the Fairchild AFB alternative are 

anticipated to be less than significant or 

mitigatable to less than significant. 

Permits may be required for the 

Proposed Action at MacDill AFB, 

Florida or at Fairchild AFB, 

Washington. If so, the DAF will get all 

appropriate permits. In addition, the 

DAF will comply with the substantive 

requirements of the Florida Coastal 

Management Program. The DAF will 

also consult with appropriate resource 

agencies and Native American tribes to 

determine the potential for significant 

impacts. Consultation will be 

incorporated into the preparation of the 

EIS and will include, but not be limited 

to, consultation under Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and 

consultation under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act. 

Scoping and Agency Coordination: To 

effectively define the full range of issues 

to be evaluated in the EIS, DAF will 

determine the scope of the analysis by 

soliciting comments from interested 

local, state, and federal elected officials 

and agencies, Tribes, as well as, 

interested members of the public and 

others. Implementation of the KC–46A 

MOB 6 mission at MacDill AFB would 

have the potential to be located in a 

floodplain and/or wetland. Consistent 

with the requirements and objectives of 

Executive Order (E.O.) 11990, 

‘‘Protection of Wetlands,’’ and E.O. 

11988, ‘‘Floodplain Management,’’ state 

and federal regulatory agencies with 

special expertise in wetlands and 

floodplains, such as the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Florida 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, and the Florida State 

Floodplain Management Office will be 

contacted and asked to comment. 

Consistent with E.O. 11988 and E.O. 

11990, this Notice of Intent initiates 

early public review of the Proposed 

Action and alternatives and invites 

public comments and identification of 

potential alternatives. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice of intent, public scoping 

notices will be announced locally. In 

accordance with DAF guidance, inperson public scoping meetings will not 

be held. Public scoping will instead be 

accomplished remotely, in accordance 

with the 2020 version of 40 CFR part 

1506.6, via the project website at 

www.kc46amob6eis.com. The project 

website provides posters, a presentation, 

an informational fact sheet, 

downloadable comment forms to fill out 

and return by mail, and the capability 

for the public to submit scoping 

comments online. Scoping materials are 

also available at the following libraries: 

MacDill AFB Library (8102 Condor 

Street, Tampa, FL 3362), Port Tampa 

City Public Library (4902 W Commerce 

St, Tampa, FL 33616), Fairchild AFB 

Library (2 W Castle Street, Fairchild 

AFB, WA 99011), and Spokane Public 

Library (906 W Main Ave., Spokane, 

WA 99201). 

Adriane Paris, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Programs for Federal Employees 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) Safety and Health 

Requirements Manual (EM 385–1–1) is 

the gold standard for Safety and 

Occupational Health regulations. The 

manual holds a long history dating back 

to 1941 and is designed to facilitate the 

standardization of all safety programs. 

The EM 385–1–1 prescribes the safety 

and health requirements for all Corps of 

Engineers activities and operations. The 

USACE is soliciting comments on the 

proposed revisions to EM 385–1–1. 

USACE intends to update the manual 

and periodically thereafter, to reflect 

such public input, experience, and 

innovation. The agency will address 

significant comments received in the 

next revision of this manual. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by June 13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number COE– 

2019–0015, by any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Safety and Occupational Health 

Office, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, 441 G Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20314. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Due to 

security requirements, we cannot 

receive comments by hand delivery or 

courier. 

Instructions: If submitting comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, 

direct your comments to docket number 

COE–2019–0015. All comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the commenter indicates that the 

comment includes information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 


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