Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / Notices 18773 management template that public Administration (NOAA), intend to out approximately 50 nautical miles housing agencies (PHAs) use to prepare the monument management (nmi); the Volcanic Unit encompasses annually submit electronically financial plan (MMP) for the Marianas Trench each designated volcanic feature and the information to HUD. HUD uses the Marine National Monument surrounding submerged lands out to 1 financial information it collects from (Monument) established by Presidential nmi; and the Trench Unit encompasses each PHA to assist in the evaluation and Proclamation 8335. The MMP will the submerged lands within the Mariana assessment of the PHAs’ overall satisfy FWS comprehensive Trench. condition. Requiring PHAs to report conservation plan (CCP) requirements The Monument encompasses electronically has enabled HUD to for two units of the National Wildlife approximately 61 million acres of provide a comprehensive financial Refuge System (NWRS) contained submerged lands and certain waters of assessment of the PHAs receiving therein. When the draft MMP is the Mariana Archipelago. The Trench federal funds from HUD. complete, we will advertise its Unit contains approximately 50.5 Agency form number, if applicable: availability and again seek public million acres of submerged lands, the N/A. comment. Volcanic Unit includes approximately Members of affected public: Public We furnish this notice to advise the 55,912 acres of submerged lands, and housing agencies. public and other Federal and local the Islands Unit encompasses Estimation of the total number of agencies of our intentions, and to obtain approximately 10.5 million acres of hours needed to prepare the information suggestions and information on the submerged lands and waters. collection including number of scope of issues to consider during the The Secretary of the Interior, in respondents: The estimated number of planning process. consultation with the Secretary of respondents is 4,106 PHAs that submit An environmental assessment (EA) to Commerce, has responsibility for one unaudited financial management evaluate the potential effects of various management of the Monument; except template annually and 3,657 PHAs that management alternatives will also be that the Secretary of Commerce, in submit one audited financial prepared. The EA will provide resource consultation with the Secretary of the management template annually; for a managers with the information needed Interior, has primary responsibility for total of 7,763 respondents. The average to determine if the potential effects may management with respect to fishery- number of hours for each PHA response be significant and warrant preparation related activities regulated pursuant to is 5.5 hours, for a total reporting burden of an Environmental Impact Statement the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery of 42,620 hours. (EIS), or if the potential impacts lead to Conservation and Management Act Status of the proposed information a Finding of No Significant Impact (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 collection: Extension, without change, (FONSI). et seq.), the Proclamation, and other of a currently approved collection. applicable legal authorities. DATES: To ensure consideration, we The Proclamation requires the Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork must receive your written comments by Secretaries of the Interior and Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, May 5, 2011. Commerce to prepare management as amended. ADDRESSES: Additional information plans within their respective authorities Dated: March 24, 2011. about the Monument and its two refuge for the Monument, and promulgate Merrie Nichols-Dixon, units is available at http://www.fws.gov/ implementing regulations that address Deputy Director for Office of Policy, Program marianastrenchmarinemonument/ and specific actions necessary for the proper and Legislative Initiatives. http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/MNM/ care and management of the Monument. [FR Doc. 2011–8036 Filed 4–4–11; 8:45 am] mnm_index.html. Please send your With this notice, the Department of the BILLING CODE 4210–67–P written comments or requests for more Interior and the Department of information by any of the following Commerce (Departments) are methods. commencing development of the MMP. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE E-mail: [email protected]. The Departments will work Fax: (808) 973–2941. cooperatively under Fish and Wildlife DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Mail: Heidi Hirsh, Natural Service’s lead in this process. The Resource Management Specialist, Commerce Department, in consultation Fish and Wildlife Service NOAA, National Marine Fisheries with the Secretary of the Interior, is Service, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd #1110, working with the Western Pacific [FWS–R1–R–2010–N009; 1265–000–10137– Fishery Management Council pursuant S3] Honolulu, HI 96814. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Marianas Trench Marine National Heidi Hirsh, Natural Resource Conservation and Management Act and Monument, Commonwealth of the Management Specialist, (808) 944–2223. the Proclamation to develop a fisheries ecosystem plan amendment and related Northern Mariana Islands, et al.; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Monument Management Plan, regulations. To the extent they relate to Comprehensive Conservation Plans, Background waters within the Monument, the plan amendment and implementing and Environmental Assessment Monument Establishment and regulations will be one component of Management Responsibilities AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, the MMP. The Departments intend to Interior; National Oceanic and On January 6, 2009, President George cooperate and coordinate in the Atmospheric Administration, W. Bush issued Proclamation No. 8335 development and timing of these Commerce. (Proclamation), establishing the planning and management processes. ACTION: Notice of intent; request for Monument under the authority of the To carry out his responsibilities from comments. Antiquities Act of 1906. The Monument the President under the Proclamation, consists of three units: The Islands Unit by Secretary’s Order 3284 (Order) dated SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and encompasses the waters and submerged January 16, 2009, the Secretary of the Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National lands of the three northernmost Mariana Interior delegated all of his management Atmospheric and Oceanic Islands from the mean low water line responsibility for the Monument to the VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:18 Apr 04, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 18774 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 5, 2011 / Notices FWS Director. The Order directs the opportunities for hunting, fishing, diminish the Monument’s natural FWS to manage the Volcanic Unit and wildlife observation and photography, character. the Trench Unit as units of the NWRS. and environmental education and Public Involvement The Order also directs the FWS to interpretation. exercise all management responsibility We will conduct environmental The FWS and NOAA will conduct the given to the Secretary for the Islands reviews of various management planning process in a manner that will Unit, but specifies that no part of it is alternatives and develop an EA in provide participation opportunities for included as a unit of the NWRS. In accordance with the National the public, Federal and local carrying out this delegation with respect Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of government agencies, and other to the two units added to the NWRS, 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et interested parties. At this time, we and to facilitate public awareness that seq.); NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts encourage input in the form of issues, their status is slightly different than that 1500–1508); other Federal laws and concerns, ideas, and suggestions for the of the Islands Unit, the FWS named the regulations; and our policies and future management of the Monument. Trench Unit the Mariana Trench procedures for compliance with those Opportunities for additional public National Wildlife Refuge, and the laws and regulations. input will be announced throughout the Volcanic Unit the Mariana Arc of Fire The Fish and Wildlife Service, as lead planning process. We may hold public National Wildlife Refuge. agency for NEPA purposes, will also meetings to help share information and designate and involve as cooperating obtain comments. The Monument’s Natural Resources agencies the Department of Commerce, The Volcanic Unit contains unique through NOAA; the Department of Preliminary Issues, Concerns, and geological features found nowhere else Defense; the Department of State; and Opportunities in the world, including the largest active the Government of the Commonwealth We identified the following mud volcanoes, vents expelling almost of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), preliminary issues and opportunities pure liquid carbon dioxide, a pool of in accordance with NEPA and Executive that we may address in the MMP. We liquid sulfur, and one of only a few Order 13352 of August 26, 2004, titled expect to identify additional issues places in the world where Facilitation of Cooperative during public scoping. photosynthetic and chemosynthetic Conservation. • Climate change impacts and communities of life coexist. The Trench The MMP is to provide for the adaptation. Unit, where the Pacific Plate plunges following activities, to the extent • Marine debris impacts