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the RMs using multiple sequencing
methods, other methods, and validation
of selected variants using orthogonal
technologies.
(3) Bioinformatics, Data Integration,
and Data Representation: Develop
methods to analyze and integrate the
data for each RM, as well as select
appropriate formats to represent the
data.
(4) Performance Metrics and Figures
of Merit: Develop useful performance
metrics and figures of merit that can be
obtained through measurement of the
RMs.
The products of these technical
working groups will be a set of wellcharacterized whole genome and
synthetic DNA RMs along with the
methods (documentary standards) and
reference data necessary for use of the
RMs. These products will be designed to
help enable translation of whole genome
sequencing to regulated clinical
applications. The pilot, NIST ‘‘Human
DNA for Whole-Genome Variant
Assessment (Daughter of Utah/European
Ancestry)’’ RM was released in May
2015 and is available at http://
tinyurl.com/giabpilot. The consortium is
currently analyzing and integrating data
from two trios that are candidate NIST
RMs. The consortium meets in
workshops two times per year, in
January at Stanford University in Palo
Alto, CA, and in August at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
in Gaithersburg, MD. At these
workshops, including the last meetings
at Stanford in January 2015 and at NIST
in August 2015, participants in the
consortium have discussed progress
developing well-characterized genomes
for NIST Reference Materials and
planned future experiments and
analysis of these genomes (see https://
federalregister.gov/a/2012-18064,
https://federalregister.gov/a/201318934, https://federalregister.gov/a/
2014-18841 and https://
federalregister.gov/a/2015-01158 for
past workshops at NIST and Stanford).
The January 2015 meeting was
announced in the Federal Register (80
FR 3220) on January 22, 2015, and the
meeting is summarized at https://
docs.google.com/document/d/19J6YDg
1MH1iD-8Q8mmV9L7wHOfuyUC3
aogctZ2Nh87U/edit?usp=sharing. The
August 2015 meeting was announced in
the Federal Register (80 FR 45194) on
July 29, 2015, and the meeting is
summarized at https://docs.google.com/
document/d/19-KSn0ydF8rsWRbl
6OqhIdbt2gGN10dOMRF6inKmrk4/
edit?usp=sharing.
There is no cost for participating in
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consortium, and all research results will
be in the public domain.
All attendees are required to preregister. Anyone wishing to attend this
meeting must pre-register at http://
web.stanford.edu/∼saracl/GIAB2016.fb
by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Thursday,
January 21, 2016, in order to attend.
Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director of Laboratory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Quantitative
Assessment of Spatially-Explicit Social
Values Relative to Wind Energy Areas:
Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North
Carolina
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Theresa L. Goedeke, 240–
533–0383 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
Pursuant to the Outer Continental
Shelf Land Act, the National
Environmental Policy Act and the
Coastal Zone Management Act, this
request is for a new data collection to
benefit the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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and local level in North Carolina. BOEM
has identified three wind energy areas
for potential development on the outer
continental shelf of North Carolina. The
National Ocean Service (NOS) proposes
to collect data on the knowledge,
beliefs, social values, and attitudes of
North Carolina and South Carolina
residents relative to marine and coastal
landscapes, alternative energy
production options, and offshore wind
energy development. Respondents will
be sampled from households in eight to
ten coastal counties.
The required information will be used
to objectively assess the level of support
and/or opposition for offshore wind
energy development in the region, as
well as identify the relevant issues and
concerns most salient to residents. The
information will be used by BOEM,
NOAA, and others to improve agency
understanding about the beliefs, social
values, attitudes, and concerns of
people potentially affected by offshore
wind energy development. Such
information will be used to ascertain the
possible sociocultural outcomes of
offshore wind energy development in
the region, such as an enhancement or
reduction in enjoyment of the coastal
landscape/seascape. Additionally,
information collected will be used to
improve communication efforts targeted
to residents, enabling agencies to more
effectively and efficiently direct
outreach and community inclusion
activities.
II. Method of Collection
The data collection will take place
over a three to four month period and
will be comprised of a questionnaire to
be completed by the respondent. The
data will be collected via a mail-back
survey instrument.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,333.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance

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of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: December 30, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Port of Long
Beach Deep Draft Navigation Project,
Los Angeles County, CA
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:

The Los Angeles District
intends to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to support a
cost-shared feasibility study with the
Port of Long Beach, California, for
navigation improvements to existing
navigation channels within the Port.
The purpose of the feasibility study is
to provide safe, reliable, and efficient
waterborne transportation
improvements to the Port of Long
Beach. The EIS will analyze potential
impacts of the recommended plan and
a range of alternatives for navigation
improvements. Alternatives will include
both structural and non-structural
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SUMMARY:

You may submit your
concerns in writing to the Los Angeles
District at the address below.
Comments, suggestions, and requests to
be placed on the mailing list for
announcements should be sent to Larry
Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Los Angeles District, 915 Wilshire
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90017–3401, or email to
[email protected].
For
further information contact Mr. Larry
Smith, Project Environmental
Coordinator, (213) 452–3846.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authorization: Resolution of the Senate
Committee on Public Works adopted 11
May 1967 and the Resolution of the
House Committee on Public Works
adopted 10 July 1968. The Army Corps
of Engineers intends to prepare an EIS
to assess the environmental effects
associated with proposed navigation
improvements measures in the study
area.
Study Area: The Port of Long Beach
is on the coast of southern California in
San Pedro Bay, approximately 20 miles
south of downtown Los Angeles,
California. The communities of San
Pedro and Wilmington are to the west
and northwest of San Pedro Bay,
respectively, and to the northeast the
city of Long Beach. The study area
includes the waters in the immediate
vicinity (and shoreward) of the
breakwaters through the entire Port of
Long Beach and the downstream
reaches of the Los Angeles River that
have direct impact on the Bay,
including Outer Harbor, Inner Harbor,
Cerritos Channel, West Basin, and the
Back Channel.
Problems and Needs: The primary
problem is the inefficient operation of
deep draft vessels in secondary
channels, which increases the Nation’s
transportation costs. This study will
address inefficiencies to container
movements only. The following
problem statements summarize these
inefficiencies.
(1) Due to depth limitations along
channels accessing the Port’s container
terminals, existing container vessels
cannot load to their maximum draft,
which is causing light-loading of vessels
at the point of origin and delays to an
increasing number of containerships.
(2) The dimensions of the world-wide
fleet of container vessels have increased
significantly, and it is anticipated that
this trend will continue into the future.
Delays and light-loading due to
container vessel draft limits will
increase as new, larger vessels are added
to the fleet.
(3) There are diminished recreation
opportunities and environmental
degradation in coastal areas outside of
the study area.
Proposed Action and Alternatives:
The Los Angeles District will investigate
and evaluate all reasonable alternatives
to address the problems and needs
identified above. In addition to the NO
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ACTION alternative, both structural
(deepen the secondary access channel to
Pier J, deepen the secondary access
channel to Pier T West Basin, construct
a turning basin in the secondary access
channel to Pier J, construct a turning
basin in the secondary access channel to
Pier T West Basin, deepen the approach
channel, or deepen the anchorage along
the main channel, beneficial use of
dredged material for recreation or
ecosystem restoration) and nonstructural (high tide riding, light
loading, and vessel re-routing) measures
will be investigated.
Previous Actions: Port of Long Beach
Main Channel Deepening Project, Pier T
Marine Terminal, Middle Harbor
Redevelopment.
Scoping: The scoping process is
ongoing and has involved preliminary
coordination with Federal, State, and
local agencies. A public scoping
meeting is scheduled on 19 January
2016, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Port
of Long Beach Harbor Department
Interim Administrative Offices; 4801
Airport Plaza Drive, Long Beach,
California. The public will have an
opportunity to express opinions and
raise any issues relating to the scope of
the Feasibility Study and the EIS. The
public as well as Federal, State, and
local agencies are encouraged to
participate by submitting data,
information, and comments identifying
relevant environmental and
socioeconomic issues to be addressed in
the study. Useful information includes
other environmental studies, published
and unpublished data, alternatives that
could be addressed in the analysis, and
potential mitigation measures associated
with the proposed action. All comments
enter into the public record.
Availability of the Draft EIS: The Draft
EIS is scheduled to be published and
circulated in late 2016, and a public
hearing to receive comments on the
Draft EIS will be held after it is
published.
Dated: December 29, 2015.
Dennis P. Sugrue,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, Acting
Commander and Acting District Engineer.
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and Export Natural Gas, To Import and
Export Liquefied Natural Gas, To
Vacate Prior Authorization and Errata
During November 2015

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