80 FR 22501 - Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 77 (April 22, 2015)

Page Range		22501-22501
FR Document		2015-09313

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Tacoma, Washington.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected 
Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Tacoma, Washington.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.; Wednesday, June 3, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, 
June 4, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. These times and the agenda topics 
described below are subject to change. Refer to the Web page listed 
below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway 
Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Acting Designated 
Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 
East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-7265, 
Fax: 301-713-3110); email: [email protected]; or visit the 
National MPA Center Web site at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee, composed of external, 
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by 
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide advice to the Secretaries 
of Commerce and the Interior on implementation of Section 4 of 
Executive Order 13158, on marine protected areas (MPAs). The meeting is 
open to the public, and public comment will be accepted from 4:30 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. In general, each individual or 
group will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. If members 
of the public wish to submit written statements, they should be 
submitted to the Designated Federal Official by May 29, 2015.
    Matters to be Considered: The focus of the Committee's meeting will 
be the development of workplans by the Subcommittees (MPA Connectivity 
and External Financing for MPAs) to address the Committee's charge and 
begin discussion of issues; provide an opportunity for updates and 
input on Subcommittee and Working Group workplans from all Committee 
members; and gain a perspective on tribal marine resource management, 
and on MPA management issues in the Pacific Northwest. The agenda is 
subject to change. The latest version will be posted at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/.

     Dated: April 9, 2015.
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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mortality, Navy shall immediately cease or death may be subject to review and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the specified activities and report the a final determination by NMFS. Committee, composed of external,
incident to the Office of Protected 7. This Authorization may be knowledgeable representatives of
Resources (301–427–8425), NMFS, and modified, suspended or withdrawn if stakeholder groups, was established by
the West Coast Regional Stranding the holder fails to abide by the the Department of Commerce (DOC) to
Coordinator (206–526–6550), NMFS. conditions prescribed herein, or if the provide advice to the Secretaries of
The report must include the following authorized taking is having more than a Commerce and the Interior on
information: negligible impact on the species or stock implementation of Section 4 of
A. Time and date of the incident; of affected marine mammals. Executive Order 13158, on marine
B. Description of the incident; protected areas (MPAs). The meeting is
Request for Public Comments
C. Environmental conditions (e.g., open to the public, and public comment
wind speed and direction, Beaufort sea We request comment on our analysis, will be accepted from 4:30 p.m. to 5
state, cloud cover, and visibility); the draft authorization, and any other p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2015. In
D. Description of all marine mammal aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA general, each individual or group will
observations in the 24 hours preceding for Navy’s wharf maintenance activities. be limited to a total time of five (5)
the incident; Please include with your comments any minutes. If members of the public wish
E. Species identification or supporting data or literature citations to to submit written statements, they
description of the animal(s) involved; help inform our final decision on Navy’s should be submitted to the Designated
F. Fate of the animal(s); and request for an MMPA authorization. Federal Official by May 29, 2015.
G. Photographs or video footage of the Dated: April 16, 2015. Matters to be Considered: The focus of
animal(s). Donna S. Wieting, the Committee’s meeting will be the
Activities shall not resume until Director, Office of Protected Resources, development of workplans by the
NMFS is able to review the National Marine Fisheries Service. Subcommittees (MPA Connectivity and
circumstances of the prohibited take. [FR Doc. 2015–09253 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] External Financing for MPAs) to address
NMFS will work with Navy to BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
the Committee’s charge and begin
determine what measures are necessary discussion of issues; provide an
to minimize the likelihood of further opportunity for updates and input on
prohibited take and ensure MMPA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Subcommittee and Working Group
compliance. Navy may not resume their workplans from all Committee
activities until notified by NMFS. National Oceanic and Atmospheric members; and gain a perspective on
i. In the event that Navy discovers an Administration tribal marine resource management, and
injured or dead marine mammal, and on MPA management issues in the
the lead observer determines that the Marine Protected Areas Federal Pacific Northwest. The agenda is subject
cause of the injury or death is unknown Advisory Committee; Public Meeting to change. The latest version will be
and the death is relatively recent (e.g., AGENCY: Office of National Marine posted at http://
in less than a moderate state of Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/.
decomposition), Navy shall immediately Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Dated: April 9, 2015.
report the incident to the Office of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Daniel J. Basta,
Protected Resources, NMFS, and the Department of Commerce (DOC). Director, Office of National Marine
West Coast Regional Stranding Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
Coordinator, NMFS. ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
The report must include the same SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a Administration.
information identified in 6(b)(i) of this meeting of the Marine Protected Areas [FR Doc. 2015–09313 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am]
IHA. Activities may continue while Federal Advisory Committee BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P
NMFS reviews the circumstances of the (Committee) in Tacoma, Washington.
incident and makes a final
DATES: The meeting will be held
determination on the cause of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
reported injury or death. NMFS will Tuesday, June 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5
work with Navy to determine whether p.m.; Wednesday, June 3, 2015, from
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
additional mitigation measures or 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, June
Administration
modifications to the activities are 4, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. These
appropriate. times and the agenda topics described Proposed Information Collection;
ii. In the event that Navy discovers an below are subject to change. Refer to the Comment Request; Observer
injured or dead marine mammal, and Web page listed below for the most up- Programs’ Information That Can Be
the lead observer determines that the to-date meeting agenda. Gathered Only Through Questions.
injury or death is not associated with or ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
related to the activities authorized in the the Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway AGENCY:National Oceanic and
IHA (e.g., previously wounded animal, Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
carcass with moderate to advanced FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commerce.
decomposition, scavenger damage), Lauren Wenzel, Acting Designated Notice.
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ACTION:
Navy shall report the incident to the Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 SUMMARY: The Department of
and the West Coast Regional Stranding East West Highway, Silver Spring, Commerce, as part of its continuing
Coordinator, NMFS, within 24 hours of Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–713– effort to reduce paperwork and
the discovery. Navy shall provide 7265, Fax: 301–713–3110); email: respondent burden, invites the general
photographs or video footage or other lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the public and other Federal agencies to
documentation of the stranded animal National MPA Center Web site at take this opportunity to comment on
sighting to NMFS. The cause of injury http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/). proposed and/or continuing information

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Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, June 3, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, June 4, 2015, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Refer to the Web page listed below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
Contact		Lauren Wenzel, Acting Designated Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-7265, Fax: 301-713-3110); email: [email protected]; or visit the National MPA Center Web site at http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/).
FR Citation		80 FR 22501

80 FR 22501 - Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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