80 FR 42791 - Record of Decision for the Final NOAA Restoration Center Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 138 (July 20, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-17739 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 42791] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17739] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-XD983 Record of Decision for the Final NOAA Restoration Center Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of a Record of Decision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final NOAA Restoration Center Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. The NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation Director signed the ROD on July 20, 2015, which constitutes the agency's final decision. ADDRESSES: Frederick C. Sutter, Director, Office of Habitat Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Gange, by mail at NOAA Restoration Center/FHC3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; or by telephone at 301-427-8664. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PEIS evaluated broad issues and programmatic-level alternatives (compared to a document for a specific project or action) for future restoration activities to be carried out by NOAA. In addition to providing a programmatic analysis, NOAA intends to use this document to approve future site-specific actions, including grant actions, as long as the activity being proposed is within the range of alternatives and scope of potential environmental consequences described in the PEIS, and does not have significant adverse impacts. Any future site-specific restoration activities proposed by NOAA that are not within the scope of alternatives or environmental consequences considered in the PEIS will require additional analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The ROD documents the decision by NOAA to select and implement the ``Current Management'' alternative as its preferred alternative. The alternative represents a comprehensive programmatic restoration approach that includes funding or conducting activities such as providing technical assistance; on-the-ground riverine and coastal habitat restoration activities (including but not limited to: Fish passage projects; channel, bank, and floodplain restoration; buffer area and watershed revegetation; salt marsh restoration; oyster restoration; marine debris removal; submerged aquatic vegetation planting; invasive species removal; and coral restoration); and habitat conservation transactions. Because this is a continuation of NOAA Restoration Center's (RC) on-going restoration programs with no change in management direction, it was also considered to be the ``No Action'' alternative. The NOAA RC is not soliciting comments on the PEIS but will consider any comments submitted that would assist us in preparing future NEPA documents. An electronic copy of the PEIS is available at: http://www.restoration.noaa.gov/environmentalcompliance. Electronic correspondence regarding it can be submitted to [email protected]. Otherwise, please submit any written comments via U.S. mail to the responsible official named in the ADDRESSES section. Dated: July 15, 2015. Frederick C. Sutter, Director, Office of Habitat Conservation, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2015-17739 Filed 7-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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(3) Review Workshop. The product of office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 the scope of alternatives or
the Data Workshop(s) is a data report business days prior to the meeting. environmental consequences considered
which compiles and evaluates potential Note: The times and sequence specified in in the PEIS will require additional
datasets and recommends which this agenda are subject to change. analysis under the National
datasets are appropriate for assessment Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
analyses. The product of the Assessment Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The ROD documents the decision by
Process is a stock assessment report Dated: July 15, 2015. NOAA to select and implement the
which describes the fisheries, evaluates Tracey L. Thompson,
‘‘Current Management’’ alternative as its
the status of the stock, estimates preferred alternative. The alternative
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
biological benchmarks, projects future Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
represents a comprehensive
population conditions, and recommends programmatic restoration approach that
[FR Doc. 2015–17722 Filed 7–17–15; 8:45 am]
research and monitoring needs. The includes funding or conducting
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assessment is independently peer activities such as providing technical
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The assistance; on-the-ground riverine and
product of the Review Workshop is a coastal habitat restoration activities
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Summary documenting panel opinions (including but not limited to: Fish
regarding the strengths and weaknesses National Oceanic and Atmospheric passage projects; channel, bank, and
of the stock assessment and input data. Administration floodplain restoration; buffer area and
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are watershed revegetation; salt marsh
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South RIN 0648–XD983 restoration; oyster restoration; marine
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery debris removal; submerged aquatic
Management Councils, the Atlantic and Record of Decision for the Final NOAA vegetation planting; invasive species
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Restoration Center Programmatic removal; and coral restoration); and
Commissions and NOAA Fisheries Environmental Impact Statement habitat conservation transactions.
Southeast Regional Office and Southeast AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Because this is a continuation of NOAA
Fisheries Science Center. Participants Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Restoration Center’s (RC) on-going
include: data collectors and database Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), restoration programs with no change in
managers; stock assessment scientists, Commerce. management direction, it was also
biologists, and researchers; constituency ACTION: Notice of availability of a considered to be the ‘‘No Action’’
representatives including fishermen, Record of Decision. alternative.
environmentalists, and non- The NOAA RC is not soliciting
governmental organizations (NGOs); SUMMARY: The NOAA National Marine comments on the PEIS but will consider
international experts; and staff of Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces the any comments submitted that would
Councils, Commissions, and state and availability of the Record of Decision assist us in preparing future NEPA
federal agencies. (ROD) for the Final NOAA Restoration documents. An electronic copy of the
An assessment data set and associated Center Programmatic Environmental PEIS is available at: http://
documentation will be developed Impact Statement. The NMFS Office of www.restoration.noaa.gov/
during the Data Workshops. Participants Habitat Conservation Director signed the environmentalcompliance. Electronic
will evaluate available data and select ROD on July 20, 2015, which constitutes correspondence regarding it can be
appropriate sources for providing the agency’s final decision. submitted to rc.compliance@noaa.gov.
information on life history ADDRESSES: Frederick C. Sutter, Otherwise, please submit any written
characteristics, catch statistics, discard Director, Office of Habitat Conservation, comments via U.S. mail to the
estimates, length and age composition, National Oceanic and Atmospheric responsible official named in the
and fishery independent and fishery Administration, 1315 East-West ADDRESSES section.
dependent measures of stock Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Dated: July 15, 2015.
abundance, as specified in the Terms of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick C. Sutter,
Reference for the workshop. This Melanie Gange, by mail at NOAA Director, Office of Habitat Conservation,
workshop will build on the work and Restoration Center/FHC3, 1315 East- National Marine Fisheries Service.
decisions made at the 2014 SEDAR 41 West Highway, Silver Spring, MD [FR Doc. 2015–17739 Filed 7–17–15; 8:45 am]
Data Workshop. 20910; or by telephone at 301–427–
Although non-emergency issues not BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
8664.
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PEIS
evaluated broad issues and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will programmatic-level alternatives
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
be restricted to those issues specifically (compared to a document for a specific
Administration
identified in this notice and any issues project or action) for future restoration
arising after publication of this notice activities to be carried out by NOAA. In RIN 0648–XE033
that require emergency action under addition to providing a programmatic
analysis, NOAA intends to use this North Pacific Fishery Management
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
document to approve future site-specific Council; Public Meeting
Fishery Conservation and Management
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Act, provided the public has been actions, including grant actions, as long AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
notified of the intent to take final action as the activity being proposed is within Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
to address the emergency. the range of alternatives and scope of Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
potential environmental consequences Commerce.
Special Accommodations described in the PEIS, and does not ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
This meeting is accessible to people have significant adverse impacts. Any
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary future site-specific restoration activities SUMMARY:The North Pacific Fishery
aids should be directed to the SEDAR proposed by NOAA that are not within Management Council’s (Council)
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability of a Record of Decision. | |
| Contact | Melanie Gange, by mail at NOAA Restoration Center/FHC3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; or by telephone at 301-427-8664. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 42791 | |
| RIN Number | 0648-XD98 |
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