80_FR_51951 80 FR 51786 - NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy

80 FR 51786 - NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 165 (August 26, 2015)

Page Range51786-51787
FR Document2015-21172

NMFS is releasing the final NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy (Strategy). The full Strategy, a Strategy Highlights document and additional information may be found at: http:// www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/climate/.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51786-51787]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21172]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE142


NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is releasing the final NOAA Fisheries Climate Science 
Strategy (Strategy). The full Strategy, a Strategy Highlights document 
and additional information may be found at: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/climate/.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the Strategy please go to: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/climate/ or contact Roger Griffis, 
Climate Change Coordinator, NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910 (phone: 301-427-8134, email: 
[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information may be found at 
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/climate or contacting Roger 
Griffis, Climate Change Coordinator, NMFS Office of Science and 
Technology, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301-427-8134 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Report

    Climate-related changes in ocean and coastal ecosystems such as 
warming oceans, rising seas, loss of sea ice, ocean acidification and 
coastal droughts are impacting the nation's valuable living marine 
resources and the many people, businesses and communities that depend 
on them. These changes are expected to increase with continued changes 
in the planet's climate and ocean system affecting jobs, impacting 
economies and disrupting traditional ways of life. There is much at 
risk. For example, in the United States ocean related commercial and 
recreational fisheries generate approximately $200 billion in sales and 
support 1.7 million jobs each year.\1\ These current and future 
climate-related changes also affect the information, tools and actions 
needed to fulfill the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA 
Fisheries) stewardship mandates for marine resources and the 
communities that depend on them.
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    \1\ ``Fisheries Economics of the U.S.'' NOAA Office of Science 
and Technology, http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/economics/publications/feus/fisheries_economics_2012.
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    The NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy (Strategy) is part of a 
proactive approach to increase the production, delivery, and use of 
climate-related information needed to fulfill the agency's mandates in 
a changing climate, including the Magnuson-Stevens Act, Endangered 
Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, National Environmental 
Policy Act and others. The Strategy responds to growing demands and 
directives for information and tools to prepare for and respond to 
climate impacts on marine and coastal resources, including the National 
Fish Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy (http://wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/). It provides a nationally consistent 
blueprint to address the following seven science objectives:
    1. Identify appropriate, climate-informed reference points for 
managing living marine resources.
    2. Identify robust strategies for managing living marine resources 
under changing climate conditions.
    3. Design adaptive decision processes that can incorporate and 
respond to changing climate conditions.
    4. Identify future states of marine and coastal ecosystems, living 
marine resources, and resource-dependent human communities in a 
changing climate.

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    5. Identify the mechanisms of climate impacts on ecosystems, living 
marine resources and resource-dependent human communities.
    6. Track trends in living marine resources and resource-dependent 
human communities and provide early warning of change.
    7. Build and maintain the science infrastructure needed to fulfill 
NOAA Fisheries mandates with changing climate conditions.
    Implementing the Strategy is crucial for fulfilling NOAA Fisheries 
mandates, reducing climate-related impacts and increasing the 
resilience of living marine resources and resource-dependent 
communities in a changing climate. The Strategy recommends specific 
near- and medium-term actions that address common information needs 
across NOAA Fisheries mandates and regions.
    The draft Climate Science Strategy underwent public review from 
January thru March 2015 (80 FR 3558, January 23, 2015) and received 
approximately 35 stakeholder comments from fishery management councils, 
states, tribes, academics, Non-Governmental Organizations and members 
of the public. The comments were generally positive with agreement on 
the need for action and support for both the content of the strategy 
and its implementation.
    The Strategy is designed to be customized and implemented through 
Regional Action Plans that focus on building regional capacity and 
partnerships to address the Strategy's seven objectives. In 2015-2016, 
NOAA Fisheries Science Centers and Regional Offices will develop 
Regional Action Plans to identify strengths, weaknesses, priorities, 
and actions to address the Strategy over the next 5 years. Development 
of the Regional Action Plans will include opportunity for input from 
science and management partners and others. The Strategy is a key part 
of NOAA Fisheries efforts to respond to growing demands for information 
to help reduce impacts and increase the resilience of living marine 
resources and the communities that depend on them in a changing 
climate.

    Dated: August 21, 2015.
Ned Cyr,
Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
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51786 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / Notices determination, as discussed above, the Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 301–427–8134 or email: roger.b.griffis@ ITC will make its final determination no in the Preliminary Decision noaa.gov. later than 45 days after our final Memorandum SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: determination. I. Summary Summary of Report This determination is issued and II. Background published in accordance with sections III. Period of Investigation Climate-related changes in ocean and 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 IV. Postponement of Final Determination and coastal ecosystems such as warming CFR 351.205(c). Extension of Provisional Measures oceans, rising seas, loss of sea ice, ocean V. Scope Comments acidification and coastal droughts are Dated: August 19, 2015. VI. Discussion of the Methodology impacting the nation’s valuable living Paul Piquado, a. Determination of the Comparison marine resources and the many people, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Method businesses and communities that Compliance. b. Results of the Differential Pricing depend on them. These changes are Analysis Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation expected to increase with continued VII. Date of Sale VIII. Product Comparisons changes in the planet’s climate and The merchandise covered by the ocean system affecting jobs, impacting IX. Constructed Export Price investigation includes uncoated paper in economies and disrupting traditional X. Normal Value sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per ways of life. There is much at risk. For a. Home Market Viability square meter but not more than 150 grams example, in the United States ocean b. Level of Trade per square meter; that either is a white paper with a GE brightness level 1 of 85 or higher c. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis related commercial and recreational 1. Calculation of COP fisheries generate approximately $200 or is a colored paper; whether or not surface- 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices decorated, printed (except as described billion in sales and support 1.7 million 3. Results of the COP Test jobs each year.1 These current and below), embossed, perforated, or punched; d. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison irrespective of the smoothness of the surface; future climate-related changes also Market Prices and irrespective of dimensions (Certain XI. Currency Conversion affect the information, tools and actions Uncoated Paper). XII. Critical Circumstances needed to fulfill the NOAA National Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a) Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA uncoated free sheet paper that meets this [FR Doc. 2015–21170 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] Fisheries) stewardship mandates for scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P marine resources and the communities paper produced from bleached chemi- that depend on them. thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets The NOAA Fisheries Climate Science this scope definition; and (c) any other DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Strategy (Strategy) is part of a proactive uncoated paper that meets this scope definition regardless of the type of pulp used National Oceanic and Atmospheric approach to increase the production, to produce the paper. Administration delivery, and use of climate-related Specifically excluded from the scope are information needed to fulfill the (1) paper printed with final content of RIN 0648–XE142 agency’s mandates in a changing printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper climate, including the Magnuson- products, typically school supplies, NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Stevens Act, Endangered Species Act, composed of paper that incorporates straight Strategy Marine Mammal Protection Act, horizontal and/or vertical lines that would National Environmental Policy Act and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries make the paper unsuitable for copying or others. The Strategy responds to printing purposes. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), growing demands and directives for Imports of the subject merchandise are Commerce. information and tools to prepare for and provided for under Harmonized Tariff respond to climate impacts on marine Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) ACTION: Notice. categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, and coastal resources, including the 4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000, SUMMARY: NMFS is releasing the final National Fish Wildlife and Plants 4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000, NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Climate Adaptation Strategy (http:// 4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and Strategy (Strategy). The full Strategy, a wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/). It 4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject Strategy Highlights document and provides a nationally consistent merchandise may also be classified under additional information may be found at: blueprint to address the following seven 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000, science objectives: 4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040, http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ ecosystems/climate/. 1. Identify appropriate, climate- 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000, informed reference points for managing 4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the living marine resources. HTSUS subheadings are provided for Strategy please go to: http:// 2. Identify robust strategies for convenience and customs purposes, the www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/ written description of the scope of the managing living marine resources under climate/ or contact Roger Griffis, changing climate conditions. investigation is dispositive. Climate Change Coordinator, NMFS 3. Design adaptive decision processes Office of Science and Technology, that can incorporate and respond to 1 One of the key measurements of any grade of Silver Spring, MD 20910 (phone: 301– changing climate conditions. paper is brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter the paper the better the contrast between the paper 427–8134, email: roger.b.griffis@ 4. Identify future states of marine and and the ink. Brightness is measured using a GE noaa.gov). coastal ecosystems, living marine rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of resources, and resource-dependent FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: light off a grade of paper. One is the lowest reflection, or what would be given to a totally black Additional information may be found at human communities in a changing grade, and 100 is the brightest measured grade. http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ climate. ‘‘Colored paper’’ as used in this scope definition ecosystems/climate or contacting Roger means a paper with a hue other than white that 1 ‘‘Fisheries Economics of the U.S.’’ NOAA Office reflects one of the primary colors of magenta, Griffis, Climate Change Coordinator, of Science and Technology, http:// yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a NMFS Office of Science and www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/economics/publications/ combination of such primary colors. Technology, Silver Spring, MD 20910, feus/fisheries_economics_2012. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 165 / Wednesday, August 26, 2015 / Notices 51787 5. Identify the mechanisms of climate DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE confidential business information, or impacts on ecosystems, living marine otherwise sensitive information resources and resource-dependent National Oceanic and Atmospheric submitted voluntarily by the sender will human communities. Administration be publicly accessible. ONMS will 6. Track trends in living marine accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ Proposed Monterey Peninsula Water A’’ in the required fields if you wish to resources and resource-dependent Supply Project; Intent To Prepare a remain anonymous). human communities and provide early Draft Environmental Impact Statement; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: warning of change. Scoping Meeting Karen Grimmer at 99 Pacific Ave., Bldg. 7. Build and maintain the science AGENCY: Office of National Marine 455a, Monterey, CA 93940 or infrastructure needed to fulfill NOAA Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean mbnms.comments@noaa.gov. Fisheries mandates with changing Service (NOS), National Oceanic and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: climate conditions. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Background Information Implementing the Strategy is crucial ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare for fulfilling NOAA Fisheries mandates, environmental impact statement; I. Background reducing climate-related impacts and Scoping meeting. A permit application has been increasing the resilience of living submitted by CalAm for construction marine resources and resource- SUMMARY: A permit application has been and operation of its proposed Monterey dependent communities in a changing submitted by California American Water Peninsula Water Supply Project Company (CalAm) to Monterey Bay (MPWSP or Project). The purpose of the climate. The Strategy recommends National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) to MPWSP is to replace existing water specific near- and medium-term actions construct and operate a seawater reverse supplies for CalAm’s Monterey District that address common information needs osmosis (SWRO) desalination facility service area. across NOAA Fisheries mandates and project (Project) in Monterey County, regions. The MPWSP comprises various California. The permit review process facilities and improvements, including: The draft Climate Science Strategy will be conducted concurrently with a A sub-surface seawater intake system; a underwent public review from January public process conducted pursuant to 9.6-million-gallons-per-day (mgd) thru March 2015 (80 FR 3558, January the National Environmental Policy Act seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) 23, 2015) and received approximately (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). NOAA desalination plant; desalinated water 35 stakeholder comments from fishery is soliciting information and comments storage and conveyance facilities; and management councils, states, tribes, on the range of issues and the expanded Aquifer Storage and Recovery academics, Non-Governmental significant issues to be analyzed in (ASR) facilities. Organizations and members of the depth related to the Project proposed The desalination facility would be public. The comments were generally within MBNMS boundaries. capable of producing 10,627 acre-feet positive with agreement on the need for DATES: Comments must be received by per year (AFY) of potable water on a 46- action and support for both the content October 2, 2015. A public meeting will acre site located north of the City of of the strategy and its implementation. be held as detailed below: Marina on unincorporated Monterey Date: September 10, 2015. County property. The MPWSP proposes The Strategy is designed to be Location: Sally Griffin Active Living ten subsurface slant wells to draw customized and implemented through Center. seawater from beneath the ocean floor in Regional Action Plans that focus on Address: 700 Jewell Avenue, Pacific Monterey Bay to produce the source building regional capacity and Grove 93950. water for the desalination plant. The partnerships to address the Strategy’s Time: The meeting will begin at 2:00 subsurface slant wells would be located seven objectives. In 2015–2016, NOAA p.m. primarily within the City of Marina, in Fisheries Science Centers and Regional ADDRESSES: Comments may be the active mining area of the CEMEX Offices will develop Regional Action submitted by either of the following sand mining facility. The slant wells Plans to identify strengths, weaknesses, methods: would be approximately 700 to 1000 priorities, and actions to address the • Electronic Submissions: Submit all feet in length, with well tips located at Strategy over the next 5 years. electronic public comments via the approximately 200 to 220 feet below Development of the Regional Action Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to mean sea level. Up to 24.1 mgd of Plans will include opportunity for input www.regulations.gov/ source water would be needed to from science and management partners #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NOS-2015- produce 9.6 mgd of desalinated product and others. The Strategy is a key part of 0105, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, water. NOAA Fisheries efforts to respond to complete the required fields and enter The desalination plant would growing demands for information to or attach your comments. generate approximately 13.98 mgd of help reduce impacts and increase the • Mail: MBNMS Project Lead for brine, including 0.4 mgd of decanted resilience of living marine resources and CalAm Desalination Project, 99 Pacific backwash water. The brine would be the communities that depend on them Ave., Bldg. 455a, Monterey, CA 93940. discharged into Monterey Bay via a 36- in a changing climate. Instructions: Comments sent by any inch diameter pipeline to a new other method, to any other address or connection with the existing Monterey Dated: August 21, 2015. individual, or received after the end of Regional Water Pollution Control rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Ned Cyr, the comment period, may not be Agency’s (MRWPCA) outfall and Director, Office of Science and Technology, considered by NOAA. All comments diffuser located at the wastewater National Marine Fisheries Service. received are a part of the public record facility. [FR Doc. 2015–21172 Filed 8–25–15; 8:45 am] and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov II. Need for Action BILLING CODE 3510–22–P without change. All personal identifying This notice of intent (NOI) to prepare information (e.g., name, address, etc.), a draft environmental impact statement VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:29 Aug 25, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26AUN1.SGM 26AUN1


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ContactAdditional information may be found at http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ecosystems/climate or contacting Roger Griffis, Climate Change Coordinator, NMFS Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301-427-8134 or email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 51786 
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