80 FR 56965 - Coral Reef Conservation Program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 182 (September 21, 2015)

Page Range		56965-56965
FR Document		2015-23643

Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). The meeting will be held in Fajardo, Puerto Rico at El Conquistador Resort, 1000 El Conquistador Avenue, Fajardo, Puerto Rico 00738. The meeting provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among federal agencies, state and territorial governments, and nongovernmental partners. The meeting will be held Thursday, October 29, 2015. Additional workshops, evening events, and field trips will be on either side of the meeting on Tuesday, October 27, Wednesday, October 28, Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31. Registration is requested for all events associated with the meeting. This meeting has time allotted for public comment. All public comments must be submitted in written format. A written summary of the meeting will be posted on the USCRTF Web site within two months of occurrence. For information about the meeting, registering and submitting public comments, go to http://www.coralreef.gov. Commenters may address the meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or general coral reef conservation issues. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment, including personal identifying information may be made publicly available at any time. While you can request that the USCRTF withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Established by Presidential Executive Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force mission is to lead, coordinate and strengthen U.S. government actions to better preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems. Co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and Interior, Task Force members include leaders of 12 federal agencies, seven U.S. states and territories and three freely associated states.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Coral Reef Conservation Program

AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation Program, Office for Coastal Management, 
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting, Notice of Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral 
Reef Task Force (USCRTF). The meeting will be held in Fajardo, Puerto 
Rico at El Conquistador Resort, 1000 El Conquistador Avenue, Fajardo, 
Puerto Rico 00738. The meeting provides a forum for coordinated 
planning and action among federal agencies, state and territorial 
governments, and nongovernmental partners. The meeting will be held 
Thursday, October 29, 2015. Additional workshops, evening events, and 
field trips will be on either side of the meeting on Tuesday, October 
27, Wednesday, October 28, Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 
31. Registration is requested for all events associated with the 
meeting.
    This meeting has time allotted for public comment. All public 
comments must be submitted in written format. A written summary of the 
meeting will be posted on the USCRTF Web site within two months of 
occurrence. For information about the meeting, registering and 
submitting public comments, go to http://www.coralreef.gov.
    Commenters may address the meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or 
general coral reef conservation issues. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comments, you should be aware that your entire comment, 
including personal identifying information may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can request that the USCRTF withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Established by Presidential Executive Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. 
Coral Reef Task Force mission is to lead, coordinate and strengthen 
U.S. government actions to better preserve and protect coral reef 
ecosystems. Co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and Interior, 
Task Force members include leaders of 12 federal agencies, seven U.S. 
states and territories and three freely associated states.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Simpson, NOAA USCRTF Steering 
Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 
East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at 303-497-6246 or 
Cheryl Fossani, USCRTF Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of 
Interior, MS-3530-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 at (202) 
208-5004 or visit the USCRTF Web site at http://www.coralreef.gov.

     Dated: September 15, 2015.
Christopher Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean 
Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
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step process including: (1) Data/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE agencies, seven U.S. states and
Assessment Workshop, and (2) a series territories and three freely associated
of webinars. The product of the Data/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric states.
Assessment Workshop is a report which Administration
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
compiles and evaluates potential Shannon Simpson, NOAA USCRTF
datasets and recommends which Coral Reef Conservation Program
Steering Committee Point of Contact,
datasets are appropriate for assessment AGENCY: Coral Reef Conservation NOAA Coral Reef Conservation
analyses, and describes the fisheries, Program, Office for Coastal Program, 1305 East-West Highway,
evaluates the status of the stock, Management, National Ocean Service, N/OCRM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at
estimates biological benchmarks, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 303–497–6246 or Cheryl Fossani,
projects future population conditions, Administration, U.S. Department of USCRTF Executive Secretary, U.S.
and recommends research and Commerce. Department of Interior, MS–3530–MIB,
monitoring needs. Participants for ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting, Notice 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
SEDAR Workshops are appointed by the of Public Comment. 20240 at (202) 208–5004 or visit the
Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, and USCRTF Web site at http://
Caribbean Fishery Management SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a www.coralreef.gov.
Councils and NOAA Fisheries Southeast public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef
Dated: September 15, 2015.
Regional Office, HMS Management Task Force (USCRTF). The meeting will
Division, and Southeast Fisheries be held in Fajardo, Puerto Rico at El Christopher Cartwright,
Science Center. Participants include Conquistador Resort, 1000 El Associate Assistant Administrator for
data collectors and database managers; Conquistador Avenue, Fajardo, Puerto Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services
and Coastal Zone Management, National
stock assessment scientists, biologists, Rico 00738. The meeting provides a
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
and researchers; constituency forum for coordinated planning and
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representatives including fishermen, action among federal agencies, state and
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environmentalists, and NGO’s; territorial governments, and
International experts; and staff of nongovernmental partners. The meeting
Councils, Commissions, and state and will be held Thursday, October 29,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
federal agencies. 2015. Additional workshops, evening
The items of discussion in the events, and field trips will be on either National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Assessment Process webinars are as side of the meeting on Tuesday, October Administration
follows: 27, Wednesday, October 28, Friday,
October 30, and Saturday, October 31.
Panelists will present summary data, RIN 0648–XE198
Registration is requested for all events
and discuss data needs and treatments. associated with the meeting. Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Although non-emergency issues not This meeting has time allotted for Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
contained in this agenda may come public comment. All public comments
before this group for discussion, those must be submitted in written format. A AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
issues may not be the subject of formal written summary of the meeting will be Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
action during this meeting. Action will posted on the USCRTF Web site within Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
be restricted to those issues specifically two months of occurrence. For Commerce.
identified in this notice and any issues information about the meeting, ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
arising after publication of this notice registering and submitting public
that require emergency action under comments, go to http:// SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens www.coralreef.gov. Management Council (Council) will
Fishery Conservation and Management Commenters may address the hold a three-day meeting to consider
Act, provided the public has been meeting, the role of the USCRTF, or actions affecting Mid-Atlantic fisheries
notified of the intent to take final action general coral reef conservation issues. in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
to address the emergency. Before including your address, phone DATES: The meeting will be held on
number, email address, or other Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
Special Accommodations personal identifying information in your October 6–8, 2015, starting at 9 a.m. on
The meeting is physically accessible comments, you should be aware that Tuesday, 8 a.m. on Wednesday, and 9
to people with disabilities. Requests for your entire comment, including a.m. on Thursday.
sign language interpretation or other personal identifying information may be
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
auxiliary aids should be directed to the made publicly available at any time.
the DoubleTree Philadelphia Center
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 3 While you can request that the USCRTF
City, 237 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia,
business days prior to each workshop. withhold your personal identifying
PA 19107; telephone: (215) 893–1600.
information from public review, we
Note: The times and sequence Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
specified in this agenda are subject to Management Council, 800 N. State
do so.
change. Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
Established by Presidential Executive
telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef
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Web site at www.mafmc.org.
Task Force mission is to lead,
Dated: September 16, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
coordinate and strengthen U.S.
Jeffrey N. Lonergan, government actions to better preserve Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable and protect coral reef ecosystems. Co- Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. chaired by the Departments of Management Council, telephone: (302)
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Action		Notice of Public Meeting, Notice of Public Comment.
Contact		Shannon Simpson, NOAA USCRTF Steering Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305 East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 at 303-497-6246 or Cheryl Fossani, USCRTF Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior, MS-3530-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 at (202) 208-5004 or visit the USCRTF Web site at http://www.coralreef.gov.
FR Citation		80 FR 56965

80 FR 56965 - Coral Reef Conservation Program

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 182 (September 21, 2015)

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