80 FR 81807 - National Estuarine Research Reserve System
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 251 (December 31, 2015)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 251 (December 31, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 81807-81808] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32942] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Estuarine Research Reserve System AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Approval for the Mission-Aransas, Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under 15 CFR 921.33(d), notice is hereby given that the Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce approves the Mission-Aransas, Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision. The Mission- Aransas Reserve revised plan will replace the plan approved in 2006. The revised management plan outlines the administrative structure; the research/monitoring, stewardship, education, and training programs of the reserve; and the plans for future land acquisition and facility development to support reserve operations. The Mission-Aransas Reserve takes an integrated approach to management, linking research, education, coastal training, and stewardship functions. The Reserve has outlined how it will manage administration and its core program providing detailed actions that will enable it to accomplish specific [[Page 81808]] goals and objectives. Since the last management plan, the Reserve has built out its core programs and monitoring infrastructure; constructed several facilities including a L.E.E.D. certified Estuarine Research Center that serves as the reserve headquarters and includes laboratories, offices, classrooms, interpretative areas and dormitories; and built new partnerships with organizations along the Coastal Bend of Texas. On October 1, 2015, NOAA issued a notice of a thirty day public comment period for the Mission-Aransas Reserve revised plan (80 FR 59138). Responses to the written and oral comments received, and an explanation of how comments were incorporated into the final revised plan, are available in Appendix K to the revised plan (http://missionaransas.org/sites/default/files/manerr/files/final_2015-2020_manerr_management_plan_appendices_dec_2015.pdf). With the approval of this management plan, the Mission-Aransas Reserve will increase their total acreage from 185,708 acres to 186,189. The change is attributable to the recent acquisitions of several parcels by Reserve partners, totaling 481 acres. All of the proposed additions are owned by existing Reserve partners and will be managed for long-term protection and conservation value. These parcels have high ecological value and will enhance the Reserve's ability to provide increased opportunities for research, education, and stewardship. The revised management plan will serve as the guiding document for the expanded 186,189 acre Mission-Aransas Reserve for the next five years. The 2015-2020 Mission-Aransas, Texas Reserve Management Plan, which contains a more detailed description of the boundary change and acquired parcels, is available at (https://sites.cns.utexas.edu/manerr/about/management-plan). The impacts of the revised management plan have not changed and the initial Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) prepared at the time of designation is still valid. NOAA has made the determination that the revision of the management plan will not have a significant effect on the human environment and therefore qualifies for a categorical exclusion under NOAA Administrative Order 216-6. An environmental assessment will not be prepared. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Chasse at (301) 563-1198 or Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 of NOAA's National Ocean Service, Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Dated: October 22, 2015. John King, Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-32942 Filed 12-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-P
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salmon fisheries. This document www.pcouncil.org. The report will Stevens Fishery Conservation and
announces the availability of Pacific include a description of the adopted Management Act, provided the public
Council documents as well as the dates salmon management alternatives and a has been notified of the STT’s intent to
and locations of Pacific Council summary of their biological and take final action to address the
meetings and public hearings economic impacts. emergency.
comprising the Pacific Council’s April 20, 2016: ‘‘Preseason Report
III—Council-Adopted Management Special Accommodations
complete schedule of events for
determining the annual proposed and Measures and Environmental These public meetings and hearings
final modifications to ocean salmon Assessment Part 3 for 2016 Ocean are physically accessible to people with
fishery management measures. The Salmon Fishery Regulations’’ scheduled disabilities. Requests for sign language
agendas for the March and April 2016 to be posted on the Pacific Council Web interpretation or other auxiliary aids
Pacific Council meetings will be site at http://www.pcouncil.org. should be directed to Mr. Kris
published in subsequent Federal May 1, 2016: Federal regulations for Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2280 (voice),
Register documents prior to the actual 2016 ocean salmon regulations will be or (503) 820–2299 (fax) at least 5 days
meetings. published in the Federal Register and prior to the meeting date.
DATES: Written comments on the salmon implemented. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
management alternatives must be Meetings and Hearings Dated: December 28, 2015.
received by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, Tracey L. Thompson,
April 3, 2016. January 19–22, 2016: The Salmon
Technical Team (STT) will meet at the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
ADDRESSES: Documents will be available Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Pacific Council office in a public work
from, and written comments should be
session to draft ‘‘Review of 2015 Ocean [FR Doc. 2015–32927 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am]
sent to Ms. Dorothy Lowman, Chair,
Salmon Fisheries’’ and to consider any BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Pacific Fishery Management Council,
other estimation or methodology issues
7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101,
pertinent to the 2016 ocean salmon
Portland, OR 97220–1384, telephone: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
fisheries.
(503) 820–2280 (voice) or (503) 820– February 16–19, 2016: The STT will
2299 (fax). Comments can also be meet at the Pacific Council office in a National Oceanic and Atmospheric
submitted via email at public work session to draft ‘‘Preseason Administration
PFMC.comments@noaa.gov or through Report I—Stock Abundance Analysis
the Internet at the Federal Rulemaking National Estuarine Research Reserve
and Environmental Assessment Part 1
Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. System
for 2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery
Follow the instructions for submitting Regulations’’ and to consider any other AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office
comments, and include the I.D. number estimation or methodology issues for Coastal Management, National
in the subject line of the message. For pertinent to the 2016 ocean salmon Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
specific meeting and hearing locations, fisheries. Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. March 28–29, 2016: Public hearings Department of Commerce.
Council Address: Pacific Fishery will be held to receive comments on the ACTION: Notice of Approval for the
Management Council, 7700 NE proposed ocean salmon fishery
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, Mission-Aransas, Texas National
management alternatives adopted by the Estuarine Research Reserve
OR 97220. Pacific Council. Written comments Management Plan revision.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. received at the public hearings and a
Mike Burner, telephone: (503) 820– summary of oral comments at the SUMMARY: Under 15 CFR 921.33(d),
2414. hearings will be provided to the Pacific notice is hereby given that the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council at its April meeting. Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal
All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. at Management, National Ocean Service,
Tentative Schedule for Document the following locations: National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Completion and Availability March 28, 2016: Chateau Westport, Administration, U.S. Department of
February 19, 2016: ‘‘Review of 2015 Beach Room, 710 West Hancock, Commerce approves the Mission-
Ocean Salmon Fisheries, Stock Westport, WA 98595, telephone: (360) Aransas, Texas National Estuarine
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 268–9101. Research Reserve Management Plan
Document for the Pacific Coast Salmon March 28, 2016: Red Lion Hotel, revision. The Mission-Aransas Reserve
Fishery Management Plan’’ is scheduled South Umpqua Room, 1313 North revised plan will replace the plan
to be posted on the Pacific Council Web Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay, OR 97420, approved in 2006.
site at http://www.pcouncil.org. telephone: (541) 267–4141. The revised management plan
February 26, 2016: ‘‘Preseason Report March 29, 2016: Motel 6, Convention outlines the administrative structure;
I—Stock Abundance Analysis and Room, 400 South Main St, Fort Bragg, the research/monitoring, stewardship,
Environmental Assessment Part 1 for CA 95437, telephone: (707) 964–4761. education, and training programs of the
2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery Although nonemergency issues not reserve; and the plans for future land
Regulations’’ is scheduled to be posted contained in the STT meeting agendas acquisition and facility development to
on the Pacific Council Web site at may come before the STT for support reserve operations.
http://www.pcouncil.org. discussion, those issues may not be the The Mission-Aransas Reserve takes an
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March 23, 2016: ‘‘Preseason Report subject of formal STT action during integrated approach to management,
II—Proposed Alternatives and these meetings. STT action will be linking research, education, coastal
Environmental Assessment Part 2 for restricted to those issues specifically training, and stewardship functions.
2016 Ocean Salmon Fishery listed in this document and to any The Reserve has outlined how it will
Regulations’’ and public hearing issues arising after publication of this manage administration and its core
schedule is scheduled to be posted on document requiring emergency action program providing detailed actions that
the Pacific Council Web site at http:// under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson- will enable it to accomplish specific
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goals and objectives. Since the last Division, Office for Coastal implemented in 2011, and consists of
management plan, the Reserve has built Management, 1305 East-West Highway, three sectors: The Shorebased IFQ
out its core programs and monitoring N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD Program, the MS Coop Program, and the
infrastructure; constructed several 20910. C/P Coop Program. In accordance with
facilities including a L.E.E.D. certified Dated: October 22, 2015. the MSA, and based on a recommended
Estuarine Research Center that serves as structure and methodology developed in
John King,
the reserve headquarters and includes coordination with the Pacific Fishery
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
laboratories, offices, classrooms, Management Council, NMFS began
Management, National Ocean Service,
interpretative areas and dormitories; National Oceanic and Atmospheric collecting mandatory fees of up to three
and built new partnerships with Administration. percent of the ex-vessel value of
organizations along the Coastal Bend of [FR Doc. 2015–32942 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am]
groundfish from each sector
Texas. (Shorebased IFQ Program, MS Coop
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On October 1, 2015, NOAA issued a Program, and C/P Coop Program) in
notice of a thirty day public comment 2014. NMFS collects the fees to recover
period for the Mission-Aransas Reserve DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the incremental costs of management,
revised plan (80 FR 59138). Responses data collection, and enforcement of the
to the written and oral comments National Oceanic and Atmospheric trawl rationalization program.
received, and an explanation of how Administration Additional background can be found in
comments were incorporated into the the cost recovery proposed and final
RIN 0648–XE380 rules, 78 FR 7371 (February 1, 2013) and
final revised plan, are available in
Appendix K to the revised plan 78 FR 75268 (December 11, 2013),
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
(http://missionaransas.org/sites/default/ respectively. The details of cost
Fisheries Off West Coast States;
files/manerr/files/final_2015-2020_ recovery for the groundfish trawl
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
manerr_management_plan_appendices_ rationalization program are in regulation
Trawl Rationalization Program; 2016
dec_2015.pdf). at 50 CFR 660.115 (trawl fishery cost
Cost Recovery
With the approval of this management recovery program), § 660.140
plan, the Mission-Aransas Reserve will AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries (Shorebased IFQ Program), § 660.150
increase their total acreage from 185,708 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and (MS Coop Program), and § 660.160 (C/P
acres to 186,189. The change is Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Coop Program).
attributable to the recent acquisitions of Commerce. By December 31 of each year, NMFS
several parcels by Reserve partners, ACTION: Notice; 2016 cost recovery fee must announce the next year’s fee
totaling 481 acres. All of the proposed percentages and mothership (MS) percentages, and the applicable MS
additions are owned by existing Reserve pricing. pricing for the C/P Coop Program.
partners and will be managed for long- NMFS calculated the 2016 fee
term protection and conservation value. SUMMARY: This action provides percentages by sector using the best
These parcels have high ecological participants in the Pacific coast available information. For 2016, the fee
value and will enhance the Reserve’s groundfish trawl rationalization percentages by sector, which must not
ability to provide increased program with the 2016 fee percentages exceed three percent of the ex-vessel
opportunities for research, education, and ‘‘MS pricing’’ needed to calculate value of fish harvested, are:
the required payments for trawl • 3.0 percent for the Shorebased IFQ
and stewardship. The revised
rationalization program cost recovery Program,
management plan will serve as the • 2.5 percent for the MS Coop
guiding document for the expanded fees due in 2016. For calendar year
2016, NMFS announces the following Program
186,189 acre Mission-Aransas Reserve • 0.7 percent for the C/P Coop
for the next five years. The 2015–2020 fee percentages by sector: 3.0 percent for
the Shorebased Individual Fishing Program.
Mission-Aransas, Texas Reserve To calculate the fee percentages,
Management Plan, which contains a Quota (IFQ) Program; 2.5 percent for the
MS Coop Program; and 0.7 percent for NMFS used the formula specified in
more detailed description of the regulation at § 660.115(b)(1), where the
boundary change and acquired parcels, the Catcher/Processer (C/P) Coop
Program. For 2016, the MS pricing to be fee percentage by sector equals the
is available at (https:// lower of three percent or direct program
sites.cns.utexas.edu/manerr/about/ used as a proxy by the C/P Coop
Program is: $0.11/lb for Pacific whiting. costs (DPC) for that sector divided by
management-plan). total ex-vessel value (V) for that sector
The impacts of the revised DATES: Effective January 1, 2016.
multiplied by 100 (Fee percentage = the
management plan have not changed and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: lower of 3% or (DPC/V) × 100).
the initial Environmental Impact Christopher Biegel, Cost Recovery ‘‘DPC,’’ as defined in the regulations
Statement (EIS) prepared at the time of Program Coordinator, (503) 231–6291, at § 660.115(b)(1)(i), are the actual
designation is still valid. NOAA has fax (503) 872–2737, email incremental costs for the previous fiscal
made the determination that the Christopher.Biegel@NOAA.gov. year directly related to the management,
revision of the management plan will SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The data collection, and enforcement of each
not have a significant effect on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery sector (Shorebased IFQ Program, MS
human environment and therefore Conservation and Management Act Coop Program, and C/P Coop Program).
qualifies for a categorical exclusion (MSA) requires NMFS to collect fees to Actual incremental costs means those
under NOAA Administrative Order
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recover the costs directly related to the net costs that would not have been
216–6. An environmental assessment management, data collection, and incurred but for the implementation of
will not be prepared. enforcement of a limited access the trawl rationalization program,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt privilege program (LAPP) (16 U.S.C. including both increased costs for new
Chasse at (301) 563–1198 or Erica 1854(d)(2)), also called ‘‘cost recovery.’’ requirements of the program and
Seiden at (301) 563–1172 of NOAA’s The Pacific coast groundfish trawl reduced costs resulting from any
National Ocean Service, Stewardship rationalization program is a LAPP, program efficiencies. Similar to
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| Action | Notice of Approval for the Mission-Aransas, Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision. | |
| Contact | Matt Chasse at (301) 563-1198 or Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 of NOAA's National Ocean Service, Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 81807 |
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