81 FR 22058 - Endangered Species Act; Public Meeting Addendum

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 72 (April 14, 2016)

Page Range		22058-22059
FR Document		2016-08561

The purpose of the program review is to ensure that recovery program priorities and implementation are aligned with resources and mission mandates; enhance and align strategic management of NMFS regulatory programs; and provide transparency in the operation of NMFS recovery program. The purpose of this notice is to provide the final agenda and remote access information for the public meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XE479


Endangered Species Act; Public Meeting Addendum

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, addendum.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of the program review is to ensure that recovery 
program priorities and implementation are aligned with resources and 
mission mandates; enhance and align strategic management of NMFS 
regulatory programs; and provide transparency in the operation of NMFS 
recovery

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program. The purpose of this notice is to provide the final agenda and 
remote access information for the public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday April 19, 2016, through 
Thursday April 21, 2016, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NOAA Science Center, 1301 
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: 301-713-1010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Therese Conant, NMFS Office of 
Protected Resources, 301-427-8456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, NMFS, announced a public meeting of a 
review of our recovery program under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973, as amended (ESA) on March 4, 2016 (81 FR 11518). Under the ESA, 
section 4(f) requires the Secretary to develop and implement recovery 
plans for the conservation and survival of endangered and threatened 
species. Those recovery plans must include objective, measurable 
criteria which, when met, would lead to a determination that the 
species be removed from the list, site-specific management actions 
necessary to achieve the plan's goal for the conservation of the 
species, and estimates of the time and costs to carry out the measures 
identified in the plan.
    We currently have final recovery plans for 47 species and draft 
recovery plans for five species. Recovery plans are not started or are 
under development for 39 species. The objective of the recovery program 
review is to determine if the current recovery planning process results 
in recovery plans that are effective roadmaps for recovering the 
species as evidenced by whether the plans are being implemented by NMFS 
and stakeholders, resulting in progress towards meeting the recovery 
criteria so that the species may be delisted. This review will 
evaluate, within the context of current budget constraints, the 
efficacy of the recovery planning process, including the quality of the 
recovery plans, the implementation of recovery actions, and the 
monitoring of recovery progress. This review will provide 
recommendations to improve recovery plans and the recovery planning and 
implementation process to increase the likelihood of recovering 
species.
    The meeting is open to the public all day, and the public will have 
an opportunity to provide verbal or written comments in one-hour 
sessions each day. See agenda for remote access information and timing 
for public comments at under Recent News and Hot Topics at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: April 8, 2016.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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the beach, and to reduce the possibility lions, and 36 northern elephant seals, specified activities and found that it
of impacts to pups by eliminating or representing 14.4, 0.01, and 0.02 percent would not result in any significant
altering management activities on the of the populations, respectively. impacts to the human environment. We
beach when pups are present and by However, this represents an signed a Finding of No Significant
setting limits on the frequency and overestimate of the number of Impact (FONSI) on March 30, 2010. We
duration of events during pupping individuals harassed over the duration have reviewed SWCA’s application for a
season. During the past fifteen years of of the IHA, because these totals renewed IHA for ongoing estuary
flood control management, represent much smaller numbers of management activities for 2016 and the
implementation of similar mitigation individuals that may be harassed 2015 monitoring report. Based on that
measures has resulted in no known multiple times. Based on the analysis review, we have determined that the
stampede events and no known injury, contained herein of the likely effects of proposed action follows closely the
serious injury, or mortality. Over the the specified activity on marine IHAs issued and implemented in 2010–
course of that time period, management mammals and their habitat, and taking 15 and does not present any substantial
events have generally been infrequent into consideration the implementation changes, or significant new
and of limited duration. of the mitigation and monitoring circumstances or information relevant to
No pinniped stocks for which measures, we find that small numbers of environmental concerns which would
incidental take is authorized are listed marine mammals will be taken relative require a supplement to the 2010 EA or
as threatened or endangered under the to the populations of the affected preparation of a new NEPA document.
ESA or determined to be strategic or species or stocks. Therefore, we have determined that a
depleted under the MMPA. Recent data new or supplemental EA or
suggests that harbor seal populations Impact on Availability of Affected
Environmental Impact Statement is
have reached carrying capacity; Species for Taking for Subsistence Uses
unnecessary, and rely on the existing
populations of California sea lions and There are no relevant subsistence uses EA and FONSI for this action. The 2010
northern elephant seals in California are of marine mammals implicated by this EA and FONSI for this action are
also considered healthy. In summary, action. Therefore, we have determined available for review at
and based on extensive monitoring data, that the total taking of affected species www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
we believe that impacts to hauled-out or stocks would not have an unmitigable incidental/construction.htm.
pinnipeds during estuary management adverse impact on the availability of
activities would be behavioral such species or stocks for taking for Authorization
harassment of limited duration (i.e., less subsistence purposes. As a result of these determinations,
than one day) and limited intensity (i.e., we have issued an IHA to SCWA to
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
temporary flushing at most). conduct estuary management activities
Stampeding, and therefore injury or No species listed under the ESA are in the Russian River from the period of
mortality, is not expected—nor been expected to be affected by these April 21, 2016, through April 20, 2017,
documented—in the years since activities. Therefore, we have provided the previously mentioned
appropriate protocols were established determined that a section 7 consultation mitigation, monitoring, and reporting
(see Mitigation for more details). under the ESA is not required. As requirements are implemented.
Further, the continued, and increasingly described elsewhere in this document,
Dated: April 8, 2016.
heavy (see figures in SCWA documents), SCWA and the Corps consulted with
Donna S. Wieting,
use of the haul-out despite decades of NMFS under section 7 of the ESA
regarding the potential effects of their Director, Office of Protected Resources,
breaching events indicates that National Marine Fisheries Service.
abandonment of the haul-out is operations and maintenance activities,
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unlikely. Based on the analysis including SCWA’s estuary management
program, on ESA-listed salmonids. As a BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
contained herein of the likely effects of
the specified activity on marine result of this consultation, NMFS issued
mammals and their habitat, and taking the Russian River Biological Opinion
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into consideration the implementation (NMFS, 2008), including Reasonable
of the planned monitoring and and Prudent Alternatives, which National Oceanic and Atmospheric
mitigation measures, we find that the prescribes modifications to SCWA’s Administration
total marine mammal take from SCWA’s estuary management activities. The
estuary management activities will have effects of the proposed activities and RIN 0648–XE479
a negligible impact on the affected authorized take would not cause
Endangered Species Act; Public
marine mammal species or stocks. additional effects for which section 7
Meeting Addendum
consultation would be required.
Small Numbers Analysis
National Environmental Policy Act AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
The authorized number of animals Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
taken for each species of pinniped can (NEPA)
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
be considered small relative to the In compliance with the National Commerce.
population size. There are an estimated Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 ACTION: Notice of public meeting,
30,968 harbor seals in the California U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as implemented by addendum.
stock, 296,750 California sea lions, and the regulations published by the
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179,000 northern elephant seals in the Council on Environmental Quality (40 SUMMARY: The purpose of the program
California breeding population. Based CFR parts 1500–1508), and NOAA review is to ensure that recovery
on extensive monitoring effort specific Administrative Order 216–6, we program priorities and implementation
to the affected haul-out and historical prepared an Environmental Assessment are aligned with resources and mission
data on the frequency of the specified (EA) to consider the direct, indirect and mandates; enhance and align strategic
activity, we are proposing to authorize cumulative effects to the human management of NMFS regulatory
take, by Level B harassment only, of environment resulting from issuance of programs; and provide transparency in
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program. The purpose of this notice is Hot Topics at http:// Administrator of NTIA’s Office of Public
to provide the final agenda and remote www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/. Safety Communications, by email to
access information for the public Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. FirstNetBoardApplicant@ntia.doc.gov;
meeting. or by U.S. mail or commercial delivery
Dated: April 8, 2016.
DATES: The meeting will be held service to: Office of Public Safety
Angela Somma, Communications, National
Tuesday April 19, 2016, through Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
Thursday April 21, 2016, at 9 a.m. Telecommunications and Information
of Protected Resources, National Marine Administration, 1401 Constitution
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Fisheries Service.
Avenue NW., Room 4078, Washington,
the NOAA Science Center, 1301 East- [FR Doc. 2016–08561 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am] DC 20230; or by facsimile transmission
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD BILLING CODE 3510–22–P to (202) 482–5802. Please note that all
20910; phone: 301–713–1010. material sent via the U.S. Postal Service
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (including ‘‘Overnight’’ or ‘‘Express
Therese Conant, NMFS Office of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Mail’’) is subject to delivery delays of up
Protected Resources, 301–427–8456. to two weeks due to mail security
National Telecommunications and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, Information Administration procedures.
NMFS, announced a public meeting of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
a review of our recovery program under Recruitment of First Responder Marsha MacBride, Acting Associate
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Network Authority Board Members Administrator, Office of Public Safety
amended (ESA) on March 4, 2016 (81 Communications, National
FR 11518). Under the ESA, section 4(f) AGENCY: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S. Telecommunications and Information
requires the Secretary to develop and Administration, U.S. Department of
implement recovery plans for the Department of Commerce.
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
conservation and survival of endangered ACTION: Notice.
NW., Room 4078, Washington, DC
and threatened species. Those recovery SUMMARY: The National 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5802;
plans must include objective, Telecommunications and Information email: mmacbride@ntia.doc.gov. Please
measurable criteria which, when met, Administration (NTIA) issues this direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office
would lead to a determination that the Notice on behalf of the First Responder of Public Affairs, (202) 482–7002.
species be removed from the list, site- Network Authority (FirstNet) to initiate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
specific management actions necessary the annual process to seek expressions
to achieve the plan’s goal for the of interest from individuals who would I. Background and Authority
conservation of the species, and like to serve on the FirstNet Board.1 The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
estimates of the time and costs to carry Four of the 12 appointments of non- Creation Act of 2012 (Act) created the
out the measures identified in the plan. permanent members to the FirstNet First Responder Network Authority
We currently have final recovery Board expire in August 2016. The (FirstNet) as an independent authority
plans for 47 species and draft recovery Secretary of Commerce may reappoint within NTIA and charged it with
plans for five species. Recovery plans individuals to serve on the FirstNet ensuring the building, deployment, and
are not started or are under Board provided they have not served operation of a nationwide, interoperable
development for 39 species. The two consecutive full three-year terms.2 public safety broadband network, based
objective of the recovery program NTIA issues this Notice to obtain on a single, national network
review is to determine if the current expressions of interest in the event the architecture.3 FirstNet is responsible for,
recovery planning process results in Secretary must fill any vacancies arising at a minimum, ensuring nationwide
recovery plans that are effective on the Board. Expressions of interest standards for use and access of the
roadmaps for recovering the species as will be accepted until May 20, 2016. network; issuing open, transparent, and
evidenced by whether the plans are competitive requests for proposals
DATES: Expressions of interest must be
being implemented by NMFS and (RFPs) to build, operate, and maintain
postmarked or electronically
stakeholders, resulting in progress the network; encouraging these RFPs to
transmitted on or before May 20, 2016.
towards meeting the recovery criteria so leverage, to the maximum extent
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to submit
that the species may be delisted. This economically desirable, existing
review will evaluate, within the context expressions of interest as described
below should send that information to: commercial wireless infrastructure to
of current budget constraints, the speed deployment of the network; and
efficacy of the recovery planning Marsha MacBride, Acting Associate
managing and overseeing contracts with
process, including the quality of the 1 The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation non-federal entities to build, operate,
recovery plans, the implementation of Act of 2012 (Act) created FirstNet as an and maintain the network.4 FirstNet
recovery actions, and the monitoring of independent authority within NTIA, directing it to holds the single public safety license
recovery progress. This review will ensure the building, deployment, and operation of
granted for wireless public safety
provide recommendations to improve a single nationwide interoperable broadband
network. Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation broadband deployment. The FirstNet
recovery plans and the recovery Act of 2012, Public Law 112–96, 126 Stat. 156 Board is responsible for providing
planning and implementation process to (‘‘Act’’), codified at 47 U.S.C. 1401 et. seq. FirstNet overall policy direction and oversight of
increase the likelihood of recovering must exercise, through the actions of its Board, all
FirstNet to ensure the success of the
powers specifically granted by the provisions of the
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species. nationwide network.
Act and such incidental powers as shall be
The meeting is open to the public all necessary. 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(1). The Secretary of
day, and the public will have an Commerce shall appoint 12 non-permanent II. Structure
opportunity to provide verbal or written members of the Board, with the Secretary of The FirstNet Board is composed of 15
comments in one-hour sessions each Homeland Security, the Attorney General of the
United States, and the Director of the Office of voting members. The Act names the
day. See agenda for remote access Management and Budget serving as permanent
information and timing for public members of the Board. 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(1). 3 47 U.S.C. 1422(b).
comments at under Recent News and 2 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(A)(ii). 4 47 U.S.C. 1426(b)(1).

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting, addendum.
Dates		The meeting will be held Tuesday April 19, 2016, through Thursday April 21, 2016, at 9 a.m.
Contact		Therese Conant, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, 301-427-8456.
FR Citation		81 FR 22058
RIN Number		0648-XE47

81 FR 22058 - Endangered Species Act; Public Meeting Addendum

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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