81 FR 47358 - National Estuarine Research Reserve System
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 140 (July 21, 2016)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 140 (July 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-17216 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 47358] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-17216] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Padilla Bay, Washington 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 revised Management Plan for Padilla Bay, Washington National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan. In accordance with 15 CFR 921.33(c), the Padilla Bay Reserve revised its Management Plan, which will replace the plan previously approved in 2008. 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 Padilla Bay 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 goals and objectives. Since the last Management Plan, the Reserve has built out its core programs and monitoring infrastructure; conducted an educational market analysis and needs assessment to better meet teacher needs and underserved audiences; developed a Reserve Disaster Response Plan; and improved public access to the Reserve through construction of a new boat launch ramp and enhanced trails. On March 10, 2016, NOAA issued a notice of a thirty day public comment period for the Padilla Bay Reserve revised plan (81 FR 12716). 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 G of the revised plan. Since the last management plan was approved in 2008, the Padilla Bay Reserve has acquired an additional 110 acres of tidelands inside the Reserve boundary. With the approval of this management plan, the Padilla Bay Reserve will increase their total acreage to 11,966. The change is attributable to the recent acquisitions of several parcels by the Reserve state agency, totaling 110 acres. All of the proposed additions are owned by the Washington Department of Ecology 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 11,966 acre Padilla Bay Reserve. View the Padilla Bay, Washington Reserve Management Plan at http://www.padillabay.gov/pdfs/ManagementPlan_2016-2020.pdf. 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 determined 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: Bree Turner at (206) 526-4641 or Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 of NOAA's National Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management, Stewardship Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ ORM5, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Dated: July 14, 2016. John King, Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-17216 Filed 7-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-P
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SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice Dated: July 14, 2016. to the written and oral comments
that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Emily H. Menashes, received, and an explanation of how
Commerce (Secretary), has found that Acting Director, Office of Sustainable comments were incorporated into the
the Atlantic bigeye tuna stock is subject Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. final revised plan, are available in
to overfishing. In addition, Gulf of [FR Doc. 2016–17163 Filed 7–20–16; 8:45 am] Appendix G of the revised plan.
Mexico gray triggerfish and Gulf of BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
Since the last management plan was
Mexico red snapper continue to be
approved in 2008, the Padilla Bay
overfished. NMFS, on behalf of the
Secretary, notifies the appropriate DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Reserve has acquired an additional 110
fishery management council (Council) acres of tidelands inside the Reserve
whenever it determines that overfishing National Oceanic and Atmospheric boundary. With the approval of this
is occurring, a stock is in an overfished Administration management plan, the Padilla Bay
condition, a stock is approaching an Reserve will increase their total acreage
National Estuarine Research Reserve to 11,966. The change is attributable to
overfished condition, or when a
System the recent acquisitions of several parcels
rebuilding plan has not resulted in
adequate progress toward ending AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office by the Reserve state agency, totaling 110
overfishing and rebuilding affected fish for Coastal Management, National acres. All of the proposed additions are
stocks. Ocean Service, National Oceanic and owned by the Washington Department
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atmospheric Administration, U.S. of Ecology and will be managed for
Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568. Department of Commerce. long-term protection and conservation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant ACTION: Notice of Approval for the value. These parcels have high
to sections 304(e)(2) and (e)(7) of the Padilla Bay, Washington National ecological value and will enhance the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Estuarine Research Reserve Reserve’s ability to provide increased
Conservation and Management Act Management Plan revision. opportunities for research, education,
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. and stewardship. The revised
SUMMARY: Under 15 CFR 921.33(d),
1854(e)(2) and (e)(7), and implementing notice is hereby given that the Management Plan will serve as the
regulations at 50 CFR 600.310(e)(2), Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal guiding document for the expanded
NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must Management, National Ocean Service, 11,966 acre Padilla Bay Reserve. View
notify Councils whenever it determines National Oceanic and Atmospheric the Padilla Bay, Washington Reserve
that a stock or stock complex is Administration, U.S. Department of Management Plan at http://
overfished or approaching an overfished Commerce approves the revised www.padillabay.gov/pdfs/
condition; or if an existing rebuilding Management Plan for Padilla Bay, ManagementPlan_2016-2020.pdf.
plan has not ended overfishing or Washington National Estuarine The impacts of the revised
resulted in adequate rebuilding Research Reserve Management Plan. In
progress. NMFS also notifies Councils management plan have not changed and
accordance with 15 CFR 921.33(c), the the initial Environmental Impact
when it determines a stock or stock Padilla Bay Reserve revised its
complex is subject to overfishing. Statement (EIS) prepared at the time of
Management Plan, which will replace designation is still valid. NOAA
Section 304(e)(2) further requires NMFS the plan previously approved in 2008.
to publish these notices in the Federal determined that the revision of the
The revised Management Plan
Register. outlines the administrative structure; management plan will not have a
NMFS has determined that the the research/monitoring, stewardship, significant effect on the human
Atlantic bigeye tuna stock is subject to education, and training programs of the environment and therefore qualifies for
overfishing, based on a 2015 stock Reserve; and the plans for future land a categorical exclusion under NOAA
assessment conducted by the Standing acquisition and facility development to Administrative Order 216–6. An
Committee on Research and Statistics support Reserve operations. environmental assessment will not be
(SCRS), which is the scientific body of The Padilla Bay Reserve takes an prepared.
the International Commission for the integrated approach to management,
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). linking research, education, coastal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bree
The 2015 assessment also resulted in a training, and stewardship functions. Turner at (206) 526–4641 or Erica
determination of ‘‘not overfished— The Reserve has outlined how it will Seiden at (301) 563–1172 of NOAA’s
rebuilding’’ under the applicable manage administration and its core National Ocean Service, Office for
domestic status determination criteria. program providing detailed actions that Coastal Management, Stewardship
NMFS manages Atlantic bigeye tuna will enable it to accomplish specific Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/
under its 2006 Consolidated Atlantic goals and objectives. Since the last ORM5, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan, the Reserve has built 20910.
Management Plan and amendments, out its core programs and monitoring Dated: July 14, 2016.
consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens infrastructure; conducted an
John King,
Act and the Atlantic Tunas Convention educational market analysis and needs
Act (ATCA), 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq., and assessment to better meet teacher needs Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
ICCAT’s ‘‘Multi-Annual Conservation and underserved audiences; developed Management, National Ocean Service,
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and Management Program,’’ adopted in a Reserve Disaster Response Plan; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
2010. improved public access to the Reserve
NMFS has also determined that Gulf through construction of a new boat [FR Doc. 2016–17216 Filed 7–20–16; 8:45 am]
of Mexico gray triggerfish and Gulf of launch ramp and enhanced trails. BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
Mexico red snapper continue to be On March 10, 2016, NOAA issued a
overfished. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery notice of a thirty day public comment
Management Council has been informed period for the Padilla Bay Reserve
that they must rebuild these stocks. revised plan (81 FR 12716). Responses
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Approval for the Padilla Bay, Washington National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision. | |
| Contact | Bree Turner at (206) 526-4641 or Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 of NOAA's National Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management, Stewardship Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ ORM5, 10th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 47358 |
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