81 FR 91137 - Notice of Approval for the He`eia National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan

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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 242 (December 16, 2016)

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Notice is hereby given that the Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce approves the Management Plan for the He`eia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) located in Hawai'i. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) is a federal-state partnership administered by NOAA. The system protects more than 1.3 million acres of estuarine habitat for long-term research, monitoring, education and stewardship throughout the coastal United States. Established by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, each reserve is managed by a lead state agency or university, with input from local partners. NOAA provides funding and national programmatic guidance. The He'eia Reserve Management Plan addresses research, monitoring, education, and stewardship/cultural resources needs for the proposed reserve. The Management Plan has been organized with goals, objectives and strategies that are based on an adaptive management planning framework. These goals, focusing on the He`eia estuary, traditional knowledge, coastal resources, and management issues, closely link the NERRS program sectors of education, research and training, and stewardship. The goals of the Management Plan can be applied beyond the five-year timeframe of the Management Plan. On September 2, 2016, NOAA issued notice of a public hearing and a thirty-day public comment period for the He`eia Reserve Management Plan and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement associated with the Proposed Designation of the He'eia NERR (81 FR 60676). On October 13, 2016, NOAA announced a 13-day extension to the public comment period (81 FR 70666). Responses to the relevant written and oral comments on the Management Plan have been incorporated into Appendix D of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the He`eia National Estuarine Research Reserve. The final Management Plan and final EIS, including the Appendix D response to comments, are available at the regulations.gov Web site by searching for Docket Number NOAA-NOS-2016- 0114, and at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/compliance/.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice of Approval for the He`eia National Estuarine Research 
Reserve Management Plan

AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Public notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Stewardship Division, Office 
for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce approves 
the Management Plan for the He`eia National Estuarine Research Reserve 
(NERR) located in Hawai'i.
    The National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) is a 
federal-state partnership administered by

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NOAA. The system protects more than 1.3 million acres of estuarine 
habitat for long-term research, monitoring, education and stewardship 
throughout the coastal United States. Established by the Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972, as amended, each reserve is managed by a lead 
state agency or university, with input from local partners. NOAA 
provides funding and national programmatic guidance.
    The He'eia Reserve Management Plan addresses research, monitoring, 
education, and stewardship/cultural resources needs for the proposed 
reserve. The Management Plan has been organized with goals, objectives 
and strategies that are based on an adaptive management planning 
framework. These goals, focusing on the He`eia estuary, traditional 
knowledge, coastal resources, and management issues, closely link the 
NERRS program sectors of education, research and training, and 
stewardship. The goals of the Management Plan can be applied beyond the 
five-year timeframe of the Management Plan.
    On September 2, 2016, NOAA issued notice of a public hearing and a 
thirty-day public comment period for the He`eia Reserve Management Plan 
and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement associated with the Proposed 
Designation of the He'eia NERR (81 FR 60676). On October 13, 2016, NOAA 
announced a 13-day extension to the public comment period (81 FR 
70666). Responses to the relevant written and oral comments on the 
Management Plan have been incorporated into Appendix D of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the He`eia National Estuarine 
Research Reserve. The final Management Plan and final EIS, including 
the Appendix D response to comments, are available at the 
regulations.gov Web site by searching for Docket Number NOAA-NOS-2016-
0114, and at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/compliance/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joelle Gore, Chief, Stewardship 
Division, Office for Coastal Management at 240-533-0813 or via email at 
[email protected].

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.420
Coastal Zone Management Program Administration

    Dated: December 13, 2016.
Keelin Kuipers,
Division Chief, Policy, Planning and Communications, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-30441 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am]
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2. While fishing for CPS, vessel take this opportunity to comment on Estimated Number of Respondents:
operators must record all observations proposed and/or continuing information 13.
of otter interactions (defined as otters collections, as required by the Estimated Time per Response: 5
within encircled nets or coming into Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. minutes.
contact with nets or vessels, including DATES: Written comments must be Estimated Total Annual Burden
but not limited to entanglement) with submitted on or before February 14, Hours: 1.05 (1).
their purse seine net(s) or vessel(s). 2017. Estimated Total Annual Cost to
With the exception of an entanglement, Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments costs.
which will be initially reported as
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
described in #2 above, all other IV. Request for Comments
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
observations must be reported within 20
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
days to the Regional Administrator.
When contacting NMFS after an 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., the proposed collection of information
interaction, fishermen are required to Washington, DC 20230 (or via the is necessary for the proper performance
provide information regarding the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). of the functions of the agency, including
location, specifically latitude and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: whether the information shall have
longitude, of the interaction and a Requests for additional information or practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
description of the interaction itself. copies of the information collection agency’s estimate of the burden
Descriptive information of the instrument and instructions should be (including hours and cost) of the
interaction should include: Whether or directed to Peter Cooper at (301) 427– proposed collection of information; (c)
not the otters were seen inside or 8503 or Peter.Cooper@noaa.gov. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
outside the net; if inside the net, had the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: clarity of the information to be
net been completely encircled; did collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
I. Abstract burden of the collection of information
contact occur with net or vessel; the
number of otters present; duration of This request is for an extension of a on respondents, including through the
interaction; otter’s behavior during currently approved information use of automated collection techniques
interaction; and, measures taken to collection. or other forms of information
avoid interaction. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery technology.
Affected Public: Business or other for- Conservation and Management Act Comments submitted in response to
profit organizations. (MSFMCA, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) the this notice will be summarized and/or
Frequency: On occasion. National Marine Fisheries Service included in the request for OMB
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. (NMFS) is to ensure that conservation approval of this information collection;
This information collection request and management measures promote, to they also will become a matter of public
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the extent practicable, implementation record.
the instructions to view Department of of scientific research programs that Dated: December 12, 2016.
Commerce collections currently under include the tagging and releasing of
Sarah Brabson,
review by OMB. Atlantic highly migratory species
(HMS). The currently approved NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Written comments and
information collection allows the public [FR Doc. 2016–30216 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am]
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent to submit volunteered geographic and BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

within 30 days of publication of this biological information relating to HMS
notice to OIRA_Submission@ releases in order to populate an
interactive Web site mapping tool. This DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: December 12, 2016. Web page attracts visitors who are National Oceanic and Atmospheric
interested in Atlantic HMS and contains Administration
Sarah Brabson,
information and links to promote HMS
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
tagging programs that the general public Notice of Approval for the He‘eia
[FR Doc. 2016–30215 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am] can support or become involved with. National Estuarine Research Reserve
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P All submissions are voluntary. Management Plan
Information is used to raise awareness
for releasing Atlantic HMS and HMS AGENCY: Stewardship Division, Office
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE tagging programs, and is not used as for Coastal Management, National
representative results. Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Administration II. Method of Collection Department of Commerce.
Proposed Information Collection; Respondents may submit information ACTION: Public notice.
Comment Request; Atlantic Highly via electronic form, email, fax, or mail.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Migratory Species Release Reports III. Data the Stewardship Division, Office for
AGENCY: National Oceanic and OMB Control Number: 0648–0628. Coastal Management, National Ocean
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Form Number: None. Service, National Oceanic and
Type of Review: Regular submission Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice. (extension of a current information U.S. Department of Commerce approves
collection). the Management Plan for the He‘eia
SUMMARY: The Department of Affected Public: Individuals or National Estuarine Research Reserve
Commerce, as part of its continuing households; businesses or other for- (NERR) located in Hawai’i.
effort to reduce paperwork and profit organizations; not-for-profit The National Estuarine Research
respondent burden, invites the general institutions; Federal government; and Reserve System (NERRS) is a federal-
public and other Federal agencies to State, Local, or Tribal government. state partnership administered by

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NOAA. The system protects more than DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
1.3 million acres of estuarine habitat for Alternatively, you may request a CD of
long-term research, monitoring, National Oceanic and Atmospheric the Draft RP/EIS (see FOR FURTHER
education and stewardship throughout Administration INFORMATION CONTACT). You may also
the coastal United States. Established by RIN 0648–XE201 view the document at any of the public
the Coastal Zone Management Act of facilities listed at http://
1972, as amended, each reserve is Notice of Availability of an Alabama www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov.
managed by a lead state agency or Trustee Implementation Group Submitting Comments: You may
university, with input from local (Alabama TIG) Draft Recreational Use submit comments on the Draft RP/EIS
partners. NOAA provides funding and Restoration Plan I and Draft by one of following methods:
national programmatic guidance. Environmental Impact Statement: • Via the Web: http://
The He’eia Reserve Management Plan Provide and Enhance Recreational www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov or
addresses research, monitoring, Opportunities (RP/EIS) • U.S. Mail: NOAA Gulf of Mexico
education, and stewardship/cultural Disaster Response Center; attn: Alabama
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Recreational Use Restoration Plan; 7344
resources needs for the proposed Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
reserve. The Management Plan has been Zeigler Blvd.; Mobile, AL 36608. Please
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), note that mailed comments must be
organized with goals, objectives and Commerce.
strategies that are based on an adaptive postmarked on or before the comment
ACTION: Notice of availability; request deadline of January 30, 2017 to be
management planning framework.
for comments. considered.
These goals, focusing on the He‘eia
estuary, traditional knowledge, coastal SUMMARY: In accordance with the Oil FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
resources, and management issues, Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the • NOAA—Dan Van Nostrand,
closely link the NERRS program sectors National Environmental Policy Act dan.van-nostrand@noaa.gov.
of education, research and training, and (NEPA), the Deepwater Horizon Federal • AL—Amy Hunter,
stewardship. The goals of the and State natural resource trustee amy.hunter@dcnr.alabama.gov.
Management Plan can be applied agencies for the Alabama Trustee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
beyond the five-year timeframe of the Implementation Group (Alabama TIG)
Management Plan. have prepared a Draft Recreational Use Introduction
On September 2, 2016, NOAA issued Restoration Plan I and Draft On April 20, 2010, the mobile
notice of a public hearing and a thirty- Environmental Impact Statement: offshore drilling unit Deepwater
day public comment period for the Provide and Enhance Recreational Horizon, which was being used to drill
He‘eia Reserve Management Plan and a Opportunities (Draft RP/EIS). The Draft a well for BP Exploration and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement RP/EIS describes the restoration project Production Inc. (BP), in the Macondo
associated with the Proposed alternatives considered by the Alabama prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252—
Designation of the He’eia NERR (81 FR TIG to compensate for recreational MC252), exploded, caught fire and
60676). On October 13, 2016, NOAA shoreline use lost as a result of the subsequently sank in the Gulf of
announced a 13-day extension to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Mexico, resulting in an unprecedented
public comment period (81 FR 70666). Alabama TIG evaluated these volume of oil and other discharges from
Responses to the relevant written and alternatives under criteria set forth in the rig and from the wellhead on the
oral comments on the Management Plan the OPA natural resource damage seabed. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill
have been incorporated into Appendix assessment regulations and evaluated is the largest oil spill in U.S. history,
D of the Final Environmental Impact the environmental consequences of the discharging millions of barrels of oil
Statement for the He‘eia National restoration alternatives in accordance over a period of 87 days. In addition,
Estuarine Research Reserve. The final with NEPA. The purpose of this notice well over one million gallons of
Management Plan and final EIS, is to inform the public of the availability dispersants were applied to the waters
including the Appendix D response to of the Draft RP/EIS and to seek public of the spill area in an attempt to
comments, are available at the comments on the document. disperse the spilled oil. An
regulations.gov Web site by searching DATES: The Alabama TIG will consider undetermined amount of natural gas
for Docket Number NOAA–NOS–2016– public comments received on or before was also released to the environment as
0114, and at https://coast.noaa.gov/ January 30, 2017. a result of the spill.
czm/compliance/. Public Meetings: The Alabama TIG The Deepwater Horizon State and
will host two public meetings to Federal natural resource trustees (DWH
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
facilitate public review and comment on Trustees) conducted the natural
Joelle Gore, Chief, Stewardship
the Draft RP/EIS. Both written and resource damage assessment (NRDA) for
Division, Office for Coastal Management
verbal public comments will be taken at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under
at 240–533–0813 or via email at
each public meeting. The Alabama TIG the Oil Pollution Act 1990 (OPA; 33
joelle.gore@noaa.gov.
will hold an open house for each U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Pursuant to OPA,
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.420 meeting followed by a formal meeting Federal and State agencies act as
Coastal Zone Management Program where the Alabama TIG will take verbal trustees on behalf of the public to assess
Administration public comments. Each public meeting natural resource injuries and losses and
Dated: December 13, 2016. will include a presentation of the Draft to determine the actions required to
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Keelin Kuipers, RP/EIS. Public meetings will be held on compensate the public for those injuries
Division Chief, Policy, Planning and January 17 and 18, 2017. The full public and losses. OPA further instructs the
Communications, National Ocean Service, meeting schedule is listed in the designated trustees to develop and
National Oceanic and Atmospheric SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. implement a plan for the restoration,
Administration. ADDRESSES: rehabilitation, replacement, or
[FR Doc. 2016–30441 Filed 12–15–16; 8:45 am] Obtaining Documents: You may acquisition of the equivalent of the
BILLING CODE 3510–08–P download the Draft RP/EIS at http:// injured natural resources under their

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Action		Public notice.
Contact		Joelle Gore, Chief, Stewardship Division, Office for Coastal Management at 240-533-0813 or via email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 91137

81 FR 91137 - Notice of Approval for the He`eia National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan

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