82_FR_16230 82 FR 16168 - National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP)

82 FR 16168 - National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)

Page Range16168-16169
FR Document2017-06541

The National Sea Grant College Program is requesting letters of intent from eligible applicants to become a Sea Grant Institutional Program serving the Lake Champlain Region. An Institutional Program can be defined as a program that has demonstrated competence as a Coherent Area Program (or higher status) and has broad responsibilities for the development of Sea Grant state, regional, and national activities, engaging all of the institutions of higher learning in the region. Only institutions that have been the host entity of a Sea Grant Coherent Area Program for at least three years are eligible to apply. The National Sea Grant College Act of 1976, as amended, (the ``Act'' hereinafter) authorizes the NOAA to designate a Sea Grant institution on the basis of merit and that such designation is consistent with the goals of the Act.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16168-16169]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06541]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of letters of intent to apply to become 
the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Institutional Program.

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SUMMARY: The National Sea Grant College Program is requesting letters 
of intent from eligible applicants to become a Sea Grant Institutional 
Program serving the Lake Champlain Region. An Institutional Program can 
be defined as a program that has demonstrated competence as a Coherent 
Area Program (or higher status) and has broad responsibilities for the 
development of Sea Grant state, regional, and national activities, 
engaging all of the institutions of higher learning in the region. Only 
institutions that have been the host entity of a Sea Grant Coherent 
Area Program for at least three years are eligible to apply. The 
National Sea Grant College Act of 1976, as amended, (the ``Act'' 
hereinafter) authorizes the NOAA to designate a Sea Grant institution 
on the basis of merit and that such designation is consistent with the 
goals of the Act.

DATES: Letters of intent must be received by April, 28, 2017, 5:00 p.m. 
EDT.

ADDRESSES: Letters of intent will be accepted by email or mail. Email 
is preferred. Mail letters should be sent to: Attention: Lake Champlain 
Institutional Program, Director, National Sea Grant College Program, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West 
Highway, SSMC 3, Room 11735, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
    Letters may be attached to an email to oar.sg.info[email protected]">oar.sg.info[email protected]. 
Please put ``Lake Champlain Institutional Program'' in the Subject 
line. All letters of intent will be acknowledged. If you do not receive 
an acknowledgement of your letter of intent within two weeks of sending 
it, please contact us using the information in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For any additional questions 
concerning this solicitation, please contact Elizabeth Rohring at 301-
734-1082 or by email at [email protected]. Please put ``Lake 
Champlain Institutional Status'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, 33 Sea Grant Programs are located 
in coastal and Great Lakes states. These Programs are partnerships 
between the Federal government and universities or other institutions 
with higher learning mandates, funded by Federal grants. More 
information about the National Sea Grant College Program can be found 
at http://seagrant.noaa.gov/.
    There is currently no Sea Grant Program whose main area of service 
is Lake Champlain that has been recognized with Institutional or 
College status.
    Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible to apply to this solicitation, 
an institution

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must have been the host entity of a Sea Grant Coherent Area Program for 
a minimum of three years. A ``Coherent Area Program'' is a grant-funded 
program selected by NOAA in order to conduct Sea Grant activities 
limited in geographic area and/or scope. All Coherent Area Programs are 
subject to Sea Grant review procedures and are periodically evaluated 
against Sea Grant project evaluation criteria.
    A group of institutions may together apply to this solicitation, if 
at least one major member of this group has been the host entity of 
Coherent Area Program as described above.
    A letter of intent must include:
     A non-binding statement of intent to submit a full 
proposal to be considered for a Lake Champlain Institutional Sea Grant 
Program;
     Identification (name, address, and type of organization) 
of the institution, or group of institutions, that will submit the 
application;
     Affirmation that the sender of the letter is authorized to 
represent that institution or group in seeking designation as an 
Institutional Sea Grant Program;
     Name and contact details (including email address) of the 
person to whom correspondence and full application information should 
be sent.

Eligible applicants who submit a letter of intent will be provided a 
complete information package on how to prepare and submit a full 
application, the criteria against which the application will be 
evaluated (which are drawn from regulation at 15 CFR 918.3 
``Eligibility, qualifications, and responsibility of a Sea Grant 
College''), the evaluation procedure (which may include both document 
review and a site visit), and the conditions on the institution or 
group that are associated with accepting Sea Grant Institutional 
Program status.

    Dated: March 29, 2017.
Paul Johnson,
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-06541 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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16168 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 62 / Monday, April 3, 2017 / Notices 7219.34.0005, 7219.34.0020, 7219.34.0025, Council’s Web site at http://safmc.net/ SUMMARY: The National Sea Grant 7219.34.0030, 7219.34.0035, 7219.34.0050, safmc-meetings/public-hearing-and- College Program is requesting letters of 7219.35.0005, 7219.35.0015, 7219.35.0030, scoping-meeting-schedule/ by April 25, intent from eligible applicants to 7219.35.0035, 7219.35.0050, 7219.90.0010, 2017. become a Sea Grant Institutional 7219.90.0020, 7219.90.0025, 7219.90.0060, 7219.90.0080, 7220.12.1000, 7220.12.5000, During the webinar, Council staff will Program serving the Lake Champlain 7220.20.1010, 7220.20.1015, 7220.20.1060, present an overview of the amendment Region. An Institutional Program can be 7220.20.1080, 7220.20.6005, 7220.20.6010, and will be available for informal defined as a program that has 7220.20.6015, 7220.20.6060, 7220.20.6080, discussions and to answer questions via demonstrated competence as a Coherent 7220.20.7005, 7220.20.7010, 7220.20.7015, webinar. Members of the public will Area Program (or higher status) and has 7220.20.7060, 7220.20.7080, 7220.90.0010, also have the opportunity to provide broad responsibilities for the 7220.90.0015, 7220.90.0060, and formal comments for consideration by development of Sea Grant state, 7220.90.0080. Although the HTSUS regional, and national activities, the Council. subheadings are provided for convenience Spiny Lobster Regulatory Amendment engaging all of the institutions of higher and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is 4 contains actions to update learning in the region. Only institutions dispositive. management benchmarks for spiny that have been the host entity of a Sea lobster in the Gulf of Mexico and South Grant Coherent Area Program for at least [FR Doc. 2017–06489 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am] Atlantic including the overfishing level three years are eligible to apply. The BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P (OFL), annual catch limit (ACL), and National Sea Grant College Act of 1976, annual catch target (ACT) based on new as amended, (the ‘‘Act’’ hereinafter) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE scientific recommendations. The authorizes the NOAA to designate a Sea amendment also includes an action to Grant institution on the basis of merit National Oceanic and Atmospheric prohibit the use of traps for recreational and that such designation is consistent Administration harvest of spiny lobster in the South with the goals of the Act. Atlantic EEZ. All comments received DATES: Letters of intent must be received RIN 0648–XF322 will be provided to the South Atlantic by April, 28, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EDT. South Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Gulf of Mexico Council, ADDRESSES: Letters of intent will be Council; Public Meetings and included in the administrative accepted by email or mail. Email is record. Written comments may also be preferred. Mail letters should be sent to: AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries submitted online at: http:// Attention: Lake Champlain Institutional Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and gulfcouncil.org/council_meetings/ Program, Director, National Sea Grant Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), comment_forms/Spiny%20 College Program, National Oceanic and Commerce. Lobster%20Regulatory%20 Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East- ACTION: Notice of a public hearing. Amendment%204.php. West Highway, SSMC 3, Room 11735, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery Special Accommodations Letters may be attached to an email to Management Council (Council) will oar.sg.info-admin@noaa.gov. Please put These meetings are physically hold a public hearing via webinar ‘‘Lake Champlain Institutional Program’’ accessible to people with disabilities. pertaining to Regulatory Amendment 4 in the Subject line. All letters of intent Requests for auxiliary aids should be to the Spiny Lobster Fishery will be acknowledged. If you do not directed to the Council office (see Management Plan (FMP) for the Gulf of receive an acknowledgement of your ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. Mexico and South Atlantic Region. The letter of intent within two weeks of amendment addresses updates to Note: The times and sequence specified in this agenda are subject to sending it, please contact us using the biological parameters for spiny lobster information in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION in the Gulf of Mexico and South change. CONTACT. Atlantic, and a prohibition on traps for Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For recreational harvest of spiny lobster in Dated: March 29, 2017. any additional questions concerning the South Atlantic Economic Exclusive Tracey L. Thompson, this solicitation, please contact Zone (EEZ). Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Elizabeth Rohring at 301–734–1082 or DATES: The public hearing will be held Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. by email at elizabeth.rohring@noaa.gov. via webinar May 9, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–06465 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am] Please put ‘‘Lake Champlain ADDRESSES: Council address: South BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Institutional Status’’ in the subject line. Atlantic Fishery Management Council, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. 33 Sea Grant Programs are located in Charleston, SC 29405. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE coastal and Great Lakes states. These FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Programs are partnerships between the Iverson, Public Information Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Federal government and universities or SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll Administration other institutions with higher learning free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– mandates, funded by Federal grants. 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP) More information about the National SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Sea Grant College Program can be found public hearing will be conducted via mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: National Oceanic and at http://seagrant.noaa.gov/. webinar accessible via the Internet from Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), There is currently no Sea Grant the Council’s Web site at Department of Commerce (DOC). Program whose main area of service is www.safmc.net. The hearing will begin Lake Champlain that has been ACTION: Notice of solicitation of letters at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. recognized with Institutional or College of intent to apply to become the Lake Registration for the webinar is required. status. Champlain Sea Grant Institutional Registration information and public Eligibility to Apply: To be eligible to Program. hearing materials will be posted on the apply to this solicitation, an institution VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Mar 31, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 62 / Monday, April 3, 2017 / Notices 16169 must have been the host entity of a Sea DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Agenda for Archipelagic FEP Team Grant Coherent Area Program for a Meeting minimum of three years. A ‘‘Coherent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, Area Program’’ is a grant-funded 2017 program selected by NOAA in order to conduct Sea Grant activities limited in RIN 0648–XF324 1. Welcome and introductions 2. Approval of draft agenda, 2016 report & geographic area and/or scope. All assignment of rapporteurs Coherent Area Programs are subject to Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings 3. Report on previous Plan Team Sea Grant review procedures and are recommendations and Council actions periodically evaluated against Sea Grant AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 4. 2017 Annual/Stock Assessment and project evaluation criteria. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), A. Fishery Performance A group of institutions may together 1. Archipelagic fisheries modules apply to this solicitation, if at least one Commerce. a. American Samoa major member of this group has been ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 1. Coral reef fisheries the host entity of Coherent Area hearings. 2. Bottomfish fishery Program as described above. 3. Crustacean fishery SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 4. Precious coral fishery A letter of intent must include: Management Council (Council) will b. Guam • A non-binding statement of intent convene a meeting of its Archipelagic 1. Coral reef fisheries Fishery Ecosystem Plan Team (FEP) and 2. Bottomfish fishery to submit a full proposal to be 3. Crustacean fishery considered for a Lake Champlain the Fishery Data Collection and 4. Precious coral fishery Institutional Sea Grant Program; Research Committee—Technical c. CNMI Committee (FDCRC–TC). The • Identification (name, address, and Archipelagic FEP Team will review the 1. Coral reef fisheries 2. Bottomfish fishery type of organization) of the institution, fishery performance, ecosystem 3. Crustacean fishery or group of institutions, that will submit consideration, and data integration 4. Precious coral fishery the application; chapter of the Stock Assessment and d. Hawaii • Affirmation that the sender of the Fishery Evaluation (SAFE) Report for 1. Coral reef fisheries (commercial and the Western Pacific region, conduct the non-commercial) letter is authorized to represent that 2. Bottomfish fishery institution or group in seeking evaluation of the 2016 catches to the 3. Crustacean fishery designation as an Institutional Sea Grant 2016 Annual Catch Limits (ACL) for the 4. Precious coral fishery Program; coral reef, crustacean, and Territory 2. Team discussion on the species bottomfish fisheries, review of the groupings for the SAFE report • Name and contact details (including ecosystem component analysis, 3. Discussions email address) of the person to whom 4. Public Comment monument expansion area regulations, correspondence and full application aquaculture, and essential fish habitat. B. Ecosystem Considerations information should be sent. The FDCRC–TC will review the status of 1. Protected species section 2. Climate, ecosystems and biological Eligible applicants who submit a letter the data collection improvement efforts section of intent will be provided a complete in the Western Pacific region, identify a. Environmental and climate variables information package on how to prepare gaps in the non-commercial data b. Life history and length-derived variables and submit a full application, the collection and conduct a writing 3. Habitat section criteria against which the application workshop to develop the Marine 4. Socioeconomics section Recreational Information Program— 5. Marine Planning section will be evaluated (which are drawn 6. Discussions from regulation at 15 CFR 918.3 Pacific Islands Regional Implementation Plan. 7. Public Comment ‘‘Eligibility, qualifications, and C. Administrative Reports responsibility of a Sea Grant College’’), DATES: The Archipelagic FEP Team 1. Number of federal permits the evaluation procedure (which may meeting will be held between 8:30 a.m. 2. Regulatory actions in 2016 include both document review and a and 5 p.m. on April 18–19, 2017. The 3. Discussions FDCRC–TC will be held on April 20–21, 4. Public Comment site visit), and the conditions on the D. Data Integration Chapter institution or group that are associated 2017. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 1. Report on the Data Integration Workshop with accepting Sea Grant Institutional 2. Archipelagic data integration analytical Program status. ADDRESSES: The FEP Team and FDCRC– framework TC meetings will be held at the Western 3. Discussions Dated: March 29, 2017. Pacific Regional Fishery Management 4. Public Comment Paul Johnson, Council Conference Room, 1164 Bishop 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO, St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813; 5. Action agenda items Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, phone: (808) 522–8220. A. Evaluating 2016 catches to its respective National Oceanic and Atmospheric FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2016 ACLs Administration. Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 1. Coral reef fisheries [FR Doc. 2017–06541 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am] phone: (808) 522–8220. 2. Crustacean fisheries mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–KA–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 3. Territory bottomfish fisheries B. Options for Ecosystem Component (EC) comment periods will be provided designation based on the EC analysis throughout the agendas. The order in C. Monument expansion area regulations which agenda items are addressed may D. Aquaculture management alternatives change. The meetings will run as late as E. Non-fishing impacts to Essential Fish necessary to complete scheduled Habitat (EFH) review and options for business. omnibus EFH refinement VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Mar 31, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of solicitation of letters of intent to apply to become the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Institutional Program.
DatesLetters of intent must be received by April, 28, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EDT.
ContactFor any additional questions concerning this solicitation, please contact Elizabeth Rohring at 301- 734-1082 or by email at [email protected] Please put ``Lake Champlain Institutional Status'' in the subject line.
FR Citation82 FR 16168 
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