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82 FR 16799 - Science Advisory Board (SAB); Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 65 (April 6, 2017)

Page Range16799-16800
FR Document2017-06858

The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and application of science to operations and information services. SAB activities and advice provide necessary input to ensure that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of the highest quality and provide optimal support to resource management. Time and Date: The meeting will be held Monday, April 24, 2017 from 9:45 a.m. EDT to 5:45 p.m. EDT and on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. EDT to 12:00 p.m. EDT. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-date meeting times and agenda. Place: The meeting will be held at The DoubleTree by Hilton, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15- minute public comment period on April 25th from 10:45-11:00 a.m. EDT (check Web site to confirm time). The SAB expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of two (2) minutes. Individuals or groups planning to make a verbal presentation should contact the SAB Executive Director by April 17, 2017 to schedule their presentation. Written comments should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by April 17, 2017, to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after April 17, 2017, will be distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seating at the meeting will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 17, 2017, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MC 20910; Email: [email protected] Matters to be Considered: The meeting will include the following topics: (1) Draft Report on Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge and NOAA; (2) Proposal for Creation of a High Performance Computing Standing Working Group; (3) Discussion of the Process to Review SAB Standing Working Groups; (4) Discussion of Short-Term Topics for the SAB; (5) Discussion on SAB Transition Materials; and (6) Updates from the Acting NOAA Administrator and Acting Chief Scientist.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06858]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board (SAB); Notice of Open Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision 
Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory 
Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and 
application of science to operations and information services. SAB 
activities and advice provide necessary input to ensure that National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of 
the highest quality and provide optimal support to resource management.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held Monday, April 24, 2017 from 
9:45 a.m. EDT to 5:45 p.m. EDT and on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 9:00 
a.m. EDT to 12:00 p.m. EDT. These times and the agenda topics described 
below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page 
www.sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-date meeting times 
and agenda.
    Place: The meeting will be held at The DoubleTree by Hilton, 8727 
Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-
minute public comment period on April 25th from 10:45-11:00 a.m. EDT 
(check Web site to confirm time). The SAB expects that public 
statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of 
previously submitted verbal or written statements. In general, each 
individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a 
total time of two (2) minutes. Individuals or groups planning to make a 
verbal presentation should contact the SAB Executive Director by April 
17, 2017 to schedule their presentation. Written comments should be 
received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by April 17, 2017, to 
provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by 
the SAB Executive Director after April 17, 2017, will be distributed to 
the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seating at 
the meeting will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 17, 2017, to Dr. Cynthia 
Decker, SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MC 20910; Email: [email protected].
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) Draft Report on Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge 
and NOAA; (2) Proposal for Creation of a High Performance Computing 
Standing Working Group; (3) Discussion of the Process to Review SAB 
Standing Working Groups; (4) Discussion of Short-Term Topics for the 
SAB; (5) Discussion on SAB Transition Materials; and (6) Updates from 
the Acting NOAA Administrator and Acting Chief Scientist.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Email: [email protected]; or 
visit the NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: March 31, 2017.
Paul Johnson,
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-06858 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-KD-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 65 / Thursday, April 6, 2017 / Notices 16799 ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY Management Council at 302–674– DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INFORMATION for locations of the 5399 (please include ‘‘Squid hearings. Amendment Comments’’ in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery subject line); Administration Management Council, 800 N. State —Email to squid@mafmc.org; Science Advisory Board (SAB); Notice Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site: —Online at http://www.mafmc.org/ of Open Meeting www.mafmc.org. comments/squid-amendment-public- AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and comments. Atmospheric Research (OAR), National FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive The purpose of the meetings and Oceanic and Atmospheric Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Administration (NOAA), Department of comment period is gather input from the Management Council, telephone: (302) Commerce (DOC). public on the alternatives in the 526–5255. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. amendment. The objectives of this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The action are to: SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board Council will hold nine public hearings: (SAB) was established by a Decision 1. April 24, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: The A. Consider the appropriate number of vessels in the directed longfin squid Memorandum dated September 25, Greater Ocean City Chamber of 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory Commerce, 12320 Ocean Gateway, and Illex squid fisheries and design appropriate management measures for Committee with responsibility to advise Ocean City, MD 21842, phone: (410) the Under Secretary of Commerce for 213–0144. permitted vessels. The Council is considering this action because there is Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies 2. April 25, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: Holiday for research, education, and application Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland, considerable latent effort in both of science to operations and information ME 04101, phone: (207) 775–2311. fisheries—a relatively small portion of services. SAB activities and advice 3. April 26, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: vessels with limited access provide necessary input to ensure that Massachusetts Division of Marine (‘‘moratorium’’) squid permits account National Oceanic and Atmospheric Fisheries, Annisquam River Marine for the majority of landings in most Administration (NOAA) science Fisheries Station, 30 Emerson Ave., years. The Council is concerned that programs are of the highest quality and Gloucester, MA 01930, phone: (978) activation of latent permits in the squid provide optimal support to resource 282–0308. fisheries could lead to excessive fishing management. 4. May 2, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: Congress effort (shortening seasons) on these Time and Date: The meeting will be Hall, 200 Congress Place, Cape May, NJ semeparous, sub-annual species, and held Monday, April 24, 2017 from 9:45 08204, phone: (609) 884–8421. increased catch of non-target species. a.m. EDT to 5:45 p.m. EDT and on 5. May 3, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: DoubleTree Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. by Hilton Tinton Falls, 700 Hope Road, B. Re-evaluate the management of EDT to 12:00 p.m. EDT. These times and Tinton Falls, NJ 07724, phone: (732) longfin squid in Trimester 2. The the agenda topics described below are 544–9300. Council is considering this action subject to change. Please refer to the 6. May 4, 2017, 6–8 p.m.: Webinar, because the productivity of the longfin Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/ http://mafmc.adobeconnect.com/ squid stock may be negatively impacted SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to- squid2017/ phone: (800) 832–0736, Rm: if excessive fishing effort in T2, which date meeting times and agenda. *7833942#. A listening station will be occurs on the inshore spawning Place: The meeting will be held at The available at Virginia Marine Resources grounds, does not allow sufficient DoubleTree by Hilton, 8727 Colesville Commission, 2600 Washington Avenue, spawning and/or hatching from egg Road, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. 3rd Floor, Newport News, VA 23607, mops. Additional information and Status: The meeting will be open to phone: (757) 247– 2200. relevant background documents are public participation with a 15-minute 7. May 8, 2017, 5–8 p.m.: University available on the Council’s Web site at public comment period on April 25th of Rhode Island, Corless Auditorium, http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid- from 10:45–11:00 a.m. EDT (check Web Watkins Building, 218 Ferry Rd., capacity-amendment. The public site to confirm time). The SAB expects Narragansett, RI 401–874–6222. hearing document, which describes and that public statements presented at its 8. May 9, 2017, 4:30–7 p.m.: meetings will not be repetitive of analyzes the alternatives, will be posted Doubletree by Hilton Cape Cod— previously submitted verbal or written there by April 18, 2017. Hyannis, 287 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis, statements. In general, each individual MA 02601, 508–771–1700. Special Accommodations or group making a verbal presentation 9. May 11, 2017, 5–7 p.m.: Hyatt Place will be limited to a total time of two (2) Long Island/East End, 431 East Main St., These meetings are physically minutes. Individuals or groups planning Riverhead, NY 11901, 631–208–0002. accessible to people with disabilities. to make a verbal presentation should Addresses for written comments: Requests for sign language contact the SAB Executive Director by Written comments may be sent through interpretation or other auxiliary aid April 17, 2017 to schedule their mail, email, fax, or online through 11:59 should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, presentation. Written comments should p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2017. (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to be received in the SAB Executive —Mail to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive any meeting date. Director’s Office by April 17, 2017, to Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery provide sufficient time for SAB review. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Dated: April 3, 2017. Management Council, 800 North State Written comments received by the SAB Tracey L. Thompson, Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901 Executive Director after April 17, 2017, (please write ‘‘Squid Amendment Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable will be distributed to the SAB, but may Comments’’ on the outside of the Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. not be reviewed prior to the meeting envelope); [FR Doc. 2017–06807 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] date. Seating at the meeting will be —Fax to Dr. Chris Moore, Executive BILLING CODE 3510–22–P available on a first-come, first-served Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery basis. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Apr 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

16800 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 65 / Thursday, April 6, 2017 / Notices Special Accommodations: These incidentally harass, by Level B defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR meetings are physically accessible to harassment only, marine mammals 216.103 as ‘‘. . . an impact resulting people with disabilities. Requests for during construction activities associated from the specified activity that cannot special accommodations may be with the tidal marsh restoration project be reasonably expected to, and is not directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on within the Minhoto-Hester Marsh in reasonably likely to, adversely affect the April 17, 2017, to Dr. Cynthia Decker, Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA). species or stock through effects on SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room DATES: This Authorization is in effect annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’ 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver for one year beginning August 1, 2017. Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA Spring, MC 20910; Email: established an expedited process by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov. which citizens of the U.S. can apply for Stephanie Egger, Office of Protected Matters to be Considered: The an authorization to incidentally take Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. meeting will include the following small numbers of marine mammals by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: harassment. Section 101(a)(5)(D) topics: (1) Draft Report on Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge and Availability establishes a 45-day time limit for NOAA; (2) Proposal for Creation of a NMFS review of an application An electronic copy of the CADFW’s followed by a 30-day public notice and High Performance Computing Standing application and supporting documents, Working Group; (3) Discussion of the comment period on any proposed as well as a list of the references cited authorizations for the incidental Process to Review SAB Standing in this document, may be obtained Working Groups; (4) Discussion of harassment of marine mammals. Within online at: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 45 days of the close of the comment Short-Term Topics for the SAB; (5) permits/incidental/construction.htm. In period, NMFS must either issue or deny Discussion on SAB Transition Materials; case of problems accessing these and (6) Updates from the Acting NOAA the authorization. Except with respect to documents, please call the contact listed certain activities not pertinent here, the Administrator and Acting Chief above. Scientist. MMPA defines ‘‘harassment’’ as ‘‘any National Environmental Policy Act act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. which (i) has the potential to injure a Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, In accordance with the National marine mammal or marine mammal Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 stock in the wild (Level A harassment); 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS prepared a or (ii) has the potential to disturb a Spring, MD 20910. Email: Supplemental Environmental marine mammal or marine mammal Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the Assessment (SEA) titled ‘‘Final stock in the wild by causing disruption NOAA SAB Web site at http:// Supplemental Environmental of behavioral patterns, including, but www.sab.noaa.gov. Assessment for the Minhoto-Hester not limited to, migration, breathing, Dated: March 31, 2017. Marsh Restoration Project, Elkhorn nursing, breeding, feeding, or sheltering Slough, Monterey County, California.’’ A (Level B harassment).’’ Paul Johnson, Finding of No Significant Impact Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Summary of Requests (FONSI) was signed on November 15, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 2016. NMFS considered comments On June 2, 2016, we received an Administration. submitted in response to our Federal application from the CADFW for [FR Doc. 2017–06858 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am] Register notice of the proposed IHA (81 authorization to take marine mammals FR 67297; September 30, 2016) and incidental to construction activities BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P CADFW’s application as part of the associated with a 47-acre tidal marsh process. All documents are available at restoration project within the Minhoto- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the aforementioned Web site. Hester Marsh in Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA) (Phase 1). The overall Background National Oceanic and Atmospheric Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration Administration Sections 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA Project will restore a total of 147 acres, (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the however, future phases are not part of RIN 0648–XE687 Secretary of Commerce to allow, upon this application as they are currently request by U.S. citizens who engage in unfunded and present some additional Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental a specified activity (other than technical challenges. Another IHA To Specified Activities; Taking Marine commercial fishing) within a specified request will be made prior to Mammals Incidental to a Tidal Marsh geographical region if certain findings implementation of any proposed future Restoration Project are made and either regulations are phases. The CADFW submitted revised AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries issued or, if the taking is limited to versions of the application on July 13, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and harassment, a notice of a proposed 2016, August 2, 2016, August 29, 2016, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), authorization was provided to the and a final application on September 6, Commerce. public for review. 2016 which we deemed adequate and ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental Authorization for incidental takings complete. harassment authorization. shall be granted if NMFS finds that the The activity will begin August 1, 2017 taking will have a negligible impact on and last approximately 11 months with SUMMARY: In accordance with the the species or stock(s), will not have an built in buffers for adverse weather and mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES regulations implementing the Marine unmitigable adverse impact on the other conditions when work is not Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as availability of the species or stock(s) for possible. Pacific harbor seal (Phoca amended, notification is hereby given subsistence uses (where relevant), and if vitulina richardii) and southern sea that NMFS has issued an incidental the permissible methods of taking and otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) are harassment authorization (IHA) to the requirements pertaining to the expected to be present during the work. California Department of Fish and mitigation, monitoring and reporting of Southern sea otters are managed by the Wildlife—Central Region (CADFW) to such takings are set forth. NMFS has U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and will VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Apr 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Monday, April 24, 2017 from 9:45 a.m. EDT to 5:45 p.m. EDT and on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. EDT to 12:00 p.m. EDT. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page www.sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-date meeting times and agenda.
ContactDr. Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Email: [email protected]; or visit the NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
FR Citation82 FR 16799 
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