82 FR 40752 - National Estuarine Research Reserve System
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)
| Page Range | 40752-40753 | |
| FR Document | 2017-18193 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 40752-40753] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18193] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Estuarine Research Reserve System AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period for the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given that the Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce is announcing a thirty-day public comment period for the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section 921.33(c), the revised plan will bring the reserve into compliance. The Jobos Bay [[Page 40753]] Reserve revised plan will replace the plan approved in 2000. The revised management plan outlines the administrative structure; the research/monitoring, stewardship, education, and training programs and priorities of the reserve; plans for a proposed boundary expansion through future land acquisition; and facility development priorities to support reserve operations. The Jobos Bay Reserve takes an integrated approach to management, linking research and education, coastal training, and stewardship functions. The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) has outlined how it will administer the reserve and its core programs by providing detailed actions that will enable it to accomplish specific goals and objectives. Since the last management plan, the reserve has: Developed core programs; expanded monitoring programs within Jobos Bay and its watershed; expanded its dorm, and remodeled the historic train depot and visitor center; conducted training workshops; implemented K-12 education programs; and built new and innovative partnerships with local, Commonwealth, and U.S. organizations and universities. The total number of acres within the boundary is 2800 acres, which is a slight modification of the original 2883 acres identified in the previous management plan. The revised acreage is a result of survey contracted by the PRDNER to clarify the boundary. The revised management plan will serve as the guiding document for the Jobos Bay Reserve for the next five years. View the Jobos Bay Reserve Management Plan revision at (http://drna.pr.gov/jbnerr/) and provide comments to the Reserve's Manager, Aitza Pabon ([email protected]). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nina Garfield at (240) 533-0817 or Erica Seiden at (240) 533-0781 of NOAA's Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Dated: August 21, 2017. Paul M. Scholz, Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-18193 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-P
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TABLE 1—EFP APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR ISSUANCE BY THE PFMC—Continued
PFMC recommended EFPs
Number of
Name Date of council recommendation vessels
Haworth, David & Arthur Lorton ................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 3
Ball, Bob ....................................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
Ford, John .................................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
Graves, Michael ........................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
Kennedy, Raymond ...................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
Massen, Lance ............................................................................................................. June 2017 ................................................. 1
Selck, Dustin ................................................................................................................ June 2017 ................................................. 1
Shvets, Anatolii ............................................................................................................. June 2017 ................................................. 2
Sidielnikov, Andrii ......................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
Spinale, Paul ................................................................................................................ June 2017 ................................................. 1
Stephens, J & B ........................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 2
Linked Buoy Gear Applicants
Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research ............................................................... March 2017 ............................................... 3
Haworth, David & Arthur Lorton ................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 3
TABLE 2—EFP APPLICATIONS THAT THE PFMC HAS YET TO RECOMMEND FOR ISSUANCE
Submitted EFPs
Number of
Name Date of submission vessels
Deep-Set Buoy Gear Applicants
Lutoshkin, A .................................................................................................................. June 2017 ................................................. 1
Maassen, L ................................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
Masuda, S .................................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
McCarthy, M ................................................................................................................. June 2017 ................................................. 2
Rynkevic, R .................................................................................................................. June 2017 ................................................. 1
Sokolova, T .................................................................................................................. June 2017 ................................................. 1
Sviridov, V .................................................................................................................... June 2017 ................................................. 1
In March 2017, the Council also additional terms and conditions for the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
recommended that in addition to requested EFPs.
current terms and conditions on issued NMFS will consider all public National Oceanic and Atmospheric
EFPs, NMFS also impose the following comments submitted in response to this Administration
stipulations: Federal Register Notice prior to
1. Require 100 percent observer issuance of any EFP mentioned within National Estuarine Research Reserve
coverage for the first ten sets of new EFP this Notice. Additionally, NMFS will System
participants (a set is defined as 10 analyze the effects of issuing EFPs in
pieces of buoy gear soaked for at least AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management,
accordance with the National
eight hours). Once attained, observer National Ocean Service, National
Environmental Policy Act and NOAA’s
coverage may be reduced to 30 percent Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administrative Order 216–6, as well as
of fishing days; Administration, U.S. Department of
ensure compliance with other
2. Prohibit vessels from being more Commerce.
applicable laws, including Section
than three nautical miles from any piece 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act ACTION: Notice of Public Comment
of gear; (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), which requires Period for the Jobos Bay National
3. Require proper maintenance of the agency to insure that the proposed Estuarine Research Reserve
configured gear in accordance with their action is not likely to jeopardize the Management Plan revision.
EFP; and continued existence of any endangered
4. Require each piece of DSBG and the or threatened species or result in the Notice is hereby given that the Office
terminal ends of LBG to be marked with destruction or adverse modification of for Coastal Management, National
a radar reflector and flag, and require designated critical habitat. Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
buoys to be marked with the fishing Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
vessel’s official number. Department of Commerce is announcing
Dated: August 23, 2017.
NMFS considers the Council’s a thirty-day public comment period for
recommendations for additional Margo B. Schulze-Haugen, the Jobos Bay National Estuarine
conditions to apply to all issued and Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Research Reserve Management Plan
proposed DSBG and LBG EFPs. NMFS Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. revision. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section
is also requesting public comment on [FR Doc. 2017–18146 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] 921.33(c), the revised plan will bring the
the Council’s recommendations for BILLING CODE 3510–22–P reserve into compliance. The Jobos Bay
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Reserve revised plan will replace the The total number of acres within the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
plan approved in 2000. boundary is 2800 acres, which is a slight
The revised management plan modification of the original 2883 acres Office of the Secretary
outlines the administrative structure; identified in the previous management [Transmittal No. 17–38]
the research/monitoring, stewardship, plan. The revised acreage is a result of
education, and training programs and survey contracted by the PRDNER to Arms Sales Notification
priorities of the reserve; plans for a clarify the boundary. The revised
proposed boundary expansion through management plan will serve as the AGENCY: Defense Security Cooperation
future land acquisition; and facility guiding document for the Jobos Bay Agency, Department of Defense.
development priorities to support Reserve for the next five years. ACTION: Arms sales notice.
reserve operations.
The Jobos Bay Reserve takes an View the Jobos Bay Reserve SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is
integrated approach to management, Management Plan revision at (http:// publishing the unclassified text of an
linking research and education, coastal drna.pr.gov/jbnerr/) and provide arms sales notification.
training, and stewardship functions. comments to the Reserve’s Manager, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Puerto Rico Department of Natural Aitza Pabon (apabon@drna.pr.gov). Pamela Young, (703) 697–9107 or Kathy
and Environmental Resources FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valadez, (703) 697–9217; DSCA/DSA–
(PRDNER) has outlined how it will Nina Garfield at (240) 533–0817 or Erica RAN.
administer the reserve and its core
Seiden at (240) 533–0781 of NOAA’s SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
programs by providing detailed actions
Office for Coastal Management, 1305 36(b)(1) arms sales notification is
that will enable it to accomplish specific
East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th published to fulfill the requirements of
goals and objectives. Since the last
floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. section 155 of Public Law 104–164
management plan, the reserve has:
dated July 21, 1996. The following is a
Developed core programs; expanded Dated: August 21, 2017.
copy of a letter to the Speaker of the
monitoring programs within Jobos Bay Paul M. Scholz, House of Representatives, Transmittal
and its watershed; expanded its dorm, Deputy Director, Office for Coastal 17–38 with attached Policy Justification
and remodeled the historic train depot Management, National Ocean Service, and Sensitivity of Technology.
and visitor center; conducted training National Oceanic and Atmospheric
workshops; implemented K–12 Administration. Dated: August 23, 2017.
education programs; and built new and [FR Doc. 2017–18193 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] Aaron Siegel,
innovative partnerships with local, BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Commonwealth, and U.S. organizations Officer, Department of Defense.
and universities. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Public Comment Period for the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision. | |
| Contact | Nina Garfield at (240) 533-0817 or Erica Seiden at (240) 533-0781 of NOAA's Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 40752 |
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