82_FR_61791 82 FR 61543 - Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve

82 FR 61543 - Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 248 (December 28, 2017)

Page Range61543-61544
FR Document2017-28110

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management will hold a public meeting to solicit comments for the performance evaluation of the Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61543-61544]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28110]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service 
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Office for Coastal Management will hold a public meeting to solicit 
comments for the performance evaluation of the Padilla Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, and 
written comments must be received on or before Friday, March 9, 2018.
    For the specific date, time, and location of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the reserves and coastal program 
NOAA intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Mt. Vernon, Washington for the Padilla Bay Reserve. For the specific 
location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, 
Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East West 
Highway N/OCM1, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or via email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy, 
NOAA Office for Coastal Management, (240) 543-0729, 2234 South Hobson 
Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, or via email to 
[email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation findings, 
Management Plan, and Site Profile may be viewed and downloaded on the 
internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations. A copy of the 
evaluation

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notification letter and most recent performance report may be obtained 
upon request by contacting Ralph Cantral.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act (CZMA) require NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of 
federally-approved National Estuarine Research Reserves. The process 
includes a public meeting, consideration of written public comments and 
consultations with interested Federal, state, and local agencies and 
members of the public. For the evaluation of National Estuarine 
Research Reserves, NOAA will consider the extent to which the state has 
met the national objectives, adhered to its management plan approved by 
the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial 
assistance under the Coastal Zone Management Act. When the evaluation 
is completed, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management will place a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the Final 
Evaluation Findings.
    Specific information on the periodic evaluation of reserves that 
are the subject of this notice are detailed below as follows:

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018.
    Time: 7:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: Padilla Bay Reserve Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview-
Edison Road, Mt. Vernon, WA 98273.
    Written comments must be received on or before March 9, 2018.

    Dated: December 18, 2017.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
    Coastal Zone Management Program Administration
[FR Doc. 2017-28110 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2017 / Notices 61543 ACTION: Notice. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Dated: December 21, 2017. Rebecca Holyoke, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a Deputy Director, Office of National Marine availability of final evaluation findings Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, meeting of the Marine Protected Areas of state coastal programs and national National Oceanic and Atmospheric Federal Advisory Committee estuarine research reserves. The NOAA Administration. (Committee) in San Francisco, Office for Coastal Management has [FR Doc. 2017–28108 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am] California. completed review of the Coastal Zone BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P Management Program evaluations for DATES: The meeting will be held on the states of New York, New Hampshire, Wednesday, January 17, 2018, from 9:00 Washington, and Maine. The states were a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through Friday, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE found to be implementing and enforcing January 19, 2018, at 1 p.m. These times their federally approved Coastal Zone and the agenda topics described below National Oceanic and Atmospheric Management Programs, addressing the are subject to change. Refer to the web Administration national coastal management objectives page listed below for the most up-to- identified in CZMA Section 303(2)(A)– Evaluation of National Estuarine date meeting agenda. (K), and adhering to the programmatic Research Reserve terms of their financial assistance ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management awards. the Argonaut Hotel, 495 Jefferson Street (OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), The NOAA Office for Coastal at Hyde, San Francisco, CA 94109. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Management has completed review of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration (NOAA), Department of the National Estuarine Research Reserve Charles M. Wahle, Ph.D., Designated Commerce (DOC). evaluations for South Slough, Jacques Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National ACTION: Notice. Cousteau, Wells, and Narragansett Bay. Marine Protected Areas Center, 99 The reserves were found to be adhering SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Pacific St., Suite 100–F, Monterey, CA to programmatic requirements of the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 93940. (Phone: 831–647–6460; Fax: National Estuarine Research Reserve Office for Coastal Management will hold 831–647–1732; email: charles.wahle@ System. Copies of these final evaluation a public meeting to solicit comments for noaa.gov; or visit the National MPA findings may be downloaded at http:// the performance evaluation of the Center website at http://marine coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/ Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research protectedareas.noaa.gov/fac). evaluation_findings/index.html or by Reserve. submitting a written request to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DATES: Padilla Bay National Estuarine person identified under FOR FURTHER Committee, composed of external, Research Reserve Evaluation: The INFORMATION CONTACT. knowledgeable representatives of public meeting will be held on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: stakeholder groups, was established by Wednesday, February 28, 2018, and Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and the Department of Commerce (DOC) to written comments must be received on Performance Measurement Program, provide advice to the Secretaries of or before Friday, March 9, 2018. Office for Coastal Management, NOS/ Commerce and the Interior on For the specific date, time, and NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th implementation of Section 4 of location of the public meetings, see Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Executive Order 13158, on marine SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Maryland 20910, or Carrie.Hall@ protected areas (MPAs). The meeting is ADDRESSES: You may submit comments noaa.gov. open to the public, and public comment on the reserves and coastal program Dated: December 19, 2017. will be accepted from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 NOAA intends to evaluate by any of the Keelin Kuipers, p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. following methods: In general, each individual or group will Public Meeting and Oral Comments: Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, be limited to a total time of five (5) A public meeting will be held in Mt. National Oceanic and Atmospheric minutes. If members of the public wish Vernon, Washington for the Padilla Bay Administration. to submit written statements, they Reserve. For the specific location, see Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog should be submitted to the Designated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 11.419 Federal Officer by Friday, January 12, Written Comments: Please direct Coastal Zone Management Program 2018. written comments to Ralph Cantral, Administration Matters To Be Considered: This Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for [FR Doc. 2017–28111 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am] meeting will focus on: (i) Refining the Coastal Management, 1305 East West BILLING CODE 3510–08–P Committee’s charge and work plans for Highway N/OCM1, Silver Spring, MD 2018–2019; (ii) identifying ways to 20910, or via email to Ralph.Cantral@ enhance the impact of the Committee’s noaa.gov. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE recommendations and products; (iii) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: engaging with National Marine Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Sanctuary Advisory Council Chairs and NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Administration (NOAA) other MPA programs to explore (240) 543–0729, 2234 South Hobson common approaches to emerging issues Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Marine Protected Areas Federal facing US MPAs; and, (iv) establishing 29405–2413, or via email to Advisory Committee; Public Meeting subcommittees and working groups, as Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov. Copies of the AGENCY: Office of National Marine needed, to address the Committee’s new previous evaluation findings, Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean charge. The agenda is subject to change. Management Plan, and Site Profile may Service (NOS), National Oceanic and The latest version will be posted at be viewed and downloaded on the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/ internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/ Department of Commerce (DOC). fac. evaluations. A copy of the evaluation VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Dec 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1

61544 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2017 / Notices notification letter and most recent DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE on the availability of the species or performance report may be obtained stock(s) for subsistence uses (where upon request by contacting Ralph National Oceanic and Atmospheric relevant), and if the permissible Cantral. Administration methods of taking and requirements RIN 0648–XF460 pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections and reporting of such takings are set 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Taking and Importing Marine forth. Management Act (CZMA) require Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations Incidental to a Pile Driving Activities impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact of federally-approved National for Waterfront Repairs at the U.S. resulting from the specified activity that Estuarine Research Reserves. The Coast Guard Station Monterey, cannot be reasonably expected to, and is process includes a public meeting, Monterey, California not reasonably likely to, adversely affect consideration of written public the species or stock through effects on comments and consultations with AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries annual rates of recruitment or survival. interested Federal, state, and local Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’ Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill, agencies and members of the public. For Commerce. or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or the evaluation of National Estuarine ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental kill any marine mammal. Research Reserves, NOAA will consider Except with respect to certain the extent to which the state has met the harassment authorization. activities not pertinent here, the MMPA national objectives, adhered to its SUMMARY: In accordance with the defines ‘‘harassment’’ as any act of management plan approved by the regulations implementing the Marine pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as has the potential to injure a marine the terms of financial assistance under amended, notification is hereby given mammal or marine mammal stock in the the Coastal Zone Management Act. that NMFS has issued an incidental wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has When the evaluation is completed, harassment authorization (IHA) to the the potential to disturb a marine NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to incidentally mammal or marine mammal stock in the will place a notice in the Federal harass, by Level B harassment only, wild by causing disruption of behavioral Register announcing the availability of marine mammals during pile driving patterns, including, but not limited to, the Final Evaluation Findings. activities associated with waterfront migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, Specific information on the periodic repairs at the USCG Monterey Station in feeding, or sheltering (Level B evaluation of reserves that are the Monterey, California. harassment). subject of this notice are detailed below DATES: This Authorization is applicable National Environmental Policy Act as follows: from December 20, 2017 through October 15, 2018. In compliance with the National Padilla Bay National Estuarine Environmental Policy Act of 1969 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Research Reserve Evaluation (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and Stephanie Egger, Office of Protected NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) You may participate or submit oral Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 216–6A, NMFS reviewed our action Electronic copies of the applications (i.e., the issuance of an incidental comments at the public meeting and supporting documents, as well as a harassment authorization) with respect scheduled as follows: list of the references cited in this to potential impacts on the human Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2018. document, may be obtained online at environment. Accordingly, NMFS Time: 7:00 p.m., local time. www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ reviewed and adopted the USCG’s incidental/construction.htm. In case of Supplemental Environmental Location: Padilla Bay Reserve problems accessing these documents, Assessment entitled Supplemental Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview- please call the contact listed above. Environmental Assessment for Edison Road, Mt. Vernon, WA 98273. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Waterfront Repairs at U.S. Coast Guard Written comments must be received Background Station Monterey, Monterey, California, on or before March 9, 2018. and signed a Finding of No Significant Dated: December 18, 2017. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the Impact on November 9, 2017. Keelin Kuipers, MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated Summary of Request Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the On February 10, 2017, NMFS received Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric incidental, but not intentional, taking of a request from the USCG for an IHA to Administration. small numbers of marine mammals by take marine mammals incidental to pile U.S. citizens who engage in a specified driving activities for waterfront Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog activity (other than commercial fishing) restoration, at the USCG Station 11.419 within a specified geographical region if Monterey in Monterrey, California. Coastal Zone Management Program certain findings are made and either USCG’s request is for take of eight Administration regulations are issued or, if the taking is species of marine mammals, by Level B limited to harassment, a notice of a sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2017–28110 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am] harassment. Neither USCG nor NMFS BILLING CODE 3510–08–P proposed authorization is provided to expect mortality to result from this the public for review. activity and, therefore, an IHA is An authorization for incidental appropriate. takings shall be granted if NMFS finds NMFS previously issued an IHA to that the taking will have a negligible the USCG for similar work (79 FR impact on the species or stock(s), will 57052; September 24, 2014). However, not have an unmitigable adverse impact no work was conducted under that IHA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Dec 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1


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ActionNotice.
DatesPadilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, and written comments must be received on or before Friday, March 9, 2018.
ContactRalph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, (240) 543-0729, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, or via email to [email protected] Copies of the previous evaluation findings, Management Plan, and Site Profile may be viewed and downloaded on the internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations. A copy of the evaluation notification letter and most recent performance report may be obtained upon request by contacting Ralph Cantral.
FR Citation82 FR 61543 
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