83_FR_38280 83 FR 38130 - Evaluation of Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Public Meeting

83 FR 38130 - Evaluation of Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 150 (August 3, 2018)

Page Range38130-38130
FR Document2018-16675

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 Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 38130]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16675]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; 
Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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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 Kachemak Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, and 
written comments must be received on or before Friday, September 28, 
2018.
    For the specific date, time, and location of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the reserve by any of the 
following methods: Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting 
will be held in Homer, Alaska for the Kachemak Bay Reserve. For the 
specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Jean Tanimoto, 
Program Evaluator, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/Office for Coastal 
Management, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, or 
via email to Jean.Tanimoto@noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Tanimoto, Program Evaluator, NOAA 
Inouye Regional Center, NOS/Office for Coastal Management, 1845 Wasp 
Blvd., Bldg 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, by phone at (808) 725-5253, or 
via email to Jean.Tanimoto@noaa.gov. 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 the person identified 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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.
    You may participate and submit oral comments at the public meeting. 
The public meeting will be held in conjunction with the reserve's 
regularly scheduled commission meeting and is scheduled as follows:
    Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018.
    Time: 12:00-3:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, 95 Sterling Highway, 
Homer, Alaska 99603.
    Written comments must be received on or before September 28, 2018.

    Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419.
    Coastal Zone Management Program Administration.

    Dated: July 24, 2018.
John King,
Chief, Business Operations Division, Office for Coastal Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-16675 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P



                                              38130                          Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 150 / Friday, August 3, 2018 / Notices

                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        DATES:  Kachemak Bay National                         conjunction with the reserve’s regularly
                                              Steve MacLean, Council staff;                           Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation:                scheduled commission meeting and is
                                              telephone: (907) 271–2809.                              The public meeting will be held on                    scheduled as follows:
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Wednesday, September 19, 2018, and                      Date: Wednesday, September 19,
                                                                                                      written comments must be received on                  2018.
                                              Agenda                                                  or before Friday, September 28, 2018.                   Time: 12:00–3:00 p.m., local time.
                                              Monday, August 20, 2018                                   For the specific date, time, and                      Location: Islands and Ocean Visitor
                                                                                                      location of the public meetings, see                  Center, 95 Sterling Highway, Homer,
                                                The meeting agenda includes: Review                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                            Alaska 99603.
                                              and discussion of a public involvement
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      Written comments must be received
                                              section for the Bering Sea Fishery
                                                                                                      on the reserve by any of the following                on or before September 28, 2018.
                                              Ecosystem Plan, as well as provide
                                                                                                      methods: Public Meeting and Oral                        Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
                                              comments on the NOAA’s EBFM
                                                                                                      Comments: A public meeting will be                    11.419.
                                              Roadmap.
                                                The Agenda is subject to change, and                  held in Homer, Alaska for the Kachemak                  Coastal Zone Management Program
                                              the latest version will be posted at:                   Bay Reserve. For the specific location,               Administration.
                                              https://www.npfmc.org/committees/                       see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                          Dated: July 24, 2018.
                                                                                                        Written Comments: Please direct
                                              ecosystem-committee.                                                                                          John King,
                                                                                                      written comments to Jean Tanimoto,
                                                                                                                                                            Chief, Business Operations Division, Office
                                              Public Comment                                          Program Evaluator, NOAA Inouye                        for Coastal Management.
                                                Public comment letters will be                        Regional Center, NOS/Office for Coastal
                                                                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2018–16675 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am]
                                              accepted and should be submitted either                 Management, 1845 Wasp Blvd.,
                                                                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
                                              electronically to Steve MacLean,                        Building 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818,
                                              Council staff: steve.maclean@noaa.gov                   or via email to Jean.Tanimoto@
                                              or through the mail: North Pacific                      noaa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              Fishery Management Council, 605 W.                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
                                              4th Ave. Suite 306, Anchorage, AK                       Tanimoto, Program Evaluator, NOAA                     National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                              99501–2252. Oral public testimony will                  Inouye Regional Center, NOS/Office for                Administration
                                              be accepted at the discretion of the co-                Coastal Management, 1845 Wasp Blvd.,
                                              chairs.                                                 Bldg 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, by                  Submission for OMB Review;
                                                                                                      phone at (808) 725–5253, or via email to              Comment Request
                                              Special Accommodations
                                                                                                      Jean.Tanimoto@noaa.gov. Copies of the                    The Department of Commerce will
                                                The meeting is physically accessible                  previous evaluation findings,                         submit to the Office of Management and
                                              to people with disabilities. Requests for               Management Plan, and Site Profile may                 Budget (OMB) for clearance the
                                              sign language interpretation or other                   be viewed and downloaded on the                       following proposal for collection of
                                              auxiliary aids should be directed to                    internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/                information under the provisions of the
                                              Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at                    evaluations. A copy of the evaluation                 Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                              least 7 working days prior to the                       notification letter and most recent                   Chapter 35).
                                              meeting date.                                           performance report may be obtained                       Agency: National Oceanic and
                                                Dated: July 31, 2018.                                 upon request by contacting the person                 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
                                              Tracey L. Thompson,                                     identified under FOR FURTHER                             Title: Pacific Islands Logbook Family
                                              Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable           INFORMATION CONTACT.                                  of Forms.
                                              Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections                      OMB Control Number: 0648–0214.
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–16660 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am]              312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone                          Form Number(s): None.
                                              BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                  Management Act (CZMA) require                            Type of Request: Regular (extension of
                                                                                                      NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations                  a currently approved information
                                                                                                      of federally-approved National                        collection).
                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Estuarine Research Reserves. The                         Number of Respondents: 527.
                                                                                                      process includes a public meeting,                       Average Hours Per Response:
                                              National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        consideration of written public                       Logbooks and sales reports, 5–35
                                              Administration                                          comments, and consultations with                      minutes based on fishery, entry/exit and
                                                                                                      interested Federal, state, and local                  landing notices, Protected Species Zone
                                              Evaluation of Kachemak Bay National                     agencies and members of the public. For               entry/exit notices, 5 minutes; landing/
                                              Estuarine Research Reserve; Public                      the evaluation of National Estuarine                  offloading notices, 3 minutes.
                                              Meeting                                                 Research Reserves, NOAA will consider                    Burden Hours: 13,731.
                                              AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management                   the extent to which the state has met the                Needs and Uses: This request is for
                                              (OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS),                    national objectives, adhered to its                   extension of a currently approved
                                              National Oceanic and Atmospheric                        management plan approved by the                       information collection.
                                              Administration (NOAA), Department of                    Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to                    Fishermen in Federally-managed
                                              Commerce (DOC).                                         the terms of financial assistance under               fisheries in the Pacific Islands Region
                                              ACTION: Notice of public meeting.                       the Coastal Zone Management Act.                      are required to provide certain
                                                                                                      When the evaluation is completed,                     information about their fishing
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                                              SUMMARY:   The National Oceanic and                     NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management                  activities, catch, and interactions with
                                              Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                      will place a notice in the Federal                    protected species by submitting reports
                                              Office for Coastal Management will hold                 Register announcing the availability of               to National Marine Fisheries Service,
                                              a public meeting to solicit comments for                the Final Evaluation Findings.                        per 50 CFR part 665. These data are
                                              the performance evaluation of the                         You may participate and submit oral                 needed to determine the condition of
                                              Kachemak Bay National Estuarine                         comments at the public meeting. The                   the stocks and whether the current
                                              Research Reserve.                                       public meeting will be held in                        management measures are having the


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesKachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, and written comments must be received on or before Friday, September 28, 2018.
ContactJean Tanimoto, Program Evaluator, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/Office for Coastal Management, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, by phone at (808) 725-5253, 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 the person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FR Citation83 FR 38130 

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