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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 080906D]
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
public hearing.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its 134th meeting to consider and
take action on pending
recommendations regarding fishing in
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
(NWHI) commensurate with the
provisions of Proclamation 8031 which
established the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands Marine National Monument.
The Council will also hold a public
hearing during this 134th Council
meeting.
The 134th Council meeting and
public hearing will be held at 2 p.m.
(Hawaii Standard Time) on Wednesday,
August 30, 2006. For specific dates,
times and locations of the public
hearing, and the agenda for the 134th
Council meeting, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES:
The 134th Council meeting
and public hearing will be held at the
Council’s office, 1164 Bishop Street,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813. For
participants residing in American
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands,
Hawaii and the continental United
States, the 134th Council meeting
telephone conference call-in-number is:
1–888–482–3560; Access Code: 522–
8220. For Guam and international
participants, the call-in-number is: 1–
647–723–3959; Access Code: 522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
ADDRESSES:
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telephone: (808) 522–8220; fax: (808)
522–8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information
On June 15, 2006, President George
W. Bush signed Presidential
Proclamation No. 8031 establishing the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine
National Monument (NWHI monument).
The proclamation set apart and reserved
the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for
the purpose of protecting the historic
objects, landmarks, prehistoric
structures and other objects of historic
or scientific interest that are situated
upon lands owned and controlled by the
Federal Government of the United
States. Proclamation No. 8031 directs
the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of the Interior (the Secretaries)
to prohibit access into the NWHI
monument unless authorized, and limit
or regulate virtually all activities
through a permit and zoning system
among other measures.
In establishing the NWHI monument,
Proclamation No. 8031 assigns primary
management responsibility of marine
areas of the NWHI monument to the
Secretary of Commerce, NOAA, in
consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior. The proclamation assigns the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
with sole responsibility for management
of the areas of the monument that
overlay the Midway Atoll National
Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway
National Memorial and the Hawaiian
Islands National Wildlife Refuge, in
consultation with the Secretary of
Commerce. Proclamation No. 8031 also
requires the Secretary of Commerce to
manage the NWHI monument in
consultation with the Secretary of the
Interior and the State of Hawaii and
directs the Secretaries to promulgate
any additional regulations needed for
the proper care and management of the
monument objects identified above, to
the extent authorized by law.
At this 134th meeting, the Council
will consider and take action on
pending recommendations regarding
fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands commensurate with the
provisions of Proclamation 8031 which
established the NWHI monument.
134th Council Meeting Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Implementation of Fishing
Regulations for the NWHI Monument
4. Public Hearing
5. Council Discussion and Action
6. Other Business
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Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
Council action during its 134th meeting.
Council action will be restricted to those
issues listed in this document and any
issue arising after publication of this
document that requires emergency
action under section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220
(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of Availability of Final
Contracting Policy
National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final
Revised Contracting Policy.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NOAA National Ocean
Service (NOS) is publishing its updated
contracting policy for hydrographic
services per NOAA’s 2005 plans to
review and update the subject policy.
DATES: No comments are solicited
through this notice.
ADDRESSES: Ashley Chappell, Office of
Coast Survey, National Ocean Service,
NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West Highway,
Station 6113, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Chappell, Office of Coast
Survey, National Ocean Service, NOAA
(N/CS), 1315 East West Highway,
Station 6113, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910; Telephone: 301–713–2770 ext.
148; fax (301) 713–4019, Attention:
Ashley Chappell; E-mail
ashley.chappell@noaa.gov.
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The
contracting policy for hydrographic
services within the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS)
is final.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In House Report 108–576, which
accompanied the FY 2005 Consolidated
Appropriations Act, Congress
recommended that NOAA’s National
Ocean Service ‘‘work with the private
mapping community to develop a
strategy for expanding contracting with
private entities to minimize duplication
and take maximum advantage of private
sector capability in fulfillment of
NOAA’s mapping and charting
responsibilities.’’
NOAA first consulted with
congressional staff to clarify the scope of
the request. Subsequently, on June 13,
2005, NOAA submitted a report to
Congress outlining its intent to utilize
its advisory group, the Hydrographic
Services Review Panel (the Panel), as
the primary vehicle for reevalting its
existing mapping and charting
contracting policy established in 1996.
The report stated that the scope of
NOAA’s efforts would be limited to
hydrographic services programs funded
under the ‘‘Mapping and Charting’’
section of the NOAA budget. NOAA
then issued a Federal Register notice
publishing and soliciting comments on
its 1996 policy. The majority of
comments were from private sector
mapping firms and in general were
supportive of NOAA’s existing policy.
Upon review of the public comments
and in consultation with the Panel,
NOAA concluded that a moderate
revision of its existing policy was the
appropriate approach. On April 7, 2006,
NOAA issued a second Federal Register
notice publishing and soliciting
comments on its draft revised policy.
Two comments were received. One was
generally supportive and the second
detailed several concerns.
Two concerns were that NOAA’s
efforts (1) did not respond to the
congressional request and (2) that the
revised policy mistakenly focused solely
on NOAA’s hydrographic services. As
noted, personnel met with congressional
staff and then provided Congress a
report outlining the scope of NOAA’s
intended efforts. That strategy included
utilizing the Panel as the primary
mechanism for engaging the public,
including the private mapping
community, in reexamining the
contracting policy. In terms of the
scope, the congressional language
requesting NOAA to undertake this
effort appeared in the ‘‘Mapping and
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Charting’’ section of the annual
appropriations report that addresses
only NOAA’s hydrographic services.
The second comment disagreed with
the draft policy’s conclusion that
acquisition of geospatial data is a core
agency mission and that the agency
should maintain a core capability. Upon
review, NOAA concludes its legal
authorities provide language indicating
acquisition of data is a core agency
mission and that the agency should
maintain an adequate operational
capability. For example, the
Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act says that the NOAA administrator
‘‘shall acquire and disseminate
hydrographic data.’’ (33 U.S.C.
892a(a)(1)). The Act authorizes NOAA
to procure vessels, equipment and
technologies in order to ‘‘maintain
operational expertise in hydrographic
data acquisition and hydrographic
services.’’ (33 U.S.C. 892a(b)(1)).
NOAA Hydrographic Services
Contracting Policy
NOAA recognizes that qualified
commercial sources can provide
competent, professional, cost-effective
hydrographic services to NOAA in
support of its mapping and charting
mission for enhancing navigation safety.
NOAA also recognizes that the
provision of hydrographic services,
including the acquisition and
dissemination of hydrographic and
shoreline data, is a core mission
requirement of NOAA under the 1947
Coast and Geodetic Survey Act and the
Hydrographic Services Improvement
Act of 1998 (as amended). In the interest
of public and environmental safety, the
Federal government’s responsibility for
executing its hydrographic services
missions is manifest and non-delegable.
Therefore, it is incumbent upon NOAA,
as recommended by the Hydrographic
Services Review Panel (the Panel), to
maintain its operational hydrographic
services core capability, and contract for
the remainder of its hydrographic
services to the extent of available
funding.
In general, it is the intent of NOAA to
contract for hydrographic services when
qualified commercial sources exist, and
when such contracts are the most cost
effective method of conducting these
functions. This policy documents the
framework and conditions under which
contracting will be employed to ensure
an open and consistent approach. To
support this policy, NOAA will
maintain a dialogue with private sector
organizations and constituent groups.
For the purposes of this policy, the term
‘‘hydrographic services’’ is defined to
include: Geodesy, hydrography,
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[FR Doc No: E6-13307]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 080906D]
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will
hold its 134th meeting to consider and take action on pending
recommendations regarding fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
(NWHI) commensurate with the provisions of Proclamation 8031 which
established the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument.
The Council will also hold a public hearing during this 134th Council
meeting.
DATES: The 134th Council meeting and public hearing will be held at 2
p.m. (Hawaii Standard Time) on Wednesday, August 30, 2006. For specific
dates, times and locations of the public hearing, and the agenda for
the 134th Council meeting, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The 134th Council meeting and public hearing will be held at
the Council's office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96813. For participants residing in American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Hawaii and the continental United States, the 134th
Council meeting telephone conference call-in-number is: 1-888-482-3560;
Access Code: 522-8220. For Guam and international participants, the
call-in-number is: 1-647-723-3959; Access Code: 522-8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522-8220; fax: (808) 522-8226.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background Information
On June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush signed Presidential
Proclamation No. 8031 establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Marine National Monument (NWHI monument). The proclamation set apart
and reserved the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for the purpose of
protecting the historic objects, landmarks, prehistoric structures and
other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon
lands owned and controlled by the Federal Government of the United
States. Proclamation No. 8031 directs the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of the Interior (the Secretaries) to prohibit access into the
NWHI monument unless authorized, and limit or regulate virtually all
activities through a permit and zoning system among other measures.
In establishing the NWHI monument, Proclamation No. 8031 assigns
primary management responsibility of marine areas of the NWHI monument
to the Secretary of Commerce, NOAA, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Interior. The proclamation assigns the Secretary of the
Interior, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) with sole
responsibility for management of the areas of the monument that overlay
the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway
National Memorial and the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, in
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce. Proclamation No. 8031 also
requires the Secretary of Commerce to manage the NWHI monument in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the State of Hawaii
and directs the Secretaries to promulgate any additional regulations
needed for the proper care and management of the monument objects
identified above, to the extent authorized by law.
At this 134th meeting, the Council will consider and take action on
pending recommendations regarding fishing in the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands commensurate with the provisions of Proclamation 8031 which
established the NWHI monument.
134th Council Meeting Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Implementation of Fishing Regulations for the NWHI Monument
4. Public Hearing
5. Council Discussion and Action
6. Other Business
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Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come
before the Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject
of formal Council action during its 134th meeting. Council action will
be restricted to those issues listed in this document and any issue
arising after publication of this document that requires emergency
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522-8220 (voice) or (808)
522-8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-13307 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]
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