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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Announcement of Great Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve Revised
Management Plan Including a
Boundary Expansion
Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval and
Availability of the Revised Management
Plan for the Great Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office
of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), U.S.
Department of Commerce has approved
the revised management plan and
expansion of the boundary for the Great
Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
The Great Bay Reserve was designated
in 1989 pursuant to section 315 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972,
as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1461. The reserve
has been operating under a management
plan approved in 1989. Pursuant to 15
CFR 921.33(c), a state must revise their
management plan every five years. The
submission of this plan fulfills this
requirement and sets a course for
successful implementation of the goals
and objectives of the reserve.
The mission of the Great Bay Reserve
is to promote informed management of
the Great Bay estuary and estuarine
habitats through linked programs of
stewardship, public education, and
scientific understanding.
The management plan establishes
goals consistent with the reserve’s
mission. These goals cover three general
areas: (1) Protect and improve habitat
and biological diversity within the
boundary of the Reserve, (2) improve
decisions affecting estuarine and coastal
resources, and (3) promote education,
stewardship, and scientific research
focusing on estuarine ecosystems.
Organized in a framework of
programmatic goals and objectives, the
Great Bay Reserve’s management plan
identifies specific strategies or actions
for research, education/interpretation,
public access, construction, acquisition,
and resource protection, restoration, and
manipulation. Overall, the plan seeks to
accomplish the mission of the reserve
by facilitating scientific research,
encouraging stewardship, and
addressing the local education and
outreach needs.
Specifically, stewardship is
encompassed under resource protection,
habitat restoration, and resource
manipulation plans. These plans
address reserve efforts to evaluate
natural and anthropogenic processes
that affect the reserve and its habitats,
support for research and monitoring of
important resources, restore and protect
natural habitats and to actively educate
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the public to inform resource
management.
Research and monitoring support
independent research projects within
the reserve and its vicinity with
resources and background data. Staff
and visiting researchers conduct
monitoring and research within the
boundaries of the reserve and Great Bay
watershed and use GIS to map critical
habitats. Research and monitoring
results are made available to others and
are translated to public and private
users through education, training and
outreach programs.
Education at the reserve targets a wide
variety of audiences including students,
teachers, adults, resource users and
coastal decision-maker audiences. The
reserve’s comprehensive approach to
education including a K–12 education
program, outreach and a coastal training
program are designed to increase
knowledge about estuaries for target
audiences.
Public access at Great Bay Reserve
includes improving and enhancing
water access to facilitate the
implementation of reserve programs.
Also, the reserve will reduce impacts on
natural resources and maximize public
outreach by designating specific areas
(i.e., boardwalks) and create guidelines
for public access.
Administration at the reserve includes
supporting the staffing and budget
necessary to carry out the goals and
objectives of the plan. The
administration of the Great Bay Reserve
is a collective effort involving the New
Hampshire Department of Fish and
Game, other state or local agencies and
organizations, and the Reserve Advisory
Committee. An established
administrative framework implements
and coordinates Reserve programs
under the plan.
The boundary expansion incorporates
additional open water and salt marsh in
Little Bay and up to the first dams of
five of the seven tidal rivers, namely:
Bellamy River, Oyster River, Lamprey
River, Squamscott River, and Winnicut
River. Additional upland includes
parcels purchased through the Nature
Conservancy (TNC) on behalf of the
Great Bay Resource Protection
Partnership and transferred to New
Hampshire Fish and Game Department,
and the rest of the Great Bay National
Wildlife Refuge. The expansion
provides a broader and more
representative diversity of wetland and
water habitats. The new boundary of the
reserve includes tidal freshwater
riverine, emergent and forested wetland
communities that are necessary to
protect the ecological units of the
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natural estuarine system for research
purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doris Grimm at (301) 563–7107 or
Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of
NOAA’s National Ocean Service,
Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 EastWest Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: September 14, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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Availability of Seats for the Hawaiian
Islands Humpback Whale National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
National Marine Sanctuary
Program (NMSP), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Hawaiian Islands
Humpback Whale National Marine
Sanctuary (HIHWNMS or Sanctuary) is
seeking applicants for both primary and
alternate members of the following seats
on its Sanctuary Advisory Council,
(Council): Education, Fishing, Hawaii
County, Honolulu County, Kauai
County, Maui County, Native Hawaiian,
and Research. Applicants are chosen
based upon their particular expertise
and experience in relation to the seat for
which they are applying; community
and professional affiliations; philosophy
regarding the protection and
management of marine resources; and
possibly the length of residence in the
area affected by the Sanctuary.
Applicants who are chosen as members
should expect to serve 2-year terms,
pursuant to the Council’s Charter.
DATES: The application deadline has
been extended until October 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from Mary Grady, 6600
Kalanianaole Hwy, Suite 301, Honolulu,
HI 96825 or Mary.Grady@noaa.gov.
Completed applications should be sent
to the same address. Applications are
also available online at https://
hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Naomi McIntosh, 6600 Kalanianaole
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Hwy, Suite 301, Honolulu, HI 96825 or
Naomi.McIntosh@noaa.gov or
808.397.2651.
The
HIHWNMS Advisory Council was
established in March 1996 to assure
continued public participation in the
management of the Sanctuary. Since its
establishment, the Council has played a
vital role in the decisions affecting the
Sanctuary surrounding the main
Hawaiian Islands.
The Councils’s twenty-four voting
members represent a variety of local
user groups, as well as the general
public, plus ten local, state and federal
governmental jurisdictions.
The Council is supported by three
committees: A Research Committee
chaired by the Research Representative,
an Education Committee chaired by the
Education Representative, and a
Conservation Committee chaired by the
Conservation Representative, each
respectively dealing with matters
concerning research, education and
resource protection.
The Council represents the
coordination link between the
Sanctuary and the state and federal
management agencies, user groups,
researchers, educators, policy makers,
and other various groups that help to
focus efforts and attention on the
humpback whale and its habitat around
the main Hawaiian Islands.
The Council functions in an advisory
capacity to the Sanctuary Manager and
is instrumental in helping to develop
policies and program goals, and to
identify education, outreach, research,
long-term monitoring, resource
protection and revenue enhancement
priorities. The Council works in concert
with the Sanctuary Manager by keeping
him or her informed about issues of
concern throughout the Sanctuary,
offering recommendations on specific
issues, and aiding the Manager in
achieving the goals of the Sanctuary
program within the context of Hawai‘i’s
marine programs and policies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 16 U.S. C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
September 17, 2007
Daniel J. Basta,
Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program,
National Ocean Services, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 07–4706 Filed 9-21–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Announcement of Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Revised Management Plan Including a Boundary Expansion
AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval and Availability of the Revised Management
Plan for the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S.
Department of Commerce has approved the revised management plan and
expansion of the boundary for the Great Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
The Great Bay Reserve was designated in 1989 pursuant to section
315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C.
1461. The reserve has been operating under a management plan approved
in 1989. Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must revise their
management plan every five years. The submission of this plan fulfills
this requirement and sets a course for successful implementation of the
goals and objectives of the reserve.
The mission of the Great Bay Reserve is to promote informed
management of the Great Bay estuary and estuarine habitats through
linked programs of stewardship, public education, and scientific
understanding.
The management plan establishes goals consistent with the reserve's
mission. These goals cover three general areas: (1) Protect and improve
habitat and biological diversity within the boundary of the Reserve,
(2) improve decisions affecting estuarine and coastal resources, and
(3) promote education, stewardship, and scientific research focusing on
estuarine ecosystems. Organized in a framework of programmatic goals
and objectives, the Great Bay Reserve's management plan identifies
specific strategies or actions for research, education/interpretation,
public access, construction, acquisition, and resource protection,
restoration, and manipulation. Overall, the plan seeks to accomplish
the mission of the reserve by facilitating scientific research,
encouraging stewardship, and addressing the local education and
outreach needs.
Specifically, stewardship is encompassed under resource protection,
habitat restoration, and resource manipulation plans. These plans
address reserve efforts to evaluate natural and anthropogenic processes
that affect the reserve and its habitats, support for research and
monitoring of important resources, restore and protect natural habitats
and to actively educate
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the public to inform resource management.
Research and monitoring support independent research projects
within the reserve and its vicinity with resources and background data.
Staff and visiting researchers conduct monitoring and research within
the boundaries of the reserve and Great Bay watershed and use GIS to
map critical habitats. Research and monitoring results are made
available to others and are translated to public and private users
through education, training and outreach programs.
Education at the reserve targets a wide variety of audiences
including students, teachers, adults, resource users and coastal
decision-maker audiences. The reserve's comprehensive approach to
education including a K-12 education program, outreach and a coastal
training program are designed to increase knowledge about estuaries for
target audiences.
Public access at Great Bay Reserve includes improving and enhancing
water access to facilitate the implementation of reserve programs.
Also, the reserve will reduce impacts on natural resources and maximize
public outreach by designating specific areas (i.e., boardwalks) and
create guidelines for public access.
Administration at the reserve includes supporting the staffing and
budget necessary to carry out the goals and objectives of the plan. The
administration of the Great Bay Reserve is a collective effort
involving the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game, other state or
local agencies and organizations, and the Reserve Advisory Committee.
An established administrative framework implements and coordinates
Reserve programs under the plan.
The boundary expansion incorporates additional open water and salt
marsh in Little Bay and up to the first dams of five of the seven tidal
rivers, namely: Bellamy River, Oyster River, Lamprey River, Squamscott
River, and Winnicut River. Additional upland includes parcels purchased
through the Nature Conservancy (TNC) on behalf of the Great Bay
Resource Protection Partnership and transferred to New Hampshire Fish
and Game Department, and the rest of the Great Bay National Wildlife
Refuge. The expansion provides a broader and more representative
diversity of wetland and water habitats. The new boundary of the
reserve includes tidal freshwater riverine, emergent and forested
wetland communities that are necessary to protect the ecological units
of the natural estuarine system for research purposes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doris Grimm at (301) 563-7107 or
Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563-1158 of NOAA's National Ocean Service,
Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th
floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: September 14, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-18773 Filed 9-21-07; 8:45 am]
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