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deployed by this fishery were monitored
by observers, and four green sea turtle
interactions were reported by the
observers. All four green turtles were
dead when brought aboard, or died
before being released. A fifth turtle was
observed taken recently in 2008, and
was also dead on retrieval. The NMFS
Pacific Islands Region Office (PIRO) is
preparing to draft a new BiOp for the
American Samoa fishery, which
consider measures to reduce the
potential for further interactions
between longlines and sea turtles.
NMFS PIRO has suggested that the
Council consider taking action to reduce
turtle takes in the fishery, and which
could be included in the BiOp analyses.
Solutions that have been proposed by
NMFS include requiring hooks to be set
at least 100 meters deep, requiring the
use of 45 gram or heavier weights on
branch lines within 1 meter from each
hook, requiring the use of longer float
lines, restricting hook deployment to an
appropriate distance away from either
side of floats, requiring the use of the
largest practical whole fish bait with the
hook point covered, requiring the use of
16/0 or larger circle hooks with greater
than 10 degree offset. Longline fishers in
American Samoa may also have
suggestions for measures that could
reduce sea turtle interactions with
longlines. The Council is convening the
meeting in American Samoa to brief
fishers on the forthcoming BiOp and to
take comments on potential measures
from longline fishers in addition to
those listed above.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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American Samoa Archipelago Advisory
Panel
1. Status Report on 2007 Advisory
Panel Recommendations
2. Emerging Fishery Issues and
Fisheries Development
3. Update on Magnuson-Stevens Act
Reauthorization Provisions
a. Annual Catch Limits (ACLs)
b. Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP)
c. Cooperative Research
4. Pelagic Fisheries Management
a. Update on Longline Permit
Application Process
b. Bycatch Reduction of Sea Turtles
5. Other Fishery/Management Related
Issues
a. Barter, Trade and Subsistence
Issues
b. Council Five Year Research
Priorities
c. Community Development Program
(CDP) Options
6. Public Comments
7. Discussion and Recommendation
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American Samoa Archipelago Plan
Team
1. Update on Magnuson-Stevens Act
Reauthorization Provisions
a. Annual Catch Limits
b. Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP)
c. Cooperative Research
2. Pelagic Fisheries Management
a. Update on Pelagic Longline Permit
Application Process
b. Bycatch Reduction of Sea Turtles
3. Other Fishery/Management Related
Issues
a. Barter, Trade and Subsistence
Issues
b. Council Five Year Research
Priorities
c. Community Development Program
(CDP) Options
4. Public Comments
5. Discussion and Recommendation
6. Review of Annual Report Module
for American Samoa
a. Bottomfish
b. Coral Reef
c. Precious Corals
d. Crustaceans
Thursday, July 24, 2008, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
American Samoa Archipelago Plan
Team
1. Review of Annual Report Module
for American Samoa
a. Bottomfish
b. Coral Reef
c. Precious Corals
d. Crustaceans
2. Update on Coral Reef Fishing Local
Action Strategy
3. Public Comments
4. Discussion and Recommendations
The order in which agenda items are
addressed may change. Public comment
periods will be provided throughout
each agenda. The Advisory Panel and
Plan Team will meet as late as necessary
to complete scheduled business.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require 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.
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Special Accommodations
These meetings are 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: July 1, 2008.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
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 Public Comment
Period for the Revised Management Plan
for the Guana Tolomato Matanzas
National Estuarine Research Reserve in
Florida.
AGENCY:
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 is announcing
a thirty-day public comment period on
the revised Management Plan for the
Guana Tolomato Matanzas National
Estuarine Research Reserve in Florida.
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas
National Estuarine Research Reserve is
located in St. Johns and Flagler counties
and is geographically separated into a
northern and southern component
separated by the City of St. Augustine.
The reserve was designated in 1999.
Pursuant to 15 CFR Section 921.33(c), a
state must revise their management plan
every five years. The submission of this
plan brings the Reserve into compliance
and sets a course for successful
implementation of the goals and
objectives of the Reserve. Updated
programmatic objectives, new facilities,
and a boundary expansion are notable
revisions from the previous
management plan.
The revised management plan
outlines the administrative structure;
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the education, stewardship, and
research goals of the reserve; and the
plans for future land acquisition and
facility development to support reserve
operations. The reserve management
goals and objectives can be categorized
within the following five management
challenges: Public use, habitat and
species management, watershed land
use, cultural preservation and
interpretation, and global processes.
These issues can be directly or
indirectly linked to anthropogenic land
use of increasing population densities
accompanied by increasing
development, recreation and economic
pressures.
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas
Environmental Education Center is a
notable addition since the last
management plan and serves as the
administrative, education, research, and
stewardship facility for the northern
component of the Reserve. The facility
will provide an opportunity for further
outreach to the community and serve as
a center of excellence for regional
science, education and stewardship
forums.
This management plan calls for a
boundary expansion incorporating 8,865
acres of publicly owned land in the
southern component of the reserve.
Approximately 4,166 acres of the FaverDykes State Park adding to the 1,333
acres of Faver-Dykes State Park
incorporated at designation. The
additional park lands will provide new
resources and allow for an extension of
the existing partnership. Additionally,
4,699 acres of the Matanzas State Forest
will be added to the Reserve boundary.
This property will be incorporated to
further protect the last remaining
undisturbed salt marsh within the
Reserve and is part of a 16,000 acre
continuous conservation corridor. This
land is comprised 75% by upland pine
and 25% by wetlands. The area serves
as an important bird habitat and
contains significant natural and cultural
resources. These additions will bring
the total Reserve acreage to 73,352 acres
protected for long-term research,
education and stewardship.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erica Seiden at (301) 563–1172 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. For copies of the
Guana Tolomato Matanzas, FL
Management Plan revision, visit https://
www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm/
plan/.
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Dated: June 30, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
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 Public Comment
Period for the Revised Management Plan
for the Padilla Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve.
AGENCY:
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 is announcing
a thirty day public comment period on
the revised management plan for the
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
The Padilla Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve is located in Skagit
County, Washington. The Reserve was
designated in 1980 pursuant to Section
315 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C.
1461. The reserve is revising their plan
pursuant to 15 CFR. The submission of
this revised plan sets a course for
successful implementation of the goals
and objectives of the reserve. New
facilities, a focus on broad Puget Sound
issues and climate change, and updated
programmatic objectives are notable
revisions to the previous approved
management plan.
The revised management plan
outlines the administrative structure;
the education, stewardship, and
research goals of the reserve; and the
plans for future land acquisition and
facility development to support reserve
operations. Since 2002, the reserve has
added a coastal training program that
delivers science-based information to
key decision makers in Washington
State. The reserve has realized nearly all
aspects of the original plan and
expanded its programs dramatically
since the original plan. The reserve has
completed major facility expansion and
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renovation projects that provide
classrooms, lab space, exhibit space,
dormitory, and office space. The reserve
has expanded, but not yet completed, its
ownership of in-holdings within its
boundary and increased staff which
have resulted in the implementation of
research, education, stewardship, GIS,
and volunteer activities at the reserve.
This management plan calls for
continued land acquisition within its
boundaries from willing sellers,
implementation of a habitat mapping
and change plan, responsiveness to
existing and emerging regional
partnerships focusing on the
management of Puget Sound, a focus on
climate change within all reserve
programs, implementation of the
National Estuarine Research Reserve’s
K–12 Estuarine Education Program and
continued implementation of the
graduate research fellowship, coastal
training, and system-wide monitoring
programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nina Garfield at (301) 563–1171 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. For copies of
the Padilla Bay Management Plan
revision, visit https://
www.padillabay.gov/.
Dated: June 30, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
COMMISSION
Request To Exempt Certain Over-theCounter Swaps From Certain of the
Requirements Imposed by
Commission Regulation 35.2, Pursuant
to the Authority in Section 4(C) of the
Commodity Exchange Act
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of request for comment
on exemption request.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is
requesting comment on whether to
exempt certain over-the-counter
(‘‘OTC’’) swaps from certain of the
requirements otherwise imposed by
Commission Regulation 35.2.
Specifically, the petitioners request
authority to clear certain agricultural
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve System
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 Public Comment Period for the Revised Management Plan
for the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve in
Florida.
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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 is announcing a thirty-day public comment period
on the revised Management Plan for the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National
Estuarine Research Reserve in Florida.
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve is
located in St. Johns and Flagler counties and is geographically
separated into a northern and southern component separated by the City
of St. Augustine. The reserve was designated in 1999. Pursuant to 15
CFR Section 921.33(c), a state must revise their management plan every
five years. The submission of this plan brings the Reserve into
compliance and sets a course for successful implementation of the goals
and objectives of the Reserve. Updated programmatic objectives, new
facilities, and a boundary expansion are notable revisions from the
previous management plan.
The revised management plan outlines the administrative structure;
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the education, stewardship, and research goals of the reserve; and the
plans for future land acquisition and facility development to support
reserve operations. The reserve management goals and objectives can be
categorized within the following five management challenges: Public
use, habitat and species management, watershed land use, cultural
preservation and interpretation, and global processes. These issues can
be directly or indirectly linked to anthropogenic land use of
increasing population densities accompanied by increasing development,
recreation and economic pressures.
The Guana Tolomato Matanzas Environmental Education Center is a
notable addition since the last management plan and serves as the
administrative, education, research, and stewardship facility for the
northern component of the Reserve. The facility will provide an
opportunity for further outreach to the community and serve as a center
of excellence for regional science, education and stewardship forums.
This management plan calls for a boundary expansion incorporating
8,865 acres of publicly owned land in the southern component of the
reserve. Approximately 4,166 acres of the Faver-Dykes State Park adding
to the 1,333 acres of Faver-Dykes State Park incorporated at
designation. The additional park lands will provide new resources and
allow for an extension of the existing partnership. Additionally, 4,699
acres of the Matanzas State Forest will be added to the Reserve
boundary. This property will be incorporated to further protect the
last remaining undisturbed salt marsh within the Reserve and is part of
a 16,000 acre continuous conservation corridor. This land is comprised
75% by upland pine and 25% by wetlands. The area serves as an important
bird habitat and contains significant natural and cultural resources.
These additions will bring the total Reserve acreage to 73,352 acres
protected for long-term research, education and stewardship.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 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. For copies of the Guana Tolomato
Matanzas, FL Management Plan revision, visit https://
www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/gtm/plan/.
Dated: June 30, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-15351 Filed 7-3-08; 8:45 am]
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