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Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs and National
Estuarine Research Reserves
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AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate and
Notice of Availability of Final Findings.
SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Maine Coastal
Management Program, the Washington
Coastal Management Program, and the
Padilla Bay (Washington) National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
The Coastal Zone Management
Program evaluations will be conducted
pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15
CFR part 923, Subpart L. The CZMA
requires continuing review of the
performance of states with respect to
coastal program implementation.
Evaluation of Coastal Management
Programs requires findings concerning
the extent to which a state has met the
national objectives, adhered to its
Coastal Management Program document
approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance awards funded under the
CZMA.
The National Estuarine Research
Reserve evaluation will be conducted
pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the
CZMA and regulations at 15 CFR Part
921, Subpart E and Part 923, Subpart L.
Evaluation of National Estuarine
Research Reserves requires findings
concerning the extent to which a state
has met the national objectives, adhered
to its Reserve final management plan
approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance awards funded under the
CZMA.
Each evaluation will include a site
visit, consideration of public comments,
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and consultations with interested
Federal, state, and local agencies and
members of the public. A public
meeting will be held as part of the site
visit. Notice is hereby given of the dates
of the site visits for the listed
evaluations, and the dates, local times,
and locations of the public meetings
during the site visits.
Copies of these final evaluation
findings may be obtained upon written
request from: Kate Barba, Chief,
National Policy and Evaluation
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, NOS/NOAA,
1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/
ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
or Kate.Barba@noaa.gov.
Dates and Times: The Maine Coastal
Management Program evaluation site
visit will be held September 14–18,
2009. One public meeting will be held
during the week. The public meeting
will be held on Tuesday, September 15,
2009, at 7 p.m., at the Ellsworth City
Hall Auditorium, 1 City Hall Plaza,
Ellsworth, Maine.
The Washington Coastal Management
Program evaluation site visit will be
held September 21–25, 2009. One
public meeting will be held during the
week. The public meeting will be held
on Monday, September 21, 2009, at 6
p.m. at the Washington Department of
Ecology Auditorium, 300 Desmond
Drive, SE., Lacey, Washington.
The Padilla Bay (Washington)
National Estuarine Research Reserve
evaluation site visit will be held
September 22–24, 2009. One public
meeting will be held during the week.
The public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at 7
p.m. at the Padilla Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve, Interpretive
Center Meeting Room, 10441 BayviewEdison Road, Mt. Vernon, Washington.
ADDRESSES: Copies of states’ most recent
performance reports, as well as OCRM’s
evaluation notification and
supplemental information request
letters to the states, are available upon
request from OCRM. Written comments
from interested parties regarding these
Programs are encouraged and will be
accepted until 15 days after the last
public meeting held for a Program.
Please direct written comments to Kate
Barba, Chief, National Policy and
Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management,
NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway,
10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910. When the evaluation is
completed, OCRM will place a notice in
the Federal Register announcing the
availability of the Final Evaluation
Findings.
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Notice is
hereby given of the availability of the
final evaluation findings for the
Wisconsin Coastal Management
Program (CMP) and the Sapelo Island
(Georgia) and Wells (Maine) National
Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs).
Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA),
as amended, require a continuing
review of the performance of coastal
states with respect to approval of CMPs
and the operation and management of
NERRs.
The State of Wisconsin was found to
be implementing and enforcing its
federally approved coastal management
program, addressing the national coastal
management objectives identified in
CZMA Section 303(2)(A)–(K), and
adhering to the programmatic terms of
their financial assistance awards. The
Sapelo Island and Wells NERRs were
found to be adhering to programmatic
requirements of the NERR System.
Copies of these final evaluation
findings may be obtained upon written
request from: Kate Barba, Chief,
National Policy and Evaluation
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, NOS/NOAA,
1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/
ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
or Kate.Barba@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Barba, Chief, National Policy and
Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management,
NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway,
10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910, (301) 563–1182.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
Coastal Zone Management Program
Administration)
Dated: July 23, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XQ63
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS);
notice of public scoping meetings;
requests for comments.
SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council)
announces its intention to prepare, in
cooperation with NFS, and EIS in
accordance with the national
Environmental Policy Act to assess
potential effects on the human
environment of alternative measures to
address several issues regarding the
Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management
Plan.
This notice announces a public
process for determining the scope of
issues to be addressed, and for
identifying the significant issues related
to amendment the plan. This notice is
to alert the interested public of the
scooping process, the development of
the Draft EIS, and to provide for public
participation in that process.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before 5 p.m., EST, on
September 4, 2009. Four public scoping
meetings will be held during this
comment period. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for dates, times, and
locations.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent by any of the following methods:
E-mail to the following address:
dogfish3@noaa.gov. Please note on your
correspondence and in the subject line
of e-mail comments the following
identifier: ‘‘Spiny Dogfish Amendment
3 Scoping Comments.’’;
Mail or hand deliver to Daniel T.
Furlong, Executive Director, MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council,
Room 2115 Federal Building, 300 South
New Street, Dover, Delaware 19904–
6790. Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Spiny Dogfish Amendment 3 Scoping
Comments.’’;
Fax to: (302) 674–5399.
The scoping document may also be
obtained from the Council office at the
previously provided address, or by
request to the Council by telephone
(302) 674–2331, or via the Internet at
https://www.mafmc.org/mid-atlantic/
comments/comments.htm.
Comments may also be provided
verbally at any of the three public
scoping meetings. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for dates, times, and
locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115,
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674–
2331, extension 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Meetings
Four scoping meetings to facilitate
public comment will be held on the
following dates and locations:
1. August 10, 2009, 7 p.m., Virginia
Marine Fisheries Commission, 2600
Building Meeting Room, 2600
Washington Ave., Newport News, VA
23607;
2. August 11, 2009, 7 p.m., Ocean
County Administration Building, Public
Hearing Room ι119, 101 Hooper Ave,
Toms River, NJ 08754;
3. August 12, 2009, 6:30 p.m., New
Hampshire Urban Forestry Center, 45
Elwyn Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
4. August 13, 2009, 7 p.m., Radisson
Plymouth, 180 Water Street, Plymouth,
MA 02360.
Issues Identified for Discussion under
this Amendment
(1) Research-Set-Aside (RSA) provision
Currently there is no option for
allocating a portion of the spiny dogfish
quota for research. The Council is
considering adding an RSA provision to
the FMP.
(2) Commercial Quota Allocation
Alternatives
Currently, the commercial quota for
spiny dogfish is allocated seasonally
into two periods in the fishing year.
Period 1 (May 1 - Oct 31) is allocated
57.9% of the quota and Period 2 (Nov
1 - Apr 30) is allocated 42.1% of the
quota. The Council is considering
alternative allocation (i.e., geographic)
schemes for the Federal quota.
(3) Specifying the spiny dogfish quota
and/or trip limits by sex
The Council is considering
modifications to the FMP that would
allow for sex-specific annual
specification of spiny dogfish quota
and/or trip limits.
(4) Limited Access Spiny Dogfish Permit
Federal spiny dogfish permits are
currently available to all vessels. The
Council is considering modifying the
Federal permit to make it a limited
access permit. It is possible that an
incidental catch permit would also be
established that would be open access.
(5) Recreational Spiny Dogfish Fishery
To the extent that recreationallycaught spiny dogfish are retained, that
component of the overall fishery is not
acknowledged in the FMP. The Council
is considering adding the recreational
fishery to the FMP.
The Council may deviate from these
examples and develop additional
approaches, consistent with their
description in the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, NS1, and the NS 1 Guidelines. The
above issues under consideration are
described in greater detail in the
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scoping document itself; copies may be
obtained from the Council (see
ADDRESSES) or via the Internet at https://
www.mafmc.org.mid-atlantic/
comments/comments.htm.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aid
should be directed to M. Jan Bryan,
(302) 674–2331, ext. 18, at least 5 days
prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 27, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
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Caribbean Fishery Management
Council; Scoping Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Scoping Meetings.
SUMMARY: The Caribbean Fishery
Management Council will hold scoping
meetings to obtain input from fishers,
the general public, and the local
agencies representatives on the
Document for Amendment 2 to the
Fishery Management Plan for the Queen
Conch Fishery of Puerto Rico and the
U.S. Virgin Islands and Amendment X
to the Reef Fish Fishery Management
Plan of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands (Including the Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis).
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The scoping
meetings will be held on the following
dates and locations:
For Puerto Rico,
August 18, 2009, Mayaguez Resort
and Casino, Rd. 104, Km. 0.3,
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
August 19, 2009, DoubleTree by
Hilton San Juan, De Diego Avenue, San
Juan, Puerto Rico
For the U.S. Virgin Islands,
August 18, 2009, Holiday Inn
(Windward Passage Hotel) Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XQ63
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS); notice of public scoping meetings; requests for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council)
announces its intention to prepare, in cooperation with NFS, and EIS in
accordance with the national Environmental Policy Act to assess
potential effects on the human environment of alternative measures to
address several issues regarding the Spiny Dogfish Fishery Management
Plan.
This notice announces a public process for determining the scope of
issues to be addressed, and for identifying the significant issues
related to amendment the plan. This notice is to alert the interested
public of the scooping process, the development of the Draft EIS, and
to provide for public participation in that process.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before 5 p.m., EST, on
September 4, 2009. Four public scoping meetings will be held during
this comment period. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times,
and locations.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent by any of the following
methods:
E-mail to the following address: dogfish3@noaa.gov. Please note on
your correspondence and in the subject line of e-mail comments the
following identifier: ``Spiny Dogfish Amendment 3 Scoping Comments.'';
Mail or hand deliver to Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, Mid-
Atlantic Fishery Management Council, Room 2115 Federal Building, 300
South New Street, Dover, Delaware 19904-6790. Mark the outside of the
envelope ``Spiny Dogfish Amendment 3 Scoping Comments.'';
Fax to: (302) 674-5399.
The scoping document may also be obtained from the Council office
at the previously provided address, or by request to the Council by
telephone (302) 674-2331, or via the Internet at https://www.mafmc.org/mid-atlantic/comments/comments.htm.
Comments may also be provided verbally at any of the three public
scoping meetings. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates, times, and
locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 300 S. New Street, Room 2115,
Dover, DE 19904; telephone: (302) 674-2331, extension 19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meetings
Four scoping meetings to facilitate public comment will be held on
the following dates and locations:
1. August 10, 2009, 7 p.m., Virginia Marine Fisheries Commission,
2600 Building Meeting Room, 2600 Washington Ave., Newport News, VA
23607;
2. August 11, 2009, 7 p.m., Ocean County Administration Building,
Public Hearing Room 119, 101 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08754;
3. August 12, 2009, 6:30 p.m., New Hampshire Urban Forestry Center,
45 Elwyn Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801;
4. August 13, 2009, 7 p.m., Radisson Plymouth, 180 Water Street,
Plymouth, MA 02360.
Issues Identified for Discussion under this Amendment
(1) Research-Set-Aside (RSA) provision
Currently there is no option for allocating a portion of the spiny
dogfish quota for research. The Council is considering adding an RSA
provision to the FMP.
(2) Commercial Quota Allocation Alternatives
Currently, the commercial quota for spiny dogfish is allocated
seasonally into two periods in the fishing year. Period 1 (May 1 - Oct
31) is allocated 57.9% of the quota and Period 2 (Nov 1 - Apr 30) is
allocated 42.1% of the quota. The Council is considering alternative
allocation (i.e., geographic) schemes for the Federal quota.
(3) Specifying the spiny dogfish quota and/or trip limits by sex
The Council is considering modifications to the FMP that would
allow for sex-specific annual specification of spiny dogfish quota and/
or trip limits.
(4) Limited Access Spiny Dogfish Permit
Federal spiny dogfish permits are currently available to all
vessels. The Council is considering modifying the Federal permit to
make it a limited access permit. It is possible that an incidental
catch permit would also be established that would be open access.
(5) Recreational Spiny Dogfish Fishery
To the extent that recreationally-caught spiny dogfish are
retained, that component of the overall fishery is not acknowledged in
the FMP. The Council is considering adding the recreational fishery to
the FMP.
The Council may deviate from these examples and develop additional
approaches, consistent with their description in the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, NS1, and the NS 1 Guidelines. The above issues under consideration
are described in greater detail in the scoping document itself; copies
may be obtained from the Council (see ADDRESSES) or via the Internet at
https://www.mafmc.org.mid-atlantic/comments/comments.htm.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aid should be directed to M. Jan Bryan, (302) 674-2331, ext.
18, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 27, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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