Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting, 40814 [E9-19286]
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before this group 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 this meeting. 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.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 7, 2009.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Marine Protected Areas Federal
Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
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AGENCY: National Ocean Service,
NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Marine Protected Areas
Federal Advisory Committee
(Committee) in Anchorage. Alaska.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Wednesday, September 9, 2009, from 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September
10, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday,
September 11, from 8:30 am. to 4:30
p.m. These times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
Refer to the Web page listed below for
the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hilton Anchorage, 500 West Third
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal
Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine
Protected Areas Center, 1305 East West
Highway. Silver Spring, Maryland
20910. (Phone: 301–713–3100 x136.
Fax: 301–713–3110); e-mail:
lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the
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National MPA Center Web site at
https://www.mpa.gov).
The
Committee, composed of external,
knowledgeable representatives of
stakeholder groups, was established by
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to
provide advice to the Secretaries of
Commerce and the Interior on
implementation of section 4 of
Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The
meeting will be open to public
participation from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, September 9, 2009. and
from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Friday,
September 11, 2009. In general, each
individual or group will be limited to a
total time of five (5) minutes. If
members of the public wish to submit
written statements, they should be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Official by September 4, 2009.
Matters To Be Considered: The
Committee meeting will include two
expert panel presentations, one on how
the national system can contribute to
ecological resilience in the face of
climate change, and one, including
invited management agencies and
stakeholders, on marine protected areas
in Alaska. The Scientific and Technical
Subcommittee and the Review and
Evaluation Subcommittee will meet to
finalize recommendations, and will
report back to the full MPA FAC for
deliberations and action. The meeting
also will include elections of a new
MPA FAC Chair and Vice Chair. The
agenda is subject to change. The latest
version will be posted at https://
www.mpa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: August 3, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management.
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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 Jacques Cousteau 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 is announcing
a thirty day public comment period on
the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine
Research Reserve Management Plan
Revision.
The Jacques Cousteau National
Estuarine Research Reserve consists of
public lands within the Mullica RiverGreat Bay watershed of New Jersey and
managed by a variety of local, state, and
federal agencies. The site was
designated as the Jacques Cousteau
National Estuarine Research Reserve in
1998 pursuant to Section 315 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972,
as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1461. The reserve
has been operating in partnership with
The Institute of Marine and Coastal
Sciences of Rutgers, the State University
of New Jersey under a management plan
approved in 1997. 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. A
boundary expansion and land
conservation initiative, new facilities,
and updated programmatic objectives
are notable revisions to the 1997
approved management plan.
The revised management plan
outlines the administrative structure;
the research, coastal training, education
and outreach, and stewardship goals of
the reserve; and the plans for future
land acquisition and facility
development to support reserve
operations. This management plan
describes how the reserve will focus on
three key coastal management issues:
Nutrient inputs into coastal waters;
human alteration of habitat and water
quality; and effects of climate change on
coastal and estuarine systems.
Since 1997, the reserve has completed
a site profile that characterizes the
reserve; they have also expanded the
coastal training, research and
monitoring, stewardship and education
programs significantly. A new
administrative building, the Jacques
Cousteau Coastal Center, and a new
interpretive exhibit, ‘‘Life on the Edge’’
at the Tuckerton Seaport, have been
built to support the growth of reserve
programs.
With the approval of this management
plan, the Jacques Cousteau National
Estuarine Research Reserve will expand
their total acreage from 114,665 acres to
114,873 acres. This change is
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected
Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Anchorage. Alaska.
DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 9, 2009, from 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and Friday, September 11, from 8:30 am. to 4:30 p.m. These times and
the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Refer to the
Web page listed below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Anchorage, 500 West
Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal
Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East
West Highway. Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-3100 x136.
Fax: 301-713-3110); e-mail: lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the
National MPA Center Web site at https://www.mpa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee, composed of external,
knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by
the Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide advice to the Secretaries
of Commerce and the Interior on implementation of section 4 of
Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The meeting will be open to public
participation from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9,
2009. and from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, September 11, 2009. In
general, each individual or group will be limited to a total time of
five (5) minutes. If members of the public wish to submit written
statements, they should be submitted to the Designated Federal Official
by September 4, 2009.
Matters To Be Considered: The Committee meeting will include two
expert panel presentations, one on how the national system can
contribute to ecological resilience in the face of climate change, and
one, including invited management agencies and stakeholders, on marine
protected areas in Alaska. The Scientific and Technical Subcommittee
and the Review and Evaluation Subcommittee will meet to finalize
recommendations, and will report back to the full MPA FAC for
deliberations and action. The meeting also will include elections of a
new MPA FAC Chair and Vice Chair. The agenda is subject to change. The
latest version will be posted at https://www.mpa.gov.
Dated: August 3, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
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