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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
48 CFR Chapter 14
RIN 1076–AE95
Tribal Consultation on Draft Buy Indian
Act Regulations
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation
meetings.
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SUMMARY: Indian Affairs will conduct
consultation meetings with Indian tribes
to obtain oral and written comments
concerning draft regulations to
implement the Buy Indian Act. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice for details.
DATES: The tribal consultation meetings
will take place on Monday, April 26,
2010; Wednesday, April 28, 2010; and
Friday, April 30, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Daum, Director, Indian Affairs,
Office of Acquisition and Property
Management (OAPM), 2051 Mercator
Drive, Reston, VA 20191; Telephone:
(703) 390–6460; Fax: (703) 390–6582; Email: kathy.daum@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Indian Affairs is developing a rule to
guide implementation of the Buy Indian
Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, which provides
authority to set aside procurement
contracts for qualified Indian-owned
businesses. The rule will supplement
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) and the Department of the
Interior Acquisition Regulations (DIAR).
Indian Affairs is developing the rule to
describe uniform administrative
procedures that Indian Affairs will use
in all of its locations to encourage
procurement relationships with eligible
Indian economic enterprises in the
execution of the Buy Indian Act. The
draft rule being developed includes
revisions to address the input received
as a result of earlier publications in the
Federal Register soliciting comment
and consultation hearings in Indian
Country. Indian Affairs reviewed all
comments received to date, addressed
them in succeeding draft versions, and
incorporated them into the current draft
version of the rule, where applicable. A
consultation booklet containing the
current draft version of the rule will be
distributed to federally recognized
Indian tribes and BIA regional and
agency offices and will be available at
the meetings.
II. Meeting Details
Tribal consultation meetings will be
held at the following dates and
locations:
Date
Time
Location
Monday, April 26, 2010 ................
9 a.m.–5 p.m ..........
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 .........
9 a.m.–5 p.m ..........
Friday, April 30, 2010 ..................
9 a.m.–5 p.m .........
Holiday Inn Portland Airport, 8439 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR 97220, (503)
914–5251.
Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza 505, North Fifth Street, Rapid City, SD 57701, (605)
348–8000.
Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills, 1902 East 71st, Tulsa, OK 74136, (918) 493–7000.
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Dated: March 18, 2010.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
BA1 would update existing Essential
Fish Habitat (EFH) information in the
area off the southern Atlantic States,
thus, addressing the need for spatial
representation of designated EFH and
EFH–HAPCs. The intended effects of
this rule are to protect what is thought
to be the largest distribution of pristine
deepwater coral ecosystems in the
world while minimizing the effects on
traditional fishing in the Deepwater
Coral HAPCs.
DATES: Written comments on this
proposed rule must be received no later
than 5 p.m., eastern time, on May 10,
2010.
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50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 0911051395–0145–01]
RIN 0648–AY32
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for
comments.
SUMMARY: NMFS issues this proposed
rule to implement the Comprehensive
Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1 (CE–
BA1) to the following South Atlantic
fishery management plans (FMPs): The
FMP for Coral, Coral reefs, and Live/
Hard Bottom Habitats of the South
Atlantic Region (Coral FMP); the FMP
for the Dolphin and Wahoo Fishery off
the Atlantic States (Dolphin and Wahoo
FMP); the FMP for Golden Crab of the
South Atlantic Region (Golden Crab
FMP); the FMP for the Shrimp Fishery
of the South Atlantic Region (Shrimp
FMP); and the FMP for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region (Snapper-Grouper FMP), as
prepared and submitted by the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council); as well as the FMP for Coastal
Migratory Pelagic (CMP) Resources
(CMP FMP); and the FMP for the Spiny
Lobster Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico
and South Atlantic (Spiny Lobster
FMP), as prepared and submitted by the
South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Councils. This
proposed rule would establish
Deepwater Coral Habitat Areas of
Particular Concern (Deepwater Coral
HAPCs) off the coast of the southern
Atlantic States in which the use of
specified fishing gear and methods and
the possession of coral would be
prohibited. Within the Deepwater Coral
HAPCs, fishing zones would be created
that would allow continued fishing on
the historical grounds for golden crab
and deepwater shrimp. In addition, CE–
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You may submit comments,
identified by RIN 0648–AY32, by any
one of the following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal https://
www.regulations.gov
• Fax: 727–824–5308, Attn: Karla
Gore
• Mail: Karla Gore, Southeast
Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Instructions: No comments will be
posted for public viewing until after the
comment period has closed. All
comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be
posted to https://www.regulations.gov
without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (for example, name,
address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
To submit comments through the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov, enter ‘‘NOAA–
NMFS–2009–0158’’ in the keyword
search, then select ‘‘Send a Comment or
Submission.’’ NMFS will accept
anonymous comments. Enter N/A in the
required field if you wish to remain
anonymous. Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe
PDF file formats only.
Copies of CE–BA1 may be obtained
from the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 4055 Faber Place,
Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 29405;
phone: 843–571–4366 or 866–SAFMC–
10 (toll free); fax: 843–769–4520; e-mail:
safmc@safmc.net. CE–BA1 includes a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (IRFA), a Regulatory Impact
Review, and a Social Impact
Assessment/Fishery Impact Statement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karla Gore, telephone: 727–824–5305.
ADDRESSES:
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based
Amendment for the South Atlantic
Region
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The
fisheries for coastal migratory pelagics;
coral, coral reefs, and live/hard bottom
habitats; dolphin and wahoo; golden
crab; shrimp; spiny lobster; and
snapper-grouper off the southern
Atlantic States are managed under their
respective FMPs. The FMPs were
prepared by the Council(s) and are
implemented under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations
at 50 CFR part 622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Deepwater Coral HAPCs
Deepwater corals are slow growing
and easily damaged by bottom-tending
gear. Areas of deepwater coral provide
hard substrates and habitat for a
biologically rich and diverse community
of associated fish and invertebrates.
More than 99 species of fish and
invertebrates are associated with
deepwater coral habitats, including
commercial species such as wreckfish,
deepwater groupers, and golden crab.
The proposed rule would establish
five Deepwater Coral HAPCs: Cape
Lookout Lophelia Banks Deepwater
Coral HAPC, Cape Fear Lophelia Banks
Deepwater Coral HAPC, Stetson-Miami
Terrace Deepwater Coral HAPC,
Pourtales Terrace Deepwater Coral
HAPC, and Blake Ridge Diapir
Deepwater Coral HAPC. These
Deepwater Coral HAPCs would provide
positive biological benefits to the
deepwater corals and to the species that
rely on these areas. In all of the
proposed Deepwater Coral HAPCs,
possession of coral species and the use
of bottom longline, trawl (mid-water
and bottom), dredge, pot, or trap gear
would be prohibited. The use of anchor,
anchor and chain, or grapple and chain
would also be prohibited within the
Deepwater Coral HAPCs. The fishery for
wreckfish would not be affected since
the use of bottom tending hook-and-line
gear used in that fishery would not be
prohibited in the proposed Deepwater
Coral HAPCs. Similarly, the use of
hook-and-line gear commonly used in
the snapper-grouper fishery would not
be prohibited.
Given the slow-growth of these
deepwater corals, the restrictions in this
proposed rule would be expected to
result in long-term biological benefits to
deepwater coral habitat as well as the
species that utilize this habitat.
Shrimp Fishery Access Areas
This rule would designate four
portions of one of the Deepwater Coral
HAPCs as shrimp fishery access areas.
In these areas, an owner or operator of
a vessel for which a valid commercial
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
48 CFR Chapter 14
RIN 1076-AE95
Tribal Consultation on Draft Buy Indian Act Regulations
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of tribal consultation meetings.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Indian Affairs will conduct consultation meetings with Indian
tribes to obtain oral and written comments concerning draft regulations
to implement the Buy Indian Act. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice for details.
DATES: The tribal consultation meetings will take place on Monday,
April 26, 2010; Wednesday, April 28, 2010; and Friday, April 30, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Daum, Director, Indian Affairs,
Office of Acquisition and Property Management (OAPM), 2051 Mercator
Drive, Reston, VA 20191; Telephone: (703) 390-6460; Fax: (703) 390-
6582; E-mail: kathy.daum@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Indian Affairs is developing a rule to guide implementation of the
Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, which provides authority to set aside
procurement contracts for qualified Indian-owned businesses. The rule
will supplement the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the
Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulations (DIAR). Indian
Affairs is developing the rule to describe uniform administrative
procedures that Indian Affairs will use in all of its locations to
encourage procurement relationships with eligible Indian economic
enterprises in the execution of the Buy Indian Act. The draft rule
being developed includes revisions to address the input received as a
result of earlier publications in the Federal Register soliciting
comment and consultation hearings in Indian Country. Indian Affairs
reviewed all comments received to date, addressed them in succeeding
draft versions, and incorporated them into the current draft version of
the rule, where applicable. A consultation booklet containing the
current draft version of the rule will be distributed to federally
recognized Indian tribes and BIA regional and agency offices and will
be available at the meetings.
II. Meeting Details
Tribal consultation meetings will be held at the following dates
and locations:
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Date Time Location
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Monday, April 26, 2010.......................... 9 a.m.-5 p.m.................... Holiday Inn Portland
Airport, 8439 NE Columbia
Blvd., Portland, OR 97220,
(503) 914-5251.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010....................... 9 a.m.-5 p.m.................... Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza
505, North Fifth Street,
Rapid City, SD 57701, (605)
348-8000.
Friday, April 30, 2010.......................... 9 a.m.-5 p.m.................... Tulsa Marriott Southern
Hills, 1902 East 71st,
Tulsa, OK 74136, (918) 493-
7000.
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Dated: March 18, 2010.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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