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Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
specifications for 2011–2013 and to
determine status; approve the
calibration of FSV Bigelow catches to
FSV Albatross equivalents, rather than
vice versa and approve the use of a
consistent set of FSV Bigelow strata to
adjust biological reference points and
adjust the catch/biomass medians as a
basis for setting ABC.
On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the
SSC will discuss the Council’s Whiting/
Hake Plan Development Team’s
evaluation of ABC-setting options.
Specifically it will provide guidance to
the plan team concerning the
development of ABC specifications for
inclusion in Amendment 19 (small
mesh multispecies component) to the
Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan.
Although non-emergency issues not
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before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
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be restricted to those issues specifically
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that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 21, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
Fishery Management Council’s
(Council) Scientific and Statistical
Committee (SSC) will meet with the
Council’s Squid, Mackerel, and
Butterfish (SMB) Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: Thursday, April 14 through
Friday, April 15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Historic Inns of Annapolis, MD
21401 telephone: (410) 263–2641.
Council Address: Mid-Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 800 N.
State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, PhD, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 526–5255.
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purpose of this meeting is to review
fishery performance and create an AP
Fishery Performance Report for Squid,
Mackerel, and Butterfish. On Friday,
April 15—The Joint Meeting of the
Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish AP and
SSC Socio-Economic Sub-Committee
meeting will be continued.
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five days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: March 21, 2011.
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Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
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The Social and Economic
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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 Comment Period for
Revised Management Plans for the
following National Estuarine Research
Reserves: ACE Basin, SC and Old
Woman Creek, OH.
Notice is hereby given that
the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office
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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 comment period for the
revised management plans and
boundary amendments of the ACE
Basin, SC National Estuarine Research
Reserve and Old Woman Creek, OH
National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The revised management plan for the
ACE Basin, SC National Estuarine
Research Reserve outlines the
administrative structure; the education,
training, stewardship, and research
programs of the reserve; and the plans
for future land acquisition and facility
development to support reserve
operations. The objectives described in
this plan address the most critical
coastal issues in ACE Basin related to
habitat conservation, water quality,
community resilience, and public
access. Since the last approved
management plan in 1992, the reserve
has become fully staffed; added a
Coastal Training Program that delivers
science-based information to key
decisionmakers; and added significant
monitoring of emergent marsh
vegetation, water quality, and invasive
species. In addition to programmatic
and staffing advances, the reserve has
constructed an interpretive center that
houses educational exhibits, classrooms,
offices, conference space, trails and
dock with public access. A field station
with lab facilities, research dock, and
accommodations for visiting researchers
has also been constructed.
This management plan amends the
boundary to include 4,687 acres of the
Botany Bay Plantation located adjacent
to the northeastern corner of Edisto
Island in lower Charleston County, SC.
The undeveloped coastal habitats of the
plantation include maritime forest,
coastal shrub, wetlands, tidal marshes
and sand beaches. The property
provides important habitat for
numerous wildlife species, including
critical nesting habitat for the Federally
threatened loggerhead sea turtle and the
State threatened least tern. The lands
contain significant cultural resources
and list several sites on the National
Register of Historic Places. This
management plan amends the boundary
by also removing 40,089 acres of private
lands previously counted in error. In
total, the ACE Basin Reserve includes
99,308 acres designated for long term
research, education and stewardship.
This plan can be accessed for review at
https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/NERR/
index.html.
The revised management plan for the
Old Woman Creek, OH National
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Estuarine Research Reserve contains the
collective vision, mission, goals, and
objectives of the reserve; updates the
reserve boundary; as well as outlines
plans for facility use and development
to support reserve operations. The
objectives described in this plan address
the most critical coastal issues of the
reserve related to water quality (nonpoint source pollution), invasive
species, habitat loss and regional
ecosystem impacts of climate change.
Since the last approved management
plan in 2000, the reserve has become
fully staffed; added a Coastal Training
Program that delivers science-based
information to key decisionmakers; and
developed partnerships to continue to
restore and protect land and waters in
the Old Woman Creek watershed. In
addition to programmatic and staffing
advances, the reserve has completed
construction of a new dormitory,
boathouse, and administrative spaces.
This management plan includes a
boundary expansion of 2.2 acres. This
land was incorporated with the State
nature preserve in 2004 and is subject
to all protection afforded by Ohio laws
governing State nature preserves. The
additional parcel is adjacent to the
reserve’s southwestern boundary and
consists of early successional habitat
(e.g., various Cornus sp.) and will
become an area dominated by mixed
hardwoods. Incorporating these lands
increases the size of the reserve to 573
acres. This plan can be accessed for
review at: https://
www.oldwomancreek.org.
Bree
Murphy at (301) 563–1124 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: March 15, 2011.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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from stakeholders on rare earth
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elements and other materials used in
energy technologies to support analyses
updating its 2010 Critical Materials
Strategy.
For
further information or to obtain a copy
of this Request for Information (RFI),
please contact DOE at
materialstrategy@hq.doe.gov or call
202–586–5800. The RFI is also available
on DOE’s Web site at https://
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Responses to the RFI are due no
later than 5 p.m. (EDT) on May 24, 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Last year,
DOE issued its first Critical Materials
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analysis. The responses to this RFI will
help DOE develop a more detailed
picture of technology material content,
supply chain structure, financing, R&D,
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DOE to analyze material criticality and
determine the best policies to promote
diverse, sustainable and economical
supplies, as well as efficient use.
DATES:
Dated: March 18, 2011.
David Sandalow,
Assistant Secretary for Policy and
International Affairs, Department of Energy.
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technology to the Secretary of Energy
and provide comments and
recommendations and priorities for the
Department of Energy Annual Plan per
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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 Comment Period for Revised Management Plans for the
following National Estuarine Research Reserves: ACE Basin, SC and Old
Woman Creek, OH.
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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 comment period for
the revised management plans and boundary amendments of the ACE Basin,
SC National Estuarine Research Reserve and Old Woman Creek, OH National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
The revised management plan for the ACE Basin, SC National
Estuarine Research Reserve outlines the administrative structure; the
education, training, stewardship, and research programs of the reserve;
and the plans for future land acquisition and facility development to
support reserve operations. The objectives described in this plan
address the most critical coastal issues in ACE Basin related to
habitat conservation, water quality, community resilience, and public
access. Since the last approved management plan in 1992, the reserve
has become fully staffed; added a Coastal Training Program that
delivers science-based information to key decisionmakers; and added
significant monitoring of emergent marsh vegetation, water quality, and
invasive species. In addition to programmatic and staffing advances,
the reserve has constructed an interpretive center that houses
educational exhibits, classrooms, offices, conference space, trails and
dock with public access. A field station with lab facilities, research
dock, and accommodations for visiting researchers has also been
constructed.
This management plan amends the boundary to include 4,687 acres of
the Botany Bay Plantation located adjacent to the northeastern corner
of Edisto Island in lower Charleston County, SC. The undeveloped
coastal habitats of the plantation include maritime forest, coastal
shrub, wetlands, tidal marshes and sand beaches. The property provides
important habitat for numerous wildlife species, including critical
nesting habitat for the Federally threatened loggerhead sea turtle and
the State threatened least tern. The lands contain significant cultural
resources and list several sites on the National Register of Historic
Places. This management plan amends the boundary by also removing
40,089 acres of private lands previously counted in error. In total,
the ACE Basin Reserve includes 99,308 acres designated for long term
research, education and stewardship. This plan can be accessed for
review at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/NERR/.
The revised management plan for the Old Woman Creek, OH National
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Estuarine Research Reserve contains the collective vision, mission,
goals, and objectives of the reserve; updates the reserve boundary; as
well as outlines plans for facility use and development to support
reserve operations. The objectives described in this plan address the
most critical coastal issues of the reserve related to water quality
(non-point source pollution), invasive species, habitat loss and
regional ecosystem impacts of climate change. Since the last approved
management plan in 2000, the reserve has become fully staffed; added a
Coastal Training Program that delivers science-based information to key
decisionmakers; and developed partnerships to continue to restore and
protect land and waters in the Old Woman Creek watershed. In addition
to programmatic and staffing advances, the reserve has completed
construction of a new dormitory, boathouse, and administrative spaces.
This management plan includes a boundary expansion of 2.2 acres.
This land was incorporated with the State nature preserve in 2004 and
is subject to all protection afforded by Ohio laws governing State
nature preserves. The additional parcel is adjacent to the reserve's
southwestern boundary and consists of early successional habitat (e.g.,
various Cornus sp.) and will become an area dominated by mixed
hardwoods. Incorporating these lands increases the size of the reserve
to 573 acres. This plan can be accessed for review at: https://www.oldwomancreek.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bree Murphy at (301) 563-1124 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: March 15, 2011.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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