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captured. Permit 16115 does not
authorize any lethal take of adult CCC
steelhead.
Permit 16115 is for research to be
conducted in the Guadalupe River
watershed in Santa Clara County,
California. The main purpose of the
project is to assess mercury levels
within individuals of two non ESAlisted target species. In addition to this
work, the project will also collect CCC
steelhead to determine CCC steelhead
presence/absence, distribution, and to
determine habitat use and preference
within the Guadalupe River watershed.
Permit 16115 expires on December 31,
2016.
Dated: June 30, 2011.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Council to convene a public
meeting.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
meeting of the Standing, Special Reef
Fish and Special Mackerel Scientific
and Statistical Committees (SSC).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 1
p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 and
conclude by 3 p.m., Thursday, July 28,
2011.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 2203 North Lois Avenue, Suite
1100, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone:
(813) 348–1630.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Atran, Population Dynamics
Statistician; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813)
348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Standing, Special Mackerel and Special
Reef SSC will meet jointly on Tuesday,
July 26, 2011 to receive a presentation
on the Southeast Data, Assessment and
Review (SEDAR) process. The Standing
and Special Mackerel SSC will review,
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revise if necessary, and approve the
terms of reference for a SEDAR 28
benchmark assessment on Spanish
mackerel and cobia to be conducted in
2012. The Standing and Special Reef
Fish SSC will discuss the rationale for
their previous recommendation that the
2012 SEDAR 31 red snapper assessment
be changed from a standard assessment
to a benchmark assessment, plus the
potential benefits and drawbacks to
requesting yield streams and managing
the red snapper fishery in terms of
numbers of fish rather than biomass.
The Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC
will then review, revise if necessary,
and approve the terms of reference for
the SEDAR 31 red snapper assessment.
This assessment is currently scheduled
to be conducted in 2012 as a standard
assessment, but the Council, based on
the recommendation of the SSC, has
requested that it be a benchmark
assessment.
The remainder of the meeting, July
27–28, will be a joint meeting of the
Standing and Special Reef Fish SSC.
The SSC will first receive a presentation
from NOAA General Counsel on what
constitutes best available scientific
information. The SSC will then review
and suggest modifications to the process
for deciding levels of acceptable
biological catch (ABC). This will
include a review of the ABC control rule
developed for the Generic Annual Catch
Limits/Accountability Measures
Amendment, a discussion of risk vs.
uncertainty, and a review of the P*
methodology for determining the buffer
between the overfishing limit and ABC.
Finally, the SSC will receive a report on
an Ecosystem SSC meeting that was
held June 28–30, 2011, and will discuss
the role of the Ecosystem SSC with
respect to the Standing SSC.
Copies of the agenda and other related
materials can be obtained by calling
(813) 348–1630 or can be downloaded
from the Council’s ftp site,
ftp.gulfcouncil.org.
Although other non-emergency issues
not on the agenda may come before the
Scientific and Statistical Committees for
discussion, in accordance with the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
those issues may not be the subject of
formal action during this meeting.
Actions of the Scientific and Statistical
Committees will be restricted to those
issues specifically identified in the
agenda and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require
emergency action under Section 305(c)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
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the Council’s intent to take 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
Kathy Pereira at the Council (see
ADDRESSES) at least 5 working days prior
to the meeting.
Dated: July 1, 2011.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Alaska Coastal Management Program
Withdrawal From the National Coastal
Management Program Under the
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management (OCRM),
National Ocean Service (NOS), National
Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), Department of Commerce
(Commerce).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
By operation of Alaska State
law, the federally approved Alaska
Coastal Management Program expired
on July 1, 2011, resulting in a
withdrawal from participation in the
CZMA’s National Coastal Management
Program. The CZMA Federal
consistency provision, section 307, no
longer applies in Alaska. In addition,
Alaska is no longer eligible for CZMA
grants under sections 306, 306A, 308,
309 or 310. (CZMA section 315 grants
are not affected.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Joelle Gore, Chief, Coastal Programs
Divisions, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, NOAA, at 301–
563–1177.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Alaska Coastal Management Program
(ACMP) was approved by NOAA in
1979 as a voluntary state partner in the
National Coastal Management Program.
The ACMP expired by operation of
Alaska Statutes 44.66.020 and 44.66.030
on June 30, 2011. As a result of its
expiration, the ACMP was withdrawn
from this program on July 1, 2011. As
of July 1, 2011, there is no longer a
CZMA program in Alaska. Because a
federally approved coastal management
program must be administered by a state
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agency, no other entity may develop or
implement a federally approved coastal
management program for the state.
As of July 1, 2011, the CZMA Federal
consistency provision no longer applies
in Alaska. Federal agencies shall no
longer provide the State of Alaska with
CZMA Consistency Determinations or
Negative Determinations pursuant to 16
U.S.C. 1456(c)(1) and (2), and 15 CFR
part 930, subpart C. Persons or applicant
agencies for Federal authorizations or
funding shall no longer provide to the
State of Alaska CZMA Consistency
Certifications pursuant to 16 U.S.C.
1456(c)(3)(A), (B) and (d), and 15 CFR
part 930, subparts D, E and F. Because
the CZMA Federal consistency
provisions no longer apply in Alaska,
consistency determinations from
Federal agencies and consistency
certifications from applicants for
Federal authorizations or funding that
are currently pending ACMP response
are no longer required to receive a
response from the ACMP and may
proceed in accordance with other
applicable law and procedures.
The Deepwater Port Act (33 U.S.C.
1501–1524) requires a state to have, or
be making progress toward, a federally
approved CZMA management program
in order to issue a license for a facility
in adjacent Federal waters. (Note: this
only applies to ‘‘deepwater ports’’ in
Federal waters, and does not apply to
deep-draft ports in state waters or to
offshore oil and gas extraction under the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.) The
withdrawal of the ACMP from the
National CZMA program affects the
eligibility of licensees seeking to locate
facilities in Federal waters adjacent to
Alaska under the Deepwater Port Act.
Additionally, Alaska no longer
qualifies for grants under the Coastal
and Estuarine Land Conservation
Program (CELCP)—unless they are
accepted through, and support, the
Kachemak Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, which is not affected
by the termination of the ACMP.
Dated: July 1, 2011.
David M. Kennedy,
Assistant Administrator for Oceans and
Coastal Zone Management.
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Western Pacific Fisheries; Approval of
a Marine Conservation Plan for Guam
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces approval of
a marine conservation plan for Guam.
DATES: This agency decision is effective
from June 28, 2011, through June 27,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the MCP are
available from https://
www.regulations.gov, or the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808–522–8220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jarad Makaiau, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office,
808–944–2108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) and in consultation with the
Council, to negotiate and enter into a
Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign
fishing within the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to
American Samoa, Guam, or the
Northern Mariana Islands with the
concurrence of, and in consultation
with, the Governor of the Pacific Insular
Area to which the PIAFA applies.
Before entering into a PIAFA, the
appropriate Governor, with the
concurrence of the Council, must
develop a 3-year Marine Conservation
Plan (MCP) providing details on uses for
any funds collected by the Secretary
under the PIAFA.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires
payments received under a PIAFA to be
deposited into the United States
Treasury and then covered over to the
Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area for
which funds were collected. In the case
of violations by foreign fishing vessels
occurring within the EEZ off any Pacific
Insular Area, amounts received by the
Secretary attributable to fines and
penalties imposed under the MagnusonStevens Act, including sums collected
from the forfeiture and disposition or
sale of property seized subject to its
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authority, shall be deposited into the
Treasury of the Pacific Insular Area
adjacent to the EEZ in which the
violation occurred, after direct costs of
the enforcement action are subtracted.
Any funds deposited into the Treasury
of the Pacific Insular Area may be used
by the jurisdiction for fisheries
enforcement and for implementation of
an MCP.
An MCP must be consistent with the
Council’s fishery ecosystem plans, must
identify conservation and management
objectives (including criteria for
determining when such objectives have
been met), and must prioritize planned
marine conservation projects. Although
no foreign fishing is being considered at
this time, the Council, at its 151st
meeting held June 15–18, 2011,
reviewed and approved the Guam MCP
and recommended its submission to the
Secretary for approval. On June 20,
2011, the Governor of Guam submitted
the MCP to NMFS, the designee of the
Secretary, for review and approval.
The Guam MCP contains eight
conservation and management
objectives under which planned projects
and activities designed to meet the
objective are identified and described,
as follows:
Objective 1. Fisheries resource
assessment and monitoring.
Objective 2. Effective surveillance and
enforcement monitoring, including:
a. Implementation of an at-sea
observer program to collect information
on foreign fishing activities.
b. Increase enforcement and
surveillance of the U.S. EEZ around
Guam.
Objective 3. Regional cooperation,
including development of a longline
permit, reporting, and quota utilization
program to facilitate responsible
fisheries development.
Objective 4. Public participation,
including increased public participation
in the development and review of
Guam’s 3-year marine conservation
plan.
Objective 5. Habitat assessment and
monitoring, including support for longterm habitat assessment and monitoring
of Guam coral reef flat communities.
Objective 6. Domestic fisheries
development, including:
a. Rehabilitation and improvements to
the Agat small boat marina docks.
b. Construction of an American with
Disabilities Act compliant access ramp
and fishing platform at Hagatna Marina.
c. Establishing a manahak (rabbit fish)
hatchery and restocking program.
d. Construction of a Guam
Fishermen’s Cooperative Marine
Building Complex.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
Alaska Coastal Management Program Withdrawal From the National
Coastal Management Program Under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),
National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (Commerce).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: By operation of Alaska State law, the federally approved
Alaska Coastal Management Program expired on July 1, 2011, resulting in
a withdrawal from participation in the CZMA's National Coastal
Management Program. The CZMA Federal consistency provision, section
307, no longer applies in Alaska. In addition, Alaska is no longer
eligible for CZMA grants under sections 306, 306A, 308, 309 or 310.
(CZMA section 315 grants are not affected.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joelle Gore, Chief, Coastal
Programs Divisions, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management,
NOAA, at 301-563-1177.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Coastal Management Program (ACMP)
was approved by NOAA in 1979 as a voluntary state partner in the
National Coastal Management Program. The ACMP expired by operation of
Alaska Statutes 44.66.020 and 44.66.030 on June 30, 2011. As a result
of its expiration, the ACMP was withdrawn from this program on July 1,
2011. As of July 1, 2011, there is no longer a CZMA program in Alaska.
Because a federally approved coastal management program must be
administered by a state
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agency, no other entity may develop or implement a federally approved
coastal management program for the state.
As of July 1, 2011, the CZMA Federal consistency provision no
longer applies in Alaska. Federal agencies shall no longer provide the
State of Alaska with CZMA Consistency Determinations or Negative
Determinations pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456(c)(1) and (2), and 15 CFR
part 930, subpart C. Persons or applicant agencies for Federal
authorizations or funding shall no longer provide to the State of
Alaska CZMA Consistency Certifications pursuant to 16 U.S.C.
1456(c)(3)(A), (B) and (d), and 15 CFR part 930, subparts D, E and F.
Because the CZMA Federal consistency provisions no longer apply in
Alaska, consistency determinations from Federal agencies and
consistency certifications from applicants for Federal authorizations
or funding that are currently pending ACMP response are no longer
required to receive a response from the ACMP and may proceed in
accordance with other applicable law and procedures.
The Deepwater Port Act (33 U.S.C. 1501-1524) requires a state to
have, or be making progress toward, a federally approved CZMA
management program in order to issue a license for a facility in
adjacent Federal waters. (Note: this only applies to ``deepwater
ports'' in Federal waters, and does not apply to deep-draft ports in
state waters or to offshore oil and gas extraction under the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act.) The withdrawal of the ACMP from the
National CZMA program affects the eligibility of licensees seeking to
locate facilities in Federal waters adjacent to Alaska under the
Deepwater Port Act.
Additionally, Alaska no longer qualifies for grants under the
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP)--unless they
are accepted through, and support, the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve, which is not affected by the termination of the ACMP.
Dated: July 1, 2011.
David M. Kennedy,
Assistant Administrator for Oceans and Coastal Zone Management.
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