U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment, 52318-52319 [2011-21372]
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responses to public comments are now
available.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
Final Recovery Plan and a summary of
and response to public comments on the
Proposed Recovery Plan (Proposed Plan)
are available online at https://www.nwr.
noaa.gov/Salmon-Recovery-Planning/
Recovery-Domains/Willamette-LowerColumbia/Index.cfm. A CD–ROM of
these documents can be obtained by
emailing a request to rob.walton@noaa.
gov or by writing to NMFS Protected
Resources Division, 1201 NE., Lloyd
Blvd., Portland, OR 97202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Walton, National Marine Fisheries
Service, (503) 231–2285.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
(ESA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) requires that we develop and
implement recovery plans for the
conservation and survival of threatened
and endangered species under our
jurisdiction, unless it is determined that
such plans would not result in the
conservation of the species. We
designated Upper Willamette Chinook
salmon as threatened on in the Federal
Register on June 28, 2005 (70 FR 37160)
and steelhead as threatened on January
5, 2006 (71 FR 834).
We published a Notice of Availability
of the Proposed Plan in the Federal
Register on October 22, 2010 (75 FR
65299) and held four public meetings to
obtain comments on the Proposed Plan.
We received over 30 comments on the
Proposed Plan and summarized the
public comments, prepared responses,
and identified the public comments that
prompted revisions for the Final
Recovery Plan. We revised the Proposed
Plan based on the comments received,
and this final version now constitutes
the Upper Willamette River
Conservation and Recovery Plan for
Chinook Salmon and Steelhead.
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The Final Recovery Plan
The ESA requires that recovery plans
incorporate, to the extent practicable:
(1) Objective, measurable criteria which,
when met, would result in a
determination that the species is no
longer threatened or endangered;
(2) site-specific management actions
necessary to achieve the plan’s goals;
and (3) estimates of the time required
and costs to implement recovery
actions. Our goal is to restore the
threatened Upper Willamette Chinook
salmon and steelhead to the point where
they are again secure, self-sustaining
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members of their ecosystems and no
longer need the protections of the ESA.
The Final Recovery Plan provides
background on the natural history of
Upper Willamette Chinook salmon and
steelhead, population trends and the
potential threats to their viability. The
Final Recovery Plan lays out a recovery
strategy to address the potential threats
based on the best available science and
includes goals that incorporate
objective, measurable criteria which,
when met, would result in a
determination that the species be
removed from the list. The Final
Recovery Plan is not regulatory, but
presents guidance for use by agencies
and interested parties to assist in the
recovery of Upper Willamette salmon
and steelhead. The Final Recovery Plan
identifies substantive actions needed to
achieve recovery by addressing the
threats to the species. The strategy for
recovery includes a linkage between
management actions and an active
research and monitoring program
intended to fill data gaps and assess
effectiveness. The Final Recovery Plan
incorporates an adaptive management
framework by which management
actions and other elements will evolve
and adapt as we gain information
through research and monitoring and it
describes the agency guidance on time
lines for reviews of the status of species
and recovery plans. To address threats
related to the species, the Final
Recovery Plan references many of the
significant efforts already underway to
restore salmon and steelhead access to
high quality habitat and to improve
habitat previously degraded.
We expect the Final Recovery Plan to
help us and other Federal agencies take
a consistent approach to section 7
consultations under the ESA and to
other ESA decisions. For example, the
Final Recovery Plan will provide
information on the biological context for
the effects that a proposed action may
have on the listed ESU and DPS. The
best available information in the Final
Recovery Plan on the natural history,
threats, and potential limiting factors,
and priorities for recovery can be used
to help assess risks. Consistent with the
adoption of this Final Recovery Plan for
Upper Willamette salmon and
steelhead, we will implement relevant
actions for which we have authority,
work cooperatively on implementation
of other actions, and encourage other
Federal and state agencies to implement
recovery actions for which they have
responsibility and authority.
Recovery of Upper Willamette salmon
and steelhead will require a long-term
effort in cooperation and coordination
with Federal, state, tribal and local
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government agencies, and the
community.
Conclusion
NMFS has reviewed the Plan for
compliance with the requirements of the
ESA section 4(f), determined that it does
incorporate the required elements and is
therefore adopting it as the Final
Recovery Plan for Upper Willamette
salmon and steelhead.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: August 16, 2011.
Therese Conant,
Deputy Chief, Endangered Species Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public
Meeting and Public Comment
National Ocean Service,
NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, Notice
of public comment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of a
public meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef
Task Force. The meeting will be held in
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This meeting,
the 26th bi-annual meeting of the U.S.
Coral Reef Task Force, provides a forum
for coordinated planning and action
among federal agencies, state and
territorial governments, and
nongovernmental partners. Please
register in advance by visiting the Web
site listed below. This meeting has time
allotted for public comment. All public
comment must be submitted in written
format. A written summary of the
meeting will be posted on the Web site
within two months of its occurrence.
DATES: The meeting will be held Friday,
October 21, 2011. Additional workshops
will be held in advance of the meeting
on Tuesday, October 18, and
Wednesday, October 19, and field trips
on Thursday, October 20. Registration is
requested for all events associated with
the meeting. Advance public comments
can be submitted to the email, fax, or
mailing address listed below from
Monday, September 26–Friday,
October 7.
Location: The meeting will be held at
the Marriott Harbor Beach Hotel, 3030
Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
33316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth
Dieveney, NOAA USCRTF Steering
SUMMARY:
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Committee Point of Contact, NOAA
Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305
East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 (phone: 301–713–
3155 x129; fax: 301–713–4389; e-mail:
Beth.Dieveney@noaa.gov); or Liza
Johnson, USCRTF Executive Secretary,
U.S. Department of the Interior, MS–
3530–MIB, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240 (phone: 202–
208–1378; fax: 202–208–4867; e-mail:
(Liza_M_Johnson@ios.doi.gov); or visit
the USCRTF Web site at https://www.
coralreef.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Established by Presidential Executive
Order 13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef
Task Force mission is to lead,
coordinate, and strengthen U.S.
government actions to better preserve
and protect coral reef ecosystems. Cochaired by the Departments of
Commerce and Interior, Task Force
members include leaders of 12 federal
agencies, seven U.S. states and
territories, and three freely associated
states. For more information about the
meeting, registering, and submitting
public comment go to https://www.
coralreef.gov.
Public Comments: Comments may
address the meeting, the role of the
USCRTF, or general coral reef
conservation issues.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: August 12, 2011.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Taking and Importing of Marine
Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding
renewal.
The Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant
Administrator) has renewed the
affirmative finding for the Government
of Spain under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA). This
affirmative finding will allow yellowfin
tuna harvested in the eastern tropical
Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with
the International Dolphin Conservation
Program (IDCP) by Spanish-flag purse
seine vessels or purse seine vessels
operating under Spanish jurisdiction to
be imported into the United States. The
affirmative finding was based on review
of documentary evidence submitted by
the Government of Spain and obtained
from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC).
DATES: The affirmative finding annual
renewal is effective from April 1, 2011,
through March 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Wilkin, Southwest Region, NMFS,
phone 562–980–3230; fax 562–980–
4027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows
the entry into the United States of
yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine
vessels in the ETP under certain
conditions. If requested by the
harvesting nation, the Assistant
Administrator will determine whether
to make an affirmative finding based
upon documentary evidence provided
by the government of the harvesting
nation, the IATTC, or the Department of
State.
The affirmative finding process
requires that the harvesting nation is
meeting its obligations under the IDCP
and obligations of membership in the
IATTC. Every 5 years, the government of
the harvesting nation must request an
affirmative finding and submit the
required documentary evidence directly
to the Assistant Administrator. On an
annual basis, NMFS reviews the
affirmative finding and determine
whether the harvesting nation continues
to meet the requirements. A nation may
provide information related to
compliance with IDCP and IATTC
measures directly to NMFS on an
annual basis or may authorize the
IATTC to release the information to
NMFS to annually renew an affirmative
finding determination without an
application from the harvesting nation.
An affirmative finding will be
terminated, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, if the Assistant
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Administrator determines that the
requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no
longer being met or that a nation is
consistently failing to take enforcement
actions on violations, thereby
diminishing the effectiveness of the
IDCP.
As a part of the affirmative finding
process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f), the
Assistant Administrator considered
documentary evidence submitted by the
Government of Spain and obtained from
the IATTC and has determined that
Spain has met the MMPA’s
requirements to receive an affirmative
finding annual renewal.
After consultation with the
Department of State, the Assistant
Administrator issued an affirmative
finding annual renewal to Spain,
allowing the continued importation into
the United States of yellowfin tuna and
products derived from yellowfin tuna
harvested in the ETP by Spanish-flag
purse seine vessels or purse seine
vessels operating under Spanish
jurisdiction through March 31, 2012.
Spain’s five-year affirmative finding will
remain valid through March 31, 2015,
subject to subsequent annual reviews by
NMFS.
Dated: August 17, 2011.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Services, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Notice; Threat Reduction Advisory
Committee
Office of the Under Secretary of
Defense (Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics), Department of Defense.
ACTION: Federal Advisory Committee
Meeting Notice.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended)
and the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C.
552b, as amended) the Department of
Defense announces the following
Federal advisory committee meeting of
the Threat Reduction Advisory
Committee (Hereafter referred to as ‘‘the
Committee’’).
DATES: Tuesday, September 7, 2011,
from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: TASC Lorton Office,
Conference Room 111, 8211 Terminal
Road, Suite 1000, Lorton, VA 22079.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Public Meeting and Public Comment
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting, Notice of public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the U.S. Coral
Reef Task Force. The meeting will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
This meeting, the 26th bi-annual meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task
Force, provides a forum for coordinated planning and action among
federal agencies, state and territorial governments, and
nongovernmental partners. Please register in advance by visiting the
Web site listed below. This meeting has time allotted for public
comment. All public comment must be submitted in written format. A
written summary of the meeting will be posted on the Web site within
two months of its occurrence.
DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, October 21, 2011. Additional
workshops will be held in advance of the meeting on Tuesday, October
18, and Wednesday, October 19, and field trips on Thursday, October 20.
Registration is requested for all events associated with the meeting.
Advance public comments can be submitted to the email, fax, or mailing
address listed below from Monday, September 26-Friday, October 7.
Location: The meeting will be held at the Marriott Harbor Beach
Hotel, 3030 Holiday Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Dieveney, NOAA USCRTF Steering
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Committee Point of Contact, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, 1305
East-West Highway, N/OCRM, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (phone: 301-713-3155
x129; fax: 301-713-4389; e-mail: Beth.Dieveney@noaa.gov); or Liza
Johnson, USCRTF Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior,
MS-3530-MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240 (phone: 202-208-
1378; fax: 202-208-4867; e-mail: (Liza_M_Johnson@ios.doi.gov); or
visit the USCRTF Web site at https://www.coralreef.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Established by Presidential Executive Order
13089 in 1998, the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force mission is to lead,
coordinate, and strengthen U.S. government actions to better preserve
and protect coral reef ecosystems. Co-chaired by the Departments of
Commerce and Interior, Task Force members include leaders of 12 federal
agencies, seven U.S. states and territories, and three freely
associated states. For more information about the meeting, registering,
and submitting public comment go to https://www.coralreef.gov.
Public Comments: Comments may address the meeting, the role of the
USCRTF, or general coral reef conservation issues.
Public Availability of Comments: Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: August 12, 2011.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-21372 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]
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