Announcement of National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting, 16527 [2013-06067]
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The Act requires recovery plans for
listed species unless such a plan would
not promote the conservation of a
particular species. The original plan for
the species was approved in 1993.
Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in
1988, requires that public notice and
opportunity for public review and
comment be provided during recovery
plan development. The Service will
consider all information received during
a public comment period when
preparing each new or revised recovery
plan for approval. The Service and other
Federal agencies also will take these
comments into consideration in the
course of implementing approved
recovery plans. It is our policy to
request peer review of recovery plans.
We will summarize and respond to the
issues raised by the public and peer
reviewers in an appendix to the
approved recovery plan.
The pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus
albus), found in the Missouri and
Mississippi River basins of the United
States, was listed as an endangered
species on September 6, 1990 (55 FR
36641). At the time of listing, the
species was threatened by habitat
destruction and modification,
overutilization, and inadequacy of
existing regulatory mechanisms, as well
as other natural or manmade factors.
The recovery of pallid sturgeon will
rely on effective conservation responses
to the issues facing the species, which
remain varied and complex. The pallid
sturgeon is native to the Missouri and
Mississippi Rivers and adapted to the
pre-development habitat conditions that
historically existed in these rivers.
These conditions generally can be
described as large, free-flowing, warmwater, and turbid rivers with a diverse
assemblage of physical habitats that
were in a constant state of change.
Limiting factors include: (1) Activities
that affect connectivity and the natural
form, function, and hydrologic
processes of rivers; (2) illegal harvest;
(3) impaired water quality and quantity;
(4) entrainment in water diversion
structures; and (5) life history attributes
of the species (i.e., delayed sexual
maturity, females not spawning every
year, and larval drift requirements). The
degree to which these factors affect the
species varies among river reaches. The
recovery strategy for the pallid sturgeon
focuses on the need to better understand
certain life history traits and the
complex interactions between these
traits and altered habitats in the
contemporary Missouri and Mississippi
River basins, threats abatement,
population management, research, and
monitoring. We emphasize conserving
extant genetic viability through a
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conservation augmentation program to
prevent localized extirpation,
researching and implementing habitat
improvement as appropriate; monitoring
habitat conditions; and monitoring
population status.
Request for Public Comments
The Service solicits public comments
on the draft revised recovery plan. All
comments received by the date specified
in DATES will be considered prior to
approval of the plan. Written comments
and materials regarding the plan should
be addressed to the Field Supervisor
(see ADDRESSES section). Comments and
materials received will be available, by
appointment, for public inspection
during normal business hours at the
above address. All public comment
information provided voluntarily by
mail, by phone, or at meetings (e.g.,
names, addresses, letters of comment,
input recorded during meetings)
becomes part of the official public
record. If requested under the Freedom
of Information Act by a private citizen
or organization, the Service may provide
copies of such information.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: January 28, 2013.
Noreen E. Walsh,
Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Announcement of National Geospatial
Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY:
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
Notice of meeting.
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Circular A–16. Topics to be addressed at
the meeting include:
—Leadership Dialogue
—FGDC Guidance to the NGAC
—NSDI Strategic Plan
—FGDC Update
Members of the public who wish to
attend the meeting must register in
advance. Please register by contacting
Arista Maher at the Federal Geographic
Data Committee (703–648–6283,
amaher@fgdc.gov). Meeting registrations
are due by March 29, 2013. Meeting
information (web conference and
teleconference instructions) will be
provided to registrants prior to the
meeting. While the meeting will be open
to the public, attendance may be limited
due to web conference and
teleconference capacity.
The meeting will include an
opportunity for public comment.
Attendees wishing to provide public
comment should register by March 29.
Please register by contacting Arista
Maher at the Federal Geographic Data
Committee (703–648–6283,
amaher@fgdc.gov). Comments may also
be submitted to the NGAC in writing.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
April 3, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. EST.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey (206–
220–4621).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings
of the National Geospatial Advisory
Committee are open to the public.
Additional information about the NGAC
and the meeting are available at
www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
Dated: March 7, 2013.
Ivan DeLoatch,
Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data
Committee.
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SUMMARY: The National Geospatial
Advisory Committee (NGAC) will meet
on April 3, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. EST. The meeting will be held via
Web conference and teleconference.
The NGAC, which is composed of
representatives from governmental,
private sector, non-profit, and academic
organizations, has been established to
advise the Chair of the Federal
Geographic Data Committee on
management of Federal geospatial
programs, the development of the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and
the implementation of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Announcement of National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will meet on
April 3, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. The meeting will be
held via Web conference and teleconference.
The NGAC, which is composed of representatives from governmental,
private sector, non-profit, and academic organizations, has been
established to advise the Chair of the Federal Geographic Data
Committee on management of Federal geospatial programs, the development
of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the implementation of
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-16. Topics to be
addressed at the meeting include:
--Leadership Dialogue
--FGDC Guidance to the NGAC
--NSDI Strategic Plan
--FGDC Update
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register
in advance. Please register by contacting Arista Maher at the Federal
Geographic Data Committee (703-648-6283, amaher@fgdc.gov). Meeting
registrations are due by March 29, 2013. Meeting information (web
conference and teleconference instructions) will be provided to
registrants prior to the meeting. While the meeting will be open to the
public, attendance may be limited due to web conference and
teleconference capacity.
The meeting will include an opportunity for public comment.
Attendees wishing to provide public comment should register by March
29. Please register by contacting Arista Maher at the Federal
Geographic Data Committee (703-648-6283, amaher@fgdc.gov). Comments may
also be submitted to the NGAC in writing.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 3, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. EST.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey
(206-220-4621).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the National Geospatial Advisory
Committee are open to the public. Additional information about the NGAC
and the meeting are available at www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
Dated: March 7, 2013.
Ivan DeLoatch,
Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee.
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