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additional input from fishermen in
convenient locations. These meetings
address that recommendation and will
solicit input from attendees on all of the
potential ways to improve squid
assessment and management that were
recommended at the workshop.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to M.
Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic
Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
Dated: May 2, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
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 Public Comment
Period for the Grand Bay, Mississippi
National Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan and the Delaware
National Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan revisions.
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AGENCY:
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, U.S. Department of
Commerce is announcing a thirty day
public comment period for the Grand
Bay, Mississippi National Estuarine
Research Reserve Management Plan and
the Delaware National Estuarine
Research Reserve Management Plan
revisions. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section
921.33(c), the revised plans will bring
the reserves into compliance. The Grand
Bay Reserve and Delaware Reserve
revised plans will replace the plans
approved in 1999 and 2004 respectively.
Both revised management plans outline
the administrative structure; the
research & monitoring, education,
training, and stewardship goals of the
reserve; and the plans for future land
acquisition and facility development to
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support reserve operations. The Grand
Bay Reserve takes an integrated
approach to management, linking
research, education, training and
stewardship functions to address high
priority issues including climate
change, threats to reserve resources and
ecological functions, watershed
development, and changes in water
quality. Since the last management plan,
the reserve has built out its core
programs and monitoring infrastructure;
constructed a L.E.E.D. certified Coastal
Resources Center that includes
laboratories, offices, classrooms,
interpretative areas and dormitories;
and created interpretive trails.
With the approval of this management
plan, the Grand Bay Reserve will
decrease their total acreage from 18,400
acres to 18,049. The change is
attributable to accuracy adjustments
based on improved geographic
information for the site. The revised
management plan will serve as the
guiding document for the 18,049 acre
Grand Bay Reserve for the next five
years. The Delaware management plan
will focus on improving the scientific
understanding of estuarine and coastal
ecosystems; improving public
awareness and environmental literacy to
enable environmentally sustainable
decision-making; and protecting,
managing and restoring the reserve to
serve as a model site for sustainable
community stewardship. Notable
changes in the revised plan include a
boundary expansion, a new coastal
training program, implementation of the
Blackbird Creek Reserve Master
Ecological Restoration Plan, the opening
of the Blackbird Creek Stewardship
Center and facility improvements to the
St. Jones Coastal Training Center. With
the approval of this management plan,
the Delaware Reserve will increase their
total acreage from 4,930 acres to 6,206.
The change is attributable to acquisition
of two parcels, totaling 64.3 acres, and
increased mapping accuracy. The two
parcels possess high ecological value
and increased opportunities for
research, education, and restoration.
The revised management plan will serve
as the guiding document for the 6,206
acre Delaware Reserve for the next five
years. View the Grand Bay, Mississippi
Reserve Management Plan revision at
(https://grandbaynerr.org/reservemanagement-plan) and provide
comments to (dave.ruple@dmr.ms.gov).
View the Delaware Reserve Management
Plan revision at (https://de.gov/dnerr)
and provide comments to
(Kimberly.Cole@state.de.us).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt
Chasse at (301) 563–1198 (Grand Bay),
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Michael Migliori at (301) 563–1126
(Delaware) 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: April 25, 2013.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services
and Coastal Zone Management.
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Administration
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National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration;
Northwest Fisheries Science Center;
Online Webinar
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of online webinar.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Northwest Fisheries
Science Center (NWFSC) will hold an
online Pre-Assessment Workshop
webinar to provide an overview of the
data sources, data trends and population
models that will be used in the
upcoming Pacific coast groundfish stock
assessments for rougheye rockfish,
aurora rockfish, shortspine thornyhead
and longspine thornyhead. The online
NWFSC Pre-Assessment Workshop
webinar is open to the public, although
space for online access is limited to the
first 25 participants.
DATES: The NWFSC Pre-Assessment
Workshop webinar will commence at 1
p.m. PST, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 and
continue until 4 p.m. or as necessary to
complete business for the day.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for specific addresses and
all other necessary information
pertaining to the webinar.
Science Center address: Northwest
Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake
Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stacey Miller, NMFS Northwest
Fisheries Science Center; telephone:
(541) 867–0562.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To attend
the NWFSC Pre-Assessment webinar,
please reserve your seat by visiting:
https://nwfscfram.webex.com/nwfs
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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 Public Comment Period for the Grand Bay, Mississippi
National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan and the Delaware
National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revisions.
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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, U.S.
Department of Commerce is announcing a thirty day public comment period
for the Grand Bay, Mississippi National Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan and the Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan revisions. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section 921.33(c), the
revised plans will bring the reserves into compliance. The Grand Bay
Reserve and Delaware Reserve revised plans will replace the plans
approved in 1999 and 2004 respectively. Both revised management plans
outline the administrative structure; the research & monitoring,
education, training, and stewardship goals of the reserve; and the
plans for future land acquisition and facility development to support
reserve operations. The Grand Bay Reserve takes an integrated approach
to management, linking research, education, training and stewardship
functions to address high priority issues including climate change,
threats to reserve resources and ecological functions, watershed
development, and changes in water quality. Since the last management
plan, the reserve has built out its core programs and monitoring
infrastructure; constructed a L.E.E.D. certified Coastal Resources
Center that includes laboratories, offices, classrooms, interpretative
areas and dormitories; and created interpretive trails.
With the approval of this management plan, the Grand Bay Reserve
will decrease their total acreage from 18,400 acres to 18,049. The
change is attributable to accuracy adjustments based on improved
geographic information for the site. The revised management plan will
serve as the guiding document for the 18,049 acre Grand Bay Reserve for
the next five years. The Delaware management plan will focus on
improving the scientific understanding of estuarine and coastal
ecosystems; improving public awareness and environmental literacy to
enable environmentally sustainable decision-making; and protecting,
managing and restoring the reserve to serve as a model site for
sustainable community stewardship. Notable changes in the revised plan
include a boundary expansion, a new coastal training program,
implementation of the Blackbird Creek Reserve Master Ecological
Restoration Plan, the opening of the Blackbird Creek Stewardship Center
and facility improvements to the St. Jones Coastal Training Center.
With the approval of this management plan, the Delaware Reserve will
increase their total acreage from 4,930 acres to 6,206. The change is
attributable to acquisition of two parcels, totaling 64.3 acres, and
increased mapping accuracy. The two parcels possess high ecological
value and increased opportunities for research, education, and
restoration. The revised management plan will serve as the guiding
document for the 6,206 acre Delaware Reserve for the next five years.
View the Grand Bay, Mississippi Reserve Management Plan revision at
(https://grandbaynerr.org/reserve-management-plan) and provide comments
to (dave.ruple@dmr.ms.gov). View the Delaware Reserve Management Plan
revision at (https://de.gov/dnerr) and provide comments to
(Kimberly.Cole@state.de.us).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Chasse at (301) 563-1198 (Grand
Bay), Michael Migliori at (301) 563-1126 (Delaware) 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: April 25, 2013.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean
Services and Coastal Zone Management.
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