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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2013 / Notices
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 approval of the Grand
Bay, Mississippi and Delaware National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan Revisions.
AGENCY:
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 approves the Grand Bay,
Mississippi and the Delaware National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan Revisions. The
revised management plans outline the
administrative structure; the research,
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
focuses on improving the scientific
understanding of estuarine and coastal
ecosystems; improving public
awareness and environmental literacy to
enable environmentally sustainable
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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.
These parcels have high ecological
value and provide 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.
The Grand Bay, Mississippi Reserve
Management Plan revision is available
at (https://grandbaynerr.org/reservemanagement-plan) and the Delaware
Reserve Management Plan revision is
available at (https://de.gov/dnerr).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt
Chasse at (301) 563–1198, Michael
Migilori at (301) 563–1126 or Erica
Seiden at (301) 563–1172 of NOAA’s
National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West
Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: August 23, 2013.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management and CFO/CAO, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Marine Mammals; File No. 14325
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for
permit amendment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Alaska Department of Fish and
Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife
Conservation, Juneau, AK, (Principal
Investigator: Michael Rehberg), has
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applied for an amendment to Scientific
Research Permit No. 14325–02 for
taking Steller sea lions (Eumetopias
jubatus) in Alaska.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
September 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the Features box on the
Applications and Permits for Protected
Species home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 14325 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,
1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,
Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)427–8401; fax (301)713–0376; and
Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone
(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to
(301)713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and
Education Division at the address listed
above. The request should set forth the
specific reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan,
(301)427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject amendment to Permit No.
14325–02 is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the regulations
governing the taking and importing of
marine mammals (50 CFR part 216), the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered
and threatened species (50 CFR 222–
226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).
Permit No. 14325, issued on August
17, 2009 (74 FR 44822), authorizes
taking of marine mammals during
continuation of a long-term research
program investigating various
hypotheses for the decline or lack of
recovery of Steller sea lions in Alaska.
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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 approval of the Grand Bay, Mississippi and 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 approves the Grand Bay, Mississippi and the
Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan Revisions.
The revised management plans outline the administrative structure; the
research, 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 focuses 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. These parcels have high ecological value
and provide 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.
The Grand Bay, Mississippi Reserve Management Plan revision is
available at (https://grandbaynerr.org/reserve-management-plan) and the
Delaware Reserve Management Plan revision is available at (https://de.gov/dnerr).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Chasse at (301) 563-1198, Michael
Migilori at (301) 563-1126 or Erica Seiden at (301) 563-1172 of NOAA's
National Ocean Service, Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 East-West
Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: August 23, 2013.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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