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Gwellnar Banks,
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0049, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
NMFS, Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, ATTN:
GIS Committee.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
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Additional information regarding the
publication of the GIS files (i.e.,
shapefiles) and the shapefiles may be
obtained at www.nero.noaa.gov/gis or by
contacting Dean Szumylo, Geographic
Information Specialist, (978) 281–9479,
dean.szumylo@noaa.gov; Douglas Potts,
Sustainable Fisheries Division, (978)
281–9341, douglas.potts@noaa.gov; or
Ellen Keane, Protected Resources
Division, (978) 282–8476, ellen.keane@
noaa.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the
hearing impaired may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eastern time, Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD254
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries
Office’s Geographic Information
Systems Program; Availability of Files
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice, process for making GIS
files available; opportunity to comment
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
process for making available Geographic
Information System files representing
fisheries and regulated areas that are
managed by the National Marine
Fisheries Service’s Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office.
DATES: Written comments must be
received (see ADDRESSES) on or before
May 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified NOAA–
NMFS–2014–0049, by any of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: GIS is designed to
capture, store, analyze, manage, and
present all types of geographic data.
Over the past decade, the use of these
systems in fisheries management has
grown rapidly and requests for
geospatial data have increased. To
satisfy the need for geospatial data,
NMFS’s Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office (GARFO) has developed
standardized, high-quality geospatial
data for areas managed by GARFO. This
includes areas authorized under the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act, the Endangered
Species Act, and the Marine Mammal
Protection Act.
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Creation of GIS Files: In developing
these files, we implemented standards
and policies to ensure that the files are
of high, known quality and are
accompanied by the metadata that are
compliant with the Federal Geographic
Data Committee’s Standards. Metadata
is information that captures the basic
characteristics of the data, its creation,
its usage, and any constraints. Data files
are in an ESRI shapefile format. In
developing the GIS files, we interpreted
any regulatory area boundary intended
to be a straight line on a chart in
Mercator projection to be a rhumb line.
GARFO regulations frequently define an
area’s boundary by coordinates that
define the corners of the feature. In
developing the GIS files, errors may be
introduced into the boundary if only the
endpoints of the boundary are used.
This error may increase as the distance
between coordinates increases. To
ensure that the shapefiles developed
accurately represent the boundaries, we
held the lines to a constant bearing by
adding vertices between coordinates
using the Construct Loxodrome tool or
by densifying the line every 10 nautical
miles in a Mercator projection within
ESRI’s ARcGIS software.
Data Availability: The files are in the
form of ESRI shapefiles packaged as
zipped files for each regulated area. As
the files for each regulated area are
finalized, they will be made publicly
available via our Web site. Files may be
downloaded from www.nero.noaa.gov/
gis or obtained by written request to the
GARFO (see ADDRESSES). For each
regulated area, we provide the shapefile,
the metadata (within the shapefile and
as a PDF), and a reference map image
(pdf and jpg format). The purpose of the
reference map image is to allow users to
quickly locate files for managed areas
that are of interest.
Request for Comments: We will
accept public comments on this new
service, including data creation, as
described above.
Dated: April 30, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–10229 Filed 5–2–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XD254
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office's Geographic
Information Systems Program; Availability of Files
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice, process for making GIS files available; opportunity to
comment
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the process for making available
Geographic Information System files representing fisheries and
regulated areas that are managed by the National Marine Fisheries
Service's Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office.
DATES: Written comments must be received (see ADDRESSES) on or before
May 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified NOAA-
NMFS-2014-0049, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2014-0049, click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930, ATTN: GIS Committee.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information regarding the
publication of the GIS files (i.e., shapefiles) and the shapefiles may
be obtained at www.nero.noaa.gov/gis or by contacting Dean Szumylo,
Geographic Information Specialist, (978) 281-9479,
dean.szumylo@noaa.gov; Douglas Potts, Sustainable Fisheries Division,
(978) 281-9341, douglas.potts@noaa.gov; or Ellen Keane, Protected
Resources Division, (978) 282-8476, ellen.keane@noaa.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the hearing impaired may call
the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m.
and 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: GIS is designed to capture, store, analyze, manage, and
present all types of geographic data. Over the past decade, the use of
these systems in fisheries management has grown rapidly and requests
for geospatial data have increased. To satisfy the need for geospatial
data, NMFS's Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) has
developed standardized, high-quality geospatial data for areas managed
by GARFO. This includes areas authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries
Cooperative Management Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
Creation of GIS Files: In developing these files, we implemented
standards and policies to ensure that the files are of high, known
quality and are accompanied by the metadata that are compliant with the
Federal Geographic Data Committee's Standards. Metadata is information
that captures the basic characteristics of the data, its creation, its
usage, and any constraints. Data files are in an ESRI shapefile format.
In developing the GIS files, we interpreted any regulatory area
boundary intended to be a straight line on a chart in Mercator
projection to be a rhumb line. GARFO regulations frequently define an
area's boundary by coordinates that define the corners of the feature.
In developing the GIS files, errors may be introduced into the boundary
if only the endpoints of the boundary are used. This error may increase
as the distance between coordinates increases. To ensure that the
shapefiles developed accurately represent the boundaries, we held the
lines to a constant bearing by adding vertices between coordinates
using the Construct Loxodrome tool or by densifying the line every 10
nautical miles in a Mercator projection within ESRI's ARcGIS software.
Data Availability: The files are in the form of ESRI shapefiles
packaged as zipped files for each regulated area. As the files for each
regulated area are finalized, they will be made publicly available via
our Web site. Files may be downloaded from www.nero.noaa.gov/gis or
obtained by written request to the GARFO (see ADDRESSES). For each
regulated area, we provide the shapefile, the metadata (within the
shapefile and as a PDF), and a reference map image (pdf and jpg
format). The purpose of the reference map image is to allow users to
quickly locate files for managed areas that are of interest.
Request for Comments: We will accept public comments on this new
service, including data creation, as described above.
Dated: April 30, 2014.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-10229 Filed 5-2-14; 8:45 am]
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