Endangered Species Act; Public Meeting, 11518 [2016-04793]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 43 / Friday, March 4, 2016 / Notices
Dated: February 25, 2016.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement,
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016–04843 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE479
Endangered Species Act; Public
Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
We, NMFS, announce a
public meeting of a review of our
recovery program under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
The purpose of the review is to ensure
that recovery program priorities and
implementation are aligned with
resources and mission mandates;
enhance and align strategic management
of NMFS regulatory programs; and
provide transparency in the operation of
NMFS recovery program.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday April 19, 2016, through
Thursday April 21, 2016, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the NOAA Science Center, 1301 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910; phone: 301–713–1010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Therese Conant, NMFS Office of
Protected Resources, 301–427–8456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
ESA, section 4(f) requires the Secretary
to develop and implement recovery
plans for the conservation and survival
of endangered and threatened species.
Those recovery plans must include
objective, measurable criteria which,
when met, would lead to a
determination that the species be
removed from the list, site-specific
management actions necessary to
achieve the plan’s goal for the
conservation of the species, and
estimates of the time and costs to carry
out the measures identified in the plan.
We currently have final recovery
plans for 47 species and draft recovery
plans for five species. Recovery plans
are not started or are under
development for 39 species. The
objective of the recovery program
review is to determine if the current
recovery planning process results in
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recovery plans that are effective
roadmaps for recovering the species as
evidenced by whether the plans are
being implemented by NMFS and
stakeholders, resulting in progress
towards meeting the recovery criteria so
that the species may be delisted. This
review will evaluate, within the context
of current budget constraints, the
efficacy of the recovery planning
process, including the quality of the
recovery plans, the implementation of
recovery actions, and the monitoring of
recovery progress. This review will
provide recommendations to improve
recovery plans and the recovery
planning and implementation process to
increase the likelihood of recovering
species.
The meeting is open to the public all
day, and the public will have an
opportunity to provide verbal or written
comments in one-hour sessions each
day. Exact times for the public comment
sessions are not known, but will be
scheduled after 2 p.m. each day.
Special Accommodations
This public meeting is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other accommodations
should be directed to Therese Conant
(see ADDRESSES) as soon as possible, but
no later than 7 business days prior to
the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: February 29, 2016.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–04793 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Hearings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold public hearings for the Council’s
Blueline Tilefish Amendment.
DATES: Written comments will be
accepted until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday,
March 30, 2016. The hearings will be
held between March 21, 2016 and
March 29, 2016 as described below.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments may be
sent by any of the following methods:
• Email to the following address:
jdidden@mafmc.org; Include ‘‘Blueline
Tilefish Comments’’ in the subject line;
• Mail or hand deliver to Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware
19901. Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Blueline Tilefish Comments’’; or
• Fax to (302) 674–5399.
There will be four hearings with the
following dates/times/locations:
1. Monday March 21, 2016, 6 p.m.
Dare County Administration Building,
Commissioners Meeting Room, 954
Marshall C. Collins Drive, Manteo, NC
27954; telephone: (252) 475–5700.
2. Tuesday March 22, 2016, 7 p.m.
Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront, 3001
Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23451;
telephone: (757) 213–3001.
3. Monday, March 28, 2016, 7 p.m.
Hilton Suites Oceanfront, 3200
Baltimore Ave., Ocean City, MD 21842;
telephone: (410) 289–6444.
4. Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 7 p.m.
Hilton Garden Inn Lakewood, 1885
Route 70, Lakewood, NJ 08701;
telephone: (732) 262–5232.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331; Web site:
www.mafmc.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council has initiated an amendment to
the Golden Tilefish Fishery
Management Plan to begin management
and conservation of blueline tilefish in
the Mid-Atlantic. Measures include
options for establishing a Mid-Atlantic
blueline tilefish unit, establishing status
determination criteria, commercial/forhire/private permitting and reporting,
establishment of a monitoring
committee, framework adjustment
procedures, specification process
(including risk policy), commercial/
recreational allocations, commercial/
recreational trip/possession limits,
essential fish habitat designation, and
catch accountability measures. A public
hearing document will be posted to the
Council’s Web site, www.mafmc.org, on
or before March 14, 2916. The Council
will consider the public’s comments
and testimony at its April 2016 Council
Meeting, when it will take final action
regarding adding blueline tilefish to the
Golden Tilefish Fishery Management
Plan.
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE479
Endangered Species Act; Public Meeting
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce a public meeting of a review of our
recovery program under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
(ESA). The purpose of the review is to ensure that recovery program
priorities and implementation are aligned with resources and mission
mandates; enhance and align strategic management of NMFS regulatory
programs; and provide transparency in the operation of NMFS recovery
program.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday April 19, 2016, through
Thursday April 21, 2016, at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the NOAA Science Center, 1301
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: 301-713-1010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Therese Conant, NMFS Office of
Protected Resources, 301-427-8456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the ESA, section 4(f) requires the
Secretary to develop and implement recovery plans for the conservation
and survival of endangered and threatened species. Those recovery plans
must include objective, measurable criteria which, when met, would lead
to a determination that the species be removed from the list, site-
specific management actions necessary to achieve the plan's goal for
the conservation of the species, and estimates of the time and costs to
carry out the measures identified in the plan.
We currently have final recovery plans for 47 species and draft
recovery plans for five species. Recovery plans are not started or are
under development for 39 species. The objective of the recovery program
review is to determine if the current recovery planning process results
in recovery plans that are effective roadmaps for recovering the
species as evidenced by whether the plans are being implemented by NMFS
and stakeholders, resulting in progress towards meeting the recovery
criteria so that the species may be delisted. This review will
evaluate, within the context of current budget constraints, the
efficacy of the recovery planning process, including the quality of the
recovery plans, the implementation of recovery actions, and the
monitoring of recovery progress. This review will provide
recommendations to improve recovery plans and the recovery planning and
implementation process to increase the likelihood of recovering
species.
The meeting is open to the public all day, and the public will have
an opportunity to provide verbal or written comments in one-hour
sessions each day. Exact times for the public comment sessions are not
known, but will be scheduled after 2 p.m. each day.
Special Accommodations
This public meeting is physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
accommodations should be directed to Therese Conant (see ADDRESSES) as
soon as possible, but no later than 7 business days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: February 29, 2016.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-04793 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am]
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