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ONMS
serves as the trustee for a network of
underwater parks encompassing more
than 600,000 square miles of marine and
Great Lakes waters from Washington
state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake
Huron to American Samoa. The network
includes a system of 13 national marine
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sanctuaries and Papahanaumokuakea
and Rose Atoll marine national
monuments. National marine
sanctuaries protect our nation’s most
vital coastal and marine natural and
cultural resources, and through active
research, management, and public
engagement, sustain healthy
environments that are the foundation for
thriving communities and stable
economies. One of the many ways
ONMS ensures public participation in
the designation and management of
national marine sanctuaries is through
the formation of advisory councils. The
Sanctuary System Business Advisory
Council (council) has been formed to
provide advice and recommendations to
the Director regarding the relationship
of ONMS with the business community.
Additional information on the council
can be found at https://
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/management/ac/
welcome.html.
Matters to be Considered: The
meeting will provide an opportunity for
council members to hear news from
across the National Marine Sanctuary
System and review and comment on
program initiatives. For a complete
agenda, including times and topics,
please visit https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/
management/bac/meetings.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sections 1431, et seq.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program)
Dated: July 21, 2017.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Meeting of the Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species Advisory Panel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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Notice of public meeting and
webinar/conference call.
ACTION:
NMFS will hold a 2-day
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in
September 2017. The intent of the
meeting is to consider options for the
conservation and management of
Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to
the public.
DATES: The AP meeting and webinar
will be held from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on
Wednesday, September 6, and from 8:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,
September 7.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777
Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
20910. The meeting presentations will
also be available via WebEx webinar/
conference call.
The meeting on Wednesday,
September 6, and Thursday, September
7, 2017, will also be accessible via
conference call and webinar. Conference
call and webinar access information are
available at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
sfa/hms/advisory_panels/hms_ap/
meetings/sept-2017/ap-meeting.html.
Participants are strongly encouraged
to log/dial in 15 minutes prior to the
meeting. NMFS will show the
presentations via webinar and allow
public comment during identified times
on the agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Cooper or Margo Schulze-Haugen
at (301) 427–8503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the
Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law
104–297, provided for the establishment
of an AP to assist in the collection and
evaluation of information relevant to the
development of any FMP or FMP
amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS
consults with and considers the
comments and views of AP members
when preparing and implementing
FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic
tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks.
The AP has previously consulted with
NMFS on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish
FMP (April 1999); the HMS FMP (April
1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP
(December 2003); the Consolidated HMS
FMP (October 2006); and Amendments
1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 to
the 2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (April
and October 2008, February and
September 2009, May and September
2010, April and September 2011, March
and September 2012, January and
September 2013, April and September
2014, March and September 2015, and
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March, September, and December 2016,
and May 2017), among other things.
The intent of this meeting is to
consider alternatives for the
conservation and management of all
Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and
shark fisheries. We anticipate
discussing:
• Final Amendment 10 on Essential
Fish Habitat;
• Implementation of Final
Amendment 7 on bluefin tuna
management, including the upcoming
three-year review;
• Commercial swordfish pelagic
longline fishery issues;
• Recreational fishery issues, such as
the use of circle hooks in tournaments,
and Charter/Headboat permitted vessels
• Progress updates regarding the
exempted fishing permit requests; and
• Updates on electronic dealer
reporting (eDealer) and quota
monitoring.
We also anticipate inviting other
NMFS offices to provide updates, if
available, on their activities relevant to
HMS fisheries with a focus on national
policies/guidance that may require an
FMP amendment or implementation
strategy, such as Standardized Bycatch
Reporting Methodology and EcosystemBased Fishery Management Policy.
Additional information on the
meeting and a copy of the draft agenda
will be posted prior to the meeting at:
https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/
advisory_panels/hms_ap/meetings/ap_
meetings.html.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Peter Cooper at (301) 427–8503 at least
7 days prior to the meeting.
Dated: August 16, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public comment
period for the Jobos Bay National
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Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan revision.
Notice is hereby given that
the Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce is announcing a 30-day
public comment period for the Jobos
Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve Management Plan revision.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), the
revised plan will bring the reserve into
compliance. The Jobos Bay Reserve
revised plan will replace the plan
approved in 2000.
The revised management plan
outlines the administrative structure;
the research/monitoring, stewardship,
education, and training programs and
priorities of the reserve; plans for a
proposed boundary expansion through
future land acquisition; and facility
development priorities to support
reserve operations.
The Jobos Bay Reserve takes an
integrated approach to management,
linking research and education, coastal
training, and stewardship functions.
The Puerto Rico Department of Natural
and Environmental Resources
(PRDNER) has outlined how it will
administer the reserve and its core
programs by providing detailed actions
that will enable it to accomplish specific
goals and objectives. Since the last
management plan, the reserve has:
developed core programs; expanded
monitoring programs within Jobos Bay
and its watershed; expanded its dorm,
and remodeled the historic train depot
and visitor center; conducted training
workshops; implemented K–12
education programs; and built new and
innovative partnerships with local,
Commonwealth, and U.S. organizations
and universities.
The total number of acres within the
boundary is 2800 acres, which is a slight
modification of the original 2883 acres
identified in the previous management
plan. The revised acreage is a result of
survey contracted by the PRDNER to
clarify the boundary. The revised
management plan will serve as the
guiding document for the Jobos Bay
Reserve for the next five years. View the
Jobos Bay Reserve Management Plan
revision at (https://drna.pr.gov/jbnerr/)
and provide comments to the Reserve’s
Manager, Aitza Pabon (apabon@
drna.pr.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nina Garfield at (240) 533–0817 or Erica
Seiden at (240) 533–0781 of NOAA’s
Office for Coastal Management, 1305
East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th
floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
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Paul M. Scholz,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting
(webinar).
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Trawl Groundfish Electronic
Monitoring Technical Advisory
Committee (GEMTAC) and Groundfish
Electronic Monitoring Policy Advisory
Committee (GEMPAC) (GEM
Committees) will hold a joint work
session via webinar, which is open to
the public.
DATES: The webinar meeting will be
held September 6, 2017, from 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) or
when business for each day has been
completed.
SUMMARY:
To attend the webinar, visit:
https://www.gotomeeting.com/online/
webinar/join-webinar. Enter the
Webinar ID, which is 405–536–325, and
enter your name and email address
(required). Participants are encouraged
to use their telephone, as this is the best
practice to avoid technical issues and
excessive feedback (see https://
www.pcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/
PFMC_Audio_Diagram_
GoToMeeting.pdf for best practices).
Please use your telephone for the audio
portion of the meeting by dialing this
TOLL number 1+ (872) 240–3412 (not a
toll-free number); then enter the
Attendee phone audio access code: 405–
536–325; then enter your audio phone
pin (shown after joining the webinar).
System Requirements for PC-based
attendees: Required: Windows® 7, Vista,
or XP; for Mac®-based attendees:
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer;
and for mobile attendees: iPhone®,
iPad®, AndroidTM phone or Android
tablet (See the GoToMeeting Webinar
Apps).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Brett Wiedoff, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; phone: (503) 820–2280.
The GEM
Committees will discuss items on the
Pacific Council’s September 2017
meeting agenda with the discussions
focused on, but not limited to,
Electronic Monitoring (EM)—
Preliminary Pacific Halibut Discard
Mortality Rates and Third-Party Review.
The GEM Committees may also address
one or more of the Council’s scheduled
Administrative Matters. The
Committees will discuss analytical
results of halibut discard mortality rates
as observed under the Pacific Council’s
electronic monitoring program for the
limited entry groundfish non-whiting
midwater trawl and bottom trawl
fisheries when fishing under the nontrawl shorebased individual fishing
quota program. In addition, the
Committees will discuss policy
implications of the Council’s preferred
alternative for the industry to use solely
the Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission as the EM review provider
when the program is implemented in
regulation.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
notice and any issues arising after
publication of this notice that require
emergency action under Section 305(c)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the GEMPAC’s and GEMTAC’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
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You may send an email to
kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov or contact
him at (503) 820–2280, extension 411
for technical assistance. A public
listening station will be available at the
Pacific Council office.
Council address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220.
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Special Accommodations
The public listening station is
physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Mr. Kris
Kleinschmidt (503) 820–2411 at least 10
days prior to the meeting date.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve System
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public comment period for the Jobos Bay National
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce is announcing a 30-day
public comment period for the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve Management Plan revision. Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), the
revised plan will bring the reserve into compliance. The Jobos Bay
Reserve revised plan will replace the plan approved in 2000.
The revised management plan outlines the administrative structure;
the research/monitoring, stewardship, education, and training programs
and priorities of the reserve; plans for a proposed boundary expansion
through future land acquisition; and facility development priorities to
support reserve operations.
The Jobos Bay Reserve takes an integrated approach to management,
linking research and education, coastal training, and stewardship
functions. The Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental
Resources (PRDNER) has outlined how it will administer the reserve and
its core programs by providing detailed actions that will enable it to
accomplish specific goals and objectives. Since the last management
plan, the reserve has: developed core programs; expanded monitoring
programs within Jobos Bay and its watershed; expanded its dorm, and
remodeled the historic train depot and visitor center; conducted
training workshops; implemented K-12 education programs; and built new
and innovative partnerships with local, Commonwealth, and U.S.
organizations and universities.
The total number of acres within the boundary is 2800 acres, which
is a slight modification of the original 2883 acres identified in the
previous management plan. The revised acreage is a result of survey
contracted by the PRDNER to clarify the boundary. The revised
management plan will serve as the guiding document for the Jobos Bay
Reserve for the next five years. View the Jobos Bay Reserve Management
Plan revision at (https://drna.pr.gov/jbnerr/) and provide comments to
the Reserve's Manager, Aitza Pabon (apabon@drna.pr.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nina Garfield at (240) 533-0817 or
Erica Seiden at (240) 533-0781 of NOAA's Office for Coastal Management,
1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: July 27, 2017.
Paul M. Scholz,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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