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section, provided all of the following
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• A request for renewal is received no
later than 60 days prior to expiration of
the current IHA.
• The request for renewal must
include the following:
(1) An explanation that the activities
to be conducted beyond the initial dates
either are identical to the previously
analyzed activities or include changes
so minor (e.g., reduction in pile size)
that the changes do not affect the
previous analyses, take estimates, or
mitigation and monitoring
requirements; and
(2) A preliminary monitoring report
showing the results of the required
monitoring to date and an explanation
showing that the monitoring results do
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
not previously analyzed or authorized;
• Upon review of the request for
renewal, the status of the affected
species or stocks, and any other
pertinent information, NMFS
determines that there are no more than
minor changes in the activities, the
mitigation and monitoring measures
remain the same and appropriate, and
the original findings remain valid.
Dated: May 10, 2018.
Elaine T. Saiz,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018–10333 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs
Office for Coastal Management
(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate
State Coastal Management Program.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management will hold
a public meeting to solicit comments on
the performance evaluation of the
California Coastal Commission, part of
the California Coastal Management
Program.
SUMMARY:
California Coastal Commission
Evaluation: The public meeting will be
held on June 11, 2018, and written
comments must be received on or before
June 22, 2018.
DATES:
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For specific dates, times, and
locations of the public meetings, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
You may submit comments
on the program or reserve NOAA
intends to evaluate by any of the
following methods:
Public Meeting and Oral Comments:
A public meeting will be held in Long
Beach, California. For the specific
location, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Written Comments: Please direct
written comments to Carrie Hall,
Evaluator, Planning and Performance
Measurement Program, Office for
Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305
East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/
OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
or email comments Carrie.Hall@
noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and
Performance Measurement Program,
Office for Coastal Management, NOS/
NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th
Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910, or Carrie.Hall@
noaa.gov. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings and 2016–2020
Assessment and Strategy may be viewed
and downloaded on the internet at
https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations.
A copy of the evaluation notification
letter and most recent progress report
may be obtained upon request by
contacting the person identified under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved state and territorial coastal
programs. The process includes one or
more public meetings, consideration of
written public comments and
consultations with interested Federal,
state, and local agencies and members of
the public. During the evaluation,
NOAA will consider the extent to which
the state has met the national objectives,
adhered to the management program
approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance under the CZMA. When the
evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office
for Coastal Management will place a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the availability of the Final
Evaluation Findings.
Specific information on the periodic
evaluation of the state and territorial
coastal program that is the subject of
this notice is detailed below as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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California Coastal Commission
Evaluation
You may participate or submit oral
comments at the public meeting
scheduled as follows:
Date: June 11, 2018.
Time: 7:00 p.m., local time.
Location: Ocean Theater Auditorium,
Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium
Way, Long Beach, CA 90802.
Written public comments must be
received on or before June 22, 2018.
Dated: May 1, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018–10309 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am]
Committee (SSC) will begin at 8 a.m. in
the Harbor Room, Kodiak Best Western
on Monday, June 4 and continue
through Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The
Council’s Advisory Panel (AP) will
begin at 8 a.m. at the Elks Lodge on
Tuesday, June 5, and continue through
Friday, June 8, 2018. The Ecosystem
Committee will meet in the Stellar
Room, Kodiak Convention Center on
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. The Enforcement Committee will
meet in the Katurwik Room, Kodiak
Convention Center on Tuesday, June 5,
2018, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The IFQ
Outreach Meeting will be held in the
Pavilion Room, Kodiak Convention
Center on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Agenda
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Monday, June 4, 2018 through Monday,
June 11, 2018
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG201
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council and its advisory committees.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) and its
advisory committees will meet in June,
in Kodiak, AK.
DATES: The meetings will be held June
4 through June 11, 2018. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific
dates and times.
ADDRESSES: The Council meeting will be
held at the Kodiak Harbor Convention
Center, 236 Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, AK
99615. The SSC will meet at the Kodiak
Best Western, 236 Rezanof Drive,
Kodiak, AK 99615. The AP will meet at
the Elks Lodge, 102 W Marine Way,
Kodiak, AK 99615.
Council address: North Pacific
Fishery Management Council, 605 W
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK
99501–2252; telephone (907) 271–2809.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907) 271–2809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council
will begin its plenary session at 8 a.m.
in the Pavilion Room, Kodiak
Convention Center on Wednesday, June
6, continuing through Monday, June 11,
2018. The Scientific and Statistical
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Council Plenary Session: The agenda
for the Council’s plenary session will
include the following issues. The
Council may take appropriate action on
any of the issues identified.
(1) Executive Director’s Report
(including CCC update, February 2018
Ecosystem Workshop report, Turning
the Tide report)
(2) NMFS Management Report
(including EFH consultation report,
update on decksorting regulatory
analysis, draft EM policy directive)
(3) NOAA General Counsel
(4) NOAA Enforcement Report
(5) ADF&G Report
(6) USCG Report
(7) USFWS Report
(8) Protected Species Report
(9) 2017 Observer Annual Report and
OAC Report
(10) EM Workgroup Report
(11) ABC/OFL Specifications for
Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab,
and Crab Plan Team Report
(12) Fixed gear CV rockfish retention
(13) Halibut retention in BSAI pots
(14) BSAI Pacific cod trawl CV analysis
(15) GOA pollock, cod seasons/
allocations
(16) GOA Tanner crab observer/effort
data
(17) Self-guided halibut rental boats
(18) Social Science Planning Team—
Report
(19) Community engagement draft
committee scope and ideas for RFP
(20) Kuskokwim River model review for
3 river index
(21) BSAI Halibut ABM evaluation
methodology
(22) BSAI Halibut O26 performance
standard
(23) Research priorities for 2018
(24) Staff Tasking
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The Advisory Panel will address most
of the same agenda issues as the Council
except B reports.
The SSC agenda will include the
following issues:
(1) 2017 Observer Annual Report and
OAC Report
(2) ABC/OFL Specifications for Aleutian
Islands Golden King Crab, and Crab
Plan Team Report
(3) Fixed gear CV rockfish retention
(4) Kuskokwim River model review for
3 river index
(5) Ecosystem Workshop report
(6) Social Science Planning Team—
Report
(7) Community engagement draft
committee scope and ideas for RFP
(8) Research priorities for 2018
(9) BSAI Halibut ABM evaluation
methodology
(10) BSAI Halibut O26 performance
standard
In addition to providing ongoing
scientific advice for fishery management
decisions, the SSC functions as the
Councils primary peer review panel for
scientific information as described by
the Magnuson-Stevens Act section
302(g)(1)(e), and the National Standard
2 guidelines (78 FR 43066). The peer
review process is also deemed to satisfy
the requirements of the Information
Quality Act, including the OMB Peer
Review Bulletin guidelines.
The Ecosystem Committee agenda
will include the following issues:
(1) Review Report from February 2018
Ecosystem Workshop
(2) Review Conservation Plan for the
Northern Fur Seal
(3) Receive information on US Army
Corps of Engineers projects
(4) Receive update on NOAA’s
bathymetric data projects
The Enforcement Committee agenda
will include the following issues:
(1) Rockfish retention
(2) Halibut in pots
(3) Scheduling and other issues
The IFQ Outreach meeting agenda
will include the following issues:
(1) 20-Year Program Review related to
entry level and rural participation
(2) Update on Council requests for IFQ
fishery discussion papers
(3) Listening session and open forum
(4) Stakeholder feedback on IFQ fishery
and entry-level/rural opportunities
The Agenda is subject to change, and
the latest version will be posted at
https://www.npfmc.org/
Public Comment
Public comment letters will be
accepted and should be submitted either
electronically at: comments.npfmc.org
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[FR Doc No: 2018-10309]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate State Coastal Management Program.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management will hold a public meeting to solicit
comments on the performance evaluation of the California Coastal
Commission, part of the California Coastal Management Program.
DATES: California Coastal Commission Evaluation: The public meeting
will be held on June 11, 2018, and written comments must be received on
or before June 22, 2018.
For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the program or reserve NOAA
intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in
Long Beach, California. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Carrie Hall,
Evaluator, Planning and Performance Measurement Program, Office for
Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/
OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or email comments
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and
Performance Measurement Program, Office for Coastal Management, NOS/
NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910, or [email protected]. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings and 2016-2020 Assessment and Strategy may be viewed
and downloaded on the internet at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations. A copy of the evaluation notification letter and most
recent progress report may be obtained upon request by contacting the
person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally
approved state and territorial coastal programs. The process includes
one or more public meetings, consideration of written public comments
and consultations with interested Federal, state, and local agencies
and members of the public. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider
the extent to which the state has met the national objectives, adhered
to the management program approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and
adhered to the terms of financial assistance under the CZMA. When the
evaluation is completed, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management will
place a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of
the Final Evaluation Findings.
Specific information on the periodic evaluation of the state and
territorial coastal program that is the subject of this notice is
detailed below as follows:
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California Coastal Commission Evaluation
You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting
scheduled as follows:
Date: June 11, 2018.
Time: 7:00 p.m., local time.
Location: Ocean Theater Auditorium, Aquarium of the Pacific, 100
Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802.
Written public comments must be received on or before June 22,
2018.
Dated: May 1, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-10309 Filed 5-14-18; 8:45 am]
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