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subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 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 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
The applicant proposes to receive,
import, and export biological samples
for scientific research from up to 150
individual cetaceans and up to 500
pinnipeds (excluding walrus) annually
to determine the levels of persistent
organic pollutants in marine mammals
found in the Gulf of Maine and adjacent
Canadian waters. The requested
duration of the permit is 5 years.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial
determination has been made that the
activity proposed is categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement.
Concurrent with the publication of
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NMFS is forwarding copies of the
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Commission and its Committee of
Scientific Advisors.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Julia Marie Harrison,
Chief, Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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 Hudson River National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan revision.
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AGENCY:
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 thirty-day
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public comment period for the Hudson
River National Estuarine Research
Reserve Management Plan revision. The
revision of the existing management
plan is necessitated by the applicable
requirements of the National Estuarine
Research Reserve System. The Hudson
River Reserve revised plan will replace
the plan approved in 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nina Garfield at (240) 533–0817, or Kim
Texeira at (240) 533–0781, of NOAA’s
Office for Coastal Management, 1305
East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th
floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must
periodically update its management
plan for a National Estuarine Research
Reserve. The Hudson River National
Estuarine Research Reserve revised plan
will replace the plan previously
approved in 2009. NOAA issues this
notice of a public comment period for
the revised plan under 15 CFR
921.33(a).
The revised management plan
outlines the administrative structure;
the research/monitoring, stewardship,
education, and training programs and
priorities of the reserve; plans for
including inholdings within the existing
boundary into state ownership; and
facility development priorities to
support reserve operations.
The Hudson River Reserve takes an
integrated approach to management,
linking research and education, coastal
training, and stewardship functions.
The New York Department of
Environmental Conservation 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:
Provided technical expertise to coastal
communities to reduce risks to natural
hazards; expanded monitoring
programs; installed a sentinel site for
monitoring marsh ecosystem response
to sea level rise; conducted training
workshops; implemented K–12 and
public education programs; installed a
water level observation station that is
compliant with NOAA’s National Water
Level Observation Network; restored
hydrologic flows at Gay’s Point in the
Stockport Flats component; and
established itself as a regional leader in
the design and implementation of living
shorelines. The total number of acres
within the reserve boundary is 5,000
acres. The revised management plan
will serve as the guiding document for
the Hudson River Reserve for the next
five years.
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NOAA’s Office Coastal Management
will be conducting an environmental
analysis in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act on
the proposed approval of the Reserve’s
revised management plan. The public is
invited to provide comment or
information about any potential
environmental impacts of the proposed
action, and these comments will be used
to inform the decision making process.
The Hudson River Reserve
Management Plan revision may be
viewed at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/
lands/4915.html. Comments on the
revision may be submitted to the
Reserve’s Manager, Heather Gierloff
(heather.gierloff@dec.ny.gov) by April
12, 2019.
Dated: March 5, 2019.
Paul M. Scholz,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative
Officer, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
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National Marine Fisheries
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ACTION: Notice of public meeting
(webinar).
AGENCY:
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
will hold a webinar meeting to review
the 2019 update stock assessment for
Pacific sardine. This webinar is open to
the public.
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Thursday, March 28, 2019, from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m., or until business for the day
has been completed.
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is available at the Pacific Council office
(address below). To attend the webinar,
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page); (1) Enter the Webinar ID: 542–
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address (required). You must use your
telephone for the audio portion of the
meeting by dialing this TOLL number
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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 Hudson River National
Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan revision.
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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 thirty-day
public comment period for the Hudson River National Estuarine Research
Reserve Management Plan revision. The revision of the existing
management plan is necessitated by the applicable requirements of the
National Estuarine Research Reserve System. The Hudson River Reserve
revised plan will replace the plan approved in 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nina Garfield at (240) 533-0817, or
Kim Texeira at (240) 533-0781, of NOAA's Office for Coastal Management,
1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must
periodically update its management plan for a National Estuarine
Research Reserve. The Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve
revised plan will replace the plan previously approved in 2009. NOAA
issues this notice of a public comment period for the revised plan
under 15 CFR 921.33(a).
The revised management plan outlines the administrative structure;
the research/monitoring, stewardship, education, and training programs
and priorities of the reserve; plans for including inholdings within
the existing boundary into state ownership; and facility development
priorities to support reserve operations.
The Hudson River Reserve takes an integrated approach to
management, linking research and education, coastal training, and
stewardship functions. The New York Department of Environmental
Conservation 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: Provided technical expertise to coastal
communities to reduce risks to natural hazards; expanded monitoring
programs; installed a sentinel site for monitoring marsh ecosystem
response to sea level rise; conducted training workshops; implemented
K-12 and public education programs; installed a water level observation
station that is compliant with NOAA's National Water Level Observation
Network; restored hydrologic flows at Gay's Point in the Stockport
Flats component; and established itself as a regional leader in the
design and implementation of living shorelines. The total number of
acres within the reserve boundary is 5,000 acres. The revised
management plan will serve as the guiding document for the Hudson River
Reserve for the next five years.
NOAA's Office Coastal Management will be conducting an
environmental analysis in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act on the proposed approval of the Reserve's revised management
plan. The public is invited to provide comment or information about any
potential environmental impacts of the proposed action, and these
comments will be used to inform the decision making process.
The Hudson River Reserve Management Plan revision may be viewed at:
https://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4915.html. Comments on the revision may be
submitted to the Reserve's Manager, Heather Gierloff
(heather.gierloff@dec.ny.gov) by April 12, 2019.
Dated: March 5, 2019.
Paul M. Scholz,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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