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List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
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I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Scope Comments
VI. Applications of Facts Available and Use
of Adverse Inference
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA514
Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine
Conservation Plan for Pacific Insular
Areas Other Than American Samoa,
Guam, and the Northern Mariana
Islands; Western Pacific Sustainable
Fisheries Fund
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces approval of
a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP) for
Pacific Insular Areas other than
American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands.
DATES: This agency decision is
applicable from August 4, 2020, through
August 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the MCP, identified by NOAA–NMFS–
2020–0132, from the Federal eRulemaking Portal, https://
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAANMFS=2020=0132, or from the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813, 808–522–8220,
https://www.wpcouncil.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David O’Brien, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office,
808–725–5038.
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Section
204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary), and in consultation with the
Council, to negotiate and enter into a
Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign
fishing within the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to a
Pacific Insular Area other than
American Samoa, Guam, or the
Northern Mariana Islands, that is, in the
EEZ around the Pacific Remote Island
Areas (PRIA). The PRIA are Baker
Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island,
Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway
Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island.
Before entering into a PIAFA for the
PRIA, the Council must develop and
submit to the Secretary a 3-year MCP
that details the uses for funds collected
by the Secretary under the PIAFA.
NMFS is the designee of the Secretary
for MCP review and approval.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires
payments received under a PIAFA, and
any funds or contributions received in
support of conservation and
management objectives for the MCP, to
be deposited into the Western Pacific
Sustainable Fisheries Fund (Fund) for
use by the Council. Additionally, in the
case of violations by foreign fishing
vessels in the EEZ around the PRIA,
amounts received by the Secretary
attributable to fines and penalties
imposed under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, including sums collected from the
forfeiture and disposition or sale of
property seized subject to its authority,
are deposited into the Fund for use by
the Council, after direct costs of the
enforcement action are subtracted.
Section 204(e)(7)(C) of the MagnusonStevens Act also authorizes the Council
to use the Fund to meet conservation
and management objectives in the State
of Hawaii, if funds remain available.
An MCP must be consistent with the
Council’s fishery ecosystem plans
(FEPs), must identify conservation and
management objectives (including
criteria for determining when such
objectives have been met), and must
prioritize planned marine conservation
projects. Although no foreign fishing in
the PRIA is being considered at this
time, the Council reviewed and
approved the draft MCP at its September
2020 meeting. On September 18, 2020,
the Council’s Executive Director
submitted the MCP to NMFS for review
and approval.
The MCP contains the following five
conservation and management
objectives that are consistent with the
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FEP for the PRIA and the FEP for
Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific:
1. Support quality research and
monitoring to obtain the most complete
scientific information available to assess
and manage fisheries within an
ecosystem approach;
2. Conduct education and outreach to
foster good stewardship principles and
broad and direct public participation in
the Council’s decision making process;
3. Promote regional cooperation to
manage domestic and international
fisheries;
4. Encourage development of
technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of monitoring,
control and surveillance (MCS) and to
ensure safety at sea; and
5. Western Pacific community
demonstration projects and Western
Pacific Community Development
Program.
In addition, the MCP contains seven
conservation and management
objectives that are consistent with the
FEP for the Hawaiian Archipelago:
1. Support quality research and
monitoring to obtain the most complete
scientific information available to assess
and manage fisheries within an
ecosystem approach;
2. Promote an ecosystem approach to
fisheries management including
reducing bycatch in fisheries and
minimizing impacts on marine habitat
and impacts on protected species and
addressing climate change adaptation
and mitigation;
3. Conduct education and outreach to
foster good stewardship principles and
broad and direct public participation in
the Council’s decision making process;
4. Recognize the importance of island
cultures and traditional fishing practices
in managing fishery resources and foster
opportunities for participation;
5. Promote responsible domestic
fisheries development to provide long
term economic growth and stability by
reducing foreign imports and increasing
local seafood production;
6. Promote regional cooperation and
capacity building to manage domestic
and international fisheries; and
7. Encourage development of
technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of monitoring,
control and surveillance and to ensure
safety at sea.
Please refer to the MCP for projects
and activities designed to meet each
objective, the evaluative criteria, and
priority rankings.
This notice announces that NMFS has
reviewed the MCP and determined that
it satisfies the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act. Accordingly, we
have approved the MCP for the 3-year
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period from August 4, 2020, through
August 3, 2023. This MCP supersedes
the one approved previously for August
4, 2017, through August 3, 2020 (82 FR
37575, August 11, 2017).
Dated: October 9, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Final Environmental Assessment
(EA) and Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI) associated with the
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)
and the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife (CDFW)’s Trinity River
Hatchery and Genetic Management Plan
(HGMP) for Southern Oregon Northern
California Coast coho salmon hatchery
production is now available to the
public. The Trinity River Hatchery is
located in Trinity County, California.
ADDRESSES: The Final Environmental
Assessment, Finding of No Significant
Impact, and supporting documents are
available by visiting the NMFS website
(www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/
laws-and-policies/west-coast-regionnational-environmental-policy-actdocuments) or by contacting Seth
Naman at Seth.Naman@noaa.gov
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth
Naman at: (707) 825–5180, or via email:
Seth.Naman@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
ESA-Listed Species Covered in This
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Southern Oregon/Northern California
Coast (SONCC) Coho Salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch).
the framework through which
Reclamation and CDFW can manage
hatchery operations, monitoring, and
evaluation activities, while meeting
requirements specified under the ESA.
The hatchery program will propagate
coho salmon derived from the Upper
Trinity River population in the Trinity
River, incorporating natural-origin coho
salmon into the hatchery broodstock to
help reduce the genetic divergence
between hatchery-origin coho salmon
and their natural counterparts. Measures
will be applied in the hatchery program
to reduce the risk of incidental adverse
genetic, ecological, and demographic
effects on natural-origin steelhead and
salmon populations.
NMFS published notification of the
HGMP and draft EA’s availability for
public review and comment on
November 7, 2018 for 30-days (83 FR
55697). NMFS received two comment
letters. All comments were considered,
and where appropriate, changes were
made to the final EA.
Authority
Under section 4 of the ESA, the
Secretary of Commerce is required to
adopt such regulations as he deems
necessary and advisable for the
conservation of species listed as
threatened. The ESA salmon and
steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July
10, 2000, as updated in 70 FR 37160,
June 28, 2005) specifies categories of
activities that contribute to the
conservation of listed salmonids and
sets out the criteria for such activities.
Limit 5 of the updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR
223.203(b)(5)) further provides that the
prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the
updated 4(d) rule (50 CFR 223.203(a))
do not apply to activities associated
with artificial propagation programs
provided that an HGMP has been
approved by NMFS to be in accordance
with the salmon and steelhead 4(d) rule
(65 FR 42422, July 10, 2000, as updated
in 70 FR 37160, June 28, 2005).
Dated: October 8, 2020.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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Reclamation and CDFW submitted the
Trinity River Coho Salmon HGMP to
NMFS for determination on whether the
HGMP meets Limit 5 criteria of the 4(d)
Rule. Reclamation and CDFW’s HGMP
for Trinity River coho salmon provides
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
National Intelligence University Board
of Visitors; Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee Meeting
Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence and Security, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.
AGENCY:
The DoD is publishing this
notice to announce that the following
Federal Advisory Committee meeting of
the National Intelligence University
Board of Visitors will take place.
DATES: Closed to the public Wednesday,
October 21, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Defense Intelligence Agency
7400 Pentagon ATTN: NIU Washington,
DC 20301–7400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Terrence Markin, Designated Federal
Officer, (301) 243–2118 (Voice),
Terrence.Markin@dodiis.mil (Email).
Mailing address is National Intelligence
University, 7400 Pentagon, Washington,
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board-of-visitors/. The most up-to-date
changes to the meeting agenda can be
found on the website.
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circumstances beyond the control of the
Department of Defense and the
Designated Federal Officer, the National
Intelligence University Board of Visitors
was unable to provide public
notification required by 41 CFR 102–
3.150(a) concerning the meeting of
October 21, 2020. Accordingly, the
Advisory Committee Management
Officer for the Department of Defense,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b),
waives the 15-calendar day notification
requirement.
This meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., App.),
the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b), and 41 CFR 102–
3.140 and 102–3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The Board
will discuss critical issues and advise
Director, DIA, on controlled unclassified
or classified information as defined in 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and therefore will be
closed to the public.
Agenda: Welcome & Call to Order,
President’s Report, NIU Transition to
ODNI. Resources—Personnel, Budget,
Facilities, Break, NIU Transition to
ODNI. Resources—IT, Library, Break for
Lunch, NIU Transition to ODNI.
Governance—Impact of Change in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XA514
Pacific Island Fisheries; Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific
Insular Areas Other Than American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana
Islands; Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval of a Marine Conservation Plan (MCP)
for Pacific Insular Areas other than American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands.
DATES: This agency decision is applicable from August 4, 2020, through
August 3, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the MCP, identified by NOAA-NMFS-
2020-0132, from the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal, https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS=2020=0132, or from the
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St.,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, 808-522-8220, https://www.wpcouncil.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David O'Brien, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, 808-725-5038.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 204(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act)
authorizes the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), and in consultation with the
Council, to negotiate and enter into a Pacific Insular Area fishery
agreement (PIAFA). A PIAFA would allow foreign fishing within the U.S.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to a Pacific Insular Area other
than American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands, that is, in
the EEZ around the Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA). The PRIA are
Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman
Reef, Midway Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. Before entering
into a PIAFA for the PRIA, the Council must develop and submit to the
Secretary a 3-year MCP that details the uses for funds collected by the
Secretary under the PIAFA. NMFS is the designee of the Secretary for
MCP review and approval.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires payments received under a PIAFA,
and any funds or contributions received in support of conservation and
management objectives for the MCP, to be deposited into the Western
Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund (Fund) for use by the Council.
Additionally, in the case of violations by foreign fishing vessels in
the EEZ around the PRIA, amounts received by the Secretary attributable
to fines and penalties imposed under the Magnuson-Stevens Act,
including sums collected from the forfeiture and disposition or sale of
property seized subject to its authority, are deposited into the Fund
for use by the Council, after direct costs of the enforcement action
are subtracted. Section 204(e)(7)(C) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act also
authorizes the Council to use the Fund to meet conservation and
management objectives in the State of Hawaii, if funds remain
available.
An MCP must be consistent with the Council's fishery ecosystem
plans (FEPs), must identify conservation and management objectives
(including criteria for determining when such objectives have been
met), and must prioritize planned marine conservation projects.
Although no foreign fishing in the PRIA is being considered at this
time, the Council reviewed and approved the draft MCP at its September
2020 meeting. On September 18, 2020, the Council's Executive Director
submitted the MCP to NMFS for review and approval.
The MCP contains the following five conservation and management
objectives that are consistent with the FEP for the PRIA and the FEP
for Pelagic Fisheries of the Western Pacific:
1. Support quality research and monitoring to obtain the most
complete scientific information available to assess and manage
fisheries within an ecosystem approach;
2. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship
principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council's
decision making process;
3. Promote regional cooperation to manage domestic and
international fisheries;
4. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) and
to ensure safety at sea; and
5. Western Pacific community demonstration projects and Western
Pacific Community Development Program.
In addition, the MCP contains seven conservation and management
objectives that are consistent with the FEP for the Hawaiian
Archipelago:
1. Support quality research and monitoring to obtain the most
complete scientific information available to assess and manage
fisheries within an ecosystem approach;
2. Promote an ecosystem approach to fisheries management including
reducing bycatch in fisheries and minimizing impacts on marine habitat
and impacts on protected species and addressing climate change
adaptation and mitigation;
3. Conduct education and outreach to foster good stewardship
principles and broad and direct public participation in the Council's
decision making process;
4. Recognize the importance of island cultures and traditional
fishing practices in managing fishery resources and foster
opportunities for participation;
5. Promote responsible domestic fisheries development to provide
long term economic growth and stability by reducing foreign imports and
increasing local seafood production;
6. Promote regional cooperation and capacity building to manage
domestic and international fisheries; and
7. Encourage development of technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of monitoring, control and surveillance and to
ensure safety at sea.
Please refer to the MCP for projects and activities designed to
meet each objective, the evaluative criteria, and priority rankings.
This notice announces that NMFS has reviewed the MCP and determined
that it satisfies the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Accordingly, we have approved the MCP for the 3-year
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period from August 4, 2020, through August 3, 2023. This MCP supersedes
the one approved previously for August 4, 2017, through August 3, 2020
(82 FR 37575, August 11, 2017).
Dated: October 9, 2020.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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