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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Draft Revised Management Plan for the
Kachemak Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
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Request for comments on draft
revised management plan.
ACTION:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting comments from the public
regarding a proposed revision of the
management plan for the Kachemak Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve. A
management plan: Provides a
framework for the direction and timing
of a reserve’s programs; allows reserve
managers to assess a reserve’s success in
meeting its goals and to identify any
necessary changes in direction; and is
used to guide programmatic evaluations
of the reserve. Plan revisions are
required of each reserve in the National
Estuarine Research Reserve System at
least every five years. This revised plan
is intended to replace the plan approved
in 2012.
DATES: Comments must be received at
the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES)
on or before June 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The draft revised
management plan can be downloaded or
viewed at https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/
kachemak-bay-nerr-draft-managementplan. The document is also available by
sending a written request to the point of
contact identified below (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION).
You may submit comments by:
Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments by email to
Bree.Turner@noaa.gov. Include
‘‘Comments on draft Kachemak Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan’’ in the subject line of
the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bree
Turner of NOAA’s Office for Coastal
Management, by email at Bree.Turner@
noaa.gov or phone at (206) 526–4641.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must revise
the management plan for the research
reserve at least every five years. If
approved by NOAA, the Kachemak Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve’s
revised plan will replace the plan
previously approved in 2012.
The draft revised management plan
outlines the reserve’s: Strategic goals
and objectives; administrative structure;
programs for conducting research and
monitoring, education, and training;
resource protection plan; public access
and visitor use plans; consideration for
future land acquisition; and facility
development to support reserve
operations. In particular, this draft
revised management plan focuses on
changes to the Kachemak Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve’s
management issues and goals, which are
now: Understanding environmental
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change; understanding land use and
human impacts; community-relevant
engagement; and long-term ecosystem
monitoring.
Since 2012, the reserve has undergone
significant state agency administration
transition from the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game, Division of Sport
Fish to the University of AlaskaAnchorage, College of Arts and
Sciences, Alaska Center for
Conservation Science. With the
administrative transition, the reserve
staff and programs have relocated from
the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor
Center to the reserve’s Field Station
modular office and bunkhouse. Due to
the change in facilities, some of the
education and training programs have
changed, but many of the core research,
monitoring, education, and training
activities have remained the same. The
revised management plan, once
approved, would serve as the guiding
document for the 372,000-acre
Kachemak Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve for the next five years.
NOAA’s Office for Coastal
Management analyzes the
environmental impacts of the proposed
approval of this draft revised
management plan in accordance with
section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), and the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations for Implementing the
Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
1500–1508). The public is invited to
comment on the draft revised
management plan. NOAA will take
these comments into consideration in
deciding whether to approve the draft
revised management plan in whole or in
part.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.; 15 CFR
921.33.)
Keelin S. Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review
of the Sperm Whale
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
NMFS announces the
initiation of a 5-year review for the
sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
NMFS is required by the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) to conduct 5-year
reviews to ensure that the listing
classifications of species are accurate.
The 5-year review must be based on the
best scientific and commercial data
available at the time of the review. We
request submission of any such
information on the sperm whale,
particularly information on the status,
threats, and recovery of the species that
has become available since its last status
review in 2015.
DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct this review, we must receive
your information no later than July 26,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
information on this document,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2021–0041,
by the following method:
• Electronic Submission: Submit
electronic information via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA–
NMFS–2021–0041 in the Search box.
Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete
the required fields, and enter or attach
your comments.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the specified period, may not be
considered. All comments received are
a part of the public record and will
generally be posted for public viewing
on www.regulations.gov without change.
All personal identifying information
(e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential
business information, or otherwise
sensitive or protected information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous submissions (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Good by phone at (301) 427–
8445 or Caroline.Good@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces our review of the
sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
listed as endangered under the ESA.
Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires
that we conduct a review of listed
species at least once every 5 years. The
regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require
that we publish a notice in the Federal
Register announcing species currently
under active review. On the basis of
such reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B),
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we determine whether any species
should be removed from the list (i.e.,
delisted) or reclassified from
endangered to threatened or from
threatened to endangered (16 U.S.C.
1533(c)(2)(B)). As described by the
regulations in 50 CFR 424.11(e), the
Secretary shall delist a species if the
Secretary finds that, after conducting a
status review based on the best
scientific and commercial data
available: (1) The species is extinct; (2)
the species does not meet the definition
of an endangered species or a threatened
species; and/or (3) the listed entity does
not meet the statutory definition of a
species. Any change in Federal
classification would require a separate
rulemaking process.
Background information on the
species is available on the NMFS
website at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/spermwhale.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the review is complete
and based on the best available
scientific and commercial information,
we are soliciting new information from
the public, governmental agencies,
Tribes, the scientific community,
industry, environmental entities, and
any other interested parties concerning
the status of Physeter macrocephalus.
Categories of requested information
include: (1) Species biology including,
but not limited to, population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics; (2) habitat conditions
including, but not limited to, amount,
distribution, and important features for
conservation; (3) status and trends of
threats to the species and its habitats; (4)
conservation measures that have been
implemented that benefit the species,
including monitoring data
demonstrating effectiveness of such
measures; and (5) other new
information, data, or corrections
including, but not limited to, taxonomic
or nomenclatural changes and improved
analytical methods for evaluating
extinction risk.
If you wish to provide information for
the review, you may submit your
information and materials electronically
(see ADDRESSES section). We request that
all information be accompanied by
supporting documentation such as
maps, bibliographic references, or
reprints of pertinent publications.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Draft Revised Management Plan for the Kachemak Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for comments on draft revised management plan.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting comments from the public regarding a proposed revision of
the management plan for the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve. A management plan: Provides a framework for the direction and
timing of a reserve's programs; allows reserve managers to assess a
reserve's success in meeting its goals and to identify any necessary
changes in direction; and is used to guide programmatic evaluations of
the reserve. Plan revisions are required of each reserve in the
National Estuarine Research Reserve System at least every five years.
This revised plan is intended to replace the plan approved in 2012.
DATES: Comments must be received at the appropriate address (see
ADDRESSES) on or before June 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The draft revised management plan can be downloaded or
viewed at https://accs.uaa.alaska.edu/kachemak-bay-nerr-draft-management-plan. The document is also available by sending a written
request to the point of contact identified below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION).
You may submit comments by:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments by
email to [email protected]. Include ``Comments on draft Kachemak Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan'' in the subject
line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bree Turner of NOAA's Office for
Coastal Management, by email at [email protected] or phone at (206)
526-4641.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must
revise the management plan for the research reserve at least every five
years. If approved by NOAA, the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve's revised plan will replace the plan previously
approved in 2012.
The draft revised management plan outlines the reserve's: Strategic
goals and objectives; administrative structure; programs for conducting
research and monitoring, education, and training; resource protection
plan; public access and visitor use plans; consideration for future
land acquisition; and facility development to support reserve
operations. In particular, this draft revised management plan focuses
on changes to the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve's
management issues and goals, which are now: Understanding environmental
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change; understanding land use and human impacts; community-relevant
engagement; and long-term ecosystem monitoring.
Since 2012, the reserve has undergone significant state agency
administration transition from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game,
Division of Sport Fish to the University of Alaska-Anchorage, College
of Arts and Sciences, Alaska Center for Conservation Science. With the
administrative transition, the reserve staff and programs have
relocated from the Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center to the
reserve's Field Station modular office and bunkhouse. Due to the change
in facilities, some of the education and training programs have
changed, but many of the core research, monitoring, education, and
training activities have remained the same. The revised management
plan, once approved, would serve as the guiding document for the
372,000-acre Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve for the
next five years.
NOAA's Office for Coastal Management analyzes the environmental
impacts of the proposed approval of this draft revised management plan
in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), and the Council
on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural
Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 1500-1508). The public is invited to comment
on the draft revised management plan. NOAA will take these comments
into consideration in deciding whether to approve the draft revised
management plan in whole or in part.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.; 15 CFR 921.33.)
Keelin S. Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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