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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held by 

web conference via WebEx. Audio and 

visual portions for all of the web 

conferences can be accessed at: https:// 

wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/onstage/ 

g.php?MTID=e3e70e10f64290

c1a9428b8175c2627d2. Web conference 

access information and instructions for 

providing public comments will be 

posted on the Council website at 

www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with 

the web conference connection, contact 

the Council office at (808) 552–8220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Intersessional FDCRC meeting 

will be held on January 21, 2021, from 

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time 

(HST) (noon to 4 p.m. Samoa Standard 

Time (SST); 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 

22, 2021, Chamorro Standard Time 

(ChST)). Opportunities to present oral 

public comment will be provided at the 

end of the agenda. The order of the 

agenda may change, and will be 

announced in advance at the meetings. 

The meetings may run past the 

scheduled times noted above to 

complete scheduled business. 

Schedule and Agenda for the APT 

Meeting 

Thursday, January 21, 2021, 1 p.m.–5 

p.m. 

1. Welcome remarks and introductions 

2. Round robin updates on impacts of 

COVID on data collection 

3. Data collection improvement updates 

A. Status of mandatory license and 

reporting regulations development 

and implementation 

1. Guam 

2. Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands 

3. American Samoa 

B. Implementation of the Catchit-Logit 

electronic reporting 

C. Pacific Island Fishery Science 

Center fishery-dependent data 

collection improvements 

4. Discussion on addressing the 2019 

Pacific Islands Fishery Monitoring 

and Assessment Planning Summit 

recommendations 

A. Moving towards electronic selfreporting 

B. Moving creel surveys to Marine 

Recreational Information Program 

C. Moving towards electronic 

technologies for the market 

sampling 

D. Improved data collection 

coordination and effective outreach 

and communication 

5. Strategic planning session for the 

FDCRC Technical Committee 

6. Public Comment 

7. Other business 

8. Discussions and recommendations 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 

(voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 4, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00049 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA681] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Notice of Initiation of a 5-Year Review 

of Indo-Pacific Reef-building Corals 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 

initiation of a 5-year review for 15 IndoPacific reef-building corals (Acropora 

globiceps, Acropora jacquelineae, 

Acropora lokani, Acropora pharaonis, 

Acropora retusa, Acropora rudis, 

Acropora speciosa, Acropora tenella, 

Anacropora spinosa, Euphyllia 

paradivisa, Isopora crateriformis, 

Montipora australiensis, Pavona 

diffluens, Porites napopora, and 

Seriatopora aculeata). 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 these 15 coral 

species, particularly information on the 

status, threats, and recovery of the 

species that has become available since 

their listing, effective September 10, 

2014. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we must receive 

your information no later than February 

8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

information on this document, 

identified by NOAA–NMFS–2020–0151, 

by either of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit 

electronic information via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov and enter NOAA– 

NMFS–2020–0151. Click on the 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon and complete 

the required fields. Enter or attach your 

comments. 

• Email: Submit written comments to 

Lance Smith at Lance.Smith@noaa.gov. 

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: 

Lance Smith at (808) 725–5131 or 

Lance.Smith@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces our review of the 

following Indo-Pacific reef-building 

coral species listed as threatened under 

the ESA: Acropora globiceps, Acropora 

jacquelineae, Acropora lokani, 

Acropora pharaonis, Acropora retusa, 

Acropora rudis, Acropora speciosa, 

Acropora tenella, Anacropora spinosa, 

Euphyllia paradivisa, Isopora 

crateriformis, Montipora australiensis, 

Pavona diffluens, Porites napopora, and 

Seriatopora aculeata. Section 4(c)(2)(A) 

of the ESA requires that we conduct a 

review of listed species at least once 

every 5 years. This will be the first 

review of these species since they were 

listed in 2014. 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 ESA Section 4(c)(2)(B), 

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 


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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 each of 

the 15 species is available on the NMFS 

website at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/corals. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that the reviews are 

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 Acropora globiceps, Acropora 

jacquelineae, Acropora lokani, 

Acropora pharaonis, Acropora retusa, 

Acropora rudis, Acropora speciosa, 

Acropora tenella, Anacropora spinosa, 

Euphyllia paradivisa, Isopora 

crateriformis, Montipora australiensis, 

Pavona diffluens, Porites napopora, and 

Seriatopora aculeata. 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, but not limited to, 

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 reviews, you may submit your 

information and materials electronically 

or via mail (see ADDRESSES section). We 

request that all information be 

accompanied by supporting 

documentation such as maps, 

bibliographic references, or reprints of 

pertinent publications. We also would 

appreciate the submitter’s name, 

address, and any association, 

institution, or business that the person 

represents; however, anonymous 

submissions will also be accepted. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

Dated: January 4, 2021. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA644] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Initiation of a 5-Year Review of 

Staghorn Coral, Elkhorn Coral, Pillar 

Coral, Rough Cactus Coral, Lobed Star 

Coral, Mountainous Star Coral, and 

Boulder Star Coral 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-Year 

Review; request for information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces a 5-year 

review of staghorn coral (Acropora 

cervicornis), elkhorn coral (Acropora 

palmata), pillar coral (Dendrogyra 

cylindrus), rough cactus coral 

(Mycetophyllia ferox), lobed star coral 

(Orbicella annularis), mountainous star 

coral (Orbicella faveolata), and boulder 

star coral (Orbicella franksi) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). 

A 5-year review is based on the best 

scientific and commercial data available 

at the time of the review; therefore, we 

are requesting submission of any such 

information on staghorn coral, elkhorn 

coral, pillar coral, rough cactus coral, 

lobed star coral, mountainous star coral, 

and boulder star coral that has become 

available since their original listings as 

threatened species or the most recent 

status review for staghorn and elkhorn 

coral in 2014. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we must receive 

your information no later than March 8, 

2021. 

However, we will continue to accept 

new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by NOAA–NMFS–2020–0147, 

by either of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov/ 

document?D=NOAA-NMFS-2020-0147, 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

• Email: Submit written comments to 

alison.moulding@noaa.gov. 

Instructions: We may not consider 

comments if they are sent by any other 

method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the specified period. 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 information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. We will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alison Moulding at the above email 

address or by phone at 727–551–5607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 9, 

2006, we listed elkhorn coral and 

staghorn coral as threatened under the 

ESA (71 FR 26852). On September 10, 

2014, we listed lobed star coral, 

mountainous star coral, boulder star 

coral, rough cactus coral, and pillar 

coral as threatened and reaffirmed the 

status of elkhorn coral and staghorn 

coral as threatened (79 FR 53852). 

Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the ESA requires 

that we conduct a review of listed 

species at least once every 5 years. The 

ESA’s implementing regulations at 50 

CFR 424.21 require that we publish a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing those species currently 

under active review. On the basis of this 

review, under section 4(c)(2)(B), we 

determine whether these species should 

be delisted or reclassified from 

endangered to threatened or from 

threatened to endangered. As described 

in 50 CFR 424.11(e), the Secretary will 

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 threatened 

species; or (3) the listed entity does not 

meet the statutory definition of a 

species. Changes to the listing status of 

a species can only be made following 

publication of a proposed rule with an 

opportunity for public comment and our 

consideration of the comments before 

making a final determination to 

reclassify or delist the species. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that the 5-year review is 

complete and based on the best 

available scientific and commercial 

information, we are soliciting new 


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