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#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2021- 

0001, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. All comments 

received via the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal are a part of the public record and 

will generally be posted for public 

viewing on http://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. NMFS and the 

Pacific Council will accept anonymous 

comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required 

fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council, telephone: 

503–820–2280. For information on 

submitting comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal, contact Peggy 

Mundy, NMFS West Coast Region, 

telephone: 206–526–4323; email: 

peggy.mundy@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pacific Council has announced the 

schedule of reports, public meetings, 

and hearings for the 2021 ocean salmon 

fisheries on its website (http://

www.pcouncil.org) and in the Federal 

Register (85 FR 83896, December 23, 

2020). The Pacific Council will adopt 

alternatives for 2021 ocean salmon 

fisheries at its March 2–11, 2021, 

meeting which will be conducted via 

webinar. Details of this meeting are 

available on the Pacific Council’s 

website (http://www.pcouncil.org). On 

March 22, 2021, ‘‘Preseason Report II— 

Proposed Alternatives and 

Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 

2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery 

Regulations’’ is scheduled to be posted 

on the Pacific Council website at http:// 

www.pcouncil.org. The report will 

include a description of the salmon 

management alternatives and a 

summary of their biological and 

economic impacts. Public hearings will 

be held to receive comments on the 

proposed ocean salmon fishery 

management alternatives adopted by the 

Pacific Council. Written comments 

received at the public hearings and a 

summary of oral comments at the 

hearings will be provided to the Pacific 

Council at its April meeting. 

All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. 

Public hearings focusing on Washington 

and California salmon fisheries will 

occur simultaneously on March 23, 

2021, and the public hearing for Oregon 

salmon fisheries will occur on March 

24, 2021. A summary of oral comments 

heard at the hearings will be provided 

to the Pacific Council at its April 

meeting. Specific meeting information, 

including instructions on how to join 

the meeting and system requirements 

will be provided in meeting 

announcements on the Pacific Council’s 

website (see www.pcouncil.org). 

Comments on the alternatives the 

Pacific Council adopts at its March 2021 

meeting, and described in its Preseason 

Report II, may be submitted in writing 

or electronically as described under 

ADDRESSES, or verbally or in writing at 

any of the public hearings held on 

March 23–24, 2021, or at the Pacific 

Council’s meeting, April 6–15, 2021, 

which will be conducted via webinar. 

Details of these meetings will be 

available on the Pacific Council’s 

website (http://www.pcouncil.org) and 

will be published in the Federal 

Register. Written and electronically 

submitted comments must be received 

no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Time, April 

5, 2021, in order to be included in the 

briefing book for the Pacific Council’s 

April meeting, where they will be 

considered in the adoption of the Pacific 

Council’s final recommendation for the 

2021 salmon fishery management 

measures. All comments received 

accordingly will be reviewed and 

considered by the Pacific Council and 

NMFS. 

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

Dated: January 13, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Administration 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of web conference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Social 

Science Planning Team (SSPT) will 

meet March 4, 2021. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, March 4, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Alaska Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web 

conference. Join online through the link 

at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1886. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting via video 

conference are given under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; phone: 

(907) 271–2809; email: sarah.marrinan@

noaa.gov. For technical support please 

contact our admin Council staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Thursday, March 4, 2021 

The SSPT agenda will meet to discuss 

the Economic Data Reporting (EDR) 

stakeholder meetings, propose 

alternatives for the Council to consider, 

and other business. The agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

will be posted at https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1886 prior to the meeting, along with 

meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1886. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1886. 

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

Dated: January 13, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

virtual meeting of the U.S. Integrated 


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Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) 

Advisory Committee (Committee). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, February 5th, 2021 from 12:30 

p.m. to 2 p.m. EST. These times and the 

agenda topics described below are 

subject to change. Refer to the web page 

listed below for the most up-to-date 

agenda and dial-in information. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. Refer to the U.S. IOOS 

Advisory Committee website at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/ for the most up-todate information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 

Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory 

Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910; Phone 240–533–9455; Fax 301– 

713–3281; Email krisa.arzayus@

noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS 

Advisory Committee website at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. To register for the 

meeting, contact Laura Gewain, 

laura.gewain@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established by the 

NOAA Administrator as directed by 

Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 

and Ocean Observation System Act, part 

of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

11), and reauthorized under the 

Coordinated Ocean Observations and 

Research Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–271). 

The Committee advises the NOAA 

Administrator and the Interagency 

Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) 

on matters related to the responsibilities 

and authorities set forth in section 

12302 of the Integrated Coastal and 

Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 

and other appropriate matters as the 

Under Secretary refers to the Committee 

for review and advice. 

The Committee will provide advice 

on: 

(A) Administration, operation, 

management, and maintenance of the 

System; 

(B) expansion and periodic 

modernization and upgrade of 

technology components of the System; 

(C) identification of end-user 

communities, their needs for 

information provided by the System, 

and the System’s effectiveness in 

disseminating information to end-user 

communities and to the general public; 

and 

(D) additional priorities, including— 

(i) a national surface current mapping 

network designed to improve fine scale 

sea surface mapping using high 

frequency radar technology and other 

emerging technologies to address 

national priorities, including Coast 

Guard search and rescue operation 

planning and harmful algal bloom 

forecasting and detection that— 

(I) is comprised of existing high 

frequency radar and other sea surface 

current mapping infrastructure operated 

by national programs and regional 

coastal observing systems; 

(II) incorporates new high frequency 

radar assets or other fine scale sea 

surface mapping technology assets, and 

other assets needed to fill gaps in 

coverage on United States coastlines; 

and 

(III) follows a deployment plan that 

prioritizes closing gaps in high 

frequency radar infrastructure in the 

United States, starting with areas 

demonstrating significant sea surface 

current data needs, especially in areas 

where additional data will improve 

Coast Guard search and rescue models; 

(ii) fleet acquisition for unmanned 

maritime systems for deployment and 

data integration to fulfill the purposes of 

this subtitle; 

(iii) an integrative survey program for 

application of unmanned maritime 

systems to the real-time or near realtime collection and transmission of sea 

floor, water column, and sea surface 

data on biology, chemistry, geology, 

physics, and hydrography; 

(iv) remote sensing and data 

assimilation to develop new analytical 

methodologies to assimilate data from 

the System into hydrodynamic models; 

(v) integrated, multi-State monitoring 

to assess sources, movement, and fate of 

sediments in coastal regions; 

(vi) a multi-region marine sound 

monitoring system to be— 

(I) planned in consultation with the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee, the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, the 

Department of the Navy, and academic 

research institutions; and 

(II) developed, installed, and operated 

in coordination with the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, the Department of the 

Navy, and academic research 

institutions; and 

(E) any other purpose identified by 

the Administrator or the Council. 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation with a 10-minute public 

comment period on February 5th, 2021 

from 1:50 p.m. to 2 p.m. EST (check 

agenda on website to confirm time). The 

Committee expects that public 

statements presented at its meetings will 

not be repetitive of previously 

submitted verbal or written statements. 

In general, each individual or group 

making a verbal presentation will be 

limited to a total time of three (3) 

minutes. Written comments should be 

received by the Designated Federal 

Official by February 1, 2021, to provide 

sufficient time for Committee review. 

Written comments received after 

February 1, 2021, will be distributed to 

the Committee, but may not be reviewed 

prior to the meeting date. To submit 

written comments, please email your 

comments, your name as it appears on 

your driver’s license, and the 

organization/company affiliation you 

represent to Krisa Arzayus, 

Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov and Laura 

Gewain, Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

meeting will focus on updates from 

committee working groups on ongoing 

committee priorities, including the role 

of ocean observations in forecasting, 

strategy and vision for the System, 

partnerships for a successful System, 

and requirements for the System, in 

order to develop the next set of 

recommendations to NOAA and the 

IOOC. The committee will also finalize 

language and messaging for a memo to 

be sent to the incoming Presidential 

Administration. The latest version of the 

agenda will be posted at http://

ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioosadvisory-committee/. 

Special Accomodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 

Official at Krisa.Arzayus@noaa.gov and 

Laura.Gewain@noaa.gov or 240–533– 

9455 by February 1, 2021. 

Krisa M. Arzayus, 

Deputy Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Office, National Ocean 

Service. 

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) will hold a meeting. 


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