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Coordinator, 4840 South State Road, 

Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or at ellen.brody@

noaa.gov, 734–741–2270. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background Information 

In 2014, NOAA issued a final rule 

establishing the sanctuary nomination 

process (SNP), which details how 

communities may submit nominations 

to NOAA for consideration of national 

marine sanctuary designation (79 FR 

33851). NOAA moves successful 

nominations to an inventory of areas 

that could be considered for national 

marine sanctuary designation. The final 

rule establishing the SNP included a 

five-year limit on any nomination added 

to the inventory that NOAA does not 

advance for designation. 

In November 2019, NOAA issued a 

notice (84 FR 61546) to clarify 

procedures for evaluating and updating 

a nomination as it approaches the fiveyear mark on the inventory of areas that 

could be considered for national marine 

sanctuary designation. The nomination 

for Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS was 

accepted to the national inventory on 

February 22, 2016, and is therefore 

scheduled to expire on February 22, 

2021. The full nomination can be found 

at https://nominate.noaa.gov/ 

nominations/. 

NOAA is not proposing to designate 

the Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS or any 

other new national marine sanctuary 

with this action. Instead, NOAA is 

seeking public comment on ONMS’ five 

year review of the nomination for the 

Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS. 

Accordingly, written comments 

submitted as part of this request should 

not focus on whether NOAA should 

initiate the designation process for the 

Lake Erie Quadrangle. Rather, 

comments should address the relevance 

of the nomination towards NOAA’s 

evaluation criteria and any new 

information NOAA should consider 

about the nominated area. Comments 

that do not pertain to the evaluation 

criteria, or present new information on 

the Lake Erie Quadrangle NMS 

nomination, will not be considered as 

part of this five year review. 

Whether removing or maintaining the 

nomination for Lake Erie Quadrangle 

NMS, NOAA would follow the same 

procedure for notifying the public as 

was followed when the nomination was 

submitted, including a letter to the 

nominator, a notice in the Federal 

Register, and posting information on 

‘‘nominate.noaa.gov’’. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA794] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a series of scoping meetings via 

webinar pertaining to Amendment 50 to 

the Fishery Management Plan for the 

Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South 

Atlantic Region. The amendment 

addresses catch levels, rebuilding plan, 

sector allocations, accountability 

measures, and management measures 

for red porgy. 

DATES: The scoping meetings will be 

held via webinar on February 3 and 4, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Council address: South 

Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 

4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

scoping meetings will be conducted via 

webinar and accessible via the internet 

from the Council’s website at https://

safmc.net/safmc-meetings/publichearings-scoping-meetings/. The 

scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m. 

Registration for the webinars is 

required. Registration information, a 

copy of the scoping materials, an online 

public comment form and any 

additional information as needed will 

be posted on the Council’s website at 

https://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ 

public-hearings-scoping-meetings/ as it 

becomes available. Public comments 

must be received by 5 p.m. on February 

5, 2021. 

Amendment 50 to the Snapper Grouper 

FMP 

The Council must adjust catch levels 

for red porgy in response to the most 

recent stock assessment for the species 

in the region (SEDAR 60 2020). The 

stock assessment results indicated the 

stock continues to be overfished and is 

undergoing overfishing. Consequently, 

catch levels must be adjusted based on 

the acceptable biological catch 

recommended by the South Atlantic 

Council’s Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) and the rebuilding 

schedule must be revised. In addition, 

the Council is considering modifications 

to sector allocations, accountability 

measures, and commercial and 

recreational management measures to 

end overfishing and rebuild the red 

porgy stock. 

During the scoping meetings, Council 

staff will present an overview of the 

amendment and will be available for 

informal discussions and to answer 

questions via webinar. Members of the 

public will have an opportunity to go on 

record to provide their comments for 

consideration by the Council. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: January 7, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA800] 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of a permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to the following 

entity under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 


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upon written request via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Young (Permit No. 24356) at (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice 

was published in the Federal Register 

on the date listed below that a request 

for a permit had been submitted by the 

below-named applicant. To locate the 

Federal Register notice that announced 

our receipt of the application and a 

complete description of the activity, go 

to www.federalregister.gov and search 

on the permit number provided in Table 

1 below. 

TABLE 1—ISSUED PERMIT

Permit No. RTID Applicant Previous Federal 

Register Notice Issuance date 

24356 ................ 0648–XA614 ..... Plimsoll Productions, Whiteladies House, 51–55 

Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LY, United Kingdom (Responsible Party: James Manisty).

85 FR 70130; November 

4, 2020.

December 18, 2020. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Authority: The requested permit was 

issued under the MMPA of 1972, as amended 

(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking of marine mammals (50 

CFR part 216). 

Dated: January 6, 2021. 

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 

[RTID 0648–XA733] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

will hold an online work session of its 

Coastal Pelagic Species Management 

Team (CPSMT) to develop reports and 

products for upcoming Pacific Council 

meetings. This meeting is open to the 

public. 

DATES: The online work session will be 

held Tuesday, February 2, 2021 through 

Thursday, February 4, 2021, from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. each day, or until business for 

the day has been completed. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held online. Specific meeting 

information, including directions on 

how to join the meeting and system 

requirements will be provided in the 

meeting announcement on the Pacific 

Council’s website (see 

www.pcouncil.org). You may send an 

email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt 

(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact 

him at (503) 820–2412 for technical 

assistance. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kerry Griffin, Pacific Council; 

telephone: (503) 820–2409. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CPSMT will primarily be working on 

the essential fish habitat periodic review 

and a management flowchart/framework 

for the central subpopulation of 

northern anchovy. The CPSMT may 

discuss other CPS-related tasks or 

administrative and ecosystem matters 

on the Pacific Council’s March meeting 

agenda, as necessary. A meeting agenda 

will be posted to the Pacific Council’s 

website in advance of the meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may be 

discussed, those issues may not be the 

subject of formal action during this 

meeting. Action will be restricted to 

those issues specifically listed in this 

document and any issues arising after 

publication of this document that 

require emergency action under section 

305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

provided the public has been notified of 

the intent to take final action to address 

the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mr. Kris 

Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@

noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 

days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: January 7, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA765] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 71 South 

Atlantic Gag Grouper Assessment 

Webinar IV. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 71 assessment of 

the South Atlantic stock of gag grouper 

will consist of a data webinar and a 

series assessment webinars. 

DATES: The SEDAR 71 Gag Grouper 

Assessment Webinar IV has been 

scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 

2021, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., EDT. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held via webinar. The 

webinar is open to members of the 

public. Registration is available online 

at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/9037843055622147088. 

SEDAR address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N 

Charleston, SC 29405; 

www.sedarweb.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathleen Howington, SEDAR 

Coordinator, 4055 Faber Place Drive, 


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