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Discussion of the Biological Analysis 

Underlying the Determinations 

All of the submitted HGMPs are 

consistent with each of the ESA-listed 

species’ recovery plans and designed to 

help conserve their populations across 

the Evolutionary Significant Units (ESU) 

and or Distinct Population Segment 

(DPS) range. NMFS, through its 

evaluation, has determined each of the 

programs are designed and operated to 

ensure that the impacts to ESA-listed 

natural-origin Chinook salmon, coho 

salmon, chum salmon, and steelhead 

populations will not appreciably reduce 

the survival and recovery of listed 

species. The programs use adaptive 

management procedures and the best 

available science to reduce adverse 

genetic effects and lessen competition 

and predation impacts typically 

associated with salmon and steelhead 

hatchery programs. Monitoring and 

evaluation will be implemented to 

assess each program’s performance in 

meeting population conservation or 

harvest augmentation objectives and 

their effects on ESA-listed natural-origin 

Chinook salmon, coho salmon, chum 

salmon, and steelhead. The information 

gained through monitoring and 

evaluation will be used to assess 

whether the programs’ impacts on listed 

fish are consistent with NMFS’ 

determinations. 

A review of monitoring and 

evaluation results by NMFS and the comanagers will occur annually to 

evaluate whether assumptions regarding 

the HGMP and joint plans’ effects and 

analysis remain valid and whether the 

objectives are being accomplished. The 

HGMPs include provisions for annual 

reports that will assess compliance with 

performance standards established 

through the HGMPs. Reporting and 

inclusion of new information derived 

from HGMPs’ research, monitoring, and 

evaluation activities provides NMFS 

with the information required to 

determine what performance standards 

have been met. 

Summary of Comments Received 

Duwamish-Green: NMFS published a 

notice of its Proposed Evaluation and 

Pending Determination (PEPD) on the 

joint plans for public review and 

comment on April 2, 2019 (84 FR 

12593), as required by the ESA Section 

4(d) Rule. The PEPD was available for 

public review and comment for 30 days. 

NMFS received four comments relevant 

to the PEPD. Our responses to those 

comments are addressed in our 

Evaluation and Recommended 

Determination (ERD). Based on our ERD 

and considering the public comments, 

NMFS issued its final determination for 

the Duwamish-Green River HGMP. 

Stillaguamish: NMFS published a 

notice of its draft Environmental 

Assessment (EA) and PEPD on the 

proposed joint plans for public review 

and comment on June 28, 2019 (84 FR 

31031), as required by the ESA 4(d) 

Rule. The EA and PEPD were available 

for public review and comment for 30 

days, NMFS received two comments. 

Based on our ERD and considering the 

public comments, NMFS issued its final 

determination on the Stillaguamish 

River HGMPs. 

Yankee-Panther: NMFS published a 

notice of its EA and PEPD on the joint 

plans for public review and comment on 

March 10, 2020 (85 FR 13876), as 

required by the ESA 4(d) Rule. The EA 

and PEPD were available for public 

review and comment for 30 days. NMFS 

received no comments. Based on our 

ERD, NMFS issued its final 

determination on the Yankee Fork and 

Panther Creek HGMPs. 

Elochoman/Beaver Creek: NMFS 

published a notice of availability of the 

HGMP for public review and comment 

on October 4, 2019 (84 FR 53104), as 

required by the ESA Section 4(d) Rule. 

The HGMP was available for public 

review and comment for 30 days. NMFS 

received no comments. Based on our 

ERD, NMFS approved the Elochoman 

River HGMP. 

Determinations 

Duwamish: The notice of the FEIS 

availability was published in the 

Federal Register on July 12, 2019 (84 FR 

33256). NMFS has decided to select the 

agency’s preferred alternative, 

Alternative 5, from the FEIS. Under the 

selected alternative, NMFS determined 

that the co-managers’ joint plans met the 

requirements of limit 6 of the ESA 4(d) 

Rule. The 10 salmon and steelhead 

hatchery programs in the DuwamishGreen River Basin would be 

implemented as described in the 

submitted joint plans. The ROD 

documents NMFS’s decision, identifies 

all alternatives considered in reaching 

the decision, specifies the alternative 

considered to be environmentally 

preferable, and identifies and discusses 

relevant factors balanced by NMFS in 

making its decision. 

Stillaguamish: NMFS has decided to 

select the agency’s preferred alternative, 

Alternative 2, from the final EA. Under 

the selected alternative, NMFS 

determined that the co-managers’ joint 

plans met the requirements of limits 6 

of the ESA 4(d) Rule. The four hatchery 

programs in the Stillaguamish River 

Basin would be implemented as 

described in the submitted joint plans. 

The FONSI documents NMFS’s decision 

that the proposed joint plans are not 

likely to significantly affect the human 

environment. 

Yankee-Panther Creek: NMFS has 

decided to select the agency’s preferred 

alternative in the EA, Alternative 2. 

Under the selected alternative, NMFS 

would determine that the co-managers’ 

joint plans met the requirements of limit 

6 of the ESA 4(d) Rule. The two 

hatchery programs in the Upper Salmon 

River Basin would be implemented as 

described in the submitted joint plans. 

The FONSI documents NMFS’s decision 

that the proposed joint plans are not 

likely to significantly affect the human 

environment. 

Elochoman/Beaver Creek: NMFS 

determined that the HGMP submitted by 

The Washington Dept. of Fish and 

Wildlife (WDFW) met the requirements 

of limit 5 of the ESA 4(d) Rule. The 

proposed action does not differ from 

that analyzed in the existing NEPA 

analysis (2014 Mitchell Act FEIS). The 

Supplemental Information Report (SIR) 

adequately addresses the impacts of the 

proposed action on the human 

environment and evaluates new 

information available since the existing 

NEPA analysis. The hatchery program 

in the Elochoman River Basin would be 

implemented as described in the 

submitted HGMP. 

Authority 

16 U.S.C. 1531–1543; subpart B, 

§ 223.201–202 also issued under 16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) 

for § 223.206(d)(9). 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) 

will meet on March 2, 2021, at 1:00 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, via remote 

teleconference. The Committee advises 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

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questions that affect the level of export 

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Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Welcome and Introductions. 

2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry 

and Security Management. 

3. Industry Presentations. 

4. New Business. 

Closed Session 

5. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions 

relating to public meetings found in 

5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 

10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference on a first come, first 

serve basis. To join the conference, 

submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer 

at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later 

than February 23, 2021. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available during the public session of 

the meeting. Reservations are not 

accepted. To the extent that time 

permits, members of the public may 

present oral statements to the 

Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that the 

materials be forwarded before the 

meeting to Ms. Springer. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on February 9, 

2021, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d)), that 

the portion of the meeting dealing with 

pre-decisional changes to the Commerce 

Control List and the U.S. export control 

policies shall be exempt from the 

provisions relating to public meetings 

found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § § 10(a)(1) and 

10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the 

meeting will be open to the public. 

For more information contact Yvette 

Springer on (202) 482–2813. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA870] 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

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 72 Assessment 

Webinar I for Gulf of Mexico gag 

grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 72 stock 

assessment process for Gulf of Mexico 

gag grouper will consist of a series of 

data and assessment webinars. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 72 Assessment 

Webinar I will be held March 16, 2021, 

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held via webinar. The webinar is open 

to members of the public. Those 

interested in participating should 

contact Julie A. Neer at SEDAR (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) to 

request an invitation providing webinar 

access information. Please request 

webinar invitations at least 24 hours in 

advance of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) A series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. 

The product of the Data Workshop is a 

report that compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 

which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses. The assessment 

webinars produce a report that describes 

the fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The product of the 

Review Workshop is an Assessment 

Summary documenting panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion during the 

Assessment Webinar are as follows: 

• Using datasets and initial 

assessment analysis recommended from 

the data webinars, panelists will employ 

assessment models to evaluate stock 

status, estimate population benchmarks 

and management criteria, and project 

future conditions. 

• Participants will recommend the 

most appropriate methods and 

configurations for determining stock 

status and estimating population 

parameters. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

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 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each webinar. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: February 11, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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