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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA920] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting via webinar. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held from 1 p.m.–2 p.m. on Monday, 

March 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Webinar registration is 

required. Details are included in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone 843/302–8440 or toll 

free 866/SAFMC–10; FAX 843/769– 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting 

information, including the webinar link, 

agenda, and briefing book materials will 

be posted on the Council’s website at: 

http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ 

council-meetings/. 

The Council will convene to review 

section 216(c) of the Executive Order 

(E.O.) on Tackling the Climate Crisis at 

Home and Abroad (E.O. 14008) issued 

on January 27, 2021. Section 216(c) of 

the E.O. 14008 directs NOAA to collect 

recommendations on how to make 

fisheries, including aquaculture and 

protected resources more resilient to 

climate change, including changes in 

management and conservation measures 

and improvements in science, 

monitoring and cooperative research. 

NOAA issued a Request for 

Information (RFI) on March 2, 2021 

accepting written comments within 30- 

days and will continue to gather input 

through 2021. During the Council 

meeting, NOAA Fisheries will provide a 

presentation on Section 216 (c) of the 

E.O. and the Council will provide input. 

Written comments may be directed to 

John Carmichael, Executive Director, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (see ADDRESSES) or 

electronically via the Council’s website 

at http://safmc.net/safmc-meetings/ 

council-meetings/. Public comment will 

also be allowed as part of the meeting 

agenda. 

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 Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

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: March 3, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

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–XA908] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: We, NMFS, intend to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS), in accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to 

analyze the potential impacts on the 

human (biological, physical, social, and 

economic) environment caused by the 

Western Oregon State Forests Habitat 

Conservation Plan (WOSF HCP) and a 

range of reasonable alternatives. The 

WOSF HCP is being prepared in support 

of a request for Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) incidental take permits (ITPs) 

authorizing incidental take of covered 

species by covered activities. We are 

also announcing the initiation of a 

public scoping period to engage Federal, 

Tribal, State, and local governments and 

the public in the identification of issues 

and concerns, potential impacts, and 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

action that meet the purpose and need 

for consideration in the draft EIS. The 

applicant for the ITPs is the Oregon 

Department of Forestry (ODF). 

DATES: The NMFS requests comments 

concerning the scope of the analysis, 

and identification of relevant 

information, studies, and analyses. All 

comments must be received by April 7, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NMFS–2021–0019, by: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

NOAA–NMFS–2021–0019 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 comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. 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. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

The WOSF draft HCP is posted on the 

ODF website: https://www.oregon.gov/ 

ODF/AboutODF/Pages/HCPinitiative.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle McMullin, NMFS, 541–957– 

3378, Michelle.McMullin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

The purpose of ITP(s) issuance to 

ODF is to protect the covered species 

and their habitat while allowing the 

applicant to manage WOSF lands in 

compliance with the ESA. The need for 

the Federal action is to respond to the 

applicant’s request for ITPs for the 

covered species and covered activities 

as described in the WOSF HCP. NMFS 

and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USWFS) will review the ITP 

applications to determine if they meet 

permit issuance criteria. 

Preliminary Proposed Action and 

Alternatives 

Under the proposed action, NMFS 

and USFWS would approve the WOSF 

HCP and issue ITPs with 70-year permit 


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terms to the ODF for incidental take of 

covered species from covered activities 

in the plan area. The plan area includes 

all state forestlands west of the Cascade 

Range that are managed by ODF, a total 

of 733,695 acres (about 2969.16 km2). 

The permit area is defined as the 

portion of the plan area that ODF 

currently controls and where all covered 

activities would occur and conservation 

actions would apply. The covered 

activities are the projects and activities 

for which ODF is requesting take 

authorization. The covered activities 

include the ODF’s forest and recreation 

management activities in the permit 

area as well as the activities needed to 

carry out ODF’s proposed conservation 

strategy. Broad categories of covered 

activities include stand management, 

road system management, recreation 

infrastructure construction and 

maintenance, and HCP conservation 

actions. Covered species under the 

proposed WOSF HCP include 

threatened and endangered species 

listed under the ESA, and currently 

unlisted species that have the potential 

to become listed during the life of the 

HCP. Incidental take coverage is being 

sought by ODF for covered species. 

More information on covered activities 

and the species for which ODF is 

seeking incidental take coverage is 

provided in the draft HCP, available at 

https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/ 

AboutODF/Pages/HCP-initiative.aspx. 

We will consider the Proposed Action 

and the No Action Alternative as well 

as being open to considering what ideas 

the public may bring forward during the 

scoping process. We are using this 

process to seek alternatives, which may 

include, but are not limited to variation 

in the length of the permit term; adding 

or removing some of the covered 

species; the level of take allowed; the 

level, location, or type of minimization, 

mitigation, or monitoring provided 

under the HCP; the scope of covered 

activities; the location, amount or type 

of conservation, or similar aspects of the 

permit conditions. 

Summary of Expected Impacts 

Incidental take is expected to occur 

due to the covered activities under the 

proposed action. Expected impacts are 

less than what occurs under ODFs 

current timber/land management 

practices. ODF is proposing a 

conservation strategy as part of their 

HCP that is intended to fully offset the 

impacts of the take. 

Anticipated Permits and Authorizations 

The following permits, consultations, 

or other authorizations are anticipated 

to be required in order to proceed with 

issuance of the ITPs: 

• ESA Section 7 consultations, ESA 

Section 10 Findings; 

• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

consultation; 

• Tribal consultations; and 

• National Historic Preservation Act 

with possible memorandum of 

agreement or other mechanism. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

Information on the proposed NEPA 

schedule can be found at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/noticeintent-prepare-environmental-impactstatement-western-oregon-state-foresthabitat. 

Public Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS. NMFS is 

hosting a public webinar for 

informational purposes, including a 

question and answer session, within the 

scoping period. Information on the 

webinar date and time, and instructions 

for connecting or calling into the 

webinar will be posted at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/noticeintent-prepare-environmental-impactstatement-western-oregon-state-foresthabitat. Accommodations for persons 

with disabilities are available; 

accommodation requests should be 

directed to Michelle McMullin at least 

10 working days prior to the webinar. 

Public comments will not be accepted 

during the webinar. 

Request for Identification of Potential 

Alternatives, Information, and 

Analyses Relevant to the Proposed 

Action 

The primary purpose of the scoping 

process is for the public to assist NMFS 

in developing the EIS. NMFS requests 

that the comments be specific. In 

particular, we request information 

regarding: Any science that is relevant 

and not yet incorporated, any 

interpretation of science that is different 

than what is presented; significant 

issues; identification of impacts that are 

not fully off-set; review and input 

regarding monitoring; possible 

alternatives that meet the purpose and 

need; effects or impacts to the human 

environment from the proposed action 

or alternatives; and potential terms and 

conditions that may minimize adverse 

effects, including time or area 

restrictions or both to reduce 

environmental impacts. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

NMFS is the lead agency for the 

NEPA process. The USFWS is a 

cooperating agency in the NEPA 

process. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

If after publication of the Record of 

Decision we determine that all 

requirements are met for ITP issuance, 

the NMFS West Coast Regional 

Administrator will issue a decision on 

the requested ITP. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508; and Companion Manual for 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A, 82 FR 

4306. 

Dated: February 25, 2021. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Greater Atlantic Region 

Logbook Family of Forms 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on December 

22, 2020 (85 FR 83519) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: Greater Atlantic Region Logbook 

Family of Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0212. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (Revision of 

an approved information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 2,299. 


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