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contained in the petition and other 

scientific information available on the 

status of the ENP gray whale stock. As 

noted in the Commission’s statement 

above, the pertinent analysis for 

assessing the status of the ENP gray 

whale stock is whether or not, based 

upon the best available scientific 

information, the ENP gray whale stock 

is above or below its MNPL. Although 

NMFS is denying the current petition, 

the analysis supporting this denial 

involved an assessment of the status of 

the stock. In this evaluation, NMFS 

concluded that Punt and Wade (2010) 

analyzed and reported the best available 

information assessing the status of the 

ENP gray whale stock. 

Punt and Wade (2010) used an 

accepted age- and sex-structured 

population dynamics model and 

estimated key biological parameters 

from a long time series of data collected 

over a long period of time. Punt and 

Wade (2010) used all available 

information from abundance data 

collected since the mid-1960s to 2006 

(and analyzed using consistent methods 

by Laake et al. (2009)), incorporated 

uncertainty from input parameters and 

data, and simulated key demographic 

parameters, thus capturing key 

biological processes. Punt and Wade 

(2010) included a catastrophic mortality 

event, which accommodated the 

elevated strandings of ENP gray whales 

observed in 1999 and 2000. As a result 

of this catastrophic mortality, which 

was declared and evaluated as an 

unusual mortality event pursuant to 

MMPA section 404 (16 U.S.C. 1421c), 

Punt and Wade (2010) estimated that 

the population was reduced by about 30 

percent (about 15 percent annually for 

two years) due to the elevated mortality 

rates observed in 1999 and 2000. Punt 

and Wade (2010) also estimated that the 

ENP gray whale stock was currently 129 

percent of the MNPL with a probability 

of 0.884 that the stock was within its 

OSP. Punt and Wade (2010) used the 

best and most recent information 

available and adequately incorporated 

uncertainties for model parameters. 

Punt and Wade (2010) may be 

characterized as follows: the approach 

and the information analyzed were 

subjected to internal NMFS and external 

peer review, and this analysis was 

consistent with NMFS’ previously 

stated practice to use current K to make 

OSP determinations where possible. 

NMFS considers Punt and Wade (2010) 

to be the best scientific information 

available for evaluating the status of 

ENP gray whales relative to their OSP 

and has included the Punt and Wade 

(2010) analyses and conclusions in the 

draft 2010 marine mammal stock 

assessment reports in the most recently 

available abundance estimate in 

reporting the status of the stock (Allen 

and Angliss, 2010). Accordingly, NMFS 

reaffirms that the ENP stock of gray 

whales is above its MNPL and, 

therefore, within its OSP. 

Dated: December 20, 2010. 

David Cottingham, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

RIN 0648–XA101 

Council Coordination Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will host a meeting of 

the Council Coordination Committee 

(CCC), consisting of the Regional 

Fishery Management Council chairs, 

vice chairs, and executive directors in 

January 2011. The intent of this meeting 

is to discuss issues of relevance to the 

Councils, including FY 2011 budget 

allocations and budget planning, 

Annual Catch Limits (ACLs), Coastal 

and Marine Spatial Planning, 

Recreational Fishery Issues, 

Enforcement, Catch Shares Policy 

Implementation, and other topics 

related to implementation of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act). 

DATES: The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. 

on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, recess at 

5:30 p.m. or when business is complete; 

and reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011, and 

adjourn by 5 p.m. or when business is 

complete. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Phoenix Park Hotel, 520 North 

Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20001, telephone 1–800–824–5419, fax 

202–638–4025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William D. Chappell: telephone 301– 

713–2337 or e-mail at 

William.Chappell@noaa.gov; or Tara 

Scott: telephone 301–713–2337 or email at Tara.Scott@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management 

Reauthorization Act (MSRA) of 2006 

established the Council Coordination 

Committee (CCC) by amending Section 

302 (16 U.S.C. 1852) of the MagnusonStevens Act. The committee consists of 

the chairs, vice chairs, and executive 

directors of each of the eight Regional 

Fishery Management Councils 

authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act or other Council members or staff. 

NMFS will host this meeting and 

provide reports to the CCC for its 

information and discussion. All sessions 

are open to the public. 

Proposed Agenda 

January, 11, 2011 

9 a.m. Morning Session Begins. 

9–10:30 Welcome comments and 

Round Robin with Councils. 

10:30–10:45 Break. 

10:45–11:30 Round Robin with 

Councils (Continued). 

11:30–12 ‘‘Managing Our Nation’s 

Fisheries’’ III Planning. 

12 noon–1:30 p.m. Lunch. 

1:30 Afternoon Session Begins. 

1:30–2:15 Performance Measures. 

2:15–3:15 Budget Issues FY11: 

• Status, Allocation, Council Grants. 

• FY12: Update. 

3:15–3:30 Break. 

3:30–4:15 Budget Issues 

(Continued). 

4:15–5:15 ACLs and Associated 

Science Issues. 

• National Science ACL Workshop. 

• Report of the 2010 National 

Scientific and Statistical Committees 

(SSC) Workshop. 

• Planning for National SSC 

Workshop—MAFMC. 

• Prioritizing Future Stock 

assessments to Meet MSRA 

Requirements. 

5:15–5:30 Review of Procedure for 

Approval of Councils’ Standard 

Operating Policy and Procedures. 

5:30 Adjourn for the Day. 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 

8:30 a.m. Morning Session Begins. 

8:30–9 Communication on Ending 

Overfishing. 

9–9:30 Recreational Fisheries 

Engagement Strategy. 

9:30–10:30 Marine Recreational 

Information Program (MRIP) Reestimation Project Update. 

10:30–10:45 Break. 

10:45–11:30 Coastal and Marine 

Spatial Planning. 

11:30–1 p.m. Lunch. 

1–Afternoon Session Begins. 

1–2 Catch Shares Policy 

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2–3 Enforcement Issues. 

3–3:15 Break. 

3:15–4:15 Impacts and Response to 

Climate Change. 

4:15–4:45 May Council Coordination 

Committee (CCC) Agenda Planning. 

4:45–5 Wrap-up. 

5 p.m. Adjourn. 

The order in which the agenda items 

are addressed may change. The CCC 

will meet as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Tara 

Scott at 301–713–2337x177 at least five 

working days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: December 20, 2010. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

National Climate Assessment 

Development and Advisory Committee; 

Establishment and Meeting 

ACTION: Announcement of Charter and 

Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This Notice advises of the 

public of the establishment of the 

National Climate Assessment 

Development and Advisory Committee 

(NCADAC) and of an upcoming meeting 

of the NCADAC. 

Date and Time: The NCADAC will 

meet on February 3–4, 2011 from 9 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

Washington, DC—the venue to be 

announced on the http:// 

www.globalchange.gov Web site. The 

public portion of the meeting may have 

limited seating capacity. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kandis Wyatt, the NCADAC Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), NESDIS, SSMC1 

Room 8330, 1335 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; 

telephone 240–429–0512, e-mail: 

Kandis.Wyatt@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services 

Administration (GSA) rule of Federal 

Advisory Committee Management, 41 

CFR part 102–3, and after consultation 

with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce 

has determined that the establishment 

of the National Climate Assessment 

Development and Advisory Committee 

(NCADAC) is in the public interest, in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department by 

law. The NCADAC will consist of 

approximately 35 members to be 

appointed by the Under Secretary to 

assure a balanced representation among 

preeminent scientists, educators, and 

experts reflecting the full scope of the 

scientific issues. An additional 15 

members are named to represent the 

federal agencies in the U.S. Global 

Change Research Program. The 

NCADAC will function solely as an 

advisory body, and in compliance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. Its charter will be filed 

under the Act 15 days from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Matters To Be Considered 

During this open public meeting, the 

Committee will receive updates on 

plans for development of the First Draft 

of the National Climate Assessment 

Development and Advisory Committee’s 

Report to Congress and the President. 

Special Accomodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for special accommodations 

may be directed to Dr. Kandis Wyatt, the 

NCADAC Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), NESDIS, SSMC1 Room 8330, 

1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910; telephone 240–429– 

0512, e-mail: Kandis.Wyatt@noaa.gov. 

Additional Information and Public 

Comments 

Any member of the public wishing 

further information concerning the 

meeting or who wishes to submit oral or 

written comments should contact: Dr. 

Kandis Wyatt, the NCADAC Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), NESDIS, SSMC1 

Room 8330, 1335 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; 

telephone 240–429–0512, e-mail: 

Kandis.Wyatt@noaa.gov. 

The NCADAC expects that public 

statements presented at its meetings will 

not be repetitive of previouslysubmitted oral or written statements. 

The meeting will be open to public 

participation and will include a 30- 

minute public comment period on 

February 4, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 9:30 

a.m. (please check the http:// 

www.globalchange.gov Web site to 

confirm this time). In general, each 

individual or group that is not attending 

as a member of the FAC but wishes to 

make a verbal presentation will be 

limited to a total time of five (5) 

minutes. Written comments will also be 

accepted and 50 copies should be 

received by the NCADAC Designated 

Federal Official (DFO) by January 24, 

2011 to provide sufficient time for 

review. Written comments received after 

January 24, 2011 will be distributed to 

the NCADAC, but may not be reviewed 

prior to the meeting date. Seats will be 

available to the public on a first-come, 

first-served basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kandis Wyatt, the NCADAC Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), NESDIS, SSMC1 

Room 8330, 1335 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; 

telephone 240–429–0512, e-mail: 

Kandis.Wyatt@noaa.gov. 

Kandis Y. Wyatt, 

Designated Federal Officer, NCADAC. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

Nomination of Existing Marine 

Protected Areas to the National 

System of Marine Protected Areas 

AGENCY: NOAA, Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Public notice and opportunity 

for comment on the list of nominations 

received from state and territorial 

marine protected area programs to join 

the National System of Marine Protected 

Areas. 

SUMMARY: NOAA and the Department of 

the Interior (DOI) invited federal, state, 

commonwealth, and territorial marine 

protected area (MPA) programs with 

potentially eligible existing MPAs to 

nominate their sites to the National 

System of MPAs (national system). The 

national system and the nomination 

process are described in the Framework 

for the National System of Marine 

Protected Areas of the United States 

(Framework), developed in response to 

Executive Order 13158 on Marine 

Protected Areas. The final Framework 

was published on November 19, 2008, 

(73 FR 69608) and provides guidance for 

collaborative efforts among federal, 

state, commonwealth, territorial, tribal 

and local governments and stakeholders 

to develop an effective and well 

coordinated national system of MPAs 

that includes existing MPAs meeting 

national system criteria as well as new 

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