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sections 751(a)(2)(c) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Gary S. Taverman, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–1134 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 071206C] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Northwest Indian Fisheries 

Commission (NWIFC) has submitted a 

Tribal Resource Management Plan 

(Tribal Plan) for NMFS to evaluate. It 

was presented by the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs (BIA) on behalf of the Northwest 

Indian Tribes; the submission fulfills 

the Tribes’ obligations under the 

protective regulations promulgated for 

Puget Sound Chinook salmon and Hood 

Canal summer-run chum salmon under 

the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The 

Tribal Plan describes research and 

assessment activities that may affect 

listed Puget Sound Chinook salmon and 

Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon 

in Washington State. NMFS has 

completed a proposed evaluation of 

how well the Tribal Plan fulfills ESA 

criteria, and the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) is making that proposed 

evaluation available for public 

comment. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

Secretary’s proposed evaluation must be 

received at the appropriate address or 

fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later 

than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on 

April 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests for copies of the proposed 

evaluation should be addressed to Gary 

Rule, Protected Resources Division, 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 1201 

NE Lloyd Boulevard, Suite 1100, 

Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments 

may also be sent via fax to (503) 230 

5441. Comments will not be accepted if 

submitted via e-mail or the Internet. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Rule, Portland, OR (ph.: 503- 230 5424, 

Fax: 503–210–5441, e-mail: 

gary.rule@noaa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in this Notice 

Puget Sound Chinook salmon 

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) 

Hood Canal summer-run chum 

salmon (O. keta) 

Authority 

Under section 4 of the ESA, the 

Secretary is required to adopt such 

regulations as he deems necessary and 

advisable for the conservation of the 

species listed as threatened. The ESA 

Tribal 4(d) rule (70 FR 37160; June 28, 

2005) states that the ESA section 9 take 

prohibitions do not apply to Tribal 

Plans that will not appreciably reduce 

the likelihood of survival and recovery 

for the listed species. 

The Tribal Plan 

The NWIFC–through the BIA and on 

behalf of the Northwest Indian Tribes–

has submitted a Tribal Plan for scientific 

research and assessment activities 

within the range of the Puget Sound 

Chinook salmon and Hood Canal 

summer-run chum salmon ESUs. The 

Northwest Indian Tribes conduct, 

independently and in cooperation with 

other agencies, a variety of research and 

assessment projects. These projects 

provide the technical basis for managing 

fisheries and conserving and restoring 

salmon stocks and their habitat. The 

need for an improved understanding of 

salmonid survival in the freshwater and 

early marine life stages drives much of 

the current research. The Tribal Plan 

includes implementation, monitoring, 

and evaluation procedures designed to 

ensure that the research is consistent 

with the objectives of the ESA. The 

research activities described in the 

Tribal Plan would take place over a tenyear period starting in 2007. 

As 50 CFR 223.209 requires, the 

Secretary must determine whether the 

Tribal Plan would appreciably reduce 

the likelihood of survival and recovery 

for Puget Sound Chinook salmon and 

Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon 

ESUs. The Secretary must take 

comments on how the Tribal Plan 

addresses the criteria in 50 CFR 223.209 

in making that determination. 

Dated: March 7, 2007. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4441 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[030602141–7049–48] 

California Bay Watershed Education 

and Training (B–WET) Program, Adult 

and Community Watershed Education 

in the Monterey Bay 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; cancellation of 

solicitation. 

SUMMARY: The National Marine 

Sanctuary Program (NMSP) cancels the 

competitive California B–WET Program, 

Adult and Community Watershed 

Education in the Monterey Bay, for 

fiscal year 2007 due to insufficient 

funding. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Seaberry Nachbar, National Marine 

Sanctuary Program, 299 Foam Street, 

Monterey, CA 93940, or by phone at 

(831) 647–4204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The B–

WET Program solicitation was originally 

included in the NOAA Omnibus Notice, 

Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal 

Year 2007, published in the Federal 

Register on December 27, 2006. Due to 

insufficient funding, NMSP cancels the 

competitive grant program announced 

in that solicitation. NMSP will return to 

the applicants all applications NMSP 

received in response to the solicitation. 

The B–WET Program is listed in the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) under Grant Program 11.429, 

California Bay Watershed Education and 

Training Program. 

Dated: March 1, 2007. 

Daniel Basta, 

Director, National Marine Sanctuary Program. 

[FR Doc. 07–1155 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

NOAA, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Marine Protected Areas 

Federal Advisory Committee 

(Committee) in Arlington, Virginia. 


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DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, April 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Wednesday, April 25, from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April 26, from 

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 

meeting agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Science Foundation, Room 

555, 4121 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, 

Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal 

Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine 

Protected Areas Center, 1305 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910. (Phone: 301–713–3100 x136, 

Fax: 301–713–3110); e-mail 

lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the 

National MPA Center Web site at 

http://www.mpa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee, composed of external, 

knowledgeable representatives of 

stakeholder groups, was established by 

the Department of Commerce (DOC) to 

provide advice to the Secretaries of 

Commerce and the Interior on 

implementation of Section 4 of 

Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The 

meeting will be open to public 

participation with a one hour time 

period set aside from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, and one 

hour set aside from 8:10 a.m. to 9:10 

a.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2007. In 

general, each individual or group will 

be limited to a total time of five (5) 

minutes. Copies of written statements 

should be submitted to the Designated 

Federal Official by April 20, 2007. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

Committee will work in Subcommittees 

and as a full Committee to develop 

recommendations for the Department of 

Commerce and the Department of the 

Interior on the regional coordination of 

the national system of marine protected 

areas; incentives and implementation; 

and natural and social science needed to 

support the national system. The 

Agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at http:// 

www.mpa.gov. 

Dated: March 5, 2007. 

David M. Kennedy, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Centers for Coastal Ocean 

Science Draft Human Dimensions 

Strategic Plan (FY2008–FY2013) 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

solicitation of public comments on the 

National Centers for Coastal Ocean 

Science Draft Human Dimensions 

Strategic Plan (FY2008–FY2013). 

SUMMARY: NOAA publishes this notice 

to announce availability of the National 

Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Draft 

Human Dimensions Strategic Plan 

(FY2008–FY2013) for public comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

before 11:59 p.m. EDT, March 19, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic submission of 

comments via e-mail to 

nccos.hd@noaa.gov is preferred. 

Comments may also be sent by fax to 

(301) 713–4353 or mail to NOAA 

National Ocean Service, National 

Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, c/o 

Marybeth Bauer, Ph.D., 1305 East-West 

Highway, NOS HQTR Route N/SCI, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. E-mail and fax 

comments should state ‘‘Comments’’ in 

the subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marybeth Bauer, Ph.D., by e-mail at 

nccos.hd@noaa.gov (preferred) or mail 

at NOAA National Ocean Service, 

National Centers for Coastal Ocean 

Science, 1305 East-West Highway, NOS 

HQTR Route N/SCI, Silver Spring, MD 

20910 or phone at (301) 713–3020. Email requests for information should 

state ‘‘Request for Information’’ in the 

subject line. An electronic copy of the 

National Centers for Coastal Ocean 

Science Draft Human Dimensions 

Strategic Plan (FY2008–FY2013) is 

available at: http:// 

coastalscience.noaa.gov/human/ 

strategy/

NCCOSDraftHDStrategicPlan.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA’s 

National Centers for Coastal Ocean 

Science (NCCOS) provides coastal 

resource managers, other decision 

makers, and stakeholders with the 

ecosystem information and tools needed 

to balance society’s environmental, 

social, and economic goals in mitigating 

and adapting to stressors such as 

climate change, extreme natural events, 

pollution, invasive species, and 

resource use. 

Humans are integral to ecosystems, 

and the human dimensions of 

ecosystems are an integral focus of the 

science NCCOS conducts and conveys. 

NOAA’s Strategic Plan (FY2006–

FY2011) (available at: http:// 

www.ppi.noaa.gov/pdfs/

STRATEGIC%20PLAN/Strategic_Plan

_2006_FINAL_04282005.pdf) defines an 

ecosystem as a geographically specified 

system of organisms, including humans, 

the environment, and the processes that 

control its dynamics. An environment 

encompasses the biological, chemical, 

physical, and social conditions that 

surround organisms. The human 

dimensions of ecosystems can be 

expressed in terms of three points of 

interaction between environmental and 

human systems: human causes, 

consequences, and responses to 

environmental change. Encompassing a 

broad array of social science, 

humanities, and other disciplines, 

human dimensions research aims to 

understand these human-environmental 

interactions and facilitate use of this 

understanding to assist decisions 

affecting environmental processes and 

their societal outcomes. 

NCCOS developed a Draft Human 

Dimensions Strategic Plan (FY2008–

2013) to define and implement human 

dimensions research critical to support 

an ecosystem approach to the 

management of coastal and ocean 

resources. The plan expands a Societal 

Stressors Objective in NCCOS’s 

Strategic Plan (http:// 

coastalscience.noaa.gov/documents/ 

strategicplan.pdf). The final Human 

Dimensions Strategic Plan will guide 

development of the NCCOS ecosystem 

science agenda, workforce, 

organizations, partnerships, and other 

capacities, including research 

conducted through extramural partners, 

grants, and contracts. Planning, 

programming, budgeting, and execution 

of NCCOS activities will reflect the 

objectives of the final plan through FY 

2013. 

The draft plan puts forth the 

following human dimensions goals and 

objectives. First, to provide human 

dimensions information essential to 

support an ecosystem approach to 

coastal and ocean resource management 

(Goal 1), the plan recommends 

identifying and characterizing 

stakeholders and their values (Objective 

1.1), monitoring human dimensions 

(Objective 1.2), assessing and 

monitoring human causes of ecosystem 

stress (Objective 1.3), documenting 

traditional and local ecological 

knowledge (Objective 1.4), addressing 

value and ethical dimensions (Objective 

1.5), and developing institutional 

strategies (Objective 1.6). Second, to 

provide integrated ecosystem 


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