Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 23, 2023 / Notices 57439 

1An ahupua‘a is a Hawaiian conceptualization of 

community that typically extends from the 

mountains to the ocean, and includes zones for 

forest, various forms of Indigenous agro-ecology and 

aquaculture, as well as nearshore zones for fisheries 

management. 

Coastal Management, leah.keller@

noaa.gov, (808) 465–2720. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 15 CFR 921.33(c), Hawai‘i must revise 

the management plan for the He‘eia 

National Estuarine Research Reserve at 

least every five years. Major changes to 

a reserve’s management plan may be 

made only after receiving written 

approval from NOAA. NOAA approves 

changes to management plans via notice 

in the Federal Register. On July 22, 

2022 NOAA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing a thirtyday public comment period for the 

proposed revision of this management 

plan (87 FR 43790). 

Appendix D of the plan contains a 

summary of written and oral comments 

received, and an explanation of how 

comments were incorporated. 

The management plan outlines the 

reserve’s strategic goals and objectives; 

administrative structure; programs for 

conducting research and monitoring, 

education, and training; resource 

protection, restoration, and 

manipulation plans; public access and 

visitor use plans; consideration for 

future land acquisition; and facility 

development to support reserve 

operations. Since 2016, this research 

reserve has supported community-led 

ahupua‘a scale restoration in the He‘eia 

estuary with the removal of 20 acres 

(80,000 square meters) of invasive 

mangroves and plants, replacing them 

with native plant species; agroforestry 

and lo‘i cultivation; produced 

publications on Native Hawaiian land 

and sea management practices; and 

restored the He‘eia fishpond.1 As a 

newly established reserve, the reserve 

hired staff consisting of a reserve 

manager, research coordinator, 

education coordinator, coastal training 

program coordinator, and research 

technician. These staff play an 

important role in building communitysupported education, research, 

stewardship, and training programming 

across the He‘eia community. The 

reserve also installed and launched 

monitoring equipment across the 

ahupua‘a to monitor water quality, 

abiotic and biotic features, and changes 

related to sea level rise and coastal 

inundation; completed needs 

assessments for education and training 

needs in He‘eia; and supported various 

graduate assistants, fellows, and 

research interns. The revised 

management plan will serve as the 

guiding document for the 1,385-acre 

(5.6-square kilometer) He‘eia National 

Estuarine Research Reserve for the next 

five years. 

NOAA reviewed the environmental 

impacts of the revised management plan 

and determined that this action is 

categorically excluded from further 

analysis under the National 

Environmental Policy Act, as amended, 

42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and the Council 

on Environmental Quality Regulations 

for Implementing the Procedural 

Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 1500–1508 

(2022)), consistent with NOAA 

Administrative Order 216–6A. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.; 15 

CFR 921.33. 

Keelin S. Kuipers, 

Deputy Director, Office for Coastal 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD259] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of the following: 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Habitat 

Protection and Ecosystem-Based 

Management (Habitat) Committee, 

Southeast Data, Assessment and Review 

(SEDAR) Committee, and the Snapper 

Grouper Committee. The meeting week 

will also include a formal public 

comment session and a meeting of the 

Full Council. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held from 8:30 a.m. on Monday, 

September 11, 2023, until 12 p.m. on 

Friday, September 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held at the Town and 

Country Inn, 2008 Savannah Highway, 

Charleston, SC 29407; phone: (843) 571– 

1000. The meeting will also be available 

via webinar. See 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 agendas, 

overviews, and briefing book materials 

will be posted on the Council’s website 

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

council-meetings/. Webinar registration 

links for the meeting will also be 

available from the Council’s website. 

Public comment: Public comment on 

agenda items may be submitted through 

the Council’s online comment form 

available from the Council’s website at: 

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

council-meetings/. Written comments 

will be accepted from August 25, 2023, 

until September 15, 2023. These 

comments are accessible to the public, 

part of the Administrative Record of the 

meeting, and immediately available for 

Council consideration. A formal public 

comment session will also be held 

during the Council meeting. 

The items of discussion in the 

individual meeting agendas are as 

follows: 

Council Session I, Monday, September 

11, 2023, 8:30 a.m. Until 5 p.m. 

The Council will receive reports from 

state agencies, Council liaisons, NOAA 

Office of Law Enforcement, and the U.S. 

Coast Guard. The Council will review 

public hearing comments on the Joint 

Commercial Electronic Logbook 

Amendment and consider approving the 

amendment for Secretarial review. The 

Council will receive updates on East 

Coast Climate Change Scenario 

Planning, the Council’s Allocation 

Review Process, the Southeast Reef Fish 

Monitoring Survey (SERFS), and the 

Southeast Area Monitoring and 

Assessment Program (SEAMAP). The 

Council will receive information on a 

Marine Recreational Information 

Program pilot study on the recreational 

Fishing Effort Survey design. The 

Council will also discuss the National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Draft 

Procedural Directive providing guidance 

on Council authority for stocks that may 

extend across the geographic areas of 

more than one Council. 

Mackerel Cobia Committee, Tuesday, 

September 12, 2023, 8:30 a.m. Until 10 

a.m. 

The Committee will review options 

for Amendment 13 to the Coastal 

Migratory Pelagics Fishery Management 

Plan addressing catch level adjustments 

for Spanish mackerel. The Committee 

will also receive an update on plans for 

conducting port meetings for the 

mackerel fishery. 


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Habitat Committee, Tuesday, 

September 12, 2023, 10 a.m. Until 3 

p.m. 

The Committee will receive a report 

from the May 2023 meeting of the 

Habitat Advisory Panel addressing plans 

for the 5-year Essential Fish Habitat 

Review and revisions to Council’s 

policies addressing Beach 

Renourishment and Offshore Wind 

Energy Development, receive comments 

from the Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) on a coral distribution 

model, and review and consider 

approval of the Council’s Habitat 

Blueprint. The Committee will also 

review topics to be addressed at the next 

meeting of the Habitat Advisory Panel. 

SEDAR Committee, Tuesday, 

September 12, 2023, 3 p.m. Until 5 p.m. 

(Partially Closed Session) 

The Committee will receive a report 

from the April 2023 meeting of the 

SEDAR Steering Committee, an update 

on SEDAR projects, and approve the 

Statements of Work for 2026 

Assessments. The Committee will then 

meet in Closed Session to address 

appointments of SSC members to 

SEDAR Panels. 

Snapper Grouper Committee, 

Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 8:30 

a.m. Until 3:45 p.m., and Thursday, 

September 14, 2023, 8:30 a.m. Until 12 

p.m. 

The Committee will review the 

following amendments that are under 

development to the Snapper Grouper 

Fishery Management Plan: Amendment 

48 addressing wreckfish management; 

Amendment 44 addressing yellowtail 

snapper management; and Amendment 

46 addressing recreational permits for 

the snapper grouper fishery, including 

recommendations from the Recreational 

Permitting and Reporting Technical 

Advisory Panel for Amendment 46. The 

Committee will review public scoping 

comments received on Amendment 55 

addressing management measures for 

scamp and yellowmouth grouper, 

consider SSC recommendations, and 

discuss rebuilding timelines, ecosystem 

component designation, and application 

of the Allocations Decision Tool as it 

pertains to Amendment 55. The 

Committee will also discuss potential 

actions to include in Amendment 56 

addressing Black Sea Bass management 

after receiving recommendations from 

the SSC on requested projections and 

catch levels, and a report from the OnDemand Gear Workshop. The 

Committee will receive updates from 

the System Management Plan (SMP) 

Workgroup and Best Fishing Practices 

Outreach, and review topics for the next 

meeting of the Snapper Grouper 

Advisory Panel. 

Formal Public Comment, Wednesday, 

June 13, 2023, 4 p.m..—Public comment 

will be accepted from individuals 

attending the meeting in person and via 

webinar on all items on the Council 

meeting agenda. The Council Chair will 

determine the amount of time provided 

to each commenter based on the number 

of individuals wishing to comment. 

Council Session II, Thursday, 

September 14, 2023, 1:30 p.m. Until 5 

p.m. and Friday, September 15, 2023, 

8:30 a.m. Until 12 p.m. 

The Council will present awards, 

receive a litigation brief if needed, and 

receive a staff report. The Council will 

review topics for upcoming meetings of 

the Dolphin Wahoo and Outreach and 

Education Advisory Panels; receive a 

report from NOAA Fisheries Southeast 

Regional Office, including a briefing on 

ongoing system issues at the NMFS’ 

Southeast Permits Office and updates on 

Biological Opinions for Dolphin, 

Wahoo, and Shrimp; and a report from 

the Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

The Council will receive Committee 

reports, review its workplan, review 

upcoming meetings, and take action as 

necessary. The Council will discuss any 

other business as needed. 

Documents regarding these issues are 

available from the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

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 these meetings. 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: August 18, 2023. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD267] 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council’s is convening its 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This hybrid meeting will be held 

on Friday, September 8, 2023, beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 100 

Boardman Street, Boston, MA 02128; 

telephone: (617) 567–6789. 

Webinar registration information: 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/ 

register/6781933288682361437. 

Call in information: +1 (415) 655– 

0052, Access Code: 211–296–770. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate 

O’Keefe, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

The Scientific and Statistical 

Committee will meet to: review recent 

stock assessment information and 

additional information provided by the 

Council’s Groundfish Plan Development 

Team and recommend the overfishing 

limits (OFLs) and acceptable biological 

catches (ABCs) for Georges Bank 

yellowtail flounder for fishing years 

2024 and 2025; white hake for fishing 

years 2024 and 2025, including 

feedback on the white hake rebuilding 

plan options and Gulf of Maine haddock 


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