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Economic Development (Economic 

Development Plan) for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 5, 2024 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may download the 

draft Overview of the NADP and the 

draft Economic Development Plan at 

https://www.ars.usda.gov/sca/. 

Submitting Comments: Interested 

persons may submit comments by any 

of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic public comments to 

AquacultureEcoDev@usda.gov. 

Mail: Gabriela McMurtry, Attn: 

Aquaculture Economic Development 

Plan Comments, Office of Policy, F/AQ, 

1315 East-West Highway, 14th Floor, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments 

sent by any other method, to any other 

address or individual, or received after 

the end of the comment person, may not 

be considered by the SCA. All 

comments received are a part of the 

public record and will generally be 

made available for public viewing upon 

request. Please note that personal 

identifying information (e.g., name, 

address, etc.), confidential business 

information, or other sensitive 

information submitted by the sender can 

be publicly accessible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deputy Director, Office of Aquaculture, 

NOAA Fisheries—David O’Brien, 

david.obrien@noaa.gov, (301) 427–8337. 

Research Agricultural Economist, 

USDA, Economic Research Service— 

Christopher G. Davis, 

christopher.davis2@usda.gov, (225) 

253–4580. Fishery Policy Analyst, 

Office of Policy, NOAA Fisheries— 

Gabriela McMurtry, gabriela.mcmurtry@

noaa.gov, (204) 293–0570. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

national policy on aquaculture states 

that Congress declares that aquaculture 

has the potential for reducing the U.S. 

trade deficit in fisheries products, for 

augmenting existing commercial and 

recreational fisheries, and for producing 

other renewable resources, thereby 

assisting the United States in meeting its 

future food needs and contributing to 

the solution of the world resource 

problems. It is, therefore, in the national 

interest, and it is the national policy, to 

encourage the development of 

aquaculture in the United States. 

(National Aquaculture Act of 1980, 

(Pub. L. 96–362, 94 Stat. 1198, 16 U.S.C. 

2801, et seq.) 

The SCA, previously known as the 

Interagency Working Group on 

Aquaculture and the Joint 

Subcommittee on Aquaculture, is a 

statutory subcommittee that operates 

under the Committee on Environment of 

the NSTC under the Office of Science 

and Technology Policy in the Executive 

Office of the President. It is co-chaired 

by the Department of Agriculture, 

Department of Commerce, Department 

of the Interior, and the White House 

Office of Science and Technology 

Policy. Members include the 

Department of Agriculture, Department 

of Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Interior, Food and 

Drug Administration, Department of 

State, Environmental Protection Agency, 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget. The SCA serves as the Federal 

interagency coordinating group to 

increase the overall effectiveness and 

productivity of Federal aquaculture 

research, regulation, technology 

transfer, and assistance programs. This 

interagency coordinating group has been 

functioning since before the National 

Aquaculture Act was signed into law in 

1980. 

Originally published in 1983, NADP 

encouraged domestic aquaculture 

development. While the National 

Aquaculture Act called for periodic 

updating, a comprehensive update to 

the 1983 NADP has not yet been 

completed. Nearly four decades have 

passed since the NADP, and the original 

NADP does not capture the progress the 

Federal Government and the U.S. 

aquaculture community have made to 

adopt and promote sustainable 

aquaculture growth and uses nor 

guidance for next steps for the Federal 

Government in that evolution. 

During the past several years, the SCA 

has invited public input and then 

published strategic plans covering 

scientific and technological advances 

and outlining efficiencies for the 

Federal regulatory framework for 

aquaculture in the United States. Using 

the same process of public engagement, 

the Economic Development Task Force 

of the SCA prepared the draft Economic 

Development Plan using input from 

industry and other stakeholders and in 

collaboration with relevant experts from 

numerous Federal agencies. 

The draft Economic Development 

Plan outlines actions that Federal 

agencies can take within their existing 

statutory authorities and budgetary 

resources to support a robust, resilient, 

globally competitive, and 

environmentally sustainable domestic 

aquaculture sector. The Economic 

Development Plan is intended to 

support both the viability and 

expansion of existing operations and to 

encourage new entrants, addressing 

needs across the seafood supply chain 

and diverse production systems. The 

proposed actions serve as points of 

intersection between climate-smart food 

production, private-public partnerships, 

blue economy, community resilience 

and health, workforce development, 

working waterfronts, urban and rural 

development, and seafood supply 

chains (both farmed and wild-caught). 

The Economic Development Plan 

complements two other finalized 

thematic strategic plans—the Strategic 

Plan to Enhance Regulatory Efficiency 

in Aquaculture and the National 

Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 

Research. 

The Overview to the NADP serves as 

introduction and provides policy 

context to the three thematic strategic 

plans. Once finalized, together these 

four documents will comprise an 

updated NADP that provides a holistic 

framework describing how federal 

agencies are advancing the 

contributions of aquaculture to support 

public health and nutrition, resilient 

communities, a strong economy, and a 

healthy planet. 

These draft plans are being issued 

under the following authorities: 

National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (Pub. 

L. 96–362, 94 Stat. 1198, 16 U.S.C. 2801, 

et seq.) and the National Aquaculture 

Improvement Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99– 

198, 99 Stat. 1641). 

Next Steps 

The public is encouraged to review 

and comment on the draft Economic 

Development Plan and the draft 

Overview to the NADP. After the public 

comment period ends, the SCA will 

consider and address the comments 

received before publishing the final 

work plan. 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

David O’Brien, 

Acting Director, Office of Aquaculture, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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the Defense Business Board (‘‘the 

Board’’) will take place. 

DATES: Open to the public Thursday, 

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Eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be 

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552b (commonly known as the 

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Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

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the Secretary of Defense on overall DoD 

management and governance. The Board 

provides independent, strategic-level, 

private sector and academic advice and 

counsel on enterprise-wide business 

management approaches and best 

practices for business operations and 

achieving National Defense goals. 

Agenda: The Board meeting will 

begin February 29 at 3:00 p.m. with 

opening remarks by the Board DFO, Ms. 

Cara Allison Marshall, followed with a 

welcome by the Board Chair. The Board 

will receive a presentation on the study, 

Creating a Digital Ecosystem from Mr. 

Stan Soloway, Chair, Business 

Transformation Advisory 

Subcommittee. During this session, the 

Subcommittee will brief the Board on 

the findings, observations, and 

recommendations it compiled as part of 

a recent study on ways to leverage 

digital ecosystems to harness the power 

of data to aid decision-making and risk 

analysis through simulation and 

advanced computing. The DFO will 

then adjourn the open session. The 

latest version of the agenda will be 

available on the Board’s website at: 

https://dbb.dod.afpims.mil/Meetings/ 

Meeting-February-2024/. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

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the meeting on February 29 from 3:00 

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FACA, the public or interested 

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