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nomination process (SNP), which 

details how communities may submit 

nominations to NOAA for consideration 

of national marine sanctuary 

designation (79 FR 33851). NOAA 

moves successful nominations to an 

inventory of areas that could be 

considered for national marine 

sanctuary designation. The final rule 

establishing the SNP included a fiveyear limit on any nomination added to 

the inventory that NOAA does not 

advance for designation. 

In November 2019, NOAA issued a 

notice (84 FR 61546) to clarify 

procedures for evaluating and updating 

a nomination as it approaches the fiveyear mark on the inventory of areas that 

could be considered for national marine 

sanctuary designation. The clarified 

procedure is intended to ensure the 

inventory contains nominations that 

remain relevant and responsive to the 

11 national significance criteria and 

management considerations. The 11 

criteria can be found at https://

nominate.noaa.gov. The process to 

update a nomination that is about to 

expire includes the following steps: 

1. ONMS notifies the nominating 

party prior to the five-year mark of the 

nominated area’s time on the inventory 

to give the nominator an opportunity to 

provide updates on the nominated 

area’s relevance to the 11 sanctuary 

nomination evaluation criteria. 

2. ONMS works with partners and the 

public to gather information on the 

nominated area’s relevance to the 11 

sanctuary nomination evaluation 

criteria. 

3. ONMS reviews the information 

received from the original nominating 

party, partners, the public, Indigenous 

communities, and other relevant sources 

to update any information on the 11 

criteria, assess the level of communitybased support for the nomination from 

a broad range of interests, and 

determine if that support has increased 

or decreased since the time of 

nomination. Based on this information, 

ONMS assesses if the nomination is still 

accurate and relevant. 

4. ONMS produces a report for the 

ONMS Director that presents an analysis 

of the information that has been 

collected, and recommends whether to 

maintain the nomination on the 

inventory, or remove it once the fiveyear mark is reached. 

On January 21, 2022, NOAA issued a 

request for public comments on the 

Hudson Canyon NMS nomination (87 

FR 3283). NOAA requested relevant 

information pertaining to the 11 

sanctuary nomination evaluation 

criteria for inclusion in the national 

inventory. Five public comment letters 

were submitted during this public 

comment process. The public comment 

letters can be found at regulations.gov 

(search for docket number NOAA–NOS– 

2022–0010). In analyzing these public 

comment letters, particular attention 

was given to new scientific information 

about the national significance of 

natural and cultural resources, increases 

or decreases in the threats to resources 

originally proposed for protection, and 

evolving management efforts or human 

uses in the proposed area. 

NOAA reviewed the information 

contained in the public comment letters 

and has determined that the new 

information shows that there are 

changes to the threats to the resources 

in Hudson Canyon, Hudson Canyon 

remains an area of national significance, 

the area has special cultural significance 

to the Indigenous people of the region, 

and the natural resources and ecological 

qualities continue to contribute to the 

biological productivity of the area. 

Therefore, this notice serves to inform 

the public of NOAA’s decision to extend 

the nomination of the Hudson Canyon 

NMS on the inventory for another fiveyear period. With this action, NOAA is 

not proposing to designate Hudson 

Canyon as a national marine sanctuary. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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Administration 

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North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of webconference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council)’s 

Executive Committee will hold a 

webconference March 14, 2022. 

DATES: The Executive Committee will 

begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 14, 

2022, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alaska 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be by 

webconference. Join online through the 

link at https://meetings.npfmc.org/ 

Meeting/Details/2857. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting via 

webconference are given under 

Connection Information, below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Evans, Council staff; email: 

diana.evans@noaa.gov, telephone: (907) 

271–2809. For technical support please 

contact our administrative staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Monday, March 14, 2022 

The Executive Committee and AP and 

SSC leadership will review a staff paper 

on reflections on the Council process 

and Ideas for Change, and develop 

recommendations for the Council. The 

Agenda is subject to change, and the 

latest version will be posted at https:// 

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

2857 prior to the meeting, along with 

meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/2857. For technical support 

please contact our administrative staff, 

email: npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically through the links at 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/2857 by 5 p.m. Alaska time, 

March 13, 2022. The Committee will 

also hear oral testimony, sign-up 

information will be posted at https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

2857. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: February 23, 2022. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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