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cost is provided for an initial 20-year 

period. Projections of when certain 

actions could occur are provided based 

on five year increments. Assuming all 

recovery actions are implemented, the 

cost of the first 20 years of recovery is 

approximately $236 million. Given a 

generation time for sDPS green sturgeon 

of approximately 22 years, a substantial 

increase in adult abundance in response 

to habitat-based recovery actions may 

not be observed for 66–88 years. 

Additional funds will thus likely be 

needed to monitor adult abundance 

after the first 20 years, with a total 

added projected cost of $25–40 million. 

Many of the most costly recovery 

actions (e.g., barrier removal, increased 

enforcement, addressing entrainment at 

diversions) have multi-species benefits 

and may be covered under recovery 

efforts for other species. For example, 

the recovery plan for ESA-listed Central 

Valley salmonids (NMFS 2014b) 

includes recovery actions designed to 

improve watershed-wide processes that 

will likely benefit sDPS green sturgeon 

by restoring natural ecosystem 

functions. Specific actions to improve 

delta habitat, remove barriers, and 

reduce entrainment could aid in the 

recovery of sDPS green sturgeon and 

reduce the recovery plan cost by $17 

million. 

We are unable to quantify the 

economic benefits of sDPS green 

sturgeon recovery actions, but full 

recovery or delisting will provide 

multiple benefits to the ecosystem and 

economy. Delisting of the sDPS will 

enhance fishing opportunities by lifting 

fisheries restrictions aimed at reducing 

direct or incidental sDPS mortality. The 

ESA regulatory burden will also be 

eased for fisheries, water resource, 

industrial, and commercial activities. 

Accomplishing the habitat restoration 

measures will also result in more 

functional ecosystems that support 

other economic activities and contribute 

to delisting of other species. 

References Cited 

The complete citations for the 

references used in this document can be 

obtained by contacting NMFS (see 

ADDRESSES and FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) or online at: 

http://

www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

protected_species/green_sturgeon/ 

green_sturgeon_pg.html. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: January 4, 2018. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System 

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, 

National Ocean Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public comment 

period for the Jacques Cousteau 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

Management Plan revision. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nina Garfield at (240) 533–0817 or Kim 

Texeira at (240) 533–0781 of NOAA’s 

Office for Coastal Management, 1305 

East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th 

floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: Notice is 

hereby given that the Office for Coastal 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce is announcing a thirty-day 

public comment period for the Jacques 

Cousteau National Estuarine Research 

Reserve Management Plan revision. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), the 

revised plan will bring the reserve into 

compliance. The Jacques Cousteau 

Reserve revised plan will replace the 

plan approved in 2009. 

The revised management plan 

outlines the administrative structure; 

the research/monitoring, stewardship, 

education, and training programs and 

priorities of the reserve; plans for a 

proposed future boundary expansion 

through inclusion of past and future 

land acquisition; and facility 

development priorities to support 

reserve operations. 

The Jacques Cousteau Reserve takes 

an integrated approach to management, 

linking research and education, coastal 

training, and stewardship functions. 

The Rutgers University has outlined 

how it will administer the reserve and 

its core programs by providing detailed 

actions that will enable it to accomplish 

specific goals and objectives. Since the 

last management plan, the reserve has: 

Provided technical expertise to coastal 

communities to reduce risks to natural 

hazards; expanded monitoring 

programs; installed a sentinel site for 

monitoring marsh ecosystem response 

to sea level rise; upgraded exhibits; 

conducted training workshops; 

implemented K–12 education programs; 

purchased a marsh; installed a trail; and 

promoted reclamation of ghost crab 

pots. 

The total number of acres within the 

boundary is 116,116 acres, which is a 

modification of the original 114,665 

acres identified in the previous 

management plan. The revised acreage 

is a result of updated mapping 

techniques rather than a boundary 

expansion resulting from inclusion of 

new habitats. The revised management 

plan will serve as the guiding document 

for the Jacques Cousteau Reserve for the 

next five years. 

NOAA’s Office Coastal Management 

will be conducting an environmental 

analysis in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act on 

the proposed approval of the Reserve’s 

revised management plan. The public is 

invited to provide comment or 

information about any potential 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action, and these comments will be used 

to inform the decision making process. 

View the Jacques Cousteau Reserve 

Management Plan revision at (https://

jcnerr.org/JCNERR_MNGMTPLAN_

2018to2023.pdf) and provide comments 

to the Reserve’s Assistant Manager, Lisa 

Auermuller (auermull@

marine.rutgers.edu). 

Keelin Kuipers, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal 

Management National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: Monday, January 8, 

2018; 1:00 p.m.* 

PLACE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda 

Towers, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Closed 

to the Public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance 

Matter: The Commission staff will brief 

the Commission on the status of a 

compliance matter. 


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