35072 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 124 / Thursday, July 1, 2021 / Notices 

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This notice of initiation is being 

published in accordance with section 

751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c). 

Dated: June 16, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14111 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Draft Revised Management Plan for the 

Mission-Aransas National Estuarine 

Research Reserve 

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management 

(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Request for comments on draft 

revised management plan. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is 

soliciting comments from the public 

regarding a proposed revision of the 

management plan for the MissionAransas National Estuarine Research 

Reserve. The management plan provides 

a framework for the direction and 

timing of a reserve’s programs; allows 

reserve managers to assess a reserve’s 

success in meeting its goals and to 

identify any necessary changes in 

direction; and is used to guide 

programmatic evaluations of the reserve. 

Plan revisions are required of each 

reserve in the National Estuarine 

Research Reserve System at least every 

five years. This revised plan is intended 

to replace the plan approved in 2015. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 2, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments by email to 

matt.chasse@noaa.gov and 

jace.tunnell@austin.utexas.edu. Include 

‘‘Comments on draft Mission-Aransas 

Management Plan’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

Instructions: The draft revised 

management plan can be downloaded or 

viewed at: http://missionaransas.org/ 

about/management-plan. The document 

is also available by sending a written 

request to the point of contact identified 

below under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Chasse, NOAA Office for Coastal 

Management, matt.chasse@noaa.gov, or 

410–570–1020. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state 

must revise the management plan for 

the research reserve at least every five 

years. If approved by NOAA, the 

Mission-Aransas Reserve’s revised plan 

will replace the plan previously 

approved in 2015. 

The draft revised management plan 

outlines strategic goals and objectives 

and the administrative structure, as well 

as programs or plans for conducting 

research and environmental monitoring, 

education, and training; volunteer 

management, communications, and 

resource protection; public access and 

visitor use; restoration and resource 

manipulation; and considerations for 

future land acquisition and facility 

development to support reserve 

operations. 

In particular, this draft plan describes 

how reserve programs will address 

specific goals. These goals include the 

advancement and dissemination of 

scientific knowledge about Texas 

coastal ecosystems; increasing the 

understanding, appreciation, and 

stewardship of coastal ecosystems; the 

conservation, protection, and restoration 

of Texas coastal habitats and wildlife; 

establishing and nurturing partnerships 

to promote and advance coastal 

research, management, and community 

resiliency and literacy; recognition of 

staff and volunteer contributions; and 

maintaining strong facilities that build 

capacity and enrich programs. 

The revised management plan builds 

upon past successes and 

accomplishments and is designed to 

address specific priority coastal 

management issues. The priority issues 

for research and monitoring include 

marine debris, industrial growth 

impacts, eDNA, freshwater inflow, 

biological monitoring, and sea level rise 

and coastal subsidence. For education 

and training, priorities to be addressed 

include connecting children and nature; 

outdoor education programming, 

climate change and its effects on coastal 

environments; coastal ecology and 

habitat diversity; marine debris and its 

impacts on the coastal environment; and 

stewardship of estuarine and coastal 

resources. These issues align with the 

2017–2022 National Estuarine Research 

Reserve System’s strategic plan. 

Since its inception, this reserve has 

engaged in strategic partnerships with 

its land managing partners and others 

based on mutual interests. These 

partnerships are expected to be 

maintained or expanded through the 

revised management plan including 

reserve administration of the Amos 

Rehabilitation Keep (ARK), providing 

animal rehabilitation services for 

species endemic to the estuary. The 

reserve is also planning to maintain and 

improve reserve facilities including 

Fennessey Ranch, the Bay Education 

Center, the ARK, and the Patton Marine 

Science Education Center. Additionally, 

no boundaries changes are incorporated 

into the revised management plan. The 

revised management plan, once 

approved, would serve as the guiding 

document for the 186,189-acre research 

reserve for the next five years. 

NOAA’s Office for Coastal 

Management analyzes the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

approval of this draft revised 

management plan in accordance with 

section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), and the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations for Implementing the 

Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

1500–1508). The public is invited to 

comment on the draft revised 

management plan. NOAA will take 

these comments into consideration in 

deciding whether to approve the draft 

revised management plan in whole or in 

part. 

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–XB204] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 25761 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

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Stephens Avenue, Bristol, BS1 1YL, 

United Kingdom, (Responsible Party: 

Tina Razdan), has applied in due form 

for a permit to conduct commercial or 

educational photography on pinnipeds. 


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