49520 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 169 / Friday, September 3, 2021 / Notices 

make. NOAA will generally not 

consider comments, or comment 

contents, located outside of the primary 

submission sites or addresses (i.e., those 

posted on the web, cloud, or other filesharing system). Please note, the public 

hearings will not be audio or video 

recorded. 

Closed captioning will be provided 

for those who attend the public hearings 

online via WebEx: https://

uconnvtc.webex.com/meet/ctnerr. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erica Seiden, Stewardship Division (N/ 

OCM6), Office for Coastal Management, 

NOS, NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; ATTN: 

CT NERR; phone: (240) 533–0781; or 

email: erica.seiden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Estuarine Research Reserve 

System (NERRS) is a federal-state 

partnership administered by NOAA. 

The NERRS protects more than 1.3 

million acres of estuarine habitat for 

long-term research, monitoring, 

education, and stewardship throughout 

the coastal United States. Established by 

the CZMA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1451 

et seq.), each reserve is managed by a 

lead state agency or university, with 

input from local partners. NOAA 

provides funding and national 

programmatic guidance to the NERRS. 

NOAA received the State of 

Connecticut’s nomination of the 

proposed Connecticut NERR site on 

January 3, 2019. NOAA evaluated the 

nomination package and found that the 

proposed site met the reserve system 

requirements for designation. (See 16 

U.S.C. 1461(b).) Accordingly, NOAA 

informed the State of Connecticut on 

September 27, 2019, that it was 

accepting the nomination and that the 

next step would be to prepare a DEIS 

and DMP. (See 15 CFR 921.13.) 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act’s (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508) require agencies to provide 

public notice of the availability of 

environmental documents, including 

environmental impact statements (40 

CFR 1506.6). Similarly, the CZMA’s 

implementing regulations for the 

NERRS require NOAA to provide notice 

in the Federal Register of the 

availability of the DEIS and the 

associated public hearing(s) (15 CFR 

921.13). This notice is part of NOAA’s 

action to comply with these 

requirements. 

The CT NERR DEIS considers the 

human and environmental 

consequences of designating the 

nominated site, plus four alternative 

sites: (1) The Connecticut River site; (2) 

the Lower Connecticut River site; (3) the 

revised nominated site; and (4) the no 

action alternative. The DMP sets a 

course for operating the proposed CT 

NERR should it be designated, and 

includes plans for administration, 

research, education, facilities, and 

management of the proposed site. (See 

15 CFR 921.13.) 

For more detailed information on the 

site selection process and the proposed 

site, see the Connecticut Department of 

Energy and Environmental Protection’s 

Connecticut National Estuarine 

Research Reserve website: https://

portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Coastal-Resources/ 

NERR/NERR-Home-Page. 

Keelin Kuipers, 

Deputy Director, Office for Coastal 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18874 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB343] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings; Correction 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of correction of public 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold meetings of the following: Snapper 

Grouper Committee; Dolphin Wahoo 

Committee; Mackerel Cobia Committee; 

and Habitat and Ecosystem-Based 

Management 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 1 p.m. on Monday, September 

13, 2021, until 12 p.m. on Friday, 

September 17, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held via webinar. 

Registration is required. Details are 

included in 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: The 

original notice published in the Federal 

Register on August 23, 2021 (86 FR 

47063). Due to the ongoing COVID–19 

situation and increasing transmission 

rates in the region, the September 13– 

17, 2021 meeting of the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council will be 

held via webinar. The meeting was 

originally scheduled to take place in 

person in Charleston, SC. 

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. 

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

Dated: August 30, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19023 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB378] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of web conference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Partial 

Coverage Fishery Monitoring Advisory 

Committee (PCFMAC) will meet 

September 17, 2021. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, September 17, 2021, from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Alaska Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web 

conference. Join online through the link 

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

Details/2374. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting are given 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Cleaver, Council staff; phone: (907) 271– 

2809 and email: sara.cleaver@noaa.gov. 

For technical support, please contact 

administrative Council staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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