33128 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 105 / Wednesday, June 1, 2022 / Notices 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

NMFS will use a combination of best 

available scientific information and 

public engagement to evaluate and 

consider identifying areas that may be 

environmentally, socially, and 

economically suitable for commercial 

aquaculture as AOAs. Geographic areas 

proposed as AOAs will be described in 

the draft and final PEIS along with the 

no action alternative. Selection of AOAs 

will follow evaluation in the draft and 

final PEIS with the agency’s issuance of 

a ROD explaining the factors considered 

in making the final decision. The 

identification of an AOA in the ROD is 

not a regulatory action and does not 

bind NMFS or the cooperating agencies 

to take any specific action related to an 

AOA. 

No specific aquaculture projects are 

being proposed or will be permitted 

through the PEIS. The analysis 

presented in the draft and final PEIS 

and the identification of AOAs in the 

ROD will serve to guide and inform 

future decision-making (e.g., 

environmental review and permitting 

processes) if and when specific 

proposals to conduct aquaculture 

operations are proposed within these 

areas. 

Future aquaculture operations 

proposed within an AOA would be 

required to comply with all applicable 

Federal and state laws and regulations, 

including but not limited to the Clean 

Water Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, 

Endangered Species Act, the MagnusonStevens Act, Marine Mammal Protection 

Act, National Historic Preservation Act, 

and National Marine Sanctuaries Act. 

Compliance may include Endangered 

Species Act and essential fish habitat 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) consultations, 

and Marine Mammal Protection Act 

authorizations. Additional NEPA 

analysis may be required as part of 

permitting and authorization processes. 

Cooperating agencies may adopt the 

PEIS and utilize the information in their 

permitting decisions. 

Identifying AOAs is an opportunity 

for NMFS to use best available sciencebased guidance on sustainable 

aquaculture management, meaningfully 

take into account the views of the public 

and stakeholders, and support the 

‘‘triple bottom line’’ of environmental, 

economic, and social sustainability. 

(Authority: Executive Order on Promoting 

American Seafood Competitiveness and 

Economic Growth, E.O. 13921) 

Dated: May 13, 2022. 

Danielle Blacklock, 

Director, Office of Aquaculture, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11564 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC055] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: NMFS is notifying the public of 

the issuance of a permit for 

implementation of the Rescue and 

Rearing Management Plan (RRMP) for 

Petaluma River Steelhead. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has issued a permit pursuant to 

Section 10 of the Endangered Species 

Act (ESA) for the implementation of the 

RRMP by the United Anglers of Casa 

Grande (UACG). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jodi 

Charrier, Santa Rosa, California (ph.: 

707–575–6069; email: jodi.charrier@

noaa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ESA-Listed Species Covered in This 

Notice 

• Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)— 

Central California Coast (CCC) distinct 

population segment (DPS) 

Discussion of the Biological Analysis 

Underlying Permit Issuance 

NMFS has issued a permit for UACG 

to implement the RRMP, which is 

intended to increase adult CCC 

steelhead DPS abundance in the 

Petaluma River Watershed. Fish rearing 

will occur at the UACG Hatchery and 

will be run by Casa Grande High School 

located in Petaluma, California. The 

RRMP has two main components: (1) 

Rescue and translocate wild steelhead 

from drying stream reaches; and (2) 

captively rear wild fry at the UACG 

Hatchery to be released as smolts into 

natal tributaries. There is no spawning 

of steelhead at the Hatchery. These 

management actions should result in 

higher survival rates; thereby increasing 

the abundance of the population over 

time. 

The program uses natural-origin fish, 

and the permit for this program is 

issued under ESA section 10(a)(1)(A). 

Description of the programs was 

provided in the RRMP submitted by the 

UACG. NMFS has analyzed the effects 

of the RRMP on CCC DPS steelhead 

listed under the ESA, and has 

concluded that the program is not likely 

to jeopardize the continued existence of 

CCC steelhead or destroy or adversely 

modify its designated critical habitat. 

Authorization of the activities is 

contingent upon implementation of all 

of the monitoring, evaluation, reporting 

tasks or assignments, and enforcement 

activities included in the permit. 

Summary of Comments Received on the 

RRMP 

NMFS made the permit application 

available for public comment on 

February 16, 2022 (87 FR 8787) for 30 

days, as required by the ESA. No 

comments were received. 

Dated: May 26, 2022. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11754 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC073] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s Summer 

Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 

Advisory Panel will hold a public 

meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer 

Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass 

Advisory Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, June 16, 2022, from 2 p.m. to 

5 p.m. EDT. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Webinar connection, 

agenda items, and any additional 

information will be available at 

www.mafmc.org/council-events. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their 

website at www.mafmc.org. 


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