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spawned coho salmon are rescued, these 

fish may receive a floy tag for 

identification purposes in subsequent 

spawning ground surveys. Activities 

associated with rescue and relocation 

could occur anywhere within the 

coastal watersheds of the Santa Cruz 

Mountains including San Gregorio, 

Pescadero, Gazos, Waddell, Scott, San 

Vicente, Laguna, Liddell, Majors, San 

Lorenzo, Soquel, and Aptos watersheds. 

A summary of these components is 

provided as follows. 

Rescue-Relocation and ResearchMonitoring 

This component involves rescuing 

and relocating coho salmon and 

steelhead from stream sections 

experiencing natural dewatering during 

the dry season or prolonged periods of 

below average rainfall. Specific staff 

listed on the application from both 

NMFS and the California Department of 

Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will follow a 

predetermined communication and 

documentation protocol while 

implementing these relocation efforts. 

Standard scientific methods and 

equipment (e.g., backpackelectrofishing, nets, seines, portable air 

pumps, transport containers, water 

chillers, etc.) will be used during the 

capture and relocation of coho salmon 

and steelhead. Captured coho salmon 

and steelhead will be transported for 

release into habitats within the same 

watershed (when possible) that are 

likely to maintain adequate water and 

habitat quality through the remainder of 

the dry season. Because these are 

endangered and threatened populations 

with low abundance, relocating coho 

salmon and steelhead from sections of 

stream where they will likely perish is 

expected to benefit the survival of these 

individual fish and enhance the 

population. The proposed tagging and 

tissue collection are intended to provide 

information on the survival and early 

life history of rescued fish, 

contributions of rescued fish to 

subsequent adult returns, and 

information on the genetic diversity 

within basins, particularly where 

natural origin fish are present. 

Field activities for the various 

proposed enhancement components can 

occur year-round starting in June 2022 

through December 31, 2032. The annual 

sum of take requested across the various 

components of this effort is as follows: 

(1) Non-lethal capture and release of up 

to 1,000 juvenile natural origin coho 

salmon and 3,000 juvenile steelhead 

while electrofishing, seining, or dipnetting; (2) non-lethal capture and 

release of up to 1000 juvenile hatchery 

origin coho salmon, 500 juvenile natural 

origin coho salmon, and 1000 juvenile 

steelhead for the purpose of applying 

Passive Integrated Transponder-tags 

(PIT-tags) and collecting tissue samples; 

(3) non-lethal capture and release of up 

to 40 adult natural origin coho salmon 

and 60 adult hatchery origin coho 

salmon by beach seine for the purpose 

of applying PIT-tags, floy tags, and 

collecting tissue samples; (4) non-lethal 

capture and release of up to 150 adult 

steelhead by beach seine for the purpose 

of applying PIT-tags and collecting 

tissue samples; and (5) tissue collection 

from up to 250 adult natural origin coho 

salmon carcasses and 150 adult 

steelhead. The potential annual 

unintentional lethal coho salmon and 

steelhead take expected to result from 

the proposed enhancement activities is 

up to 75 juvenile natural origin coho 

salmon, 50 juvenile hatchery origin 

coho salmon, 200 juvenile steelhead, 2 

adult natural origin coho salmon, 3 

adult hatchery origin coho salmon, and 

7 adult steelhead. These estimates 

assume up to 5 percent incidental 

mortality rate. For research and 

monitoring, incidental mortality rates 

for capture and handling are generally 

less than or equal to 2 percent. 

However, in many cases fish targeted for 

rescue and relocation are located in 

isolated habitats and declining habitats 

with stressful environmental conditions, 

and therefore it is reasonable to assume 

a higher potential incidental mortality 

rate from capture and handling. Absent 

these rescue efforts, salmonids left in 

these declining environmental 

conditions are expected to die. 

This proposed scientific enhancement 

effort is expected to enhance survival 

and support coho salmon and steelhead 

recovery within the CCC ESU of coho 

salmon and CCC DPS of steelhead and 

is consistent with recommendations and 

objectives outlined in NMFS’ Central 

California Coast ESU Coho Salmon 

Recovery Plan and Coastal Multispecies 

Recovery Plan. See the Permit 26495 

application for greater details on the 

various components of this scientific 

enhancement effort including the 

specific scientific methods proposed 

and take allotments requested for each. 

Dated: May 26, 2022. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Call for Review Editor Nominations for 

the Fifth National Climate Assessment 

(NCA5) 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Request for public nominations. 

SUMMARY: NOAA, on behalf of USGCRP, 

is soliciting nominations for Review 

Editors for the Fifth National Climate 

Assessment (NCA5). Refer to the NCA5 

Draft Prospectus (presented in a 

previous Federal Register Notice and 

accessible via www.globalchange.gov/ 

notices and the USGCRP website 

(www.globalchange.gov/nca5) for 

further information on the scope, topics, 

and overarching themes for the report. 

NCA5 will adhere to the Global 

Change Research Act (GCRA), 

Information Quality Act, and Evidence 

Act requirements for quality, 

transparency, and accessibility as 

appropriate for a Highly Influential 

Scientific Assessment. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted via the web address specified 

below https://

contribute.globalchange.gov/ and must 

be received by 30 days after publication 

of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations for Review 

Editors must be submitted electronically 

via a web form accessible via https://

contribute.globalchange.gov/. Nominees 

are asked to identify their areas of 

expertise based on NCA5’s covered 

topics (see NCA5 Table of Contents 

below). A CV/resume of no more than 

4 pages should be included for optimal 

consideration. Nominees will also be 

asked to select all NCA5 chapters for 

which they seek consideration for 

selection. 

Instructions: Response to this notice 

is voluntary. Responses to this notice 

may be used by the government for 

program planning on a non-attribution 

basis. NOAA therefore requests that no 

business proprietary information or 

copyrighted information be submitted in 

response to this notice. Please note that 

the U.S. Government will not pay for 

response preparation, or for the use of 

any information contained in the 

response. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Avery, (202) 419–3474, cavery@

usgcrp.gov, U.S. Global Change 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background information and additional 

details on NCA5 can be found at https:// 

www.globalchange.gov/nca5. 

This notice seeks nominations for 

NCA5 Review Editors with pertinent 

subject matter expertise and scientific 

background. The Review Editor serves a 

critical role on the NCA, ensuring that 

each public and peer review comment 

has been considered by the author team. 

Review Editors do not provide 

additional comments on assigned draft 

chapters; rather they attest that the 

annotation is sufficiently responsive to 

the comment and indicates any revision 

made to the chapter(s), including the 

scientific or logical rationale for said 

action. 

Specifically, the Review Editor is 

charged with: 

(a) Ensuring all substantive comments 

submitted during multiple Public 

Comment Periods and via a National 

Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 

and Medicine panel review are 

appropriately addressed by authors, and 

that agreed-upon changes to the chapter 

are reflected in the draft text of the 

chapter; 

(b) advising Chapter Leads how to 

manage conflicting comments or 

contentious issues, as well as 

supporting discussions between Chapter 

Leads, Chapter Authors, and 

Coordinating Lead Authors on how best 

to consider and incorporate reviewer’s 

feedback into the chapter; and 

(c) submitting all necessary materials 

confirming execution of the above 

charges. 

Potential nominees should be 

technical experts with climate-related 

proficiency in at least one of the regions, 

sectors, or responses topics outlined in 

the NCA5 Table of Contents (accessible 

via http://www.globalchange.gov/nca5. 

Nominees must have demonstrated 

expertise such that the nominees could 

contribute to the development of a 

robust scientific, technical assessment 

as subject matter experts in one or more 

of the topics listed. 

Responses to this request for 

nominations for Review Editors must be 

submitted by 30 days after publication 

of this FRN. Users can access the 

nominations form via https://

contribute.globalchange.gov/. Interested 

persons may nominate themselves or 

third parties, and may nominate more 

than one person. Each nomination must 

include: 

(1) The nominee’s full name, title, 

institutional affiliation, and contact 

information; 

(2) the desired chapter(s) the nominee 

wishes to serve as Review Editor on (i.e., 

area(s) of expertise); and 

(3) a short description of his/her 

qualifications relative to contributing to 

the report. Nominees are encouraged to 

submit a CV of no more than 4 pages for 

optimal consideration. 

More information on the function of 

Review Editors, the tasks (including 

reporting) expected of them, as well as 

the tentative dates of commitment can 

be found at https://

contribute.globalchange.gov. 

Report Table of Contents 

The full list of NCA5 chapters is 

below and can also be found https://

www.globalchange.gov/nca5. Chapter 

titles reflect the target topics or regions 

for the chapters. Final titles for the 

chapter may evolve as authors assess 

published literature. 

Introduction and Summary 

1. Overview 

Physical Sciences 

2. Climate Trends 

3. Earth Systems Processes 

National Topics 

4. Water 

5. Energy 

6. Land Cover & Land-Use Change 

7. Forests 

8. Ecosystems 

9. Coastal Effects 

10. Oceans 

11. Agriculture, Food Systems, and 

Rural Communities 

12. Built Environment 

13. Transportation 

14. Air Quality 

15. Human Health 

16. Tribes & Indigenous Peoples 

17. U.S. International Interests 

18. Complex Systems 

19. Economics 

20. Human Social Systems 

Regions 

21. Northeast 

22. Southeast 

23. U.S. Caribbean 

24. Midwest 

25. Northern Great Plains 

26. Southern Great Plains 

27. Northwest 

28. Southwest 

29. Alaska 

30. Hawai’i & U.S.-Affiliated Pacific 

Islands 

Response 

31. Adaptation 

32. Mitigation 

Appendices 

A1. Report Development Process 

A2. Information Quality 

A3. Data Tools 

A4. Indicators 

David Holst, 

Chief Financial Officer Administrative 

Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC059] 

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 

Management Act Provisions; General 

Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; 

Application for Exempted Fishing 

Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has 

made a preliminary determination that 

an Exempted Fishing Permit application 

contains all of the required information 

and warrants further consideration. The 

Exempted Fishing Permit would allow 

commercial fishing vessels to fish 

outside fishery regulations in support of 

research conducted by the applicant. 

Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and the Atlantic 

Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 

Management Act require publication of 

this notification to provide interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

applications for proposed Exempted 

Fishing Permits. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by the following method: 

• Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line ‘‘NEFSC OnDemand Gear EFP.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Deighan, Fishery Management 

Specialist, Laura.Deighan@noaa.gov, 

(978) 281–9184. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center submitted a complete application 

for an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) to 

conduct commercial fishing activities 

that the regulations would otherwise 

restrict to expand trials of on-demand 

fishing gear that uses one or no surface 

buoys and to test the ability of gear 


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