53636 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 174 / Friday, September 9, 2005 / Notices 

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Dated: August 31, 2005. 

William A. Jeffrey, 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 090605C] 

Climate Change Science Program 

(CCSP) Product Development 

Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 1.1 

AGENCY: Climate Change Science 

Program (CCSP), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; establishment of Climate 

Change Science Program (CCSP) 

Product Development Committee 

(CPDC) for Synthesis and Assessment 

Product 1.1 (CPDC–S&A 1.1). 

SUMMARY: Establishment of the CPDC–

S&A 1.1 will result in advice to the 

Secretary, through the Under Secretary 

of Commerce for Oceans and 

Atmosphere, on CCSP Topic 1.1: 

‘‘Temperature trends in the lower 

atmosphere—steps for understanding 

and reconciling differences.’’ This 

information will be used by NOAA to 

develop a final product in accordance 

with the Guidelines for Producing the 

CCSP Synthesis and Assessment 

Products. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

the establishment of this committee to 

Christopher D. Miller, Program 

Manager, NOAA/OAR/Office of Global 

Programs Climate Change Data and 

Detection Program Element, 1100 

Wayne Avenue, Suite 1210, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone 

301–427–2376, e-mail: 

Christopher.D.Miller@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary M. Glackin; telephone 301/713–

1632. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services 

Administration (GSA) rule of Federal 

Advisory Committee Management, 41 

CFR part 102–3, and after consultation 

with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce 

has determined that the establishment 

of the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) 

Product Development Committee 

(CPDC) for Synthesis and Assessment 

Product 1.1 (CPDC–S&A 1.1) is in the 

public interest, in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Department by law. The CPDC–S&A 1.1 

will consist of no more than 30 

members to be appointed by the Under 

Secretary to assure a balanced 

representation among preeminent 

scientists, educators, and experts 

reflecting the full scope of the scientific 

issues addressed in CCSP Synthesis and 

Assessment Product 1.1. The CPDC–

S&A 1.1 will function solely as an 

advisory body, and in compliance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. Its charter will be filed 

under the Act, 15 days from the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: September 6, 2005. 

Mary M. Glackin, 

Assistant Administrator for Program Planning 

and Integration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

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Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Essential Fish Habitat 

Components of Certain Fishery 

Management Plans 5-year Review; 

Supplemental Scoping Process 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Intent 

(NOI) to prepare a Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); 

notice of supplemental scoping process; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: On February 24, 2004, the 

New England Fishery Management 

Council (Council) in cooperation with 

NMFS announced its intent to prepare 

a programmatic EIS and Omnibus 

Amendment 2 to the Fishery 

Management Plans (FMPs) for Northeast 

Multispecies, Atlantic Sea Scallop, 

Monkfish, Atlantic Herring, Skates, 

Atlantic Salmon, and Red Crab. The 

purpose of this notification is to alert 

the interested public of the Council’s 

intent to complete Omnibus 

Amendment 2 in a two-phased 

approach. Phase 1 (Volume 1 of the EIS) 

would include a review and update of 

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 

designations and consideration of 

Habitat Areas of Particular Concern 

(HAPCs) (not including consideration of 

management measures or restrictions), 

an update of the prey species list, an 

update of non-fishing impacts, and an 

update of research and information 

needs. Phase 2 (Volume 2 of the EIS) 

would include reviewing and updating 

a gear effects evaluation and optimizing 

management measures for minimizing 

the adverse effects of fishing on EFH 

across all FMPs, including the potential 

consideration of management measures 

for HAPCs designated in Phase 1. 

During this scoping period, the Council 

and NMFS are seeking comments on the 

phased approach only. 

DATES: Written scoping comments must 

be received on or before 5 pm EST, 

October 11, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: comments@nefmc.org 

• Mail, Disk, or CD-Rom: Paul J. 

Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

50 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 

01950 

• Fax: (978) 465–3116 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, New England Council, (978) 

465–0492; Lou Chiarella, NMFS, (978) 

281–9277. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issues 

scoped under the NOI published 

February 24, 2004 (69 FR 8367) 

included: (1) the review and update of 

the description and identification of 

EFH; (2) the review and development of 

analytical tools used to analyze 

alternatives to minimize adverse effects 

of fishing on EFH; (3) the review and 

update of non-Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) fishery 

council management actions and fishing 

activities that may adversely affect EFH; 

(4) the review and update of non-fishing 

related activities that may adversely 

affect EFH; (5) the review and update of 

the cumulative impact analysis; (6) the 

review and update of conservation and 

enhancement recommendations; (7) the 

review and update of prey species 

information; the identification of new 

HAPCs; (8) the review and update of 

research and information needs 

including the consideration of 

Dedicated Habitat Research Areas 

(DHRA); and (9) the integration of 

alternatives to minimize any adverse 

effects of fishing on EFH across all 

FMPs principally managed by the