Notice2021-24998
Review of Nomination for St. George Unangan Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
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November 17, 2021
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Abstract
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is requesting written comments to facilitate ONMS' review of the nomination for St. George Unangan Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (NMS) at the five- year interval. In particular, NOAA is requesting relevant information as it pertains to its 11 evaluation criteria for inclusion in the inventory. In this five-year review, NOAA will pay particular attention to any new information about the significance of the area's natural or cultural resources, changes to any threats to these resources, and any updates to the management framework of the area. NOAA has provided the original nominating party, the City of St. George, an opportunity to share its views on these same questions. Following this information gathering and internal analysis, NOAA will make a final determination on whether or not the St. George Unangan Heritage NMS nomination will remain in the inventory for another five year period.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64190-64191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24998]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Review of Nomination for St. George Unangan Heritage National
Marine Sanctuary
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice; request for written comments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is requesting
written comments to facilitate ONMS' review of the nomination for St.
George Unangan Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (NMS) at the five-
year interval. In particular, NOAA is requesting relevant information
as it pertains to its 11 evaluation criteria for inclusion in the
inventory. In this five-year review, NOAA will pay particular attention
to any new information about the significance of the area's natural or
cultural resources, changes to any threats to these resources, and any
updates to the management framework of the area. NOAA has provided the
original nominating party, the City of St. George, an opportunity to
share its views on these same questions. Following this information
gathering and internal analysis, NOAA will make a final determination
on whether or not the St. George Unangan Heritage NMS nomination will
remain in the inventory for another five year period.
DATES: Written comments must be received by December 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Submit electronic comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal and
search for Docket Number NOAA-NOS-2021-0094.
<bullet> Mail: Paul E. Michel, Regional Policy Coordinator, NOAA
Sanctuaries West Coast Region, 99 Pacific Street, Bldg. 100F, Monterey,
CA 93940.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0a091859cdebd999398959cb09e9f9191de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97c7f6e2fbb9dafef4fff2fbd7f9f8f6f6b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Phone: 831-241-4217.
Instructions: All comments received are a part of the public
record. All personal identifying information (for example, name and
address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or
otherwise sensitive or protected information. NOAA will accept
anonymous comments (enter N/A in the required fields to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Michel, Regional Policy
Coordinator, NOAA Sanctuaries West Coast Region, 99 Pacific Street,
Bldg. 100F, Monterey, CA 93940, or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c696a7b3aae88bafa5aea3aa86a8a9a7a7e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f1f2e3a236102262c272a230f21202e2e61282039">[email protected]</span></a>, or 831-241-
4217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background Information
In 2014, NOAA issued a final rule establishing the sanctuary
nomination process (SNP), which details how communities may submit
nominations to NOAA for consideration of national marine sanctuary
designation (79 FR 33851). NOAA moves successful nominations to an
inventory of areas that could be considered for national marine
sanctuary designation. The final rule establishing the SNP included a
five-year limit on any nomination added to the inventory that NOAA does
not advance for designation.
In November 2019, NOAA issued a Federal Register notice (84 FR
61546) to clarify procedures for evaluating and updating a nomination
as it approaches the five-year mark on the inventory of areas that
could be considered for national marine sanctuary designation. This
notice explained that if a nomination remains responsive to the
evaluation criteria for inclusion on the inventory, it may be
appropriate to allow the nomination to remain on the inventory for
another five years. The notice also established a process for NOAA to
consider the continuing viability of nominations nearing the five-year
expiration mark.
The nomination for St. George Unangan Heritage NMS was accepted to
the national inventory on January 27, 2017, and is therefore scheduled
to expire on January 27, 2022. The full nomination can be found at
<a href="https://nominate.noaa.gov/nominations/">https://nominate.noaa.gov/nominations/</a>.
NOAA is not proposing to designate the St. George Unangan Heritage
NMS with this action. Instead, NOAA is seeking public comment on ONMS'
five-year review of the nomination for St. George Unangan Heritage NMS.
Accordingly, written comments submitted as part of this request should
not focus on whether NOAA should initiate the designation process for a
St. George Unangan Heritage NMS. Rather, comments should address the
relevance of the nomination towards NOAA's 11 evaluation criteria and
any new information NOAA should consider about the nominated area
(these criteria are detailed at <a href="https://nominate.noaa.gov/guide.html">https://nominate.noaa.gov/guide.html</a>).
Comments that do not pertain to the evaluation criteria, or present new
information on the St. George Unangan Heritage NMS nomination, will not
be considered in NOAA's decision on whether to retain this nomination
in the inventory.
Whether removing or maintaining the nomination for St. George
Unangan Heritage NMS, NOAA would follow the same procedure for
notifying the public as was followed when the nomination was submitted,
including a letter to the nominator, a notice in the Federal Register,
and posting information on ``<a href="http://nominate.noaa.gov">nominate.noaa.gov</a>''.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.)
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-24998 Filed 11-16-21; 8:45 am]
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