Notice2022-11048
NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Regional Action Plans (2022-2024)
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May 23, 2022
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Abstract
NMFS is extending the comment period for the Notice of Availability of Draft Climate Regional Action Plans. We, NMFS, are soliciting review and comment from the public and all interested parties, and will consider all substantive comments received during the review period before publishing final Climate Regional Action Plans. Comments are invited on: (a) The clarity of the goals and activities in the plans, (b) how to strengthen the proposed Plans and activities; (c) what additional goals and activities need to be addressed. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be provided to the Regional Action Plan Teams for consideration in development of the final plans. To review the draft regional plans, visit: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/climate/climate-science-strategy- regional-action-plans.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31215-31216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11048]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XC050]
NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Regional Action Plans (2022-2024)
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice, extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: NMFS is extending the comment period for the Notice of
Availability of Draft Climate Regional Action Plans. We, NMFS, are
soliciting review and comment from the public and all interested
parties, and will consider all substantive comments received during the
review period before publishing final Climate Regional Action Plans.
Comments are invited on: (a) The clarity of the goals and activities in
the plans, (b) how to strengthen the proposed Plans and activities; (c)
what additional goals and activities need to be addressed. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will be provided to the Regional
Action Plan Teams for consideration in development of the final plans.
To review the draft regional plans, visit: <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/climate/climate-science-strategy-regional-action-plans">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/climate/climate-science-strategy-regional-action-plans</a>.
DATES: The original NoA issued on 22 April 2022 (87 FR 24099) provided
a comment period ending on 02 June 2022. The comment period is now
being extended and will close 29 July 2022. Comments received after
this date may not be accepted. Comments received prior to this
announcement do not need to be resubmitted as a result of the extension
of the comment period.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted on the NOAA Fisheries Draft
Climate Regional Action Plans by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
1. Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> and enter NOAA-NMFS-2022-0007 in the
search box.
2. Click the ``Comment'' icon
3. Enter or attach your comments.
<bullet> Mail: Submit written comments to Roger Griffis, NMFS/
Office of Science and Technology, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Include on the envelope the following identifier
``Draft Climate Regional Action Plans Comments.''
<bullet> Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any
other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment
period, may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are part
of the public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
The NOAA Fisheries Draft Climate Regional Action Plans are
available online at <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/climate/climate-science-strategy-regional-action-plans">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/climate/climate-science-strategy-regional-action-plans</a> or upon request from the
NMFS Office of Science and Technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Griffis, (301)-980-4694,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe1e2e9fc81fdeeffccc0c2c2cac1dbdcefc1c0cece81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3876757e6b166a79685b5755555d564c4b7856575959165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The NOAA Fisheries Climate Science Strategy, released in August of
2015 and available at <a href="https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/climate-change">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/climate-change</a>, responded to the growing demand from fisheries and other
decision makers for better information about what's changing, what's at
risk and how to respond to changing climate and ocean conditions. The
Climate Science Strategy identified seven key objectives to produce and
deliver the climate-related information to meet these needs and fulfill
NMFS mandates in a changing climate. The Climate Science
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Strategy provided a national framework designed to be customized and
implemented in each region through Regional Action Plans.
In 2016 NMFS created the first Regional Action Plans in
collaboration with Fishery Management Councils and many other partners
to identify the strengths, weaknesses, priorities, and specific actions
to implement the Climate Science Strategy in the Northeast, Southeast,
Pacific Islands, West Coast and Alaska Regions. While some impacts of
changing climate and oceans on living marine resources are shared
across regions, each region has a unique combination of climate-related
challenges, capabilities, and information requirements needed to
implement the Strategy.
The Climate Science Regional Action Plans are cross-agency,
coordinated efforts to increase implementation of the Climate Science
Strategy in each region, and include goals and actions to help track
changing marine ecosystem conditions, assess risks, provide early
warnings and longer-term projections, and evaluate management
strategies under changing conditions.
Development of the Draft Regional Action Plans
In 2021 NMFS conducted an assessment of progress to implement the
Climate Science Strategy during 2016-2020 including efforts under the
first Regional Action Plans. This 5 year Progress Report (<a href="https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/tech-memo/noaa-fisheries-climate-science-strategy-five-year-progress-report">https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/content/tech-memo/noaa-fisheries-climate-science-strategy-five-year-progress-report</a>) provides useful information for
development of updated Regional Action Plans for 2022-2024. The draft
2022-2024 Regional Action Plans were developed by regional teams
consisting of NMFS personnel from Science Centers and Regional Offices.
The updated plans build upon previous efforts and identify proposed
actions over the next 3 years (2022-2024) to address key climate-
science needs in each region.
The goal of the draft Regional Action Plans is to continue to
increase the production, delivery and use of climate-related
information needed for fisheries management and protected species
conservation in each region. Each draft Regional Action Plan identifies
specific actions to implement the seven objectives of the NOAA
Fisheries Climate Science Strategy. The actions address key needs in
each region based on input from NMFS scientists, resource managers,
stakeholders and other sources. The draft Regional Action Plans include
actions to provide decision makers with better information on what's
changing, what's at risk and how different management strategies may
perform under changing climate and ocean conditions.
Some specific actions and products include:
Tracking change: Monitor and assess key indicators of ecosystem
conditions to better track and provide early warnings of changing
conditions.
Forecasting conditions: Research and modeling to understand the
mechanisms of change and provide near and longer term forecasts of
conditions.
Assessing risks: Assess the vulnerability of marine resources,
fisheries, fishing communities and other sectors that depend on marine
resources.
Evaluating best strategies: Identify alternative management
approaches and evaluate how they may perform under changing conditions
to identify best approaches for stewardship of the Nation's valuable
marine resources.
Public Comments Solicited
NMFS is committed to increasing the production, delivery, and use
of climate-related information to fulfill its living marine resource
stewardship mandates. NMFS works with and depends on many partners to
fulfill its science and information needs, including other government
agencies, academia, fisheries, and other organizations. As such, NMFS
is providing this opportunity for broad public review and comment on
the draft Climate Science Regional Action Plans.
Public comments are invited to help clarify and strengthen the
draft Regional Action Plans. Comments are invited on: (a) The clarity
of the goals and activities in the plans, (b) how to strengthen the
proposed Plans and activities; (c) what additional goals or activities
need to be addressed. Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be provided to the Regional Action Plan Teams for consideration in
development of the final Plans.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1881c, Fisheries Research Section 404(a) and
Executive Order 14008, Section 216(c).
Dated: May 18, 2022.
Evan Howell,
Director, Office of Science and Technology, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-11048 Filed 5-20-22; 8:45 am]
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