Notice2022-24742
Notice of Availability for Public Comments of the National Sea Grant Office
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Published
November 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
NOAA has prepared a draft programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) for NOAA's proposal to fund aquaculture research and development projects through existing federal financial assistance award programs. We are making the programmatic environmental assessment available to the public for review and comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 68441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24742]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Availability for Public Comments of the National Sea
Grant Office
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability for public comments.
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SUMMARY: NOAA has prepared a draft programmatic environmental
assessment (PEA) for NOAA's proposal to fund aquaculture research and
development projects through existing federal financial assistance
award programs. We are making the programmatic environmental assessment
available to the public for review and comment.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 18,
2022.
ADDRESSES: The Draft PEA may be downloaded or viewed at: <a href="https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Our-Work/Aquaculture">https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Our-Work/Aquaculture</a>. You are encouraged to use the
comment form spreadsheet provided on the same website to submit your
comments. However, comments will also be accepted in word, pdf, or
email body. Please submit public comments via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0afa1b2eeb3a7eda6a5a5a4a2a1a3ab80aeafa1a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f996988bd78a9ed49f9c9c9d9b989a92b997969898d79e968f">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject line ``Public Comment on Draft PEA
Aquaculture Research and Development.'' No business proprietary
information, copyrighted information, or personally identifiable
information should be submitted in response to this request. Please be
aware that comments submitted may be posted on a federal website or
otherwise released publicly. Clearly indicate which section, page
number, and line number, if applicable, submitted comments pertain to.
All comments must be provided in English. 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: Dr. Rebecca Briggs, Scientific Program
Manager, National Sea Grant Office (Phone Number: (302) 927-2351)
(Email:<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bf9eee9eee8e8eaa5e9f9e2ececf8cbe5e4eaeaa5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea988f888f89898bc48898838d8d99aa84858b8bc48d859c">[email protected]</span></a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Programmatic Environmental Assessment
(PEA) serves as a framework to analyze the potential impacts on the
natural and human environment from aquaculture research and development
projects funded by federal financial assistance award programs in the
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) and the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The overall goal of NOAA's aquaculture
research and development federal financial assistance award programs is
to provide opportunities to public, private, and tribal entities to
obtain scientific knowledge that will inform NOAA's regulatory and
resource management decisions and foster innovative and sustainable
approaches to aquaculture that will benefit NOAA's trust resources.
NOAA proposes to further these efforts in domestic marine and
freshwater aquaculture research and development in accordance with the
statutory authorities described in this PEA. Existing federal financial
assistance award programs for aquaculture research and development
projects that are discussed in this PEA include: The National Sea Grant
College Program (Sea Grant), the Small Business Innovation Research
Program (SBIR) and programs administered by the Office of Aquaculture
(OAQ).
Projects analyzed as part of this PEA are broadly described as
falling under one of the following five main research and development
categories: outreach, education, and planning; data analysis and social
science research; laboratory and rearing science and research on
finfish and shellfish; field research and assessments; and, shellfish
aquaculture restoration. Aquaculture research and development federal
awards are needed to gain scientific knowledge and develop a trained
workforce to address critical issues including: supporting a healthy
coastal economy; addressing the demand for domestic seafood products;
and enhancing wild stock populations (for commercial purposes). The
federal financial assistance award programs described provide a unique
opportunity within NOAA to partner with external researchers and
institutions, engage in private sector, tribal, and public
collaborations, and facilitate aquaculture research and development to
meet these needs. NOAA intends for this PEA to create efficiencies by
establishing a framework that can be used for ``tiering'' when
appropriately applied to future aquaculture research and development
awards. As financial assistance awards are proposed, to the extent
additional NEPA analysis is required, environmental review will rely on
the analysis set forth in this PEA.
This document has been prepared in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the 1978 Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations
[CFR] 1500-1508), and NOAA policy and procedures (NOAA Administrative
Order 216-6A (NAO 216-6A and its Companion Manual (CM)).
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer and Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-24742 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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