[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5994-5995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02743]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF897


Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of Recovery Plan 
Workshop

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are convening a workshop to present the Southern 
Distinct Population Segment of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) 
Draft

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Recovery Plan (Plan). The notice announcing availability of the Plan 
was published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2018. Our workshop 
will be held on March 5, 2018, at the NMFS office in Sacramento, CA and 
will be open to the public. With this notice, we announce the details 
of a public workshop.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Monday, March 5, 2018, from 1 p.m. 
to 5 p.m. RSVP date: If you plan to attend the workshop, please contact 
Joe Heublein (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than 
February 26, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, 5-100, 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Heublein, NMFS Green Sturgeon 
Recovery Coordinator, at (916) 930-3719 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 7, 2006, we, NMFS, listed the southern distinct population 
segment (sDPS) of the North America green sturgeon (Acipenser 
medirostris) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act 
(ESA) (71 FR 17757). A recovery outline was completed in 2010. On 
January 9, 2018, we announced the availability of the Southern Distinct 
Population Segment of Green Sturgeon Draft Recovery Plan (Plan) in the 
Federal Register (83 FR 1025). The text of the Plan can be found here: 
http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/protected_species/green_sturgeon/green_sturgeon_pg.html. The Plan lays out a recovery 
strategy based on the best available science, identifies site-specific 
actions with time lines and costs, and includes recovery goals and 
criteria. Public comments on the Plan will be accepted through March 
12, 2018. Details on how to submit comments can be found in our January 
9, 2018 notice (83 FR 1025).

Recovery Plan Workshop Announcement

    On March 5, 2018, NMFS will hold a public workshop at the NMFS 
office in Sacramento, CA to present the Plan. We invite any interested 
member of the public to attend. NMFS will present the details of the 
Plan and provide a time-limited question and answer period during which 
attendees may ask NMFS about the information presented. NMFS will 
provide a moderator to manage the workshop as well as a notetaker to 
document input received.
    This workshop will be open to the public. If you plan to attend the 
workshop, please contact Joe Heublein at the address listed above by 
February 26, 2018, so we can ensure sufficient space for all 
participants. Please also plan to arrive at the workshop at least 30 
minutes prior to the start time to allow time to clear the security 
screening checkpoint. The workshop is accessible to persons with 
disabilities. Send requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids at least five business days in advance to Joe Heublein 
at (916) 930-3719.

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

    Dated: February 7, 2018.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Division, Office of Protected 
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-02743 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
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