[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 98 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27836-27837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XB114]


Pacific Islands Aquaculture Management Program; Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: NMFS will convene four public meetings to receive public 
comments on a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) 
for an aquaculture management program in the Pacific Islands. The DPEIS 
outlines potential management alternatives, and analyzes the potential 
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts on the environment.

DATES: The virtual meetings will be held between June 15 and June 24, 
2021. For specific times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held by web conference. Audio 
and visual portions of the meetings can be accessed at: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/.
    Conference number: RWXW2188630, Audience passcode: 2249526, Toll 
free tel: (800) 857-6627, Alternative (toll) tel: (312) 470-7498.
    NMFS will also post meeting access information at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/potential-aquaculture-management-program-pacific-islands.
    For assistance with the web conference connection, contact Tori 
Spence McConnell, Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional 
Office, tel (808) 725-5186.
    You may review the DPEIS and submit written comments via the 
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/NOAA-NMFS-2021-0044-0003, click the ``Comment'' icon, complete 
the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tori Spence McConnell, tel (808) 725-
5186.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act, NMFS prepared a DPEIS for public review and 
comment. The DPEIS analyzes the potential direct, indirect, and 
cumulative effects of several offshore aquaculture management 
alternatives on the human, physical, and biological environment. NMFS 
and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council will consider 
comments received on this DPEIS to develop a final PEIS that would 
support a future management program for offshore aquaculture in the 
Pacific Islands.
    To provide additional opportunities for the public to comment on 
the DPEIS, NMFS will hold four public meetings. At each meeting, NMFS 
will provide a brief presentation about the DPEIS, followed by the 
opportunity for the public to provide comments. Commenters will be 
limited to 2 minutes each. If time permits and all commenters have 
spoken, an opportunity for additional comments

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may be offered. NMFS may end any of the meetings before the 2-hour 
scheduled time if all comments have been received.
    The public meeting dates are as follows. All times shown are in 
Hawaii Standard Time.

1. Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 4 p.m.
2. Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 7 p.m.
3. Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 11 a.m.
4. Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 7 p.m.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Please 
make direct requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids to Tori Spence McConnell, tel (808) 725-5186, at least 5 
days prior to the first meeting date.

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)

    Dated: May 19, 2021.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-10916 Filed 5-21-21; 8:45 am]
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