[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06874]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


Soliciting Comments on a Draft Outline of a Strategic Plan for 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture 
(USDA).

ACTION: Request for public comments; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Subcommittee on Aquaculture (SCA) is extending the comment 
period on the document is published on March 3, 2022, seeking public 
comment on a draft outline of the Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 
Economic Development (SPAED), and information on a planned update to 
the 1983 National Aquaculture Development Plan (NADP).

DATES: The comment period for FR Doc. 2022-04444, published at 87 FR 
12074 on March 3, 2022, is extended. Comments must be received by April 
15, 2022, to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: The draft outline of the SPAED can be downloaded at 
www.ars.usda.gov/sca/. Address all comments concerning the SPAED and 
topics to be covered in the NADP to:
     Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic public comments 
to [email protected]; or
     Mail: Gabriela McMurtry, Attn: Aquaculture Economic 
Development Plan Comments, Office of Policy, F/AQ, 1315 East-West 
Highway, 14th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    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. All comments received are part of the public record and 
will be made available for public viewing upon request. All personal 
identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential 
business information, or other sensitive information submitted 
voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Subcommittee on Aquaculture (SCA) is 
seeking public comment on a draft outline of the Strategic Plan for 
Aquaculture Economic Development (SPAED), and information on a planned 
update to the 1983 National Aquaculture Development Plan (NADP). The 
SCA is a statutory subcommittee that operates under the Committee on 
Environment of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) under 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of 
the President [National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-362. 94 
Stat. 1198, 16 U.S.C. 2801, et seq.) and the National Aquaculture 
Improvement Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99-198, 99 Stat. 1641)]. In May of 
2020, the SCA established a Task Force charged with developing the 
SPAED, and this Task Force is seeking public comment on a draft outline 
regarding the goals and objectives to be included. The draft outline is 
available at https://www.ars.usda.gov/SCA/. In addition, the National 
Aquaculture Act of 1980 required select federal agencies to develop, 
and update as necessary, the NADP. Last completed in 1983, the NADP 
describes aquaculture associated technologies, problems, and 
opportunities in the United States and its territories. It recommends 
actions to solve problems, and analyzes the social, environmental, and 
economic impacts of growth in aquaculture. As announced in the Federal 
Register in August 2021, the SCA is updating the NADP, which will 
incorporate by reference the final and any subsequent updated versions 
of the National Strategic Plan for Aquaculture Research (NSPAR), the 
Strategic Plan to Enhance Regulatory Efficiency in Aquaculture 
(SPEREA), and the SPAED. The NSPAR and the SPEREA are in the final 
stages of review. Draft versions can be found at www.ars.usda.gov/sca, 
where final versions will be posted once approved. The SCA is seeking 
comments on additional topics to be covered in the NADP.

    Signed at Washington, DC, March 29, 2022.
Yvette Anderson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, ARS, ERS, NASS.
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