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NMFS proposed the implementing in § 600.1013 of the framework rule and 8 to 11 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time on notice on August 11, 2006 (71 FR in the final fee rule published in the Tuesday, January 19, 2021). 46364), and published the final notice Federal Register on September 24, 2007 • The second hearing is scheduled for on September 29, 2006 (71 FR 57696). (72 FR 54219). the early evening in American Samoa, NMFS allocated the $35,000,000 Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.; Pub. L. from 4 to 7 p.m. Samoa Standard Time reduction loan (A Loan) to the reduction 108–447. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 (1 to 4 fishery and this loan is repayable by fees p.m. Chamorro Standard Time on Dated: December 17, 2020. from the fishery. Friday, January 22, 2021, and 5 to 8 p.m. On September 24, 2007, NMFS Brian T. Pawlak, Hawaii Standard Time on Thursday, published in the Federal Register (72 Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative January 21, 2021). FR 54219), the final rule to implement Officer, Director, Office of Management and Since the hearings will be held the industry fee system for repaying the Budget, National Marine Fisheries Service. online, any member of the public can non-pollock groundfish program’s [FR Doc. 2020–28361 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] join by internet or phone regardless of reduction loan and established October BILLING CODE 3510–22–P location. Instructions for joining the 24, 2007, as the effective date when fee hearings are provided under ADDRESSES collection and loan repayment began. below. The regulations implementing the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The proposed rule to designate program are located at § 600.1012. critical habitat for the seven ESA-listed National Oceanic and Atmospheric corals was issued on November 27, 2020 NMFS published a final rule to Administration implement a second $2,700,000 (85 FR 76262), and provided for a public reduction loan (B Loan) for this fishery [Docket No.: 200918–0249] comment period to end on January 26, in the Federal Register on September 2021. The comment period is now 24, 2012 (77 FR 58775). The loan was RIN 0648–BJ52 extended 30 days and will close on disbursed December 18, 2012 with fee February 25, 2021. Comments must be collection of $0.001 per pound to begin Endangered and Threatened Species; received by February 25, 2021, as January 1, 2013. This fee is in addition Critical Habitat for the Threatened specified under ADDRESSES. Comments to the A Loan fee. Indo-Pacific Corals, Public Hearings received after this date may not be and Extension of Public Comment accepted. Purpose Period ADDRESSES: Both public hearings will be The purpose of this notice is to adjust AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries conducted as Webex meetings. You may the fee rate for the reduction fishery in Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and join the Webex meetings using a web accordance with the framework rule’s Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), browser, the Webex desktop app (app § 600.1013(b). Section 600.1013(b) Commerce. installation required), a mobile app on directs NMFS to recalculate the fee rate a phone (app installation required), or ACTION: Notice of public hearings, that will be reasonably necessary to audio-only using just a phone call, as extension of comment period. ensure reduction loan repayment within specified below. • the specified 30 year term. SUMMARY: We, NMFS, will hold two To join the first hearing, click on NMFS has determined for the public hearings related to our proposed the link https://noaanmfs-meets.webex. reduction fishery that the current fee rule to designate critical habitat for com/noaanmfs-meets/onstage/ rate of $0.021 per pound is less than seven threatened corals in U.S. waters g.php?MTID=ecfe01efe62d246f that needed to service the A Loan. in the Indo-Pacific (Acropora globiceps, 452d3bf93c907008a Password: ‘‘coral’’. Therefore, NMFS is increasing the Loan Acropora jacquelineae, Acropora retusa, If you do not have internet access, you A fee rate to $0.024 per pound which Acropora speciosa, Euphyllia may join by phone: US Toll +1–415– NMFS has determined is sufficient to paradivisa, Isopora crateriformis, and 527–5035 Access code: 199 477 7805 • To join the second hearing, click on ensure timely loan repayment. The fee Seriatopora aculeata) under the link https://noaanmfs-meets.webex. rate for Loan B will remain $0.001 per Endangered Species Act (ESA). We are com/noaanmfs-meets/onstage/ pound. also extending the public comment Subsector members may continue to g.php?MTID=e616fdb7791f period for this proposed rule by 30 days use Pay.gov to disburse collected fee ad92917495cd0002b23bd Password: to February 25, 2021. deposits at: http://www.pay.gov/paygov/ ‘‘coral’’. If you do not have internet . DATES: Public hearings on the proposed access, you may join by phone: US Toll Please visit the NMFS website for rule to designate critical habitat for the +1–415–527–5035 Access code: 199 394 additional information at: https:// seven threatened Indo-Pacific corals 4864 www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ will be held online on the following More information about the public funding-and-financial-services/longline- dates, during the early evening hours of hearings is provided under catcher-processor-subsector-bering-sea- the affected jurisdictions (Guam, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. You may and-aleutian-islands-non-pollock. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana submit comments verbally or in writing Islands, American Samoa). Times are at the public hearings, or in writing by Notice given in Chamorro Standard Time any of the following methods. The new fee rate for the non-pollock (GMT+10:00), Samoa Standard Time Comments must be received by groundfish fishery will begin on January (GMT–11:00), and Hawaii Standard February 25, 2021: 1, 2021. Time (GMT–10:00). • Electronic Submissions: Submit all From and after this date, all subsector • The first hearing is scheduled for electronic public comments via the members paying fees on the non-pollock the early evening in Guam and the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to groundfish fishery shall begin paying Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D= non-pollock groundfish fishery program Islands, from 4 to 7 p.m. Chamorro NOAA-NMFS-2016-0131 click the fees at the revised rate. Standard Time on Wednesday, January ‘‘Comment Now’’ icon, complete the Fee collection and submission shall 20, 2021 (7 to 10 p.m. Samoa Standard required fields, and enter or attach your follow previously established methods Time on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, and comments.

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• Mail: Lance Smith, Protected off of Ritidian Point in Guam, other Dated: December 18, 2020. Resources Division, NMFS, Pacific parts of Guam, parts of Tinian, a group Angela Somma, Islands Regional Office, NOAA Inouye of six Navy anchorage berths on Chief, Endangered Species Conservation Regional Center, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. Garapan Bank in Saipan, all of Farallon Division, Office of Protected Resources, 176, Honolulu, HI 96818. de Medinilla, and all of Wake Atoll. National Marine Fisheries Service. Instructions: You must submit [FR Doc. 2020–28434 Filed 12–22–20; 8:45 am] Critical habitat protections apply only comments by one of the previously BILLING CODE 3510–22–P described methods to ensure that we to Federal actions under Section 7 of the receive, document, and consider them. ESA; activities that are not funded, Comments sent by any other method, to authorized, or carried out by a Federal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE any other address or individual, or agency are not subject to these received after the end of the comment protections. The proposed rule and National Oceanic and Atmospheric period, may not be considered. All other materials prepared in support of Administration comments received are a part of the this action, including maps showing the [RTID 0648–XA728] public record and will generally be proposed critical habitat, are available posted to http://www.regulations.gov at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ Pacific Fishery Management Council; without change. All Personal Identifying action/proposed-rule-designate-critical- Public Meeting Information (for example, name, habitat-threatened-indo-pacific-corals. address, etc.) voluntarily submitted by We are accepting public comments for AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries the commenter may be publicly the proposed rule through February 25, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), accessible. Do not submit confidential 2021. Public comments can be Commerce. business information or otherwise submitted as described under sensitive or protected information. ADDRESSES. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. NMFS will accept anonymous SUMMARY: comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required Public Hearings The Pacific Fishery fields if you wish to remain Management Council’s (Pacific Council) The two public hearings will be anonymous). Highly Migratory Species Advisory conducted online as Webex meetings, as Subpanel (HMSAS) and HMS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: specified in ADDRESSES above. More Management Team (HMSMT) will Lance Smith at [email protected] or detailed instructions for joining the conduct online meetings, which are 808–725–5131, or Layne Bolen at Webex meetings are provided on our open to the public. [email protected]. web page https:// DATES: The HMSMT will hold an online SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ meeting on Friday, January 15, 2021, Background proposed-rule-designate-critical-habitat- from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Pacific Time. threatened-indo-pacific-corals. If you do The HMSMT and HMSAS will meet On November 27, 2020, NMFS not have internet access, you may join jointly from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., or proposed to designate critical habitat for by phone at the numbers listed in until business is completed, on the same seven Indo-Pacific corals listed as ADDRESSES above. day. threatened under the ESA within U.S. ADDRESSES: waters in Guam, the Commonwealth of Each hearing will follow the same This meeting will be held the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), format and cover the same material. The online. Specific meeting information, American Samoa, and the Pacific hearings will begin with a brief including directions on how to join the Remote Island Area (PRIA). The seven presentation by NMFS that gives an meeting and system requirements will species are Acropora globiceps, A. overview of critical habitat under the be provided in the meeting jacquelineae, A. retusa, A. speciosa, ESA and a summary of proposed coral announcement on the Pacific Council’s Euphyllia paradivisa, Isopora critical habitat in Guam, CNMI, website (see www.pcouncil.org). You crateriformis, and Seriatopora aculeata. American Samoa, and PRIA. After the may send an email to Mr. Kris Proposed coral critical habitat consists presentation but before public Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ of substrate and water column habitat comments, there will be a question and noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 2280, extension 412 for technical characteristics essential for the answer session during which members assistance. reproduction, recruitment, growth, and of the public may ask NMFS staff Council address: Pacific Fishery maturation of the listed corals. questions about proposed coral critical Management Council, 7700 NE Proposed critical habitat consists of habitat. Following the question and 17 separate units, each of which Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, answer session, members of the public OR 97220–1384. contains all ESA-listed corals that occur will have the opportunity to provide FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit there: There are four units in American oral comments on the record regarding Dahl, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu-Olosega, Ta‘u, Rose proposed coral critical habitat. Members telephone: (503) 820–2422. Atoll); seven in CNMI (Rota, Aguijan, of the public will also have the Tinian, Saipan, Anatahan, Pagan, and opportunity to submit written SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Maug Islands); five in PRIA (Howland, comments at the hearings. Written National Marine Fisheries Service Palmyra, Kingman, Johnston, and Jarvis comments may also be submitted at any (NMFS) is seeking clarifications on the Islands); and one unit encompassing all Pacific Council’s September 2019 time during the relevant public proposed designations in Guam. proposal to authorize deep-set buoy gear comment period as described under Between one and six listed corals occur and specifically criteria the Pacific ADDRESSES. All oral comments will be in each unit. The following areas are Council identified for individuals to either ineligible for proposed critical recorded, transcribed, and added to the receive a permit under the proposed habitat, or excluded because of national public comment record for this limited entry permit program to use the security impacts: A complex of proposed rule. gear in the Southern California Bight. overlapping Navy Surface Danger Zones Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. The HMSMT will first meet to discuss

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