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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of Intent
National Estuarine Research
Reserve System, Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM),
National Ocean Service (NOS), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
draft environmental impact statement
on the proposed St. Louis River
National Estuarine Research Reserve
(reserve) in Superior, Wisconsin. Notice
of a public scoping meeting in Superior,
Wisconsin, to solicit comments on
significant issues related to the
preparation of a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement/Draft Management
Plan (DEIS/DMP) for the proposed
reserve. The DEIS/DMP will address the
research, education, and stewardship
needs of the proposed reserve.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Monday, December 1, 2008 at 7
p.m.
University of Wisconsin—
Superior Multicultural Center, Old
Main—Rm 232, Superior, WI 54880.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
315 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972, as amended, the State of
Wisconsin and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration intend
to conduct a public scoping meeting on
December 1, 2008, in Superior,
Wisconsin, as part of NOAA’s Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/Draft
Management Plan (DEIS/DMP) process
to solicit comments for the preparation
of a DEIS/DMP.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
decision to be made by NOAA is
whether or not to designate the
proposed St. Louis River National
Estuarine Research Reserve. University
of Wisconsin-Extension (UW–EX),
Wisconsin Department of
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Administration (WI DOA), and NOAA
are working to determine what the
boundaries of the reserve will be, how
the reserve will be managed, and the
policies of the proposed reserve. These
decisions will be made through an
analysis process and spelled out in the
reserve management plan.
The St. Louis River freshwater estuary
constitutes a relatively intact and
wetland rich area, and is an excellent
representative area in the Great Lakes
biogeographic region with a diversity of
coastal habitat types. The unique
physical and hydrological features of
the proposed site is expected to attract
a broad range of research interests from
multiple scientific disciplines.
Beginning in 2004, the WI DOA and
UW–EX organized a number of partners
and stakeholders to explore the
feasibility of a reserve on the Lake
Superior coast. In 2006, the State of
Wisconsin undertook a site selection
process to determine appropriate areas
of Wisconsin’s Lake Superior coast that
might be nominated for inclusion in the
Reserve System. This process and a
parallel public participation process
generated advice from public and
private experts in estuarine science and
input from the public.
On June 1, 2008, the Governor of the
State of Wisconsin nominated the St.
Louis River Freshwater Estuary for
consideration as a Lake Superior
Reserve. In October of 2008, NOAA
approved the site nomination document
for the proposed Lake Superior reserve
and began working with UW–EX and WI
DOA to develop a management plan and
environmental impact statement for the
proposed reserve.
The St. Louis River reserve is
proposed to be administered by the
UW–EX in cooperation with partner
landholders including the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources and
the City of Superior. WI DOA and UW–
EX are jointly developing an outline of
a preliminary draft management plan.
The outline is intended to identify
specific needs and priorities related to
research, education and stewardship. At
the public meeting, WI DOA, UW–EX,
and NOAA will provide a synopsis of
the process for developing a DEIS/DMP
and will solicit comments on significant
environmental issues that will be
incorporated into a DEIS.
Interested parties who wish to submit
suggestions or comments regarding the
scope or content of the proposed DEIS/
DMP are invited to attend the above
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Travis Olsen, Wisconsin Department of
Administration at (608) 266–3687 or
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travis.olson@wisconsin.gov or Laurie
McGilvray, Chief, Estuarine Reserves
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, NOAA, 1305 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910, (301) 713–3155 ext 158 or
Laurie.McGilvray@noaa.gov.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.420, (Coastal Zone Management)
Research Reserves.
Dated: November 11, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management.
[FR Doc. E8–27273 Filed 11–17–08; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs and National
Estuarine Research Reserves
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate and
notice of availability of final findings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Hudson River
(New York) National Estuarine Research
Reserve and the California Coastal
Commission Coastal Management
Program.
The Coastal Zone Management
Program evaluation will be conducted
pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15
CFR part 923, Subpart L. The National
Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation
will be conducted pursuant to sections
312 and 315 of the CZMA and
regulations at 15 CFR Part 921, Subpart
E and Part 923, Subpart L. The CZMA
requires continuing review of the
performance of states with respect to
coastal program implementation.
Evaluation of Coastal Management
Programs and National Estuarine
Research Reserves requires findings
concerning the extent to which a state
has met the national objectives, adhered
to its Coastal Management Program
document or Reserve final management
plan approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, and adhered to the terms of
financial assistance awards funded
under the CZMA.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Intent
AGENCY: National Estuarine Research Reserve System, Office of Ocean and
Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department
of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact
statement on the proposed St. Louis River National Estuarine Research
Reserve (reserve) in Superior, Wisconsin. Notice of a public scoping
meeting in Superior, Wisconsin, to solicit comments on significant
issues related to the preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Draft Management Plan (DEIS/DMP) for the proposed reserve.
The DEIS/DMP will address the research, education, and stewardship
needs of the proposed reserve.
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DATES: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: University of Wisconsin--Superior Multicultural Center, Old
Main--Rm 232, Superior, WI 54880.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972, as amended, the State of Wisconsin and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration intend to conduct a public
scoping meeting on December 1, 2008, in Superior, Wisconsin, as part of
NOAA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Management Plan
(DEIS/DMP) process to solicit comments for the preparation of a DEIS/
DMP.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The decision to be made by NOAA is whether
or not to designate the proposed St. Louis River National Estuarine
Research Reserve. University of Wisconsin-Extension (UW-EX), Wisconsin
Department of Administration (WI DOA), and NOAA are working to
determine what the boundaries of the reserve will be, how the reserve
will be managed, and the policies of the proposed reserve. These
decisions will be made through an analysis process and spelled out in
the reserve management plan.
The St. Louis River freshwater estuary constitutes a relatively
intact and wetland rich area, and is an excellent representative area
in the Great Lakes biogeographic region with a diversity of coastal
habitat types. The unique physical and hydrological features of the
proposed site is expected to attract a broad range of research
interests from multiple scientific disciplines. Beginning in 2004, the
WI DOA and UW-EX organized a number of partners and stakeholders to
explore the feasibility of a reserve on the Lake Superior coast. In
2006, the State of Wisconsin undertook a site selection process to
determine appropriate areas of Wisconsin's Lake Superior coast that
might be nominated for inclusion in the Reserve System. This process
and a parallel public participation process generated advice from
public and private experts in estuarine science and input from the
public.
On June 1, 2008, the Governor of the State of Wisconsin nominated
the St. Louis River Freshwater Estuary for consideration as a Lake
Superior Reserve. In October of 2008, NOAA approved the site nomination
document for the proposed Lake Superior reserve and began working with
UW-EX and WI DOA to develop a management plan and environmental impact
statement for the proposed reserve.
The St. Louis River reserve is proposed to be administered by the
UW-EX in cooperation with partner landholders including the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources and the City of Superior. WI DOA and
UW-EX are jointly developing an outline of a preliminary draft
management plan. The outline is intended to identify specific needs and
priorities related to research, education and stewardship. At the
public meeting, WI DOA, UW-EX, and NOAA will provide a synopsis of the
process for developing a DEIS/DMP and will solicit comments on
significant environmental issues that will be incorporated into a DEIS.
Interested parties who wish to submit suggestions or comments
regarding the scope or content of the proposed DEIS/DMP are invited to
attend the above meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Olsen, Wisconsin Department of
Administration at (608) 266-3687 or travis.olson@wisconsin.gov or
Laurie McGilvray, Chief, Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 1305
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301) 713-3155 ext
158 or Laurie.McGilvray@noaa.gov.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.420, (Coastal Zone
Management) Research Reserves.
Dated: November 11, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
[FR Doc. E8-27273 Filed 11-17-08; 8:45 am]
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