Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Replacement of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center Located in La Jolla, CA, 70981-70982 [E8-27788]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
Proposed Replacement of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s Southwest Fisheries
Science Center Located in La Jolla, CA
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and a California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Environmental Impact Report (EIR);
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NOAA announces the
availability for comment a joint Draft
EIS/EIR analyzing the environmental
impacts of replacing its Southwest
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) near
the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
(SIO) within the University of California
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at San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla,
California.
Publication of this notice is to request
public comment on the Draft EIS/EIR
and its associated environmental
findings and to provide information as
to how to participate.
DATES: A public meeting will be held on
the following date: Tuesday, December
9, 2008—6 p.m. meeting start time,
Southwest Fisheries Science Center,
Building A, Large Conference Room,
8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA
92037.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
Draft EIS/EIR must be postmarked or
transmitted via e-mail by January 12,
2009. Comments should be submitted to
Anne Elston, Environmental Research
Analyst, SRI International, 333
Ravenswood Avenue, G 234, Menlo
Park, CA 94025–3493; e-mail
Anne.Elston@sri.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Elston, Environmental Research
Analyst, SRI International, (650) 859–
2693; e-mail Anne.Elston@sri.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Marine Fisheries Services
(NMFS) is responsible for the
management, conservation, and
protection of living marine resources
within the U.S. Exclusive Economic
Zone. The SWFSC in La Jolla,
California, manages and conducts
research involving Pacific fisheries and
marine mammal research for the
protection and management of these
resources throughout Western Pacific
and Antarctica. The existing SWFSC
facility, built in 1964, is currently
adjacent to a coastal bluff that is
undergoing severe erosion and retreat.
NOAA proposes to construct a new
SWFSC building to replace its existing
NMFS administrative and marine
research facilities currently located in
La Jolla, California. A minimum of two
existing at-risk SWFSC structures would
be removed and the property currently
used by NOAA would be returned to
UCSD for other appropriate uses.
NOAA is the lead Federal agency for
implementation of the NEPA. The
University of California is the lead
agency under the CEQA. The existing
and preferred sites for the SWFSC
headquarters are at the UCSD campus.
The NMFS, SIO and other marine
research organizations conduct
independent and joint research at the
SWFSC and its salt water laboratory
facilities.
The proposed project will require
construction of a new facility to support
SWFSC administrative and marine
research operations. The preferred site
will enable NMFS, SIO, and others to
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continue collaboration within a wide
range of programmatic marine research
disciplines. NOAA, in cooperation with
UCSD, has prepared a joint EIS/EIR to
analyze the environmental impacts of
relocating the SWFSC facilities at
UCSD.
Other alternative actions considered
were: Use of other NOAA facility
locations in California and other Pacific
Coast states; use of alternative sites at or
adjacent to SIO for collaborative
research; and use of existing alternative
NOAA facilities and properties away
from UCSD.
This joint Draft EIS/EIR analyzes
environmental impacts that may result
from construction and/or operation of
the proposed facilities. The
environmental issues addressed in the
Draft EIS/EIR include: Land use and
coastal zone management, geology,
hydrology and water resources;
biological resources and protected
species; utilities and public services;
transportation and traffic circulation,
recreational resources; air quality; noise
and vibration; visual effects and
aesthetics; cultural resources; and
socioeconomics and environmental
justice; public services and utilities;
population and housing; solid waste
and hazardous materials; and
cumulative effects.
Copies of the draft EIS/EIR have been
made available at the UCSD library, at
the existing SWFSC, and at La Jolla
Public Library.
Decision Process
Following due consideration of all
comments received during the official
comment period, a Final EIS/EIR will be
prepared. The government decision as
to how to proceed will be announced in
a Record of Decision (ROD) to be issued
no earlier than 30 days after issuance of
the Final EIS/EIR. The official
responsible for a final decision is
William F. Broglie, Chief Administrative
Officer, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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Dated: November 18, 2008.
Sandra R. Manning,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XL88
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public scoping
meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
convene scoping meetings to address
loggerhead sea turtle interactions with
reef fish bottom longlines.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be
held December 9 & 10, 2008 at two
locations. For specific dates, times, and
subjects, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will
be held in the following locations:
Madeira Beach, FL and Panama City,
FL. For specific addresses, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Simmons, Fishery Biologist;
telephone: (813) 348–1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
(Council) has scheduled two scoping
meetings on the estimated bycatch and
subsequent mortality of hard shell sea
turtles based on observer data in the
bottom longline portion of the Gulf of
Mexico reef fish fishery. The purpose of
these scoping meetings is to explore
possible alternatives to reduce takes of
loggerhead sea turtles in the bottom
longline fishery to levels that do not
jeopardize the continued existence of
the population. In response to observer
data that indicates increased takes of sea
turtles, the Council is required to take
action to provide protection for
threatened loggerhead sea turtles from
interactions with fishing gear in
compliance with the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and to reduce
bycatch and bycatch mortality in
compliance with National Standard 9 of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA). Scoping meetings are part of the
initial phase of preparing a plan
amendment. The purpose is to identify
issues and a reasonable range of
alternatives to address those issues.
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Such alternatives could include time/
area closures, gear modifications,
alternative baits, observer program,
effort limitation, or other measures to
reduce sea turtle takes and mortality of
sea turtles from interactions with reef
fish longline gear. The public is
encouraged to attend and provide input.
Public input will be used by the Council
to further develop the amendment. The
scoping meetings will begin at 6 p.m.
and conclude at the end of public
testimony or no later than 9 p.m. at each
of the following locations:
Tuesday, December 9, 2008, Hilton
Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231,
Panama City, FL 32405; telephone: (850)
392–1093;
Wednesday, December 10, 2008, City
of Madeira Beach, 300 Municipal Drive,
Madeira Beach, FL 33708; telephone:
(727) 391–9951.
Copies of the Amendments scoping
documents can be obtained by calling
the Council office at (813) 348–1630.
Special Accommodations
These scoping meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Tina O’Hern at the
Council (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
working days prior to the meeting.
Dated: November 18, 2008.
Tracey L Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XL96
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council(s (Council)
Herring Oversight Committee will meet
to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 9:30
a.m.
The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Ferncroft Hotel, 50
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XL85
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Replacement of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries
Science Center Located in La Jolla, CA
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Impact Report (EIR);
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NOAA announces the availability for comment a joint Draft EIS/
EIR analyzing the environmental impacts of replacing its Southwest
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) near the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography (SIO) within the University of California at San Diego
(UCSD) campus in La Jolla, California.
Publication of this notice is to request public comment on the
Draft EIS/EIR and its associated environmental findings and to provide
information as to how to participate.
DATES: A public meeting will be held on the following date: Tuesday,
December 9, 2008--6 p.m. meeting start time, Southwest Fisheries
Science Center, Building A, Large Conference Room, 8604 La Jolla Shores
Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft EIS/EIR must be postmarked or
transmitted via e-mail by January 12, 2009. Comments should be
submitted to Anne Elston, Environmental Research Analyst, SRI
International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, G 234, Menlo Park, CA 94025-3493;
e-mail Anne.Elston@sri.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Elston, Environmental Research
Analyst, SRI International, (650) 859-2693; e-mail Anne.Elston@sri.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Marine Fisheries Services
(NMFS) is responsible for the management, conservation, and protection
of living marine resources within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. The
SWFSC in La Jolla, California, manages and conducts research involving
Pacific fisheries and marine mammal research for the protection and
management of these resources throughout Western Pacific and
Antarctica. The existing SWFSC facility, built in 1964, is currently
adjacent to a coastal bluff that is undergoing severe erosion and
retreat. NOAA proposes to construct a new SWFSC building to replace its
existing NMFS administrative and marine research facilities currently
located in La Jolla, California. A minimum of two existing at-risk
SWFSC structures would be removed and the property currently used by
NOAA would be returned to UCSD for other appropriate uses.
NOAA is the lead Federal agency for implementation of the NEPA. The
University of California is the lead agency under the CEQA. The
existing and preferred sites for the SWFSC headquarters are at the UCSD
campus. The NMFS, SIO and other marine research organizations conduct
independent and joint research at the SWFSC and its salt water
laboratory facilities.
The proposed project will require construction of a new facility to
support SWFSC administrative and marine research operations. The
preferred site will enable NMFS, SIO, and others to
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continue collaboration within a wide range of programmatic marine
research disciplines. NOAA, in cooperation with UCSD, has prepared a
joint EIS/EIR to analyze the environmental impacts of relocating the
SWFSC facilities at UCSD.
Other alternative actions considered were: Use of other NOAA
facility locations in California and other Pacific Coast states; use of
alternative sites at or adjacent to SIO for collaborative research; and
use of existing alternative NOAA facilities and properties away from
UCSD.
This joint Draft EIS/EIR analyzes environmental impacts that may
result from construction and/or operation of the proposed facilities.
The environmental issues addressed in the Draft EIS/EIR include: Land
use and coastal zone management, geology, hydrology and water
resources; biological resources and protected species; utilities and
public services; transportation and traffic circulation, recreational
resources; air quality; noise and vibration; visual effects and
aesthetics; cultural resources; and socioeconomics and environmental
justice; public services and utilities; population and housing; solid
waste and hazardous materials; and cumulative effects.
Copies of the draft EIS/EIR have been made available at the UCSD
library, at the existing SWFSC, and at La Jolla Public Library.
Decision Process
Following due consideration of all comments received during the
official comment period, a Final EIS/EIR will be prepared. The
government decision as to how to proceed will be announced in a Record
of Decision (ROD) to be issued no earlier than 30 days after issuance
of the Final EIS/EIR. The official responsible for a final decision is
William F. Broglie, Chief Administrative Officer, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Dated: November 18, 2008.
Sandra R. Manning,
Acting Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-27788 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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