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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
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AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval and
Availability for the Revised
Management Plan for the North Carolina
National Estuarine Research Reserve.
SUMMARY: The Estuarine Reserves
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U.S. Department of Commerce has
approved the North Carolina National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan Revision.
Four sites in coastal North Carolina
comprise the North Carolina National
Estuarine Research Reserve: Currituck
Banks, Rachel Carson, Masonboro Island
and Zeke’s Island. Currituck Banks,
Rachel Carson and Zeke’s Island were
designated in 1985, and Masonboro
Island was designated in 1991, as the
North Carolina National Estuarine
Research Reserve pursuant to Section
315 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C.
1461. The reserve has been operating in
partnership with the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources under a management plan
approved in 1998. Pursuant to 15 CFR
921.33(c), a state must revise their
management plan every five years. The
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submission of this plan fulfills this
requirement and sets a course for
successful implementation of the goals
and objectives of the reserve. An
increase in the vertical placement of the
program on the state organizational
chart, a new administrative facility, and
updated programmatic objectives are
notable revisions to the 1998 approved
management plan.
The revised management plan
outlines the administrative structure;
the education, stewardship, and
research goals of the reserve; and the
plans for future land acquisition and
facility development to support reserve
operations. This management plan
describes how the strengths of the
reserve will focus on several areas
relevant to coastal North Carolina,
including coastal population increase,
altered land use, storm water runoff and
eutrophication, invasive species,
tropical and coastal storm impacts and
sea level rise.
Since 1998, the reserve has added a
coastal training program that delivers
science-based information to key
decision makers in North Carolina; has
completed a site profile that
characterizes the reserve; and has
expanded the monitoring, stewardship
and education programs. A new
administrative building (2007) has been
built to support the growth of reserve
programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Clark at (301) 563–1137 or Laurie
McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s
National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West
Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. For copies of the
North Carolina Management Plan
revision, visit: https://
www.nccoastalreserve.net/.
Dated: September 28, 2009.
David Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–23822 Filed 9–30–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce
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ACTION: Notice of Approval and
Availability for the Revised
Management Plan for the Hudson River
National Estuarine Research Reserve.
SUMMARY: The Estuarine Reserves
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
U.S. Department of Commerce has
approved the Hudson River National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan Revision.
Four sites along the Hudson River
comprise the Hudson River National
Estuarine Research Reserve: Piermont
Marsh, Iona Island, Tivoli Bays, and
Stockport Flats. The Hudson River
National Estuarine Research Reserve
was designated in 1982 pursuant to
Section 315 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972, as amended,
16 U.S.C. 1461. The reserve has been
operating in partnership with the New
York State Department of
Environmental Conservation under a
management plan approved in 1993.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a State
must revise their management plan
every five years. The submission of this
plan fulfills this requirement and sets a
course for successful implementation of
the goals and objectives of the reserve.
New facilities and updated
programmatic objectives are notable
revisions to the 1993 approved
management plan.
The revised management plan
outlines the administrative structure;
the education, stewardship, and
research goals of the reserve; and the
plans for future land acquisition and
facility development to support reserve
operations. This management plan
describes how the strengths of the
reserve will focus on several areas
relevant to the Hudson River, including
sea level rise and other effects of climate
change, development pressure, and
invasive species.
Since 1993, the reserve has added an
estuary training program that delivers
science-based information to key
decision makers in New York; has
completed a site profile that
characterizes the reserve; and has
expanded the monitoring, stewardship
and education programs. A new
headquarters building, the Norrie Point
Environmental Center (2007), has been
built to support the growth of reserve
programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Clark at (301) 563–1137 or Laurie
McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s
National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West
Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve System
AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval and Availability for the Revised Management
Plan for the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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SUMMARY: The Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce has
approved the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve
Management Plan Revision.
Four sites in coastal North Carolina comprise the North Carolina
National Estuarine Research Reserve: Currituck Banks, Rachel Carson,
Masonboro Island and Zeke's Island. Currituck Banks, Rachel Carson and
Zeke's Island were designated in 1985, and Masonboro Island was
designated in 1991, as the North Carolina National Estuarine Research
Reserve pursuant to Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1461. The reserve has been operating in
partnership with the North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources under a management plan approved in 1998. Pursuant to
15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must revise their management plan every five
years. The submission of this plan fulfills this requirement and sets a
course for successful implementation of the goals and objectives of the
reserve. An increase in the vertical placement of the program on the
state organizational chart, a new administrative facility, and updated
programmatic objectives are notable revisions to the 1998 approved
management plan.
The revised management plan outlines the administrative structure;
the education, stewardship, and research goals of the reserve; and the
plans for future land acquisition and facility development to support
reserve operations. This management plan describes how the strengths of
the reserve will focus on several areas relevant to coastal North
Carolina, including coastal population increase, altered land use,
storm water runoff and eutrophication, invasive species, tropical and
coastal storm impacts and sea level rise.
Since 1998, the reserve has added a coastal training program that
delivers science-based information to key decision makers in North
Carolina; has completed a site profile that characterizes the reserve;
and has expanded the monitoring, stewardship and education programs. A
new administrative building (2007) has been built to support the growth
of reserve programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Clark at (301) 563-1137 or Laurie
McGilvray at (301) 563-1158 of NOAA's National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. For copies of the North Carolina Management Plan
revision, visit: https://www.nccoastalreserve.net/.
Dated: September 28, 2009.
David Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-23822 Filed 9-30-09; 8:45 am]
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