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Dated: October 19, 2010.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
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[FR Doc. 2010–27079 Filed 10–25–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
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 Comment Period for
Revised Management Plans for the
following National Estuarine Research
Reserves: North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC
and San Francisco Bay, CA.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
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 is announcing
a thirty day comment period for the
revised management plans of the North
Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC National
Estuarine Research Reserve and the San
Francisco Bay, CA National Estuarine
Research Reserve.
The revised management plan for the
North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC National
Estuarine Research Reserve outlines the
administrative structure; the education,
training, stewardship, and research
programs of the reserve; and the plans
for future land acquisition and facility
development to support reserve
operations. The goals described in this
plan are designed to provide a
framework that supports program
integration based on priority issues
defined by the reserve. The objectives
described in this plan are designed to
address the most critical coastal issues
in North Inlet-Winyah Bay such as
impacts from coastal and watershed
development, climate events on coastal
ecosystems and human communities,
and invasive species impacts on habitat
loss and biodiversity. Since the last
approved management plan in 1992, the
reserve has become fully staffed; added
a Coastal Training Program that delivers
science-based information to key
decision makers; and added significant
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monitoring of emergent marsh
vegetation, invasive species, water
quality, and bird populations. In
addition to programmatic and staffing
advances, the reserve upgraded its
headquarters building with a 4500
square foot structure to support
research, stewardship, and the coastal
training programs that includes six
offices, a monitoring lab, and library. In
cooperation with the Belle W. Baruch
Foundation, a 12,500 square foot
education facility was developed to
support reserve educational programs
and includes interpretive exhibits,
aquaria, classrooms, and education staff
offices, as well as an outdoor classroom.
This plan can be accessed for review at
https://www.northinlet.sc.edu.
The revised management plan for the
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve outlines a framework
of overarching goals and program
specific objectives that will guide the
education, training, research, and
developing stewardship programs of the
reserve; describes land acquisition and
boundary expansion; as well as outlines
plans for facility use and development
to support reserve operations. The goals
and objectives put forth in this plan
focus programmatic efforts on four
critical issues that affect the reserve’s
ability to conserve ecological
communities in support of the Bay’s
growing population: climate change,
species interactions, water quality, and
habitat restoration. Broadly, the goals
for each of these issues include
increasing knowledge, understanding
effects, and improving the ability of
partners and stakeholders to respond to
these issues. The goals described in this
plan are designed to provide a
framework that supports program
integration for collaborative
management of the San Francisco Bay
Reserve.
Since the last approved management
plan in 2003, the reserve has a full
complement of core staff; established a
research lab, fully operational Systemwide Monitoring Program, and Graduate
Research Fellowship Program; added a
Coastal Training Program that delivers
science-based information to key
decision makers; developed education
programs focused on sharing estuarine
research with non-academic audiences;
and constructed facilities to support
essential functions of the reserve at its
headquarters on the Romberg Tiburon
Center campus of San Francisco State
University. These facilities include
office space for staff, classroom space,
laboratory, and meeting facilities. The
reserve has also constructed facilities
and interpretive exhibits at its
components sites, China Camp State
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Park and Rush Ranch Open Space
Preserve, that support on-site research
and educational programs. This plan
can be accessed for review at https://
www.sfbaynerr.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alison Krepp at (301) 563–7105 or
Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of
NOAA’s National Ocean Service,
Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 EastWest Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: October 8, 2010.
Donna Wieting,
Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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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 Comment Period for Revised Management Plans for the
following National Estuarine Research Reserves: North Inlet-Winyah Bay,
SC and San Francisco Bay, CA.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 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 is announcing a thirty day comment period for
the revised management plans of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC National
Estuarine Research Reserve and the San Francisco Bay, CA National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
The revised management plan for the North Inlet-Winyah Bay, SC
National Estuarine Research Reserve outlines the administrative
structure; the education, training, stewardship, and research programs
of the reserve; and the plans for future land acquisition and facility
development to support reserve operations. The goals described in this
plan are designed to provide a framework that supports program
integration based on priority issues defined by the reserve. The
objectives described in this plan are designed to address the most
critical coastal issues in North Inlet-Winyah Bay such as impacts from
coastal and watershed development, climate events on coastal ecosystems
and human communities, and invasive species impacts on habitat loss and
biodiversity. Since the last approved management plan in 1992, the
reserve has become fully staffed; added a Coastal Training Program that
delivers science-based information to key decision makers; and added
significant monitoring of emergent marsh vegetation, invasive species,
water quality, and bird populations. In addition to programmatic and
staffing advances, the reserve upgraded its headquarters building with
a 4500 square foot structure to support research, stewardship, and the
coastal training programs that includes six offices, a monitoring lab,
and library. In cooperation with the Belle W. Baruch Foundation, a
12,500 square foot education facility was developed to support reserve
educational programs and includes interpretive exhibits, aquaria,
classrooms, and education staff offices, as well as an outdoor
classroom. This plan can be accessed for review at https://www.northinlet.sc.edu.
The revised management plan for the San Francisco Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve outlines a framework of overarching goals
and program specific objectives that will guide the education,
training, research, and developing stewardship programs of the reserve;
describes land acquisition and boundary expansion; as well as outlines
plans for facility use and development to support reserve operations.
The goals and objectives put forth in this plan focus programmatic
efforts on four critical issues that affect the reserve's ability to
conserve ecological communities in support of the Bay's growing
population: climate change, species interactions, water quality, and
habitat restoration. Broadly, the goals for each of these issues
include increasing knowledge, understanding effects, and improving the
ability of partners and stakeholders to respond to these issues. The
goals described in this plan are designed to provide a framework that
supports program integration for collaborative management of the San
Francisco Bay Reserve.
Since the last approved management plan in 2003, the reserve has a
full complement of core staff; established a research lab, fully
operational System-wide Monitoring Program, and Graduate Research
Fellowship Program; added a Coastal Training Program that delivers
science-based information to key decision makers; developed education
programs focused on sharing estuarine research with non-academic
audiences; and constructed facilities to support essential functions of
the reserve at its headquarters on the Romberg Tiburon Center campus of
San Francisco State University. These facilities include office space
for staff, classroom space, laboratory, and meeting facilities. The
reserve has also constructed facilities and interpretive exhibits at
its components sites, China Camp State Park and Rush Ranch Open Space
Preserve, that support on-site research and educational programs. This
plan can be accessed for review at https://www.sfbaynerr.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison Krepp at (301) 563-7105 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.
Dated: October 8, 2010.
Donna Wieting,
Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-27068 Filed 10-25-10; 8:45 am]
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