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John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System; Availability of Final
Revised Maps for Maine, Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
and Virginia
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of availability.
ACTION:
The Coastal Barrier Resources
Act (CBRA) requires the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) to review the maps
of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier
Resources System (CBRS) at least once
every 5 years and make any minor and
technical modifications to the
boundaries of the CBRS as are necessary
to reflect changes that have occurred in
the size or location of any CBRS unit as
a result of natural forces. The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (Service) has
conducted this review and has prepared
final revised maps for all of the CBRS
units in Maine, all units in Maryland,
all units in New Jersey, all units in
Virginia, 1 unit in New York, and 13
units in North Carolina. The maps were
produced by the Service in partnership
with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and in
consultation with the appropriate
Federal, State, and local officials. This
notice announces the findings of the
Service’s review and the availability of
final revised maps for 182 CBRS units.
The final revised maps for these CBRS
units, dated August 1, 2014, are the
official controlling CBRS maps for these
areas.
DATES: Changes to the CBRS depicted on
the final revised maps, dated August 1,
2014, become effective on May 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: For information about how
to get copies of the maps or where to go
SUMMARY:
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to view them, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Niemi, Coastal Barriers
Coordinator, Division of Budget and
Technical Support, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Headquarters, 5275
Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls Church,
VA 22041; telephone (703) 358–2071; or
electronic mail (email) CBRA@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Background information on the CBRA
(CBRA; 16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and the
CBRS, as well as information on the
digital conversion effort and the
methodology used to produce the
revised maps, can be found in a notice
the Service published in the Federal
Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR
53467).
For information on how to access the
final revised maps, see the Availability
of Final Maps and Related Information
section below.
Announced Map Modifications
This notice announces modifications
to the maps for all of the CBRS units in
Maine, all units in Maryland, all units
in New Jersey, all units in Virginia, 1
unit in New York, and 13 units in North
Carolina. Most of the modifications
were made to reflect changes to the
CBRS units as a result of natural forces
(e.g., erosion and accretion). The CBRA
requires the Secretary to review the
CBRS maps at least once every 5 years
and make, in consultation with the
appropriate Federal, State, and local
officials, any minor and technical
modifications to the boundaries of the
CBRS as are necessary to reflect changes
that have occurred in the size or
location of any CBRS unit as a result of
natural forces (16 U.S.C. 3503(c)).
The Service’s review resulted in a set
of 118 final revised maps, dated August
1, 2014, depicting a total of 182 CBRS
units. The set of maps includes 19 maps
for 34 CBRS units located in Maine; 23
maps for 49 CBRS units located in
Maryland; 16 maps for 21 CBRS units
located in New Jersey; 32 maps for 64
CBRS units located in Virginia; 2 maps
for 1 CBRS unit located in New York;
and 26 maps for 13 CBRS units located
in North Carolina. Comprehensively
revised maps for North Carolina Units
L07, L08, and L09, were made effective
on December 18, 2014, via Pub. L. 113–
253; therefore, the revised maps
prepared for these units through the
digital conversion effort will not be
adopted administratively by the Service
and are not described in this notice. The
Service found that a total of 138 of the
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182 CBRS units reviewed had
experienced changes in their size or
location as a result of natural forces
since they were last mapped. The
Service’s review of these areas also
found three CBRS units that required
modifications to correct administrative
errors that were made in the past on
maps for Washington County, Maine;
Cumberland County, Maine; and
Northampton County, Virginia. The
revised maps were produced by the
Service in partnership with FEMA.
The Service is specifically notifying
the following stakeholders concerning
the availability of the final revised
maps: the Chair and Ranking Member of
the House of Representatives Committee
on Natural Resources; the Chair and
Ranking Member of the Senate
Committee on Environment and Public
Works; the members of the Senate and
House of Representatives for the
affected areas; the Governors of the
affected areas; and other appropriate
Federal, State, and local officials.
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Consultation and Comment Period
The CBRA requires consultation with
the appropriate Federal, State, and local
officials (stakeholders) on the proposed
CBRS boundary modifications to reflect
changes that have occurred in the size
or location of any CBRS unit as a result
of natural forces (16 U.S.C 3503(c)). The
Service fulfilled this requirement by
holding a 30-day comment period on
the draft maps (dated September 30,
2013) for Federal, State, and local
stakeholders, from June 10, 2014,
through July 10, 2014. This comment
period was announced in a notice
published in the Federal Register (79
FR 33207) on June 10, 2014.
Formal notification of the comment
period was provided via letters to
approximately 295 stakeholders,
including the Chair and Ranking
Member of the House of Representatives
Committee on Natural Resources; the
Chair and Ranking Member of the
Senate Committee on Environment and
Public Works; the members of the House
of Representatives and Senate for the
affected areas; the Governors of the
affected areas; the local elected officials
of the affected areas; and other
appropriate Federal, State, and local
officials.
Comments and Service Responses
The June 2014 notice specifically
solicited comments from Federal, State,
and local officials. Below is a summary
of the written comments and/or
acknowledgements received from
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stakeholders (Federal, State, and local
officials) and the Service’s response to
those comments. Comments received
from non-stakeholders were not
considered as part of this process and
are therefore not summarized or
responded to below. Interested parties
may contact the Service individual
identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to make
arrangements to view copies of the
comments received during the
stakeholder review period.
Maryland
1. Calvert County Office of the County
Administrator: The Calvert County
Administrator indicated that the
County’s understanding is that the
geomorphic modification that was
proposed to Unit MD–37P, which
expanded the unit to include the entire
shoreline of Flag Ponds Nature Park,
would not prohibit projects that are
consistent with the purpose of the
protected area. The County
Administrator stated that if their
understanding is correct, they have no
objection to the proposed expansion of
the unit.
Service Response to the Calvert
County Office of the County
Administrator: The only Federal
spending prohibition within Otherwise
Protected Areas (OPAs) of the CBRS
(such as Unit MD–37P) is the
prohibition on Federal flood insurance.
Therefore, the expansion of Unit MD–
37P will not affect federally funded
projects. There is also an exception to
the prohibition on Federal flood
insurance for structures within OPAs
that are used in a manner consistent
with the purpose for which the area is
protected (e.g., park visitor center).
2. State of Maryland Department of
Natural Resources: The State of
Maryland Department of Natural
Resources concurred with the proposed
modifications to the CBRS maps in
Maryland.
North Carolina
1. Carteret County Shore Protection
Office: The Carteret County Shore
Protection Office (CCSPO) requested
that the eastern boundary of Unit NC–
06P be made consistent with the
federally maintained and marked/
buoyed navigation channel that is
within the larger water feature known as
Bogue Inlet. Specifically, the CCSPO
recommended that the eastern boundary
of Unit NC–06P be repositioned to the
west to follow the Huggins/Dudley
Island shoreline and merge with the part
of the channel on the Unit NC–06P map
identified as ‘‘Bogue Inlet.’’ The CCSPO
submitted bathymetry maps generated
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by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
that identify the position of the deep
water and navigational aids marking the
main channel.
Service Response to the Carteret
County Shore Protection Office: The
Service found no indication that the
eastern boundary of Unit NC–06P was
intended to follow the deepest portion
of the navigation channel; rather, it
generally follows the boundary between
Onslow and Carteret Counties on the
original CBRS base map, which falls
roughly within Bogue Inlet (between
Bear Island and Emerald Isle). The
Service believes that the original intent
of the CBRS boundary was to include
Bear Island and its associated aquatic
habitat within Unit NC–06P. Therefore,
it would not be appropriate to place the
boundary in the deepest portion of the
navigation channel, which would
remove some of the associated aquatic
habitat of Bear Island (located between
Dudley Island and Emerald Isle) from
the CBRS. The boundaries of Unit NC–
06P on the final revised map dated
August 1, 2014, remain the same as
those shown on the draft map dated
September 30, 2013.
2. Dare County Planning Department:
The Dare County Planning Department
(DCPD) requested that the Service
review two previously issued CBRS
determination letters to ensure that two
specific structures adjacent to Unit L03
were not adversely affected (i.e., made
ineligible for Federal flood insurance)
by the revised maps. The DCPD also
asked that any properties currently not
located in CBRA zones, which as a
result of the new maps will be located
in the CBRA zone, be identified and
provided to the County. Additionally,
the DCPD stated that portions of the
boundary in Unit L03 as it applies to the
Kinnakeet Shores subdivision should
have been modified to follow a distinct
demarcation of wetlands in a manner
similar to modifications that were made
to CBRS boundaries in other locations.
The DCPD is pleased that the digital
conversion of the maps will make them
more user friendly and hopes that the
revised FEMA Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (FIRMs) to be released in 2015
will include the revised CBRS
boundaries.
Service Response to the Dare County
Planning Department: The Service
reviewed the two CBRS property
determination letters that were
submitted by the DCPD. No
modifications were made to Unit L03
and there is no change in the CBRS
determinations for these two properties.
Additionally, the Service reviewed all
of the modifications that were made in
Dare County and can confirm that none
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of them add additional structures or
land to the CBRS (with the exception of
some very minor additions of wetlands).
The Service is authorized to make
minor and technical modifications to
the boundaries of the CBRS as are
necessary to reflect changes that have
occurred in the size or location of any
CBRS unit as a result of natural forces.
Generally, the Service will only make
such modifications to a boundary where
the intent of the boundary segment was
clearly to follow a geomorphic feature
on the ground, and the feature had
undergone natural change. The Service’s
review of Unit L03 found that the
boundary segment that affects the
Kinnakeet Shores subdivision was not
originally intended to follow the edge of
the wetlands, but rather a dirt road
depicted on the underlying CBRS base
map. Therefore, the Service did not
modify the boundary to follow the
wetlands as suggested by the DCPD. The
boundary of Unit L03 affecting the
Kinnakeet Shores Subdivision on the
final revised map dated August 1, 2014,
remains the same as the boundary
depicted on the formerly controlling
CBRS map of the area dated October 18,
1999.
The Service is working with FEMA to
include the updated CBRS boundaries
adopted through this notice on the
FIRMs that FEMA is revising in 2015.
The CBRS boundaries are shown on
FEMA’s FIRMs for informational
purposes; the official CBRS maps
maintained by the Service will remain
the official source of boundary location
information for the CBRS.
3. Town of North Topsail Beach: The
Town of North Topsail Beach (TNTB)
requested that the portions of the TNTB
that had a full complement of
infrastructure at the time Unit L06 was
established be removed from the CBRS
and that the associated aquatic habitat
north of Topsail Island and around New
River Inlet that is zoned as conservation
area in local land use plans be
reclassified from a System Unit to an
OPA. The TNTB also requested that the
Service make no modifications to the
coincident boundary between Units L05
and L06 in New River Inlet, because the
Town believes that it will make an
existing navigation project even more
complex and will significantly impact
the disposal of material from the
channel maintenance on North Topsail
Beach’s shoreline.
Service Response to the TNTB:
Changes to the CBRS boundaries
through the digital conversion effort are
limited to the administrative
modifications the Secretary is
authorized to make under the CBRA (16
U.S.C. 3503(c)–(e)). Changes that are
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outside the scope of this authority must
be made through the comprehensive
map modernization process, which
entails Congressional enactment of
legislation to make the revised maps
effective. Additional information about
CBRS digital conversion and
comprehensive map modernization can
be found in the Digital Conversion of
the CBRS Maps section of the notice
published by the Service in the Federal
Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR
53467). Unit L06 has already undergone
the comprehensive map modernization
process and the Service has prepared
final recommended maps for
Congressional consideration dated
November 20, 2013, which propose
additions to and removals from the
CBRS. The results of the Service’s
comprehensive review of Unit L06
(including an assessment of the level of
infrastructure that was on the ground at
the time of the Unit’s designation in
1982) are contained in Service
testimony presented before the House
Natural Resources Subcommittee on
Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular
Affairs on April 8, 2014. The Service’s
review found that though there were
some structures on the ground and a
main trunk line of infrastructure that
ran along the length of the unit in 1982,
the area still met the CBRA’s criteria for
an undeveloped coastal barrier when it
was designated within the CBRS in
1982. The Service does not consider
areas such as the associated aquatic
habitat north of Topsail Island and
around New River Inlet that are
identified as ‘‘conserved’’ solely through
land use plans and/or zoning
designations to qualify for OPA status.
Therefore, the Service does not
recommend reclassifying such areas
from System Units to OPAs.
Additionally, such a reclassification
would be outside of the scope of the
digital conversion effort.
Regarding the realignment of the
coincident boundary between Units L05
and L06 to the current location of New
River Inlet, this modification complies
with the directive in the CBRA (16
U.S.C. 3503(c)) that the Service shall
make such minor and technical
modifications to the boundaries of the
CBRS as are necessary to reflect changes
that have occurred as a result of natural
forces. Additionally, whether the
channel is within Unit L05 or Unit L06
will not have an effect on whether or
not the project is allowable under an
exception to the CBRA, as the units are
adjacent and of the same CBRS unit type
(System Unit). Therefore, the
boundaries of Units L05 and L06 on the
final revised maps dated August 1,
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2014, remain the same as those shown
on the draft maps dated September 30,
2013.
4. Town of Topsail Beach: The
Service received comments from the
Town of Topsail Beach regarding Unit
L07. The Service did not consider these
comments, because the revised map for
Unit L07 that was prepared through the
digital conversion effort was superseded
by a comprehensively revised map that
was made effective on December 18,
2014, via Pub. L. 113–253.
Virginia
1. Commonwealth of Virginia
Department of Conservation and
Recreation: The Commonwealth of
Virginia Department of Conservation
and Recreation supported the revision
of the maps, as well as the Service’s
efforts to make them digitally accessible.
No Changes to Draft Maps
The Service made no changes to the
CBRS boundaries depicted on the draft
maps dated September 30, 2013, as a
result of the summer 2014 comment
period (June 10, 2014; 79 FR 33207).
The CBRS boundaries depicted on the
final revised maps, dated August 1,
2014, are identical to the CBRS
boundaries depicted on the draft revised
maps dated September 30, 2013.
Summary of Modifications to the CBRS
Boundaries
Below is a summary of the changes
depicted on the final revised maps
dated August 1, 2014.
Maine
The Service’s review found 22 of the
34 CBRS units in Maine to have
changed due to natural forces. The final
revised maps for Units A03C and A07
correct administrative errors that were
made by the Service in 1990.
A01: LUBEC BARRIERS UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface and shoreline.
A03: JASPER UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
A03B: STARBOARD UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
A03C: POPPLESTONE BEACH/ROQUE
ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary of
the Popplestone Beach segment of the unit
has been modified to correct an
administrative error in the transcription of
the boundary from the draft map that was
reviewed and approved by Congress to the
official map dated October 24, 1990, for this
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unit. The area in question was first added to
the CBRS at the request of the State of Maine
on April 18, 1983, through the minor and
technical boundary modification process
authorized by section 4(c) of the CBRA (Pub.
L. 97–348). This same area, which had been
in the CBRS since 1983, was misidentified as
an ‘‘addition’’ to the CBRS in the Service’s
1988 Report to Congress: Volume 2, Maine.
This correction is supported by an
assessment of the historical maps and aerial
imagery for this area, as well as by the
legislative history of the Coastal Barrier
Improvement Act (CBIA; Pub. L. 101–591).
Additionally, the landward boundaries of the
Great Bar, Popplestone Beach, and Rogue
Island Harbor segments of the unit have been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
A05B: HEAD BEACH UNIT. The
southeastern boundary of the unit has been
modified to include the entire frontal dune
within the unit.
A06: CAPE ELIZABETH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the eastern segment of
the unit has been modified to account for
natural change in the shoreline of the pond
within the unit.
A07: SCARBOROUGH BEACH UNIT. The
southern landward portion of the boundary
has been modified to correct an
administrative error in the transcription of
the boundary from the draft map that was
reviewed and approved by Congress to the
official map dated October 24, 1990, for this
unit. This correction is supported by an
assessment of the historical maps and aerial
imagery for this area, as well as by the
legislative history of the CBIA (Pub. L 101–
591).
A08: CRESCENT SURF UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
A09: SEAPOINT UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
ME–04: SEAL COVE UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface and shoreline.
ME–07P: ROQUE BLUFFS UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
ME–09P: PETIT MANAN/BOIS BUBERT
UNIT. The boundary has been modified in
the northern segment of the unit to reflect
natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
ME–10P: OVER POINT UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
ME–11: POND ISLAND UNIT. A segment
of boundary has been added to the
southeastern portion of the unit to clarify the
extent of the unit, which includes portions of
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Pond Island but not Hog Island. As a result,
a segment of boundary has been removed
from the southwestern side of the unit to
keep one side of the unit open to East
Penobscot Bay.
ME–12: THRUMCAP UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
ME–14: NASH POINT UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
ME–15P: LITTLE RIVER UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
ME–16: HUNNEWELL BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
ME–17: SMALL POINT BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. The boundary has also
been modified to account for natural changes
in the location of the barrier in the area of
Small Point Beach.
ME–18: STOVER POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
ME–20P: OGUNQUIT BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
ME–23: PHILLIPS COVE UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
Maryland
The Service’s review found 29 of the
49 CBRS units in Maryland to have
changed due to natural forces.
MD–01P: ASSATEAGUE ISLAND UNIT.
The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for the migration of sand
outside of the unit in Sinepuxent Bay.
MD–03: SOUND SHORE UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–06: JOES COVE UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the marsh and wetland/
fastland interface. The southern boundary
has been modified to account for channel
migration along Joes Gut.
MD–09P: ST. PIERRE POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for the channel
migration along an unnamed channel. The
southern boundary of the unit has been
modified to include the entire barrier feature,
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which has expanded to the south. The
northern boundary of the unit has been
modified to include the entire barrier feature,
which has expanded to the east.
MD–12: DEAL ISLAND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–14: FRANKS ISLAND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface. The
boundary has also been modified to account
for channel migration and erosion along Rock
Creek.
MD–15: LONG POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface. The southern
boundary has been modified to include the
entirety of an accreting barrier spit located
south of Long Point and its associated aquatic
habitat within the unit.
MD–16: STUMP POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface. The
boundary has also been modified to account
for channel migration and erosion along
Stacey Gut.
MD–20: JENNY ISLAND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–18P: MARSH ISLAND UNIT. The
northern landward boundary of the unit has
been modified slightly to account for erosion
and channel migration along Little Pungers
Creek.
MD–37P: FLAG PONDS UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface. The southern
boundary has been modified to include the
entirety of an accreting barrier spit and its
associated aquatic habitat within the unit.
MD–38: COVE POINT MARSH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–24: COVEY CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface. The northern
boundary has been moved further north to
account for shoreline erosion within the unit.
MD–26: BOONE CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface and to account for
shoreline erosion.
MD–27: BENONI POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface and to account for
shoreline erosion.
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MD–30: KENT POINT UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the marsh and wetland/
fastland interface.
MD–32: STEVENSVILLE UNIT. The
landward and northern boundaries of the
unit have been modified to reflect natural
changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
MD–33: WESLEY CHURCH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
MD–35: WILSON POND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–41: GREEN HOLLY POND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
MD–44: ST. CLARENCE CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface and shoreline erosion.
MD–45: DEEP POINT UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface. The boundary has also been
modified slightly to include the entirety of an
accreting sand spit within the unit.
MD–46: POINT LOOK–IN UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
MD–47: TANNER CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–48P: POINT LOOKOUT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–49: BISCO CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the marsh
and wetland/fastland interface.
MD–53: BLAKE CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
MD–54: BELVEDERE CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
MD–56: ST. CATHERINE ISLAND UNIT.
The boundary of the unit has been modified
to include an accreting sand spit on the
eastern side of St. Catherine Island.
New Jersey
The Service’s review found 19 of the
21 CBRS units in New Jersey to have
changed due to natural forces.
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NJ–02: SEIDLER BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
NJ–03P: CLIFFWOD BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes in the
wetland/fastland interface and along the
banks of Whale Creek and Treasure Lake. The
western boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for the accretion of the
sand spit at the western end of Cliffwood
Beach.
NJ–04: CONASKONK POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes to the
wetland/fastland interface and the
southernmost edge of Chingarora Creek.
NJ–04A: NAVESINK/SHREWSBURY
COMPLEX UNIT. The boundary of the
northern segment of the unit has been
modified to include more of the sand sharing
system in the Navesink River to the north,
northwest, and northeast of Barley Point. The
boundary of the northern segment of the unit
has been modified to the south and southeast
of Barley Point to reflect the current location
of the channels that the boundary follows.
The eastern boundary of the southern
segment of the unit has been modified
slightly to fully include all of the islands
behind the barrier within the unit.
NJ–04B: METEDECONK NECK UNIT. The
boundary of the northern segment of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes
that have occurred along the shoreline of
Herring Island and in the configuration of the
wetland/fastland interface. The boundary of
the southern segment of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes in the
shoreline along Metedeconk Neck and along
minor channels.
NJ–04BP: METEDECONK NECK UNIT. The
boundary of the northern segment of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes
that have occurred along the shoreline of
Herring Island. The boundary of the southern
segment of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes along the shoreline
along Metedeconk Neck.
NJ–05P: ISLAND BEACH UNIT. The
boundary of the southern portion of the unit
has been modified to include the entirety of
an unnamed island in Barnegat Bay which is
already partially within the unit.
NJ–06: CEDAR BONNET ISLAND UNIT. A
portion of the northern boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes
that have occurred in the configuration of the
wetland/fastland interface. The boundary
coincident with a segment of Unit NJ–06P
has been modified to reflect natural changes
along the shoreline of an unnamed channel.
The boundary has been modified to follow
the center of an unnamed channel running
between Units NJ–06 and NJ–06P.
NJ–06P: CEDAR BONNET ISLAND UNIT.
The boundaries of three of the four discrete
segments of the unit in Little Egg Harbor have
been modified to reflect natural changes that
occurred along the shorelines of the islands.
The boundary coincident with a segment of
Unit NJ–06 has been modified to reflect
natural changes along the shoreline of an
unnamed channel.
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NJ–07P: BRIGANTINE UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
account for channel migration and erosion
along several channels. The boundary,
primarily in the northern part of the unit, has
been modified to reflect natural changes that
have occurred in the configuration of the
wetland/fastland interface and the shoreline.
NJ–08P: CORSON INLET UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
account for channel migration and erosion
along a tributary to Corson Sound, Ben
Hands Thorofare, Crook Horn Creek, and
Weakfish Creek.
NJ–09: STONE HARBOR UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface on the northwestern side of the unit
and along Slab Creek and Nichols Channel.
The coincident boundary between Units NJ–
09 and NJ–09P has been modified to account
for channel migration along Gravelly Run,
Great Flat Thorofare, Hammock Creek, and
Jenkins Channel. The coincident boundary
between Units NJ–09 and NJ–09P has been
modified to account for natural changes
along the southeastern shoreline of Nummy
Island.
NJ–09P: STONE HARBOR UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
account for channel migration along Dung
Thorofare. The coincident boundary between
Units NJ–09 and NJ–09P has been modified
to account for channel migration along
Gravelly Run, Great Flat Thorofare,
Hammock Creek, and Jenkins Channel. The
coincident boundary between Units NJ–09
and NJ–09P has been modified to account for
natural changes along the southeastern
shoreline of Nummy Island.
NJ–11P: HIGBEE BEACH UNIT. A portion
of the southern boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
NJ–12: DEL HAVEN UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface. The coincident boundary between
Units NJ–12 and NJ–12P has been modified
to account for shoreline erosion along
Delaware Bay.
NJ–12P: DEL HAVEN UNIT. The
coincident boundary between Units NJ–12
and NJ–12P has been modified to account for
shoreline erosion along Delaware Bay.
NJ–13: KIMBLES BEACH UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface. A small portion of the boundary
that follows the shoreline of Delaware Bay at
Kimbles Beach has been modified to account
for erosion.
NJ–14: MOORES BEACH UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface. The coincident boundary between
Units NJ–14 and NJ–14P has been modified
to account for channel migration along East
Creek, West Creek, and several unnamed
channels.
NJ–14P: MOORES BEACH UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
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reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface. The boundary has been modified to
account for channel migration along Bidwell
Creek, Dennis Creek, Riggins Ditch, Sluice
Creek, and several unnamed channels. The
coincident boundary between Units NJ–14
and NJ–14P has been modified to account for
channel migration along East Creek, West
Creek, and several unnamed channels.
New York
The Service’s review found that Unit
NY–60P (the only CBRS unit in New
York that was part of this review) had
changed due to natural forces. The other
CBRS units in New York were not
assessed as part of this review.
NY–60P: JAMAICA BAY. The boundary of
the unit has been modified to reflect changes
in the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface and the shoreline in Jamaica Bay.
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The Service’s review found 12 of the
CBRS units in North Carolina to have
changed due to natural forces. This
review did not include the North
Carolina portion of Unit M01 in
Brunswick County, because that unit
crosses the State boundary into South
Carolina and was included in its
entirety with the draft maps for all
CBRS units in South Carolina that were
remapped and referenced in a notice the
Service published in the Federal
Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR
53467). Additionally, this review
originally included North Carolina
Units L07, L08, and L09; however,
comprehensively revised maps for those
three units were made effective on
December 18, 2014, via Pub. L. 113–253;
therefore, the draft maps for those units
prepared through the digital conversion
effort have been superseded and are not
included in this notice. The
comprehensively revised maps, dated
December 18, 2014, make modifications
to the CBRS to remove areas that were
inappropriately included within the
CBRS in the past; add undeveloped
areas that qualify for inclusion; and also
address the natural changes that were
proposed in the notice published in the
Federal Register (79 FR 33207) on June
10, 2014.
L01: CURRITUCK BANKS UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit on Knotts
Island Bay has been modified to reflect
natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface and the shoreline. The coincident
boundary with the northern segment of Unit
L01P has been modified to reflect natural
changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface on Currituck Sound, and modified
to follow the center of the channel in Old
Currituck Inlet.
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L01P: CURRITUCK BANKS UNIT. The
landward boundary of the northern segment
of L01P has been modified to reflect natural
changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface on Currituck Sound, and modified
to follow the center of the channel in Old
Currituck Inlet.
NC–01: PINE ISLAND BAY UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit along the
shoreline of the excluded area has been
modified slightly to better follow the
shoreline as depicted on the new CBRS base
map.
NC–02: NAGS HEAD WOODS UNIT. The
landward boundary along the portion of the
northern segment of the unit that follows the
edge of the marsh has been modified to better
follow the edge of the marsh as depicted on
the new CBRS base map.
NC–03P: CAPE HATTERAS UNIT. Portions
of the landward boundary of the unit have
been modified to account for shoreline
erosion. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for accretion at the
southern end of Ocracoke Island. The
western boundary of the unit, where it is
coincident with Unit L03AP, has
intentionally not been modified. This area
continues to change, and there are CBRS
units on both sides of the boundary, so a
modification in this area would have no
effect.
L03AP: SHACKLEFORD BANKS UNIT.
The western boundary of the unit along
Beaufort Inlet has been expanded westward
into the inlet. The original boundary of the
unit has been generally located along the
shoreline of Shackleford Banks within the
inlet, but the island and the inlet continue to
change. The boundary has been modified and
generalized to account for existing conditions
and the potential for future change. The
eastern boundary of the unit, which is
coincident with Unit NC–03P, has
intentionally not been modified. This area
continues to change, and there are OPAs on
both sides of the boundary, so a modification
in this area would have no effect.
NC–04P: FORT MACON UNIT. The
northern boundary of the excluded area of
the unit surrounding United States Coast
Guard Station Fort Macon has been modified
to account for erosion along the shoreline.
NC–05P: ROOSEVELT NATURAL AREA
UNIT. The northern boundary of the unit
along Bogue Sound has been modified to
account for erosion.
NC–06P: HAMMOCKS BEACH UNIT. The
northern boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred to Bear Island and Bogue Inlet. A
portion of the southern boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect the current
location of Sanders Creek. The location of the
shoals in Bear Inlet has been dynamic, and
so has the location of the Bear Inlet channel.
Additionally, the southern boundary of the
unit is coincident with Unit L05. The
boundary in this area has been simply
generalized, and the current geomorphic
features of the inlet were not used to
determine the placement of the boundary.
L05: ONSLOW BEACH COMPLEX UNIT.
The southern boundary of the southern
segment of the unit has been modified to
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follow what is now the center of New River
Inlet up the New River channel. The
boundary of the unit has also been modified
due to channel migration along Wards
Channel through to its junction with New
River. In the northern segment of the unit,
the northern boundary has been modified to
follow the center of Shacklefoot Channel and
Sanders Creek through to its junction with
Bear Inlet. The location of the shoals in Bear
Inlet has been dynamic, and so has the
location of the Bear Inlet channel.
Additionally, the northern boundary of the
unit is coincident with Unit NC–06P. The
boundary in this area has been simply
generalized, and the current geomorphic
features of the inlet were not used to
determine the placement of the boundary.
L06: TOPSAIL UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the marsh, wetland/
fastland interface, and the location of New
River Inlet. Due to the dynamic nature of the
New River Inlet and the adjacent barrier
island to the northeast of the unit, the
boundary through the inlet has been
modified and generalized to account for
existing conditions and the potential for
future change.
NC–07P: CAPE FEAR UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the marsh, wetland/
fastland interface, and the shoreline along
Bald Head Creek, Cape Creek, and the Cape
Fear River and its associated aquatic habitat.
Virginia
The Service’s review found 55 of the
64 CBRS units in Virginia to have
changed due to natural forces. The final
revised map for Unit VA–09 corrects an
administrative error that was made by
the Service in 1997.
VA–01P: ASSATEAGUE ISLAND UNIT.
The southern boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for accretion at the
southern end of Assateague Island.
VA–02P: ASSAWOMAN ISLAND UNIT.
The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. The boundary on the
southern side of the unit has been modified
to reflect natural changes along Shipping
Creek and Wire Passage. The northern
boundary of the unit has been modified to
account for natural changes along
Assawoman Creek. The northern boundary
formerly ran through Assawoman Inlet,
which has since closed, and now runs from
Assawoman Creek across Assawoman Island
to the Atlantic Ocean.
VA–03P: METOMPKIN ISLAND UNIT. The
northern boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for channel migration
along Wire Passage. The landward boundary
of the unit has been modified to reflect the
westward migration of Metompkin Island.
The coincident boundary between Units VA–
03P and K03 has been modified to follow the
current location of Metompkin Inlet and to
account for accretion at the northern end of
Cedar Island. The name of this unit has been
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changed from ‘‘Metomkin Island’’ to
‘‘Metompkin Island’’ to correctly identify the
underlying barrier feature.
K03: CEDAR ISLAND UNIT. The
coincident boundary between Units VA–03P
and K03 has been modified to follow the
current location of Metompkin Inlet and to
account for accretion at the northern end of
Cedar Island. The landward boundary of the
unit has been modified to reflect natural
changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface. The coincident boundary between
Units K03 and VA–04P has been modified to
follow the current location of Wachapreague
Inlet and to account for accretion at the
southern end of Cedar Island.
VA–04P: PARRAMORE/HOG/COBB
ISLANDS UNIT. The coincident boundary
between Units VA–04P and K04 has been
modified to reflect the migration of Long
Channel, Little Cobb Island, and the southern
end of Cobb Island.
K04: LITTLE COBB ISLAND UNIT. The
coincident boundary between Units VA–04P
and K04 has been modified to reflect the
migration of Long Channel, Little Cobb
Island, and the southern end of Cobb Island.
The coincident boundary between Units K04
and VA–05P has been moved southward to
reflect natural changes in Sand Shoal Inlet
and the barrier islands to the north and south
of the inlet.
VA–05P: WRECK ISLAND UNIT. The
coincident boundary between Units K04 and
VA–05P has been moved southward to reflect
natural changes in Sand Shoal Inlet and the
barrier islands to the north and south of the
inlet. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that
have occurred in the configuration of the
wetland/fastland interface. The coincident
boundary between Units VA–05P and VA–
06P has been modified to reflect channel
migration along Main Ship Shoal Channel.
VA–06P: SMITH ISLAND UNIT. The
coincident boundary between Units VA–05P
and VA–06P has been modified to reflect
channel migration along Main Ship Shoal
Channel.
K05, K05P: FISHERMAN’S ISLAND UNIT.
The coincident boundary between Units K05
and K05P has been modified to reflect
channel migration along two minor unnamed
channels and to account for natural changes
in the wetland/fastland interface.
VA–09: ELLIOTS CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. Additionally, the southern
boundary of the unit has been modified to
correct an administrative error that was made
by the Service in 1997 when this unit was
last modified to account for natural changes
under 16 U.S.C. 3503(c). In 1996,
Northampton County, Virginia, submitted a
letter to the Service that objected to the
Service’s proposed addition of part of a
subdivision known as Sugar Hill, located
near Elliott’s Creek. The County’s letter
indicated that the subdivision was already
being developed and did not qualify for
addition to the CBRS under 16 U.S.C.
3503(c), as there had been no natural changes
that warranted the proposed addition. The
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Service’s background records indicate that
the Service re-examined the area in 1996 and
agreed that the area in question should not
be included within the CBRS. However,
when the Service adopted the final set of
revised maps via a notice in the Federal
Register on February 24, 1997 (62 FR 8258),
the map that proposed to add the area in
question to the CBRS was adopted in error.
This correction is supported by an
assessment of the historical maps and aerial
imagery for this area and the Service’s
background records for Unit VA–09.
VA–10: OLD PLANTATION CREEK UNIT.
The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–11: WESTCOAT POINT UNIT. The
boundary of the unit in Cherrystone Inlet has
been modified to account for the migration of
sand outside the unit at Westcoat Point.
VA–12: GREAT NECK UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–13: WESTERHOUSE CREEK UNIT.
The boundary of the unit has been modified
to reflect natural changes that have occurred
in the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–14: SHOOTING POINT UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–16: SCARBOROUGH NECK UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–17: CRADDOCK NECK UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–18: HACKS NECK UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–21: BEACH ISLAND UNIT. The
northeastern boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect the eastward migration of
Beach Island.
VA–23: SIMPSON BEND UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect channel migration along Cedar Cove
Gut.
VA–24: DRUM BAY UNIT. The boundary
of the unit has been modified to reflect
channel migration along Starling Creek and
Fishing Creek.
VA–26: CHEESEMAN ISLAND UNIT. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect the eastward migration of Cheeseman
Island and to include wetlands and aquatic
habitat that are now associated with the
barrier. The southern boundary of the unit
has been modified to account for the
migration of sand both eastward and
southward.
VA–28: TANGIER ISLAND UNIT. The
northwestern boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect channel migration along
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northwesterly expansion of the barrier
feature at the southern end of Tangier Island.
VA–29: ELBOW POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–30: WHITE POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–31: CABIN POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. The southern end of the
unit has been modified to account for the
southeasterly expansion of the barrier
feature.
VA–32: GLEBE POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–33: SANDY POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–34: JUDITH SOUND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–35: COD CREEK UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–36: PRESLEY CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–37: CORDREYS BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. The western boundary of
the unit has been modified to account for the
westward expansion of the barrier feature.
VA–38: MARSHALLS BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–39P: GINNY BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–40: GASKIN POND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–41: OWENS POND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–42: CHESAPEAKE BEACH UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
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occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–43: FLEET POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–44: BUSSEL POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–45: HARVEYS CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–46: INGRAM COVE UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–47: BLUFF POINT NECK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. The southern boundary of
the unit has been modified to account for
erosion of the barrier feature.
VA–48: BARNES CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–49: NORTH POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–50: WINDMILL POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–51: DEEP HOLE POINT UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect shoreline erosion. The
eastern boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for the migration of sand
outside the unit in Windmill Point Creek.
The western boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect the westward migration of
the barrier at Deep Hole Point and include
wetlands and aquatic habitat that are now
associated with the barrier.
VA–52: STURGEON CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–53: JACKSON CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–55: RIGBY ISLAND/BETHEL BEACH
UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes
that have occurred in the configuration of the
wetland/fastland interface. The name of this
unit has been changed from ‘‘Rigby Island/
Bethal Beach’’ to ‘‘Rigby Island/Bethel
Beach’’ to correctly identify the underlying
barrier feature.
VA–56: NEW POINT COMFORT UNIT.
The northern boundary of the unit has been
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modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. The western boundary of
the unit has been modified to account for
migrating sand.
VA–57: WARE NECK UNIT. The landward
boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface.
VA–58: SEVERN RIVER UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–59P: PLUM TREE ISLAND UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
VA–60P: LONG CREEK UNIT. The
landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface. The boundary has been
modified to reflect channel migration along
Grunland Creek.
Availability of Final Maps and Related
Information
The final revised maps dated August
1, 2014, and digital boundary data can
be accessed and downloaded from the
Service’s Web site, at https://
www.fws.gov/CBRA. The digital
boundary data are available for
reference purposes only. The digital
boundaries are best viewed using the
base imagery to which the boundaries
were drawn; this information is printed
in the title block of the maps. The
Service is not responsible for any
misuse or misinterpretation of the
digital boundary data.
Interested parties may also contact the
Service individual identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice to make arrangements to
view the final maps at the Service’s
Headquarters office. Interested parties
who are unable to access the maps via
the Service’s Web site or at the Service’s
Headquarters office may contact the
Service individual identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section,
and reasonable accommodations will be
made to ensure the individual’s ability
to view the maps.
Dated: April 20, 2015.
Gary Frazer,
Assistant Director for Ecological Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-ES-2015-N053; FF09E15000-FXHC112509CBRA1-156]
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Availability of
Final Revised Maps for Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, and Virginia
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) requires the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to review the maps of the John H.
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) at least once every 5
years and make any minor and technical modifications to the boundaries
of the CBRS as are necessary to reflect changes that have occurred in
the size or location of any CBRS unit as a result of natural forces.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has conducted this review
and has prepared final revised maps for all of the CBRS units in Maine,
all units in Maryland, all units in New Jersey, all units in Virginia,
1 unit in New York, and 13 units in North Carolina. The maps were
produced by the Service in partnership with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and in consultation with the appropriate
Federal, State, and local officials. This notice announces the findings
of the Service's review and the availability of final revised maps for
182 CBRS units. The final revised maps for these CBRS units, dated
August 1, 2014, are the official controlling CBRS maps for these areas.
DATES: Changes to the CBRS depicted on the final revised maps, dated
August 1, 2014, become effective on May 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: For information about how to get copies of the maps or where
to go to view them, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie Niemi, Coastal Barriers
Coordinator, Division of Budget and Technical Support, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Headquarters, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: ES, Falls
Church, VA 22041; telephone (703) 358-2071; or electronic mail (email)
CBRA@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Background information on the CBRA (CBRA; 16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
and the CBRS, as well as information on the digital conversion effort
and the methodology used to produce the revised maps, can be found in a
notice the Service published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2013
(78 FR 53467).
For information on how to access the final revised maps, see the
Availability of Final Maps and Related Information section below.
Announced Map Modifications
This notice announces modifications to the maps for all of the CBRS
units in Maine, all units in Maryland, all units in New Jersey, all
units in Virginia, 1 unit in New York, and 13 units in North Carolina.
Most of the modifications were made to reflect changes to the CBRS
units as a result of natural forces (e.g., erosion and accretion). The
CBRA requires the Secretary to review the CBRS maps at least once every
5 years and make, in consultation with the appropriate Federal, State,
and local officials, any minor and technical modifications to the
boundaries of the CBRS as are necessary to reflect changes that have
occurred in the size or location of any CBRS unit as a result of
natural forces (16 U.S.C. 3503(c)).
The Service's review resulted in a set of 118 final revised maps,
dated August 1, 2014, depicting a total of 182 CBRS units. The set of
maps includes 19 maps for 34 CBRS units located in Maine; 23 maps for
49 CBRS units located in Maryland; 16 maps for 21 CBRS units located in
New Jersey; 32 maps for 64 CBRS units located in Virginia; 2 maps for 1
CBRS unit located in New York; and 26 maps for 13 CBRS units located in
North Carolina. Comprehensively revised maps for North Carolina Units
L07, L08, and L09, were made effective on December 18, 2014, via Pub.
L. 113-253; therefore, the revised maps prepared for these units
through the digital conversion effort will not be adopted
administratively by the Service and are not described in this notice.
The Service found that a total of 138 of the
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182 CBRS units reviewed had experienced changes in their size or
location as a result of natural forces since they were last mapped. The
Service's review of these areas also found three CBRS units that
required modifications to correct administrative errors that were made
in the past on maps for Washington County, Maine; Cumberland County,
Maine; and Northampton County, Virginia. The revised maps were produced
by the Service in partnership with FEMA.
The Service is specifically notifying the following stakeholders
concerning the availability of the final revised maps: the Chair and
Ranking Member of the House of Representatives Committee on Natural
Resources; the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works; the members of the Senate and House of
Representatives for the affected areas; the Governors of the affected
areas; and other appropriate Federal, State, and local officials.
Consultation With Federal, State, and Local Officials
Consultation and Comment Period
The CBRA requires consultation with the appropriate Federal, State,
and local officials (stakeholders) on the proposed CBRS boundary
modifications to reflect changes that have occurred in the size or
location of any CBRS unit as a result of natural forces (16 U.S.C
3503(c)). The Service fulfilled this requirement by holding a 30-day
comment period on the draft maps (dated September 30, 2013) for
Federal, State, and local stakeholders, from June 10, 2014, through
July 10, 2014. This comment period was announced in a notice published
in the Federal Register (79 FR 33207) on June 10, 2014.
Formal notification of the comment period was provided via letters
to approximately 295 stakeholders, including the Chair and Ranking
Member of the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources;
the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and
Public Works; the members of the House of Representatives and Senate
for the affected areas; the Governors of the affected areas; the local
elected officials of the affected areas; and other appropriate Federal,
State, and local officials.
Comments and Service Responses
The June 2014 notice specifically solicited comments from Federal,
State, and local officials. Below is a summary of the written comments
and/or acknowledgements received from stakeholders (Federal, State, and
local officials) and the Service's response to those comments. Comments
received from non-stakeholders were not considered as part of this
process and are therefore not summarized or responded to below.
Interested parties may contact the Service individual identified in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to make arrangements to view
copies of the comments received during the stakeholder review period.
Maryland
1. Calvert County Office of the County Administrator: The Calvert
County Administrator indicated that the County's understanding is that
the geomorphic modification that was proposed to Unit MD-37P, which
expanded the unit to include the entire shoreline of Flag Ponds Nature
Park, would not prohibit projects that are consistent with the purpose
of the protected area. The County Administrator stated that if their
understanding is correct, they have no objection to the proposed
expansion of the unit.
Service Response to the Calvert County Office of the County
Administrator: The only Federal spending prohibition within Otherwise
Protected Areas (OPAs) of the CBRS (such as Unit MD-37P) is the
prohibition on Federal flood insurance. Therefore, the expansion of
Unit MD-37P will not affect federally funded projects. There is also an
exception to the prohibition on Federal flood insurance for structures
within OPAs that are used in a manner consistent with the purpose for
which the area is protected (e.g., park visitor center).
2. State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources: The State of
Maryland Department of Natural Resources concurred with the proposed
modifications to the CBRS maps in Maryland.
North Carolina
1. Carteret County Shore Protection Office: The Carteret County
Shore Protection Office (CCSPO) requested that the eastern boundary of
Unit NC-06P be made consistent with the federally maintained and
marked/buoyed navigation channel that is within the larger water
feature known as Bogue Inlet. Specifically, the CCSPO recommended that
the eastern boundary of Unit NC-06P be repositioned to the west to
follow the Huggins/Dudley Island shoreline and merge with the part of
the channel on the Unit NC-06P map identified as ``Bogue Inlet.'' The
CCSPO submitted bathymetry maps generated by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers that identify the position of the deep water and navigational
aids marking the main channel.
Service Response to the Carteret County Shore Protection Office:
The Service found no indication that the eastern boundary of Unit NC-
06P was intended to follow the deepest portion of the navigation
channel; rather, it generally follows the boundary between Onslow and
Carteret Counties on the original CBRS base map, which falls roughly
within Bogue Inlet (between Bear Island and Emerald Isle). The Service
believes that the original intent of the CBRS boundary was to include
Bear Island and its associated aquatic habitat within Unit NC-06P.
Therefore, it would not be appropriate to place the boundary in the
deepest portion of the navigation channel, which would remove some of
the associated aquatic habitat of Bear Island (located between Dudley
Island and Emerald Isle) from the CBRS. The boundaries of Unit NC-06P
on the final revised map dated August 1, 2014, remain the same as those
shown on the draft map dated September 30, 2013.
2. Dare County Planning Department: The Dare County Planning
Department (DCPD) requested that the Service review two previously
issued CBRS determination letters to ensure that two specific
structures adjacent to Unit L03 were not adversely affected (i.e., made
ineligible for Federal flood insurance) by the revised maps. The DCPD
also asked that any properties currently not located in CBRA zones,
which as a result of the new maps will be located in the CBRA zone, be
identified and provided to the County. Additionally, the DCPD stated
that portions of the boundary in Unit L03 as it applies to the
Kinnakeet Shores subdivision should have been modified to follow a
distinct demarcation of wetlands in a manner similar to modifications
that were made to CBRS boundaries in other locations. The DCPD is
pleased that the digital conversion of the maps will make them more
user friendly and hopes that the revised FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRMs) to be released in 2015 will include the revised CBRS
boundaries.
Service Response to the Dare County Planning Department: The
Service reviewed the two CBRS property determination letters that were
submitted by the DCPD. No modifications were made to Unit L03 and there
is no change in the CBRS determinations for these two properties.
Additionally, the Service reviewed all of the modifications that
were made in Dare County and can confirm that none
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of them add additional structures or land to the CBRS (with the
exception of some very minor additions of wetlands).
The Service is authorized to make minor and technical modifications
to the boundaries of the CBRS as are necessary to reflect changes that
have occurred in the size or location of any CBRS unit as a result of
natural forces. Generally, the Service will only make such
modifications to a boundary where the intent of the boundary segment
was clearly to follow a geomorphic feature on the ground, and the
feature had undergone natural change. The Service's review of Unit L03
found that the boundary segment that affects the Kinnakeet Shores
subdivision was not originally intended to follow the edge of the
wetlands, but rather a dirt road depicted on the underlying CBRS base
map. Therefore, the Service did not modify the boundary to follow the
wetlands as suggested by the DCPD. The boundary of Unit L03 affecting
the Kinnakeet Shores Subdivision on the final revised map dated August
1, 2014, remains the same as the boundary depicted on the formerly
controlling CBRS map of the area dated October 18, 1999.
The Service is working with FEMA to include the updated CBRS
boundaries adopted through this notice on the FIRMs that FEMA is
revising in 2015. The CBRS boundaries are shown on FEMA's FIRMs for
informational purposes; the official CBRS maps maintained by the
Service will remain the official source of boundary location
information for the CBRS.
3. Town of North Topsail Beach: The Town of North Topsail Beach
(TNTB) requested that the portions of the TNTB that had a full
complement of infrastructure at the time Unit L06 was established be
removed from the CBRS and that the associated aquatic habitat north of
Topsail Island and around New River Inlet that is zoned as conservation
area in local land use plans be reclassified from a System Unit to an
OPA. The TNTB also requested that the Service make no modifications to
the coincident boundary between Units L05 and L06 in New River Inlet,
because the Town believes that it will make an existing navigation
project even more complex and will significantly impact the disposal of
material from the channel maintenance on North Topsail Beach's
shoreline.
Service Response to the TNTB: Changes to the CBRS boundaries
through the digital conversion effort are limited to the administrative
modifications the Secretary is authorized to make under the CBRA (16
U.S.C. 3503(c)-(e)). Changes that are outside the scope of this
authority must be made through the comprehensive map modernization
process, which entails Congressional enactment of legislation to make
the revised maps effective. Additional information about CBRS digital
conversion and comprehensive map modernization can be found in the
Digital Conversion of the CBRS Maps section of the notice published by
the Service in the Federal Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53467).
Unit L06 has already undergone the comprehensive map modernization
process and the Service has prepared final recommended maps for
Congressional consideration dated November 20, 2013, which propose
additions to and removals from the CBRS. The results of the Service's
comprehensive review of Unit L06 (including an assessment of the level
of infrastructure that was on the ground at the time of the Unit's
designation in 1982) are contained in Service testimony presented
before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,
Oceans, and Insular Affairs on April 8, 2014. The Service's review
found that though there were some structures on the ground and a main
trunk line of infrastructure that ran along the length of the unit in
1982, the area still met the CBRA's criteria for an undeveloped coastal
barrier when it was designated within the CBRS in 1982. The Service
does not consider areas such as the associated aquatic habitat north of
Topsail Island and around New River Inlet that are identified as
``conserved'' solely through land use plans and/or zoning designations
to qualify for OPA status. Therefore, the Service does not recommend
reclassifying such areas from System Units to OPAs. Additionally, such
a reclassification would be outside of the scope of the digital
conversion effort.
Regarding the realignment of the coincident boundary between Units
L05 and L06 to the current location of New River Inlet, this
modification complies with the directive in the CBRA (16 U.S.C.
3503(c)) that the Service shall make such minor and technical
modifications to the boundaries of the CBRS as are necessary to reflect
changes that have occurred as a result of natural forces. Additionally,
whether the channel is within Unit L05 or Unit L06 will not have an
effect on whether or not the project is allowable under an exception to
the CBRA, as the units are adjacent and of the same CBRS unit type
(System Unit). Therefore, the boundaries of Units L05 and L06 on the
final revised maps dated August 1, 2014, remain the same as those shown
on the draft maps dated September 30, 2013.
4. Town of Topsail Beach: The Service received comments from the
Town of Topsail Beach regarding Unit L07. The Service did not consider
these comments, because the revised map for Unit L07 that was prepared
through the digital conversion effort was superseded by a
comprehensively revised map that was made effective on December 18,
2014, via Pub. L. 113-253.
Virginia
1. Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and
Recreation: The Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and
Recreation supported the revision of the maps, as well as the Service's
efforts to make them digitally accessible.
No Changes to Draft Maps
The Service made no changes to the CBRS boundaries depicted on the
draft maps dated September 30, 2013, as a result of the summer 2014
comment period (June 10, 2014; 79 FR 33207). The CBRS boundaries
depicted on the final revised maps, dated August 1, 2014, are identical
to the CBRS boundaries depicted on the draft revised maps dated
September 30, 2013.
Summary of Modifications to the CBRS Boundaries
Below is a summary of the changes depicted on the final revised
maps dated August 1, 2014.
Maine
The Service's review found 22 of the 34 CBRS units in Maine to have
changed due to natural forces. The final revised maps for Units A03C
and A07 correct administrative errors that were made by the Service in
1990.
A01: LUBEC BARRIERS UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface and shoreline.
A03: JASPER UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
A03B: STARBOARD UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
A03C: POPPLESTONE BEACH/ROQUE ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary
of the Popplestone Beach segment of the unit has been modified to
correct an administrative error in the transcription of the boundary
from the draft map that was reviewed and approved by Congress to the
official map dated October 24, 1990, for this
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unit. The area in question was first added to the CBRS at the
request of the State of Maine on April 18, 1983, through the minor
and technical boundary modification process authorized by section
4(c) of the CBRA (Pub. L. 97-348). This same area, which had been in
the CBRS since 1983, was misidentified as an ``addition'' to the
CBRS in the Service's 1988 Report to Congress: Volume 2, Maine. This
correction is supported by an assessment of the historical maps and
aerial imagery for this area, as well as by the legislative history
of the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act (CBIA; Pub. L. 101-591).
Additionally, the landward boundaries of the Great Bar, Popplestone
Beach, and Rogue Island Harbor segments of the unit have been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
A05B: HEAD BEACH UNIT. The southeastern boundary of the unit has
been modified to include the entire frontal dune within the unit.
A06: CAPE ELIZABETH UNIT. The landward boundary of the eastern
segment of the unit has been modified to account for natural change
in the shoreline of the pond within the unit.
A07: SCARBOROUGH BEACH UNIT. The southern landward portion of
the boundary has been modified to correct an administrative error in
the transcription of the boundary from the draft map that was
reviewed and approved by Congress to the official map dated October
24, 1990, for this unit. This correction is supported by an
assessment of the historical maps and aerial imagery for this area,
as well as by the legislative history of the CBIA (Pub. L 101-591).
A08: CRESCENT SURF UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
A09: SEAPOINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-04: SEAL COVE UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface and shoreline.
ME-07P: ROQUE BLUFFS UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-09P: PETIT MANAN/BOIS BUBERT UNIT. The boundary has been
modified in the northern segment of the unit to reflect natural
changes that have occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface.
ME-10P: OVER POINT UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-11: POND ISLAND UNIT. A segment of boundary has been added to
the southeastern portion of the unit to clarify the extent of the
unit, which includes portions of Pond Island but not Hog Island. As
a result, a segment of boundary has been removed from the
southwestern side of the unit to keep one side of the unit open to
East Penobscot Bay.
ME-12: THRUMCAP UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-14: NASH POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-15P: LITTLE RIVER UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-16: HUNNEWELL BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-17: SMALL POINT BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The boundary
has also been modified to account for natural changes in the
location of the barrier in the area of Small Point Beach.
ME-18: STOVER POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-20P: OGUNQUIT BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
ME-23: PHILLIPS COVE UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
Maryland
The Service's review found 29 of the 49 CBRS units in Maryland to
have changed due to natural forces.
MD-01P: ASSATEAGUE ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary of the
unit has been modified to account for the migration of sand outside
of the unit in Sinepuxent Bay.
MD-03: SOUND SHORE UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-06: JOES COVE UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface. The
southern boundary has been modified to account for channel migration
along Joes Gut.
MD-09P: ST. PIERRE POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to account for the channel migration along an
unnamed channel. The southern boundary of the unit has been modified
to include the entire barrier feature, which has expanded to the
south. The northern boundary of the unit has been modified to
include the entire barrier feature, which has expanded to the east.
MD-12: DEAL ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-14: FRANKS ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface. The
boundary has also been modified to account for channel migration and
erosion along Rock Creek.
MD-15: LONG POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface. The
southern boundary has been modified to include the entirety of an
accreting barrier spit located south of Long Point and its
associated aquatic habitat within the unit.
MD-16: STUMP POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface. The
boundary has also been modified to account for channel migration and
erosion along Stacey Gut.
MD-20: JENNY ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-18P: MARSH ISLAND UNIT. The northern landward boundary of the
unit has been modified slightly to account for erosion and channel
migration along Little Pungers Creek.
MD-37P: FLAG PONDS UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface. The
southern boundary has been modified to include the entirety of an
accreting barrier spit and its associated aquatic habitat within the
unit.
MD-38: COVE POINT MARSH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-24: COVEY CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface. The
northern boundary has been moved further north to account for
shoreline erosion within the unit.
MD-26: BOONE CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface and to account for
shoreline erosion.
MD-27: BENONI POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface and to account for
shoreline erosion.
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MD-30: KENT POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-32: STEVENSVILLE UNIT. The landward and northern boundaries
of the unit have been modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
MD-33: WESLEY CHURCH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
MD-35: WILSON POND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-41: GREEN HOLLY POND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
MD-44: ST. CLARENCE CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the
unit has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred
in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface and shoreline
erosion.
MD-45: DEEP POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The boundary has
also been modified slightly to include the entirety of an accreting
sand spit within the unit.
MD-46: POINT LOOK-IN UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
MD-47: TANNER CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-48P: POINT LOOKOUT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-49: BISCO CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh and wetland/fastland interface.
MD-53: BLAKE CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
MD-54: BELVEDERE CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
MD-56: ST. CATHERINE ISLAND UNIT. The boundary of the unit has
been modified to include an accreting sand spit on the eastern side
of St. Catherine Island.
New Jersey
The Service's review found 19 of the 21 CBRS units in New Jersey to
have changed due to natural forces.
NJ-02: SEIDLER BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
NJ-03P: CLIFFWOD BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes in the wetland/fastland
interface and along the banks of Whale Creek and Treasure Lake. The
western boundary of the unit has been modified to account for the
accretion of the sand spit at the western end of Cliffwood Beach.
NJ-04: CONASKONK POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes to the wetland/fastland
interface and the southernmost edge of Chingarora Creek.
NJ-04A: NAVESINK/SHREWSBURY COMPLEX UNIT. The boundary of the
northern segment of the unit has been modified to include more of
the sand sharing system in the Navesink River to the north,
northwest, and northeast of Barley Point. The boundary of the
northern segment of the unit has been modified to the south and
southeast of Barley Point to reflect the current location of the
channels that the boundary follows. The eastern boundary of the
southern segment of the unit has been modified slightly to fully
include all of the islands behind the barrier within the unit.
NJ-04B: METEDECONK NECK UNIT. The boundary of the northern
segment of the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes
that have occurred along the shoreline of Herring Island and in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The boundary of the
southern segment of the unit has been modified to reflect natural
changes in the shoreline along Metedeconk Neck and along minor
channels.
NJ-04BP: METEDECONK NECK UNIT. The boundary of the northern
segment of the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes
that have occurred along the shoreline of Herring Island. The
boundary of the southern segment of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes along the shoreline along Metedeconk Neck.
NJ-05P: ISLAND BEACH UNIT. The boundary of the southern portion
of the unit has been modified to include the entirety of an unnamed
island in Barnegat Bay which is already partially within the unit.
NJ-06: CEDAR BONNET ISLAND UNIT. A portion of the northern
boundary of the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes
that have occurred in the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface. The boundary coincident with a segment of Unit NJ-06P has
been modified to reflect natural changes along the shoreline of an
unnamed channel. The boundary has been modified to follow the center
of an unnamed channel running between Units NJ-06 and NJ-06P.
NJ-06P: CEDAR BONNET ISLAND UNIT. The boundaries of three of the
four discrete segments of the unit in Little Egg Harbor have been
modified to reflect natural changes that occurred along the
shorelines of the islands. The boundary coincident with a segment of
Unit NJ-06 has been modified to reflect natural changes along the
shoreline of an unnamed channel.
NJ-07P: BRIGANTINE UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for channel migration and erosion along several
channels. The boundary, primarily in the northern part of the unit,
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface and the
shoreline.
NJ-08P: CORSON INLET UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for channel migration and erosion along a
tributary to Corson Sound, Ben Hands Thorofare, Crook Horn Creek,
and Weakfish Creek.
NJ-09: STONE HARBOR UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface on the northwestern
side of the unit and along Slab Creek and Nichols Channel. The
coincident boundary between Units NJ-09 and NJ-09P has been modified
to account for channel migration along Gravelly Run, Great Flat
Thorofare, Hammock Creek, and Jenkins Channel. The coincident
boundary between Units NJ-09 and NJ-09P has been modified to account
for natural changes along the southeastern shoreline of Nummy
Island.
NJ-09P: STONE HARBOR UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to account for channel migration along Dung Thorofare. The
coincident boundary between Units NJ-09 and NJ-09P has been modified
to account for channel migration along Gravelly Run, Great Flat
Thorofare, Hammock Creek, and Jenkins Channel. The coincident
boundary between Units NJ-09 and NJ-09P has been modified to account
for natural changes along the southeastern shoreline of Nummy
Island.
NJ-11P: HIGBEE BEACH UNIT. A portion of the southern boundary of
the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
NJ-12: DEL HAVEN UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The coincident
boundary between Units NJ-12 and NJ-12P has been modified to account
for shoreline erosion along Delaware Bay.
NJ-12P: DEL HAVEN UNIT. The coincident boundary between Units
NJ-12 and NJ-12P has been modified to account for shoreline erosion
along Delaware Bay.
NJ-13: KIMBLES BEACH UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. A small portion of
the boundary that follows the shoreline of Delaware Bay at Kimbles
Beach has been modified to account for erosion.
NJ-14: MOORES BEACH UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The coincident
boundary between Units NJ-14 and NJ-14P has been modified to account
for channel migration along East Creek, West Creek, and several
unnamed channels.
NJ-14P: MOORES BEACH UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to
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reflect natural changes that have occurred in the configuration of
the wetland/fastland interface. The boundary has been modified to
account for channel migration along Bidwell Creek, Dennis Creek,
Riggins Ditch, Sluice Creek, and several unnamed channels. The
coincident boundary between Units NJ-14 and NJ-14P has been modified
to account for channel migration along East Creek, West Creek, and
several unnamed channels.
New York
The Service's review found that Unit NY-60P (the only CBRS unit in
New York that was part of this review) had changed due to natural
forces. The other CBRS units in New York were not assessed as part of
this review.
NY-60P: JAMAICA BAY. The boundary of the unit has been modified
to reflect changes in the configuration of the wetland/fastland
interface and the shoreline in Jamaica Bay.
North Carolina
The Service's review found 12 of the CBRS units in North Carolina
to have changed due to natural forces. This review did not include the
North Carolina portion of Unit M01 in Brunswick County, because that
unit crosses the State boundary into South Carolina and was included in
its entirety with the draft maps for all CBRS units in South Carolina
that were remapped and referenced in a notice the Service published in
the Federal Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53467). Additionally,
this review originally included North Carolina Units L07, L08, and L09;
however, comprehensively revised maps for those three units were made
effective on December 18, 2014, via Pub. L. 113-253; therefore, the
draft maps for those units prepared through the digital conversion
effort have been superseded and are not included in this notice. The
comprehensively revised maps, dated December 18, 2014, make
modifications to the CBRS to remove areas that were inappropriately
included within the CBRS in the past; add undeveloped areas that
qualify for inclusion; and also address the natural changes that were
proposed in the notice published in the Federal Register (79 FR 33207)
on June 10, 2014.
L01: CURRITUCK BANKS UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit on
Knotts Island Bay has been modified to reflect natural changes that
have occurred in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface
and the shoreline. The coincident boundary with the northern segment
of Unit L01P has been modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface on
Currituck Sound, and modified to follow the center of the channel in
Old Currituck Inlet.
L01P: CURRITUCK BANKS UNIT. The landward boundary of the
northern segment of L01P has been modified to reflect natural
changes that have occurred in the configuration of the wetland/
fastland interface on Currituck Sound, and modified to follow the
center of the channel in Old Currituck Inlet.
NC-01: PINE ISLAND BAY UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
along the shoreline of the excluded area has been modified slightly
to better follow the shoreline as depicted on the new CBRS base map.
NC-02: NAGS HEAD WOODS UNIT. The landward boundary along the
portion of the northern segment of the unit that follows the edge of
the marsh has been modified to better follow the edge of the marsh
as depicted on the new CBRS base map.
NC-03P: CAPE HATTERAS UNIT. Portions of the landward boundary of
the unit have been modified to account for shoreline erosion. The
boundary of the unit has been modified to account for accretion at
the southern end of Ocracoke Island. The western boundary of the
unit, where it is coincident with Unit L03AP, has intentionally not
been modified. This area continues to change, and there are CBRS
units on both sides of the boundary, so a modification in this area
would have no effect.
L03AP: SHACKLEFORD BANKS UNIT. The western boundary of the unit
along Beaufort Inlet has been expanded westward into the inlet. The
original boundary of the unit has been generally located along the
shoreline of Shackleford Banks within the inlet, but the island and
the inlet continue to change. The boundary has been modified and
generalized to account for existing conditions and the potential for
future change. The eastern boundary of the unit, which is coincident
with Unit NC-03P, has intentionally not been modified. This area
continues to change, and there are OPAs on both sides of the
boundary, so a modification in this area would have no effect.
NC-04P: FORT MACON UNIT. The northern boundary of the excluded
area of the unit surrounding United States Coast Guard Station Fort
Macon has been modified to account for erosion along the shoreline.
NC-05P: ROOSEVELT NATURAL AREA UNIT. The northern boundary of
the unit along Bogue Sound has been modified to account for erosion.
NC-06P: HAMMOCKS BEACH UNIT. The northern boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred to
Bear Island and Bogue Inlet. A portion of the southern boundary of
the unit has been modified to reflect the current location of
Sanders Creek. The location of the shoals in Bear Inlet has been
dynamic, and so has the location of the Bear Inlet channel.
Additionally, the southern boundary of the unit is coincident with
Unit L05. The boundary in this area has been simply generalized, and
the current geomorphic features of the inlet were not used to
determine the placement of the boundary.
L05: ONSLOW BEACH COMPLEX UNIT. The southern boundary of the
southern segment of the unit has been modified to follow what is now
the center of New River Inlet up the New River channel. The boundary
of the unit has also been modified due to channel migration along
Wards Channel through to its junction with New River. In the
northern segment of the unit, the northern boundary has been
modified to follow the center of Shacklefoot Channel and Sanders
Creek through to its junction with Bear Inlet. The location of the
shoals in Bear Inlet has been dynamic, and so has the location of
the Bear Inlet channel. Additionally, the northern boundary of the
unit is coincident with Unit NC-06P. The boundary in this area has
been simply generalized, and the current geomorphic features of the
inlet were not used to determine the placement of the boundary.
L06: TOPSAIL UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh, wetland/fastland interface, and the
location of New River Inlet. Due to the dynamic nature of the New
River Inlet and the adjacent barrier island to the northeast of the
unit, the boundary through the inlet has been modified and
generalized to account for existing conditions and the potential for
future change.
NC-07P: CAPE FEAR UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the marsh, wetland/fastland interface, and the
shoreline along Bald Head Creek, Cape Creek, and the Cape Fear River
and its associated aquatic habitat.
Virginia
The Service's review found 55 of the 64 CBRS units in Virginia to
have changed due to natural forces. The final revised map for Unit VA-
09 corrects an administrative error that was made by the Service in
1997.
VA-01P: ASSATEAGUE ISLAND UNIT. The southern boundary of the
unit has been modified to account for accretion at the southern end
of Assateague Island.
VA-02P: ASSAWOMAN ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The boundary on
the southern side of the unit has been modified to reflect natural
changes along Shipping Creek and Wire Passage. The northern boundary
of the unit has been modified to account for natural changes along
Assawoman Creek. The northern boundary formerly ran through
Assawoman Inlet, which has since closed, and now runs from Assawoman
Creek across Assawoman Island to the Atlantic Ocean.
VA-03P: METOMPKIN ISLAND UNIT. The northern boundary of the unit
has been modified to account for channel migration along Wire
Passage. The landward boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect the westward migration of Metompkin Island. The coincident
boundary between Units VA-03P and K03 has been modified to follow
the current location of Metompkin Inlet and to account for accretion
at the northern end of Cedar Island. The name of this unit has been
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changed from ``Metomkin Island'' to ``Metompkin Island'' to
correctly identify the underlying barrier feature.
K03: CEDAR ISLAND UNIT. The coincident boundary between Units
VA-03P and K03 has been modified to follow the current location of
Metompkin Inlet and to account for accretion at the northern end of
Cedar Island. The landward boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in the configuration of
the wetland/fastland interface. The coincident boundary between
Units K03 and VA-04P has been modified to follow the current
location of Wachapreague Inlet and to account for accretion at the
southern end of Cedar Island.
VA-04P: PARRAMORE/HOG/COBB ISLANDS UNIT. The coincident boundary
between Units VA-04P and K04 has been modified to reflect the
migration of Long Channel, Little Cobb Island, and the southern end
of Cobb Island.
K04: LITTLE COBB ISLAND UNIT. The coincident boundary between
Units VA-04P and K04 has been modified to reflect the migration of
Long Channel, Little Cobb Island, and the southern end of Cobb
Island. The coincident boundary between Units K04 and VA-05P has
been moved southward to reflect natural changes in Sand Shoal Inlet
and the barrier islands to the north and south of the inlet.
VA-05P: WRECK ISLAND UNIT. The coincident boundary between Units
K04 and VA-05P has been moved southward to reflect natural changes
in Sand Shoal Inlet and the barrier islands to the north and south
of the inlet. The landward boundary of the unit has been modified to
reflect natural changes that have occurred in the configuration of
the wetland/fastland interface. The coincident boundary between
Units VA-05P and VA-06P has been modified to reflect channel
migration along Main Ship Shoal Channel.
VA-06P: SMITH ISLAND UNIT. The coincident boundary between Units
VA-05P and VA-06P has been modified to reflect channel migration
along Main Ship Shoal Channel.
K05, K05P: FISHERMAN'S ISLAND UNIT. The coincident boundary
between Units K05 and K05P has been modified to reflect channel
migration along two minor unnamed channels and to account for
natural changes in the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-09: ELLIOTS CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. Additionally, the
southern boundary of the unit has been modified to correct an
administrative error that was made by the Service in 1997 when this
unit was last modified to account for natural changes under 16
U.S.C. 3503(c). In 1996, Northampton County, Virginia, submitted a
letter to the Service that objected to the Service's proposed
addition of part of a subdivision known as Sugar Hill, located near
Elliott's Creek. The County's letter indicated that the subdivision
was already being developed and did not qualify for addition to the
CBRS under 16 U.S.C. 3503(c), as there had been no natural changes
that warranted the proposed addition. The Service's background
records indicate that the Service re-examined the area in 1996 and
agreed that the area in question should not be included within the
CBRS. However, when the Service adopted the final set of revised
maps via a notice in the Federal Register on February 24, 1997 (62
FR 8258), the map that proposed to add the area in question to the
CBRS was adopted in error. This correction is supported by an
assessment of the historical maps and aerial imagery for this area
and the Service's background records for Unit VA-09.
VA-10: OLD PLANTATION CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the
unit has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred
in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-11: WESTCOAT POINT UNIT. The boundary of the unit in
Cherrystone Inlet has been modified to account for the migration of
sand outside the unit at Westcoat Point.
VA-12: GREAT NECK UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-13: WESTERHOUSE CREEK UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-14: SHOOTING POINT UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-16: SCARBOROUGH NECK UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-17: CRADDOCK NECK UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-18: HACKS NECK UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-21: BEACH ISLAND UNIT. The northeastern boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect the eastward migration of Beach Island.
VA-23: SIMPSON BEND UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect channel migration along Cedar Cove Gut.
VA-24: DRUM BAY UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been modified
to reflect channel migration along Starling Creek and Fishing Creek.
VA-26: CHEESEMAN ISLAND UNIT. The boundary of the unit has been
modified to reflect the eastward migration of Cheeseman Island and
to include wetlands and aquatic habitat that are now associated with
the barrier. The southern boundary of the unit has been modified to
account for the migration of sand both eastward and southward.
VA-28: TANGIER ISLAND UNIT. The northwestern boundary of the
unit has been modified to reflect channel migration along an unnamed
channel and to account for the northwesterly expansion of the
barrier feature at the southern end of Tangier Island.
VA-29: ELBOW POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-30: WHITE POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-31: CABIN POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The southern end of
the unit has been modified to account for the southeasterly
expansion of the barrier feature.
VA-32: GLEBE POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-33: SANDY POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-34: JUDITH SOUND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-35: COD CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-36: PRESLEY CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-37: CORDREYS BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The western
boundary of the unit has been modified to account for the westward
expansion of the barrier feature.
VA-38: MARSHALLS BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-39P: GINNY BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-40: GASKIN POND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-41: OWENS POND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-42: CHESAPEAKE BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have
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occurred in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-43: FLEET POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-44: BUSSEL POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-45: HARVEYS CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-46: INGRAM COVE UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-47: BLUFF POINT NECK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The southern
boundary of the unit has been modified to account for erosion of the
barrier feature.
VA-48: BARNES CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-49: NORTH POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-50: WINDMILL POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-51: DEEP HOLE POINT UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect shoreline erosion. The eastern boundary
of the unit has been modified to account for the migration of sand
outside the unit in Windmill Point Creek. The western boundary of
the unit has been modified to reflect the westward migration of the
barrier at Deep Hole Point and include wetlands and aquatic habitat
that are now associated with the barrier.
VA-52: STURGEON CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-53: JACKSON CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-55: RIGBY ISLAND/BETHEL BEACH UNIT. The landward boundary of
the unit has been modified to reflect natural changes that have
occurred in the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The
name of this unit has been changed from ``Rigby Island/Bethal
Beach'' to ``Rigby Island/Bethel Beach'' to correctly identify the
underlying barrier feature.
VA-56: NEW POINT COMFORT UNIT. The northern boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The western
boundary of the unit has been modified to account for migrating
sand.
VA-57: WARE NECK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-58: SEVERN RIVER UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-59P: PLUM TREE ISLAND UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit
has been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in
the configuration of the wetland/fastland interface.
VA-60P: LONG CREEK UNIT. The landward boundary of the unit has
been modified to reflect natural changes that have occurred in the
configuration of the wetland/fastland interface. The boundary has
been modified to reflect channel migration along Grunland Creek.
Availability of Final Maps and Related Information
The final revised maps dated August 1, 2014, and digital boundary
data can be accessed and downloaded from the Service's Web site, at
https://www.fws.gov/CBRA. The digital boundary data are available for
reference purposes only. The digital boundaries are best viewed using
the base imagery to which the boundaries were drawn; this information
is printed in the title block of the maps. The Service is not
responsible for any misuse or misinterpretation of the digital boundary
data.
Interested parties may also contact the Service individual
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice to make arrangements to view the final maps at the Service's
Headquarters office. Interested parties who are unable to access the
maps via the Service's Web site or at the Service's Headquarters office
may contact the Service individual identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, and reasonable accommodations will be made
to ensure the individual's ability to view the maps.
Dated: April 20, 2015.
Gary Frazer,
Assistant Director for Ecological Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-10279 Filed 5-1-15; 8:45 am]
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