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Official at 240–533–9466 by August 20,
2018.
Dated: July 17, 2018.
Carl C. Gouldman,
Director, U.S. IOOS Program, National Ocean
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of 30-Day Public Comment
Period on the Injury Assessment Plan
for the Lower Duwamish River (‘‘Lower
Duwamish River Natural Resource
Damage Assessment: Injury
Assessment Plan’’)
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
NOAA, on behalf of its comembers of the Elliott Bay Trustee
Council (Trustee Council), announce the
release of the Lower Duwamish River
Injury Assessment Plan, which sets
forward the Trustee Council’s approach
for assessing natural resource damages
at the Lower Duwamish River. The
Injury Assessment Plan is one of the
first steps in the natural resources
damages assessment process, and is
being released to the public in
accordance with the applicable
regulations.
Through today’s notice, NOAA is
announcing: (1) The Trustees’ plan to
begin the assessment of natural resource
damages for lost ecological and human
use services resulting from releases of
hazardous substances and oil to the
Lower Duwamish River in Seattle,
Washington; and (2) a provision of a 30day period for public comment on the
plan.
ADDRESSES: Comments are sought on the
draft injury assessment plan and should
be emailed to Rebecca.Hoff@noaa.gov
with the subject line: ‘‘Comments on
Lower Duwamish River Natural
Resource Damage Assessment: Injury
Assessment Plan.’’ Comments may also
be mailed to: Rebecca Hoff of NOAA
Western Region Center, 7600 Sand Point
Way Building 1, Seattle, WA 98118.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
increasingly industrial uses of the
Lower Duwamish River led to
contamination of natural resources
through multiple pathways from
releases of hazardous substances upland
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and adjacent to the river. As a result of
this contamination, EPA designated
Harbor Island, Lockheed West Seattle,
and the Lower Duwamish Waterway
(collectively, the Site) as Superfund
sites on the National Priority List.
Examples of contaminants of concern
released to the Lower Duwamish River
include polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs), metals, and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs). Natural resources
such as benthic invertebrates, migratory
fish (such as juvenile Chinook salmon),
resident fish (such as sculpin and
English sole), birds, and fish eating
mammals exposed to these compounds
can potentially be harmed as a result. In
addition, hazardous substances released
to the Lower Duwamish River have
potentially reduced the human use
services (e.g., recreational fishing,
recreational boating, tribal uses)
provided by the River. In addition, fish
consumption advisories related to
hazardous substances have been issued
to the public warning of the risks
associated with consumption of various
fish species commonly targeted by
anglers. The Injury Assessment Plan sets
forth the approach the Trustee Council
will apply to completing the damage
assessment process to resolve natural
resource damages liability with nonsettling parties.
The Elliott Bay Trustee Council is
comprised of Federal, state and tribal
natural resource trustees. Members of
the Trustee Council include the U.S.
Department of the Interior; the U.S.
Department of Commerce, acting
through NOAA; the State of
Washington; the Suquamish Tribe; and
the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. The
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.;
the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, 33
U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq.; the Clean Water
Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1251; the
National Oil and Hazardous Substances
Pollution Contingency Plan [National
Contingency Plan (NCP)], 40 CFR 300,
Subpart G; Executive Orders 12580 and
12777; and other applicable federal and
state laws and regulations, provide a
legal framework for the Trustee
Council’s actions.
Under the federal regulations, the
Trustee Council can elect to perform a
Type A or Type B injury assessment.
Type A assessment procedures use
simplified model assumptions to
address injuries that result from a single
event or short-term exposure. Releases
of hazardous substances from the Site
have occurred from multiple sources
over many decades, resulting in
complex exposure conditions impacting
aquatic and upland media and
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associated complex food webs.
Therefore, the Elliott Bay Trustee
Council previously elected to perform a
Type B assessment, the procedures for
which require ‘‘more extensive field
observation than the Type A
procedures.’’ 43 CFR § 11.33(b). This
assessment method includes injury
determination, quantification, and
damage determination. Because
substantial Site-specific data already
exist to support the assessment, a Type
B assessment can be conducted for the
Site at a reasonable cost. The federal
regulations for a Type B assessment
outline methods for determining (1)
pathways through which hazardous
substances released by potentially
responsible parties expose natural
resources, (2) injuries to natural
resources, (3) the extent of those injuries
and resultant public losses, (4) baseline
conditions and time required for the
resources to recover to baseline, and (5)
the cost or value of restoring injured
resources. These methods facilitate
calculation of natural resource damages.
43 CFR §§ 11.60–11.84.
Dated: July 19, 2018.
David Westerholm,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs
Office for Coastal Management
(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management will hold
a public meeting to solicit comments on
the performance evaluation of the
Mississippi Coastal Management
Program.
DATES: Mississippi Coastal Management
Program Evaluation: The public meeting
will be held on September 25, 2018, and
written comments must be received on
or before October 5, 2018.
For specific dates, times, and
locations of the public meetings, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the program or reserve NOAA
intends to evaluate by any of the
following methods:
SUMMARY:
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Public Meeting and Oral Comments:
A public meeting will be held in Biloxi,
Mississippi. For the specific location,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written Comments: Please direct
written comments to Dr. Maria
Honeycutt, Program Evaluator, NOAA
Office for Coastal Management, 1305
East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910, or via email to
Maria.Honeycutt@noaa.gov.
Dated: July 17, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Maria Honeycutt, Ph.D., CFM, NOAA
Office for Coastal Management, 1305
East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910, by phone at
(240) 533–0726, or via email to
Maria.Honeycutt@noaa.gov. Copies of
the previous evaluation findings and
2016–2020 Assessment and Strategy
may be viewed and downloaded on the
internet at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/
evaluations. A copy of the evaluation
notification letter and most recent
progress report may be obtained upon
request by contacting the person
identified under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved state and territorial coastal
programs. The process includes one or
more public meetings, consideration of
written public comments, and
consultations with interested Federal,
state, and local agencies and members of
the public. During the evaluation,
NOAA will consider the extent to which
the state has met the national objectives,
adhered to the management program
approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance under the CZMA. When the
evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office
for Coastal Management will place a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the availability of the Final
Evaluation Findings.
You may participate or submit oral
comments at the public meeting
scheduled as follows:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Date: September 25, 2018
Time: 6:00 p.m., local time
Location: Bolton State Building,
Public Meeting Room, 1141
Bayview Avenue, Biloxi,
Mississippi 39530
Written public comments must be
received on or before October 5, 2018.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419.
Coastal Zone Management Program
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Meeting
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Hydrographic Services
Review Panel (HSRP) will hold a
meeting that will be open to the public
and public comments are requested in
advance and/or during the meeting.
Information about the HSRP meeting,
agenda, presentations, webinar
registration, and other background
documents will be posted online at:
https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
hsrp/hsrp.htm.
DATES: The meeting is planned for two
and a half days during August 28–30,
2018. The dates, agenda, and times are
subject to change. For updates, please
check online at: https://www.nautical
charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm.
Location: Juneau, Alaska. The meeting
venue will be announced online at:
https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
hsrp/hsrp.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program
manager, National Ocean Service, Office
of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 1315
East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6305,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910;
telephone: 301–533–0064; email:
Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public, seating
will be available on a first-come, firstserved basis, and public comment is
encouraged. There are public comment
periods scheduled each day and noted
in the agenda. Each individual or group
making verbal comments will be limited
to a total time of five (5) minutes and
will be recorded. For those not onsite,
comments can be submitted via the
webinar chat function or via email in
writing. Individuals who would like to
submit written statements in advance,
during or after the meeting should email
their comments to Lynne.Mersfelder@
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noaa.gov. The HSRP will provide
webinar capability. Pre-registration is
required to access the webinar: https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
3898703691780313857.
The Hydrographic Services Review
Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory
Committee established to advise the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere, the NOAA
Administrator, on matters related to the
responsibilities and authorities set forth
in section 303 of the Hydrographic
Services Improvement Act of 1998, as
amended, and such other appropriate
matters that the Under Secretary refers
to the Panel for review and advice. The
charter and other information are
located online at: https://www.nautical
charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/CharterBylaws
HSIAStatute.htm.
Past recommendations and issue
papers are at: https://www.nautical
charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/
recommendations.htm.
Past HSRP public meeting summary
reports, agendas, presentations,
transcripts, webinars, and other
information is available online at:
https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
hsrp/meetings.htm.
Matters To Be Considered: The panel
is convening to hear federal, state,
regional and local partners and
stakeholders on issues relevant to
NOAA’s navigation services, focusing
on Alaska and the U.S. Arctic region as
well as national issues. The HSRP will
have a joint session with NOAA’s
Integrated Ocean Observation System
Advisory Committee on water level
partnerships. Navigation services
include the data, products, and services
provided by the NOAA programs and
activities that undertake geodetic
observations, gravity modeling,
shoreline mapping, bathymetric
mapping, hydrographic surveying,
nautical charting, tide and water level
observations, current observations, and
marine modeling. This suite of NOAA
products and services support safe and
efficient navigation, resilient coasts and
communities, and the nationwide
positioning information infrastructure to
support America’s commerce. The Panel
will hear from state and federal
agencies, non-federal organizations,
stakeholders and partners about their
missions and use of NOAA’s navigation
services, the value these services bring,
and what improvements could be made.
Other administrative matters may be
considered. The agenda and speakers
are subject to change.
Special Accommodations: This
meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Please direct
requests for sign language interpretation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management will hold a public meeting to solicit
comments on the performance evaluation of the Mississippi Coastal
Management Program.
DATES: Mississippi Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public
meeting will be held on September 25, 2018, and written comments must
be received on or before October 5, 2018.
For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the program or reserve NOAA
intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
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Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in
Biloxi, Mississippi. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Dr. Maria
Honeycutt, Program Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 1305
East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or via email
to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Honeycutt, Ph.D., CFM, NOAA
Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910, by phone at (240) 533-0726, or via email to
[email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation findings
and 2016-2020 Assessment and Strategy may be viewed and downloaded on
the internet at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations. A copy of the
evaluation notification letter and most recent progress report may be
obtained upon request by contacting the person identified under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally
approved state and territorial coastal programs. The process includes
one or more public meetings, consideration of written public comments,
and consultations with interested Federal, state, and local agencies
and members of the public. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider
the extent to which the state has met the national objectives, adhered
to the management program approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and
adhered to the terms of financial assistance under the CZMA. When the
evaluation is completed, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management will
place a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of
the Final Evaluation Findings.
You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting
scheduled as follows:
Date: September 25, 2018
Time: 6:00 p.m., local time
Location: Bolton State Building, Public Meeting Room, 1141 Bayview
Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
Written public comments must be received on or before October 5,
2018.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419. Coastal Zone Management
Program Administration.)
Dated: July 17, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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