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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

Intent To Conduct a Public Meeting on the Preparation of a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed St. Lawrence River 
National Estuarine Research Reserve, New York

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean 
Service, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and intent to prepare a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act of 1972, as amended, the State of New York and the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intend to a conduct public 
scoping meeting to present a preliminary draft management plan outline 
for the proposed St. Lawrence River Bay National Estuarine Research 
Reserve and to solicit comments on significant issues related to the 
preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft 
Management Plan (DMP). The DEIS and DMP will address research, 
monitoring, education and resource protection needs for the Reserve.
    In August 1944, NOAA approved the nomination of St. Lawrence River 
in New York as a proposed research reserve. Research reserves provide 
natural coastal habitats as field laboratories for baseline ecological 
studies and education program. Research and monitoring programs are 
designed to enhance basic scientific understanding of the coastal 
environment and aid in resource management decision making.
    The New York State St. Lawrence-East Ontario Commission (NYSLEOC) 
has been identified by the Governor as the responsible agency to 
develop a draft management plan for the proposed reserve. The draft 
plan will identify specific needs and priorities related to research, 
monitoring, education, and resource protection at the approved site. It 
will also contain a five-year administration plan and budget as well as 
a discussion of volunteer programs, public access, visitor use 
policies, and facilities development needs.
    At the public meeting, NYSLEOC and NOAA will provide a synopsis of 
the process for developing a DMP and will solicit comments on 
significant environmental issues that will be incorporated into a DEIS.
    The public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 
1994, in the Massena Town Hall, located on Main Street in Massena, New 
York 13662.
    Interested parties who wish to submit suggestions, comments or 
substantive information regarding the scope or content of the proposed 
DEIS/DMP are invited to attend the above meeting. Parties who wish to 
respond in writing should do so by December 5, 1994, to Ms. Doris 
Grimm, Program Specialist, Sanctuaries and Reserves Division, Office of 
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA, SSMC4, Station 12609, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Doris Grimm, Program Specialist, 
Sanctuaries and Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 
Management, NOAA, SSMC4, 12609, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (Telephone 
301/713-3132x118).

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.420
    (Coastal Zone Management) Research Reserves

W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 94-25445 Filed 10-13-94; 8:45 am]
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