[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28891-28892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13854]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-591); 
Amendments to the Coastal Barrier Resources System

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife 
Service, has completed modifications to the boundaries of eight units 
of the Coastal Barrier Resources System (System), all in Florida, as 
required by Section 220 of Public Law 104-333. The purpose of this 
notice is to inform the public about the filing, distribution, and 
availability of maps reflecting these modifications.

DATES: The boundary revisions for these eight units became effective on 
November 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the revised maps for these eight System units are 
available for purchase from the U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Science 
Information Center, P.O. Box 25286, Denver, Colorado 80225. Official 
maps can be reviewed at the Fish and Wildlife Service offices listed in 
the appendix.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Steve Glomb, Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Division of Habitat Conservation, (703) 358-2201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4 of the Coastal Barrier Improvement 
Act of 1990 (CBIA), describes a series of maps approved by Congress 
entitled ``Coastal Barrier Resources System'' dated October 24, 1990. 
These maps identify and depict those coastal barriers located on the 
coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes that 
are subject to the limitations outlined in the CBIA. These maps are in 
the official custody of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    Sections 3 and 4 of the CBIA define the Department's 
responsibilities regarding the System maps. These responsibilities 
include preparing and distributing copies of the maps. Using the 
original maps submitted to the Department by the Congress, the 
Department reproduced these maps for distribution. Notification of the 
filing, distribution, and availability of the maps entitled ``Coastal 
Barrier Resources System'' dated October 24, 1990, was published in the 
Federal Register on June 6, 1991, (56 FR 26304-26312).
    Section 220 of Public Law 104-333, enacted on November 12, 1996, 
requires the Department to revise the maps of the following Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Units, all in Florida:

Conch Island Unit P05,
Matanzas River Unit P05A,
Vero Beach Unit P10,
Hutchinson Island Unit P11,
Frank B. McGilvrey Unit P11A,
Sanibel Island Unit P18,
Cedar Keys Unit P25, and
Moreno Point Unit P32.

    The law directs the Department to correct the official System maps 
``to

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ensure that depictions of areas on those maps are consistent with the 
depictions of areas on the maps entitled `Amendments to Coastal Barrier 
Resources System', dated November 1, 1995, and June 1, 1996, and on 
file with the Secretary.'' The following boundary modifications have 
been made, consistent with the boundary modifications depicted on the 
maps from Congress.
    Conch Island Unit P05--The northern boundary of this unit was 
modified to remove certain property from the System.
    Matanzas River Unit P05A--Twelve lots specified on the amending 
maps have been removed from the System. The overall boundary of the 
unit remains the same.
    Vero Beach Unit P10--The northern boundary of the unit was modified 
to remove certain property from the System.
    Hutchinson Island Unit P11--The northern boundary of an excluded 
area within the unit was modified to remove certain property from the 
System.
    Frank B. McGilvrey Unit P11A--The northern boundary of the unit was 
modified to remove certain property from the System.
    Sanibel Island Unit P18--The southern and western boundaries of 
this unit were modified to remove certain property from the System.
    Cedar Keys Unit P25--A certain peninsula was removed from the 
System, expanding an excluded area.
    Moreno Point Unit P32--Certain property along the shoreline was 
removed from the System, expanding an excluded area. Certain other 
property inland was added to the System. Certain State Park land was 
designated as a new ``otherwise protected area'' labeled P32P.
    Copies of the revised System maps have been filed with the House of 
Representatives Committee on Resources and the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public 
Works. Copies of these maps have been distributed to the Chief 
Executive Officer (or representative) of each appropriate Federal, 
State, or local agency having jurisdiction over the areas in which the 
modified units are located. Copies of the maps are also available for 
inspection at Service headquarters, regional, and field offices (see 
addresses in appendix).

Appendix

Washington Office

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Habitat Conservation, 
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 400, Arlington, Virginia 22203, (703) 
358-2201

Regional Office

Region 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Blvd., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30345, (404) 679-7125

Field Offices

Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6620 S. Point Dr. 
South, #310, Jacksonville, Florida 32216, (904) 232-2580. Florida: 
Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, Flagler, Volusia, Brevard, Dixie, Levy, 
Pasco Counties.
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1360 U.S. Highway 
1, #5, Vero Beach, FL 32961, (561) 562-3909. Florida: Pinellas, 
Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Monroe, 
Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River Counties.
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1612 June Ave., 
Panama City, FL 32405-3721, (904) 769-0552. Florida: Wakulla, 
Franklin, Gulf, Bay, Walton, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Escambia 
Counties.

[Notice of modification to eight units of the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System.]

    Dated: April 25, 1997.
John G. Rogers,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the 
Interior.
[FR Doc. 97-13854 Filed 5-27-97; 8:45 am]
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