[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38087-38088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16153]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990; Amendments to the John 
H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have replaced one John 
H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System map in Virginia, as directed 
by Congress. We are using this notice to inform the public about the 
distribution and availability of the replacement map.

DATES: The replacement map became effective on February 20, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Benjamin N. Tuggle, Department of 
the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal 
Program Activities, (703) 358-2161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In 1982, Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (Pub. L. 
97-348) to restrict Federal spending on undeveloped coastal barriers 
along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts. In the Coastal Barrier 
Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-591), Congress amended the 1982 
Act to broaden the definition of a coastal barrier, and approved a 
series of maps entitled ``John H. Chafee 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, Great

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Lakes, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico that are subject to the Federal 
funding limitations outlined in the Act.
    The Act also defines our responsibilities regarding the System 
maps. We have official custody of these maps and prepare and distribute 
copies. In the Federal Register on June 6, 1991 (56 FR 26304), we 
published a notice of the filing, distribution, and availability of the 
maps entitled ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System'' dated 
October 24, 1990. We have announced all subsequent map revisions in the 
Federal Register.

Revisions to the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System in 
Virginia

    Division F, Title I, Section 155 of Public Law 108-7, enacted on 
February 20, 2003, replaced the map relating to Plum Island Unit VA-59P 
and Long Creek Unit VA-60/VA-60P in Poquoson and Hampton, Virginia, 
with a revised map titled ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System, Plum Tree Island Unit VA-59P, Long Creek Unit VA-60/VA-60P.'' 
The changes to the map ensure that the boundary of VA-60P follows lands 
protected by the City of Hampton.

How To Get Copies of the Maps

    The Service has given a copy of the replacement map to the House of 
Representatives (House) Committee on Resources, the House Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Senate Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, and each appropriate Federal, State, or local agency with 
jurisdiction over the areas.
    You can purchase copies of System maps from the U.S. Geological 
Survey, Earth Science Information Center, PO Box 25286, Mail Stop 517, 
Denver, Colorado 80225. The cost is $10.00 per map, plus a $5.00 
shipping and handling fee for the entire order. Maps can also be viewed 
at the following Service offices:

Washington Office--all System maps

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Program 
Activities, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 400, Arlington, Virginia 22203, 
(703) 358-2183.

Northeast Regional Office--all System maps for ME, CT, MA, RI, NY, NJ, 
DE, MD, VA

    Region 5, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center 
Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035-9589, (413) 253-8200.

Field Office--System maps for Virginia

    Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 6669 Short Lane, 
Gloucester, Virginia 23061, (804) 693-6694.

    Dated: June 2, 2003.
Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
(Notice: Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of 1990; Amendments to the 
John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System)

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