[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 184 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54278-54279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18795]


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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 of distribution and availability of replacement maps of 
eight of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have 
replaced maps of eight John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
units in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Texas, as directed by 
Congress. We are using this notice to inform the public about the 
distribution and availability of the replacement maps.

DATES: The replacement map for Units T07/T07P became effective on 
December 1, 2003. The replacement maps for Unit NC-07P became effective 
on October 18, 2004. The replacement map for Units P25/P25P became 
effective on October 30, 2004. The replacement maps for Units FL-95P, 
FL-96, and GA-06P became effective on October 16, 2006.

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: Ms. Katie Niemi, Department of the 
Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Habitat and 
Resource Conservation, (703) 358-2161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In 1982, Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (Pub. L. 
97-348) to restrict Federal spending that has the effect of encouraging 
development 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 Lakes, Virgin Islands, and 
Puerto Rico that are subject to the Federal funding limitations 
outlined in the Act.
    The Act also defines Service responsibilities regarding the John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 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'' and 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 
Texas

    Public Law 108-138, enacted on December 1, 2003, replaced one of 
the six maps relating to Matagorda Peninsula Units T07/T0P in Matagorda 
County, Texas, with a revised map entitled ``John H. Chafee Coastal 
Barrier Resources System, Matagorda Peninsula Unit T07/T07P'' for that 
area. The changes to the map ensure that the boundary of Unit T07 does 
not include property within the Matagorda Dunes Homesites Subdivision. 
A full complement of infrastructure was available to each lot within 
the subdivision prior to 1982, therefore meeting the Coastal Barrier 
Resources Act definition of ``developed'' at the time the subdivision 
was included within Unit T07 in 1982. Under the new map, 76 acres (23 
fastland acres and 53 associated aquatic habitat acres) were removed 
from Unit T07, and 3 acres of associated aquatic habitat were added to 
Unit T07. Additionally, 80 acres were reclassified from Unit T07 to 
Unit T07P.

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

    Public Law 108-339, enacted on October 18, 2004, replaced the two 
maps relating to Cape Fear Unit NC-07P in New Hanover and Brunswick 
Counties, North Carolina, with two revised maps entitled ``John H. 
Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, Cape Fear Unit NC-07P.'' The 
changes to the maps ensure that the boundary of Unit NC-07P follows the 
exterior boundaries of lands held for conservation or recreation. Under 
the new maps, 273 acres (13 acres of fastland and 261 acres of 
associated aquatic habitat) were removed from Unit NC-07P, and 8,117 
acres (2,714 acres of fastland and 5,403 acres of associated aquatic 
habitat) were added to Unit NC-07P.

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

    Public Law 108-380, enacted on October 30, 2004, replaced one of 
the two maps relating to Cedar Keys Units P25/P25P in Levy County, 
Florida, with a revised map entitled ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System, Cedar Keys Unit P25/P25P.'' The changes to the map 
clarify the boundaries of an excluded area on Cedar Key so that the 
Unit P25 boundary more precisely follows geomorphic features. Under the 
new map, 41 acres (32 fastland acres and 9 associated aquatic habitat 
acres) were removed from Unit P25, and 56 acres (1 acre of fastland and 
55 acres of associated aquatic habitat) were added to Unit P25.
    Public Law 109-355, enacted on October 16, 2006, replaced the map 
relating to Grayton Beach Unit FL-95P and Draper Lake Unit FL-96 in 
Walton County, Florida, with a revised map entitled ``John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System, Grayton Beach Unit FL-95P Draper Lake 
Unit FL-96.'' The changes to the map ensure that the boundary of Unit 
FL-95P follows the exterior boundaries of Grayton Beach

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State Park, while also excluding from the otherwise protected area Old 
Miller Place Subdivision, as well as portions of Gulf Trace Subdivision 
and the Town of Grayton Beach. Under the new map, 22 acres (13 fastland 
acres and 9 associated aquatic habitat acres) were removed from Unit 
FL-95P, and 1,582 acres (901 fastland acres and 681 associated aquatic 
habitat acres) of State park land were added to Unit FL-95P. The 
changes to the map also ensure that the boundary of Unit FL-96 more 
precisely follows geomorphic features. Four acres (3 fastland acres and 
1 associated aquatic habitat acre) were removed from Unit FL-96, and 2 
acres of associated aquatic habitat were added to Unit FL-96.

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

    Public Law 109-354, enacted on October 16, 2006, replaced the map 
relating to Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P in Glynn County, Georgia, with a 
revised map entitled ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, 
Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P.'' The changes to the map remove all 
developed land and approximately 100 acres of undeveloped land from 
Unit GA-06P. Under the new map, 1,605 acres (1,355 fastland acres and 
250 associated aquatic habitat acres) were removed from Unit GA-06P, 
and 1,478 acres (72 fastland acres and 1,406 associated aquatic habitat 
acres) were added to Unit GA-06P.

How To Get Copies of the Maps

    The Service has given copies of the revised John H. Chafee Coastal 
Barrier Resources System maps to the House of Representatives Committee 
on Natural Resources, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, the members of Congress for each affected area, and each 
appropriate Federal, State, and local agency with jurisdiction over the 
areas in which the modified units are located.
    John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps, including the 
replacement maps referenced in this Federal Register, are available for 
download from the Coastal Barrier Resources System web page: http://www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/coastal_barrier.htm.
    The public may also contact the following Service offices to make 
arrangements to view the maps:

Washington Office--All Coastal Barrier Resources System maps

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Habitat and Resource 
Conservation, 4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Room 400, Arlington, VA 22203; (703) 
358-2161.

Southeast Regional Office--All Coastal Barrier Resources System maps 
for AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, PR, and VI

    Region 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Blvd., Suite 
400, Atlanta, GA 30345; (404) 679-4000.

Southwest Regional Office--All Coastal Barrier Resources System maps 
for TX

    Region 2, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 
Albuquerque, NM 87102; (505) 248-6911.

Field Offices--Coastal Barrier Resources System maps for NC, GA, FL, 
and TX

    Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 33726, 
Raleigh, NC 27636-3726; (919) 856-4520.
    Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4270 Norwich Ave. 
Ext., Brunswick, GA 31520; (912) 265-9336.
    Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave., 
Panama City, FL 32405-3721, (850) 769-0552.
    Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 17629 El Camino 
Real, Suite 211, Houston, TX 77058-3051, (281) 286-8282.

    Dated: July 26, 2007.
Everett Wilson,
Deputy Assistant Director, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation.
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