[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22416]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XL85


Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for Replacement of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science 
Center Located in La Jolla, California

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: NOAA issues this notice to inform the public that an ROD has 
been approved for replacement of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center 
(SWFSC) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) within the 
University of California at San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla, 
California. NOAA signed the ROD on August 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Request for copies of the ROD may be directed to Mr. Mark 
Eberling, NOAA Project Planning and Management Decision, Western 
Region, 7600 Sand Point Way, N.E., WC41, Bin 15700, Seattle, WA 98115-
0070. Copies of the Final EIS/EIR are available for review at the UCSD 
library, at the existing SWFSC, and at La Jolla Public Library. 
Additionally, an electronic copy is available at http://www.seco.noaa.gov/ENV/NEPA/Sites/LaJolla_NEPA.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Eberling, NOAA Project 
Planning and Management Decision, Western Region, 7600 Sand Point Way, 
N.E., WC41, Bin 15700, Seattle, WA 98115-0070. Tel. (206)526-6477, 
email: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Marine Fisheries Services 
(NMFS) is responsible for the management, conservation, and protection 
of living marine resources within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. The 
SWFSC in La Jolla, CA manages and conducts research involving Pacific 
fisheries and marine mammal research for the protection and management 
of these resources throughout Western Pacific and Antarctica. The 
existing SWFSC facility, built in 1964, is currently adjacent to a 
coastal bluff that is undergoing severe erosion and retreat.
    NOAA will implement the proposed action analyzed in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report. NOAA will 
construct and operate a new SWFSC building at a 3.3 acre undeveloped 
property located across La Jolla Shores Drive from the existing 
facility. A minimum of two existing at-risk SWFSC structures will be 
removed and the property currently used by NOAA will be returned to 
UCSD. The new building will be constructed in conformance with 
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design principles to minimize 
impacts to the environment. The ROD contains a number of measures to 
mitigate environmental effect of the planned action.

    Dated: September 11, 2009.
William F. Broglie,
Chief Administrative Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Department of Commerce.
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