Unique among all then NERRS in our Nation, the GTM-NERR has a hole in the middle. There is at least one NERR in every coastal state on the oceans and Great Lakes, except for Louisiana.
In 1998, St. Augustine burghers said, "we don't want the federal government telling us what to do with our boats." Change one word, and that was what the Establishment said on civil rights in 1964, backing their words with 1000 illegal arrests remedied by federal courts.
Support the NERR expansion.
From the July 10, 2019 Federal Register:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment of a Proposed Boundary Expansion of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft environmental assessment; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting comments from the public on a draft environmental assessment for a proposed boundary expansion of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research Reserve.DATES: Comments must be received no later than 30 days after publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The draft environmental assessment can be downloaded or viewed at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/ compliance/. You may submit comments via email to steph.robinson@ noaa.gov. You may also submit comments or request a copy of the draft environmental assessment by mail addressed to Stephanie Robinson, Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC 29405. Comments submitted by any other method or after the comment period may not be considered. All comments are a part of the public record and may be publicly accessible. Any personal identifying information (e.g., name, address) submitted voluntarily by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment of a Proposed Boundary Expansion of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft environmental assessment; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is soliciting comments from the public on a draft environmental assessment for a proposed boundary expansion of the Guana Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) National Estuarine Research Reserve.DATES: Comments must be received no later than 30 days after publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The draft environmental assessment can be downloaded or viewed at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/ compliance/. You may submit comments via email to steph.robinson@ noaa.gov. You may also submit comments or request a copy of the draft environmental assessment by mail addressed to Stephanie Robinson, Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC 29405. Comments submitted by any other method or after the comment period may not be considered. All comments are a part of the public record and may be publicly accessible. Any personal identifying information (e.g., name, address) submitted voluntarily by the
sender may also be accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Robinson at (843) 740–1174 and steph.robinson@noaa.gov, or Erica Seiden at (240) 533–0781 anderica.seiden@noaa.gov of NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, as lead agency for managing the GTM Reserve, has requested to modify the approved management boundary of the Reserve by adding three new parcels. Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(a), NOAA may require public notice, including notice in theFederal Register and an opportunity for public comment before approving a boundary or management plan change. In addition, changes in the boundary of a Reserve involving the acquisition of properties not listed in the management plan or final environmental impact statement (EIS) require public notice and the opportunity for comment. The Marsh View Preserve parcel was not evaluated in the Reserve’s original EIS. Therefore, NOAA has developed an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze the effects of requested change to the Reserve boundary, which would result in a net increase in acreage of 3,346.44 acres, and is publishing notice of the EA’s availability for public review and comment.
II. NOAA Proposed Action and Alternatives
NOAA is releasing a draft EA prepared in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 1500–1508). NOAA’s proposed action would be to approve a change in the management boundary of the GTM Reserve to add three parcels to the approved boundary.
The draft EA identifies and assesses potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed project, and identifies a preferred alternative and a no action alternative. The preferred alternative would add three parcels to the Reserve’s boundary. Although the preferred alternative would add three parcels outside the boundary originally designated for the Reserve, the addition of these three parcels would allow and enhance the Reserve’s ability to: (1) Educate the community; (2) protect and manage the estuaries and their watersheds; (3)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Robinson at (843) 740–1174 and steph.robinson@noaa.gov, or Erica Seiden at (240) 533–0781 anderica.seiden@noaa.gov of NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection, as lead agency for managing the GTM Reserve, has requested to modify the approved management boundary of the Reserve by adding three new parcels. Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(a), NOAA may require public notice, including notice in theFederal Register and an opportunity for public comment before approving a boundary or management plan change. In addition, changes in the boundary of a Reserve involving the acquisition of properties not listed in the management plan or final environmental impact statement (EIS) require public notice and the opportunity for comment. The Marsh View Preserve parcel was not evaluated in the Reserve’s original EIS. Therefore, NOAA has developed an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze the effects of requested change to the Reserve boundary, which would result in a net increase in acreage of 3,346.44 acres, and is publishing notice of the EA’s availability for public review and comment.
II. NOAA Proposed Action and Alternatives
NOAA is releasing a draft EA prepared in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), and the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 1500–1508). NOAA’s proposed action would be to approve a change in the management boundary of the GTM Reserve to add three parcels to the approved boundary.
The draft EA identifies and assesses potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed project, and identifies a preferred alternative and a no action alternative. The preferred alternative would add three parcels to the Reserve’s boundary. Although the preferred alternative would add three parcels outside the boundary originally designated for the Reserve, the addition of these three parcels would allow and enhance the Reserve’s ability to: (1) Educate the community; (2) protect and manage the estuaries and their watersheds; (3)
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provide aquatic/upland management; and (4) research and monitor the area. The proposed boundary expansion is therefore preferred over the no action alternative.
Dated: July 5, 2019.
Nkolika Ndubisi,
Management and Program Analyst, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.[FR Doc. 2019–14713 Filed 7–9–19; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
Dated: July 5, 2019.
Nkolika Ndubisi,
Management and Program Analyst, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.[FR Doc. 2019–14713 Filed 7–9–19; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 3510–08–P
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