Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft Pacific Coastal Barriers Study and Accompanying Maps of Areas Under Consideration for Inclusion in the Coastal Barrier Resources System

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft Pacific Coastal

Barriers Study and Accompanying Maps of Areas Under Consideration for

Inclusion in the Coastal Barrier Resources System

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time period for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), is extending the

comment period for review of the Draft Pacific Coastal Barriers Study

and accompanying maps, prepared pursuant to the Coastal Barriers

Improvement Act of 1990 (Act). The notice of availability for the Draft

Study and maps was published on December 17, 1993. Public information

meetings were held in the four affected States. Based on requests

received from the public and the Governors of California, Oregon, and

Washington during the initial public comment period, the Service

determined an extended review period is necessary to allow interested

parties additional time to submit written comments on the proposal.

DATES: Comments should be received from the appropriate Governors no

later than April 25, 1994. Comments from all other interested parties

should be received no later than March 25, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Regional

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE. 11th Avenue,

Portland, Oregon 97232-4181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Levin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181, (503) 231-

2068. Copies of the Draft Study and accompanying maps are available for

public inspection, during normal business hours, at the locations

listed under supplementary information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Reference December 17, 1993, Federal

Register notice of availability of the Draft Pacific Coastal Barriers

Study and Accompanying Maps of Areas Under consideration for Inclusion

in the Coastal Barriers Resources System.

On October 18, 1982, President Reagan signed the Coastal Barrier

Resources Act (CBRA) into law (Pub. L. 97-348). Section 4 of CBRA

establishes the Coastal Barrier Resources System (System) as referred

to and adopted by Congress, and sections 5 and 6 prohibit all new

Federal expenditures and financial assistance within the units of that

System unless specifically excepted by the Act. Coastal barrier units

were designated along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts.

On November 16, 1990, President Bush signed the Coastal Barrier

Improvement Act of 1990 (CBIA) into law (Pub. L. 101-591). The CBIA

greatly expanded the size of the System by adding coastal barriers of

the Great Lakes, as well as additional areas along the Atlantic and

Gulf of Mexico coasts. The CBIA amended section 1321 of the National

Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to prohibit the issuance of new Federal

flood insurance within ``otherwise protected areas'' identified on the

maps referred to in the CBIA.

Section 6 of the CBIA directed the Secretary of the Interior to

prepare a study which examines the need for protecting undeveloped

coastal barriers along the Pacific coast of the United States and to

prepare maps identifying undeveloped coastal barriers bordering the

Pacific Ocean south of 49 degrees north latitude (approximately the

Canada-Washington State boundary) which the Secretary and the

appropriate Governor consider to be appropriate for inclusion in the

System. Furthermore, the study is to examine:

(A) The potential for loss of human life and damage to fish,

wildlife, and other natural resources, and the potential for the

wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues given the geologic

differences of the coastal barriers along the Pacific coast as

opposed to those found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts; and

(B) The differences in extreme weather conditions which exist

along the Pacific coast as opposed to those found along the Atlantic

and Gulf coasts.

In 1992, The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) identified and

mapped all undeveloped coastal barriers of the Pacific coast which meet

the definition of undeveloped coastal barriers as defined by section 2

of the CBIA and defined in the revised criteria published in the

Federal Register, March 4, 1985 (50 FR 8698). The Service prepared

draft maps for the states of Washington, Oregon, California, and

Hawaii. The draft maps were released for a 90 day public review and

comment period. Separate notices of Availability for each state were

published in the Federal Register on April 23, 1992 (57 FR 14846) for

Oregon; May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22821) for Washington; July 7, 1992 (57 FR

29883) for California; and August 14, 1992 (57 FR 36668) for Hawaii.

Following the 90 day public comment periods, the draft maps were

subsequently revised to address any technical errors noted during the

comment period. The revised draft maps and all comments received were

forwarded to the appropriate Governors for their review and use in

eventual formulation of their recommendations as to which areas the

Governors felt should be included in the System.

With publication of the December 17, 1993, Federal Register notice,

the Service announced the availability of the Draft Pacific Coastal

Barriers Study and the accompanying maps for public review and comment.

This notice announces the continued availability for public review. All

written comments received during the public comment period will be

forwarded to the appropriate State Governors. By the end of the

Governor's review period, the Service is soliciting the recommendations

of the appropriate Governors for which areas should be included in the

System. The recommendations of the Governors will be forwarded to

Congress in their entirety along with the recommendations of the

Secretary in the final Pacific Costal Barriers Study and accompanying

maps.

The Draft Pacific Coastal Barriers Study and accompanying maps can

be viewed at the following locations:

All States

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 700 N.E. Multnomah

Street, suite 320, Portland, Oregon 972323-4181, telephone: 503-231-

2046.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services, 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, room 400, Arlington, Virginia 22203, telephone: 703-358-2201.

Hawaii

Pacific Islands Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Ala Moana

Boulevard, room 6307, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, telephone: 808-541-2749.

Kauai National Wildlife Refuge Complex, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii 96754, telephone: 808-828-1413.

Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Federal Building, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, room 219, Hilo,

Hawaii 96720, telephone: 808-969-9909.

Hawaii Office of State Planning, State Coastal Zone Management, 1177

Alakea Street, 2nd floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, telephone: 808-587-

2880.

Mitchell Pauole Center, 90 Inoa Street, Kaunakakai, Molokai 96748,

telephone: 808-553-3204.

Kaunakakai Public Library, P.O. Box 395, Kaunakakai, Molokai 96748,

telephone: 808-553-5483 (Across from Molokai family health clinic).

California

Carlsbad Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2730 Loker

Avenue West, Carlsbad, California 92008, telephone: 619-431-9440.

Ventura Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2140 Eastman

Avenue, suite 100, Ventura, California 93003, telephone: 805-644-1766.

Sacramento Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage

Way, room E-1803, Sacramento, California 95825, telephone: 916-978-

4613.

San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 1 Marshlands Road, Fremont, California 94536, telephone: 510-

792-0222.

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

1020 Ranch Road, Loleta, California 95551, telephone: 707-733-5406.

California Coastal Commission, 45 Fremont, suite 2000, San Francisco,

California 94105-2219, telephone: 415-904-5280.

California Coastal Commission Legislative Office, 921 11th Street, room

1200, Sacramento, California 95814, telephone: 916-445-6067.

State of California, The Resources Agency, 1416 9th Street, suite 1311,

Sacramento, California 95814, telephone: 916-654-2506.

Oregon

Portland Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2600 S.E. 98th

Avenue, suite 100, Portland, Oregon 97266, telephone: 503-231-6179.

Oregon Coastal Refuges, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2030 Marine

Science Drive, Newport, Oregon 97365-5296, telephone: 503-867-4550.

Oregon Coastal/Ocean Management Program, Department of Land and

Conservation Development, 1175 Court Street NE., Salem, Oregon 97310-

0590, telephone: 503-373-0092.

Bandon Public Library, P.O. Box 128, Bandon, Oregon 97411, telephone:

503-347-3221, located in the Bandon City Hall on Highway 101.

Tillamook Public Library, 210 Ivy Avenue, Tillamook, Oregon 97141,

telephone: 503-842-4792.

Seaside Public Library, 60 N. Roosevelt Boulevard, Seaside, Oregon

97138, telephone: 503-738-6742.

Hatfield Marine Science Center, Guin Library, 2030 Marine Science

Drive, Newport, Oregon 97365, telephone: 503-867-0249.

North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Avenue, North Bend, Oregon

97459, telephone: 503-756-0400.

Washington

Olympia Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3704 Griffin Lane

SE, suite 102, Olympia, Washington 98501-2192, telephone: 206-753-9440.

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, HC

01, Box 910, Ilwaco, Washington 98624-9797, telephone: 206-484-3482.

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 100

Brown Farm Road, Olympia, Washington 98506, telephone: 206-753-9467.

Washington Coastal Refuges, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1638 Barr

Road South, Port Angeles, Washington 98382, telephone: 206-457-8451.

Washington Department of Ecology, Shorelands and Coastal Management

Program, 300 Desmond Drive (off of Martin Way), Olympia, Washington

98504, telephone: 206-407-7250.

In addition to the above locations copies of the accompanying maps

may be reviewed at the county planning and zoning offices for all

coastal counties in each state.

Appendices A through D of this notice list the proposed Coastal

Barrier Resources System Units for the Pacific coast which are

identified on the accompanying maps.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments on the Draft Pacific Coastal

Barriers Study and the accompanying maps described above. All comments

received by the dates specified above will be considered prior to the

Department's submission to Congress of the final study and maps as

required by section 6 of the CBIA.

Appendix A--Proposed Washington Coastal Barrier Resources System

Units

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County Unit No. Unit name

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Whatcom...................... WA-01 Semiahmoo Spit/Drayton

Harbor.

Skagit....................... WA-04 Sinclair Island.

San Juan..................... WA-05 Waldron Island.

San Juan..................... WA-06 Henry Island/Nelson Bay.

San Juan..................... WA-07 Fisherman Bay North.

San Juan..................... WA-08 Fisherman Bay South.

San Juan..................... WA-09 Low Point.

San Juan..................... WA-10 San Juan Island South.

San Juan..................... WA-11 Mud Bay/Shoal Bight.

San Juan..................... WA-12 Spencer Spit.

San Juan..................... WA-13 Decatur Head.

Skagit....................... WA-14 Guemes Island.

Skagit....................... WA-15 Padilla Bay.

Skagit....................... WA-15A Ship Harbor.

Island....................... WA-17 Ben Ure Spit.

Island....................... WA-18 Cranberry Lake.

Island....................... WA-19 South of Cranberry Lake.

Island....................... WA-20 Arrowhead Beach.

Island....................... WA-21 Polnell Point.

Island....................... WA-22 Crescent Harbor Area.

Island....................... WA-23 Oak Harbor Area.

Island....................... WA-24 Whidbey Island NW.

Island....................... WA-25 Whidbey Island SW.

Island....................... WA-26 Crockett Lake.

Island....................... WA-27 Race Lagoon.

Island....................... WA-28 Whidbey Island East.

Island....................... WA-29 Lake Hancock.

Island....................... WA-30 Useless Bay Area.

Island....................... WA-31 Cultus Bay.

Kitsap....................... WA-33 Battle Point.

King......................... WA-34 Point Heyer.

Pierce....................... WA-35 McNeil Island.

Mason........................ WA-37 Buffingtonis Lagoon.

Pierce....................... WA-38 Vaughn Bay.

Pierce....................... WA-39 Henderson Bay Area.

Kitsap....................... WA-40 Stavis Bay.

Jefferson.................... WA-41 Zelatched Point.

Jefferson.................... WA-42 Tarboo Bay.

Jefferson.................... WA-43 Toandos Peninsula East.

Jefferson.................... WA-44 Thorndyke Bay.

Jefferson.................... WA-46 Bywater Bay.

Kitsap....................... WA-47 Fowlweather Bluff East.

Kitsap....................... WA-48 Fowlweather Bluff.

Jefferson.................... WA-49 Oak Bay East.

Jefferson.................... WA-50 Oak Bay.

Jefferson.................... WA-51 Oak Bay West.

Jefferson.................... WA-52 Kilisut Harbor.

Jefferson.................... WA-53 Kala Point.

Jefferson.................... WA-54 Port Discovery Area.

Clallam...................... WA-55 Thompson Spit.

Clallam...................... WA-56 Sequim Bay.

Clallam...................... WA-57 Kilakala Point.

Clallam...................... WA-58 Dungeness Spit.

Clallam...................... WA-60 Crescent Bay.

Clallam...................... WA-61 Pysht River.

Clallam...................... WA-62 Clallam Bay.

Clallam...................... WA-63 Mouth Hoko River.

Grays Harbor................. WA-69 Copalis River.

Grays Harbor................. WA-70 Conner Creek.

Grays Harbor................. WA-71 Ocean Shores.

Grays Harbor................. WA-72 Ocean Shores South.

Grays Harbor................. WA-73 Westport.

Grays Harbor................. WA-74 Grayland North.

Pacific...................... WA-75 Grayland Beach.

Pacific...................... WA-75A Grayland South.

Pacific...................... WA-76 Empire Spit.

Pacific...................... WA-77 North Beach Peninsula.

Pacific...................... WA-78 Jensen Point.

Pacific...................... WA-79 Long Beach/Seaview.

Pacific...................... WA-80 Cape Disappointment.

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Appendix B--Proposed Oregon Coastal Barrier Resources System Units

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County Unit No. Unit name

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Clatsop...................... OR-01 Columbia R./Clatsop Spit.

Clatsop...................... OR-02 Necanicum River.

Clatsop...................... OR-03 Chapman Beach/Ecola Creek.

Tillamook.................... OR-04 Nehalem Spit & Bay.

Tillamook.................... OR-05 Manhattan Beach.

Tillamook.................... OR-06 Bayocean Peninsula/Tillamook

Bay.

Tillamook.................... OR-07 Netarts Spit & Bay.

Tillamook.................... OR-08 Sand Lake Estuary.

Tillamook.................... OR-09 Nestucca Spit & Bay.

Tillamook.................... OR-10 Kiwanda Beach.

Tillamook/Lincoln............ OR-11 Salmon River Estuary.

Lincoln...................... OR-12 Salishan Spit/Siletz Bay.

Lincoln...................... OR-13 South Beach.

Lincoln...................... OR-14 Ona Beach/Beaver Creek.

Lane......................... OR-15 Baker Beach.

Lane......................... OR-16 Heceta Beach.

Lane/Douglas................. OR-17 Oregon Dunes.

Douglas...................... OR-18 North Spit/Umpqua R.

Coos......................... OR-19 North Spit & Coos Bay/Oregon

Dunes.

Coos......................... OR-20 Bullards Beach/Coquille

River.

Coos/Curry................... OR-21 New River.

Curry........................ OR-22 Sixes River.

Curry........................ OR-23 Elk River.

Curry........................ OR-24 Garrison Lake.

Curry........................ OR-25 Euchre Creek.

Curry........................ OR-26 Greggs Creek.

Curry........................ OR-27 Hunter Creek.

Curry........................ OR-28 Pistol River.

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Appendix C--Proposed California Coastal Barrier Resources Systems

Units

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County Unit No. Unit name

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Del Norte.................... CA-01 Smith River/Lake Earl.

Del Norte.................... CA-02 Whaler Island.

Del Norte.................... CA-03 Klamath River.

Humboldt..................... CA-04 Fern Canyon.

Humboldt..................... CA-05 Gold Bluffs.

Humboldt..................... CA-06 Redwood Creek.

Humboldt..................... CA-07 Freshwater Lagoon.

Humboldt..................... CA-08 Stone Lagoon.

Humboldt..................... CA-09 Dry Lagoon.

Humboldt..................... CA-10 Big Lagoon.

Humboldt..................... CA-11 Little River.

Humboldt..................... CA-12 Clam Beach/Mad River.

Humboldt..................... CA-13A North Spit.

Humboldt..................... CA-14 South Spit.

Humboldt..................... CA-15 Eel River.

Humboldt..................... CA-16 Mattole Beach.

Mendocino.................... CA-17 Usal Creek.

Mendocino.................... CA-18 Ten Mile River.

Mendocino.................... CA-18A Inglenook.

Mendocino.................... CA-19 Navarro River.

Mendocino.................... CA-20 Alder Creek.

Mendocino.................... CA-21 Manchester Beach S.P.

(north).

Mendocino.................... CA-22 Manchester Beach S.P.

(center).

Mendocino.................... CA-23 Manchester Beach S.P.

(south).

Mendocino/Sonoma............. CA-24 Gualala River.

Sonoma....................... CA-25 Russian River.

Sonoma....................... CA-26 Salmon Creek Beach.

Marin........................ CA-27 Abbotts Lagoon.

Marin........................ CA-27A Drakes Beach.

Marin........................ CA-28 Drakes Estero.

Marin........................ CA-29 Rodeo Cove.

San Mateo.................... CA-30 Laguna Salada.

San Mateo.................... CA-31 Elmar Beach.

San Mateo.................... CA-32 Pescadero Creek.

Santa Cruz................... CA-33 Waddell Creek.

Santa Cruz................... CA-34 Scott Creek.

Santa Cruz................... CA-35 Sunset State Beach.

Santa Cruz/Monterey.......... CA-36 Zmudowski Beach S.P.

Monterey..................... CA-37 Moss Landing.

Monterey..................... CA-38 Salinas River.

Monterey..................... CA-39 Little River.

Monterey..................... CA-40 La Cruz Rock.

San Luis Obispo.............. CA-41 Morro Bay S.P.

San Luis Obispo.............. CA-42 Pismo State Beach (north).

San Luis Obispo.............. CA-43 Pismo State Beach (south).

San Luis Obispo.............. CA-44 Oso Flaco Lake.

San Luis Obispo/Santa Barbara CA-45 Santa Maria River.

Santa Barbara................ CA-46 Santa Ynez River.

Santa Barbara................ CA-47 Goleta Beach C.P.

Santa Barbara................ CA-47A Coal Oil Point.

Ventura...................... CA-48 Santa Clara River.

Ventura...................... CA-49 Mcgrath Lake.

Ventura...................... CA-50 Ormond Beach.

Ventura...................... CA-51 Mugu Lagoon.

Los Angeles.................. CA-52 Malibu Point.

San Diego.................... CA-53 San Mateo Point.

San Diego.................... CA-54 Las Flores Creek.

San Diego.................... CA-55 Santa Margarita River.

San Diego.................... CA-56 Agua Hedionda.

San Diego.................... CA-57 Batiquitos Lagoon.

San Diego.................... CA-59 Silver Strand.

San Diego.................... CA-60 Tijuana Slough.

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Appendix D--Proposed Hawaii Coastal Barrier Resources System Units

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County Unit No. Unit name

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Hawaii....................... HI-01 Pololu Valley.

Hawaii....................... HI-02 Waimanu Bay.

Hawaii....................... HI-03 Waipio Bay.

Hawaii....................... HI-03A Waiopae Ponds.

Hawaii....................... HI-04 Honokohau Bay.

Hawaii....................... HI-05 Kiholo Bay.

Hawaii....................... HI-06 Makaiwa.

Maui......................... HI-07 Waihee.

Maui......................... HI-08 Paukukaio.

Maui......................... HI-09 Kanaha Pond.

Maui......................... HI-10 Kealia Pond.

Molokai...................... HI-11 Pipio Fishpond.

Molokai...................... HI-12 Keawanui Fishpond.

Molokai...................... HI-13 Paialoa Fishpond.

Molokai...................... HI-14 Lepelepe.

Molokai...................... HI-15 Pahoa.

Molokai...................... HI-16 Pelekunu Bay.

Molokai...................... HI-17 Alii Fishpond.

Molokai...................... HI-18 Kamiloloa.

Molokai...................... HI-19 Kaunakakai.

Molokai...................... HI-20 Kahanui.

Kauai........................ HI-21 Wainiha Bay.

Kauai........................ HI-22 Lumahai Beach

Kauai........................ HI-23 Puu Poa Point Area.

Kauai........................ HI-24 Kilauea Bay.

Oahu......................... HI-25 Kii NWR.

Oahu......................... HI-26 Kahana Bay.

Oahu......................... HI-27 Molii Pond.

Oahu......................... HI-28 Waiahole Beach.

Oahu......................... HI-29 Heeia.

Oahu......................... HI-30 Nuupia Pond.

Niihau....................... HI-31 Leahi Point.

Niihau....................... HI-32 Nonopapa.

Niihau....................... HI-33 Kiekie.

Niihau....................... HI-34 Kaununui.

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Dated: February 15, 1994.

David C. Klinger,

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region One,

Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 94-3986 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]

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