Notice2021-27234
Extension of Public Comment Period for the Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping and To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
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Published
December 16, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
On November 10, 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a Notice of Intent to conduct scoping and to prepare a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. With this notice, NOAA is extending the public comment period by 21 days to January 31, 2022, to provide the public with additional time to provide comments on the Notice of Intent.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 239 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71422-71423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27234]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Extension of Public Comment Period for the Notice of Intent To
Conduct Scoping and To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On November 10, 2021, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) published a Notice of Intent to conduct scoping
and to prepare a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed
Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. With this notice, NOAA is
extending the public comment period by 21 days to January 31, 2022, to
provide the public with additional time to provide comments on the
Notice of Intent.
DATES: Comments must be received by January 31, 2022, as specified
under ADDRESSES. Comments received after this date may not be accepted.
The dates for virtual public scoping meetings are unchanged. NOAA
hosted two virtual public scoping meetings on December 8 and December
13, 2021, and will
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conduct a third meeting at the following date and time:
<bullet> Thursday, January 6, 2022, 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Pacific Time.
NOAA may end the meeting before the time noted above if all those
participating have completed their oral comments.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments for this public scoping process by
any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter ``NOAA-NOS-2021-0080'' in the Search box.
Click on the ``Comment'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
<bullet> Mail: Send any hard copy public comments by mail to: Paul
Michel, NOAA Sanctuaries West Coast Regional Office, 99 Pacific Street,
Building 100F, Monterey, CA 93940.
<bullet> Public Scoping Meeting: Provide oral comments during the
remaining virtual public scoping meeting, as described under DATES.
Webinar registration details and additional information about how to
participate in this meeting is available at <a href="http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage">www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage</a>.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NOAA. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> without change. All personal identifying
information (for example, name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the commenter will be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept
anonymous comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Michel, (831) 647-4217,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#304051455c1e5d595358555c705e5f51511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45352430296b282c262d2029052b2a24246b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>, West Coast Region Policy Coordinator.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 10, 2021, NOAA issued a Notice
of Intent to Conduct Scoping and to Prepare a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine
Sanctuary (``Notice of Intent'') (86 FR 62512).
With that Notice of Intent, NOAA initiated a process to consider
designating a portion of waters along and offshore of the central coast
of California as a national marine sanctuary, in accordance with the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. This process is
based on the area's qualities and boundaries as described in the
community-based nomination \1\ submitted on July 17, 2015, excluding
any geographical overlap of the boundaries proposed for the Morro Bay
399 Area as described in the July 29, 2021, Federal Register Notice of
Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental
Shelf Offshore Morro Bay, California, East and West Extensions--Call
for Information and Nominations (86 FR 40869).\2\ For more information,
refer to the Notice of Intent (86 FR 62512) or visit
<a href="http://www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage">www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage</a>.
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\1\ <a href="https://nominate.noaa.gov/media/documents/nomination_chumash_heritage_071715.pdf">https://nominate.noaa.gov/media/documents/nomination_chumash_heritage_071715.pdf</a>.
\2\ <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/29/2021-16134/commercial-leasing-for-wind-power-development-on-the-outer-continental-shelf-ocs-offshore-morro-bay">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/29/2021-16134/commercial-leasing-for-wind-power-development-on-the-outer-continental-shelf-ocs-offshore-morro-bay</a>.
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The designation process will be conducted concurrently with a
public process under the National Environmental Policy Act to prepare
an environmental impact statement. This public scoping process invites
comments on the scope and significance of issues to be addressed in the
environmental impact statement that are related to designating this
area as a national marine sanctuary. The results of this scoping
process will assist NOAA in moving forward with the designation
process, including preparation and release of draft designation
documents, and in formulating alternatives for the draft environmental
impact statement, including developing national marine sanctuary
boundaries, regulations, and a management plan. This scoping process
will also inform the initiation of any consultations with Federal,
State, or local agencies, tribes, and other interested parties, as
appropriate.
NOAA has received requests for an extension of the public comment
period and has decided to extend the comment period by 21 days to
provide the public with additional time to provide comments. At this
time, NOAA does not expect any changes to the Schedule for the
Decision-Making Process outlined in Section IV of the Notice of Intent
(86 FR 62512).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR
1500-1508 (National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations);
Companion Manual for NOAA Administrative Order 216-6A.
John Armor,
Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-27234 Filed 12-15-21; 8:45 am]
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