Notice2024-23776
Request for Information; Data for Marine Spatial Studies in Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware
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Published
October 15, 2024
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Abstract
NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), hereafter NOAA, in partnership with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is working to build spatial planning capacity in the United States (U.S.) Central Atlantic region. Through this Request for Information, NOAA is seeking public input to identify coastal and marine spatial data or other critical information to inform marine spatial analyses in Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware. The input we receive from the data development workshop meeting, as well as the responses to the items listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document, will be used to inform potential coastal and ocean development activities in the U.S. Central Atlantic region, such as renewable energy development.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82990-82991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23776]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Request for Information; Data for Marine Spatial Studies in
Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware
AGENCY: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) National Centers for
Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), hereafter NOAA, in partnership with the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), is working to build spatial
planning capacity in the United States (U.S.) Central Atlantic region.
Through this Request for Information, NOAA is seeking public input to
identify coastal and marine spatial data or other critical information
to inform marine spatial analyses in Maryland, New Jersey, and
Delaware. The input we receive from the data development workshop
meeting, as well as the responses to the items listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document, will be used to
inform potential coastal and ocean development activities in the U.S.
Central Atlantic region, such as renewable energy development.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to provide input in response to
this Request for Information through November 1, 2024. Late-filed input
will be considered to the extent practicable.
Verbal input will be accepted during a public meeting to be held in
Columbia, Maryland on October 16-17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to provide input using one of
the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic Submission: Submit electronic written public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and enter NOAA-NOS-2024-0122 in the Search box.
Click on the ``Comment'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. All comments received are a part of the public
record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
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without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name,
address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise
sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be
publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments (enter ``N/A''
in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).
<bullet> Oral submission: NOAA will accept verbal input at a data
development workshop. The meeting will be held at the Maryland
Innovation Center in Columbia, Maryland on Wednesday, October 16, 2024
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Thursday,
October 17, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST). There will be a
registration window from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. (EST) each day before the
start of the meeting.
Reports of meeting results will also be published and made
available to the public in the weeks following the meeting. If you are
unable to provide electronic written comments or participate in the
meeting, please contact Bryce O'Brien at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b1a1aab0b6fdbcb1a1bab6bd93bdbcb2b2fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a180803191f54151808131f143a14151b1b541d150c">[email protected]</span></a> or (802)
331-0290 for alternative submission methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Morris, NOAA NCCOS, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#452f242820366b282a37372c36052b2a24246b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6309020e06104d0e0c11110a10230d0c02024d040c15">[email protected]</span></a> or 252-666-7433.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NOAA is an agency of the United States Federal Government that
works to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and
resources. NOAA works to make fisheries sustainable and productive,
provide safe seafood to consumers, conserve threatened and endangered
species and other protected resources, and maintain healthy ecosystems.
NOAA has jurisdiction and responsibility for its trust marine resources
in the U.S. Central Atlantic region as well as significant interest in
supporting the resilience of coastal and marine-dependent communities
and promoting equity and environmental justice. For these reasons, it
is important for NOAA to invest in research that informs marine spatial
studies in the U.S. Central Atlantic region, including socioeconomic
research that ensures meaningful participation of local communities and
supports equitable processes for planning and siting of new and
existing marine industries and conservation areas.
NOAA has been engaged with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) to support siting and environmental review for offshore wind
energy areas in U.S. Federal waters (<a href="https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy">https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy</a>) to ensure protection of trust resources in any offshore
development activities.
II. Purpose of This Request for Information
The purpose of this Request for Information is to promote data
development to inform marine spatial studies in Maryland, New Jersey,
and Delaware, with an emphasis on data needs for offshore wind energy.
In addition to input received from the public through the electronic
and verbal submissions, NOAA aims to inform the public about its
coastal and ocean planning processes and capabilities, discuss the
current data available for each ocean sector (e.g., national security,
fisheries, industry, natural resources, cultural resources), and gather
ideas for other data sources. NOAA hopes to come out of the meetings
with a strengthened relationship with the public and a list of best
available data and data gaps.
III. Specific Information Requested To Inform Marine Spatial Studies in
Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware
Through this Request for Information, NOAA seeks written public
input to inform marine spatial studies in the U.S. Central Atlantic
region. NOAA is particularly interested in receiving input concerning
the items listed below. Responses to this Request for Information are
voluntary, and respondents need not reply to items listed. When
providing input, please specify if you are providing general feedback
on marine spatial studies and/or if you are responding to one of the
specific item number(s) below:
1. Specific datasets related to ocean sectors, natural resources,
and/or human activities you recommend NOAA use in marine spatial
studies.
2. Major concerns you have related to use of any specific datasets
that may be used in marine spatial studies.
3. Major concerns you have related to gaps in scientific knowledge
or data that could impact marine spatial planning efforts.
4. Specific data or information you recommend NOAA or other
partners collect, if it is not currently available or has not been
previously collected.
5. Ways in which NOAA can better engage and collaborate with the
public and local communities to promote economic, social, and
ecological resilience as well as protect trust resources.
6. Ways in which NOAA can build upon existing capacity and
resources for regional ocean spatial planning.
Sean Corson,
Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-23776 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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