2018-27322. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project for Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of availability; request for comments; notice of public meetings via webcast and teleconference.

SUMMARY:

The Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2006 requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare digital versions of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) maps. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have prepared proposed digital boundaries for the second batch of CBRS units included in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project. This second batch of the project includes a total of 310 CBRS units (256 existing units and 54 proposed new units) located in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia. Though the Massachusetts units were included in the first batch of this project, a minor portion of Rhode Island Unit D01 in this second batch is located in Massachusetts. This notice announces the availability of the proposed boundaries for public review and comment, and also advises the public of upcoming public meetings that will be held via webcast and teleconference.

DATES:

 

Written comments: To ensure consideration, we must receive your written comments by April 17, 2019.

Public meetings: We will hold public meetings via webcast and teleconference on January 29, 2019, January 30, 2019, and January 31, 2019; see Virtual Public Meetings and Meeting Participation Information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below, for meeting dates, times, and registration information.

Pre-meeting registration: If you are planning to participate in one of the virtual public meetings (being offered via webcast and telephone only), we request that participants register by January 22, 2019 (see Meeting Participation Information under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below).

ADDRESSES:

You may submit written comments by one of the following methods:

• Electronically: Go to the Federale-Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Search for FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0034, which is the docket number for this notice.
• By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0034; Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC; Falls Church, VA 22041-3808.

We request that you send comments by only one of the methods described above. We will post all information received on http://www.regulations.gov. If you provide personal identifying information in your comment, you may request at the top of your document that we withhold this information from public review. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Katie Niemi, Coastal Barriers Coordinator, [phone] (telephone); or [e-mail] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2006 (section 4 of Public Law 109-226; CBRRA) requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to prepare digital versions of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS) maps. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have prepared proposed digital boundaries for the second batch of CBRS units included in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project. This second batch of the project includes a total of 310 CBRS units (256 existing units and 54 proposed new units) located in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia. This notice announces the availability of the proposed boundaries for public review and comment, and also advises the public of upcoming public meetings that will be held via webcast and teleconference.

Background and Methodology

Background information on the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.; CBRA) and the CBRS, as well as information on the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project and the methodology used to produce the revised boundaries, can be found in a notice the Service published in the Federal Register on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10739). The methodology information that is specific to the second batch of the project is described below.

Digital Conversion of the Existing Boundaries

The boundaries of the CBRS were originally hand-drawn on paper maps. The existing CBRS maps for Maryland, Virginia, and New York City underwent a digital conversion process between 2013 and 2015 (80 FR 25314; May 4, 2015). The digital conversion project replaced the underlying base maps with aerial imagery; updated the boundaries to a digital format to make them compatible with modern Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and incorporated modifications as necessary to account for natural changes, voluntary additions, and additions of excess Federal property.

The existing CBRS unit boundaries for Connecticut, Massachusetts, most of the Long Island portion of New York, and Rhode Island were digitally converted as part of this Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project in accordance with the digital conversion methodology described in a notice the Service published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53467). The existing boundaries for these areas do not incorporate modifications to account for natural changes, voluntary additions, and additions of excess Federal property; such changes are instead reflected in the proposed boundaries.

Initial Stakeholder Outreach

The initial outreach that was conducted with certain landowners and/or managers of coastal barrier areas during the data mining and research phase of the project is described in a notice the Service published in the Federal Register on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10739). The Service reached out to approximately 65 different stakeholders in Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia, including, but not limited to, State natural resource management agencies, State parks and recreation agencies, private conservation organizations, and local governments. Some of these organizations, due to a variety of circumstances, were unable to provide input during the initial stakeholder outreach process. Additional outreach to these groups and a broader group of stakeholders is being conducted as part of the public review process; see the Request for Comments section, below, for more information.

Proposed Modifications to the CBRS

The Service has prepared draft revised boundaries that propose modifications to the CBRS in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia. This second batch of the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project includes a total of 310 CBRS units (256 existing units and 54 proposed new units), which are listed below in Appendix A. The breakdown of units by State is as follows: 32 existing units and 3 proposed new units in Connecticut, 49 existing units and 11 proposed new units in Maryland, 80 existing units and 22 proposed new units in New York, 31 existing units and 4 proposed new units in Rhode Island (including a minor portion of Unit D01 located in Massachusetts), and 64 existing units and 14 proposed new units in Virginia.

Nineteen of the 256 existing units have no proposed changes. Two of the existing 256 units are proposed for deletion from the CBRS, 15 of the existing units are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to Otherwise Protected Area (OPA) or vice-versa, and two of the existing units are transferred from one existing System Unit to another existing System Unit; in all of these cases, the current unit numbers are retired, resulting in 291 total proposed units.

Twenty-one of the 54 proposed new units are comprised partially, mostly, or entirely of areas that are currently contained within the CBRS, but are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA or vice-versa. Thirty-three of the 54 proposed new units are comprised entirely of areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS.

If adopted by Congress, the proposed boundaries would remove 787 acres from the CBRS (600 acres of fastland and 187 acres of associated aquatic habitat) and add approximately 141,072 acres to the CBRS (5,057 acres of fastland and 136,015 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed boundaries would remove 643 structures from the CBRS and add 96 structures to the CBRS. A summary of metrics associated with the proposed changes for each State is below. More detailed information regarding the specific proposed changes to each unit is available in a set of unit summaries. See the Availability of Proposed CBRS Boundaries and Related Information section, below, for information on where to access the unit summaries.

Connecticut

The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed boundaries for all of the 32 existing CBRS units in Connecticut. One existing unit in Connecticut has no proposed changes. Four of the existing 32 units are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA or vice-versa, and, therefore, their current unit numbers are retired. Two of the existing 32 units in Connecticut are proposed for transfer from one existing System Unit to another existing System Unit (one of which is Rhode Island Unit D08; the Connecticut acreage is reported as part of Unit D08).

The Service identified three proposed new units in Connecticut. One of the three proposed new units in Connecticut is comprised partially of areas that are currently contained within the CBRS, but are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA. Two of the three proposed new units in Connecticut are comprised entirely of areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS.

There are 29 total proposed units in Connecticut. The proposed boundaries for Connecticut would remove 32 acres from the CBRS (15 acres of fastland and 17 acres of associated aquatic habitat) and add approximately 4,477 acres to the CBRS (238 acres of fastland and 4,239 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed boundaries would remove 51 structures from the CBRS and add approximately 8 structures to the CBRS.

Maryland

The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed boundaries for all of the 49 existing CBRS units in Maryland. Twelve existing units in Maryland have no proposed changes. One of the existing 49 units is proposed for deletion from the CBRS, and, therefore, its current unit number is retired. The Service identified 11 proposed new units in Maryland, which are all comprised entirely of areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS.

There are 59 total proposed units in Maryland. The proposed boundaries for Maryland would remove 124 acres from the CBRS (105 acres of fastland and 19 acres of associated aquatic habitat) and add 18,998 acres to the CBRS (429 acres of fastland and 18,569 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed boundaries would remove 83 structures from the CBRS and add 7 structures to the CBRS.

Massachusetts

The Service prepared comprehensively revised proposed boundaries for all of the 86 existing CBRS units in Massachusetts as part of the first batch of this project described in a notice published in the Federal Register on March 12, 2018 (83 FR 10739). However, a minor portion of Rhode Island Unit D01 is located in Massachusetts. The acreage for this Massachusetts area (about 3 acres) is reported as part of Rhode Island Unit D01.

New York

The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed boundaries for all of the 80 existing CBRS units on Long Island in New York. The Great Lakes units in New York were not assessed as part of this review. One existing unit in New York has no proposed changes. Eight of the existing 80 units are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA, and, therefore, their current unit numbers are retired.

The Service identified 22 proposed new units in New York. Fourteen of the 22 proposed new units in New York are comprised partially, mostly, or entirely of areas that are currently contained within the CBRS, but are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA or vice-versa. Eight of the 22 proposed new units in New York are comprised entirely of areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS.

There are 94 total proposed units in New York. The proposed boundaries for New York would remove 328 acres from the CBRS (242 acres of fastland and 86 acres of associated aquatic habitat) and add 19,768 acres to the CBRS (2,581 acres of fastland and 17,187 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed boundaries would remove 282 structures from the CBRS and add 30 structures to the CBRS.

Rhode Island

The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed boundaries for 31 of the 35 existing CBRS units in Rhode Island. The map for the remaining four Rhode Island units (Units RI-04P, RI-05P, RI-06, and RI-07) was comprehensively reviewed and revised by the Service and adopted by Congress in 2014 (Pub. L. 113-253). One existing unit in Rhode Island has no proposed changes. Three of the existing 31 units are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA, and, therefore, their current unit numbers are retired.

The Service identified four proposed new units in Rhode Island. Three of the four proposed new units are comprised either mostly or entirely of areas that are currently contained within the CBRS, but are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA. One of the four proposed new units is comprised entirely of areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS.

There are 32 total proposed units in Rhode Island. The proposed boundaries for Rhode Island would remove 102 acres from the CBRS (89 acres of fastland and 13 acres of associated aquatic habitat) and add 1,315 acres to the CBRS (376 acres of fastland and 939 acres of associated aquatic habitat). A small portion of this acreage falls within Connecticut and Massachusetts. The proposed boundaries would remove 147 structures from the CBRS and add 6 structures to the CBRS.

Virginia

The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed boundaries for all of the 64 existing CBRS units in Virginia. Four existing units in Virginia have no proposed changes. One of the existing 64 units is proposed for deletion from the CBRS, and, therefore, its current unit number is retired.

The Service identified 14 proposed new units in Virginia. Three of the 14 proposed new units in Virginia are comprised partially, mostly, or entirely of areas that are currently contained within the CBRS, but are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA or vice-versa. Eleven of the 14 proposed new units in Virginia are comprised entirely of areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS.

There are 77 total proposed units in Virginia. The proposed boundaries for Virginia would remove 201 acres from the CBRS (149 acres of fastland and 52 acres of associated aquatic habitat) and add 96,514 acres to the CBRS (1,433 acres of fastland and 95,081 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed boundaries would remove 80 structures from the CBRS and add 45 structures to the CBRS.

Proposed Additions to the CBRS

The draft revised boundaries for Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia would make additions to the CBRS, including the creation of 54 new units that are consistent with a directive in section 4 of Public Law 109-226 concerning recommendations for expansion of the CBRS. The proposed boundaries are based upon the best data available to the Service at the time the areas were reviewed. Our assessment indicated that any new areas proposed for addition to the CBRS were relatively undeveloped at the time the proposed boundaries were created.

16 U.S.C. 3503(g) requires that we consider the following criteria when assessing the development status of a potential addition to the CBRS: (1) Whether the density of development is less than one structure per 5 acres of land above mean high tide (which generally suggests eligibility for inclusion within the CBRS); and (2) whether there is existing infrastructure consisting of a road, with a reinforced road bed, to each lot or building site in the area; a wastewater disposal system sufficient to serve each lot or building site in the area; electric service for each lot or building site in the area; and a fresh water supply for each lot or building site in the area (which generally suggests ineligibility for inclusion within the CBRS).

If, upon review of the proposed boundaries, interested parties find that any areas proposed for addition to the CBRS are currently developed (according to the criteria codified in 16 U.S.C. 3503(g)), they may submit supporting documentation of such development to the Service during this public comment period. For any areas proposed for addition to the CBRS, we will consider the density of development and level of infrastructure on-the-ground as of the close of the comment period on the date listed in the DATES section, above.

Request for Comments

Section 4 of Public Law 109-226 requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for the submission of public comments. We invite the public to review and comment on the proposed CBRS boundaries for the Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island (including a minor portion of Unit D01 located in Massachusetts), and Virginia units listed in Appendix A. The Service is specifically notifying the following stakeholders concerning the availability of the proposed boundaries: The Chair and Ranking Member of the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources; the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; the members of the Senate and House of Representatives for the affected areas; the Governors of Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia; organizations that own land held for conservation and/or recreation within the existing and proposed units (where such ownership information and mailing addresses were publicly available); other appropriate Federal, State, and local officials; and appropriate nongovernmental organizations.

Interested parties may submit written comments and accompanying data as described in ADDRESSES, above. Comments regarding specific CBRS unit(s) should reference the appropriate unit number(s) and unit name(s) as listed in Appendix A. We must receive comments on or before the date listed above in DATES.

Following the close of the comment period, we will review all comments we receive on the proposed boundaries and make adjustments to the boundaries, as appropriate, based on information received through public comments, updated aerial imagery, CBRA criteria, and objective mapping protocols. We will then prepare final recommended boundaries to be submitted to Congress. The final recommended boundaries will become effective only if they are adopted by Congress through legislation.

Availability of Proposed CBRS Boundaries and Related Information

In the past, the Service has produced static PDFs of draft maps depicting proposed changes to the CBRS. However, in an effort to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and provide a more user-friendly interface for the public to view the proposed changes, the Service has created an online “CBRS Projects Mapper” to display the proposed CBRS boundaries in lieu of static PDFs of the draft maps. The online mapper creates greater transparency in the public review process, allowing users to zoom in further and obtain more detailed information about the type of change that is proposed for a specific area (e.g., additions, removals, and reclassifications).

The CBRS Projects Mapper and unit summaries (containing historical changes and proposed changes to the individual units) can be accessed from the Service's website at http://www.fws.gov/​cbra. Public comments should be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES, above). A shapefile of the proposed CBRS boundaries, which can be used with GIS software, is also available for download. The shapefile is best viewed using the base imagery to which the boundaries were drawn; the base imagery sources and dates are included in the metadata for the shapefile. The Service is not responsible for any misuse or misinterpretation of the shapefile.

Additionally, a stakeholder outreach toolkit (comprised of project fact sheets, flyers for the virtual public meetings, and other information about the project) will be made available to local officials upon request. Local officials may use this toolkit to increase awareness of the project and the virtual public meetings within the community. Local officials may contact the individual identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above, for more information regarding the toolkit.

Interested parties who are unable to access the proposed boundaries or other information online may contact the individual identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, above, and reasonable accommodations will be made.

Virtual Public Meetings

We will hold the following public meetings via webcast and teleconference only. The purpose of the meetings is to give the public an overview of the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project and to offer an opportunity for questions and answers regarding the proposed changes to the CBRS units listed in Appendix A.

Date	Time (Eastern time)	States
January 29, 2019	10 a.m.-12 p.m	Connecticut and Rhode Island.
January 30, 2019	10 a.m.-12 p.m	New York.
January 31, 2019	10 a.m.-12 p.m	Maryland and Virginia.

Meeting Participation Information

These webcast meetings are open to the public. To ensure that enough call-in lines are available, we request that participants register by emailing [e-mail] by 5 p.m. (Eastern time) on January 22, 2019. Registrants will be provided with instructions for participation via email. Participants requesting reasonable accommodations, such as interpretive services, should notify the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least one week prior to the meeting.

Appendix A—Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project Units

Below are the affected units for each State, including unit number, unit name, county, and the status of the unit (i.e., existing unit, existing unit reclassified and unit number retired, existing unit transferred and unit number retired, and new unit).

State	County	Unit No.	Unit name	Unit status
Connecticut	New London	CT-00	Barn Island	Existing Unit Transferred and Unit Number Retired.
Connecticut	New London	CT-01	Mason Island	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	CT-02	Bluff Point	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	CT-02P	Bluff Point	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
Connecticut	New London	CT-03	Old Black Point	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	CT-04	Hatchett Point	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	CT-05	Little Pond	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	CT-06	Mile Creek	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London, Middlesex	CT-07	Griswold Point	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Middlesex	CT-08	Cold Spring Brook	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Middlesex	CT-09	Harbor View	Existing Unit Transferred and Unit Number Retired.
Connecticut	New Haven	CT-10	Toms Creek	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New Haven	CT-11	Seaview Beach	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New Haven	CT-12	Lindsey Cove	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New Haven	CT-13	Kelsey Island	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New Haven	CT-14P	Nathan Hale Park	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New Haven	CT-15P	Morse Park	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Fairfield	CT-18P	Long Beach	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New Haven	CT-19P	East River Marsh	New Unit.
Connecticut	Fairfield	CT-20P	Calf Islands	New Unit.
Connecticut	New London	E01	Wilcox Beach	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	E01A	Ram Island	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	E02	Goshen Cove	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	E03	Jordan Cove	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New London	E03A	Niantic Bay	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Middlesex	E03B	Lynde Point	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Middlesex	E04	Menunketesuck Island	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Middlesex, New Haven	E05	Hammonasset Point	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Middlesex	E05P	Hammonasset Point	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
Connecticut	New Haven, Fairfield	E07	Milford Point	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	New Haven	E07P	Milford Point	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
Connecticut	Fairfield	E08A	Fayerweather Island	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
Connecticut	Fairfield	E08AP	Fayerweather Island	New Unit—Partially Reclassified.
Connecticut	Fairfield	E09	Norwalk Islands	Existing Unit.
Connecticut	Fairfield	E09P	Norwalk Islands	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Worcester	MD-01P	Assateague Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-02	Fair Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-03	Sound Shore	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-03P	Sound Shore	New Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-04P	Cedar/Janes Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-06	Joes Cove	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-07P	Scott Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-08P	Hazard Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-09P	St. Pierre Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-11	Little Deal Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-12	Deal Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-14	Franks Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-14P	Franks Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-15	Long Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Wicomico	MD-16	Stump Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset	MD-17P	Martin	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Somerset, Dorchester	MD-18P	Marsh Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-19	Holland Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-20	Jenny Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-21P	Barren Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-22	Hooper Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-24	Covey Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-25	Castle Haven Point	Existing Unit Deleted and Unit Number Retired.
Maryland	Talbot	MD-26	Boone Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Talbot	MD-27	Benoni Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Talbot	MD-28	Lowes Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Talbot	MD-29	Rich Neck	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Queen Anne's	MD-30	Kent Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Queen Anne's	MD-32	Stevensville	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Queen Anne's	MD-33	Wesley Church	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Kent	MD-34P	Eastern Neck Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Kent	MD-35	Wilson Pond	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Calvert	MD-37P	Flag Ponds	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Calvert	MD-38	Cove Point Marsh	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Calvert	MD-38P	Cove Point Marsh	New Unit.
Maryland	Calvert	MD-39	Drum Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-40	Lewis Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-41	Green Holly Pond	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-44	St. Clarence Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-45	Deep Point	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-46	Point Look-In	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-47	Tanner Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-48P	Point Lookout	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-49	Bisco Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-50	Chicken Cock Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-51	Piney Point Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-52	McKay Cove	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-53	Blake Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-54	Belvedere Creek	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-55P	St. Clements Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-56	St. Catherine Island	Existing Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-58	Lower Hooper Island	New Unit.
Maryland	Dorchester	MD-59	Meekins Neck	New Unit.
Maryland	Talbot	MD-60	Chlora Point	New Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-61P	Biscoe Pond	New Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-62	Carroll Pond	New Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-63	Potter Creek	New Unit.
Maryland	St. Mary's	MD-64	Cherryfield	New Unit.
Maryland	Charles	MD-65	Swan Point	New Unit.
Maryland	Charles	MD-66	Lower Cedar Point	New Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F01	Fisher Island Barriers	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F02	Eatons Neck	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F04	Crane Neck	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	F04P	Crane Neck	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	F05	Old Field Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F05P	Old Field Beach	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	F06	Shelter Island Barriers	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F08A	Sammys Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F08B	Accabonac Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F09	Gardiners Island Barriers	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F10	Napeague	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F10P	Napeague	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	F11	Mecox	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F12	Southampton Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F13	Tiana Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	F13P	Tiana Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Nassau	NY-03	Sands Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Nassau	NY-04P	Prospect Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Nassau	NY-05P	Dosoris Pond	Existing Unit.
New York	Nassau	NY-06	The Creek Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Nassau	NY-06P	The Creek Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Nassau	NY-07P	Centre Island Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-09P	Lloyd Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-10	Lloyd Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-10P	Lloyd Point	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-11	Lloyd Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-11P	Lloyd Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-12	Centerpoint Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-13	Hobart Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-14	Crab Meadow	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-15	Sunken Meadow	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-15P	Sunken Meadow	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-16	Stony Brook Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-16P	Stony Brook Harbor	New Unit—Partially Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-17	Cedar Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-17P	Cedar Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-18	Wading River	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-19	Baiting Hollow	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	NY-19P	Baiting Hollow	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-20P	Luce Landing	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-21P	Mattituck Inlet	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-22P	Goldsmith Inlet	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-23	Truman Beach	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-23P	Truman Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-24	Plum Island	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-25	Orient Beach	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	NY-25P	Orient Beach	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-26	Pipes Cove	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-27	Conkling Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-28	Southhold Bay	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-29P	Cedar Beach Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-30	Hog Neck Bay	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-31	Little Creek	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-31A	Cutchogue Harbor	New Unit—Partially Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-31P	Little Creek	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-32	Downs Creek	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-33	Robins Island	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-34	East Creek	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-35	Indian Island	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	NY-35P	Indian Island	New Unit—Partially Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-36	Flanders Bay	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-36P	Flanders Bay	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-37	Red Creek Pond	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-38	Squire Pond	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-39	Cow Neck	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-40	North Sea Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-40P	North Sea Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-41	Clam Island	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	NY-41P	Clam Island	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-42	Mill Creek	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-43	Short Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-43P	Short Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-44	Gleason Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-45	Shell Beach	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-46	Crab Creek	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-47	Hay Beach Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-48	Mashomack Point	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-49	Smith Cove	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-50	Fresh Pond	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-51	Northwest Harbor	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	NY-51P	Northwest Harbor	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-52	Hog Creek	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-53	Big Reed Pond	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-54	Oyster Pond	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	NY-54P	Oyster Pond	New Unit—Entirely Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-55	Montauk Point	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
New York	Suffolk	NY-55P	Montauk Point	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
New York	Suffolk	NY-56	Amagansett	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-56P	Amagansett	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-57	Georgica/Wainscott Ponds	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-58	Sagaponack Pond	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk, Nassau	NY-59	Fire Island	Existing Unit.
New York	Suffolk, Nassau	NY-59P	Fire Island	Existing Unit
New York	Queens, Kings, Nassau	NY-60P	Jamaica Bay	Existing Unit.
New York	Nassau	NY-88	Centre Island	New Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-89	Duck Island Harbor	New Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-90P	Peconic Dunes	New Unit
New York	Suffolk	NY-92	Cold Spring Pond	New Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-93	South Ferry	New Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-94	Log Cabin Creek	New Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-95P	Little Northwest Creek	New Unit.
New York	Suffolk	NY-96P	Dennistown Bell Park	New Unit.
Rhode Island, Massachusetts	Newport, Bristol	D01	Little Compton Ponds	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	D01P	Tunipus Pond	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	D02	Fogland Marsh	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington, Kent, Newport, Bristol	D02B	Prudence Island	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Kent, Newport, Bristol	D02BP	Prudence Island	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D02C	West Narragansett Bay	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	D02P	Fogland Marsh	New Unit—Entirely Reclassified.
Rhode Island	Washington	D03	Card Ponds	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D03P	Card Ponds	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D04	Green Hill Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D05	East Beach	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
Rhode Island	Washington	D05P	East Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D06	Quonochontaug Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D06P	Quonochontaug Beach	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
Rhode Island	Washington	D07	Maschaug Ponds	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island, Connecticut	Washington, New London	D08	Napatree	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D08P	Napatree	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D09	Block Island	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	D09P	Block Island	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	RI-01	Brown Point	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	RI-02	Sapowet Point	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	RI-02A	McCorrie Point	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	RI-02P	Sapowet Point	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
Rhode Island	Newport	RI-03P	Sandy Point	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	RI-08	Fox Hill Marsh	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Newport	RI-08P	Fox Hill Marsh	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-09	Bonnet Shores Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-10	Narragansett Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-10P	Narragansett Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-11	Seaweed Beach	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-11P	Seaweed Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-12	East Matunuck Beach	Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit Number Retired.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-12P	East Matunuck Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-13P	Misquamicut Beach	Existing Unit.
Rhode Island	Washington	RI-14P	Point Judith	New Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	K03	Cedar Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	K04	Little Cobb Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	K05	Fishermans Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	K05P	Fishermans Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-01P	Assateague Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-02P	Assawoman Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-03P	Metompkin Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack, Northampton	VA-04P	Parramore/Hog/Cobb Islands	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-05P	Wreck Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-06P	Smith Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-09	Elliotts Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-10	Old Plantation Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-11	Wescoat Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-12	Great Neck	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-13	Westerhouse Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northampton	VA-14	Shooting Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack, Northampton	VA-16	Scarborough Neck	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-16P	Scarborough Neck	New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-17	Craddock Neck	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-17P	Craddock Neck	New Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-18	Hacks Neck	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-19	Parkers/Finneys Islands	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-20	Parkers Marsh	New Unit—Partially Reclassified.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-20P	Parkers Marsh	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-21	Beach Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-22	Russell Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-22P	Russell Island	New Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-23	Simpson Bend	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-24	Drum Bay	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-25	Fox Islands	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-26	Cheeseman Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-27	Watts Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-28	Tangier Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Accomack	VA-28P	Tangier Island	New Unit—Entirely Reclassified.
Virginia	Westmoreland	VA-29	Elbow Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Westmoreland	VA-30	White Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Westmoreland	VA-31	Cabin Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Westmoreland	VA-32	Glebe Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Westmoreland	VA-33	Sandy Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-34	Judith Sound	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-35	Cod Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-36	Presley Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-37	Cordreys Beach	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-38	Marshalls Beach	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-39P	Ginny Beach	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-40	Gaskin Pond	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-41	Owens Pond	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-42	Chesapeake Beach	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-43	Fleet Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-44	Bussel Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-45	Harveys Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-46	Ingram Cove	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-47	Bluff Point Neck	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-47P	Bluff Point Neck	New Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-48	Barnes Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Lancaster	VA-49	North Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Lancaster	VA-50	Windmill Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Lancaster	VA-51	Deep Hole Point	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Middlesex	VA-52	Sturgeon Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Middlesex	VA-53	Jackson Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Middlesex	VA-54	Stove Point	Existing Unit Deleted and Unit Number Retired.
Virginia	Mathews	VA-55	Rigby Island/Bethel Beach	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Mathews	VA-55P	Rigby Island/Bethel Beach	New Unit.
Virginia	Mathews	VA-56	New Point Comfort	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Gloucester	VA-57	Ware Neck	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Gloucester	VA-58	Severn River	Existing Unit.
Virginia	City of Poquoson (Independent City)	VA-59P	Plum Tree Island	Existing Unit.
Virginia	City of Hampton (Independent City)	VA-60	Long Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	City of Hampton (Independent City)	VA-60P	Long Creek	Existing Unit.
Virginia	City of Virginia Beach (Independent City)	VA-61P	Cape Henry	Existing Unit.
Virginia	City of Virginia Beach (Independent City)	VA-62P	Back Bay	Existing Unit.
Virginia	Northumberland	VA-63P	Dameron Marsh	New Unit.
Virginia	Lancaster	VA-64	Little Bay	New Unit.
Virginia	Lancaster	VA-65P	White Marsh	New Unit.
Virginia	Gloucester	VA-66	Lone Point	New Unit.
Virginia	Gloucester	VA-67	Oldhouse Creek	New Unit.
Virginia	York	VA-68	Bay Tree Beach	New Unit.
Virginia	York	VA-68P	Bay Tree Beach	New Unit.

Gary Frazer,

Assistant Director for Ecological Services.