81 FR 4910 - National Coastal Condition Assessment 2010
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 18 (January 28, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 18 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 4910] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01561] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9941-00-OW] National Coastal Condition Assessment 2010 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the final National Coastal Condition Assessment (NCCA) 2010. The NCCA describes the results of a nationwide coastal probabilistic survey that was conducted in the summer of 2010 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its state, tribal, and federal partners. Results include estimates of coastal area with good, fair, and poor biological quality, water quality, sediment quality, and ecological fish tissue quality. Results are presented nationally and regionally for the Northeast, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, West, and Great Lakes coasts. The NCCA 2010 also includes information on how the survey was implemented, and future actions and challenges. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hugh Sullivan, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Office of Water, Washington DC Phone: 202-564- 1763; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information To better answer questions about the condition of waters across the country, EPA and its state and tribal partners have embarked on a series of surveys under the National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) program. The NCCA 2010 is the most recent in this series of surveys. The key goals of the NCCA 2010 are to describe the ecological condition of the nation's coastal and Great Lakes nearshore waters, how those conditions are changing, and the key stressors affecting those waters. An important component of the NCCA is collaboration with state, tribal, and federal partners in developing new monitoring tools and analytical approaches and in advancing the science of coastal monitoring. The survey uses a statistical design to sample 1,104 randomly-selected sites that represent the condition of the larger population of coastal waters in the conterminous United States. This is the first time the nearshore waters of the Great Lakes have been included in a national statistically-based survey. The report finds that more than half of the nation's coastal and Great Lakes nearshore waters are rated in good condition for biological and sediment quality, while about one third are rated in good condition for water quality and less than one percent are rated in good condition based on the potential harm that fish tissue contaminants pose to predator fish, birds, and wildlife. Excessive phosphorus is the greatest contributor to the poor water quality rating. Selenium is the greatest contributor to the poor rating for potential harm to predator fish, birds and wildlife from fish tissue contaminants. The draft report has undergone peer, state and EPA review. A. How can I get copies of the NCCA 2010 and other related information? You may access the NCCA 2010 from EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/ncca. Dated: January 13, 2016. Joel Beauvais, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2016-01561 Filed 1-27-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Council address: North Pacific NCCA 2010 also includes information ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Fishery Management Council, 605 W. on how the survey was implemented, AGENCY
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK and future actions and challenges.
[Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2013–0232;
99501–2252; telephone: (907) 271–2809. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FRL–9941–74–ORD]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Hugh Sullivan, Office of Wetlands,
Armstrong, Council staff; telephone: Oceans and Watersheds, Office of Integrated Science Assessment for
(907) 271–2809. Water, Washington DC Phone: 202–564– Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1763; email: sullivan.hugh@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agenda Agency (EPA).
I. General Information ACTION: Notice of availability.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
To better answer questions about the
The agenda includes updating the condition of waters across the country, SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
status of the Statewide Scallop Stocks EPA and its state and tribal partners Agency (EPA) is announcing the
and Stock Assessment and Fishery have embarked on a series of surveys availability of a final document titled,
Evaluation (SAFE) report-catch under the National Aquatic Resource ‘‘Integrated Science Assessment for
specifications, update on Alaska Pacific Surveys (NARS) program. The NCCA Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria’’
University’s Fisheries, Aquatic Science 2010 is the most recent in this series of (EPA/600/R–15/068). The document
and Technology lab projects, update on surveys. The key goals of the NCCA was prepared by the National Center for
new scallop assessment programs and a 2010 are to describe the ecological Environmental Assessment National
review of research priorities. The condition of the nation’s coastal and Center for Environmental Assessment
Agenda is subject to change, and the Great Lakes nearshore waters, how those (NCEA) within the EPA’s Office of
latest version will be posted at http:// conditions are changing, and the key Research and Development (ORD) as
www.npfmc.org/. stressors affecting those waters. An part of the review of the primary
important component of the NCCA is (health-based) National Ambient Air
Special Accommodations Quality Standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen
collaboration with state, tribal, and
The meeting is physically accessible federal partners in developing new dioxide (NO2). The Integrated Science
to people with disabilities. Requests for monitoring tools and analytical Assessment (ISA), in conjunction with
sign language interpretation or other approaches and in advancing the additional technical and policy
auxiliary aids should be directed to science of coastal monitoring. The assessments, provides the scientific
Shannon Gleason at (907) 271–2809 at survey uses a statistical design to basis for decisions by the EPA on the
least 7 working days prior to the sample 1,104 randomly-selected sites adequacy of the current NAAQS and the
meeting date. that represent the condition of the larger appropriateness of possible alternative
Dated: January 25, 2016. population of coastal waters in the standards. The EPA is developing a
Tracey L. Thompson, conterminous United States. This is the separate ISA and conducting a separate
first time the nearshore waters of the review for the secondary (welfare-based)
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. Great Lakes have been included in a NAAQS for NO2, in conjunction with a
national statistically-based survey. review of the secondary NAAQS for
[FR Doc. 2016–01679 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am]
The report finds that more than half sulfur dioxide.
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of the nation’s coastal and Great Lakes DATES: The document will be available
nearshore waters are rated in good on or around January 28, 2016.
condition for biological and sediment ADDRESSES: The ‘‘Integrated Science
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quality, while about one third are rated Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—
AGENCY
in good condition for water quality and Health Criteria’’ will be available
[FRL–9941–00–OW] less than one percent are rated in good primarily via the Internet on the EPA’s
condition based on the potential harm Integrated Science Assessment for
National Coastal Condition that fish tissue contaminants pose to Nitrogen Dioxide (Health Criteria) home
Assessment 2010 predator fish, birds, and wildlife. page at http://www.epa.gov/isa/
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Excessive phosphorus is the greatest integrated-science-assessment-isa-
Agency (EPA). contributor to the poor water quality nitrogen-dioxide-health-criteria or the
rating. Selenium is the greatest public docket at http://
ACTION: Notice of availability.
contributor to the poor rating for www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA–
SUMMARY: This notice announces the potential harm to predator fish, birds HQ–ORD–2013–0232. A limited number
availability of the final National Coastal and wildlife from fish tissue of CD–ROM copies will be available.
Condition Assessment (NCCA) 2010. contaminants. The draft report has Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone:
The NCCA describes the results of a undergone peer, state and EPA review. 919–541–0031; fax: 919–541–5078; or
nationwide coastal probabilistic survey A. How can I get copies of the NCCA email: boyd.marieka@epa.gov to request
that was conducted in the summer of 2010 and other related information? a CD–ROM, and please provide your
2010 by the Environmental Protection name, your mailing address, and the
You may access the NCCA 2010 from document title, ‘‘Integrated Science
Agency (EPA) and its state, tribal, and
EPA’s Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—
federal partners. Results include
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estimates of coastal area with good, fair, Health Criteria’’ to facilitate processing
and poor biological quality, water Dated: January 13, 2016. of your request.
quality, sediment quality, and ecological Joel Beauvais, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
fish tissue quality. Results are presented Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of technical information, contact Dr.
nationally and regionally for the Water. Molini Patel, NCEA; telephone: 919–
Northeast, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, [FR Doc. 2016–01561 Filed 1–27–16; 8:45 am] 541–1492; fax: 919–541–1818; or email:
West, and Great Lakes coasts. The BILLING CODE 6560–50–P patel.molini@epa.gov.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of availability. | |
| Contact | Hugh Sullivan, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, Office of Water, Washington DC Phone: 202-564- 1763; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 4910 |
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