83_FR_10787 83 FR 10739 - John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project for Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey

83 FR 10739 - John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project for Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 48 (March 12, 2018)

Page Range10739-10747
FR Document2018-04889

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 first batch of CBRS units included in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project. This first batch of the project includes a total of 148 CBRS units (112 existing units and 36 proposed new units) located in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0004; FF09E15000-FXES111609B0000-189]


John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Hurricane Sandy 
Remapping Project for Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New 
Jersey

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

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

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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 first batch of CBRS units included in the Hurricane 
Sandy Remapping Project. This first batch of the project includes a 
total of 148 CBRS units (112 existing units and 36 proposed new units) 
located in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. 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: 
    Comment Period: To ensure consideration, we must receive your 
written comments by July 10, 2018.
    Public Meetings: We will hold public meetings via webcast and 
teleconference on May 8, 2018, and May 9, 2018; see Virtual Public 
Meetings and Meeting Participation Information under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for meeting dates, times, and registration information.
    Pre-Meeting Public 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 emailing by 
May 1, 2018 (see Meeting Participation Information under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by one of the following 
methods:
     Electronically: Go to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. Search for FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0004, 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-2018-0004; 
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, (703) 358-2071 (telephone); or CBRA@fws.gov (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coastal Barrier Resources 
Reauthorization Act of 2006 (section 4 of Pub. L. 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 first batch of CBRS units included 
in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project. This first batch of the 
project includes a total of 148 CBRS units (112 existing units and 36 
proposed new units) located in Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 
and New Jersey. 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 on the Coastal Barrier Resources System

    Coastal barrier ecosystems are inherently dynamic systems located 
at the interface of land and sea. Coastal barriers and their associated 
aquatic habitat (wetlands and open water) provide important habitat for 
fish and wildlife, and serve as the mainland's first line of defense 
against the impacts of severe storms. With the passage of the CBRA in 
1982 (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), Congress recognized that certain actions 
and programs of the Federal Government have historically subsidized and 
encouraged development on storm-prone and highly dynamic coastal 
barriers, and the result has been the loss of natural resources; 
threats to human life, health, and property; and the expenditure of 
millions of tax dollars each year.
    The CBRA established the CBRS which originally comprised 186 
geographic units encompassing approximately 453,000 acres of relatively 
undeveloped lands and associated aquatic habitat along the Atlantic and 
Gulf of Mexico coasts. The CBRS was expanded by the Coastal Barrier 
Improvement Act of 1990 (CBIA; Pub. L. 101-591) to include additional 
areas along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts, as well as areas 
along the coasts of the Great Lakes, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
Puerto Rico. The CBRS now comprises a total of 862 geographic units, 
encompassing approximately 3.5 million acres of land and associated 
aquatic habitat. These areas are depicted on a series of maps known as 
the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System maps.
    Most new Federal expenditures and financial assistance that would 
have the effect of encouraging development are prohibited within the 
CBRS. Development can still occur within the CBRS, provided that 
private developers or other non-Federal parties bear the full cost. In 
his signing statement, President Reagan stated that the CBRA ``simply 
adopts the sensible approach that risk associated with new private 
development in these sensitive areas should be borne by the private 
sector, not underwritten by the American taxpayer.''
    The CBRS includes two types of units, System Units and Otherwise 
Protected Areas (OPAs). System Units contain areas that were relatively 
undeveloped and predominantly privately owned at the time of 
designation, though they may also contain areas held for conservation 
and/or recreation. Most new Federal expenditures and financial 
assistance, including Federal flood insurance, are prohibited within 
System Units. OPAs are predominantly comprised of conservation and/or 
recreation areas such as national wildlife refuges, state and national 
parks, and local and private conservation areas, though they may also 
contain private areas not held for conservation and/or recreation. OPAs 
are denoted with a ``P'' at the end of the unit number. The only 
Federal spending prohibition within OPAs is the prohibition related to 
Federal flood insurance.
    The Secretary, through the Service, is responsible for 
administering the CBRA, which includes maintaining the official

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maps of the CBRS, consulting with Federal agencies that propose to 
spend funds within the CBRS, preparing updated maps of the CBRS, and 
making recommendations to Congress regarding changes to the CBRS. Aside 
from three minor exceptions, only Congress--through legislation--can 
modify the maps of the CBRS to add or remove land. These exceptions, 
which allow the Secretary to make limited modifications to the CBRS (16 
U.S.C. 3503(c)-(e)), are for: (1) Changes that have occurred to the 
CBRS as a result of natural forces, (2) voluntary additions to the CBRS 
by property owners, and (3) additions of excess Federal property to the 
CBRS.
    When assessing potential removals from and additions to the CBRS, 
the Service considers a set of guiding principles and criteria which 
are further described in the Types of Boundary Changes section below. 
In cases where mapping errors are found, the Service supports changes 
to the maps and works with Congress and other interested parties to 
create comprehensively revised maps using modern digital technology.

Background on the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project

    Following Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall along the North 
Atlantic coast in October 2012, the Department of the Interior 
(Department) funded a project to modernize the maps of approximately 
370 CBRS units in the nine states most affected by the storm: 
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New 
Jersey, New York (Long Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia (comprising 
approximately 44 percent of the total units and 16 percent of the total 
acreage within the CBRS). This project makes significant progress 
towards fulfilling a statutory requirement (section 4 of Pub. L. 109-
226) to modernize the entire set of CBRS maps. The public review for 
this project will be conducted in two separate batches. The first batch 
includes Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. The 
second batch will include Connecticut, Maryland, New York (Long 
Island), Rhode Island, and Virginia.
    A list of all 148 CBRS units (112 existing units and 36 proposed 
new units) included in this first batch is attached to this notice as 
Appendix A. If adopted by Congress, the revised maps produced through 
this project would remove areas that were previously included within 
the CBRS in error and add new qualifying areas to the CBRS. This map 
modernization effort would also provide more accurate and accessible 
CBRS data for planning coastal infrastructure projects, habitat 
conservation efforts, and flood risk mitigation measures.

Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project Methodology

Digital Conversion of the Existing Boundaries

    The boundaries of the CBRS were originally hand-drawn on paper 
maps. The existing CBRS maps for Delaware and New Jersey underwent a 
digital conversion process between 2013 and 2015 (79 FR 21787 (April 
17, 2014) and 80 FR 25314 (May 4, 2015), respectively), which replaced 
the underlying base maps with aerial imagery and updated the boundaries 
to a digital format to make them compatible with modern Geographic 
Information Systems (GIS). The existing CBRS unit boundaries for 
Massachusetts were digitally converted as part of this project in 
accordance with the methodology described in a notice the Service 
published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53467), 
though the existing boundaries for Massachusetts 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). Digital conversion was not 
necessary for New Hampshire because it does not have any existing CBRS 
units.

Data Mining and Research

    The Service began conducting data mining and research for this 
project in January of 2015. The Service procured and assessed the 
quality and accuracy of the data necessary to: (1) Determine whether 
the existing CBRS unit boundaries appropriately follow the features 
they were intended to follow on-the-ground, (2) determine the level of 
development that was on-the-ground when the areas were originally 
included within the CBRS (e.g., dates of construction and density of 
development), (3) identify qualifying additions, and (4) evaluate unit 
type classifications (i.e., System Unit or OPA).
    The Service reviewed historical background records of the CBRS 
units, reports to Congress, public laws, legislative history, testimony 
from Congressional hearings, Federal Register notices, current and 
historical CBRS maps, the 1982 and 1994 CBRS Photographic Atlases (a 
set of aerial photography maintained by the Service with the CBRS unit 
boundaries overlaid), materials submitted by interested parties and 
their representatives in Congress, and an assortment of other data and 
information.
    We also obtained and assessed both geospatial and non-geospatial 
data from a variety of Federal sources (e.g., the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Geological Survey), as 
well as State, local, and non-governmental sources. These data include 
but are not limited to current and historical aerial imagery, natural 
resource and natural hazard data (e.g., wetlands data, shoreline change 
data, and flood hazard data), land ownership and development data 
(e.g., property parcel data and date of construction information), and 
conservation and recreation area data (e.g., park and wildlife refuge 
parcel boundaries, conservation easement data, and parcel acquisition 
dates). Some of these data sets were available for download on the 
internet or through specific requests to the data steward, while others 
were reviewed online through mappers, websites, and/or databases.
    The proposed boundaries are based upon the best available 
information that the Service was able to obtain within the data mining 
and research timeframe for the project. There were many challenges 
associated with the data mining and research process. In some cases, 
data was unavailable, unattainable within a reasonable time frame, 
incomplete, outdated, and/or in conflict with other data of the same 
type from a different source. Dates of construction and both present 
and historical land ownership information were difficult to obtain and 
validate for certain areas (in particular, ownership information for 
undeveloped wetland areas). It was also difficult in some cases to 
determine structure type and use (e.g., residential, commercial, or 
other).

Initial Stakeholder Outreach

    During the data mining and research phase of the project, the 
Service conducted outreach with certain landowners and/or managers of 
coastal barrier areas that are ``otherwise protected'' (as defined by 
the CBIA), meaning within the boundaries of an area established under 
Federal, State, or local law, or held by a qualified organization 
(defined under the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 170(h)(3)), 
primarily for wildlife refuge, sanctuary, recreational, or natural 
resource conservation purposes. Such outreach was generally not 
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landowners and/or managers of areas that do not meet the CBIA 
definition of ``otherwise protected.'' This includes areas zoned or 
regulated by State or local governments for the purpose of restricting 
the nature or density of development, but where such regulation does 
not necessarily reflect the intent of the property owners to protect 
the area for conservation and/or recreation in perpetuity. Examples of 
such areas include privately owned areas that are not held for 
conservation and/or recreation; local zoning categories such as dune 
districts, inlet hazard areas, and setback zones; and areas subject to 
conservation easements or leases that have limited restrictions.
    Conservation/recreation area landowners and/or managers were 
contacted in cases where the following information was necessary to 
prepare the initial proposed boundaries: (1) The location of 
conservation and/or recreation area boundaries (primarily in cases 
where the CBRS unit boundary was intended to be coincident with that 
boundary and there was conflicting information about the parcel 
boundary location), (2) the acquisition date(s) of the conservation 
and/or recreation area, and/or (3) the CBRS unit type classification 
(i.e., System Unit or OPA) for a particular conservation and/or 
recreation area.
    Given the large number of conservation and/or recreation area 
stakeholders within the project area and complexities associated with 
mapping numerous small parcels, we generally limited our initial 
outreach to those stakeholders that own and/or manage conservation and/
or recreation areas that are greater than approximately 10 acres in 
size within the existing and/or proposed System Units. See the Types of 
Boundary Changes section below for additional information about the 
mapping of conservation/recreation areas within the CBRS.
    The Service reached out to approximately 90 different stakeholders 
in Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, 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 (including the State of New Hampshire, 
which has no existing CBRS units and only one proposed new OPA) is 
being conducted as part of the public review process; see the Request 
for Comments section below for further information.

Acreage Calculations

    The Service calculates the acreage of the CBRS units to help assess 
the areal extent of the units and to quantify proposed changes. The 
total acreage of a CBRS unit is comprised of fastland (land above mean 
high tide) and associated aquatic habitat (wetlands and open water). 
For the purpose of calculating acreage for this project, the wetland/
fastland acreage breakdown of the units was derived from the Service's 
National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data. A shoreline was delineated (as 
described below) to be used in conjunction with the boundaries of the 
unit to calculate acreage, and only areas landward of this shoreline 
were included in the calculation. The associated aquatic habitat 
acreage numbers include open water landward of the coastal barrier, but 
not nearshore or offshore waters seaward of the shoreline. The offshore 
acreage of the units is not calculated because a fixed seaward boundary 
for the units is generally not drawn due to the highly dynamic nature 
of the littoral zone.
    Although acreage for offshore areas is not calculated, the entire 
sand sharing system on the seaward side, including the beach and 
nearshore area, is included within the CBRS units. The sand sharing 
system of coastal barriers is normally defined by the 30-foot 
bathymetric contour. In the Great Lakes and in large coastal embayments 
(e.g., Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, and Narragansett Bay), the sand 
sharing system is more limited in extent. In these cases, the sand 
sharing system is defined by the 20-foot bathymetric contour or a line 
approximately 1 mile seaward of the shoreline, whichever is nearer the 
coastal barrier.

Shoreline Calculations

    The Service calculates the shoreline of the units to help assess 
the linear extent of the CBRS and to facilitate the calculation of the 
acreage of the units as described above. For the purposes of this 
project, the Service digitized a shoreline boundary to artificially 
close off the units along the seaward shoreline. This shoreline 
boundary generally follows the wet/dry sand line along the seaward side 
of the unit as interpreted from the base imagery. Additionally, the 
shoreline boundary spans any inlets and/or other dividing water bodies 
within each unit. In some cases, highly convoluted shorelines were 
generalized. Due to the complexities of shoreline delineations, acreage 
numbers (rather than shoreline miles) are the most reliable way to 
quantify proposed changes to the CBRS for individual units.

Types of Boundary Changes

    The Service applied objective mapping protocols in the preparation 
of proposed boundaries for the CBRS units included in this project. The 
Service also applied a set of guiding principles and criteria for 
assessing additions to and removals from the CBRS. In 1982 and 1985, 
the Department published guidance in the Federal Register (47 FR 35696 
(August 16, 1982) and 50 FR 8698 (March 4, 1985)) for delineating CBRS 
unit boundaries. The Department's 1982 Undeveloped Coastal Barriers: 
Report to Congress, 1988 Report to Congress: Coastal Barrier Resources 
System and the Service's 2016 Final Report to Congress: John H. Chafee 
Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Project also 
contain protocols, criteria, and guiding principles for CBRS mapping.
    The different types of changes proposed through this project 
include modifications to reflect geomorphic change; alignment with 
geomorphic, development, and cultural features; additions to and 
removals from the CBRS; and modifications to CBRS boundaries in 
channels. Additionally, CBRS unit type classifications (and 
reclassifications) were determined according to a standard protocol 
described below.

Modifications To Reflect Geomorphic Change

    The CBRA requires that at least once every 5 years the Service 
review the maps of the CBRS and make modifications to the boundaries of 
the units to account for changes caused by natural forces such as 
accretion and erosion (16 U.S.C. 3503(c)). This type of change can be 
made by the Service administratively; however, it is also incorporated 
into ongoing CBRS mapping efforts like this project for efficiency and 
cost-saving purposes. The boundaries of System Units and OPAs have been 
modified where appropriate to account for natural changes that have 
occurred since the maps were last updated.

Alignment With Geomorphic Features

    CBRS boundaries are often intended to follow geomorphic features 
such as a shoreline or the interface between wetlands and fastlands. 
This applies mostly to System Units, though there are many cases where 
OPA boundaries follow geomorphic features. The boundaries of System 
Units and OPAs have been modified where appropriate

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to align with underlying geomorphic features.

Alignment With Development Features

    CBRS boundaries are often intended to follow development features, 
such as the edge of a road, a bridge, or the ``break-in-development'' 
that existed on-the-ground when the area was included within the CBRS. 
The break-in-development is where development ended, immediately 
adjacent to the last structure in a cluster or row of structures, or at 
the property parcel boundary of the last structure. This applies mostly 
to System Units, though there are cases where OPA boundaries follow 
development features. The boundaries of System Units and OPAs have been 
modified where appropriate to align with development features.

Alignment With Cultural Features

    CBRS boundaries are often intended to follow cultural features such 
as roads and political boundaries (e.g., state, county, and town 
boundaries) or conservation/recreation area boundaries. Both System 
Units and OPAs follow cultural features; however, this applies 
especially to OPAs, which often coincide with the boundaries of the 
underlying conservation and/or recreation areas (although there are 
exceptions). The boundaries of System Units and OPAs have been modified 
where appropriate to align with cultural features.

Additions to the CBRS

    In carrying out this project, the Service found areas of 
undeveloped fastland and associated aquatic habitat that are not 
currently within the CBRS but are appropriate for inclusion (either as 
additions to existing units or as entirely new units). When assessing 
whether an area may be appropriate for addition to the CBRS, the 
Service considered the following guiding principles:
    (1) Whether the area may reasonably be considered to be a coastal 
barrier feature, or related to a coastal barrier ecosystem (this 
generally includes areas that are inherently vulnerable to coastal 
hazards such as flooding, storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level 
rise) and
    (2) whether inclusion of the area within the CBRS is rationally 
related to the purposes of the CBRA (i.e., to minimize the loss of 
human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues, and damage to 
fish, wildlife, and other natural resources).

When assessing potential additions to the CBRS, the Service also 
considers the following criteria:
    (1) The level of development on-the-ground (i.e., whether the 
number of structures or complement of infrastructure on-the-ground 
exceed the threshold for the area to be considered undeveloped) (16 
U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)) and/or
    (2) in the case of certain additions to existing units, the 
location of geomorphic, cultural, and development features on-the-
ground at the time the adjacent area was included within the CBRS 
(i.e., whether the CBRS boundary lines on the maps precisely follow the 
underlying features they were intended to follow on-the-ground).

The boundaries of System Units and OPAs have been modified where 
appropriate to add undeveloped fastland and associated aquatic habitat 
to the CBRS (either as additions to existing units or as entirely new 
units). Such additions to the CBRS are consistent with Section 4(c)(3) 
of the 2006 CBRRA which directs the Secretary to make recommendations 
for expansion of the CBRS. The unit type classification (i.e., System 
Unit versus OPA) was determined according to the protocol described 
below in the section entitled ``CBRS Unit Type Classification.''
    Additionally, the Service accommodates requests from landowners for 
voluntary additions to the CBRS or reclassifications of conservation/
recreation areas from OPA to System Unit status. Voluntary additions to 
the CBRS can be made by the Service administratively (16 U.S.C. 
3503(d)); however they are also incorporated into ongoing CBRS mapping 
efforts like this project for efficiency and cost-saving purposes.

Removals From the CBRS

    In carrying out this project, the Service found areas that were 
inappropriately included within the CBRS and constitute technical 
mapping errors. When assessing whether an area may be appropriate for 
removal from the CBRS, the Service considered the following guiding 
principles:
    (1) Whether the area may reasonably be considered to be a coastal 
barrier feature, or related to a coastal barrier ecosystem (this 
generally includes areas that are inherently vulnerable to coastal 
hazards such as flooding, storm surge, wind, erosion, and sea level 
rise); and
    (2) whether inclusion of the area within the CBRS is rationally 
related to the purposes of the CBRA (i.e., to minimize the loss of 
human life, wasteful expenditure of Federal revenues, and damage to 
fish, wildlife, and other natural resources).

The Service considers a technical mapping error to be a mistake in the 
delineation of the CBRS boundaries that was made as a result of 
incorrect, outdated, or incomplete information (often stemming from 
inaccuracies on the original base maps). When assessing whether an area 
may be appropriate for removal, the Service also considers the 
following criteria:
    (1) The level of development on-the-ground at the time the area was 
included within the CBRS (i.e., the number of structures or complement 
of infrastructure on-the-ground exceeded the threshold for the area to 
be considered undeveloped) (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)); and/or
    (2) the location of geomorphic, cultural, and development features 
on-the-ground at the time the area was included within the CBRS (i.e., 
the CBRS boundary lines on the maps do not precisely follow the 
underlying features they were intended to follow on-the-ground).

The boundaries of System Units and OPAs have been modified where 
appropriate to remove areas that were inappropriately included within 
the CBRS and constitute technical mapping errors.

Modifications to CBRS Boundaries in Channels

    In carrying out this project, the Service noted that the CBRS unit 
boundaries following channels in some cases include the entire channel 
and in other cases include none of the channel within the unit. The 
boundaries of System Units and OPAs have been modified where 
appropriate to include the entire extent of the channel within the 
unit. In cases where a System Unit and an OPA share a coincident 
boundary that follows a channel located between the two units, the 
entire channel is generally included within the System Unit. In cases 
where two System Units or two OPAs fall within a channel, the 
coincident boundary is placed at the center of the channel. A buffer 
(of about 20 feet) has generally been applied along developed 
shorelines (i.e., where structures and/or infrastructure such as 
bulkheads and roads are very close to and run parallel to or are 
coincident with the shoreline) to ensure that existing development and 
infrastructure located on the shoreline is not inadvertently included 
within the CBRS.

CBRS Unit Type Classification

    In carrying out this project, the Service considered the qualifying 
coastal barrier feature and delineated the unit boundaries in 
accordance with

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the protocols, criteria, and guiding principles identified above, 
regardless of whether the area is (or was previously) owned or managed 
for conservation and/or recreation. In other words, the boundaries of 
both System Units and OPAs were generally drawn using the same 
protocols, criteria, and guiding principles. The Service then 
determined the unit type classification (for proposed additions) and 
reclassification (for existing units) in accordance with the protocols 
below.
    The unit type classification (i.e., System Unit versus OPA) is 
based on whether or not the unit was predominantly held for 
conservation and/or recreation at the time of designation, and has been 
modified where appropriate and practicable. Such unit type 
modifications for areas that are currently within the CBRS are referred 
to as ``reclassifications.'' The reclassified areas are either added to 
an existing adjacent unit of the same type or assigned a new unit 
number. The following considerations were applied for unit type 
classification and reclassification:
    Areas not Held for Conservation/Recreation Within OPAs: Areas that 
are not held for conservation/recreation, but are: (1) Interspersed 
with and/or adjacent to a larger conservation/recreation area, and (2) 
located in coastal barrier areas that were undeveloped according to the 
CBRA's statutory development criteria (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)) at the 
time they were included within the CBRS (or are currently undeveloped 
in the case of proposed additions), may be included within OPAs. 
Additionally, privately held inholdings (developed or undeveloped 
private tracts that are contained within the exterior boundaries of the 
conservation and/or recreation area) may also be included within OPAs.
    Conservation/Recreation Areas Within System Units:

Held for Conservation/Recreation Prior to CBRS Designation

    Areas that are held for conservation/recreation and are: (1) 
Interspersed with and/or adjacent to a larger area that is not held for 
conservation/recreation, and (2) were undeveloped according to the 
CBRA's statutory development criteria (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)) at the 
time they were included within the CBRS (or are currently undeveloped 
in the case of proposed additions), may be included within System 
Units.
    For conservation/recreation areas greater than 10 acres, the 
Service coordinated with the landowners (or managers) to seek their 
concurrence on inclusion of their area within the System Unit. If the 
owners do not concur with System Unit status, the Service classifies 
such areas as OPA to the extent practicable. However, minor 
conservation/recreation areas (i.e., fastland and wetlands smaller than 
10 acres) and certain areas of open water would be impractical from a 
mapping perspective to delineate separately as an OPA and therefore may 
be included within System Units. Outreach was generally not conducted 
for these minor areas during the initial stakeholder outreach phase of 
the project (described in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project 
Methodology section above). Descriptions of such ``minor'' areas within 
System Units are included in the set of unit summaries that describe 
the Service's proposed changes to the CBRS. See the Availability of 
Proposed CBRS Boundaries and Related Information section below for 
information on where to access the unit summaries.
    The Service's records indicate that some conservation/recreation 
areas were intentionally added to the CBRS as System Units in the past. 
The Service generally did not seek concurrence from conservation/
recreation area owners (regardless of size) when there is evidence of 
such prior intent, including letters from the stakeholder in the 
Service's records indicating that the organization supported inclusion 
of the property within the System Unit in the past, or records of 
specific changes to the Department's recommended maps made by the 
Congressional committees that reviewed them prior to their enactment.

Held for Conservation/Recreation After Area Designated as CBRS

    If an area is dedicated to conservation and/or recreation after its 
initial inclusion within a System Unit, it is generally not 
reclassified to an OPA.

Proposed Modifications to the CBRS

    The Service has prepared draft revised boundaries that propose 
modifications to the CBRS in Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, 
as well as the designation of a new unit in New Hampshire. This first 
batch of the Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project includes a total of 148 
CBRS units (112 existing units and 36 proposed new units) which are 
listed in Appendix A. The breakdown of units by state is as follows: 8 
existing units and 3 proposed new units in Delaware, 86 existing units 
and 23 proposed new units in Massachusetts, 1 proposed new unit in New 
Hampshire, and 18 existing units and 9 proposed new units in New 
Jersey. Three of the existing units have no proposed changes. Ten of 
the 36 proposed new units are comprised either partially or mostly of 
areas that are currently contained within the CBRS, but are proposed 
for reclassification from System Unit to OPA or vice-versa. Twenty-six 
of the 36 proposed new units are comprised entirely of areas that are 
not currently contained within the CBRS. Nine of the existing 112 units 
are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA or vice-
versa, and therefore their current unit numbers are retired, resulting 
in 139 total proposed units.
    If adopted by Congress, the proposed boundaries would remove 557 
acres from the CBRS (371 acres of fastland and 186 acres of associated 
aquatic habitat) and add approximately 136,268 acres to the CBRS (6,051 
acres of fastland and 130,217 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The 
proposed boundaries would remove 271 structures from the CBRS and add 
199 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.

Delaware

    The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed 
boundaries for 8 of the 10 existing CBRS units in Delaware. A final 
recommended map for the remaining two existing units (Units DE-07P and 
H01) was submitted to Congress in 2016 as part of the Service's Digital 
Mapping Pilot Project. One existing unit in Delaware has no proposed 
changes. The Service identified three proposed new units in Delaware, 
which are comprised entirely of areas that are not currently contained 
within the CBRS. There are 11 total proposed units in Delaware.
    The proposed boundaries for Delaware would remove 113 acres from 
the CBRS (84 acres of fastland and 29 acres of associated aquatic 
habitat) and add approximately 31,216 acres to the CBRS (996 acres of 
fastland and 30,220 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed 
boundaries would remove 41 structures from the CBRS and add 
approximately 10 structures to the CBRS.

Massachusetts

    The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed 
boundaries for all of the 86 existing CBRS units in Massachusetts. Two

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existing units in Massachusetts have no proposed changes. The Service 
identified 23 proposed new units in Massachusetts. Nine of the 23 
proposed new units in Massachusetts are comprised either partially or 
mostly of areas that are currently contained within the CBRS, but are 
proposed for reclassification from System Unit to OPA or vice-versa. 
Fourteen of the 23 proposed new units in Massachusetts are comprised 
entirely of areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS. 
Four of the existing 86 units are proposed for reclassification from 
System Unit to OPA or vice-versa, and therefore their current unit 
numbers are retired, resulting in 105 total proposed units.
    The proposed boundaries for Massachusetts would remove 304 acres 
from the CBRS (162 acres of fastland and 142 acres of associated 
aquatic habitat) and add 32,881 acres to the CBRS (2,778 acres of 
fastland and 30,103 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed 
boundaries would remove 168 structures from the CBRS and add 80 
structures to the CBRS.

New Hampshire

    There are currently no existing CBRS units in New Hampshire. The 
Service identified one proposed new unit in New Hampshire. The proposed 
boundaries for this unit would add 679 acres to the CBRS (121 acres of 
fastland and 558 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed 
boundaries would add five structures to the CBRS (these structures are 
all park-related).

New Jersey

    The Service has prepared comprehensively revised proposed 
boundaries for 18 of the 24 existing CBRS units in New Jersey. The map 
for the remaining six New Jersey units (Units NJ-02/NJ-02P, NJ-03P, NJ-
04, NJ-15P, and NJ-16P) was comprehensively reviewed and revised by the 
Service and adopted by Congress in 2016. The Service identified nine 
proposed new units in New Jersey. One of the nine proposed new units is 
comprised mostly 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 nine proposed new units are comprised entirely of 
areas that are not currently contained within the CBRS. Five of the 
existing 18 units are proposed for reclassification from System Unit to 
OPA or vice-versa, and therefore their current unit numbers are 
retired, resulting in 22 total proposed units.
    The proposed boundaries for New Jersey would remove 140 acres from 
the CBRS (125 acres of fastland and 15 acres of associated aquatic 
habitat) and add 71,492 acres to the CBRS (2,156 acres of fastland and 
69,336 acres of associated aquatic habitat). The proposed boundaries 
remove 62 structures from the CBRS and add 104 structures to the CBRS.

Proposed Additions to the CBRS

    The draft revised boundaries for Delaware, Massachusetts, and New 
Jersey, and the proposed new unit in New Hampshire, would make 
additions to the CBRS, including the creation of 36 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.
    Section 2 of Public Law 106-514 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 by section 2 of Pub. L. 
106-514), 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.

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 
Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey 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 
Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey; 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); and other appropriate 
Federal, State, and local officials, and nongovernmental organizations.
    Interested parties may submit written comments and accompanying 
data as described in the ADDRESSES section. 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 in the DATES section.
    Following the close of the comment period, we will review all 
comments received 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).

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    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, or via http://www.regulations.gov. Public comments should be submitted at http://www.regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES). 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 the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for further 
information regarding the toolkit.
    Interested parties who are unable to access the proposed boundaries 
or other information online may contact the individual identified in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 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.

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               Date                Time  (eastern time)                           States
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May 8, 2018......................  10 a.m.-12 p.m......  Delaware and New Jersey.
May 9, 2018......................  10 a.m.-12 p.m......  Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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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 CBRA@fws.gov by close of business on May 1, 2018. 
Registrants will be provided with instructions for participation via 
email. Members of the public requesting reasonable accommodations, such 
as interpretive services, should notify the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least 1 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, 
and new unit).

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          State                           County                    Unit No.       Unit name       Unit status
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Delaware.................  Kent................................  DE-01          Little Creek...  Existing Unit.
Delaware.................  Kent................................  DE-01P         Little Creek...  Existing Unit.
Delaware.................  Sussex..............................  DE-02P         Beach Plum       Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Island.
Delaware.................  Sussex..............................  DE-03P         Cape Henlopen..  Existing Unit.
Delaware.................  Sussex..............................  DE-06          Silver Lake....  Existing Unit.
Delaware.................  Sussex..............................  DE-08P         Fenwick Island.  Existing Unit.
Delaware.................  Kent, New Castle....................  DE-09P         Woodland Beach.  New Unit.
Delaware.................  Kent................................  DE-10          Fraland Beach..  New Unit.
Delaware.................  Kent................................  DE-11P         Bombay Hook....  New Unit.
Delaware.................  Kent, Sussex........................  H00            Broadkill Beach  Existing Unit.
Delaware.................  Kent, Sussex........................  H00P           Broadkill Beach  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  C00            Clark Pond.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  C01            Wingersheek....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  C01A           Good Harbor      Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Beach/Milk
                                                                                 Island.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  C01AP          Cape Hedge       New Unit.
                                                                                 Beach.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  C01B           Brace Cove.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Suffolk.............................  C01C           West Head Beach  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Suffolk.............................  C01CP          West Head Beach  New Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C02            North Scituate.  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C02P           North Scituate.  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Partially
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C03            Rivermoor......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C03A           Rexhame........  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C04            Plymouth Bay...  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C06            Center Hill      Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Complex.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C08            Scorton........  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C09            Sandy Neck.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C09P           Sandy Neck.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C10            Freemans Pond..  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C11            Namskaket Spits  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C11A           Boat Meadow....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C11AP          Boat Meadow....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C11P           Namskaket Spits  New Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C12            Chatham Roads..  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C12P           Chatham Roads..  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C13            Lewis Bay......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C13P           Lewis Bay......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C14            Squaw Island...  Existing Unit.

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Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C15            Centerville....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C15P           Centerville....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C16            Dead Neck......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C17            Popponesset      Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Spit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C18            Waquoit Bay....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C18A           Falmouth Ponds.  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C18P           Waquoit Bay....  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C19            Black Beach....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C19A           Buzzards Bay     Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Complex.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  C19AP          Buzzards Bay     New Unit--
                                                                                 Complex.         Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  C19P           Little           New Unit.
                                                                                 Sippewisset
                                                                                 Marsh.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C20            Coatue.........  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C20P           Coatue.........  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C21            Sesachacha Pond  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C22            Cisco Beach....  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C22P           Cisco Beach....  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C23            Esther Island    Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Complex.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C23P           Esther Island    New Unit--
                                                                                 Complex.         Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C24            Tuckernuck       Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Island.
Massachusetts............  Nantucket...........................  C25            Muskeget Island  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C26            Eel Pond Beach.  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C27            Cape Poge......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C28            South Beach....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C29            Squibnocket      Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Complex.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C29A           James Pond.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C29B           Mink Meadows...  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C29P           Squibnocket      Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Complex.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  C31            Elizabeth        Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Islands.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C31A           West Sconticut   Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Neck.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C31AP          West Sconticut   New Unit.
                                                                                 Neck.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C31B           Harbor View....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C32            Mishaum Point..  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C33            Little Beach...  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C34            Horseneck Beach  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C34A           Cedar Cove.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C34P           Horseneck Beach  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  C35            Richmond/        Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Cockeast Ponds.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  MA-01P         Salisbury Beach  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  MA-02P         Plum Island....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  MA-03          Castle Neck....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  MA-04          West Beach.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Essex...............................  MA-06          Phillips Beach.  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Suffolk.............................  MA-08P         Snake Island...  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Norfolk.............................  MA-09P         Squantum.......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Norfolk.............................  MA-10P         Merrymount Park  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth, Suffolk...................  MA-11          Peddocks/        Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Rainsford
                                                                                 Islands.
Massachusetts............  Norfolk, Plymouth...................  MA-12          Cohasset Harbor  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  MA-13          Duxbury Beach..  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  MA-13P         Duxbury Beach..  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-14P         Town Neck......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-15P         Chapin Beach...  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-16          Nobscusset.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-17AP        Lieutenant       Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Island.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-17P         Griffin/Great    Existing Unit
                                                                                 Islands
                                                                                 Complex.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-18          Pamet Harbor...  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-18AP        Pamet Harbor...  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-18P         Ballston Beach.  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-19P         Provincetown...  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-20P         Nauset Beach/    Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Monomoy.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-23P         Davis Beach....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  MA-24          Naushon Island   Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Complex.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  MA-25P         Penikese Island  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  MA-26          Harthaven......  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  MA-27          Edgartown Beach  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Partially
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  MA-27P         Edgartown Beach  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  MA-28P         Norton Point...  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Dukes...............................  MA-29P         Nomans Land....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-30          Herring Brook..  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-31          Squeteague       Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Harbor.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-32          Bassetts Island  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-33          Phinneys Harbor  Existing Unit.

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Massachusetts............  Plymouth............................  MA-35          Planting Island  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  MA-36          Round Hill.....  Existing Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  MA-37P         Demarest Lloyd   Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Park.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-38P         Scusset Beach..  New Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-40P         Harding Beach..  New Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-41P         Red River Beach  New Unit.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-42P         Quissett Beach/  New Unit.
                                                                                 Falmouth Beach.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-43          Chapoquoit       New Unit.
                                                                                 Beach.
Massachusetts............  Barnstable..........................  MA-43P         Chapoquoit       New Unit.
                                                                                 Beach.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  MA-45P         Round Hill       New Unit.
                                                                                 Point.
Massachusetts............  Bristol.............................  MA-46          Teal Pond......  New Unit.
Massachusetts............  Bristol, Plymouth...................  MA-47P         Little Bay.....  New Unit.
New Hampshire............  Rockingham..........................  NH-01P         Odiorne Point..  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Monmouth............................  NJ-01P         Sandy Hook.....  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Monmouth............................  NJ-04A         Navesink/        Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Shrewsbury
                                                                                 Complex.
New Jersey...............  Ocean...............................  NJ-04B         Metedeconk Neck  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Ocean...............................  NJ-04BP        Metedeconk Neck  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
New Jersey...............  Ocean...............................  NJ-05P         Island Beach...  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Ocean...............................  NJ-06          Cedar Bonnet     Existing Unit.
                                                                                 Island.
New Jersey...............  Ocean...............................  NJ-06P         Cedar Bonnet     Existing Unit
                                                                                 Island.          Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
New Jersey...............  Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean.........  NJ-07P         Brigantine.....  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-08          Corson's Inlet.  New Unit--
                                                                                                  Mostly
                                                                                                  Reclassified.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-08P         Corson's Inlet.  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-09          Stone Harbor...  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-09P         Stone Harbor...  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-10P         Cape May.......  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-11P         Higbee Beach...  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-12          Del Haven......  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-12P         Del Haven......  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-13          Kimbles Beach..  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May, Cumberland................  NJ-14          Moores Beach...  Existing Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May, Cumberland................  NJ-14P         Moores Beach...  Existing Unit
                                                                                                  Reclassified
                                                                                                  and Unit
                                                                                                  Number
                                                                                                  Retired.
New Jersey...............  Monmouth............................  NJ-17P         Monmouth Cove..  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Monmouth............................  NJ-18          Ware Creek.....  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Atlantic, Cape May..................  NJ-19P         Malibu Beach...  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-20P         Two Mile Beach.  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cape May............................  NJ-21P         Sunray Beach...  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cumberland..........................  NJ-22P         Egg Island.....  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cumberland..........................  NJ-23P         Dix............  New Unit.
New Jersey...............  Cumberland, Salem...................  NJ-24P         Greenwich......  New Unit.
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    Dated: December 4, 2017.
Gary Frazer,
Assistant Director for Ecological Services.

    Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by 
the Office of the Federal Register on March 7, 2018.

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                                             DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ–                  which originally comprised 186
                                                                                                     ES–2018–0004; Division of Policy,                     geographic units encompassing
                                             Fish and Wildlife Service                               Performance, and Management                           approximately 453,000 acres of
                                             [FWS–HQ–ES–2018–0004; FF09E15000–                       Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife                      relatively undeveloped lands and
                                             FXES111609B0000–189]                                    Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC;                associated aquatic habitat along the
                                                                                                     Falls Church, VA 22041–3808.                          Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts. The
                                             John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier                             We request that you send comments                  CBRS was expanded by the Coastal
                                             Resources System; Hurricane Sandy                       by only one of the methods described                  Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (CBIA;
                                             Remapping Project for Delaware,                         above. We will post all information                   Pub. L. 101–591) to include additional
                                             Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and                       received on http://www.regulations.gov.               areas along the Atlantic and Gulf of
                                             New Jersey                                              If you provide personal identifying                   Mexico coasts, as well as areas along the
                                                                                                     information in your comment, you may                  coasts of the Great Lakes, the U.S. Virgin
                                             AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                                                                          Islands, and Puerto Rico. The CBRS now
                                             Interior.                                               request at the top of your document that
                                                                                                     we withhold this information from                     comprises a total of 862 geographic
                                             ACTION: Notice of availability; request                                                                       units, encompassing approximately 3.5
                                                                                                     public review. However, we cannot
                                             for comments; notice of public meetings                 guarantee that we will be able to do so.              million acres of land and associated
                                             via webcast and teleconference.                                                                               aquatic habitat. These areas are depicted
                                                                                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                         The Coastal Barrier Resources                                                                     on a series of maps known as the John
                                             SUMMARY:                                                Katie Niemi, Coastal Barriers
                                             Reauthorization Act of 2006 requires the                                                                      H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources
                                                                                                     Coordinator, (703) 358–2071
                                             Secretary of the Interior to prepare                                                                          System maps.
                                                                                                     (telephone); or CBRA@fws.gov (email).                    Most new Federal expenditures and
                                             digital versions of the John H. Chafee                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        financial assistance that would have the
                                             Coastal Barrier Resources System                        Coastal Barrier Resources                             effect of encouraging development are
                                             (CBRS) maps. We, the U.S. Fish and                      Reauthorization Act of 2006 (section 4                prohibited within the CBRS.
                                             Wildlife Service, have prepared                         of Pub. L. 109–226; CBRRA) requires the               Development can still occur within the
                                             proposed digital boundaries for the first               Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to              CBRS, provided that private developers
                                             batch of CBRS units included in the                     prepare digital versions of the John H.               or other non-Federal parties bear the full
                                             Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project.                      Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System               cost. In his signing statement, President
                                             This first batch of the project includes                (CBRS) maps. We, the U.S. Fish and                    Reagan stated that the CBRA ‘‘simply
                                             a total of 148 CBRS units (112 existing                 Wildlife Service (Service), have                      adopts the sensible approach that risk
                                             units and 36 proposed new units)                        prepared proposed digital boundaries                  associated with new private
                                             located in Delaware, Massachusetts,                     for the first batch of CBRS units                     development in these sensitive areas
                                             New Hampshire, and New Jersey. This                     included in the Hurricane Sandy                       should be borne by the private sector,
                                             notice announces the availability of the                Remapping Project. This first batch of                not underwritten by the American
                                             proposed boundaries for public review                   the project includes a total of 148 CBRS              taxpayer.’’
                                             and comment, and also advises the                       units (112 existing units and 36                         The CBRS includes two types of units,
                                             public of upcoming public meetings that                 proposed new units) located in                        System Units and Otherwise Protected
                                             will be held via webcast and                            Delaware, Massachusetts, New                          Areas (OPAs). System Units contain
                                             teleconference.                                         Hampshire, and New Jersey. This notice                areas that were relatively undeveloped
                                             DATES:                                                  announces the availability of the                     and predominantly privately owned at
                                                Comment Period: To ensure                            proposed boundaries for public review                 the time of designation, though they
                                             consideration, we must receive your                     and comment, and also advises the                     may also contain areas held for
                                             written comments by July 10, 2018.                      public of upcoming public meetings that               conservation and/or recreation. Most
                                                Public Meetings: We will hold public                 will be held via webcast and                          new Federal expenditures and financial
                                             meetings via webcast and teleconference                 teleconference.                                       assistance, including Federal flood
                                             on May 8, 2018, and May 9, 2018; see                                                                          insurance, are prohibited within System
                                             Virtual Public Meetings and Meeting                     Background on the Coastal Barrier
                                                                                                                                                           Units. OPAs are predominantly
                                             Participation Information under                         Resources System
                                                                                                                                                           comprised of conservation and/or
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for meeting                      Coastal barrier ecosystems are                     recreation areas such as national
                                             dates, times, and registration                          inherently dynamic systems located at                 wildlife refuges, state and national
                                             information.                                            the interface of land and sea. Coastal                parks, and local and private
                                                Pre-Meeting Public Registration: If you              barriers and their associated aquatic                 conservation areas, though they may
                                             are planning to participate in one of the               habitat (wetlands and open water)                     also contain private areas not held for
                                             virtual public meetings (being offered                  provide important habitat for fish and                conservation and/or recreation. OPAs
                                             via webcast and telephone only), we                     wildlife, and serve as the mainland’s                 are denoted with a ‘‘P’’ at the end of the
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                                             request that participants register by                   first line of defense against the impacts             unit number. The only Federal spending
                                             emailing by May 1, 2018 (see Meeting                    of severe storms. With the passage of the             prohibition within OPAs is the
                                             Participation Information under                         CBRA in 1982 (16 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),                prohibition related to Federal flood
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).                             Congress recognized that certain actions              insurance.
                                             ADDRESSES: You may submit written                       and programs of the Federal                              The Secretary, through the Service, is
                                             comments by one of the following                        Government have historically                          responsible for administering the CBRA,
                                             methods:                                                subsidized and encouraged                             which includes maintaining the official


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                                             maps of the CBRS, consulting with                       coastal infrastructure projects, habitat              representatives in Congress, and an
                                             Federal agencies that propose to spend                  conservation efforts, and flood risk                  assortment of other data and
                                             funds within the CBRS, preparing                        mitigation measures.                                  information.
                                             updated maps of the CBRS, and making                                                                             We also obtained and assessed both
                                                                                                     Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project                     geospatial and non-geospatial data from
                                             recommendations to Congress regarding
                                                                                                     Methodology                                           a variety of Federal sources (e.g., the
                                             changes to the CBRS. Aside from three
                                             minor exceptions, only Congress—                        Digital Conversion of the Existing                    Federal Emergency Management
                                             through legislation—can modify the                      Boundaries                                            Agency, the National Oceanic and
                                             maps of the CBRS to add or remove                                                                             Atmospheric Administration, the U.S.
                                                                                                       The boundaries of the CBRS were
                                             land. These exceptions, which allow the                                                                       Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S.
                                                                                                     originally hand-drawn on paper maps.
                                             Secretary to make limited modifications                                                                       Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Fish
                                                                                                     The existing CBRS maps for Delaware
                                             to the CBRS (16 U.S.C. 3503(c)–(e)), are                                                                      and Wildlife Service, and the U.S.
                                                                                                     and New Jersey underwent a digital                    Geological Survey), as well as State,
                                             for: (1) Changes that have occurred to
                                                                                                     conversion process between 2013 and                   local, and non-governmental sources.
                                             the CBRS as a result of natural forces,
                                                                                                     2015 (79 FR 21787 (April 17, 2014) and                These data include but are not limited
                                             (2) voluntary additions to the CBRS by
                                                                                                     80 FR 25314 (May 4, 2015),                            to current and historical aerial imagery,
                                             property owners, and (3) additions of
                                                                                                     respectively), which replaced the                     natural resource and natural hazard data
                                             excess Federal property to the CBRS.
                                                When assessing potential removals                    underlying base maps with aerial                      (e.g., wetlands data, shoreline change
                                             from and additions to the CBRS, the                     imagery and updated the boundaries to                 data, and flood hazard data), land
                                             Service considers a set of guiding                      a digital format to make them                         ownership and development data (e.g.,
                                             principles and criteria which are further               compatible with modern Geographic                     property parcel data and date of
                                             described in the Types of Boundary                      Information Systems (GIS). The existing               construction information), and
                                             Changes section below. In cases where                   CBRS unit boundaries for Massachusetts                conservation and recreation area data
                                             mapping errors are found, the Service                   were digitally converted as part of this              (e.g., park and wildlife refuge parcel
                                             supports changes to the maps and works                  project in accordance with the                        boundaries, conservation easement data,
                                             with Congress and other interested                      methodology described in a notice the                 and parcel acquisition dates). Some of
                                             parties to create comprehensively                       Service published in the Federal                      these data sets were available for
                                             revised maps using modern digital                       Register on August 29, 2013 (78 FR                    download on the internet or through
                                             technology.                                             53467), though the existing boundaries                specific requests to the data steward,
                                                                                                     for Massachusetts do not incorporate                  while others were reviewed online
                                             Background on the Hurricane Sandy                       modifications to account for natural                  through mappers, websites, and/or
                                             Remapping Project                                       changes, voluntary additions, and                     databases.
                                                Following Hurricane Sandy, which                     additions of excess Federal property                     The proposed boundaries are based
                                             made landfall along the North Atlantic                  (such changes are instead reflected in                upon the best available information that
                                             coast in October 2012, the Department                   the proposed boundaries). Digital                     the Service was able to obtain within
                                             of the Interior (Department) funded a                   conversion was not necessary for New                  the data mining and research timeframe
                                             project to modernize the maps of                        Hampshire because it does not have any                for the project. There were many
                                             approximately 370 CBRS units in the                     existing CBRS units.                                  challenges associated with the data
                                             nine states most affected by the storm:                                                                       mining and research process. In some
                                                                                                     Data Mining and Research
                                             Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland,                                                                              cases, data was unavailable,
                                             Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New                         The Service began conducting data                   unattainable within a reasonable time
                                             Jersey, New York (Long Island), Rhode                   mining and research for this project in               frame, incomplete, outdated, and/or in
                                             Island, and Virginia (comprising                        January of 2015. The Service procured                 conflict with other data of the same type
                                             approximately 44 percent of the total                   and assessed the quality and accuracy of              from a different source. Dates of
                                             units and 16 percent of the total acreage               the data necessary to: (1) Determine                  construction and both present and
                                             within the CBRS). This project makes                    whether the existing CBRS unit                        historical land ownership information
                                             significant progress towards fulfilling a               boundaries appropriately follow the                   were difficult to obtain and validate for
                                             statutory requirement (section 4 of Pub.                features they were intended to follow                 certain areas (in particular, ownership
                                             L. 109–226) to modernize the entire set                 on-the-ground, (2) determine the level of             information for undeveloped wetland
                                             of CBRS maps. The public review for                     development that was on-the-ground                    areas). It was also difficult in some cases
                                             this project will be conducted in two                   when the areas were originally included               to determine structure type and use
                                             separate batches. The first batch                       within the CBRS (e.g., dates of                       (e.g., residential, commercial, or other).
                                             includes Delaware, Massachusetts, New                   construction and density of
                                             Hampshire, and New Jersey. The second                   development), (3) identify qualifying                 Initial Stakeholder Outreach
                                             batch will include Connecticut,                         additions, and (4) evaluate unit type                   During the data mining and research
                                             Maryland, New York (Long Island),                       classifications (i.e., System Unit or                 phase of the project, the Service
                                             Rhode Island, and Virginia.                             OPA).                                                 conducted outreach with certain
                                                A list of all 148 CBRS units (112                      The Service reviewed historical                     landowners and/or managers of coastal
                                             existing units and 36 proposed new                      background records of the CBRS units,                 barrier areas that are ‘‘otherwise
                                             units) included in this first batch is                  reports to Congress, public laws,                     protected’’ (as defined by the CBIA),
                                             attached to this notice as Appendix A.                  legislative history, testimony from                   meaning within the boundaries of an
                                             If adopted by Congress, the revised                     Congressional hearings, Federal                       area established under Federal, State, or
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                                             maps produced through this project                      Register notices, current and historical              local law, or held by a qualified
                                             would remove areas that were                            CBRS maps, the 1982 and 1994 CBRS                     organization (defined under the Internal
                                             previously included within the CBRS in                  Photographic Atlases (a set of aerial                 Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 170(h)(3)),
                                             error and add new qualifying areas to                   photography maintained by the Service                 primarily for wildlife refuge, sanctuary,
                                             the CBRS. This map modernization                        with the CBRS unit boundaries                         recreational, or natural resource
                                             effort would also provide more accurate                 overlaid), materials submitted by                     conservation purposes. Such outreach
                                             and accessible CBRS data for planning                   interested parties and their                          was generally not conducted with the


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                                             landowners and/or managers of areas                     Comments section below for further                    miles) are the most reliable way to
                                             that do not meet the CBIA definition of                 information.                                          quantify proposed changes to the CBRS
                                             ‘‘otherwise protected.’’ This includes                                                                        for individual units.
                                                                                                     Acreage Calculations
                                             areas zoned or regulated by State or                                                                          Types of Boundary Changes
                                             local governments for the purpose of                       The Service calculates the acreage of
                                             restricting the nature or density of                    the CBRS units to help assess the areal                 The Service applied objective
                                             development, but where such regulation                  extent of the units and to quantify                   mapping protocols in the preparation of
                                             does not necessarily reflect the intent of              proposed changes. The total acreage of                proposed boundaries for the CBRS units
                                             the property owners to protect the area                 a CBRS unit is comprised of fastland                  included in this project. The Service
                                             for conservation and/or recreation in                   (land above mean high tide) and                       also applied a set of guiding principles
                                             perpetuity. Examples of such areas                      associated aquatic habitat (wetlands and              and criteria for assessing additions to
                                             include privately owned areas that are                  open water). For the purpose of                       and removals from the CBRS. In 1982
                                             not held for conservation and/or                        calculating acreage for this project, the             and 1985, the Department published
                                             recreation; local zoning categories such                wetland/fastland acreage breakdown of                 guidance in the Federal Register (47 FR
                                             as dune districts, inlet hazard areas, and              the units was derived from the Service’s              35696 (August 16, 1982) and 50 FR 8698
                                             setback zones; and areas subject to                     National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)                     (March 4, 1985)) for delineating CBRS
                                             conservation easements or leases that                   data. A shoreline was delineated (as                  unit boundaries. The Department’s 1982
                                             have limited restrictions.                              described below) to be used in                        Undeveloped Coastal Barriers: Report to
                                                Conservation/recreation area                         conjunction with the boundaries of the                Congress, 1988 Report to Congress:
                                             landowners and/or managers were                         unit to calculate acreage, and only areas             Coastal Barrier Resources System and
                                             contacted in cases where the following                  landward of this shoreline were                       the Service’s 2016 Final Report to
                                                                                                     included in the calculation. The                      Congress: John H. Chafee Coastal
                                             information was necessary to prepare
                                                                                                     associated aquatic habitat acreage                    Barrier Resources System Digital
                                             the initial proposed boundaries: (1) The
                                                                                                     numbers include open water landward                   Mapping Pilot Project also contain
                                             location of conservation and/or
                                                                                                     of the coastal barrier, but not nearshore             protocols, criteria, and guiding
                                             recreation area boundaries (primarily in
                                                                                                     or offshore waters seaward of the                     principles for CBRS mapping.
                                             cases where the CBRS unit boundary
                                                                                                     shoreline. The offshore acreage of the                  The different types of changes
                                             was intended to be coincident with that
                                                                                                     units is not calculated because a fixed               proposed through this project include
                                             boundary and there was conflicting
                                                                                                     seaward boundary for the units is                     modifications to reflect geomorphic
                                             information about the parcel boundary
                                                                                                     generally not drawn due to the highly                 change; alignment with geomorphic,
                                             location), (2) the acquisition date(s) of
                                                                                                     dynamic nature of the littoral zone.                  development, and cultural features;
                                             the conservation and/or recreation area,                   Although acreage for offshore areas is             additions to and removals from the
                                             and/or (3) the CBRS unit type                           not calculated, the entire sand sharing               CBRS; and modifications to CBRS
                                             classification (i.e., System Unit or OPA)               system on the seaward side, including                 boundaries in channels. Additionally,
                                             for a particular conservation and/or                    the beach and nearshore area, is                      CBRS unit type classifications (and
                                             recreation area.                                        included within the CBRS units. The                   reclassifications) were determined
                                                Given the large number of                            sand sharing system of coastal barriers               according to a standard protocol
                                             conservation and/or recreation area                     is normally defined by the 30-foot                    described below.
                                             stakeholders within the project area and                bathymetric contour. In the Great Lakes
                                             complexities associated with mapping                    and in large coastal embayments (e.g.,                Modifications To Reflect Geomorphic
                                             numerous small parcels, we generally                    Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, and                     Change
                                             limited our initial outreach to those                   Narragansett Bay), the sand sharing                      The CBRA requires that at least once
                                             stakeholders that own and/or manage                     system is more limited in extent. In                  every 5 years the Service review the
                                             conservation and/or recreation areas                    these cases, the sand sharing system is               maps of the CBRS and make
                                             that are greater than approximately 10                  defined by the 20-foot bathymetric                    modifications to the boundaries of the
                                             acres in size within the existing and/or                contour or a line approximately 1 mile                units to account for changes caused by
                                             proposed System Units. See the Types                    seaward of the shoreline, whichever is                natural forces such as accretion and
                                             of Boundary Changes section below for                   nearer the coastal barrier.                           erosion (16 U.S.C. 3503(c)). This type of
                                             additional information about the                                                                              change can be made by the Service
                                             mapping of conservation/recreation                      Shoreline Calculations
                                                                                                                                                           administratively; however, it is also
                                             areas within the CBRS.                                    The Service calculates the shoreline                incorporated into ongoing CBRS
                                                The Service reached out to                           of the units to help assess the linear                mapping efforts like this project for
                                             approximately 90 different stakeholders                 extent of the CBRS and to facilitate the              efficiency and cost-saving purposes. The
                                             in Delaware, Massachusetts, and New                     calculation of the acreage of the units as            boundaries of System Units and OPAs
                                             Jersey, including but not limited to state              described above. For the purposes of                  have been modified where appropriate
                                             natural resource management agencies,                   this project, the Service digitized a                 to account for natural changes that have
                                             state parks and recreation agencies,                    shoreline boundary to artificially close              occurred since the maps were last
                                             private conservation organizations, and                 off the units along the seaward                       updated.
                                             local governments. Some of these                        shoreline. This shoreline boundary
                                             organizations, due to a variety of                      generally follows the wet/dry sand line               Alignment With Geomorphic Features
                                             circumstances, were unable to provide                   along the seaward side of the unit as                   CBRS boundaries are often intended
                                             input during the initial stakeholder                    interpreted from the base imagery.                    to follow geomorphic features such as a
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                                             outreach process. Additional outreach                   Additionally, the shoreline boundary                  shoreline or the interface between
                                             to these groups and a broader group of                  spans any inlets and/or other dividing                wetlands and fastlands. This applies
                                             stakeholders (including the State of New                water bodies within each unit. In some                mostly to System Units, though there
                                             Hampshire, which has no existing CBRS                   cases, highly convoluted shorelines                   are many cases where OPA boundaries
                                             units and only one proposed new OPA)                    were generalized. Due to the                          follow geomorphic features. The
                                             is being conducted as part of the public                complexities of shoreline delineations,               boundaries of System Units and OPAs
                                             review process; see the Request for                     acreage numbers (rather than shoreline                have been modified where appropriate


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                                             to align with underlying geomorphic                        (1) The level of development on-the-               The Service considers a technical
                                             features.                                               ground (i.e., whether the number of                   mapping error to be a mistake in the
                                                                                                     structures or complement of                           delineation of the CBRS boundaries that
                                             Alignment With Development Features
                                                                                                     infrastructure on-the-ground exceed the               was made as a result of incorrect,
                                                CBRS boundaries are often intended                   threshold for the area to be considered               outdated, or incomplete information
                                             to follow development features, such as                 undeveloped) (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1))                   (often stemming from inaccuracies on
                                             the edge of a road, a bridge, or the                    and/or                                                the original base maps). When assessing
                                             ‘‘break-in-development’’ that existed on-                  (2) in the case of certain additions to            whether an area may be appropriate for
                                             the-ground when the area was included                   existing units, the location of                       removal, the Service also considers the
                                             within the CBRS. The break-in-                          geomorphic, cultural, and development                 following criteria:
                                             development is where development                        features on-the-ground at the time the                  (1) The level of development on-the-
                                             ended, immediately adjacent to the last                 adjacent area was included within the                 ground at the time the area was
                                             structure in a cluster or row of                        CBRS (i.e., whether the CBRS boundary                 included within the CBRS (i.e., the
                                             structures, or at the property parcel                   lines on the maps precisely follow the                number of structures or complement of
                                             boundary of the last structure. This                    underlying features they were intended                infrastructure on-the-ground exceeded
                                             applies mostly to System Units, though                  to follow on-the-ground).                             the threshold for the area to be
                                             there are cases where OPA boundaries                                                                          considered undeveloped) (16 U.S.C.
                                                                                                     The boundaries of System Units and
                                             follow development features. The                                                                              3503(g)(1)); and/or
                                                                                                     OPAs have been modified where                           (2) the location of geomorphic,
                                             boundaries of System Units and OPAs                     appropriate to add undeveloped
                                             have been modified where appropriate                                                                          cultural, and development features on-
                                                                                                     fastland and associated aquatic habitat               the-ground at the time the area was
                                             to align with development features.                     to the CBRS (either as additions to                   included within the CBRS (i.e., the
                                             Alignment With Cultural Features                        existing units or as entirely new units).             CBRS boundary lines on the maps do
                                                                                                     Such additions to the CBRS are                        not precisely follow the underlying
                                               CBRS boundaries are often intended                    consistent with Section 4(c)(3) of the
                                             to follow cultural features such as roads                                                                     features they were intended to follow
                                                                                                     2006 CBRRA which directs the                          on-the-ground).
                                             and political boundaries (e.g., state,                  Secretary to make recommendations for
                                             county, and town boundaries) or                                                                               The boundaries of System Units and
                                                                                                     expansion of the CBRS. The unit type
                                             conservation/recreation area                                                                                  OPAs have been modified where
                                                                                                     classification (i.e., System Unit versus
                                             boundaries. Both System Units and                                                                             appropriate to remove areas that were
                                                                                                     OPA) was determined according to the
                                             OPAs follow cultural features; however,                                                                       inappropriately included within the
                                                                                                     protocol described below in the section               CBRS and constitute technical mapping
                                             this applies especially to OPAs, which                  entitled ‘‘CBRS Unit Type
                                             often coincide with the boundaries of                                                                         errors.
                                                                                                     Classification.’’
                                             the underlying conservation and/or                         Additionally, the Service                          Modifications to CBRS Boundaries in
                                             recreation areas (although there are                    accommodates requests from                            Channels
                                             exceptions). The boundaries of System                   landowners for voluntary additions to
                                             Units and OPAs have been modified                                                                               In carrying out this project, the
                                                                                                     the CBRS or reclassifications of                      Service noted that the CBRS unit
                                             where appropriate to align with cultural                conservation/recreation areas from OPA                boundaries following channels in some
                                             features.                                               to System Unit status. Voluntary                      cases include the entire channel and in
                                             Additions to the CBRS                                   additions to the CBRS can be made by                  other cases include none of the channel
                                                                                                     the Service administratively (16 U.S.C.               within the unit. The boundaries of
                                               In carrying out this project, the                     3503(d)); however they are also
                                             Service found areas of undeveloped                                                                            System Units and OPAs have been
                                                                                                     incorporated into ongoing CBRS                        modified where appropriate to include
                                             fastland and associated aquatic habitat                 mapping efforts like this project for                 the entire extent of the channel within
                                             that are not currently within the CBRS                  efficiency and cost-saving purposes.                  the unit. In cases where a System Unit
                                             but are appropriate for inclusion (either
                                                                                                     Removals From the CBRS                                and an OPA share a coincident
                                             as additions to existing units or as
                                                                                                                                                           boundary that follows a channel located
                                             entirely new units). When assessing                       In carrying out this project, the                   between the two units, the entire
                                             whether an area may be appropriate for                  Service found areas that were                         channel is generally included within the
                                             addition to the CBRS, the Service                       inappropriately included within the                   System Unit. In cases where two System
                                             considered the following guiding                        CBRS and constitute technical mapping                 Units or two OPAs fall within a
                                             principles:                                             errors. When assessing whether an area                channel, the coincident boundary is
                                               (1) Whether the area may reasonably                   may be appropriate for removal from the               placed at the center of the channel. A
                                             be considered to be a coastal barrier                   CBRS, the Service considered the                      buffer (of about 20 feet) has generally
                                             feature, or related to a coastal barrier                following guiding principles:                         been applied along developed
                                             ecosystem (this generally includes areas                  (1) Whether the area may reasonably                 shorelines (i.e., where structures and/or
                                             that are inherently vulnerable to coastal               be considered to be a coastal barrier                 infrastructure such as bulkheads and
                                             hazards such as flooding, storm surge,                  feature, or related to a coastal barrier              roads are very close to and run parallel
                                             wind, erosion, and sea level rise) and                  ecosystem (this generally includes areas              to or are coincident with the shoreline)
                                               (2) whether inclusion of the area                     that are inherently vulnerable to coastal             to ensure that existing development and
                                             within the CBRS is rationally related to                hazards such as flooding, storm surge,                infrastructure located on the shoreline is
                                             the purposes of the CBRA (i.e., to                      wind, erosion, and sea level rise); and               not inadvertently included within the
                                             minimize the loss of human life,
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                                                                                                       (2) whether inclusion of the area                   CBRS.
                                             wasteful expenditure of Federal                         within the CBRS is rationally related to
                                             revenues, and damage to fish, wildlife,                 the purposes of the CBRA (i.e., to                    CBRS Unit Type Classification
                                             and other natural resources).                           minimize the loss of human life,                        In carrying out this project, the
                                             When assessing potential additions to                   wasteful expenditure of Federal                       Service considered the qualifying
                                             the CBRS, the Service also considers the                revenues, and damage to fish, wildlife,               coastal barrier feature and delineated
                                             following criteria:                                     and other natural resources).                         the unit boundaries in accordance with


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                                             the protocols, criteria, and guiding                    inclusion of their area within the                    no proposed changes. Ten of the 36
                                             principles identified above, regardless                 System Unit. If the owners do not                     proposed new units are comprised
                                             of whether the area is (or was                          concur with System Unit status, the                   either partially or mostly of areas that
                                             previously) owned or managed for                        Service classifies such areas as OPA to               are currently contained within the
                                             conservation and/or recreation. In other                the extent practicable. However, minor                CBRS, but are proposed for
                                             words, the boundaries of both System                    conservation/recreation areas (i.e.,                  reclassification from System Unit to
                                             Units and OPAs were generally drawn                     fastland and wetlands smaller than 10                 OPA or vice-versa. Twenty-six of the 36
                                             using the same protocols, criteria, and                 acres) and certain areas of open water                proposed new units are comprised
                                             guiding principles. The Service then                    would be impractical from a mapping                   entirely of areas that are not currently
                                             determined the unit type classification                 perspective to delineate separately as an             contained within the CBRS. Nine of the
                                             (for proposed additions) and                            OPA and therefore may be included                     existing 112 units are proposed for
                                             reclassification (for existing units) in                within System Units. Outreach was                     reclassification from System Unit to
                                             accordance with the protocols below.                    generally not conducted for these minor               OPA or vice-versa, and therefore their
                                                The unit type classification (i.e.,                  areas during the initial stakeholder                  current unit numbers are retired,
                                             System Unit versus OPA) is based on                     outreach phase of the project (described              resulting in 139 total proposed units.
                                             whether or not the unit was                             in the Hurricane Sandy Remapping                         If adopted by Congress, the proposed
                                             predominantly held for conservation                     Project Methodology section above).                   boundaries would remove 557 acres
                                             and/or recreation at the time of                        Descriptions of such ‘‘minor’’ areas                  from the CBRS (371 acres of fastland
                                             designation, and has been modified                      within System Units are included in the               and 186 acres of associated aquatic
                                             where appropriate and practicable. Such                 set of unit summaries that describe the               habitat) and add approximately 136,268
                                             unit type modifications for areas that are              Service’s proposed changes to the CBRS.               acres to the CBRS (6,051 acres of
                                             currently within the CBRS are referred                  See the Availability of Proposed CBRS                 fastland and 130,217 acres of associated
                                             to as ‘‘reclassifications.’’ The                        Boundaries and Related Information                    aquatic habitat). The proposed
                                             reclassified areas are either added to an               section below for information on where                boundaries would remove 271
                                             existing adjacent unit of the same type                 to access the unit summaries.                         structures from the CBRS and add 199
                                             or assigned a new unit number. The                         The Service’s records indicate that                structures to the CBRS. A summary of
                                             following considerations were applied                   some conservation/recreation areas were               metrics associated with the proposed
                                             for unit type classification and                        intentionally added to the CBRS as                    changes for each state is below. More
                                             reclassification:                                       System Units in the past. The Service                 detailed information regarding the
                                                Areas not Held for Conservation/                     generally did not seek concurrence from               specific proposed changes to each unit
                                             Recreation Within OPAs: Areas that are                  conservation/recreation area owners                   is available in a set of unit summaries.
                                             not held for conservation/recreation, but               (regardless of size) when there is                    See the Availability of Proposed CBRS
                                             are: (1) Interspersed with and/or                       evidence of such prior intent, including              Boundaries and Related Information
                                             adjacent to a larger conservation/                      letters from the stakeholder in the                   section below for information on where
                                             recreation area, and (2) located in                     Service’s records indicating that the                 to access the unit summaries.
                                             coastal barrier areas that were                         organization supported inclusion of the
                                             undeveloped according to the CBRA’s                     property within the System Unit in the                Delaware
                                             statutory development criteria (16                      past, or records of specific changes to                  The Service has prepared
                                             U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)) at the time they were                the Department’s recommended maps                     comprehensively revised proposed
                                             included within the CBRS (or are                        made by the Congressional committees                  boundaries for 8 of the 10 existing CBRS
                                             currently undeveloped in the case of                    that reviewed them prior to their                     units in Delaware. A final recommended
                                             proposed additions), may be included                    enactment.                                            map for the remaining two existing
                                             within OPAs. Additionally, privately                                                                          units (Units DE–07P and H01) was
                                                                                                     Held for Conservation/Recreation After                submitted to Congress in 2016 as part of
                                             held inholdings (developed or
                                                                                                     Area Designated as CBRS                               the Service’s Digital Mapping Pilot
                                             undeveloped private tracts that are
                                             contained within the exterior                             If an area is dedicated to conservation             Project. One existing unit in Delaware
                                             boundaries of the conservation and/or                   and/or recreation after its initial                   has no proposed changes. The Service
                                             recreation area) may also be included                   inclusion within a System Unit, it is                 identified three proposed new units in
                                             within OPAs.                                            generally not reclassified to an OPA.                 Delaware, which are comprised entirely
                                                Conservation/Recreation Areas                        Proposed Modifications to the CBRS                    of areas that are not currently contained
                                             Within System Units:                                                                                          within the CBRS. There are 11 total
                                                                                                       The Service has prepared draft                      proposed units in Delaware.
                                             Held for Conservation/Recreation Prior                  revised boundaries that propose                          The proposed boundaries for
                                             to CBRS Designation                                     modifications to the CBRS in Delaware,                Delaware would remove 113 acres from
                                               Areas that are held for conservation/                 Massachusetts, and New Jersey, as well                the CBRS (84 acres of fastland and 29
                                             recreation and are: (1) Interspersed with               as the designation of a new unit in New               acres of associated aquatic habitat) and
                                             and/or adjacent to a larger area that is                Hampshire. This first batch of the                    add approximately 31,216 acres to the
                                             not held for conservation/recreation,                   Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project                     CBRS (996 acres of fastland and 30,220
                                             and (2) were undeveloped according to                   includes a total of 148 CBRS units (112               acres of associated aquatic habitat). The
                                             the CBRA’s statutory development                        existing units and 36 proposed new                    proposed boundaries would remove 41
                                             criteria (16 U.S.C. 3503(g)(1)) at the time             units) which are listed in Appendix A.                structures from the CBRS and add
                                             they were included within the CBRS (or                  The breakdown of units by state is as                 approximately 10 structures to the
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                                             are currently undeveloped in the case of                follows: 8 existing units and 3 proposed              CBRS.
                                             proposed additions), may be included                    new units in Delaware, 86 existing units
                                             within System Units.                                    and 23 proposed new units in                          Massachusetts
                                               For conservation/recreation areas                     Massachusetts, 1 proposed new unit in                   The Service has prepared
                                             greater than 10 acres, the Service                      New Hampshire, and 18 existing units                  comprehensively revised proposed
                                             coordinated with the landowners (or                     and 9 proposed new units in New                       boundaries for all of the 86 existing
                                             managers) to seek their concurrence on                  Jersey. Three of the existing units have              CBRS units in Massachusetts. Two


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                                             existing units in Massachusetts have no                   The proposed boundaries for New                     review and comment on the proposed
                                             proposed changes. The Service                           Jersey would remove 140 acres from the                CBRS boundaries for the Delaware,
                                             identified 23 proposed new units in                     CBRS (125 acres of fastland and 15 acres              Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and
                                             Massachusetts. Nine of the 23 proposed                  of associated aquatic habitat) and add                New Jersey units listed in Appendix A.
                                             new units in Massachusetts are                          71,492 acres to the CBRS (2,156 acres of              The Service is specifically notifying the
                                             comprised either partially or mostly of                 fastland and 69,336 acres of associated               following stakeholders concerning the
                                             areas that are currently contained                      aquatic habitat). The proposed                        availability of the proposed boundaries:
                                             within the CBRS, but are proposed for                   boundaries remove 62 structures from                  The Chair and Ranking Member of the
                                             reclassification from System Unit to                    the CBRS and add 104 structures to the                House of Representatives Committee on
                                             OPA or vice-versa. Fourteen of the 23                   CBRS.                                                 Natural Resources; the Chair and
                                             proposed new units in Massachusetts                                                                           Ranking Member of the Senate
                                                                                                     Proposed Additions to the CBRS
                                             are comprised entirely of areas that are                                                                      Committee on Environment and Public
                                             not currently contained within the                         The draft revised boundaries for                   Works; the members of the Senate and
                                             CBRS. Four of the existing 86 units are                 Delaware, Massachusetts, and New                      House of Representatives for the
                                             proposed for reclassification from                      Jersey, and the proposed new unit in                  affected areas; the Governors of
                                             System Unit to OPA or vice-versa, and                   New Hampshire, would make additions                   Delaware, Massachusetts, New
                                             therefore their current unit numbers are                to the CBRS, including the creation of                Hampshire, and New Jersey;
                                             retired, resulting in 105 total proposed                36 new units that are consistent with a               organizations that own land held for
                                             units.                                                  directive in section 4 of Public Law                  conservation and/or recreation within
                                                The proposed boundaries for                          109–226 concerning recommendations                    the existing and proposed units (where
                                             Massachusetts would remove 304 acres                    for expansion of the CBRS. The                        such ownership information and
                                             from the CBRS (162 acres of fastland                    proposed boundaries are based upon the                mailing addresses were publicly
                                             and 142 acres of associated aquatic                     best data available to the Service at the             available); and other appropriate
                                             habitat) and add 32,881 acres to the                    time the areas were reviewed. Our                     Federal, State, and local officials, and
                                             CBRS (2,778 acres of fastland and                       assessment indicated that any new areas               nongovernmental organizations.
                                             30,103 acres of associated aquatic                      proposed for addition to the CBRS were                   Interested parties may submit written
                                             habitat). The proposed boundaries                       relatively undeveloped at the time the                comments and accompanying data as
                                             would remove 168 structures from the                    proposed boundaries were created.                     described in the ADDRESSES section.
                                             CBRS and add 80 structures to the                          Section 2 of Public Law 106–514                    Comments regarding specific CBRS
                                             CBRS.                                                   requires that we consider the following               unit(s) should reference the appropriate
                                                                                                     criteria when assessing the development               unit number(s) and unit name(s) as
                                             New Hampshire                                           status of a potential addition to the                 listed in Appendix A. We must receive
                                                There are currently no existing CBRS                 CBRS: (1) Whether the density of                      comments on or before the date listed in
                                             units in New Hampshire. The Service                     development is less than one structure                the DATES section.
                                             identified one proposed new unit in                     per 5 acres of land above mean high tide                 Following the close of the comment
                                             New Hampshire. The proposed                             (which generally suggests eligibility for             period, we will review all comments
                                             boundaries for this unit would add 679                  inclusion within the CBRS); and (2)                   received on the proposed boundaries
                                             acres to the CBRS (121 acres of fastland                whether there is existing infrastructure              and make adjustments to the
                                             and 558 acres of associated aquatic                     consisting of a road, with a reinforced               boundaries, as appropriate, based on
                                             habitat). The proposed boundaries                       road bed, to each lot or building site in             information received through public
                                             would add five structures to the CBRS                   the area; a wastewater disposal system                comments, updated aerial imagery,
                                             (these structures are all park-related).                sufficient to serve each lot or building              CBRA criteria, and objective mapping
                                             New Jersey                                              site in the area; electric service for each           protocols. We will then prepare final
                                                                                                     lot or building site in the area; and a               recommended boundaries to be
                                                The Service has prepared                             fresh water supply for each lot or                    submitted to Congress. The final
                                             comprehensively revised proposed                        building site in the area (which                      recommended boundaries will become
                                             boundaries for 18 of the 24 existing                    generally suggests ineligibility for                  effective only if they are adopted by
                                             CBRS units in New Jersey. The map for                   inclusion within the CBRS).                           Congress through legislation.
                                             the remaining six New Jersey units                         If, upon review of the proposed
                                             (Units NJ–02/NJ–02P, NJ–03P, NJ–04,                                                                           Availability of Proposed CBRS
                                                                                                     boundaries, interested parties find that
                                             NJ–15P, and NJ–16P) was                                                                                       Boundaries and Related Information
                                                                                                     any areas proposed for addition to the
                                             comprehensively reviewed and revised                    CBRS are currently developed                            In the past, the Service has produced
                                             by the Service and adopted by Congress                  (according to the criteria codified by                static PDFs of draft maps depicting
                                             in 2016. The Service identified nine                    section 2 of Pub. L. 106–514), they may               proposed changes to the CBRS.
                                             proposed new units in New Jersey. One                   submit supporting documentation of                    However, in an effort to reduce costs,
                                             of the nine proposed new units is                       such development to the Service during                increase efficiency, and provide a more
                                             comprised mostly of areas that are                      this public comment period. For any                   user-friendly interface for the public to
                                             currently contained within the CBRS,                    areas proposed for addition to the CBRS,              view the proposed changes, the Service
                                             but are proposed for reclassification                   we will consider the density of                       has created an online ‘‘CBRS Projects
                                             from System Unit to OPA or vice-versa.                  development and level of infrastructure               Mapper’’ to display the proposed CBRS
                                             Eight of the nine proposed new units are                on-the-ground as of the close of the                  boundaries in lieu of static PDFs of the
                                             comprised entirely of areas that are not                comment period on the date listed in                  draft maps. The online mapper creates
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                                             currently contained within the CBRS.                    the DATES section.                                    greater transparency in the public
                                             Five of the existing 18 units are                                                                             review process, allowing users to zoom
                                             proposed for reclassification from                      Request for Comments                                  in further and obtain more detailed
                                             System Unit to OPA or vice-versa, and                     Section 4 of Public Law 109–226                     information about the type of change
                                             therefore their current unit numbers are                requires the Secretary to provide an                  that is proposed for a specific area (e.g.,
                                             retired, resulting in 22 total proposed                 opportunity for the submission of public              additions, removals, and
                                             units.                                                  comments. We invite the public to                     reclassifications).


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                                               The CBRS Projects Mapper and unit                                    responsible for any misuse or                                        information online may contact the
                                             summaries (containing historical                                       misinterpretation of the shapefile.                                  individual identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                             changes and proposed changes to the                                       Additionally, a stakeholder outreach                              INFORMATION CONTACT section, and
                                             individual units) can be accessed from                                 toolkit (comprised of project fact sheets,                           reasonable accommodations will be
                                             the Service’s website at http://                                       flyers for the virtual public meetings,                              made.
                                             www.fws.gov/cbra, or via http://                                       and other information about the project)
                                             www.regulations.gov. Public comments                                   will be made available to local officials                            Virtual Public Meetings
                                             should be submitted at http://                                         upon request. Local officials may use
                                                                                                                                                                                           We will hold the following public
                                             www.regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES). A                                 this toolkit to increase awareness of the
                                             shapefile of the proposed CBRS                                         project and the virtual public meetings                              meetings via webcast and teleconference
                                             boundaries, which can be used with GIS                                 within the community. Local officials                                only. The purpose of the meetings is to
                                             software, is also available for download.                              may contact the individual identified in                             give the public an overview of the
                                             The shapefile is best viewed using the                                 the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT                                  Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project
                                             base imagery to which the boundaries                                   section for further information regarding                            and to offer an opportunity for questions
                                             were drawn; the base imagery sources                                   the toolkit.                                                         and answers regarding the proposed
                                             and dates are included in the metadata                                    Interested parties who are unable to                              changes to the CBRS units listed in
                                             for the shapefile. The Service is not                                  access the proposed boundaries or other                              Appendix A.

                                                                                                                                                    Time
                                                                             Date                                                                                                                                   States
                                                                                                                                                (eastern time)

                                             May 8, 2018 ..........................................................     10 a.m.–12 p.m ....................................................     Delaware and New Jersey.
                                             May 9, 2018 ..........................................................     10 a.m.–12 p.m ....................................................     Massachusetts and New Hampshire.



                                             Meeting Participation Information                                      instructions for participation via email.                            Appendix A—Hurricane Sandy
                                               These webcast meetings are open to                                   Members of the public requesting                                     Remapping Project Units
                                             the public. To ensure that enough call-                                reasonable accommodations, such as                                     Below are the affected units for each state,
                                             in lines are available, we request that                                interpretive services, should notify the                             including unit number, unit name, county,
                                             participants register by emailing CBRA@                                person listed under FOR FURTHER                                      and the status of the unit (i.e., existing unit,
                                             fws.gov by close of business on May 1,                                 INFORMATION CONTACT at least 1 week                                  existing unit reclassified and unit number
                                             2018. Registrants will be provided with                                prior to the meeting.                                                retired, and new unit).

                                                       State                                  County                           Unit No.                          Unit name                                          Unit status

                                             Delaware ................       Kent ........................................    DE–01           Little Creek ........................................     Existing Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Kent ........................................    DE–01P          Little Creek ........................................     Existing Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Sussex ...................................       DE–02P          Beach Plum Island ............................            Existing Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Sussex ...................................       DE–03P          Cape Henlopen .................................           Existing Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Sussex ...................................       DE–06           Silver Lake ........................................      Existing Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Sussex ...................................       DE–08P          Fenwick Island ..................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Kent, New Castle ...................             DE–09P          Woodland Beach ...............................            New Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Kent ........................................    DE–10           Fraland Beach ...................................         New Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Kent ........................................    DE–11P          Bombay Hook ....................................          New Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Kent, Sussex ..........................          H00             Broadkill Beach .................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Delaware ................       Kent, Sussex ..........................          H00P            Broadkill Beach .................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Essex .....................................      C00             Clark Pond ........................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Essex .....................................      C01             Wingersheek .....................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Essex .....................................      C01A            Good Harbor Beach/Milk Island ........                    Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Essex .....................................      C01AP           Cape Hedge Beach ...........................              New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Essex .....................................      C01B            Brace Cove .......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Suffolk ....................................     C01C            West Head Beach .............................             Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Suffolk ....................................     C01CP           West Head Beach .............................             New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......           Plymouth ................................        C02             North Scituate ...................................        Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Number Retired.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Plymouth ................................        C02P            North Scituate ...................................        New Unit—Partially Reclassified.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Plymouth ................................        C03             Rivermoor ..........................................      Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Plymouth ................................        C03A            Rexhame ...........................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Plymouth ................................        C04             Plymouth Bay ....................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Plymouth ................................        C06             Center Hill Complex ..........................            Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C08             Scorton ..............................................    Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C09             Sandy Neck .......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C09P            Sandy Neck .......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C10             Freemans Pond .................................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C11             Namskaket Spits ...............................           Existing Unit.
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                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C11A            Boat Meadow ....................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C11AP           Boat Meadow ....................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C11P            Namskaket Spits ...............................           New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C12             Chatham Roads ................................            Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C12P            Chatham Roads ................................            New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C13             Lewis Bay ..........................................      Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C13P            Lewis Bay ..........................................      Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts         .......   Barnstable ..............................        C14             Squaw Island .....................................        Existing Unit.



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                                                     State                               County                             Unit No.                         Unit name                                          Unit status

                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable       ..............................    C15            Centerville .........................................     Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable       ..............................    C15P           Centerville .........................................     Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable       ..............................    C16            Dead Neck ........................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable       ..............................    C17            Popponesset Spit ..............................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable       ..............................    C18            Waquoit Bay ......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable       ..............................    C18A           Falmouth Ponds ................................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable       ..............................    C18P           Waquoit Bay ......................................        Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Number Retired.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          C19            Black Beach ......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Plymouth ................................          C19A           Buzzards Bay Complex .....................                Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Plymouth ................................          C19AP          Buzzards Bay Complex .....................                New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          C19P           Little Sippewisset Marsh ...................              New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C20            Coatue ...............................................    Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C20P           Coatue ...............................................    New Unit—Mostly Reclassified
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C21            Sesachacha Pond .............................             Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C22            Cisco Beach ......................................        Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Number Retired.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C22P           Cisco Beach ......................................        New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C23            Esther Island Complex ......................              Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C23P           Esther Island Complex ......................              New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C24            Tuckernuck Island .............................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Nantucket ...............................          C25            Muskeget Island ................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C26            Eel Pond Beach ................................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C27            Cape Poge ........................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C28            South Beach ......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C29            Squibnocket Complex .......................               Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C29A           James Pond ......................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C29B           Mink Meadows ..................................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C29P           Squibnocket Complex .......................               Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        C31            Elizabeth Islands ...............................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C31A           West Sconticut Neck .........................             Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C31AP          West Sconticut Neck .........................             New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C31B           Harbor View ......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C32            Mishaum Point ..................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C33            Little Beach .......................................      Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C34            Horseneck Beach ..............................            Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C34A           Cedar Cove .......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C34P           Horseneck Beach ..............................            Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Bristol .....................................      C35            Richmond/Cockeast Ponds ...............                   Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Essex .....................................        MA–01P         Salisbury Beach ................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Essex .....................................        MA–02P         Plum Island .......................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Essex .....................................        MA–03          Castle Neck .......................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Essex .....................................        MA–04          West Beach .......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Essex .....................................        MA–06          Phillips Beach ....................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Suffolk ....................................       MA–08P         Snake Island .....................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Norfolk ....................................       MA–09P         Squantum ..........................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Norfolk ....................................       MA–10P         Merrymount Park ...............................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Plymouth, Suffolk ...................              MA–11          Peddocks/Rainsford Islands ..............                 Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Norfolk, Plymouth ..................               MA–12          Cohasset Harbor ...............................           Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Plymouth ................................          MA–13          Duxbury Beach ..................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Plymouth ................................          MA–13P         Duxbury Beach ..................................          New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–14P         Town Neck ........................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–15P         Chapin Beach ....................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–16          Nobscusset ........................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–17AP        Lieutenant Island ...............................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–17P         Griffin/Great Islands Complex ...........                 Existing Unit
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–18          Pamet Harbor ....................................         Existing Unit Reclassified and Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Number Retired.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–18AP        Pamet Harbor ....................................         New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–18P         Ballston Beach ..................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–19P         Provincetown .....................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–20P         Nauset Beach/Monomoy ...................                  Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–23P         Davis Beach ......................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        MA–24          Naushon Island Complex ..................                 Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        MA–25P         Penikese Island .................................         Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        MA–26          Harthaven ..........................................      Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        MA–27          Edgartown Beach ..............................            New Unit—Partially Reclassified.
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                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        MA–27P         Edgartown Beach ..............................            Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        MA–28P         Norton Point ......................................       Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Dukes .....................................        MA–29P         Nomans Land ....................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–30          Herring Brook ....................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–31          Squeteague Harbor ...........................             Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–32          Bassetts Island ..................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts    .......   Barnstable ..............................          MA–33          Phinneys Harbor ...............................           Existing Unit.



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                                                     State                                   County                             Unit No.                          Unit name                                            Unit status

                                             Massachusetts .......          Plymouth ................................          MA–35          Planting Island ...................................          Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Bristol .....................................      MA–36          Round Hill ..........................................        Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Bristol .....................................      MA–37P         Demarest Lloyd Park ........................                 Existing Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Barnstable ..............................          MA–38P         Scusset Beach ..................................             New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Barnstable ..............................          MA–40P         Harding Beach ..................................             New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Barnstable ..............................          MA–41P         Red River Beach ...............................              New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Barnstable ..............................          MA–42P         Quissett Beach/Falmouth Beach ......                         New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Barnstable ..............................          MA–43          Chapoquoit Beach .............................               New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Barnstable ..............................          MA–43P         Chapoquoit Beach .............................               New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Bristol .....................................      MA–45P         Round Hill Point ................................            New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Bristol .....................................      MA–46          Teal Pond ..........................................         New Unit.
                                             Massachusetts .......          Bristol, Plymouth ....................             MA–47P         Little Bay ...........................................       New Unit.
                                             New Hampshire .....            Rockingham ...........................             NH–01P         Odiorne Point ....................................           New Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Monmouth ..............................            NJ–01P         Sandy Hook .......................................           Existing Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Monmouth ..............................            NJ–04A         Navesink/Shrewsbury Complex ........                         Existing Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Ocean ....................................         NJ–04B         Metedeconk Neck .............................                Existing Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Ocean ....................................         NJ–04BP        Metedeconk Neck .............................                Existing Unit Reclassified and   Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number Retired.
                                             New Jersey ............        Ocean ....................................         NJ–05P         Island Beach .....................................           Existing Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Ocean ....................................         NJ–06          Cedar Bonnet Island .........................                Existing Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Ocean ....................................         NJ–06P         Cedar Bonnet Island .........................                Existing Unit Reclassified and   Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number Retired.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Atlantic, Burlington, Ocean ....                   NJ–07P         Brigantine ..........................................        Existing Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape May ..............................            NJ–08          Corson’s Inlet ....................................          New Unit—Mostly Reclassified.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape May ..............................            NJ–08P         Corson’s Inlet ....................................          Existing Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape May ..............................            NJ–09          Stone Harbor .....................................           Existing Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape May ..............................            NJ–09P         Stone Harbor .....................................           Existing Unit Reclassified and   Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number Retired.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape     May     ..............................    NJ–10P         Cape May ..........................................          Existing Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape     May     ..............................    NJ–11P         Higbee Beach ....................................            Existing Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape     May     ..............................    NJ–12          Del Haven .........................................          Existing Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape     May     ..............................    NJ–12P         Del Haven .........................................          Existing Unit Reclassified and   Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number Retired.
                                             New Jersey ............        Cape May ..............................            NJ–13          Kimbles Beach ..................................             Existing Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Cape May, Cumberland .........                     NJ–14          Moores Beach ...................................             Existing Unit.
                                             New Jersey ............        Cape May, Cumberland .........                     NJ–14P         Moores Beach ...................................             Existing Unit Reclassified and   Unit
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number Retired.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Monmouth ..............................            NJ–17P         Monmouth Cove ................................               New Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Monmouth ..............................            NJ–18          Ware Creek .......................................           New Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Atlantic, Cape May ................                NJ–19P         Malibu Beach ....................................            New Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape May ..............................            NJ–20P         Two Mile Beach ................................              New Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cape May ..............................            NJ–21P         Sunray Beach ....................................            New Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cumberland ...........................             NJ–22P         Egg Island .........................................         New Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cumberland ...........................             NJ–23P         Dix .....................................................    New Unit.
                                             New   Jersey    ............   Cumberland, Salem ...............                  NJ–24P         Greenwich .........................................          New Unit.



                                               Dated: December 4, 2017.                                              DATES:      March 1, 2018.                                            established a general schedule for the
                                             Gary Frazer,                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                      conduct of the final phase of its
                                             Assistant Director for Ecological Services.                             Nathanael Comly (202–205–3174),                                       investigations on biodiesel,1 following
                                                                                                                     Office of Investigations, U.S.                                        preliminary determinations by the U.S.
                                               Editorial Note: This document was                                                                                                           Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
                                             received for publication by the Office of the                           International Trade Commission, 500 E
                                             Federal Register on March 7, 2018.                                      Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.                                      that imports of the biodiesel were
                                                                                                                     Hearing-impaired persons can obtain                                   subsidized by the governments of
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–04889 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                     information on this matter by contacting                              Argentina and Indonesia. To date,
                                             BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                                                                                                        Commerce has issued final affirmative
                                                                                                                     the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                                                                                     205–1810. Persons with mobility                                       countervailing duty determinations with
                                                                                                                     impairments who will need special                                     respect to the biodiesel from Argentina
                                             INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                                     assistance in gaining access to the                                   and Indonesia 2 and most recently final
                                             COMMISSION                                                              Commission should contact the Office                                  affirmative antidumping duty
                                             [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1347–1348                                    of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.                                     determinations with respect to
                                             (Final)]                                                                General information concerning the
                                                                                                                     Commission may also be obtained by                                      1 Biodiesel From Argentina and Indonesia;

                                             Biodiesel From Argentina and                                                                                                                  Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing
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                                                                                                                     accessing its internet server (https://
                                                                                                                                                                                           Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations, 82 FR
                                             Indonesia; Supplemental Schedule for                                    www.usitc.gov). The public record for                                 43999, September 20, 2017.
                                             the Subject Investigations                                              this investigation may be viewed on the                                 2 Biodiesel From the Republic of Argentina: Final

                                                                                                                     Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                                 Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 82
                                             AGENCY: United States International                                                                                                           FR 53477, November 16, 2017 and Biodiesel From
                                                                                                                     at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                             Trade Commission.                                                                                                                             the Republic Indonesia: Final Affirmative
                                                                                                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective                                  Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 53471,
                                             ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                     August 28, 2017, the Commission                                       November 16, 2017.



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ContactKatie Niemi, Coastal Barriers Coordinator, (703) 358-2071 (telephone); or [email protected] (email).
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