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Service Form Number(s): 3–2310 and 

3–2311. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Description of Respondents: Tagging 

agencies include Federal and State 

agencies, universities, and biomedical 

companies. Members of the general 

public provide recapture information. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion 

when horseshoe crabs are tagged and 

when horseshoe crabs are found or 

captured. 

Activity 

Number of 

annual 

respondents 

Number of 

annual 

responses 

Completion time per response Annual burden 

hours 

FWS Form 3–2310 .......................................................... 1,160 2,750 5 minutes ....................................... 229 

FWS Form 3–2311 .......................................................... 18 18 95 hours* ....................................... 1,710 

Totals ........................................................................ 1,178 2,768 ........................................................ 1,939 

* Average time required per response is dependent on the number of tags applied by an agency in 1 year. Agencies tag between 25 and 9,000 

horseshoe crabs annually, taking between 2 to 5 minutes per crab to tag, record, and report data. Each agency determines the number of tags it 

will apply. 

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden 

Cost: None. 

III. Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

information collection on: 

• Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

• The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this IC. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: February 4, 2015. 

Tina A. Campbell, 

Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and 

Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–ES–2014–N249; FF09E15000– 

FXHC112509CBRA1–156] 

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 

Resources System; Collier County, FL; 

Availability of Draft Maps and Request 

for Comments 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of three John H. Chafee 

Coastal Barrier Resources System 

(CBRS) draft revised maps for public 

review and comment. The draft maps, 

all dated November 10, 2014, are for 

three existing CBRS units and two 

proposed new CBRS units located in 

Collier County, Florida. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your written comments by 

March 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-deliver 

(during normal business hours) 

comments to Katie Niemi, Coastal 

Barriers Coordinator, Division of Budget 

and Technical Support, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, 

MS: ES, Falls Church, VA 22041, or 

send comments by electronic mail 

(email) to CBRAcomments@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Niemi, Coastal Barriers 

Coordinator, (703) 358–2071 

(telephone); or CBRA@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Coastal barriers are typically 

elongated, narrow landforms located at 

the interface of land and sea, and are 

inherently dynamic ecosystems. Coastal 

barriers 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 Coastal Barrier Resources 

Act (CBRA) in 1982 (Pub. L. 97–348), 

Congress recognized that certain actions 

and programs of the Federal 

Government have historically 

subsidized and encouraged 

development on coastal barriers, where 

severe storms are much more likely to 

occur, 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 comprised 186 geographic units 

encompassing approximately 453,000 

acres of 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 (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 856 geographic 

units, encompassing approximately 3.2 

million acres of relatively undeveloped 

coastal barrier lands and associated 

aquatic habitat. These areas are depicted 

on a series of maps entitled ‘‘John H. 

Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 

System.’’ 

Most new Federal expenditures and 

financial assistance that would have the 

effect of encouraging development are 

prohibited within the CBRS. However, 

development can still occur within the 

CBRS, provided that private developers 

or other non-Federal parties bear the full 

cost, rather than the American 

taxpayers. 

The CBRS includes two types of units, 

System units and Otherwise Protected 

Areas (OPAs). System units generally 

comprise private lands that were 

relatively undeveloped at the time of 

their designation within the CBRS. Most 


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new Federal expenditures and financial 

assistance, including Federal flood 

insurance, are prohibited within System 

units. OPAs generally comprise lands 

established under Federal, State, or 

local law or held by a qualified 

organization primarily for wildlife 

refuge, sanctuary, recreational, or 

natural resource conservation purposes. 

OPAs are denoted with a ‘‘P’’ at the end 

of the unit number. The only Federal 

spending prohibition within OPAs is 

the prohibition on Federal flood 

insurance. 

The Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary), through the Service, is 

responsible for administering the CBRA, 

which includes maintaining the official 

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 

proposed changes to the CBRS. Aside 

from three minor exceptions, only 

Congress—through new 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. 

Comprehensive Remapping Approach 

When the Service is asked to 

determine whether a proposed change 

to remove land from the CBRS 

constitutes an appropriate technical 

correction, we consider whether the 

original intent of the boundaries is 

reflected on the maps (i.e., whether the 

lines on the maps appropriately follow 

the features they were intended to 

follow on the ground). We also consider 

the level of development that was on the 

ground when the area was originally 

included in the CBRS by Congress. The 

CBRA requires that we consider the 

following criteria when assessing the 

development status of a CBRS unit: (1) 

The density of development on an 

undeveloped coastal barrier is less than 

one structure per 5 acres of land above 

mean high tide; and (2) an undeveloped 

coastal barrier does not contain a full 

complement of infrastructure, which 

would include a road, fresh water 

supply, wastewater disposal system, 

and electric service for each lot or 

building site. These criteria were 

originally published in a notice in the 

Federal Register by the Department of 

the Interior in 1982 and were later 

codified by Congress in the 2000 

reauthorization of the CBRA (section 2 

of Pub. L. 106–514). 

The Service does not support 

removing land from the CBRS, unless 

there is compelling evidence that a 

mapping error was made. 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. 

When the Service finds a technical 

mapping error that warrants a change in 

one part of a CBRS map, we review all 

adjacent areas to ensure that the entire 

map is accurate. The Service strongly 

believes that instead of pursuing 

targeted changes to CBRS maps, 

Congress should enact comprehensively 

revised CBRS maps. This 

comprehensive approach to map 

revisions treats equitably all landowners 

who may be affected. It is also more 

efficient and cost effective in the long 

run because it ensures that all legitimate 

errors are corrected and any new areas 

appropriate for inclusion within the 

CBRS are identified (per a directive in 

section 4 of Pub. L. 109–226) at the 

same time, so that the Service and 

Congress will not have to revisit the 

same map in the future. 

Proposed Changes to the CBRS in 

Florida 

The Service has prepared 

comprehensively revised draft maps for 

Cape Romano Unit P15, Keewaydin 

Island Unit P16, and Tigertail Unit FL– 

63P, all of which are dated November 

10, 2014. The draft maps also include 

two proposed new OPAs, Cape Romano 

Unit P15P and Keewaydin Island Unit 

P16P, which are within the vicinity of 

the existing units and contain 

undeveloped coastal barrier lands and 

associated aquatic habitat. The draft 

maps for Units P15/P15P, P16/P16P, 

and FL–63P remove approximately 99 

acres from the CBRS (73 acres of 

uplands and 26 acres of associated 

aquatic habitat) and add approximately 

17,143 acres to the CBRS (442 acres of 

uplands and 16,701 acres of associated 

aquatic habitat). The draft maps remove 

areas that were inappropriately 

included within the CBRS in the past 

and add areas that meet the CBRA 

criteria for inclusion within the CBRS. 

The draft maps also reclassify certain 

areas from System unit to OPA, and vice 

versa, in accordance with the Service’s 

standard CBRS remapping protocols and 

with consideration given to input 

provided by landowners. 

The proposed boundary of Unit P15 

does not remove any areas from the 

CBRS. The proposed boundary of the 

unit is modified to add to the CBRS 

areas that meet the CBRA criteria for an 

undeveloped coastal barrier, including 

areas owned by the Service that are part 

of the Ten Thousand Islands National 

Wildlife Refuge; areas owned by the 

State of Florida (State) that are part of 

the Cape Romano—Ten Thousand 

Islands Aquatic Preserve, Rookery Bay 

Aquatic Preserve (RBAP), and Rookery 

Bay National Estuarine Research 

Reserve (RBNERR); and some privately 

owned areas on the southeastern side of 

Horrs Island and along Barfield Bay. 

The proposed boundary of the unit does 

not include within the CBRS portions of 

Horrs Island (also known as Key Marco), 

where the existing level of development 

exceeds the development threshold 

codified by the Coastal Barrier 

Resources Reauthorization Act of 2000 

(section 2 of Pub. L. 106–514). 

The proposed boundary of Unit P16 is 

modified to remove from the CBRS the 

Royal Marco Point, La Peninsula, and 

Twin Dolphins condominium 

complexes, and a few private homes on 

the Isles of Capri. The proposed 

boundary of the unit is also modified to 

add to the CBRS areas that meet the 

CBRA criteria for an undeveloped 

coastal barrier, including areas owned 

by the National Audubon Society, areas 

owned by the State that are part of 

RBAP and RBNERR, submerged areas in 

Tarpon Bay owned by Collier County, 

and some privately owned areas 

(including a mangrove island, portions 

of the ‘‘Isles of Collier Preserve’’ 

Planned Unit Development, and areas 

owned by the Hideaway Beach 

Association). Portions of Sand Dollar 

Island that are owned by the State and 

are currently within Unit FL–63P are 

proposed for reclassification to Unit 

P16. The Service’s review found no 

documentation indicating that this area 

is held for conservation or recreation (in 

accordance with the CBRA definition of 

an OPA); however, it does meet the 

criteria for a System Unit. There is also 

a portion of Sand Dollar Island that is 

proposed for addition to Unit P16; this 

portion is currently located outside of 

the CBRS between Unit FL–63P and 

Unit P16. 

The proposed boundary of Unit FL– 

63P is modified to remove from the 

CBRS several structures in the South 

Seas Club community and more 

precisely follow the boundary of 

Tigertail Beach Park, which is owned by 

Collier County. Portions of Sand Dollar 

Island that are owned by the State and 

are currently within Unit FL–63P are 

proposed for reclassification to Unit 

P16. 

The proposed boundary of Unit P15P 

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by the State that are part of the 

RBNERR, minor portions of the RBAP 

owned by the State, and areas owned by 

the Key Marco Community Association 

that are subject to a conservation 

easement. There are no known private 

inholdings within the proposed 

boundaries of Unit P15P. 

The proposed boundary of Unit P16P 

includes within the CBRS areas owned 

by the State that are part of the 

RBNERR; minor portions of the RBAP 

owned by the State; areas owned by the 

City of Naples that are subject to a 

conservation easement; the Shell Island 

Preserve, and other conservation areas 

in Tarpon Bay that are owned by Collier 

County; and a private inholding at the 

northern end of Henderson Creek that is 

completely surrounded by the RBNERR. 

Proposed Additions to the CBRS 

The draft maps for Units P15/P15P, 

P16/P16P, and FL–63P propose 

additions to the CBRS that are 

consistent with a directive in section 4 

of Public Law 109–226 concerning 

recommendations for expansion of the 

CBRS. The proposed boundaries 

depicted on the draft maps for Florida 

are based upon the best data available 

to the Service at the time the draft maps 

were created. Our assessment indicated 

that any new areas proposed for 

addition to the CBRS were relatively 

undeveloped at the time the draft maps 

were created. 

Section 2 of Public Law 106–514 

codified the following guidelines for 

what the Secretary shall consider when 

making recommendations to the 

Congress regarding the addition of any 

area to the CBRS and in determining 

whether, at the time of inclusion of a 

System unit within the CBRS, a coastal 

barrier is undeveloped: (1) The density 

of development is less than one 

structure per 5 acres of land above mean 

high tide; and (2) 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. 

If, upon review of the draft maps for 

Florida, interested parties find that any 

areas proposed for addition to the CBRS 

currently exceed the development 

threshold established by section 2 of 

Public Law 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 on 

the draft maps, 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 draft maps 

dated November 10, 2014 for CBRS 

Units P15/P15P, P16/P16P, and FL–63P. 

The Service is specifically notifying the 

following stakeholders concerning the 

availability of the draft revised maps: 

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 

potentially affected areas; the Governor 

of Florida; other Federal, State, and 

local officials; and nongovernmental 

organizations. 

Interested parties may submit written 

comments and accompanying data to 

the individual and location identified in 

the ADDRESSES section. The Service will 

also accept digital Geographic 

Information System (GIS) data files that 

are accompanied by written comments. 

Comments regarding specific units 

should reference the appropriate CBRS 

unit number and unit name. We must 

receive comments on or before the date 

listed in the DATES section. 

Following the close of the comment 

period on the date listed in the DATES

section, we will review all comments 

received on the draft maps and we will 

make adjustments to the draft maps, as 

appropriate, based on information 

received through public comments, 

updated aerial imagery, CBRA criteria, 

and objective mapping protocols. We 

will then prepare final recommended 

maps to be submitted to Congress. The 

final recommended maps will become 

effective only if they are enacted by 

Congress through legislation. 

Availability of Draft Maps and Related 

Information 

The draft maps, unit summaries 

(containing historical and more detailed 

information regarding proposed changes 

to the units), and digital boundary data 

can be accessed and downloaded from 

the Service’s Web site: http://

www.fws.gov/CBRA. The digital 

boundary data are available for 

reference purposes only. The digital 

boundaries are best viewed using the 

base imagery to which the boundaries 

were drawn; this information is printed 

in the title block of the draft maps. The 

Service is not responsible for any 

misuse or misinterpretation of the 

digital boundary data. 

Interested parties may also contact the 

Service individual identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

make arrangements to view the draft 

maps at the Service’s Headquarters 

Office. Interested parties who are unable 

to access the draft maps via the 

Service’s Web site or at the Service’s 

Headquarters Office may contact the 

Service individual identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 

and reasonable accommodations will be 

made to ensure the individual’s ability 

to view the draft maps. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Gary Frazer, 

Assistant Director for Ecological Services. 

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Bureau of Land Management 

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Notice of Public Meetings, Rio Grande 

Natural Area Commission Meetings 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Rio Grande 

Natural Area Commission will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The Rio Grande Natural Area 

Commission scheduled its 2015 

meetings for March 9, June 17, 

September 16 and December 9. Each 

meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and 

adjourn at approximately 3:30 p.m., 

with public comment periods regarding 

matters on the agenda at 10:15 a.m. 

Agendas will be available before the 

meeting at http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/ 

fo/slvfo/rio_grande_natural/rgna_

commission_meeting.html. 


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