        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
        50 CFR Parts 223 and 224
        [Docket No. 0911231415-3799-03]
        RIN 0648-XT12
        Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 6-Month Extension of the Final Rulemaking To List 66 Species of Coral as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act and Reclassify Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata From Threatened to Endangered

          AGENCY:
          National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

          ACTION:
          Proposed rule; notice of 6-month extension of the deadline for final listing determinations; public review.

          SUMMARY:
          We, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), published on December 7, 2012, a proposed rule to list 66 species of reef-building corals (59 in the Pacific and seven in the Caribbean) and to re-classify two species already listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) from threatened to endangered and requesting information related to the proposed action. We are announcing a 6-month extension of the deadline for final determinations for all of the 68 proposed corals. Based on comments received during the public comment period, we find that substantial disagreement exists regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of the data and analyses relevant to the 68 proposed listing determinations. Accordingly, we are extending the deadline for the final listing decisions for 6 months to solicit additional data. We believe that allowing an additional 6 months to evaluate and assess the best scientific and commercial data available would better inform our final listing determinations.

          DATES:
          We are required to publish a final rule implementing the proposed listings and reclassifications or, if we find there is insufficient evidence to justify any of the proposed listings or reclassifications, a notice of withdrawal, no later than June 7, 2014.

          ADDRESSES:

          The proposed rule, supporting documents, and other materials related to the proposed listing determinations can be found on the NMFS Pacific Island Regional Office Web site: http://www.fpir.noaa.gov/PRD/PRD_coral.html; NMFS Southeast Regional Office Web site: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/esa/82CoralSpecies.htm; NMFS HQ Web site: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/stories/2012/11/82corals.html; or by submitting a request to the Regulatory Branch Chief, Protected Resources Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Regional Office, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, Attn: 66 coral species.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Lance Smith, NMFS, Pacific Islands Regional Office, (808) 944-2258; Chelsey Young, NMFS, Pacific Islands Regional Office, (808) 944-2137, Jennifer Moore, NMFS, Southeast Regional Office, (727) 824-5312, or Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources (301) 427-8469.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        Background
        On December 7, 2012, we published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (77 FR 73219) in response to a petition from the Center of Biological Diversity to list 83 species of reef-building corals as threatened or endangered under the ESA. We determined that 12 of the petitioned coral species warrant listing as endangered (five Caribbean and seven Indo-Pacific), 54 coral species warrant listing as threatened (two Caribbean and 52 Indo-Pacific), and 16 coral species (all Indo-Pacific) do not warrant listing as threatened or endangered under the ESA. We also determined that two Caribbean corals (Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata) currently listed warrant reclassification from threatened to endangered. Via a 90-day comment period, we solicited comments from the public, other concerned governmental agencies, the scientific community, industry, foreign nations in which the species occur, and any other interested parties. We subsequently extended the public comment period by 30 days, making the full comment period 120 days to allow adequate time for the public to thoroughly review and comment on the proposed rule. We received comments through electronic submissions, letters, and oral testimony from public hearings held in Dania Beach, Florida; Key Largo, Florida; Key West, Florida; Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii; Kailua Kona, Hawaii, Hawaii; Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii; Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii; Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii; Hagatna, Guam; Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CNMI); Tinian, CNMI; Rota, CNMI; and Tutuila, American Samoa.
        During the public comment period, we received numerous comments on the proposed listing and the sufficiency or accuracy of the available data used to support the proposed listing determinations. In particular, commenters raised questions and provided varied, often conflicting, information regarding the following topics:
        (1) Interpretation of the data relating to extinction risk and proposed species' listing statuses.
        (2) The sufficiency and quality, or lack thereof, of the species-specific information used for each species' proposed listing determination.
        (3) The accuracy of the methods used to analyze the available information to assess extinction risk (including NMFS's “Determination Tool”) and derive listing statuses for each of the proposed species.
        (4) The ability of corals to adapt or acclimatize to ocean warming and acidification.
        (5) The reliability, certainty, scale, and variability of future modeling and predictions of climate change.
        (6) The effect local management efforts have on coral resilience.
        We have considered these comments, and we find that substantial disagreement exists over the sufficiency and accuracy of the available data used in support of the proposed determinations.
        Extension of Final Listing Determinations

        The ESA, section 4(b)(6), requires that we take one of three actions within 1 year of publication of a proposed rule to list or reclassify species: (1) Finalize the proposed listing rule; (2) withdraw the proposed listing rule; or (3) extend the final determination by not more than 6 months, if there is substantial disagreement regarding the sufficiency or accuracy of the available data relevant to the determination, for the purposes of soliciting additional data. As summarized above, we received numerous comments that document substantial disagreement regarding the sufficiency or accuracy of the available data on six particular aspects of this proposed rulemaking. In many cases the commenters identified additional sources of information on these issues, but did not provide the actual information. Specifically, commenters raised questions and concerns regarding the availability, sufficiency and accuracy of species-specific information for many of the proposed coral species, including species' geographic ranges, distributions, population abundances, historical and current trends, threat vulnerabilities, and taxonomy, and those elements' relative influence on individual extinction risk and proposed listing classification. Others commented that the information used did not support the agency's findings on imminence of extinction for any of the proposed species, while some indicated the available information did indicate that extinction risk is imminent. There was significant disagreement regarding our application of available information on individual species' ability to adapt to climate threats over the foreseeable future. There was also disagreement on our application of available information to predict impacts of global climate change on any particular species, or at any particular location. Further, comments highlighted the complexities and uncertainties in information used to determine threat impacts and extinction risks to individual, widely distributed coral species in light of spatial and temporal variability of the climate related threats. Finally, several commenters stated that we did not fully or adequately evaluate information on the benefits of local management and conservation efforts on the status and resiliency of corals to threats.
        Due to the substantial disagreement regarding the sufficiency and accuracy of the available data used to support our proposed listing determinations, we have determined it is necessary to solicit additional data from those scientists who have been identified by public commenters and others who, in our judgment, may have additional data to assist in resolving the substantial disagreement.

        Therefore, pursuant to the ESA section 4(b)(6)(B)(i), we have determined that a 6-month extension of the deadline of December 7, 2013, for final determinations on the proposed rule is needed. We will complete our data collection effort by October 1, 2013. All the relevant information that we receive in response to our solicitation will be posted on our Web sites (see ADDRESSES) by November 1, 2013, to provide notice to the public of the information on which our final rule may be based. As noted in the proposed listing rule, we were previously required to make final determinations on the 68 proposed listings and reclassifications no later than December 7, 2013. Therefore, with this 6-month extension, we are required to make final determinations on the proposed listings and reclassifications no later than June 7, 2014.
        Opportunity for Public Review

        We will complete our data solicitation efforts by October 1, 2013. Our solicitations and all relevant information that we receive in response will be posted on our Web sites (see ADDRESSES) by November 1, 2013, to provide notice to the public of new information on which our final rule may be based. Finally, if additional public review and comment is warranted, a request for comments will be published in the Federal Register.
        Authority

        The authority for this action is the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

          Dated: September 16, 2013.
          Alan D. Risenhoover,
          Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, performing the functions and duties of the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

      [FR Doc. 2013-22944 Filed 9-19-13; 8:45 am]
      BILLING CODE 3510-22-P


        FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
        44 CFR Part 67
        [Docket No. FEMA-D-7540]
        Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

          AGENCY:
          Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

          ACTION:
          Proposed rule.

          SUMMARY:
          Technical information or comments are requested on the proposed base (1% annual chance) flood elevations and proposed base flood elevation modifications for the communities listed below. The base flood elevations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

          DATES:

          The comment period is ninety (90) days following the second publication of this proposed rule in a newspaper of local circulation in each community.

          ADDRESSES:
          The proposed base flood elevations for each community are available for inspection at the office of the Chief Executive Officer of each community. The respective addresses are listed in the following table.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

          Matthew B. Miller, P.E., Chief, Hazards Study Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3461, or (e-mail) matt.miller@fema.gov.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA or Agency) proposes to make determinations of base flood elevations and modified base flood elevations for each community listed below, in accordance with Section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
        These proposed base flood and modified base flood elevations, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own, or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, state or regional entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and are also used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the contents in these buildings.
        National Environmental Policy Act
        This proposed rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR Part 10, Environmental Consideration. No environmental impact assessment has been prepared.
        Regulatory Flexibility Act
        The Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, certifies that this proposed rule is exempt from the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because proposed or modified base flood elevations are required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and are required to establish and maintain community eligibility in the NFIP. As a result, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not been prepared.
        Regulatory Classification
        This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, Regulatory Planning and Review, 58 FR 51735.
        Executive Order 12612, Federalism
        This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 12612, Federalism, dated October 26, 1987.
        Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform
        This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of Section 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.

          List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
          Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

        Accordingly, 44 CFR Part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

          PART 67—[AMENDED]
          1. The authority citation for Part 67 continues to read as follows:

            Authority:
            42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

            § 67.4
            [Amended]
            2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be amended as follows:

                Source of flooding
                Location
                # Depth in feet above ground.
                  * Elevation in
                  feet (NGVD)
                  • Elevation in
                  feet (NAVD)

                Existing
                Modified
                Communities affected

                  KENTUCKY

                  Whitley County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Cumberland River
                Approximately 2.1 miles upstream of State Route 25 West
                *935
                *934
                City of Williamsburg, Whitley

                Approximately 7.7 miles upstream of State Route 25 West
                *944
                *943
                County (Unincorporated Areas)

                  ADDRESSES

                  Whitley County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the City of Williamsburg Mayor's Office, 116 North Second Street, Williamsburg, Kentucky.

                Send comments to The Honorable Bill Nighbert, Mayor of the City of Williamsburg, P.O. Box 119, Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769.

                  Whitley County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the Whitley County Courthouse, 210 Main Street, Williamsburg, Kentucky.

                Send comments to The Honorable Mike Patrick, Whitley County Judge Executive, Whitley County Courthouse, P.O. Box 237, Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769.

                  NORTH CAROLINA

                  Hyde County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Pungo River Canal
                Approximately 2.5 miles upstream of Shallop Creek
                None
                •7
                Hyde County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1,100 feet upstream of Tiffany Trail
                None
                •10

                  ADDRESSES

                  Hyde County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the Hyde County Inspection Department, 1129 Main Street, Swan Quarter, North Carolina.

                Send comments to Mr. Bryan Steens, Hyde County Manager, P.O. Box 188, 20 Oyster Creek Road, Swan Quarter, North Carolina 27885.

                  NORTH CAROLINA

                  Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas) and City of Raeford

                Big Marsh Swamp
                At the county boundary
                None
                •188
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 100 feet downstream of Conoly Road
                None
                •230

                Big Marsh Swamp Tributary
                At the confluence with Big Marsh Swamp
                None
                •198
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of Old Wire Road
                None
                •226

                Big Middle Swamp
                At the confluence with Raft Swamp
                None
                •205
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1,750 feet downstream of L McLaughlin Road
                None
                •276

                Big Middle Swamp Tributary
                At the confluence with Big Middle Swamp
                None
                •244
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 680 feet downstream of Laurinburg Road
                None
                •254

                Buffalo Creek
                At the confluence with the Lumber River
                None
                •235
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of the confluence of Buffalo Creek Tributary 1
                None
                •383

                Buffalo Creek Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Buffalo Creek
                None
                •274
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Buffalo Creek
                None
                •289

                Buffalo Creek Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Buffalo Creek
                None
                •289
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of the confluence with Buffalo Creek
                None
                •360

                Gum Swamp
                At the county boundary
                None
                •219
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 120 feet upstream of Spring Hill Road
                None
                •230

                Jordan Swamp
                At the county boundary
                None
                •218
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Old Maxton Road
                None
                •234

                Little Creek
                At the confluence with the Lumber River
                None
                •246
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1.3 miles upstream of Pendergrass Road
                None
                •290

                Little Marsh Swamp
                At the county boundary
                None
                •191
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 30 feet downstream of Golf Course Road
                None
                •222

                Little Middle Swamp
                At the confluence with Raft Swamp
                None
                *205
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1,300 feet downstream of Old Maxton Road
                None
                *230

                Little Raft Swamp
                At the county boundary
                None
                *187
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Laurinburg Road
                None
                *258

                Little Raft Swamp Tributary
                At the confluence with Little Raft Swamp
                None
                *197
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Wilson Road
                None
                *223

                Long Swamp
                Approximately 500 feet upstream of Bullard Road
                None
                *207
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Wilson Road
                None
                *225

                Lumber River
                At the downstream county boundary
                None
                *205
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                At the upstream county boundary
                None
                *268

                Lumber River Tributary
                At the confluence with the Lumber River
                None
                *259
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Ashemont Road
                None
                *360

                McNeills Mill Creek
                At the confluence with Big Marsh Swamp
                None
                *195
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1,100 feet upstream of Pate Road
                None
                *226

                Mountain Creek
                At the confluence with the Lumber River
                None
                *247
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of Army Road
                None
                *329

                Mountain Creek Tributary
                At the confluence with Mountain Creek
                None
                *280
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Mountain Creek
                None
                *300

                Quewhiffle Creek
                At the confluence with the Lumber River
                None
                *255
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of Calloway Road
                None
                *347

                Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Quewhiffle Creek
                None
                *288
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 40 feet downstream of Strother Road
                None
                *328

                Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Quewhiffle Creek
                None
                *289
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                At the county boundary
                None
                *313

                Tributary to Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 1
                None
                *297
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.8 mile upstream of Calloway Road
                None
                *353

                Raft Swamp
                At the county boundary
                None
                *182
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 100 feet downstream of Turnpike Road
                None
                *279

                Raft Swamp Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Raft Swamp
                None
                *205
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 375 feet downstream of Redsprings Road
                None
                *219

                Raft Swamp Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Raft Swamp
                None
                *252
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the confluence with Raft Swamp
                None
                *265

                Toneys Creek
                At the confluence with Raft Swamp
                None
                *211
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas), City of Raeford

                Approximately 800 feet downstream of Turnpike Road
                None
                *265

                Toneys Creek Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Toneys Creek
                None
                *215
                Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas), City of Raeford

                Approximately 0.5 mile upstream of Laurinburg Road/Interstate 40
                None
                *260

                  ADDRESSES

                  Hoke County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the Hoke County Planning and Zoning Department 227 North Main Street, Raeford, North Carolina.

                Send comments to Mr. Michael N. Wood, Hoke County Manager, P.O. Box 210, 227 North Main Street, Raeford, North Carolina 28376

                  City of Raeford

                Maps available for inspection at the Raeford City Public Works Department, 315 North Main Street, Raeford, North Carolina

                Send comments to the Honorable Bob Gentry, Mayor of the City of Raeford, 315 North Main Street, Raeford, North Carolina 28376.

                  NORTH CAROLINA

                  Moore County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Aberdeen Creek
                At the confluence with Drowning Creek
                None
                *273
                Moore County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Southern Pines, Village of Pinehurst

                Approximately 250 feet downstream of Williams Drive
                None
                *470

                Aberdeen Creek Tributary 1
                At Plantation Drive
                None
                *385
                Town of Southern Pines

                Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of Plantation Drive
                None
                *442

                Aberdeen Creek Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Aberdeen Creek
                None
                •386
                Village of Pinehurst

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence
                None
                •426

                Aberdeen Creek Tributary 3
                At the confluence with Aberdeen Creek
                None
                •386
                Village of Pinehurst,

                Approximately 100 feet upstream of National Drive
                None
                •463
                Town of Southern Pines

                Aberdeen Creek Tributary 4
                At the confluence with Aberdeen Creek
                None
                •418
                Town of Southern Pines

                Approximately 1,175 feet upstream of the confluence
                None
                •442

                Deep Creek
                At the confluence with Horse Creek
                None
                •302
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 1.0 mile upstream of the confluence with Sandy Run
                None
                •367
                Areas), Village of Foxfire

                Drowning Creek
                At the county boundary
                None
                •268
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 400 feet downstream of Purdue Road
                None
                •672
                Areas)

                Drowning Creek Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Drowning Creek
                None
                •458
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 1.4 miles upstream of Martin Road
                None
                •545
                Areas), Village of Foxfire

                Horse Creek
                At the confluence with Drowning Creek
                None
                •284
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of Linden Road
                None
                •374
                Areas), Village of Pinehurst

                Horse Creek Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Horse Creek
                None
                •319
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of the confluence with Horse Creek
                None
                •431
                Areas)

                Horse Creek Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Horse Creek
                None
                •342
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 1.2 miles upstream of the confluence
                None
                •401
                Areas), Town of Aberdeen, Village of Pinehurst

                Horse Creek Tributary 4
                At the confluence with Horse Creek
                None
                •366
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 1,300 feet upstream of Linden Road
                None
                •441
                Areas), Village of Pinehurst

                Jackson Creek
                At the confluence with Drowning Creek
                None
                •370
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 1,975 feet upstream of Currie Mill Road
                None
                •437
                Areas), Village of Foxfire

                Jackson Creek Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Jackson Creek
                None
                •373
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of the confluence of Tributary to Jackson Creek Tributary 1
                None
                •394
                Areas), Village of Foxfire

                Jackson Creek Tributary 3
                At the confluence with Jackson Creek
                None
                •415
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 1.7 miles upstream of the confluence with Jackson Creek
                None
                •443
                Areas)

                Lake Auman
                Entire shoreline of Lake Auman within community
                None
                •525
                Moore County (Unincorporated Areas)

                McCallum Branch
                At the confluence with Aberdeen Creek
                None
                •340
                Town of Aberdeen, Village of

                Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of confluence
                None
                •340
                Pinehurst

                Pinehurst Lake
                Entire shoreline of Pinehurst Lake within community
                None
                •413
                Village of Pinehurst

                Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 2
                At the county boundary
                None
                •313
                Moore County (Unincorporated

                Approximately 0.4 mile downstream of Lockey Drive
                None
                •401
                Areas), Town of Aberdeen

                Tributary to Drowning Creek Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Drowning Creek Tributary 2
                None
                •470
                Moore County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 1,800 feet upstream of Eagle Branch Road
                None
                •516

                Tributary to Jackson Creek Tributary 1
                At the confluence with Jackson Creek Tributary 1
                None
                •380
                Moore County (Unincorporated Areas), Village of Foxfire

                Approximately 1,750 feet downstream of Jackson Springs Road
                None
                •402

                Tributary to Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 2
                At the confluence with Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 2
                None
                •316
                Moore County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Approximately 0.4 mile upstream of confluence of Quewhiffle Creek Tributary 2
                None
                •343

                  ADDRESSES

                  Town of Aberdeen

                Maps available for inspection at the Aberdeen Planning Department, 115 North Poplar Street, Aberdeen, North Carolina.

                Send comments to The Honorable Betsy Mofield, Mayor of the Town of Aberdeen, P.O. Box 785, 115 North Poplar Street, Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315.

                  Village of Foxfire

                Maps available for inspection at the Foxfire Village Zoning Department, 1 Town Hall Drive, Foxfire Village, North Carolina.

                Send comments to The Honorable Samuel Brandes, Mayor of the Village of Foxfire, 1 Town Hall Drive, Foxfire Village, North Carolina 27281.

                  Moore County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the Moore County Planning Department, 101A Monroe Street, Carthage, North Carolina.

                Send comments to Mr. David McNeil, Moore County Manager, P.O. Box 905, Courthouse Square, Carthage, North Carolina 28327.

                  Town of Pinebluff

                Maps available for inspection at the Pinebluff Zoning Department, 325 East Baltimore Avenue, Pinebluff, North Carolina.

                Send comments to The Honorable Earlene Lamb, Mayor of the Town of Pinebluff, P.O. Box 367, 325 East Baltimore Avenue, Pinebluff, North Carolina 28373.

                  Village of Pinehurst

                Maps available for inspection at the Pinehurst Planning Department, 395 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst, North Carolina.

                Send comments to Mr. Andrew Wilkinson, Pinehurst Village Manager, P.O. Box 5589, 395 Magnolia Road, Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374.

                  Town of Southern Pines

                Maps available for inspection at the Southern Pines Planning Department, 180 Southwest Broad Street, Southern Pines, North Carolina.

                Send comments to the Honorable Frank Quis, Mayor of the Town of Southern Pines, 125 Southeast Broad Street, Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387.

                  SOUTH CAROLINA

                  (City of Goose Creek, City of Hanahan, and the unincorporated areas of Berkeley County)

                Lake Marion
                Entire shoreline within Berkeley County
                None
                *77
                Berkeley County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Atlantic Ocean (Wambaw Creek)
                From confluence with South Santee River to Forest Road 204
                None
                *8
                Berkeley County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Atlantic Ocean (South Santee River)
                From confluence with Wambaw Creek to confluence with Santee River
                None
                *9
                Berkeley county (Unincorporated Areas).

                Atlantic Ocean (Santee River)
                At confluence of South Santee River
                None
                *9
                Berkeley County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Approximately 8.1 miles upstream of confluence of South Santee River
                None
                *8

                Atlantic Ocean (Clouter Creek)
                At the confluence of Cooper River and Clouter Creek
                *14
                *16
                Berkeley County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Approximately 500 feet east of Cooper River Levee along Mark Clark Expressway (I-526)
                None
                *12

                Wando River
                Approximately 1,000 feet northeast of intersection of Bluffview Lane and Cainboy Village Road
                None
                *11
                Berkeley County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Approximately 650 feet southeast of intersection of Ashmont Drive and Jamesbury Road
                *11
                *9

                Beresford Creek
                Approximately 1,000 feet south of intersection of Legrand Boulevard and Clements Ferry Road
                *10
                *12
                Berkeley County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Approximately 0.871 mile southeast of intersection of Greenan Court and Clemens Ferry Road
                *11
                *14

                Atlantic Ocean (Goose Creek)
                Approximately 1,000 feet north of intersection of Yeamanshall Road and North Rhett Avenue
                None
                *11
                City of Hanahan, City of Goose Creek.

                Approximately 4,500 feet south of intersection of Wilkinson Way and Torpedo Road
                None
                *13

                Atlantic Ocean (Cooper River)
                Approximately 1 mile east of intersection of Missile Haul Road and Bushy Park Road
                None
                *13
                City of Goose Creek.

                Approximately 1,000 feet south of intersection of Wilkinson Way and Red Bank Road
                None
                *12

                Back River
                At confluence of Cooper River
                None
                *13
                City of Goose Creek.

                Approximately 1 mile downstream of confluence of Chicken Creek
                None
                *7

                Foster Creek
                At confluence with Back River
                None
                *7
                City of Goose Creek.

                Approximately 0.5 mile downstream of Pearl Street
                None
                *11

                  ADDRESSES

                  Berkeley County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the Berkeley County Office Building, 223 North Live Oak Drive, Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

                Send comments to Mr. Jim Rozier, Berkeley County Supervisor, 223 North Live Oak Drive, Moncks Corner, South Carolina 29461-2331.

                  City of Goose Creek

                Maps available for inspection at the Goose Creek City Hall, 519 North Goose Boulevard, Goose Creek, South Carolina.

                Send comments to The Honorable Michael J. Heitzler, Mayor of the City of Goose Creek, P.O. Drawer 1768, South Carolina 29445.

                  City of Hanahan

                Maps available for inspection at the Hanahan City Administration Building, 1255 Yeamans Hall Road, Hanahan, South Carolina.

                Send comments to Mr. Dennis Pieper, City of Hanahan Manager, 1255 Yeamans Hall Road, South Carolina 29406-2744.

                  TENNESSEE

                  Carter County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Doe River

                Approximately 1,150 feet downstream of U.S. Highway 19EApproximately 1.3 miles upstream of Julian Road

                NoneNone

                *2,496*2,663

                Carter County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Doe River Overland Flow

                Approximately 175 feet upstream of the confluence with Doe RiverAt divergence with Doe River

                *2,569*2,587

                *2,568*2,585

                Carter County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Buck Creek

                At confluence with Shell CreekApproximately 1,775 feet upstream of Buck Creek Road

                NoneNone

                *2,642*2,692

                Carter County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Hampton Creek

                At confluence with Doe RiverApproximately 2 miles upstream of confluence with Doe River

                *2,598None

                *2,597*2,825

                Carter County (Unincorporated Areas).

                Shell Creek

                At confluence with Doe RiverApproximately 140 feet upstream of Ellis Hollow Road

                *2,577None

                *2,576*2,780

                Carter County (Unincorporated Areas).

                  ADDRESSES

                  Carter County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the Carter County Courthouse, 801 Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, Tennessee.

                Send comments to Mr. Truman Clark, Carter County Executive, Carter County Courthouse, 801 Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, Tennessee 37643.

                  VIRGINIA

                  Shenandoah County and Incorporated Areas

                North Fork Shenandoah River

                At the downstream county boundaryApproximately 4,000 feet upstream of State Route 953

                NoneNone

                *517*952

                Shenandoah County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Strasburg, Town of Mount Jackson, Town of New Market.

                Spring Hollow

                At the confluence with North Fork Shenandoah RiverApproximately 1,500 feet upstream of State Route 763

                NoneNone

                *676*930

                Shenandoah County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Woodstock.

                Stony Creek

                At the confluence with North Fork Shenandoah RiverApproximately 400 feet downstream of State Route 760

                None*780

                *781*781

                Shenandoah County (Unincorporated Areas), Town of Edinburg.

                  ADDRESSES

                  Shenandoah County (Unincorporated Areas)

                Maps available for inspection at the Shenandoah County Planning and Zoning Department, 600 North Main Street, Suite 107, Woodstock, Virginia.

                Send comments to Mr. Vincent Poling, Shenandoah County Administrator, 600 North Main Street, Suite 102, Woodstock, Virginia 22664.

                  Town of Edinburg

                Maps available for inspection at the Edinburg Town Office, 101 Town Hall Avenue, Edinburg, Virginia.

                Send comments to The Honorable Daniel J. Harshman, Mayor of the Town of Edinburg, P.O. Box 85, Edinburg, Virginia 22824.

                  Town of Mount Jackson

                Maps available for inspection at the Mount Jackson Town Hall, 5945 Main Street, Mount Jackson, Virginia.

                Send comments to The Honorable Joseph Williams, Mayor of the Town of Mount Jackson, P.O. Box 487, Mount Jackson, Virginia 22842.

                  Town of New Market

                Maps available for inspection at the New Market Town Office, 9418 John Sevier Road, New Market, Virginia.

                Send comments to The Honorable Ripley Click, Mayor of the Town of New Market, 217 Shenvalee Drive, New Market, Virginia 22844.

                  Town of Strasburg

                Maps available for inspection at the Strasburg Town Office, 174 East King Street, Strasburg, Virginia.

                Send comments to The Honorable Richard Orndorff, Jr., Mayor of the Town of Strasburg, P.O. Box 351, Strasburg, Virginia 22657.

                  Town of Toms Brook

                Maps available for inspection at the Toms Brook Town Office, 3356 South Main Street, Toms Brook, Virginia.

                Send comments to The Honorable Philip Fauber, Mayor of the Town of Toms Brook, Town Hall, P.O. Box 162, 3356 South Main Street, Toms Brook, Virginia 22660.

                  Town of Woodstock

                Maps available for inspection at the Woodstock Municipal Building, 135 North Main Street, Woodstock, Virginia.

                Send comments to The Honorable William C. Moyers, Mayor of the Town of Woodstock, Municipal Building, 135 North Main Street, Woodstock, Virginia 22664.

            (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 83.100, “Flood Insurance”)

            Dated: September 30, 2002.
            Anthony S. Lowe,
            Administrator, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.

      [FR Doc. 02-25962 Filed 10-10-02; 8:45 am]
      BILLING CODE 6718-04-P


        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
        50 CFR Part 665
        RIN 0648-BH63
        Pacific Island Fisheries; Ecosystem Component Species

          AGENCY:
          National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

          ACTION:
          Notice of availability of fishery ecosystem plan amendments; request for comments.

          SUMMARY:
          NMFS announces that the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) proposes to amend the Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEP) for American Samoa, the Mariana Archipelago, and Hawaii. Amendment 4 to the American Samoa FEP, Amendment 5 to the Marianas FEP, and Amendment 5 to the Hawaii FEP would reclassify certain management unit species as ecosystem component species. The intent of these amendments is to focus management efforts on species that are in need of conservation and management, and improve efficiency of fishery management in the region.

          DATES:
          NMFS must receive comments on the proposed amendments by October 9, 2018.

          ADDRESSES:
          You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2018-0021, by either of the following methods:
          • Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2018-0021, click the “Comment Now!” icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments.
          • Mail: Send written comments to Michael D. Tosatto, Regional Administrator, NMFS Pacific Islands Region (PIR), 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818.

            Instructions: NMFS may not consider comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. All comments received are a part of the public record, and NMFS will generally post them for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous comments (enter “N/A” in the required fields if you wish to remain anonymous).

          The Council prepared Amendment 4 to the American Samoa FEP, Amendment 5 to the Marianas FEP, and Amendment 5 to the Hawaii FEP. Those amendments, available as a single document, include an environmental assessment (EA). Copies of the amendments and EA, and other supporting documents are available at https://www.regulations.gov or the Council, 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808-522-8220, fax 808-522-8226, www.wpcouncil.org.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Sarah Ellgen, Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS PIR, 808-725-5173.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        The Council established the FEPs for American Samoa, the Mariana Archipelago, and Hawaii to conserve and manage fisheries in the US Exclusive Economic Zone (Federal waters) in the Pacific Islands. The Council developed the FEPs, and NMFS implemented the associated regulations, under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

        Under the National Standard guidelines (50 CFR 600.305 and 600.310) for the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Council and NMFS manage any fish species or stock that generally is a target of a Federal fishery and caught predominantly in Federal waters. Councils develop fishery management plans for these species (known as management unit species (MUS) that describe the fisheries, essential fish habitat (EFH), the scientific data required for effective implementation of the plan, the data that should be collected from the fisheries, and other required elements. The FEPs specify maximum sustainable yield, optimum yield, and status determination criteria so that overfishing and overfished determinations can be made. The Council and NMFS are also required to set annual catch limits (ACL) and accountability measures (AM) for all MUS, and the FEPs describe the process for specifying ACLs and AMs.

        The FEPs have documented that the Council would use the system for classifying certain stocks as ecosystem component species (ECS), based on the criteria outlined in National Standard 1. National Standard 1 describes ECS as stocks that are included in an FEP to achieve ecosystem management objectives, but do not require conservation and management. Once reclassified as ECS, the number of MUS would be reduced from 205 species or families to 11 species in the American Samoa FEP, from 227 species or families to 13 species in the Marianas FEP, and from 173 species or families to 20 species in the Hawaii FEP. Appendix B in the amendment document list the proposed ECS for each area.

        For a detailed description of the methods that the Council and NMFS used to identify the species to reclassify from MUS to ECS, please refer to Section 2 of the EA (see ADDRESSES).
        The proposed action would change the definitions of MUS and ECS in the FEPs to reflect the Council's recommendations. It would also replace the FEP definitions of Currently Harvested Coral Reef Taxa (CHCRT) and Potentially Harvested Coral Reef Taxa (PHCRT) with Coral Reef ECS. All management measures that allow for the collection of data on EC species and protect the associated role of ECS in the ecosystem, and/or address other ecosystem issues, would be retained. These include permits and fees, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, prohibitions, allowable gear and gear restrictions, notifications, at-sea observer coverage, vessel marking and gear identification, area closures, and quotas, seasons, and minimum sizes for American Samoa and Mariana precious coral ECS. The management measures unique to the CHCRT and PHCRT would be carried forward to the coral reef ECS.
        Finally, the proposed action would result in revision or removal of those sections of the FEPs that are not required for ECS, including EFH designations for ECS. The effects of this change on the environment would be minor, however, because the total area designated as EFH would change only for the deep (400-700 m) benthic substrates near Guam, the CNMI, and American Samoa, and reclassification would not change any fishery activities.
        NMFS must receive comments on the proposed amendments by October 9, 2018 for consideration in the decision to approve, partially approve, or disapprove the amendments.

          Authority:
          16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

          Dated: August 3, 2018.
          Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
          Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

      [FR Doc. 2018-16946 Filed 8-7-18; 8:45 am]
       BILLING CODE 3510-22-P