NYCkayaker govt proposed expansion of jet ski usage in Jamaica bay/ public feedback opposition deadline October 4

[mike]

The Division of Coastal Resources and Waterfront Revitalization

New York State Department of State, 41 State Street, Albany, New York 12231.
Telephone (518) 474-6000; Fax (518) 473-2464.

NYS Dept. of State Public Notice re: jet skis in Jamaica Bay
Public Notice - F-2007-0739(DA) - Close Date: 10/4/2007
Date of Issuance - September 19, 2007
New York State Department of State

Public Notice - F-2007-0739(DA)

Date of Issuance - September 19, 2007

The New York State Department of State (DOS) is required by Federal
regulations to provide timely public notice for the activities described
below, which are subject to the consistency provisions of the Federal
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended.

The applicant has certified that the proposed activity complies with and
will be conducted in a manner consistent with the approved New York State
Coastal Management Program. The applicant's consistency certification and
accompanying public information and data are available for inspection at the
New York State Department of State offices located at 41 State Street in
Albany, New York.

In F-2007-0739(DA), the United States Department of the Interior, National
Park Service is proposing to authorize the use of Personal watercraft (PWC)
at the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, in Kings and
Queens Counties, New York. Under the proposed action, a special regulation
would be promulgated to continue PWC use within the Jamaica Bay unit but
only in the following navigational channels: North Channel (Island channel),
Beach channel (south Channel), Grass Hassock Channel, Rockaway Inlet, and
Broad Channel to the trestle bridge (the Raunt). PWC users would be
prohibited from landing or launching within the unit. PWC owners living on
the adjacent creeks, basins, and waterways would be allowed access through
the unit; however, the must stay within the buoyed route (if one is present)
or take the most direct route to access the designated navigational channels
from Gerritsen Creek, Mill Basin, Paerdegat Basin, Shellbank Basin, Hawtree
Creek, Breezy Point, and Roxbury. PWC use would be restricted from all
waters along Breezy Point, and a 150-foot buffer would be implemented around
all protected areas within Jamaica Bay (even if they occur within a
channel). 

Any interested parties and/or agencies desiring to express their views
concerning the above proposed activity may do so by filing their comments,
in writing, no later than 4:30 p.m., 15 days from the date of publication of
this notice, or, October 4, 2007.

Comments should be addressed to the Division of Coastal Resources and
Waterfront Revitalization, New York State Department of State, 41 State
Street, Albany, New York 12231. Telephone (518) 474-6000; Fax (518)
473-2464.

This notice is promulgated in accordance with Title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 930.