From dlcd_oceanpolicy at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Wed Apr 4 09:50:47 2012 From: dlcd_oceanpolicy at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Ocean Policy Advisory Council) Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:50:47 +0000 Subject: [DLCD_OceanPolicy] Ocean Policy Advisory Council Meeting Message-ID: April 4, 2012 Hello all, A draft agenda for the OPAC meeting has now been posted online. The emails forwarded below from the Territorial Sea Plan Working Group chair David Allen, are in regards to the recent meeting events. Meeting documents and materials are being posted on the Oregon Ocean Information Website, on the calendar item for the meeting. Cheers, Andy Andy Lanier | Coastal Resources Specialist Oregon Coastal Management Program Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 246 | Cell: (503) 206-2291 | Fax: (503) 378-6033 andy.lanier at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -----Original Message----- From: David N. Allen [mailto:dnallen at actionnet.net] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:28 PM Subject: Re: RI and MA ocean plans All - As a FYI, Kris Wall (TSPWG /OPAC federal agency liaison) asked me to forward the following links/explanations to the full RI and MA ocean plans (see below) and also indicated, "There are differences in the approaches MA and RI took that won't translate perfectly to the Oregon process (e.g. wind focused, defining scales of energy development), but I still feel these will be useful examples of policy standards that could be developed in order to afford protection to the ecological and fishery resources and beneficial uses under consideration for Oregon's plan." Also FYI, attached is the general guidance from NOAA/OCRM that Kris Wall went over last week and can go over at the April 9 OPAC meeting as well. In preparation for the OPAC meeting, please take a look through the RI and MA ocean plans and the attached general guidance. Much of the discussion last week centered around the question of conditions as a component of spatial planning for TSP Part Five. Thanks. --David RI Ocean SAMP http://www.crmc.ri.gov/samp_ocean.html For Rhode Island, there are 11 Chapters, each generally focusing on a resource or use (e.g. ecology, fisheries, recreation, transportation). In each chapter, there is a section on "Regulatory Standards" which are the policies that apply to those resources or uses in the Chapter. In addition, Chapter 11 is a summary of Regulatory Standards from throughout the plan. However, I definitely find it useful to review each set of standards within the context of the relevant chapter. MA Ocean Plan http://www.mass.gov/eea/ocean-coastal-management/mass-ocean-plan/ For Massachusetts, Chapter 2 is the "Management" section, which is where I had originally taken the excerpt. I recommend reviewing this entire chapter if possible, but in particular the first part, 2-1 through 2-13. In this chapter they define "performance" and "siting standards". In addition, Massachusetts pulled out all of the policies in their Ocean Plan into Appendix 5 of a stand-alone policy guide, which can be be found here: http://www.mass.gov/czm/plan/docs/czm_policy_guide_october2011.pdf -----Original Message----- From: David N. Allen [mailto:dnallen at actionnet.net] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 8:36 AM Subject: FW: Goal 19 language To: TSPWG /OPAC /TSPAC Cc: Other Interested Parties Near the start of the TSPWG discussion at yesterday's meeting, OPAC legal counsel had a chance to respond to the questions listed in the e-mail below with respect to language in Goal 19. After each question is the response from the meeting. Goal 19 can be accessed online at: http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/docs/goals/goal19.pdf?ga=t With the responses indicated below, another way of looking at the questions is that ocean renewable energy (a beneficial use under Goal 19) must not adversely affect renewable marine resources (i.e., living marine organisms) such as fish and shellfish. For other ocean uses and activities, ocean renewable energy must avoid adverse effects or operational conflicts "to the extent possible." And, although reference to "living marine organisms" under Goal 19 does not include the term "fisheries" it does include fish and shellfish upon which fisheries is based. On another note, nearly 40 people attended the meeting with considerable public comment given at the start. More detail about the TSPWG discussion from yesterday's meeting will be sent out later next week along with other information for the April 9 OPAC meeting. Thanks. --David -----Original Message----- From: David N. Allen [mailto:dnallen at actionnet.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:23 AM Subject: Goal 19 language ***** Goal 19 Implementation Requirements 1. Uses of Ocean Resources: Subsection c.1. provides that agencies shall "protect and encourage the beneficial uses of ocean resources *** provided that such activities do not adversely affect the resources protected in subsection 1., above; avoid, to the extent possible, adverse effects on or operational conflicts with other ocean uses and activities[.]" 1) Does reference to "the beneficial uses of ocean resources" also include ocean renewable energy? Response: Yes, provided this beneficial use (ocean renewable energy) is done in a manner consistent with what's required in subsection c.1. 2) Does reference to "subsection 1., above" mean subsection b.1.? Response: Yes. Subsection b.1. provides that agencies shall protect "renewable marine resources -- i.e., living marine organisms -- from adverse effects of development of non-renewable resources, uses of the ocean floor, or other actions[.]" 1) Does reference to "living marine organisms" also include fisheries/fish/shellfish as those terms are used in subsection b.4? ("organism" is defined in TSP's glossary of terms as "an individual living entity or life form") Response: Yes, for fish and shellfish. No, for fisheries. 2) Does reference to "development of non-renewable resources, uses of the ocean floor, or other actions" include ocean renewable energy? Response: Yes. ### -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dlcd_oceanpolicy at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Fri Apr 6 17:06:08 2012 From: dlcd_oceanpolicy at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Ocean Policy Advisory Council) Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 00:06:08 +0000 Subject: [DLCD_OceanPolicy] Ocean Policy Advisory Council Meeting, April 9, 2012, Message-ID: April 6, 2012 Hello all, Attached you will find a report from Territorial Sea Plan Working Group Chair (David Allen) to the Ocean Policy Advisory Council. It is one of several meeting materials that has been published prior to the upcoming meeting of OPAC on April 9, 2012. Please visit the website calendar on http://OregonOcean.info for more information about the meeting. 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