Federal Consistency Geographic Location Descriptions
Office for Coastal Management (OCM)Data Set (DS) | ID: 51544 | Published / External
Item Identification
Title: | Federal Consistency Geographic Location Descriptions |
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Short Name: | FederalConsistencyGeographicLocationDescriptions |
Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2018-03-16 |
Abstract: |
These data represent state geographic location descriptions (GLDs). Section 307 of the "Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972" (CZMA), called the federal consistency provision, gives states a strong voice in federal agency decision making, which they otherwise would not have, for activities that may affect a states coastal uses or resources. Federal agency, federal license or permit, and federal financial assistance activities are subject to federal consistency review if the activity occurs outside of the states coastal zone but within a GLD. This location description encompasses an area outside the coastal zone in which an activity would have reasonably foreseeable coastal effects. For activities outside of a states coastal zone to be automatically subject to federal consistency review, the state federal consistency list must identify the activity and its associated geographic location description. These data represents the GLDs for all states that have defined them. |
Purpose: |
To support coastal and ocean planning and other activities pursuant to the Energy Policy Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Rivers and Harbors Act and the Submerged Lands Act. |
Supplemental Information: |
The native coordinate system for this layer is Geographic Coordinate System North American 1983 (NAD 83). GCS_North_American_1983 WKID: 4269 Authority: EPSG Angular Unit: Degree (0.0174532925199433) Prime Meridian: Greenwich (0.0) Datum: D_North_American_1983 Spheroid: GRS_1980 Semimajor Axis: 6378137.0 Semiminor Axis: 6356752.314140356 Inverse Flattening: 298.257222101 Please note: all MarineCadastre.gov data served by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management and hosted through Esri REST services are in the Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (Geographic Coordinate System WGS 1984) projection. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Governance/Management |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | boundaries |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | oceans |
ISO 19115 Topic Category | planningCadastre |
None | alternative energy planning |
None | coastal |
None | coastal boundaries |
None | coastal energy planning |
None | coastal management |
None | federal consistency |
None | hydrokinetic energy planning |
None | jurisdictional boundaries |
None | marine boundaries |
None | ocean boundaries |
None | ocean energy planning |
None | ocean planning |
None | offshore boundaries |
None | offshore energy planning |
None | oil gas leases |
None | outer continental shelf lease blocks |
None | renewable energy planning |
None | wind energy planning |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords | Continent > North America > United States Of America |
None | Connecticut |
None | Delaware |
None | East Coast |
None | Great Lakes |
None | New Jersey |
None | New York |
None | Oregon |
None | Pennsylvania |
None | Rhode Island |
None | Texas |
None | United States |
None | West Coast |
Physical Location
Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
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City: | Charleston |
State/Province: | SC |
Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
Distribution Liability: |
NOAA makes no warranties or representations whatsoever regarding the availability, quality, accuracy, content, completeness or suitability for the user's needs of such information. The services, information, and data made available on the Marine Cadastre web site are provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. http://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2018-02-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2018-02-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2018-02-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Originator
Date Effective From: | 2018-02-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Avenue Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
URL: | https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2018-02-16 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -125.074299 | |
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E° Bound: | -66.666667 | |
N° Bound: | 46.25 | |
S° Bound: | 25.58232 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2017 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
Vector: | Yes |
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Text / Table: | Yes |
Vector Representation 1
Topology Level: | Geometry Only |
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Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
Download Zip file or use Esri REST service. |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
These data are intended for coastal and ocean use planning. Not for navigation. http://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2018-03-15 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/FederalConsistencyGeographicLocationDescriptions.zip |
Distributor: | |
File Type: | Arc Geodatabase |
Compression: | Zip |
Distribution 2
Start Date: | 2018-03-15 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/MarineCadastre/BoundariesAndRegions/MapServer/11 |
Distributor: | |
File Type: | REST Service |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://www.marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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URL 2
URL: | https://www.coast.noaa.gov/ |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Data Quality
Accuracy: |
The attributes in this dataset are believed to be accurate. |
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Completeness Report: |
Spatial and attribute properties are believed to be complete, although attribute information has been simplified. Geometric thresholds from original data are preserved. No tests have been completed for exhaustiveness. Under NOAAs regulations for federal license or permit activities at 15 CFR Sec. 930.53(a)(1), Federal lands located within the boundaries of a States coastal zone are automatically included within the geographic location description; State agencies do not have to describe these areas. State agencies do have to describe the geographic location of listed activities occurring on federal lands located beyond the boundaries of a States coastal zone. Please note that no known attempt was made to either include or exclude federal lands from this national GLD boundary. |
Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are believed to be logically consistent. Geometry is topologically clean. |
Lineage
Sources
Connecticut DEEP (Connecticut_State_shp)
Contact Name: | Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-27 |
Citation URL: | ftp://ftp.state.ct.us/pub/dep/gis/shapefile_format_zip/Connecticut_State_shp.zip |
Connecticut DEEP (LIS_Bathymetry_shp)
Contact Name: | Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-26 |
Citation URL: | ftp://ftp.state.ct.us/pub/dep/gis/shapefile_format_zip/LIS_Bathymetry_shp.zip |
Connecticut DEEP (Named_Waterbody_shp)
Contact Name: | Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-21 |
Citation URL: | ftp://ftp.state.ct.us/pub/dep/gis/shapefile_format_zip/Named_Waterbody_shp.zip |
GIS.NY.GOV (NYS_Civil_Boundaries)
Contact Name: | New York State GIS |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-08-03 |
Citation URL: | http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/fileserver/?DSID=927&file=NYS_Civil_Boundaries.gdb.zip |
GIS.NY.GOV (pwl)
Contact Name: | New York State GIS |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-27 |
Citation URL: | http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/fileserver/?DSID=1117&file=pwl.zip |
MarineCadastre.gov (Atl_admn)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-14 |
Citation URL: | http://www.boem.gov/uploadedFiles/BOEM/Oil_and_Gas_Energy_Program/Mapping_and_Data/Administrative_Boundaries/Atl_admn.zip |
MarineCadastre.gov (ATL_BLKCLIP)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-14 |
Citation URL: | http://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/ATL_BLKCLIP(3).aspx |
MarineCadastre.gov (ATL_SLA)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-14 |
Citation URL: | http://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/ATL_SLA(3).aspx |
MarineCadastre.gov (COLREGSDemarcationLines)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-28 |
Citation URL: | ftp://ftp.coast.noaa.gov/pub/MSP/COLREGSDemarcationLines.zip |
MarineCadastre.gov (maintainedchannels)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2018-01-16 |
Citation URL: | http://encdirect.noaa.gov/theme_layers/data/coastal_maintained_channels/maintainedchannels.zip |
MarineCadastre.gov (planarea)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-10-04 |
Citation URL: | https://www.data.boem.gov/Mapping/Files/planarea.zip |
MarineCadastre.gov (USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-14 |
Citation URL: | http://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip |
MassGIS (CENSUS2010HYDRO_SHP)
Contact Name: | Massachusetts GIS |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
Citation URL: | http://www.mass.gov/anf/research-and-tech/it-serv-and-support/application-serv/office-of-geographic-information-massgis/datalayers/census2010.html |
NarragansettBay.org (mbounds_samp)
Contact Name: | NarragansettBay.org |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-12 |
Citation URL: | http://www.narrbay.org/d_projects/OceanSAMP/Downloads/mbounds_samp.zip |
New York GIG (NewYork_GLD)
Contact Name: | New York Geographic Information Gateway |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-07-26 |
Citation URL: | http://opdgig.dos.ny.gov/#/search/browse |
NJ Geographic Information Network (bounds_nj_shp)
Contact Name: | New Jersey Geographic Information Network |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-28 |
Citation URL: | https://njgin.state.nj.us/oit/gis/download/bounds_nj_shp.zip |
Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Statistical_Areas_2010_withNames)
Contact Type: | Organization |
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Contact Name: | Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NEFSC |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-27 |
Citation URL: | ftp://ftp.nefsc.noaa.gov/pub/gis/ |
Ohio TIMS (REFER_COUNTY)
Contact Name: | State of Ohio Department of Transportation |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-07-17 |
Citation URL: | https://gis.dot.state.oh.us/tims/Data/Download |
Oregon Coastal Atlas (AdminBounds_DLCD_GLD_OregonWaters)
Contact Name: | Oregon Coastal Atlas |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-15 |
Citation URL: | http://www.coastalatlas.net/downloads/shapes/AdminBounds_DLCD_GLD_OregonWaters.zip |
Rhode Island RIGIS (shorelines89)
Contact Name: | Rhode Island GIS |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-11-27 |
Citation URL: | http://data.rigis.org/bnd/shoreline89.zip |
State of Delaware (StateOutline_area)
Contact Name: | State of Delaware |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-12-12 |
Citation URL: | http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/Pages/Portal.aspx |
U.S. Maritime Limits & Boundaries (USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP)
Contact Name: | MarineCadastre.gov |
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Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2017-06-14 |
Citation URL: | https://maritimeboundaries.noaa.gov/downloads/USMaritimeLimitsAndBoundariesSHP.zip |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
1. Data sets for Oregon, Rhode Island, and New York provided by the respective state. These data sets were used as provided, except as noted below for Rhode Island. 2. For Connecticut: NMFS Statistical Areas: extracted the six respective areas from the "Statistical_Areas_2010_withNames" shapefile. Long Island Sound: Extracted the 12m bathy contour (40ft. equivalent) and manually closed the line (between 10m and 14m contours). Extracted the 6m bathy contour (20ft. equivalent) and manually closed the line (between 4m and 8m contours). Used RNCs to create these contours in far eastern Long Island Sound, where the LIS contours in the source data were not included. Off of Montauk Point (eastern point of Long Island), the 12m contour was extended to the New York-Rhode Island border by a line extending from the furthest point east of the 12m contour, to the New York-Connecticut boundary, following a bearing generally parallel to the New York state boundary that exists to the south of Long Island. Fishers Island Sound: the geometry (in New York waters) was extracted from the "NAMED_WATERBODY_POLY" shapefile. Byram River: the geometry (in New York waters) was extracted from the "pwl" shapefile, excluding Kirby Pond. Little Narraganset Bay: the geometry (in Rhode Island Waters) was extracted from the Connecticut state boundary and the Rhode Island shoreline. Connecticut River: used Massachusettss "CENSUS2010HYDRO_SHP" feature class and manually extracted the river (below the dam in Holyoke, MA). 3. For Delaware, acquired supporting maps illustrating the GLD, via email from Delaware CMP. Using these maps and textual descriptions, extracted the necessary offshore lease blocks for the federal waters portion of the GLD. Clipped the seaward extent of these lease blocks with the 24NM line. The remainder of the offshore alternative energy portions of the GLD (in state waters) were extracted using a combination of the Submerged Lands Act's seaward boundary, a national shoreline, the OCS Administrative Boundaries, and COLREGS demarcation lines. The segments of the Delaware River/Bay were constructed using a combination of official state boundaries, maintained channels in Delaware Bay, a boundary of the Delaware Bay (excluding tributaries) from the New Jersey Department of GIS, and the RNCs (i.e. Commodore Barry Bridge). The non-native shellfish segment in the Chesapeake Bay was extracted from a combination of official state boundaries, a national shoreline, and COLREGS demarcation lines. Used centerline of the navigation channel in Delaware Bay to establish the Delaware-New Jersey boundary necessary for the creation of the GLDs for both states. This was suggested by Delaware, since no official boundary between these states in Delaware Bay had ever been agreed upon. 4. For New Jersey, the segments of the Delaware River/Bay were constructed using a combination of official state boundaries, a national shoreline, and COLREGS demarcation lines. Used centerline of the navigation channel in Delaware Bay to establish the Delaware-New Jersey boundary necessary for the creation of the GLDs for both states. This was suggested by Delaware, since no official boundary between these states in Delaware Bay had ever been agreed upon. 5. For Pennsylvania, the boundary was constructed using a combination of official state boundaries, a state of Ohio shoreline, and Office for Coast Survey's US-Canada border. The western portion of the boundary was constructed using a line that was parallel to the Pennsylvania-Ohio border at the origin of the GLD's southeast boundary. 6. For Rhode Island, erased the Ocean SAMP boundary with the Submerged Lands Act (SLA) seaward boundary, as directed by the state CRMC office. 7. For Texas, the Western GOM and Central GOM "BOEM Oil and Gas Planning Areas" features were extracted. These constitute the limit of the Texas GLD, as confirmed by the Texas General Land Office. 8. Added fields and populated according to data dictionary |
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Process Date/Time: | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 |
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Type | Title |
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Entity (ENT) | Federal Consistency Geographic Location Descriptions |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 51544 |
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Metadata Record Created By: | Anna Verrill |
Metadata Record Created: | 2018-02-16 13:15+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Jesse Brass |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2020-12-10 20:34+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2018-02-23 |
Owner Org: | OCM |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-02-24 |