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STATE OF CALIFORNIA -- THE RESOURCES AGENCYCALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION45 FREMONT STREET, SUITE 2000SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-2219VOICE AND TDD (415) 904-5200ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, GOVERNORF 8cSTAFF RECOMMENDATIONON CONSISTENCY DETERMINATIONConsistency Determination No. CD-086-06Staff:MPD-SFFile Date: 10/30/0660th Day: 12/29/0675th Day: 1/13/07Commission Meeting: 12/15/06FEDERAL AGENCY:PROJECTLOCATION:PROJECTDESCRIPTION:U.S. NavyFour Navy operating areas: Southern California operating area(Exhibits 1-2), San Clemente Island Range Complex, MarineCorps Base Camp Pendleton, and Silver Strand TrainingComplex (Exhibits 1-3)Onshore and offshore U.S. Pacific Fleet military training exercisesSUBSTANTIVEFILE DOCUMENTS: See page 20.EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe U.S. Navy (Navy) has submitted a consistency determination for the U.S. Pacific Fleet’soffshore and onshore military training exercises in southern California. The four training areasare: the southern California operating area (Exhibit 1), San Clemente Island Range Complex,Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Silver Strand Training Complex (Exhibit 2). Theexercises involve a wide range and combinations of ships, support craft, submarines,helicopters, airplanes, and amphibious vehicles, and other equipment used to train Navy andMarine forces with “complex, deployment-preparation exercises.”Many of the exercises would take place outside the coastal zone (up to 80 miles offshore).Activities within the coastal zone include Amphibious Operations, Naval Surface FireSupport, Ship Mine Countermeasures Operations, Demolition Operations, and Mining(airborne, non-explosive, mine-laying) Operations.