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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, GovernorW 10bREVISED STAFF RECOMMENDATIONON CONSISTENCY DETERMINATIONConsistency Determination No. CD-086-06Staff:MPD-SFFile Date: 10/30/0660th Day: 12/29/0675th Day: 1/13/07Commission Meeting: 1/10/07FEDERAL 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 38.[Staff Note – This item was continued from the December Coastal Commission meeting inorder to consider additional mitigation measures primarily to address marine mammal and seaturtle monitoring, minimization, and mitigation measures related to mid-frequency sonar. Thisstaff report has been revised to include a list of recommended conditions, found on pages 10-13.]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). The