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[FR Doc No: 94-2644]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC.

ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate.

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SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management 
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the 
Louisiana and American Samoa Coastal Management Programs.
    These evaluations will be conducted pursuant to section 312 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended. The CZMA 
requires a continuing review of the performance of coastal states with 
respect to coastal management. Evaluation of Coastal Management 
Programs requires findings concerning the extent to which a state has 
addressed the coastal management objectives identified in section 303 
(2)(A)-(K) of the CZMA, adhered to its Coastal Management Plan approved 
by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial 
assistance awards funded under the CZMA. The evaluations will include a 
site visit, consideration of public comments, and consultations with 
interested Federal, State, and local agencies and members of the 
public. Public meetings are held as part of the site visits.
    Notice is hereby given of the dates of the site visits for the 
listed evaluations, and the dates, local times, and locations of public 
meetings during the site visits.
    The Louisiana Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit will 
be from March 7 to March 11, 1994. A public meeting will be held 
Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m., at the Mineral Board Hearing Room, State 
Lands and Natural Resources Building, 625 North 4th Street, Baton 
Rouge, LA 70802.
    The American Samoa Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit 
will be from March 28 to April 1, 1994. A public meeting will be held 
Thursday, March 31 at 5 p.m., at the Tapa Room, Rainmaker Hotel, Pago 
Pago, American Samoa.
    Each State, or Territory, will issue notice of the public 
meeting(s) in a local newspaper(s) at least 45 days prior to the public 
meeting(s), and will issue other timely notices as appropriate.
    Copies of the State's most recent performance reports, as well as 
OCRM's notifications and supplemental request letters to the States, 
are available upon request from OCRM. Written comments from interested 
parties regarding these Programs are encouraged and will be accepted 
until 15 days after the site visit. Please direct written comments to 
Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy Coordination Division, Office of Ocean 
and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. When the evaluation is completed, OCRM 
will place a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability 
of the Final Evaluation Findings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy 
Coordination Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 
NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, (301) 
713-3090.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419; Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration)
W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 94-2644 Filed 2-4-94; 8:45 am]
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