[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-26365] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: October 26, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the New Jersey Coastal Management Program, and the Padilla Bay (Washington) and Waquoit Bay (Massachusetts) National Estuarine Research Reserves. These evaluations will be conducted pursuant to section 312 and section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended. The CZMA requires a continuing review of the performance of Coastal Management Programs (CMPs) and National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs). Evaluation of CMPs requires findings concerning the extent to which a State has met the national coastal management objectives, adhered to its Coastal Management Program approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial assistance awards funded under the CZMA. Evaluation of NERRs requires findings concerning the operation and management of the reserve including education and interpretive activities, the consistency of research activities with the approved research guidelines, and the existence of a basis for the continued support of the findings for designation. 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 New Jersey Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit will be from December 5 to December 9, 1994. A public meeting will be held on Monday, December 6, 1994 at 7:00 p.m., at the New Jersey DEP Headquarters Public Hearing Room, 1510 Hooper Avenue, Room 140, Trenton, New Jersey 08625. The Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve site visit will be from December 5 to December 9, 1994. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 1994 at 7:30 p.m., at the Reserve Headquarters (the former Sergeant Estate), 149 Waquoit Highway, Waquoit, Massachusetts 02536. The Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve site visit will be from December 5, to December 9, 1994. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 7, 1994 at 7:00 p.m., at the Breazeale-Padilla Interpretive Center, 1043 Bayview-Edison Road, Mt. Vernon, Washington 98273. Each State 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 States' 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 Dated: October 19, 1994. Scott Page, Acting Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management. [FR Doc. 94-26365 Filed 10-25-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-M