[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22127]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserves

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 Resource Management 
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of Elkhorn 
Slough (CA), Hudson River (NY), ACE Basin (SC), and Tijuana River (CA) 
National Estuarine Research Reserve Programs.
    These evaluations will be conducted pursuant to sections 312 and 
315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended. The 
CZMA requires a continuing review of the performance of states with 
respect to Reserve management. Evaluation of National Estuarine 
Research Reserves requires findings concerning the extent to which a 
state has met the national objectives, adhered to its Reserve 
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 Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, California 
site visit will be from November 13-17, 1995. A public meeting will be 
held on Wednesday, November 15, 1995, at 7:00 P.M., at the Elkhorn 
Slough Visitor Center, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076.
    The Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, New York site 
visit will be from November 13-17, 1995. A public meeting will be held 
on Thursday, November 16, 1995, at 7:00 P.M., at the New York State 
Department of Environmental Conservation Region 3 Office in New Paltz, 
NY.
    The ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina 
site visit will be from November 27 to December 1, 1995. A public 
meeting will be held on Thursday, November 30, 1995, at 7:00 P.M., at 
the Edisto Island Town Hall, 2414 Murray Street, Edisto Beach, SC.
    The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, California 
site visit will be from December 4-8, 1995. A public meeting will be 
held on Wednesday, December 6, 1995, at 7:00 P.M., at the Reserve 
Visitors Center, 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, California.
    The States 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 public meeting. 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, exit. 126.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration

    Dated: August 30, 1995.
W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone.
[FR Doc. 95-22127 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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