[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7633]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Program and 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 the 
Narragansett Bay (RI) and Delaware 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 coastal program implementation and reserve management. 
Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Programs and National Estuarine 
Research Reserves requires findings concerning the extent to which a 
state has met the national objectives, adhered to its coastal program 
document or 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 Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode 
Island, site visit will be from May 13-17, 1996. A public meeting will 
be held on Wednesday, May 15, 1996, at 9:00 A.M., at the Reserve Field 
Station, 55 South Reserve Drive, South Prudence, Rhode Island 02872.
    The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve site visit will be 
from May 20-24, 1996. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 
22, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Department of Natural Resources and 
Environmental Control Auditorium, Richardson and Robins Building, 89 
Kings Highway, Dover, Delaware.
    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, ext. 126.

    Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419, Coastal Zone 
Management Program Administration.

    Dated: March 18, 1996.
W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 96-7633 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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