[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27127]


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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 Washington, 
Mississippi, and California Coastal Zone Management Programs and the 
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Florida.
    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 states with respect 
to coastal program implementation. 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 Washington Coastal Zone Management Program site visit will be 
from November 18-22, 1996. A public meeting will be held on Thursday, 
November 21, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Department of Ecology, 300 
Desmond Drive, Olympia, WA.
    The Mississippi Coastal Zone Management Program site visit will be 
from December 2-6, 1996. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
December 4, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Mississippi Department of Marine 
Resources, Conference Room, 152 Gateway Drive, Biloxi, Mississippi, 
39531.
    The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Florida site 
visit will be from December 9-13, 1996. A public meeting will be on 
Wednesday, December 11, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Rookery Bay 
Headquarters Building, 300 Tower Road, Main Meeting Room, Naples, 
Florida, 33962.
    The California Coastal Management Program site visit will be from 
December 2-12, 1996. Public meetings will be held on Wednesday, 
December 4, 1996 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Port Commission Room, Ferry 
Building, Suite 3100 at the foot of Market Street in San Francisco, 
California, and on Monday, December 9, 1996 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the 
Ventura City Hall, Community Meeting Room, 501 Poli Street, Ventura, 
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, ext. 126.

    Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone 
Management Program Administration.

    Dated: October 16, 1996.
W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone.
[FR Doc. 96-27127 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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