[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] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 23, 1996 / Notices [[Page 54983]] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-08-M