[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 23435] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-11184] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Programs and the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in New Hampshire. The 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 North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program site visit will be from June 9-13, 1997. Two public meetings will be held during the week. These meetings are scheduled for 7 pm, June 10, 1997, at the DEHNR Wilmington Regional Office, 127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, NC, and 7 pm, Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at the North Carolina Maritime Museum, 315 Front Street, Beaufort, NC. The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in New Hampshire site visit will be from June 2-6, 1997. A public meeting will be on Wednesday, June 4, 1997, from 7-9 pm, at the Sandy Point discovery Center, 89 Depot Road (off of Route 33), Stratham, New Hampshire. 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 (PCD), 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: April 24, 1997. David L. Evans, Acting Deputy Assistant, Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone. [FR Doc. 97-11184 Filed 4-29-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-M