[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14779-14780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7235]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National 
Estuarine Research Reserves

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office 
of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, 
Commerce.

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 Tijuana 
River (California), North Carolina, and Kachemak Bay (Alaska) National 
Estuarine Research Reserves.
    The National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluations will be 
conducted pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the CZMA and regulations 
at 15 CFR Part 921, Subpart E and Part 923, Subpart L. Evaluation of 
National Estuarine Research Reserves requires findings concerning the 
extent to which a state has met the national objectives, adhered to its 
Reserve final management plan approved by the Secretary of Commerce, 
and adhered to the terms of financial assistance awards funded under 
the CZMA.
    Each evaluation will include a site visit, consideration of public 
comments, and consultations with interested Federal, state, and local 
agencies. A public meeting will be held as part of the site visit. 
Notice is hereby given of the dates of the site visits for the listed 
evaluations, and the dates, local times, and locations of the public 
meetings during the site visits.

DATES AND TIMES: The Tijuana River (California) National Estuarine 
Research Reserve evaluation site visit will be held April 13-17, 2009. 
One public meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting 
will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 7 p.m. at the Tijuana 
River National Estuarine Research Reserve, Tijuana Estuary Visitor 
Center, 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, California.
    The North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation 
site visit will be held April 20-24, 2009. Two public meetings will be 
held during the week. The first public meeting will be held on Tuesday, 
April 21, 2009, at 7 p.m., at the University of North Carolina-
Wilmington, Center for Marine Science Auditorium, 5600 Marvin K. Moss 
Lane, Wilmington, North Carolina. The second public

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meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 7 p.m., at the 
Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, NOAA/NCNERR 
Administration Building Auditorium, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, 
North Carolina.
    The Kachemak Bay (Alaska) National Estuarine Research Reserve 
evaluation site visit will be held April 28-May 1, 2009. One public 
meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held 
on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 6 p.m., at the Kachemak Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve, Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, 
Seminar Room, 95 Sterling Highway, Homer, Alaska.

ADDRESSES: Copies of states' most recent performance reports, as well 
as OCRM's evaluation notification and supplemental information request 
letters to the states, are available upon request from OCRM. Written 
comments from interested parties regarding these National Estuarine 
Research Reserves are encouraged and will be accepted until 15 days 
after the last public meeting held for a Reserve. Please direct written 
comments to Kate Barba, Chief, National Policy and Evaluation Division, 
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-
West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7, 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: Kate Barba, Chief, National Policy and 
Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 
NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910, (301) 563-1182.

    Dated: March 25, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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