[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21128]



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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 North 
Carolina and Old Woman Creek (Ohio) 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 and members of the public. A public meeting will be held as 
part of the site visit. When the evaluation is completed, OCRM will 
place a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of 
the Final Evaluation Findings. 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 Old Woman Creek (Ohio) National Estuarine 
Research Reserve evaluation site visit will be held October 6-9, 2009. 
One public meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting 
will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2009, at 6 p.m. at the Old Woman 
Creek National Estuarine Research Reserve, Visitor Center, 2514 
Cleveland Road East, Huron, Ohio.
    The North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation 
site visit will be held December 7-11, 2009. Two public meetings will 
be held during the week. The first public meeting will be held on 
Tuesday, December 8, 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 meeting 
will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 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.

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 Programs are 
encouraged and will be accepted until 15 days after the last public 
meeting held for a Program. 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.

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.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419 Coastal Zone 
Management Program Administration.)

    Dated: August 13, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-21128 Filed 9-1-09; 8:45 am]
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