[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16747-16748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7081]


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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 and notice of availability of 
final findings.

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SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management 
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the 
Louisiana Coastal Management Program and the Great Bay (New Hampshire) 
National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Coastal Zone Management 
Program evaluation will be conducted pursuant to section 312 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA) and regulations 
at 15 CFR part 923, subpart L. The CZMA requires continuing review of 
the performance of states with respect to coastal program 
implementation. Evaluation of a Coastal Management Program requires 
findings concerning the extent to which a state has met the national 
objectives, adhered to its Coastal Management Program document approved 
by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial 
assistance awards funded under the CZMA.
    The National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation will be 
conducted pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the CZMA and regulations 
at 15 CFR part 921, subpart F and part 923, subpart L. Evaluation of a 
National Estuarine Research Reserve 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 date of 
the site visits for the listed evaluations, and the date, local time, 
and location of the public meetings during the site visits.
    Dates and Times: The Louisiana Coastal Management Program 
evaluation site visit will be held May 10-14, 2010. One public meeting 
will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held on 
Monday, May 10, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. at the LaSalle Building (Capitol 
Complex), Griffon Room, 1st Floor, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana.
    The Great Bay (New Hampshire) National Estuarine Research Reserve 
evaluation site visit will be held May 17-21, 2010. One public meeting 
will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the Great Bay National Estuarine 
Research Reserve, Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center, 89 Depot 
Road, Greenland, New Hampshire.

ADDRESSES: Copies of states' most recent performance reports, as well 
as OCRM's evaluation notification and supplemental information request 
letters to the state, are available upon request from OCRM. Written 
comments from interested parties regarding this Program are encouraged 
and will be accepted until 15 days after the public meeting. 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of the availability 
of the final evaluation findings for the Hawaii Coastal Management 
Program and the Hudson River (New York) National Estuarine Research 
Reserve (NERR). Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
of 1972 (CZMA), as amended, require a continuing review of the 
performance of coastal states with respect to approval of CMPs and the 
operation and management of NERRs. The State of Hawaii was found to be 
implementing and enforcing its federally approved coastal management 
program, addressing the national coastal management objectives 
identified in CZMA Section 303(2)(A)-(K), and adhering to the 
programmatic terms of their financial assistance awards. The Hudson 
River NERR was found to be adhering to programmatic requirements of the 
NERR System.
    Copies of these final evaluation findings may be obtained upon 
written request from: 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, or [email protected].

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 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration

    Dated: March 24, 2010.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-7081 Filed 4-1-10; 8:45 am]
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