[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14376-14377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6061]


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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.

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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 ACE 
Basin (South Carolina) National Estuarine Research Reserve and the 
Georgia Coastal Management Program.
    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 E 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.
    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.
    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.
    Date and Time: The ACE Basin (South Carolina) National Estuarine 
Research Reserve evaluation site visit will be held May 2-6, 2011. One 
public meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be 
held on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. local time in the 
conference room at the Environmental Learning Center, Edisto Island 
State Park, Oyster Row Lane, Edisto Island, South Carolina.
    The Georgia Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit will 
be held May 23-27, 2011. One public meeting will be held during the 
week. The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at 
5:30 p.m. local time at the Shipman Environmental Center at the Georgia 
Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division, One 
Conservation Way, Brunswick, Georgia.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the 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 these programs are 
encouraged and will be accepted until 15 days after the public meeting 
held for the 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, 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, or [email protected].

    Dated: March 9, 2011.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419. Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration.

[FR Doc. 2011-6061 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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