[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 21736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08723]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

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 
Massachusetts, Texas, and Michigan Coastal Management Programs.
    The Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations 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 evaluations will include a public meeting, consideration of 
written public comments and consultations with interested Federal, 
state, and local agencies and members of the public. 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, local time, and location of the 
public meeting.
    Date and Time: The Massachusetts Coastal Management Program public 
meeting will be held on Thursday, June 5th at 4:30 p.m. local time at 
the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, 2nd Floor 
Conference Room D, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114. A 
picture ID is required for building entry.
    The Michigan Coastal Management Program public meeting will be held 
on Wednesday, June 4th, at 5:00 p.m. local time at Lansing Community 
College-West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone Drive, Room M119--Section 1, 
Lansing, Michigan, 48917.
    The Texas Coastal Management Program public meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, June 4th, at 5:00 p.m. local time at Texas A&M University--
Corpus Christi Natural Resources Center, 6300 Ocean Drive, Room 1003, 
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412.

ADDRESSES: Copies of each state's most recent performance report, as 
well as OCRM's evaluation notification letter to the state, are 
available upon request from OCRM. Written comments from interested 
parties regarding these programs are encouraged and will be accepted 
until June 6, 2014 for the Michigan Coastal Management Program and June 
13, 2014 for the Massachusetts and Texas Coastal Management Programs. 
Please direct written comments to Carrie Hall, Evaluator, 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: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, 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) 563-1135, or [email protected].

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration)

    Dated: April 11, 2014.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean 
Services, and Coastal Zone Management National, Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-08723 Filed 4-16-14; 8:45 am]
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