[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33910-33911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13837]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 
Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
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 Maryland 
and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 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 management 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 Maryland Coastal Management Program public 
meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 5 at 5:30 p.m. local time at 
the Ocean Pines Library at 11107 Cathell Road, Berlin, Maryland 21811.
    The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Management

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Program public meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 5th, at 5:00 
p.m. local time at Governor Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose, Beach Road, 
Susupe, Saipan, MP 96950.

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 August 15, 2014 for the Maryland and Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands 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: June 6, 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. 2014-13837 Filed 6-12-14; 8:45 am]
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