[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 42091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17412]


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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 
for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate.

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SUMMARY: The NOAA Office for Coastal Management announces its intent to 
evaluate the performance of the Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management 
Program.
    Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations are 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 and territories with 
respect to coastal program implementation. Evaluation of a Coastal 
Management Program requires findings concerning the extent to which a 
state or territory 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, the NOAA Office for Coastal Management 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 second public meeting.

DATES: A Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program public meeting 
will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 5 p.m. local time at 
the Environmental Agencies Building, PR-8838 Km. 6.3, El Cinco, Rio 
Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the most recent performance report, as well as the 
Office for Coastal Management evaluation notification letter to the 
territory, are available upon request. Written comments from interested 
parties are encouraged and a comment period is now open. Comments will 
be accepted until September 11, 2015. Please direct written comments to 
Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and Performance Measurement Program, 
NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, 
N/OCM1, Room 11212, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and 
Performance Measurement Program, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 
NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, Room 11212, 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or [email protected].

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration

    Dated: July 9, 2015.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean 
Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-17412 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am]
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