[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 24795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09805]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Program

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service 
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Office for Coastal Management will hold a public meeting to solicit 
comments for the performance evaluation of the New Jersey Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2016, and 
written comments must be received on or before June 24, 2016. For 
specific date, time, and location of the public meeting see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the coastal program NOAA intends 
to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be hold in 
Tuckerton, New Jersey. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Carrie Hall 
Evaluator, Planning and Performance Measurement Program, Office for 
Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/
OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and 
Performance Measurement Program, Office for Coastal Management, NOS/
NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910, or [email protected].
    Copies of the final evaluation findings and related material 
(including past performance reports and notices prepared by NOAA's 
Office for Coastal Management) may be obtained upon written request by 
contacting the person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
Copies of the final evaluation findings may also be downloaded or 
viewed on the Internet at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act (CZMA) require NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of 
federally approved state and territorial coastal programs and national 
estuarine research reserves. The process includes a public meeting, 
consideration of written public comments and consultations with 
interested Federal, state, and local agencies and members of the 
public. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider the extent to which 
the state has met the national objectives, adhered to the final 
management plan approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to 
the terms of financial assistance under the CZMA. When the evaluation 
is completed, NOAA's Office for Coastal Management will place a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the Final 
Evaluation Findings.
    Specific information on the periodic evaluation of the state and 
territorial coastal programs and reserves that are the subject of this 
notice are detailed below as follows:

New Jersey Coastal Management Program Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: June 9, 2016.
    Time: 5:00 p.m. local time.
    Location: Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, 
Jacques Cousteau Coastal Educational Center, 130 Great Bay Blvd., 
Tuckerton, New Jersey 08087.
    Written public comments must be received on or before June 24, 
2016.

    Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419.
    Coastal Zone Management Program Administration.

    Dated: April 12, 2016.
John King,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-09805 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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