[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52636-52637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18840]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comment.

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

DATES: New Hampshire Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public 
meeting will be held on September 20, 2016, and written comments must 
be received on or before September 30, 2016.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the program or reserve NOAA 
intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Pam Kylstra, 
Program Development Specialist, Learning Services Division, Office for 
Coastal Management, 2234 S. Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 
29405, or email comments [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Kylstra, Program Development 
Specialist, Learning Services Division, Office for Coastal Management, 
2234 S. Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405, or email 
comments [email protected]. Copies of the previous 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

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Copies of the most recent evaluation 
findings may also be downloaded or viewed on the Internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally 
approved state and territorial coastal programs. The process includes 
one or more public meetings, 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 management program 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 program that is the subject of this notice is 
detailed below as follows:

New Hampshire Coastal Management Program Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: September 20, 2016.
    Time: 1:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: 222 International Drive, Suite 175, Pease Tradeport, 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801.
    Written public comments must be received on or before September 30, 
2016.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419.

Coastal Zone Management Program Administration

    Dated July 27, 2016.
John King,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-18840 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P