[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17639-17640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07346]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluations of National Estuarine Research Reserves

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),

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Office for Coastal Management will hold public meetings to solicit 
comments for the performance evaluation of the Wells National Estuarine 
Research Reserve.

DATES: Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The public 
meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, and written comments 
must be received on or before Friday, June 2, 2017.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the reserves and coastal program 
NOAA intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Wells, Maine for the Wells Reserve. For the specific location, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Pam Kylstra, 
Training and Engagement Program, Office for Coastal Management, 2234 S. 
Hobson Avenue, Charleston SC 29405, or email comments 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Kylstra, Evaluator, Policy, 
Planning and Communications, Office for Coastal Management, 2234 S 
Hobson Avenue, Charleston SC 29405, or [email protected]. Copies of 
the most recent performance report, previous evaluation findings, 
Management Plan, and Site Profile may be viewed and downloaded on the 
Internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations. A copy of the 
evaluation notification letter may be obtained upon request by 
contacting the person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act (CZMA) require NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of 
federally approved 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. For the evaluation of National Estuarine 
Research Reserves, NOAA will consider the extent to which the state has 
met the national objectives, adhered to its management plan approved by 
the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial 
assistance under the Coastal Zone Management Act. 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 reserves that 
are the subject of this notice are detailed below as follows:

Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: May 23, 2017.
    Time: 5:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: The Mather Auditorium, Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm 
Road, Wells, Maine 04090.
    Written comments must be received on or before June 2, 2017.

    Dated: March 17, 2017.
Jeffrey L. Payne,
Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration

[FR Doc. 2017-07346 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P