[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 76 (Friday, April 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18738-18739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07986]


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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 (Commerce).

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 Jobos Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, and written 
comments must be received on or before Wednesday, June 21, 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 
Aguirre, Puerto Rico for the Jobos Bay Reserve. For the specific 
location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Written Comments: Please 
direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, Policy, Planning 
and Communications, Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West 
Highway N/OCM1, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or email comments 
[email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, Policy, 
Planning and Communications, Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East 
West Highway N/OCM1, (240) 543-0729, or [email protected]. Copies 
of the 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 and most 
recent progress report 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:

Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:

Date: June 7, 2017
Time: 5:00 p.m., local time
Location: Jobos Bay Reserve Visitors Center, Road 705, Kilometer 2.3, 
Main Street, Aguirre, Puerto Rico

    Written comments must be received on or before June 21, 2017.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
Coastal Zone Management Program Administration

    Dated: April 12, 2017.
Paul M. Scholz,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07986 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P