[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8243-8244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03794]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve; Meeting Notice

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 Hudson River National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

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DATES: Hudson River Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: 
The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, and written 
comments must be received on or before Friday, May 18, 2018.
    For the specific date, time, and location of the public meeting, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the Hudson River National 
Estuarine Research Reserve by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Staatsburg, New York for the Hudson River Bay National Research 
Reserve. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, 
Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson 
Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, or via email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy, 
NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, 
Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, by phone at (843) 740-1143, or 
via email to [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 performance 
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:

Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation

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

Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Time: 4:00 p.m., local time
Location: Norrie Point Environmental Center, 256 Norrie Point Way, 
Staatsburg, NY 12580

    Written comments must be received on or before May 18, 2018.

    Dated: February 8, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy 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. 2018-03794 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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