[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13773]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve; 
Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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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 Sapelo Island National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: 
The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, and 
written comments must be received on or before Friday, August 31, 2018.
    For the specific date, time, and location of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES:  You may submit comments on the reserve by any of the 
following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Darien, Georgia for the Sapelo Island Reserve. For the specific 
location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Pam Kylstra, 
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson 
Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, or via email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Kylstra, Evaluator, NOAA Office 
for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South 
Carolina 29405-2413, by phone at (843) 740-1259, 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.
    You may participate and submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
    Time: 6:30 p.m., local time.
    Location: Sapelo Island Visitors Center, 1766 Landing Road, Darien, 
GA 31305.
    Written comments must be received on or before August 31, 2018.

    Dated: June 7, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-13773 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P