[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 38130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16675]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of Kachemak Bay 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 Kachemak Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, and 
written comments must be received on or before Friday, September 28, 
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 Homer, Alaska for the Kachemak Bay Reserve. For the 
specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Jean Tanimoto, 
Program Evaluator, NOAA Inouye Regional Center, NOS/Office for Coastal 
Management, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, or 
via email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Tanimoto, Program Evaluator, NOAA 
Inouye Regional Center, NOS/Office for Coastal Management, 1845 Wasp 
Blvd., Bldg 176, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, by phone at (808) 725-5253, 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. 
The public meeting will be held in conjunction with the reserve's 
regularly scheduled commission meeting and is scheduled as follows:
    Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018.
    Time: 12:00-3:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, 95 Sterling Highway, 
Homer, Alaska 99603.
    Written comments must be received on or before September 28, 2018.

    Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419.
    Coastal Zone Management Program Administration.

    Dated: July 24, 2018.
John King,
Chief, Business Operations Division, Office for Coastal Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-16675 Filed 8-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P