[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64113-64114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27046]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

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 on the performance evaluation of the Rhode Island Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: 
    Rhode Island Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public 
meeting will be held on February 5, 2019, and written comments must be 
received on or before February 15, 2019.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the coastal program NOAA intends 
to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Wakefield, Rhode Island. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Carrie Hall, 
Evaluator, Planning and Performance Measurement Program, Office for 
Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/
OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or email comments 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and 
Performance Measurement Program, Office for Coastal Management, NOS/
NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910, by phone at (240) 533-0730 or email comments 
[email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation findings and 
2016-2020 Assessment and Strategy 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: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally 
approved state and territorial coastal programs. The process includes 
one or more public meetings, consideration of written public comments, 
and consultations with interested Federal, state, and local agencies 
and members of the public. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider 
the extent to which the state has met the national objectives, adhered 
to the management program approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and 
adhered to the terms of financial assistance under the CZMA. 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 or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: February 5, 2019.
    Time: 6:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: Stedman Government Center, Conference Room A, 4808 Tower 
Hill Road, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879.
    Written public comments must be received on or before February 15, 
2018.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419

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Coastal Zone Management Program Administration

    Dated November 26, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-27046 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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