[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24101-24102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10855]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of Elkhorn Slough 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: notice of public comment period.

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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 Elkhorn Slough National 
Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA will also accept written comments.

DATES: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: 
The public meeting will be held on Wednesday July 17, 2019, and written 
comments must be received on or before Friday, July 26, 2019.
    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 
Castroville, California for the Elkhorn Slough Reserve. For the 
specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Jean Tanimoto, 
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 
176, Honolulu, HI 96818, or via email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Tanimoto, Evaluator, NOAA Office 
for Coastal Management, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176, Honolulu, HI 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) 116 U.S.C. 1458, 1461, AND 15 CFR 921.40, require 
NOAA to conduct ongoing 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

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national objectives, adhered to its management plan approved by the 
Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to and implemented 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: Wednesday, July 17, 2019.
    Time: 6:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: Castroville Branch Library, 11160 Speegle Street, 
Castroville, CA 95012.
    Written comments must be received on or before Friday, July 26, 
2019.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. Sec.  1458, 15 CFR 921.40, 15 CFR 923.134.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration)

    Dated: May 16, 2019.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-10855 Filed 5-23-19; 8:45 am]
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