[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32879-32880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14710]


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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 Georgia Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: Georgia Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public 
meeting will be held on August 28, 2019, and written comments must be 
received on or before September 6, 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

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to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Brunswick, Georgia. 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]. Comments that the Office for Coastal Management 
receives are considered part of the public record and may be publicly 
accessible. Any personal identifying information (e.g., name, address) 
submitted voluntarily by the sender may also be publicly accessible. 
NOAA will accept anonymous comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, Planning and 
Performance Measurement Program, Office for Coastal Management, NOS/
NOAA, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405, by phone at (843) 
740-1143 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: August 28, 2019.
    Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m., local time.
    Location: Susan Shipman Environmental Learning Center, Georgia 
Department of Natural Resources, 1 Conservation Way, Brunswick, GA 
31520.
    Written public comments must be received on or before September 6, 
2019.

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

    Dated: July 5, 2019.
Nkolika Ndubisi,
Management and Program Analyst, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-14710 Filed 7-9-19; 8:45 am]
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