[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 33061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14733]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of North Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research 
Reserve

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 and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Office for Coastal Management will hold a public meeting and is 
soliciting comment for the performance evaluation of the North Inlet 
Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: North Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve 
Evaluation: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday August 6, 2019, 
and written comments must be received on or before Friday, August 16, 
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 
Georgetown, South Carolina for the North Inlet Winyah Bay Reserve. For 
the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Pam Kylstra, 
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 S Hobson Avenue, 
Charleston, South Carolina or via email to [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: Pam Kylstra, Evaluator, NOAA Office 
for Coastal Management, 2234 S Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South 
Carolina or via email to [email protected] by phone at (843) 740-
1313, 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 6, 2019.
    Time: 5:30 p.m., local time.
    Location: Kimble Lodge on Hobcaw Barony, 22 Hobcaw Road, 
Georgetown, South Carolina 29440.
    Written comments must be received on or before Friday, August 16, 
2019.

    Dated: July 5, 2019.
Nkolika Ndubisi,
Management and Program Analyst, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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

[FR Doc. 2019-14733 Filed 7-10-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P