[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44886-44887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18448]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Program

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service 
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Public meeting; opportunity to comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

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National Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management will hold a 
public meeting to solicit comments on the performance evaluation of the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Management 
Program.

DATES: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Management 
Program Evaluation: The public meeting will be held on October 16, 
2019, and written comments must be received on or before October 25, 
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 
Garapan, Saipan. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please submit written comments to Ralph Cantral, 
Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson 
Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405 or email comments to 
[email protected]. Comments that the Office for Coastal Management 
receives are considered part of the public record and may be publicly 
accessible. Any personally identifiable 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, Senior Advisor, NOAA 
Office for Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 2234 South Hobson Avenue 
Charleston, South Carolina 29405, by phone at (843) 740-1143 or email 
[email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation findings for 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Coastal Management 
Program 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 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: October 16, 2019.
    Time: 5:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: American Memorial Park Visitor's Center Theater, Micro 
Beach Road, Garapan, Saipan, CNMI 96950.
    Written public comments must be received on or before October 25, 
2019.

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

Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-18448 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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