[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 143 (Friday, July 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44863-44864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16099]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of 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 opportunity to comment.

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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 Lake Superior National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by September 
18, 2020. The virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday 
September 9, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the coastal management program 
and national estuarine research reserve NOAA intends to evaluate by 
emailing Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal 
Management at [email protected]. Comments that the Office for 
Coastal Management receives are considered part of the public record 
and may be publicly

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accessible. Any personal identifying information (e.g., name, address) 
submitted voluntarily by the sender may also be publicly accessible. 
NOAA will accept anonymous comments. To participate in the public 
meeting Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CDT, registration is 
required two hours in advance by 2:00 p.m. CDT.
    Registration: http://noaacsc.adobeconnect.com/lsnerrpublicmeeting/event/event_info.html. You may participate online or by phone. If you 
would like to provide comment during the public meeting, please select 
``yes'' during the online registration. The line-up of speakers will be 
based on your date and time of registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA Office 
for Coastal Management by phone at (301) 233-2998 or email 
[email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation findings and 
reserve's 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 progress reports may be 
obtained upon request by contacting Ralph Cantral.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally 
approved state coastal programs and national estuarine research 
reserves. 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. For the evaluation of the Lake Superior National Estuarine 
Research Reserve, 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.

Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-16099 Filed 7-23-20; 8:45 am]
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