[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 159 (Monday, August 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 50012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17937]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Program; 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 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 Florida Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by October 2, 
2020. The virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday September 
23, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the coastal management program 
NOAA intends to evaluate by emailing Susie Holst Rice, Evaluator, 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 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 23, 2020 
at 12:00 p.m. EDT, registration is required two hours in advance by 
10:00 a.m. EDT.
    Registration: http://noaacsc.adobeconnect.com/floridacmppublicmeeting/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 the date and time of 
registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susie Holst Rice, Evaluator, NOAA 
Office for Coastal Management by email at [email protected] or by 
phone at (240) 533-0730. Copies of the previous evaluation findings, 
coastal management program's 2016-2020 Assessment and Strategy 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 Susie Holst Rice.

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. For the evaluation of the Florida Coastal 
Management Program, 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.

Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-17937 Filed 8-14-20; 8:45 am]
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