[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 177 (Friday, September 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56219-56220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20096]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve; Public 
Meeting; Request for Comments

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 Delaware National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by October 23, 
2020. A virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 14, 
2020 at 12 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments on the national estuarine 
research reserve NOAA intends to evaluate by emailing Carrie Hall, 
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal management at [email protected]. 
Timely comments received by the Office for Coastal Management are 
considered part of the public record and may be publicly accessible. 
Any personal information (e.g., name, address) submitted voluntarily by 
the sender may

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also be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments.
    You may also provide public comments during the virtual public 
meeting, which is being held Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 12 p.m. 
EDT. To participate in the virtual public meeting, registration is 
required at least two hours in advance by Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 
at 10 a.m. EDT. Advance registration is available via the following 
website: http://noaacsc.adobeconnect.com/depublicmeeting/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: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office 
for Coastal Management by email at [email protected] or by phone at 
(240) 533-0730. Copies of the previous evaluation findings, reserve 
management plan, and reserve 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 report may be 
obtained upon request by contacting Carrie Hall.

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 of Delaware 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. 2020-20096 Filed 9-10-20; 8:45 am]
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