[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 10034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03201]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Program; 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; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Office for Coastal Management will hold a public meeting and solicit 
written comments on the performance evaluation of Indiana's Lake 
Michigan Coastal Management Program.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by April 16, 
2021. The virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 
2021 at 1:00 p.m. CT.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments on the coastal management 
program NOAA intends to evaluate by emailing Ralph Cantral, Senior 
Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal Management at [email protected]. 
Comments received by the Office for Coastal Management 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 virtual public meeting, Wednesday, April 7, 
2020 at 1:00 p.m. CT, registration is required by Tuesday, April 6, 
2021 at 5:00 p.m. CT.
    Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDWTLR8P_1V2aa2FBe7OJZxb1T_I4gpb-4TqTqhU5etIJkqA/viewform?usp=sf_link. 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, Senior Advisor, NOAA 
Office for Coastal Management by phone at (301) 233-2998 or email 
[email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation findings and 
the coastal management program's 2016-2020 Assessment and Strategy may 
be viewed and downloaded on the internet at https://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 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 
Indiana's Lake Michigan 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 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. 2021-03201 Filed 2-17-21; 8:45 am]
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