[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 47 (Friday, March 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14080-14081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04275]


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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 the Massachusetts 
Coastal Management Program.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by Friday, May 
7, 2021. The virtual public meeting will be

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held on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments on the Massachusetts Coastal 
Management Program for the performance evaluation 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 personally identifiable 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 on Wednesday, April 
28, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. EDT, registration is required by Tuesday, April 
27, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
    Registration: To register, visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmKQEtu4lbyLQ0D4rVSamlXrNxGHpXddUKqo03-9_HkprSLQ/viewform?usp=sf_link. If you have difficulty registering, contact Ralph 
Cantral by phone at (301) 233-2998 or email at [email protected]. 
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. Once you register, you will receive a 
confirmation of your registration. One hour prior to the start of the 
meeting on April 28, 2021, you will be emailed a link to the public 
meeting and information about participating.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, NOAA 
Office for Coastal Management by phone at (301) 233-2998 or email at 
[email protected]. Copies of the previous Massachusetts Coastal 
Management Program evaluation findings and 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 the 
Massachusetts 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 complete, 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. 2021-04275 Filed 3-11-21; 8:45 am]
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