[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48123-48124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18548]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Availability of Final Evaluation Findings of State Coastal 
Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service 
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of availability of evaluation findings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the availability of final evaluation 
findings of state coastal programs and national estuarine research 
reserves under Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
(CZMA).

ADDRESSES: Copies of these final evaluation findings may be downloaded 
at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/index.html 
or by submitting a written request to Carrie Hall at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and 
Performance Measurement Program, Office for Coastal Management at 
[email protected] or (240) 530-0730.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOAA Office for Coastal Management has 
completed the Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations for the 
states of Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, and North Carolina. The states 
were found to be implementing and enforcing their federally approved 
Coastal Zone Management Programs, addressing the national coastal 
management objectives identified in CZMA Section 303(2), and adhering 
to the programmatic terms of their

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financial assistance awards. In addition, the NOAA Office for Coastal 
Management has completed the National Estuarine Research Reserve 
evaluations for Elkhorn Slough, Lake Superior, Chesapeake Bay Maryland, 
Mission Aransas, and North Carolina. The reserves were found to be 
adhering to programmatic requirements of the National Estuarine 
Research Reserve System. NOAA published in the Federal Register notices 
for public meetings and opportunities to submit public comments on the 
evaluation of these state Coastal Zone Management Programs (CZMPs) and 
National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs). See 85 FR 50012 (Aug. 17, 
2020) (FL CZMP); 84 FR 24104 (May 24, 2019) (LA CZMP); 85 FR 36382 
(June 16, 2020) (MD CZMP and Chesapeake Bay MD NERR); 85 FR 54356 
(Sept. 1, 2020) (NC CZMP and NC NERR); 84 FR 24101 (May 24, 2019) 
(Elkhorn Slough NERR); 85 FR 44863 (July 24, 2020) (Lake Superior 
NERR); and 85 FR 36383 (June 16, 2020) (Mission Aransas NERR). Public 
comments received are addressed in the final evaluation findings.
    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1458 and 1461(f); 15 CFR 921.40 and 
923.133(b)(7).

Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-18548 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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