[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09935]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice of Performance Evaluation of the Waquoit Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve and Public Meeting; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, 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 Waquoit Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also will provide an opportunity for 
written comments on the performance evaluation.

DATES: Comments due: July 1, 2022. A public meeting will be held on 
Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine 
Research Reserve Visitor Center, 131 Waquoit Hwy. (Rt. 28), Waquoit (E 
Falmouth), MA 02536.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by emailing Ralph Cantral, 
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 in the body of the email and any attachments to the email 
may also be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments.
    You may also provide public comments during the public meeting, 
which is being held on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Waquoit 
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitor Center, 131 Waquoit 
Hwy. (Rt. 28), Waquoit (E Falmouth), MA 02536.
    Copies of the previous reserve evaluation findings, reserve 
management plan, and reserve site profile 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 report may 
be obtained upon request by contacting Ralph Cantral at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, [email protected], 
(843) 474-1357.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally-
approved national estuarine research reserves. The evaluation process 
includes holding 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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts has 
met the national objectives, adhered to the management plan 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. 2022-09935 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
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