[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36308-36309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13011]


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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, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

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 Tijuana River National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by Friday, 
August 5, 2022. A virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
July 27, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Email: Michael Migliori, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal 
Management, at [email protected].
    Public Meeting: Provide oral comments during the virtual public 
meeting on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. PT by registering as 
a speaker at https://forms.gle/jWKHzoaVU9rY9u3FA. Please register by 
Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 5 p.m. PT. Upon registration, a confirmation 
email will be sent. The lineup of speakers will be based on the date 
and time of registration. Two hours prior to the start of the meeting 
on July 27, 2022, an email will be sent out with a link to the public 
meeting and information about participating.
    Written comments received are considered part of the public record. 
The entirety of the comment, including the email address, attachments, 
and other supporting materials, will become part of the public record. 
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personal information, such as account numbers, Social Security numbers, 
or names of individuals, should not be included with the comment. 
Comments that are not responsive or contain profanity, vulgarity, 
threats, or other inappropriate language will not be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Migliori, Evaluator, NOAA 
Office for Coastal Management, by email at [email protected] or 
by phone at (443) 332-8936. 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 Michael Migliori.

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 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 California has met the national 
objectives, adhered to the reserve's 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. 2022-13011 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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