[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 41665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14880]


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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, 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 Michigan Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by Friday, 
August 19, 2022. A virtual public meeting will be held on Monday, 
August 8, 2022, at 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Email: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 
at [email protected].
    Public Meeting: Provide oral comments during the virtual public 
meeting on Monday, August 8, 2022, at 3 p.m. ET by registering as a 
speaker at https://forms.gle/21w99zzJGEFLu8ng6. Please register by 
Sunday, August 7, 2022, at 6 p.m. ET. Upon registration, a confirmation 
email will be sent. The lineup of speakers will be based on the date 
and time of registration. One hour prior to the start of the meeting on 
August 8, 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. 
Sensitive 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 that contain 
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language will not 
be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office 
for Coastal Management, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 
(240) 410-3422. Copies of the previous evaluation findings and 2016-
2020 Assessment and Strategy 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 Carrie Hall.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally 
approved coastal management 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. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider the extent to which 
the State of Michigan 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 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 S. Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-14880 Filed 7-12-22; 8:45 am]
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