[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48156-48157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16878]


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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 Texas Coastal Management 
Program.

DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by Friday, 
August 26, 2022. A virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
August 17, 2022, at 5 p.m. Central Time (CT).

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Email: Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal 
Management, at [email protected].
    Public Meeting: Provide oral comments during the virtual public 
meeting on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at 5 p.m. CT by registering as a 
speaker at https://forms.gle/EHmHD7QsqpFMwCKV8. Please register by 
Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at 5 p.m. CT. 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 meeting on 
August 17, 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, 
and the entirety of the comment, including the email address, 
attachments, and other supporting materials, will be publicly 
accessible. Sensitive personal information, such as account numbers, 
Social Security numbers, or names of individuals, should not be 
included with the

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comment. Comments that are not responsive or that contain profanity, 
vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language will not be 
considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA Office 
for Coastal Management, by email at [email protected] or by phone 
at (843) 474-1357. 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 Ralph Cantral.

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 Texas 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 Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-16878 Filed 8-5-22; 8:45 am]
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