[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1057-1058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00075]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of American Samoa Coastal Management Program; Notice 
of 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 an in-person public meeting to 
solicit input on the performance evaluation of the American Samoa 
Coastal Management Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit 
written comments.

DATES: NOAA will hold an in-person public meeting on Tuesday, February 
28, 2023, at 9 a.m. Samoa Standard Time. NOAA will consider all 
relevant written comments received by Friday, March 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Email: Send written comments to Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, NOAA 
Office for Coastal Management, at [email protected].
    In-Person Public Meeting: Provide oral comments during the in-
person public meeting on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at 9 a.m. Samoa 
Standard Time at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium, Utulei, American 
Samoa 96799.
    Written comments NOAA receives are considered part of the public 
record, and the entirety of the comment, including the name of the 
commenter, email address, attachments, and other supporting materials, 
will be publicly accessible. Sensitive personally identifiable 
information, such as account numbers and Social Security numbers should 
not be included with the comment. Comments that are not related to the 
performance evaluation of the American Samoa Coastal Management Program 
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 
Assessment and Strategies may be viewed and downloaded 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. The evaluation process includes 
holding one or more public meetings, considering public comments, and 
consulting with interested Federal, State, and local agencies and 
members of the public. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider the 
extent to which the Territory of American Samoa has met the national 
objectives, adhered to the management program approved by the U.S. 
Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial assistance 
under the CZMA. When the evaluation is complete, NOAA's Office for 
Coastal Management will place a notice in the Federal Register

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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. 2023-00075 Filed 1-5-23; 8:45 am]
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