[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27127]
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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 206 / Wednesday, October 23, 1996 /
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Program and National
Estuarine Research Reserves
AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC.
ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate.
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SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of Washington,
Mississippi, and California Coastal Zone Management Programs and the
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Florida.
These evaluations will be conducted pursuant to section 312 of the
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended. The CZMA
requires a continuing review of the performance of states with respect
to coastal program implementation. Evaluation of Coastal Zone
Management programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves requires
findings concerning the extent to which a state has met the national
objectives, adhered to its coastal program document or reserve
management plan approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to
the terms of financial assistance awards funded under the CZMA. The
evaluations will include a site visit, consideration of public
comments, and consultations with interested Federal, State, and local
agencies and members of the public. Public meetings are held as part of
the site visits.
Notice is hereby given of the dates of the site visits for the
listed evaluations, and the dates, local times, and locations of public
meetings during the site visits.
The Washington Coastal Zone Management Program site visit will be
from November 18-22, 1996. A public meeting will be held on Thursday,
November 21, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Department of Ecology, 300
Desmond Drive, Olympia, WA.
The Mississippi Coastal Zone Management Program site visit will be
from December 2-6, 1996. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday,
December 4, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Mississippi Department of Marine
Resources, Conference Room, 152 Gateway Drive, Biloxi, Mississippi,
39531.
The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Florida site
visit will be from December 9-13, 1996. A public meeting will be on
Wednesday, December 11, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Rookery Bay
Headquarters Building, 300 Tower Road, Main Meeting Room, Naples,
Florida, 33962.
The California Coastal Management Program site visit will be from
December 2-12, 1996. Public meetings will be held on Wednesday,
December 4, 1996 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Port Commission Room, Ferry
Building, Suite 3100 at the foot of Market Street in San Francisco,
California, and on Monday, December 9, 1996 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the
Ventura City Hall, Community Meeting Room, 501 Poli Street, Ventura,
California.
The States will issue notice of the public meeting(s) in a local
newspaper(s) at least 45 days prior to the public meeting(s), and will
issue other timely notices as appropriate.
Copies of the State's most recent performance reports, as well as
OCRM's notifications and supplemental request letters to the States,
are available upon request from OCRM. Written comments from interested
parties regarding these Programs are encouraged and will be accepted
until 15 days after the public meeting. Please direct written comments
to Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy Coordination Division, Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910. When the evaluation is
completed, OCRM will place a notice in the Federal Register announcing
the availability of the Final Evaluation Findings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy
Coordination Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management,
NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, (301)
713-3090, ext. 126.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone
Management Program Administration.
Dated: October 16, 1996.
W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone.
[FR Doc. 96-27127 Filed 10-22-96; 8:45 am]
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