[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7633]
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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 the
Narragansett Bay (RI) and Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve
Programs.
These evaluations will be conducted pursuant to sections 312 and
315 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 and reserve management.
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 Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Rhode
Island, site visit will be from May 13-17, 1996. A public meeting will
be held on Wednesday, May 15, 1996, at 9:00 A.M., at the Reserve Field
Station, 55 South Reserve Drive, South Prudence, Rhode Island 02872.
The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve site visit will be
from May 20-24, 1996. A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May
22, 1996, at 7:00 P.M., at the Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control Auditorium, Richardson and Robins Building, 89
Kings Highway, Dover, Delaware.
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: March 18, 1996.
W. Stanley Wilson,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 96-7633 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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