[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 36383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12876]
[[Page 36383]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and opportunity to comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Mission Aransas National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
DATES: Mission Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve: The public
meeting will be held on July 16, 2020, and written comments must be
received on or before July 26, 2020. For specific dates, times, and
locations of the public meetings, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the coastal program NOAA intends
to evaluate by any of the following methods:
Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held
virtually. For specific information on how to participate see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written Comments: Please submit written comments to Pam Kylstra,
Program Development Specialist, NOAA Office for Coastal Management,
2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405 or email
comments to [email protected]. Comments that the Office for Coastal
Management receives are considered part of the public record and may be
publicly accessible. Any personal identifying information (e.g., name,
address) submitted voluntarily by the sender may also be publicly
accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Kylstra, Program Development
Specialist, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 2234 South
Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405, by phone at (843) 740-
1259 or email [email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation
findings may be viewed and downloaded on the internet at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/index.html. A copy
of the evaluation notification letter and most recent progress report
may be obtained upon request by contacting the person identified under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally
approved state coastal programs. 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 University of Texas at Austin 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.
You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting
scheduled as follows:
Date: Thursday, July 16, 2020
Time: 6:00 p.m., local time
Instructions for joining the public meeting and providing public
comment will be made available by July 2, 2020 at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/.
Written public comments must be received on or before July 26,
2020.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-12876 Filed 6-15-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3150-JE-P