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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate.
The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Massachusetts,
Texas, and Michigan Coastal
Management Programs.
The Coastal Zone Management
Program evaluations will be conducted
pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal
Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15
CFR part 923, Subpart L. The CZMA
requires continuing review of the
performance of states with respect to
coastal program implementation.
Evaluation of a Coastal Management
Program requires findings concerning
the extent to which a state has met the
national objectives, adhered to its
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Copies of each state’s most
recent performance report, as well as
OCRM’s evaluation notification letter to
the state, are available upon request
from OCRM. Written comments from
interested parties regarding these
programs are encouraged and will be
accepted until June 6, 2014 for the
Michigan Coastal Management Program
and June 13, 2014 for the Massachusetts
and Texas Coastal Management
Programs. Please direct written
comments to Carrie Hall, Evaluator,
National Policy and Evaluation
Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, NOS/NOAA,
1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor,
N/ORM7, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910, or Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
AGENCY:
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Coastal Management Program document
approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance awards funded under the
CZMA.
The evaluations will include a public
meeting, consideration of written public
comments and consultations with
interested Federal, state, and local
agencies and members of the public.
When the evaluation is completed,
OCRM will place a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the Final Evaluation Findings. Notice is
hereby given of the date, local time, and
location of the public meeting.
Date and Time: The Massachusetts
Coastal Management Program public
meeting will be held on Thursday, June
5th at 4:30 p.m. local time at the
Executive Office of Energy and
Environmental Affairs, 2nd Floor
Conference Room D, 100 Cambridge
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114. A
picture ID is required for building entry.
The Michigan Coastal Management
Program public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, June 4th, at 5:00 p.m. local
time at Lansing Community CollegeWest Campus, 5708 Cornerstone Drive,
Room M119—Section 1, Lansing,
Michigan, 48917.
The Texas Coastal Management
Program public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, June 4th, at 5:00 p.m. local
time at Texas A&M University—Corpus
Christi Natural Resources Center, 6300
Ocean Drive, Room 1003, Corpus
Christi, Texas 78412.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hall, Evaluator, National Policy
and Evaluation Division, Office of
Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301)
563–1135, or Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov.
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Dated: April 11, 2014.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services,
and Coastal Zone Management National,
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office
of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
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
Massachusetts, Texas, and Michigan Coastal Management Programs.
The Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations will be conducted
pursuant to section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as
amended (CZMA) and regulations at 15 CFR part 923, Subpart L. The CZMA
requires continuing review of the performance of states with respect to
coastal program implementation. Evaluation of a Coastal Management
Program requires findings concerning the extent to which a state has
met the national objectives, adhered to its Coastal Management Program
document approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the
terms of financial assistance awards funded under the CZMA.
The evaluations will include a public meeting, consideration of
written public comments and consultations with interested Federal,
state, and local agencies and members of the public. When the
evaluation is completed, OCRM will place a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of the Final Evaluation Findings.
Notice is hereby given of the date, local time, and location of the
public meeting.
Date and Time: The Massachusetts Coastal Management Program public
meeting will be held on Thursday, June 5th at 4:30 p.m. local time at
the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, 2nd Floor
Conference Room D, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114. A
picture ID is required for building entry.
The Michigan Coastal Management Program public meeting will be held
on Wednesday, June 4th, at 5:00 p.m. local time at Lansing Community
College-West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone Drive, Room M119--Section 1,
Lansing, Michigan, 48917.
The Texas Coastal Management Program public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, June 4th, at 5:00 p.m. local time at Texas A&M University--
Corpus Christi Natural Resources Center, 6300 Ocean Drive, Room 1003,
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412.
ADDRESSES: Copies of each state's most recent performance report, as
well as OCRM's evaluation notification letter to the state, are
available upon request from OCRM. Written comments from interested
parties regarding these programs are encouraged and will be accepted
until June 6, 2014 for the Michigan Coastal Management Program and June
13, 2014 for the Massachusetts and Texas Coastal Management Programs.
Please direct written comments to Carrie Hall, Evaluator, National
Policy and Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, National
Policy and Evaluation Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, N/ORM7,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301) 563-1135, or Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management
Program Administration)
Dated: April 11, 2014.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean
Services, and Coastal Zone Management National, Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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