Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves, 44497-44498 [E7-15487]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 8, 2007 / Notices We are issuing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: August 2, 2007. Gary Taverman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7–15481 Filed 8–7–07; 8:45 am] world; and protecting life and property. NOAA will consider the findings in tailoring its outreach activities and to provide statistical basis for measuring the utilization of tax-funded data products. Respondents will be a crosssection of the U.S. population. II. Method of Collection NOAA will survey respondents electronically via the Internet. Sixteen one-hour focus groups will also be conducted with small groups of respondents in person. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration III. Data Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Public Awareness and Outreach Evaluation Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Patricia Huff, 301–713–1127 or patricia.huff@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES I. Abstract The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to collect information needed to assess the understanding and awareness of NOAA and its programs among the general public, especially as it relates to the collection and dissemination of scientific, operational, and life-saving data. NOAA’s mission includes understanding and predicting changes in the Earth’s environment; being an international leader in changing the way integrated environmental observations and information are captured, managed, stored, shared, and used to benefit the VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:14 Aug 07, 2007 Jkt 211001 OMB Number: None. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,110. Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes per electronic survey; one hour per focus group participant. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,333. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: August 2, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7–15394 Filed 8–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate and notice of availability of final findings. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 44497 SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the Alaska Coastal Management Program. The Coastal Zone Management Program evaluation 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. Each evaluation will include a site visit, consideration of public comments, and consultations with interested Federal, state, and local agencies and members of the public. A public meeting will be held as part of the site visit. Notice is hereby given of the dates of the site visit for the listed evaluation, and the date, local time, and location of the public meeting during the site visit. Date and Time: The Alaska Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit will be held August 13–18, 2007. The public meeting will be held on Monday, August 13, 2007, at 4 p.m. at the Department of Natural Resources Office of Project Management and Permitting, 302 Gold Street, Suite 202, Juneau, Alaska. Members of the public may also participate in the public meeting via teleconference by calling 1– 800–315–6338. The call-in code is 1111#. ADDRESSES: Copies of a state’s most recent performance reports, as well as OCRM’s evaluation notification and supplemental information request letters to the state, are available upon request from OCRM. Written comments E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1 44498 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 8, 2007 / Notices from interested parties regarding this Program are encouraged and will be accepted until 15 days after the public meeting held for the Program. Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, Chief, 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. 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 availability of the final evaluation findings for the Massachusetts Coastal Management Program (CMP) and the Chesapeake Bay-Virginia National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended, require a continuing review of the performance of coastal states with respect to approval of CMPs and the operation and management of NERRs. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was found to be implementing and enforcing its federally approved coastal management program, addressing the national coastal management objectives identified in CZMA Section 303(2)(A)– (K), and adhering to the programmatic terms of its financial assistance awards. The Chesapeake Bay-Virginia NERR was found to be adhering to programmatic requirements of the NERR System. Copies of these final evaluation findings may be obtained upon written request from: Ralph Cantral, Chief, 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 Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Ralph Cantral, Chief, 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) 563–7118. Dated: August 2, 2007. David M. Kennedy, Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. E7–15487 Filed 8–7–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–08–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:14 Aug 07, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct a natural resource damage assessment at the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site in New Jersey. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, acting as the lead administrative trustee on behalf of itself and the U.S. Department of the Interior, collectively acting as Federal natural resource trustees (Federal Trustees), have concluded their preliminary investigation of potential injuries to natural resources under their trusteeship that may have occurred as the result of releases of hazardous substances at or from the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (ASite@). Pursuant to 43 CFR 11, the Federal Trustees have completed a Preassessment Screen (‘‘PAS’’). The Federal Trustees made the determination to perform a natural resource damage assessment for the Site. Notice letters have been issued to potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to participate in the development and performance of this assessment, and in its funding. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PRPs that are being noticed are requested to provide a response within 30 calendar days of receipt of their notice letters, stating whether they wish to participate in this process. PRPs are asked to send responses to: Eli Reinharz, NOAA Assessment and Restoration Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ ORR3, SSMC#4, Room 10342, Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910–3281. For further information regarding the notice letters, please feel free to contact Eli Reinharz (NOAA) at (301) 713–4248 ext.193, eli.reinharz@noaa.gov, or Tim Kubiak (FWS) at (609) 646–9310, tim_kubiak@fws.gov. Legal questions should be addressed to Linda Burlington (NOAA) at (301) 713–1332, linda.b.burlington@noaa.gov, or Mark Barash (DOI) at (617) 527–2103, r5mbarash@gmail.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please be advised that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, acting as the lead administrative trustee on behalf of itself and the U. S. Department of the Interior, collectively acting as Federal natural resource trustees (Federal Trustees), have concluded their preliminary investigation of potential injuries to natural resources under their PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 trusteeship that may have occurred as the result of releases of hazardous substances at or from the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (ASite@). Pursuant to 43 CFR part 11, the Federal Trustees have completed a Preassessment Screen (‘‘PAS’’). The complete PAS may be found at https:// www.darrp.noaa/gov/northeast/passaic/ injury.html. The two agencies cited serve as Federal Trustees under authority of Subpart G of the National Contingency Plan, 40 CFR 300.600(b)(1–3), and 300.605. Information gathered and presented in the PAS forms the basis of the Federal Trustees—conclusion that the following criteria are met: 1. A release of a hazardous substance has occurred. 2. Natural resources for which the Federal Trustees may assert trusteeship under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) are or are likely to be adversely affected by the release. 3. The quantity and concentration of the released hazardous substances are sufficient to potentially cause injury to natural resources for which the Trustees may assert trusteeship under CERCLA. 4. Data sufficient to pursue a natural resource damage assessment are available or likely to be obtained at a reasonable cost. 5. Currently implemented and planned response actions will not sufficiently remedy the injury to natural resources without further action. Based upon the above findings, the Federal Trustees made the determination to perform a natural resource damage assessment for the Site, and have issued letters to those companies identified as PRPs in connection with the release of hazardous substances and the subsequent damages resulting from natural resource injury. The Notice of Intent to Perform an Assessment is provided pursuant to 43 CFR 11.32(a)(2)(iii)(A). Accordingly, PRPs are invited to participate in the development and performance of this assessment, and in its funding. Note that other PRPs are being noticed at this time, and the Federal Trustees may in the future also provide notices to additional PRPs as may be deemed appropriate. E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44497-44498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15487]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National 
Estuarine Research Reserves

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office 
of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate and notice of availability of 
final findings.

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SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management 
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the Alaska 
Coastal Management Program.
    The Coastal Zone Management Program evaluation 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.
    Each evaluation will include a site visit, consideration of public 
comments, and consultations with interested Federal, state, and local 
agencies and members of the public. A public meeting will be held as 
part of the site visit. Notice is hereby given of the dates of the site 
visit for the listed evaluation, and the date, local time, and location 
of the public meeting during the site visit.
    Date and Time: The Alaska Coastal Management Program evaluation 
site visit will be held August 13-18, 2007. The public meeting will be 
held on Monday, August 13, 2007, at 4 p.m. at the Department of Natural 
Resources Office of Project Management and Permitting, 302 Gold Street, 
Suite 202, Juneau, Alaska. Members of the public may also participate 
in the public meeting via teleconference by calling 1-800-315-6338. The 
call-in code is 1111.

ADDRESSES: Copies of a state's most recent performance reports, as well 
as OCRM's evaluation notification and supplemental information request 
letters to the state, are available upon request from OCRM. Written 
comments

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from interested parties regarding this Program are encouraged and will 
be accepted until 15 days after the public meeting held for the 
Program. Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, Chief, 
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. When the evaluation is completed, 
OCRM will place a notice in the Federal Register announcing the 
availability of the Final Evaluation Findings.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of the availability 
of the final evaluation findings for the Massachusetts Coastal 
Management Program (CMP) and the Chesapeake Bay-Virginia National 
Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR). Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended, require a continuing 
review of the performance of coastal states with respect to approval of 
CMPs and the operation and management of NERRs.
    The Commonwealth of Massachusetts was found to be implementing and 
enforcing its federally approved coastal management program, addressing 
the national coastal management objectives identified in CZMA Section 
303(2)(A)-(K), and adhering to the programmatic terms of its financial 
assistance awards. The Chesapeake Bay-Virginia NERR was found to be 
adhering to programmatic requirements of the NERR System.
    Copies of these final evaluation findings may be obtained upon 
written request from: Ralph Cantral, Chief, 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 Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Chief, 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) 563-7118.

    Dated: August 2, 2007.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-15487 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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