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Evaluation of State Coastal
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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.
SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean
and Coastal Resource Management
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate
the performance of the Maine Coastal
Management Program, the Washington
Coastal Management Program, and the
Padilla Bay (Washington) National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
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 Coastal Management
Programs 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 National Estuarine Research
Reserve evaluation will be conducted
pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the
CZMA and regulations at 15 CFR Part
921, Subpart E and Part 923, Subpart L.
Evaluation of National Estuarine
Research Reserves requires findings
concerning the extent to which a state
has met the national objectives, adhered
to its Reserve final management plan
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,
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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 visits for the listed
evaluations, and the dates, local times,
and locations of the public meetings
during the site visits.
Copies of these final evaluation
findings may be obtained upon written
request from: Kate Barba, 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 Kate.Barba@noaa.gov.
Dates and Times: The Maine Coastal
Management Program evaluation site
visit will be held September 14–18,
2009. One public meeting will be held
during the week. The public meeting
will be held on Tuesday, September 15,
2009, at 7 p.m., at the Ellsworth City
Hall Auditorium, 1 City Hall Plaza,
Ellsworth, Maine.
The Washington Coastal Management
Program evaluation site visit will be
held September 21–25, 2009. One
public meeting will be held during the
week. The public meeting will be held
on Monday, September 21, 2009, at 6
p.m. at the Washington Department of
Ecology Auditorium, 300 Desmond
Drive, SE., Lacey, Washington.
The Padilla Bay (Washington)
National Estuarine Research Reserve
evaluation site visit will be held
September 22–24, 2009. One public
meeting will be held during the week.
The public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at 7
p.m. at the Padilla Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve, Interpretive
Center Meeting Room, 10441 BayviewEdison Road, Mt. Vernon, Washington.
ADDRESSES: Copies of states’ most recent
performance reports, as well as OCRM’s
evaluation notification and
supplemental information 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 last
public meeting held for a Program.
Please direct written comments to Kate
Barba, 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.
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Notice is
hereby given of the availability of the
final evaluation findings for the
Wisconsin Coastal Management
Program (CMP) and the Sapelo Island
(Georgia) and Wells (Maine) National
Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs).
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 State of Wisconsin 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
their financial assistance awards. The
Sapelo Island and Wells NERRs were
found to be adhering to programmatic
requirements of the NERR System.
Copies of these final evaluation
findings may be obtained upon written
request from: Kate Barba, 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 Kate.Barba@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate
Barba, 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) 563–1182.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
Coastal Zone Management Program
Administration)
Dated: July 23, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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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 Maine
Coastal Management Program, the Washington Coastal Management Program,
and the Padilla Bay (Washington) National Estuarine Research Reserve.
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 Coastal Management
Programs 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 National Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation will be
conducted pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the CZMA and regulations
at 15 CFR Part 921, Subpart E and Part 923, Subpart L. Evaluation of
National Estuarine Research Reserves requires findings concerning the
extent to which a state has met the national objectives, adhered to its
Reserve final management plan 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
visits for the listed evaluations, and the dates, local times, and
locations of the public meetings during the site visits.
Copies of these final evaluation findings may be obtained upon
written request from: Kate Barba, 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 Kate.Barba@noaa.gov.
Dates and Times: The Maine Coastal Management Program evaluation
site visit will be held September 14-18, 2009. One public meeting will
be held during the week. The public meeting will be held on Tuesday,
September 15, 2009, at 7 p.m., at the Ellsworth City Hall Auditorium, 1
City Hall Plaza, Ellsworth, Maine.
The Washington Coastal Management Program evaluation site visit
will be held September 21-25, 2009. One public meeting will be held
during the week. The public meeting will be held on Monday, September
21, 2009, at 6 p.m. at the Washington Department of Ecology Auditorium,
300 Desmond Drive, SE., Lacey, Washington.
The Padilla Bay (Washington) National Estuarine Research Reserve
evaluation site visit will be held September 22-24, 2009. One public
meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held
on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at 7 p.m. at the Padilla Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve, Interpretive Center Meeting Room, 10441
Bayview-Edison Road, Mt. Vernon, Washington.
ADDRESSES: Copies of states' most recent performance reports, as well
as OCRM's evaluation notification and supplemental information 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 last public
meeting held for a Program. Please direct written comments to Kate
Barba, 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 Wisconsin Coastal Management
Program (CMP) and the Sapelo Island (Georgia) and Wells (Maine)
National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs). 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 State of Wisconsin 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 their
financial assistance awards. The Sapelo Island and Wells NERRs were
found to be adhering to programmatic requirements of the NERR System.
Copies of these final evaluation findings may be obtained upon
written request from: Kate Barba, 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 Kate.Barba@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Barba, 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) 563-1182.
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management
Program Administration)
Dated: July 23, 2009.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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