Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves, 17969-17970 [2017-07561]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 71 (Friday, April 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17969-17970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs and National 
Estuarine Research Reserves

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service 
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Wisconsin Coastal 
Management Program. Notice is also hereby given of the availability of 
the final evaluation findings for the American Samoa, Virginia, and 
Florida Coastal Management Programs and Weeks Bay, San Francisco Bay, 
and Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserves.

DATES: Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public 
meeting will be held on May 31, 2017, and written comments must be 
received on or before June 9, 2017.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the Wisconsin Coastal Management 
Program NOAA intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Carrie Hall, 
Evaluator, Planning and Performance Measurement Program, Office for 
Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/
OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or email comments 
Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and 
Performance Measurement Program, Office for Coastal Management, NOS/
NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910, or Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov. Copies of the most recent 
performance report, previous evaluation findings, and 2016-2020 
Assessment and Strategy may be viewed and downloaded on the Internet at 
https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations. A copy of the evaluation 
notification letter 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 and territorial 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 state 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.
    Specific information on the periodic evaluation of the state and 
territorial coastal program that is the subject of this notice is 
detailed below as follows:

Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: May 31, 2017.
    Time: 6:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: 2323 S Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53207.
    Written public comments must be received on or before June 9, 2017.

Availability of Final Evaluation Findings of Other State and 
Territorial Coastal Programs

    The NOAA Office for Coastal Management has completed review of the 
Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations for the territory and 
states of American Samoa, Virginia, and Florida. Both states and 
territory were found to be implementing and enforcing their federally 
approved coastal management programs, 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 NOAA Office for Coastal Management has completed review of the 
National Estuarine Research Reserves evaluations for Weeks Bay, San 
Francisco Bay, and Guana Tolomato Matanzas and the reserves were found 
to be adhering to programmatic requirements of the National Estuarine

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Research Reserve System. Copies of these final evaluation findings may 
be downloaded at https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/ or by submitting a written request to 
the person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration.

    Dated: April 7, 2017.
Donna Rivelli,
Deputy Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, 
Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07561 Filed 4-13-17; 8:45 am]
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