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Download as PDF 16330 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2018 / Notices 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: April 11, 2018. Sarah Brabson, NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–07885 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 Minnesota Coastal Management Program. SUMMARY: Minnesota Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public meeting will be held on May 22, 2018, and written comments must be received on or before June 1, 2018. For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the program or reserve NOAA intends to evaluate by any of the following methods: Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in Duluth, Minnesota. 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 srobinson on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:42 Apr 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 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 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 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: Minnesota Coastal Management Program Evaluation You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting scheduled as follows: Date: May 22, 2018. Time: 5:30 p.m., local time. Location: Hartley Nature Center, 3001 Woodland Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota 55803. Written public comments must be received on or before June 1, 2018. Dated: March 15, 2018. Keelin Kuipers Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 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Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an IHA to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than May 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Physical comments should be sent to 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and electronic comments should be sent to ITP.guan@noaa.gov. Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. Comments received electronically, including all attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF file formats only. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

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 Minnesota Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: Minnesota Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public 
meeting will be held on May 22, 2018, and written comments must be 
received on or before June 1, 2018.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the program or reserve NOAA 
intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Duluth, Minnesota. 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 
[email protected].

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 [email protected]. Copies of the 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 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 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:

Minnesota Coastal Management Program Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: May 22, 2018.
    Time: 5:30 p.m., local time.
    Location: Hartley Nature Center, 3001 Woodland Avenue, Duluth, 
Minnesota 55803.
    Written public comments must be received on or before June 1, 2018.

    Dated: March 15, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
Coastal Zone Management Program Administration

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