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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Program and National
Estuarine Research Reserve
Office for Coastal Management
(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
opportunity to comment.
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
Maryland Coastal Management Program
and Chesapeake Bay Maryland National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
DATES: NOAA will consider all written
comments received by July 31, 2020.
The virtual public meeting will be held
on Wednesday July 22, 2020 at 12:00
p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the coastal management program and
national estuarine research reserve
NOAA intends to evaluate by emailing
Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for
Coastal Management at Carrie.Hall@
noaa.gov. Comments that the Office for
Coastal Management receives are
considered part of the public record and
may be publicly accessible. Any
personal identifying information (e.g.,
name, address) submitted voluntarily by
the sender may also be publicly
accessible. NOAA will accept
anonymous comments.
To participate in the public meeting
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.
EDT, registration is required one hour in
advance by 11:00 a.m. EDT.
Registration: https://
noaacsc.adobeconnect.com/
cbmnerrpublicmeeting/event/event_
info.html. You may participate online or
by phone. If you would like to provide
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comment during the public meeting,
please select ‘‘yes’’ during the online
registration. The line-up of speakers will
be based on your date and time of
registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for
Coastal Management by phone at (240)
533–0730 or email Carrie.Hall@
noaa.gov. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings, coastal
management program’s 2016–2020
Assessment and Strategy and reserve’s
management plan and site profile 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 reports may be obtained upon
request by contacting Carrie Hall.
Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved state coastal programs and
national estuarine research reserves.
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. For the evaluation of the
Maryland Coastal Management Program
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. For the
evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay
Maryland National Estuarine Research
Reserve, NOAA will consider the extent
to which the state has met the national
objectives, adhered to its management
plan approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, and adhered to the terms of
financial assistance under the Coastal
Zone Management Act. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
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 Program and National
Estuarine Research Reserve
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and opportunity to comment.
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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 Maryland Coastal
Management Program and Chesapeake Bay Maryland National Estuarine
Research Reserve.
DATES: NOAA will consider all written comments received by July 31,
2020. The virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday July 22,
2020 at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the coastal management program
and national estuarine research reserve NOAA intends to evaluate by
emailing Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management at
[email protected]. Comments that the Office for Coastal Management
receives are considered part of the public record and may be publicly
accessible. Any personal identifying information (e.g., name, address)
submitted voluntarily by the sender may also be publicly accessible.
NOAA will accept anonymous comments.
To participate in the public meeting Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at
12:00 p.m. EDT, registration is required one hour in advance by 11:00
a.m. EDT.
Registration: https://noaacsc.adobeconnect.com/cbmnerrpublicmeeting/event/event_info.html. You may participate online or by phone. If you
would like to provide comment during the public meeting, please select
``yes'' during the online registration. The line-up of speakers will be
based on your date and time of registration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office
for Coastal Management by phone at (240) 533-0730 or email
[email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation findings,
coastal management program's 2016-2020 Assessment and Strategy and
reserve's management plan and site profile 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 reports may be
obtained upon request by contacting Carrie Hall.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally
approved state coastal programs and national estuarine research
reserves. 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. For the evaluation of the Maryland Coastal Management Program
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. For the evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay Maryland National
Estuarine Research Reserve, NOAA will consider the extent to which the
state has met the national objectives, adhered to its management plan
approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of
financial assistance under the Coastal Zone Management Act. 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.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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