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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 5, 2023 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of Alabama State Coastal
Management Program; Notice of Public
Meeting; Request for Comments
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
opportunity to comment.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office for Coastal Management, will
hold an in-person public meeting to
solicit input on the performance
evaluation of the Alabama Coastal
Management Program. NOAA also
invites the public to submit written
comments.
DATES: NOAA will hold an in-person
public meeting on Tuesday, July 18,
2023, at 6 p.m. NOAA will consider all
relevant written comments received by
Friday, July 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by one of the following
methods:
• In-Person Public Meeting: Provide
oral comments during the in-person
public meeting on Tuesday, July 18,
2023, at 6 p.m. at Blakeley Hall, 31115
Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL
36527.
• Email: Send written comments to
Michael Migliori, Evaluator, NOAA
Office for Coastal Management, at
Michael.Migliori@noaa.gov. Include
‘‘Comments on Performance Evaluation
of the Alabama Coastal Management
Program’’ in the subject line of the
message.
NOAA will accept anonymous
comments; however, the written
comments NOAA receives are
considered part of the public record,
and the entirety of the comment,
including the name of the commenter,
email address, attachments, and other
supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security
numbers, should not be included with
the comment. Comments that are not
related to the performance evaluation of
the Alabama Coastal Management
Program or that contain profanity,
vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate
language will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Migliori, Evaluator, NOAA
Office for Coastal Management, by email
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at Michael.Migliori@noaa.gov or by
phone at (443) 332–8936. Copies of the
previous evaluation findings and
Assessment and Strategies may be
viewed and downloaded 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
Michael Migliori.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved coastal management
programs. The evaluation process
includes holding one or more public
meetings, considering public comments,
and consulting with interested Federal,
State, and local agencies and members
of the public. During the evaluation,
NOAA will consider the extent to which
the State of Alabama 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
complete, NOAA’s Office for Coastal
Management will place a notice in the
Federal Register announcing the
availability of the final evaluation
findings.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1458.
John R. King,
Chief, Business Operations Division, Office
for Coastal Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of an
application for exempted fishing permit;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the receipt
of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Dr. Max Lee,
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
(Mote), Center for Fisheries Electronic
Monitoring, Sarasota, Florida. If granted,
the EFP would allow the retention of a
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limited number of undersized red
grouper in Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) Federal
waters by three federally permitted
commercial reef fish bottom longline
vessels. The results from this EFP are
expected assist in Federal fishery
management decisions.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the application, identified by
‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2023–0076’’ by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and enter
‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2023–0076’’ in the
Search box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’
icon, complete the required fields, and
enter or attach your comments.
Mail: Submit written comments to
Rich Malinowski, Southeast Regional
Office, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
Electronic copies of the EFP
application may be obtained from the
Southeast Regional Office website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
southeast/science-data/exemptedfishing-permit-mote-marine-lab-redgrouper-full-retention-study?check_
logged_in=1.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich
Malinowski, 727–824–5305; email:
rich.malinowski@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR
600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
Federal regulations at 50 CFR
622.37(b)(2)(i) prohibit the possession,
sale, or purchase red grouper less the
commercial minimum size limit of 18
inches (45.7 cm), total length (TL). The
EFP would allow the possession, sale,
and purchase of a limited number of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of Alabama State Coastal Management Program; Notice of
Public Meeting; Request for Comments
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
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 an in-person public meeting to
solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Alabama Coastal
Management Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written
comments.
DATES: NOAA will hold an in-person public meeting on Tuesday, July 18,
2023, at 6 p.m. NOAA will consider all relevant written comments
received by Friday, July 28, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
In-Person Public Meeting: Provide oral comments during the
in-person public meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 6 p.m. at
Blakeley Hall, 31115 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL 36527.
Email: Send written comments to Michael Migliori,
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, at
[email protected]. Include ``Comments on Performance Evaluation
of the Alabama Coastal Management Program'' in the subject line of the
message.
NOAA will accept anonymous comments; however, the written comments
NOAA receives are considered part of the public record, and the
entirety of the comment, including the name of the commenter, email
address, attachments, and other supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personally identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security numbers, should not be included
with the comment. Comments that are not related to the performance
evaluation of the Alabama Coastal Management Program or that contain
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language will not
be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Migliori, Evaluator, NOAA
Office for Coastal Management, by email at [email protected] or
by phone at (443) 332-8936. Copies of the previous evaluation findings
and Assessment and Strategies may be viewed and downloaded 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 Michael Migliori.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally
approved coastal management programs. The evaluation process includes
holding one or more public meetings, considering public comments, and
consulting with interested Federal, State, and local agencies and
members of the public. During the evaluation, NOAA will consider the
extent to which the State of Alabama 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 complete, NOAA's Office for Coastal
Management will place a notice in the Federal Register announcing the
availability of the final evaluation findings.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1458.
John R. King,
Chief, Business Operations Division, Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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