81 FR 34313 - Evaluations of National Estuarine Research Reserves and Coastal Management Programs

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 104 (May 31, 2016)

Page Range		34313-34313
FR Document		2016-12783

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 Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Notice is also hereby given of the availability of the final evaluation findings for the Florida Coastal Management Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluations of National Estuarine Research Reserves and 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 Tijuana River National 
Estuarine Research Reserve. Notice is also hereby given of the 
availability of the final evaluation findings for the Florida Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: 
The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, and written 
comments must be received on or before Friday, July 29, 2016.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may use any of the following methods to submit comments 
regarding the reserve NOAA intends to evaluate:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: Public meetings will be held in 
Imperial City, California. For specific locations, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, 
Evaluator, Policy, Planning and Communications, Office for Coastal 
Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or email comments to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, Policy, 
Planning and Communications, Office for Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 
1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 
20910, or [email protected]. Copies of the final evaluation 
findings and related material (including past performance reports and 
notices prepared by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management) may be 
obtained upon written request by contacting Ralph Cantral. Copies of 
the final evaluation findings may also be downloaded or viewed on the 
Internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone 
Management Act (CZMA) require NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of 
federally approved national estuarine research reserves. The process 
includes a public meeting, 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 final management plan 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 reserves that 
are the subject of this notice are detailed below:

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: July 19, 2016.
    Time: 6 p.m., local time.
    Location: 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, California 91932.
    Written comments must be received on or before July 29, 2016.

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 state of Florida. 
The state was found to be implementing and enforcing their 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. Copies of the final evaluation findings may be downloaded at 
http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/index.html or 
by submitting a written request to the person identified under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: May 23, 2016.
John King,
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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IV. Request for Comments regarding the reserve NOAA intends to Availability of Final Evaluation
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether evaluate: Findings of Other State and Territorial
Public Meeting and Oral Comments: Coastal Programs
the proposed collection of information
Public meetings will be held in Imperial The NOAA Office for Coastal
is necessary for the proper performance
City, California. For specific locations, Management has completed review of
of the functions of the agency, including
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. the Coastal Zone Management Program
whether the information shall have Written Comments: Please direct
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the evaluations for the state of Florida. The
written comments to Ralph Cantral,
agency’s estimate of the burden state was found to be implementing and
Evaluator, Policy, Planning and
(including hours and cost) of the Communications, Office for Coastal enforcing their federally approved
proposed collection of information; (c) Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East- coastal management program,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, addressing the national coastal
clarity of the information to be Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or email management objectives identified in
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the comments to Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov. CZMA Section 303(2)(A)-(K), and
burden of the collection of information adhering to the programmatic terms of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
on respondents, including through the their financial assistance awards. Copies
Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, Policy,
use of automated collection techniques of the final evaluation findings may be
Planning and Communications, Office
or other forms of information downloaded at http://coast.noaa.gov/
for Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA,
technology. czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/
1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/
Comments submitted in response to index.html or by submitting a written
OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
this notice will be summarized and/or request to the person identified under
or Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov. Copies of
included in the request for OMB FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
the final evaluation findings and related
approval of this information collection; Dated: May 23, 2016.
material (including past performance
they also will become a matter of public reports and notices prepared by NOAA’s John King,
record. Office for Coastal Management) may be Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Dated: May 25, 2016. obtained upon written request by Management, National Ocean Service,
Sarah Brabson, contacting Ralph Cantral. Copies of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. final evaluation findings may also be Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016–12692 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am] downloaded or viewed on the Internet Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/ Coastal Zone Management Program
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
evaluations/evaluation_findings/ Administration
index.html. [FR Doc. 2016–12783 Filed 5–27–16; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections BILLING CODE 3510–08–P

312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Management Act (CZMA) require
Administration NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
of federally approved national estuarine National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Evaluations of National Estuarine
research reserves. The process includes Administration
Research Reserves and Coastal
a public meeting, consideration of
Management Programs RIN 0648–XE654
written public comments and
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management consultations with interested Federal,
(OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), state, and local agencies and members of Pacific Fishery Management Council;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric the public. During the evaluation, Public Meeting
Administration (NOAA), Department of NOAA will consider the extent to which AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Commerce (DOC). the state has met the national objectives, Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
ACTION: Notice. adhered to the final management plan Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
approved by the Secretary of Commerce, Commerce.
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and and adhered to the terms of financial ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), assistance under the CZMA. When the
Office for Coastal Management will hold evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery
a public meeting to solicit comments on for Coastal Management will place a Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
the performance evaluation of the notice in the Federal Register Ad hoc Sacramento River Winter
Tijuana River National Estuarine announcing the availability of the Final Chinook Workgroup (SRWCW) will
Research Reserve. Notice is also hereby Evaluation Findings. hold a webinar, which is open to the
given of the availability of the final Specific information on the periodic public, to discuss progress on
evaluation findings for the Florida evaluation of reserves that are the development of potential harvest
Coastal Management Program. subject of this notice are detailed below: control rule options.
DATES: Tijuana River National Estuarine Tijuana River National Estuarine DATES: The webinar will be held on
Research Reserve Evaluation: The Research Reserve Evaluation Wednesday, June 15, from 1:30 p.m.
public meeting will be held on Tuesday, until business for the day is complete.
You may participate or submit oral
July 19, 2016, and written comments ADDRESSES: To attend the webinar, visit:
sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

comments at the public meeting
must be received on or before Friday, http://www.gotomeeting.com/online/
scheduled as follows:
July 29, 2016. Date: July 19, 2016. webinar/join-webinar. Enter the
For specific dates, times, and Time: 6 p.m., local time. Webinar ID, which is 131–571–715, and
locations of the public meetings, see Location: 301 Caspian Way, Imperial your name and email address (required).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Beach, California 91932. After logging in to the webinar, please:
ADDRESSES: You may use any of the Written comments must be received Dial this TOLL number +1 (562) 247–
following methods to submit comments on or before July 29, 2016. 8422 (not a toll-free number), enter the

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Dates		Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, and written comments must be received on or before Friday, July 29, 2016.
Contact		Ralph Cantral, Evaluator, Policy, Planning and Communications, Office for Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or [email protected] Copies of the final evaluation findings and related material (including past performance reports and notices prepared by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management) may be obtained upon written request by contacting Ralph Cantral. Copies of the final evaluation findings may also be downloaded or viewed on the Internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/ index.html.
FR Citation		81 FR 34313

81 FR 34313 - Evaluations of National Estuarine Research Reserves and Coastal Management Programs

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