81 FR 56607 - Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 162 (August 22, 2016)

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 Guam Coastal Management Program.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56607-56608]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19946]


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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 Guam Coastal Management 
Program.

DATES: Guam Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public meeting 
will be held on September 28, 2016, and written comments must be 
received on or before October 5, 2016.
    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 
Sinajana, Guam. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, 
Senior Advisor, Policy, Planning, and Communications Division, 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: Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy, 
Planning and Communications Division, 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 related material (including past performance 
reports and notices prepared by NOAA's Office for Coastal Management) 
may be obtained upon written request by contacting the person 
identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Copies of the most 
recent evaluation findings and most recent progress report may also be 
downloaded or viewed on the Internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations.

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:

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Guam Coastal Management Program Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: September 28, 2016.
    Time: 5:30 p.m., local time.
    Location: Sinajana Community Center, 178 Chalan Guma Yu'os, 
Sinajana, Guam 96910.
    Written public comments must be received on or before October 5, 
2016.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration

    Dated: August 5, 2016.
Josh Lott,
Policy Program Manager, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-19946 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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