83 FR 22468 - Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 94 (May 15, 2018)

Page Range		22468-22469
FR Document		2018-10309

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 California Coastal Commission, part of the California Coastal Management Program.

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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 of Intent to Evaluate State Coastal Management Program.

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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 California Coastal 
Commission, part of the California Coastal Management Program.

DATES: California Coastal Commission Evaluation: The public meeting 
will be held on June 11, 2018, and written comments must be received on 
or before June 22, 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 
Long Beach, California. 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 
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 http://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:

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California Coastal Commission Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: June 11, 2018.
    Time: 7:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: Ocean Theater Auditorium, Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 
Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802.
    Written public comments must be received on or before June 22, 
2018.

    Dated: May 1, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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further prohibited take and ensure section, provided all of the following For specific dates, times, and
MMPA compliance. Bay State Wind conditions are met: locations of the public meetings, see
may not resume their activities until • A request for renewal is received no SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
notified by NMFS. later than 60 days prior to expiration of
(ii) In the event that Bay State Wind the current IHA. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
discovers an injured or dead marine • The request for renewal must on the program or reserve NOAA
mammal, and the lead PSO determines include the following: intends to evaluate by any of the
that the cause of the injury or death is (1) An explanation that the activities following methods:
unknown and the death is relatively to be conducted beyond the initial dates Public Meeting and Oral Comments:
recent (e.g., in less than a moderate state either are identical to the previously A public meeting will be held in Long
of decomposition), Bay State Wind shall analyzed activities or include changes Beach, California. For the specific
immediately report the incident to the so minor (e.g., reduction in pile size) location, see SUPPLEMENTARY
NMFS Office of Protected Resources that the changes do not affect the INFORMATION.
((301) 427–8400) and the NMFS previous analyses, take estimates, or
Northeast Stranding Coordinator ((866) Written Comments: Please direct
mitigation and monitoring written comments to Carrie Hall,
755–6622). The report must include the requirements; and
same information identified in Evaluator, Planning and Performance
(2) A preliminary monitoring report Measurement Program, Office for
condition 6(b)(i) of this IHA. Activities showing the results of the required
may continue while NMFS reviews the Coastal Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305
monitoring to date and an explanation
circumstances of the incident. NMFS East-West Highway, 11th Floor, N/
showing that the monitoring results do
will work with Bay State Wind to OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
not indicate impacts of a scale or nature
determine whether additional or email comments Carrie.Hall@
not previously analyzed or authorized;
mitigation measures or modifications to noaa.gov.
• Upon review of the request for
the activities are appropriate. renewal, the status of the affected
(iii) In the event that Bay State Wind FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
species or stocks, and any other Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and
discovers an injured or dead marine
pertinent information, NMFS Performance Measurement Program,
mammal, and the lead PSO determines
that the injury or death is not associated determines that there are no more than Office for Coastal Management, NOS/
with or related to the specified activities minor changes in the activities, the NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, 11th
(e.g., previously wounded animal, mitigation and monitoring measures Floor, N/OCM1, Silver Spring,
carcass with moderate to advanced remain the same and appropriate, and Maryland 20910, or Carrie.Hall@
decomposition, or scavenger damage), the original findings remain valid.
noaa.gov. Copies of the previous
Bay State Wind shall report the incident Dated: May 10, 2018. evaluation findings and 2016–2020
to the NMFS Office of Protected Elaine T. Saiz, Assessment and Strategy may be viewed
Resources ((301) 427–8400) and the Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected and downloaded on the internet at
NMFS Northeast Stranding Coordinator Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations.
((866) 755–6622), within 24 hours of the [FR Doc. 2018–10333 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am] A copy of the evaluation notification
discovery. Bay State Wind shall provide BILLING CODE 3510–22–P letter and most recent progress report
photographs or video footage or other may be obtained upon request by
documentation of the sighting to NMFS. contacting the person identified under
7. This Authorization may be DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
modified, suspended or withdrawn if
the holder fails to abide by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
conditions prescribed herein, or if Administration 312 of the Coastal Zone Management
NMFS determines the authorized taking Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
is having more than a negligible impact Evaluation of State Coastal periodic evaluations of federally
on the species or stock of affected Management Programs approved state and territorial coastal
marine mammals. AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management programs. The process includes one or
Request for Public Comments (OCM), National Ocean Service (NOS), more public meetings, consideration of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric written public comments and
We request comment on our analyses, consultations with interested Federal,
Administration (NOAA), Department of
the draft authorization, and any other state, and local agencies and members of
Commerce (DOC).
aspect of this Notice of Proposed IHA the public. During the evaluation,
for the proposed marine site ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate
State Coastal Management Program. NOAA will consider the extent to which
characterization surveys. Please include the state has met the national objectives,
with your comments any supporting adhered to the management program
SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and
data or literature citations to help approved by the Secretary of Commerce,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
inform our final decision on the request and adhered to the terms of financial
Office for Coastal Management will hold
for MMPA authorization. assistance under the CZMA. When the
On a case-by-case basis, NMFS may a public meeting to solicit comments on
the performance evaluation of the evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office
issue a one-year renewal IHA without
additional notice when (1) another year California Coastal Commission, part of for Coastal Management will place a
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of identical or nearly identical activities the California Coastal Management notice in the Federal Register
as described in the Specified Activities Program. announcing the availability of the Final
section is planned, or (2) the activities DATES: California Coastal Commission Evaluation Findings.
would not be completed by the time the Evaluation: The public meeting will be Specific information on the periodic
IHA expires and renewal would allow held on June 11, 2018, and written evaluation of the state and territorial
completion of the activities beyond that comments must be received on or before coastal program that is the subject of
described in the Dates and Duration June 22, 2018. this notice is detailed below as follows:

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Intent to Evaluate State Coastal Management Program.
Dates		California Coastal Commission Evaluation: The public meeting will be held on June 11, 2018, and written comments must be received on or before June 22, 2018.
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 http://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.
FR Citation		83 FR 22468

83 FR 22468 - Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

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