Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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.
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 Chesapeake Bay, Virginia National Estuarine Research Reserve.
DATES:
NOAA will consider all written comments received by Friday, October 29, 2021. A virtual public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 12 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit written comments on the national estuarine research reserve NOAA intends to evaluate by emailing Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal management at Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov. Timely comments received by the Office for Coastal Management are considered part of the public record and may be publicly accessible. Any personal information ( e.g., name, address) submitted voluntarily by the sender may also be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments. You may also provide public comments during the virtual public meeting. To participate in the virtual public meeting, registration is required by Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at 5 p.m. ET.
Registration: To register, visit https://forms.gle/24YYpd9AkG82ciSN7. If you have difficulty registering, contact Carrie Hall by email at Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov. 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 the date and time of registration. Once you register, you will receive a confirmation of your registration. One hour prior to the start of the meeting on October 20, 2021, you will be emailed a link to the public meeting and information about participating.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hall Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management by email at Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov or 240-530-0730. Copies of the previous evaluation findings, reserve management plan, and reserve site profile 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 Carrie Hall.