AGENCY:

Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting; opportunity to comment.

SUMMARY:

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management (OCM), will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Maine Coastal Management Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.

DATES:

NOAA will hold a virtual public meeting from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Thursday, September 3, 2026. NOAA may close the meeting 10 minutes after the conclusion of public testimony and after responding to any clarifying questions from meeting participants. NOAA will consider all relevant written comments received by Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Comments may be submitted:

• Virtually at Public Meeting: Provide oral comments during the virtual public meeting on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET by registering as a speaker at https://forms.gle/​6rRzzV3P4JxZn3in6. Please register by Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET. Upon registration, NOAA will send a confirmation email. At least one hour prior to the start of the September 3, 2026 virtual meeting, NOAA will send an email to all registrants with a link to the public meeting and information about participating. While advance registration is requested, registration will remain open until the meeting closes, and any participant may provide oral comment after the registered speakers conclude. Meeting registrants may remain anonymous by typing “Anonymous” in the “First Name” and “Last Name” fields on the registration form.
• Email: Send written comments to Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, at czma.evaluations@noaa.gov. Include “Comments on Maine Coastal Management Program” in the subject line. NOAA will accept anonymous comments; however, the written comments NOAA receives are 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. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or personally identifiable information, such as account numbers and Social Security numbers. Comments that are not related to the performance evaluation of the Maine Coastal Management Program or ( printed page 45262) that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language will not be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, by email at Carrie.Hall@noaa.gov or by phone at (240) 410-3422. Copies of the previous evaluation findings 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 Carrie Hall.