[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8243-8244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03794]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve; Meeting Notice
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 for the performance evaluation of the Hudson River National
Estuarine Research Reserve.
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DATES: Hudson River Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation:
The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, and written
comments must be received on or before Friday, May 18, 2018.
For the specific date, time, and location of the public meeting,
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the Hudson River National
Estuarine Research Reserve by any of the following methods:
Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in
Staatsburg, New York for the Hudson River Bay National Research
Reserve. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral,
Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson
Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, or via email to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy,
NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson Avenue,
Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, by phone at (843) 740-1143, or
via email to [email protected]. Copies of the previous evaluation
findings, Management Plan, and 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 performance
report may be obtained upon request by contacting the person identified
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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. For the evaluation of National Estuarine
Research Reserves, NOAA will consider the extent to which the state has
met the national objectives, adhered to its management plan approved by
the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial
assistance under the Coastal Zone Management Act. 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 as follows:
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation
You may participate and submit oral comments at the public meeting
scheduled as follows:
Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Time: 4:00 p.m., local time
Location: Norrie Point Environmental Center, 256 Norrie Point Way,
Staatsburg, NY 12580
Written comments must be received on or before May 18, 2018.
Dated: February 8, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting 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
[FR Doc. 2018-03794 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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