Notice2021-18548
Availability of Final Evaluation Findings of State Coastal Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves
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August 27, 2021
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Notice is hereby given of the availability of final evaluation findings of state coastal programs and national estuarine research reserves under Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 164 (Friday, August 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48123-48124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18548]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Availability of Final Evaluation Findings of State Coastal
Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability of evaluation findings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the availability of final evaluation
findings of state coastal programs and national estuarine research
reserves under Sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act
(CZMA).
ADDRESSES: Copies of these final evaluation findings may be downloaded
at <a href="http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/index.html">http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations/evaluation_findings/index.html</a>
or by submitting a written request to Carrie Hall at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#612200131308044f29000d0d210f0e00004f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b381a0909121e55331a17173b15141a1a551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Hall, Evaluator, Planning and
Performance Measurement Program, Office for Coastal Management at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74371506061d115a3c151818341a1b15155a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eead8f9c9c878bc0a68f8282ae80818f8fc0898198">[email protected]</span></a> or (240) 530-0730.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOAA Office for Coastal Management has
completed the Coastal Zone Management Program evaluations for the
states of Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, and North Carolina. The states
were found to be implementing and enforcing their federally approved
Coastal Zone Management Programs, addressing the national coastal
management objectives identified in CZMA Section 303(2), and adhering
to the programmatic terms of their
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financial assistance awards. In addition, the NOAA Office for Coastal
Management has completed the National Estuarine Research Reserve
evaluations for Elkhorn Slough, Lake Superior, Chesapeake Bay Maryland,
Mission Aransas, and North Carolina. The reserves were found to be
adhering to programmatic requirements of the National Estuarine
Research Reserve System. NOAA published in the Federal Register notices
for public meetings and opportunities to submit public comments on the
evaluation of these state Coastal Zone Management Programs (CZMPs) and
National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs). See 85 FR 50012 (Aug. 17,
2020) (FL CZMP); 84 FR 24104 (May 24, 2019) (LA CZMP); 85 FR 36382
(June 16, 2020) (MD CZMP and Chesapeake Bay MD NERR); 85 FR 54356
(Sept. 1, 2020) (NC CZMP and NC NERR); 84 FR 24101 (May 24, 2019)
(Elkhorn Slough NERR); 85 FR 44863 (July 24, 2020) (Lake Superior
NERR); and 85 FR 36383 (June 16, 2020) (Mission Aransas NERR). Public
comments received are addressed in the final evaluation findings.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1458 and 1461(f); 15 CFR 921.40 and
923.133(b)(7).
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-18548 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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