Notice2022-09935
Notice of Performance Evaluation of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve and Public Meeting; Request for Comments
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Published
May 10, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
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 Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also will provide an opportunity for written comments on the performance evaluation.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09935]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Performance Evaluation of the Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve and Public Meeting; Request for Comments
AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and opportunity to comment.
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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 Waquoit Bay National
Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also will provide an opportunity for
written comments on the performance evaluation.
DATES: Comments due: July 1, 2022. A public meeting will be held on
Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Waquoit Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve Visitor Center, 131 Waquoit Hwy. (Rt. 28), Waquoit (E
Falmouth), MA 02536.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by emailing Ralph Cantral,
Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1644777a667e385577786264777a567879777738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d98bb8b5a9b1f79ab8b7adabb8b599b7b6b8b8f7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 in the body of the email and any attachments to the email
may also be publicly accessible. NOAA will accept anonymous comments.
You may also provide public comments during the public meeting,
which is being held on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Waquoit
Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitor Center, 131 Waquoit
Hwy. (Rt. 28), Waquoit (E Falmouth), MA 02536.
Copies of the previous reserve evaluation findings, reserve
management plan, and reserve site profile may be viewed and downloaded
on the internet at <a href="https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations">https://coast.noaa.gov/czm/evaluations</a>. A copy of
the evaluation notification letter and most recent progress report may
be obtained upon request by contacting Ralph Cantral at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="087a69647860266b69667c7a69644866676969266f677e">[email protected]</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15477479657d3b56747b61677479557b7a74743b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96c4f7fae6feb8d5f7f8e2e4f7fad6f8f9f7f7b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>,
(843) 474-1357.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally-
approved national estuarine research reserves. The evaluation process
includes holding 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 Commonwealth of Massachusetts has
met the national objectives, adhered to the management plan 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.
Keelin Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-09935 Filed 5-9-22; 8:45 am]
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