[Federal Register: July 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 139)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Program and National 
Estuarine Research Reserves

AGENCY: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC.

ACTION: Notice of intent to evaluate.

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SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management 
(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the 
Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Program and the Chesapeake Bay 
(VA) and Waquoit Bay (MA) National Estuarine Research Reserves.
    These evaluations will be conducted pursuant to sections 312 and 
315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended. The 
CZMA requires a continuing review of the performance of states with 
respect to coastal program and research reserve program implementation. 
Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Programs and National Estuarine 
Research Reserves require findings concerning the extent to which a 
State has met the national objectives, adhered to its coastal program 
document or the Reserve's final management plan approved by the 
Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial assistance 
awards funded under the CZMA. The evaluations will include a site 
visit, consideration of public comments, and consultations with 
interested Federal, State, and local agencies and members of the 
public. Public meetings are held as part of the site visits.
    Notice is hereby given of the dates of the site visits for the 
listed evaluations, and the dates, local times, and locations of public 
meetings during the site visits.
    The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia 
evaluation site visit will be from September 14-18, 1998. One public 
meeting will be held during the week. The public meeting will be held 
on Wednesday, September 16, 1998, at 7:00 p.m., at the Virginia 
Institute of Marine Science, Waterman's Hall Auditorium, Route 1208--
Greate Road, Gloucester Point, Virginia.
    The Massachusetts Coastal Management Program site visit will be 
from September 14-18, 1998. One public meeting will be held during the 
week. This public meeting will be on Wednesday, September 16, 1998, at 
7:00 p.m. in the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Room 101, 101 Academy 
Drive, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
    The Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in 
Massachusetts site visit will be from September 21-25, 1998. One public 
meeting will be held during the week. This public meeting will be on 
Wednesday, September 23, 1998, at 7:00 p.m. at the Waquoit Bay Reserve 
Headquarters, Main House--Old Sargent Estate, 149 Waquoit Highway, 
Waquoit, Massachusetts.
    The States will issue notice of the public meeting(s) in a local 
newspaper(s) at least 45 days prior to the public meeting(s), and will 
issue other timely notices as appropriate.
    Copies of the State's most recent performance reports, as well as 
OCRM's notifications and supplemental request letters to the States, 
are available upon request from OCRM. Written comments from interested 
parties regarding these Programs are encouraged and will be accepted 
until 15 days after the public meeting. Please direct written comments 
to Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy Coordination Division (PCD), Office 
of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. When the evaluation is 
completed, OCRM will place a notice in the Federal Register announcing 
the availability of the Final Evaluation Findings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vickie A. Allin, Chief, Policy 
Coordination Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 
NOS/NOAA, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301) 
713-3090, ext. 126.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
Program Administration)

    Dated: July 15, 1998.
Nancy Foster,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone.
[FR Doc. 98-19416 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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