[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36883-36884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16284]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

AGENCY: Office for Coastal Management (OCM), National Ocean Service 
(NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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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 Mississippi Coastal 
Management Program.

DATES: Mississippi Coastal Management Program Evaluation: The public 
meeting will be held on September 25, 2018, and written comments must 
be received on or before October 5, 2018.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meetings, 
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the program or reserve NOAA 
intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:

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    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Biloxi, Mississippi. For the specific location, see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Dr. Maria 
Honeycutt, Program Evaluator, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 1305 
East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or via email 
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de93bfacb7bff096b1b0bba7bdabaaaa9eb0b1bfbff0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85c8e4f7ece4abcdeaebe0fce6f0f1f1c5ebeae4e4abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Honeycutt, Ph.D., CFM, NOAA 
Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver 
Spring, Maryland 20910, by phone at (240) 533-0726, or via email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9bd6fae9f2fab5d3f4f5fee2f8eeefefdbf5f4fafab5fcf4ed"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="125f73607b733c5a7d7c776b71676666527c7d73733c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>. Copies of the previous evaluation findings 
and 2016-2020 Assessment and Strategy 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 progress report may be 
obtained upon request by contacting the person identified under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management 
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct periodic evaluations of federally 
approved state and territorial coastal programs. The process includes 
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 state has met the national objectives, adhered 
to the management program 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.
    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:

    Date: September 25, 2018
    Time: 6:00 p.m., local time
    Location: Bolton State Building, Public Meeting Room, 1141 Bayview 
Avenue, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530

    Written public comments must be received on or before October 5, 
2018.

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

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-16284 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am]
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