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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 40750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18192]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve

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 Padilla Bay National 
Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES: Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation: The 
public meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, and 
written comments must be received on or before Friday, October 6, 2017.
    For specific dates, times, and locations of the public meeting, see 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the reserves and coastal program 
NOAA intends to evaluate by any of the following methods:
    Public Meeting and Oral Comments: A public meeting will be held in 
Mt. Vernon, Washington for the Padilla Bay Reserve. For the specific 
location, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Written Comments: Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, 
Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East West 
Highway N/OCM1, Silver Spring, MD 20910, or via email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy, 
NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 1305 East West Highway N/OCM1, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910, (240) 533-0729, 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:

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation

    You may participate or submit oral comments at the public meeting 
scheduled as follows:
    Date: September 27, 2017.
    Time: 7:00 p.m., local time.
    Location: Padilla Bay Reserve Interpretive Center, 10441 Bayview-
Edison Road, Mt. Vernon, WA 98273.
    Written comments must be received on or before October 6, 2017.

    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419
Coastal Zone Management Program Administration
Paul M. Scholz,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

[FR Doc. 2017-18192 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P
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