# Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve; Meeting Notice

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** February 26, 2018
- **Citation:** 83 FR 8243

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Evaluation of National Estuarine Research Reserve; Meeting Notice

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice.

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 Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve.

DATES:

Hudson River Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation:
The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, and written comments must be received on or before Friday, May 18, 2018.

For the specific date, time, and location of the public meeting, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
.

ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments on the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve by any of the following methods:

Public Meeting and Oral Comments:
A public meeting will be held in Staatsburg, New York for the Hudson River Bay National Research Reserve. For the specific location, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
.

Written Comments:
Please direct written comments to Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, or via email to
Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ralph Cantral, Senior Advisor, Policy, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 29405-2413, by phone at (843) 740-1143, or via email to
Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov.
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:

Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation

You may participate and submit oral comments at the public meeting scheduled as follows:

Date:
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Time:
4:00 p.m., local time

Location:
Norrie Point Environmental Center, 256 Norrie Point Way, Staatsburg, NY 12580

Written comments must be received on or before May 18, 2018.

Dated: February 8, 2018.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program Administration

[FR Doc. 2018-03794 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
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