Source: NCDEQ, 9/25/20 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will host a virtual public meeting as part of the federal performance evaluation of the North Carolina Coastal Management Program and North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. The purpose of the meeting is to receive public comment regarding the operation and implementation of the North Carolina Coastal Management Program and North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. The public may participate online or by phone. The evaluation will examine the
extent to which the State of North Carolina is addressing the national coastal
management objectives contained in Section 303(2) of the federal Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA) in implementing and enforcing the federally approved
coastal management program. The reserve component of the evaluation will
examine the extent to which the state is implementing the federally approved
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan, and
adhering to federal regulations governing the implementation of the reserve
system as found at 15 CFR, Part 921. This evaluation will also consider whether
the state is meeting all federal requirements for managing financial assistance
awards under the CZMA. Event
title: Public Meeting Date
and Time: Oct. 7, 2020, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Register here up to two hours before the
meeting. TO
SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS: Written comments should be
emailed to Ralph Cantral at Ralph.Cantral@noaa.gov no
later October 16, 2020. Participation at the public
meeting is not required for submission. The N.C. Division of Coastal
Management, in the N.C. Department of
Environmental Quality, administers the North
Carolina Coastal Management Program and the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National
Estuarine Research Reserve. Both the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program and the N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve are managed as federal-state partnerships between NOAA and the N.C.
Department of Environmental Quality. The N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve is comprised of four sites along the North Carolina coast: Currituck Banks on the Outer Banks, Rachel Carson in Beaufort, and Masonboro Island and Zeke’s Island near Wilmington.
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