Handel i gospodarka · 26.10.1994

Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs

The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the New Jersey Coastal Management Program, and the Padilla Bay (Washington) and Waquoit Bay (Massachusetts) National Estuarine Research Reserves. These evaluations will be conducted pursuant to section 312 and section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as amended. The CZMA requires a continuing review of the performance of Coastal Management Programs (CMPs) and National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs). Evaluation of CMPs requires findings concerning the extent to which a State has met the national coastal management objectives, adhered to its Coastal Management Program approved by the Secretary of Commerce, and adhered to the terms of financial assistance awards funded under the CZMA. Evaluation of NERRs requires findings concerning the operation and management of the reserve including education and interpretive activities, the consistency of research activities with the approved research guidelines, and the existence of a basis for the continued support of the findings for designation. The evaluations will include a site visit, consideration o