🌊NOAA Evaluates Georgia Coastal Management Program - Public Input Requested
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Georgia Coastal Management Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🌊Notice of Intent for Coastal Storm Risk Management Project in Texas
The Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to prepare a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Orange County Project consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, Pub. L. 91-190) as amended. On October 2, 2018, the Record of Decision (ROD) was signed for the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, Texas Coastal Storm Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (FIFR-EIS). The FIFR-EIS evaluated three distinct separable elements (projects) using a region-wide systems approach in Orange County, Port Arthur and Vicinity, and Freeport and Vicinity. The Orange County Project is currently in the pre-construction engineering and design phase (PED). The USACE is currently evaluating alternative alignments for the Orange County Project based on new technical analyses and stakeholder engagement. The currently identified alignments differ in location and the magnitude of environmental impacts from those evaluated in the FIFR-EIS. In accordance with NEPA and the Department of Defense NEPA implementing procedures, the USACE will prepare a SEIS to document and disclose the impacts of substantial changes to the proposed action and new information that are relevant to environmental concerns. The USACE is seeking public input on the scope of the SEIS, effects, additional alternatives, public concerns, and relevant information, studies, or analyses for the proposed action.
Learn More🌊NOAA to Evaluate Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of Minnesota's Lake Superior Coastal Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🌊NOAA Public Meeting on National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🌊NOAA Announces Brennan Ocean Mapping Fund and Partnership Proposals
This notice invites non-Federal entities to partner with the ocean and coastal mapping programs of NOAA's National Ocean Service on jointly-funded projects of mutual interest and establishes selection criteria and submission requirements for such projects under the Brennan Ocean Mapping Fund opportunity. With this funding opportunity, NOAA will match selected non-Federal partners at a 70:30/NOAA:partner ratio for projects proposing to contract for ocean, coastal, and/or Great Lakes mapping data totaling up to $1,000,000 per project. Selected non-Federal partners further benefit from this opportunity by leveraging NOAA's contracting and data management expertise. This ocean and coastal mapping funding opportunity is subject to the availability of funds.
Learn More🌊Public Preferences Survey for Coastal Management by NOAA
The Department of Commerce is seeking public comments on a proposal to collect information aimed at assessing public preferences and values regarding coastal and marine management. This data collection is intended to support the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, enhancing decision-making for conservation and management of coastal resources.
Learn More🌊Notice of the 50th U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Meeting
NOAA and the Department of Interior (DOI) will hold the 50th meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF). NOAA and DOI will be accepting oral comments during the meeting; written comments may be submitted in advance.
Learn More🌊NOAA Meeting Notice for Rookery Bay Research Reserve Evaluation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Office for Coastal Management will hold an in-person public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🌊NOAA Evaluation Findings for Coastal Zone Management Programs
Notice is hereby given of the availability of final evaluation findings for the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve and six State and Territory coastal management programs: American Samoa, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, and Oregon, which were prepared pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Learn More🌊NOAA Public Meeting on Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Office for Coastal Management will hold an in-person public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
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