Environment

Evaluation of Pennsylvania Coastal Management Program: Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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NOAA's Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET to evaluate the performance of Pennsylvania's federally approved Coastal Management Program. The evaluation assesses whether the Commonwealth has met national objectives, followed its NOAA-approved management program, and complied with financial assistance terms under the Coastal Zone Management Act. Members of the public may provide oral comments by registering at the provided Google Form link by May 18, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET, or submit written comments by email to czma.evaluations@noaa.gov by Friday, May 29, 2026. NOAA will consider all relevant comments and later publish final evaluation findings in the Federal Register.

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Key Changes

  • Virtual public meeting scheduled for May 19, 2026, 12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
  • Deadline for written comments is May 29, 2026
  • Speaker registration deadline is May 18, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. ET

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Obligations

What this law requires

high

Hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET to solicit input on Pennsylvania Coastal Management Program performance evaluation

NOAA Office for Coastal Management
operational
high

Conduct periodic evaluations of federally approved coastal management programs as required under Section 312 of the Coastal Zone Management Act

NOAA
operational
high

Evaluate whether Pennsylvania Commonwealth has met national objectives, adhered to the NOAA-approved management program, and adhered to financial assistance terms under the Coastal Zone Management Act

NOAA Office for Coastal Management
operational
high

Consider all relevant written comments received by Friday, May 29, 2026 in the evaluation process

NOAA Office for Coastal Management
operational
high

Publish final evaluation findings in the Federal Register upon completion of the evaluation

NOAA Office for Coastal Management
reporting

Affected Parties

Pennsylvania residentsCoastal zone stakeholders+4 more…

Tags

coastal management,Pennsylvania,NOAA evaluation