[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR923.55]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 923_COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart F_Coordination, Public Involvement and National Interest
 
Sec. 923.55  Full participation by State and local governments, interested 
parties, and the general public.

    The management program must be developed and adopted with the 
opportunity of full participation by state agencies, local governments, 
regional commissions and organizations, port authorities, and other 
interested public and private parties. To meet this requirement, a State 
must:
    (a) Develop and make available general information regarding the 
program design, its content and its status throughout program 
development;
    (b) Provide a listing, as comprehensive as possible, of all 
governmental agencies, regional organizations, port authorities and 
public and private organizations likely to be affected by or to have a 
direct interest in the development and implementation of the management 
program;
    (c) Indicate the nature of major comments received from interested 
or affected parties, identified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, and 
the nature of the State's response to these comments; and
    (d) Hold public meetings, workshops, etc., during the course of 
program development at accessible locations and convenient times, with 
reasonable notice and availability of materials.