[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR923.50]



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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. 923.50  General.



    Source: 61 FR 33812, June 28, 1996, unless otherwise noted.





    (a) Coordination with governmental agencies having interests and 

responsibilities affecting the coastal zone, and involvement of interest 

groups as well as the general public is essential to the development and 

administration of State coastal management programs. The coordination 

requirements of this subpart are intended to achieve a proper balancing 

of diverse interests in the coastal zone. The policies of section 303 of 

the Act require that there be a balancing of variety, sometimes 

conflicting, interests, including:

    (1) The preservation, protection, development and, where possible, 

the restoration or enhancement of coastal resources;

    (2) The achievement of wise use of coastal land and water resources 

with full consideration for ecological, cultural, historic, and 

aesthetic values and needs for compatible economic development;

    (3) The involvement of the public, of Federal, state and local 

governments and of regional agencies in the development and 

implementation of coastal management programs;

    (4) The management of coastal development to improve, safeguard, and 

restore coastal water quality; and

    (5) The study and development of plans for addressing the adverse 

effects of coastal hazards, including erosion, flooding, land subsidence 

and sea level rise.

    (b) In order to be meaningful, coordination with and participation 

by various units and levels of government including regional 

commissions, interest groups, and the general public should begin early 

in the process of program development and should continue throughout on 

a timely basis to assure that such efforts will result in substantive 

inputs into a State's management program. State efforts should be 

devoted not only to obtaining information necessary for developing the 

management program but also to obtaining reactions and recommendations 

regarding the content of the management program and to responding to 

concerns by interested parties. The requirements for intergovernmental 

cooperation and public participation continue after program approval.

    (c) This subpart deals with requirements for coordination with 

governmental entities, interest groups and the general public to assure 

that their interests are fully expressed and considered during the 

program development process and that procedures are created to insure 

continued consideration of their views during program implementation. In 

addition, this subpart deals with mediation procedures for serious 

disagreements between States and Federal agencies that occur during 

program development and implementation. This subpart addresses the 

requirements of the following subsections of the Act: 306(d)(1)--

Opportunity for Full Participation; 306(d)(3)(A)--Plan Coordination; 

306(d)(3)(B)--Continued State-Local



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Consultation; 306(d)(4)--Public Hearings; 306(d)(8)--Consideration of 

the National Interest in Facilities; 307(b)--Federal Consultation; and 

307(h)--Mediation.