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Routine Program Changes

 

November 1, 2011

 

Request for Approval of Routine Program Changes (PDF 378k)

 

Section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), the so-called “federal consistency” provision, provides that federal agencies shall conduct their activities consistently with the provisions of state environmental laws and rules that NOAA has approved as enforceable policies of Maine’s coastal zone management program. In accordance with 15 C.F.R. §923.84, the Maine State Planning Office (SPO) is submitting to the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (NOAA), for review and approval as enforceable policies of the Maine Coastal Program the following public laws enacted by the 125th Maine Legislature, First Regular Session:  Public Law 2011 chapters: 12, sections 1-3; 47, section 2; 64, sections 1-5; 65, sections 1-2; 121, sections 1-2; 160, section 1; 194, sections 1-3; 205, sections 1-3; 206, sections 7-31, 35, and 36; 211, section 23; 231, sections 1-2; 243, sections 1-4; 245, section 1; 250, sections 1-9; 266, section B-7; 275, sections 1-2; 276, sections 1-3; 304, sections A-1 and H-1-11, -13, and -18-23; 317, section 1; 350, sections 1-2; 359, sections 1 and 3; 357, sections 1-3; 420, sections A-34 and -35; and 435, section 1.

SPO has determined that these changes are routine program implementation and has requested that NOAA concur with this determination.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
A copy of the State’s filing submitting these changes to NOAA is available for download (PDF 378k). A hard copy may be obtained from the Maine Coastal Program, State Planning Office, 38 State House Station, Augusta Maine 04333, tel: 207-624-6223.
Interested parties have until November 22, 2011, to submit comments to NOAA on whether the requested changes are routine program implementation.  Comments may be sent to:

John King
NOAA Ocean Service
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
SSMC4, 11th floor
1305 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
John.King@noaa.gov