97-14473. Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Proposed Georgia Coastal Management Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 30571-30572]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-14473]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    
    
    Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the 
    Proposed Georgia Coastal Management Program
    
    AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    
    ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact 
    statement as required under the National Environmental Policy Act 42 
    U.S.C. 4321, et seq. (NEPA).
    
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    SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the intent to prepare a Draft 
    Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the proposed approval of the 
    Georgia Coastal Management Program (GCMP, or Program) under the 
    provisions of Section 306 of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 
    1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1455, and distribute it in August 1997.
        Federal approval of the GCMP would make the State eligible for 
    program administration grant funds and require that Federal actions be 
    consistent with the Program.
        The Program is the culmination of several years of development and 
    consists of numerous State policies on diverse management issues which 
    are prescribed by statute and made enforceable under State law. The 
    Program should improve the decision making process for determining 
    appropriate coastal land and water uses in light of resource 
    considerations. The Program should increase public awareness of coastal 
    resources. Federal alternatives will include delaying or denying 
    approval if certain requirements of the Coastal Zone Management Act 
    have not been met. State alternatives include the possibility of 
    modifying parts of the Program or withdrawal of the request for Federal 
    approval.
        In order to determine the scope and significance of issues to be 
    addressed in the DEIS, the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 
    Management (OCRM) hereby solicits comments on the proposed action, 
    particularly with respect to the following issues:
        (1) The adequacy of the scope and geographic coverage of the 
    Program's laws and regulations to manage impacts on wetlands, beaches, 
    and other vulnerable natural resources;
        (2) The adequacy of the mechanisms for State agency coordination 
    and consultation in order to effectively implement the GCMP; and
        (3) The adequacy of the mechanisms for ensuring State agency 
    consistency with the policies of the GCMP and resolving conflicts 
    between agencies.
        The manner in which the State proposes to address the above 
    requirements was presented in the Public Review Draft of the Program 
    Document of the GCMP, in November 1996, and a revised Program Document 
    in January 1997. The State has considered all comments submitted in 
    response to those documents in the preparation of the GCMP Draft 
    Program Document to be released with the DEIS in August. Copies of the 
    State document are available from OCRM.
    
    DATES: Persons or organizations wishing to submit comments on these or 
    other issues should do so by July 7, 1997. Any comments received after 
    that time will be considered in the response to comments received on 
    the DEIS.
    
    ADDRESSES: Requests for the above described documents and all comments 
    should be made to: Joshua Lott, Coastal Programs Division, Southeast 
    Region, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 1305 East-West 
    Highway (N/ORM3), Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; tel. 301/713-3117, 
    ext. 178, e-mail:jlott@coasts.nos.noaa.gov.
    
    
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    (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419 Coastal Zone Management 
    Program Administration)
    David L. Evans,
    Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal 
    Zone Management.
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Document Information

Published:
06/04/1997
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact statement as required under the National Environmental Policy Act 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq. (NEPA).
Document Number:
97-14473
Dates:
Persons or organizations wishing to submit comments on these or other issues should do so by July 7, 1997. Any comments received after that time will be considered in the response to comments received on the DEIS.
Pages:
30571-30572 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-14473.pdf