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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division (CRD) is submitting to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management (OCM) a request for approval of Program Changes (PC) to the Georgia Coastal Management Program. The request includes changes to the enforceable policies to be used by the state for reviewing federal actions pursuant to the authority provided the state under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act.
This program change request includes changes to the following program policies, including enforceable policies: Historic Areas Act, Safe Drinking Water Act regulations, Shore Protection Act, Coastal Marshland Protection Act, Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act and associated regulations, Hazardous Site Response Act regulations, Game and Fish code and associated regulations (including statutory and regulatory amendments providing for shellfish mariculture), and Boat Safety Act. A copy of the PC request may be obtained by contacting the Coastal Resources Division or visiting the NOAA Program Change web portal at https://coast.noaa.gov/czmprogramchange/#/public/home.
Comments on these program changes must be submitted directly to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management at 1305 East-West Highway (N/OCM6), Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, attention Joelle Gore, Chief, Stewardship Division within three weeks of the issuance of this public notice. Comments may be submitted through the U.S. Postal Service or the NOAA program change web portal. https://coast.noaa.gov/czmprogramchange/#/public/home.
If you have questions regarding the Georgia Coastal Management Program, please contact Jan Mackinnon at (912) 264-7218.
