Coastal Management Programs

2023 Coastal Management Program Template

The NOAA Office for Coastal Management conducts periodic evaluations of state coastal management programs as required by the Coastal Zone Management Act.

As part of the evaluation of the [State/Territory] Coastal Management Program, the Office for Coastal Management would like to obtain your perspective and opinion on the program's implementation and activities. The evaluation will cover the time period of [Month Year] to [Month Year]. Please note that the word “you” in the following questions refers to an organization or a person, as appropriate.

Regarding privacy, your responses will not be linked to your name. A summary report that includes combined survey responses will be made available to the program and will be made available to the public upon a Freedom of Information Act request.

If there are questions that do not apply to you, or questions you do not wish to answer, please skip them. Thank you for your participation in this survey.

1. How would you characterize the coastal management program’s management of the state’s coastal zone?

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2. What are the coastal management program’s top one to three accomplishments?

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3. What are the coastal management program’s top one to three challenges? (external obstacles and/or issues)

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4. What are the coastal management program’s top one to three strengths in implementing the state coastal management program?

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5. What are the coastal management program’s top one to three weaknesses in implementing the state coastal management program? (internal obstacles and/or issues)

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6. How effective is the permit process in balancing development and environmental protection?

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7. If you have applied for a permit, how would you rate the permit assistance provided by the program?

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8. How well does the federal consistency process work?

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9. Discuss your rating of the federal consistency process in terms of what is working well and what is not working well.

10. What are the coastal management program’s top one to three opportunities to make a bigger impact in the future? (Locally, regionally, and/or nationally)

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11. Is there anything else you would like to share?

12. Choose the category that best describes who you represent.

Local Government State Government Federal Government

Tribal Authority

Business/Industry

Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Organization

Community Group

Academia

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