Interstate Consistency

Interstate Consistency
Interstate consistency refers to: a) instances where a federal action occurring exclusively in one state (State "B") will have effects on the uses or resources of another state’s coastal zone (State "A"); and b) the ability of State A to review the action under the Coastal Zone Management Act and NOAA's interstate consistency regulations. Below are links to general information on interstate consistency and state interstate consistency approvals by OCRM under 15 C.F.R. part 930, subpart I.

Interstate Consistency under the CZMA - Fact Sheet

NOAA's Interstate Consistency Regulations

Coastal States’ Interstate Consistency Lists Approved by OCRM -- As described in OCRM's “Interstate Consistency under the CZMA - Fact Sheet,” coastal states must submit to OCRM for approval a state’s proposal to review federal actions occurring wholly within another state, pursuant to NOAA's interstate consistency regulations, 15 C.F.R. part 930, subpart I. Below are OCRM’s approval documents and related correspondence in response to coastal states’ interstate consistency proposals:

New York – March 28, 2006

Connecticut – June 20, 2006

Pennsylvania – January 9, 2007 *
- OCRM's Response to Comments by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers - January 9, 2007 *
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Comments to OCRM - November 16, 2006 *

New Jersey – October 15, 2007 *

Delaware – February 3, 2011

* NOTE: These are large scanned documents. If you are having trouble downloading them: 1. right-click on the link; 2. in the window that pops up click on Save Target As; 3. save the document to your computer; 4. open the document in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

For additional information, contact David Kaiser or Kerry Kehoe.

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