11 AAC 114.010. Public participation and information

(a) The office of project management and permitting shall provide adequate, effective, and continuing opportunities for public participation in the Alaska coastal management program. The office shall give notice of when and where opportunities for public participation will be provided before adoption of guidelines and standards, review and approval of district plans and amendments to district plans, and amendments to the program.

(b) The commissioner will not approve a district plan or significant amendment of a district plan unless evidence of significant opportunities for public participation at the district level has been provided.

(c) The office shall make available to the public information and educational materials concerning coastal management including

(1) a guide for the development of district plans;

(2) maps and narratives describing physical and biological characteristics to be used in establishing boundaries of coastal areas;

(3) areas recommended for designation by the office as areas which merit special attention;

(4) maps showing the distribution and abundance of coastal fish and wildlife species with commercial, recreational, subsistence use, or general ecological importance;

(5) an identification of major data and information sources concerning coastal management;

(6) a summary of information regarding coastal regions;

(7) summaries of public hearings and workshops;

(8) films and slide programs;

(9) written material summarizing or explaining the program; and

(10) the office's annual report to the legislature.

(d) Consistent with AS 44.12.320 - 44.12.340, at public meetings concerning the program, the office shall provide translation into the appropriate Native language, when requested and reasonably necessary.

History: Eff. 7/1/2004, Register 170; am 10/29/2004, Register 172

Authority: AS 46.39.010

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