Survey of stakeholders and partners of coastal managemen

2017 PRA Evaluation: CMPs Issuing Permits - Survey for Partners and Stakeholders

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 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 [NAME OF STATE] 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. If there are questions
that do not apply to you, or questions you do not wish to answer, you may 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?
Excellent

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

Comments

2. What are the coastal management program's top one to three accomplishments?
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2.
3.

3. What are the top one to three coastal management challenges/issues in the state?
1.
2.
3.

No Opinion

4. 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)
1.
2.
3.

5. What are the coastal management program's top one to three strengths in implementing the state
coastal management program?
1.
2.
3.

6. What are the coastal management program's top one to three weaknesses in implementing the state
coastal management program?
1.
2.
3.

7. What are the top one to three opportunities to improve effective implementation of the coastal
management program?
1.
2.
3.

8. How well does the federal consistency process work?
Excellent

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

No Opinion

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

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

Good

Adequate

Poor

Very Poor

No Opinion

Comments

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

Good

Adequate

Poor

Comments

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

13. Choose the category that best describes who you represent.
Local Government
State Government
Federal Government
Business/Industry
Nonprofit/Nongovernmental Organization
Academia
Other
Other (please specify)

Very Poor

No Opinion

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15 minutes per completed survey. Send comments regarding this burden estimate, including any suggestions for reducing this burden,
to Carrie Hall, NOAA NOS/OCM/PPC, 1305 East-West Hwy., N/OCM1, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. A summary report of the survey
results will be provided to the coastal management program and will be available to the public upon request. Your survey responses
will not be linked to your name. Responses to this survey are voluntary. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
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