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Ocean Policy Task Force Releases Interim Framework

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The Ocean Policy Task Force has released its Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning. The public is encouraged to review and comment on the framework.

On December 14, 2009, President Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force released its Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning for a 60-day public review and comment period. With competing interests in the ocean, our coasts and the Great Lakes, the Interim Framework offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to planning and managing uses and activities. Under the Framework, coastal and marine spatial planning would be regional in scope, developed cooperatively among Federal, State, tribal, local authorities, and regional governance structures, with substantial stakeholder and public input.

For more details on the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, including the Interim Framework, and to submit your comments, please go to obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/oceans

Nancy Sutley is the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality