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C. Resource Assessment 



The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, as amended, requires a resource assessment 

 report documenting present and potential uses of the proposed Sanctuary area, including uses subject to the 

 primary jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of the Interior. This requirement has been met in consultation with 

 the Department of the Interior, and the resource assessment report is contained in Part Two, Section II. 



D. Federal Consistency Determination 



Section 307 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, requires that each Federal 

 agency conducting or supporting activities directly affecting the coastal zone shall conduct or support those 

 activities in a manner which is, to the maximum extent practicable, consistent with approved state coastal 

 management programs. A Federal Consistency Determination must be provided to the Massachusetts Executive 

 Office of Environmental Affairs (EOEA), which has been a cooperating agency with NOAA in the development 

 of this designation. To meet this requirement, NOAA has formally provided its Consistency Determination to 

 the EOEA at the release of this Final Environmental Impact Statement/Management Plan, which finds that the 

 designation of Stellwagen Bank as a National Marine Sanctuary is consistent, to the maximum extent practicable, 

 with the Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Plan. 



