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NOPC Submits Comments on the National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan

National Ocean Policy Coalition: Comments on the National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan On February 27, 2012, the National Ocean Policy Coalition electronically submitted comments to the National Ocean Council on the National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan…

Bloomberg BNA: White House Releases Oceans Plan To Streamline Coastal, Marine Permitting – January 13, 2012

Bloomberg BNA: White House Releases Oceans Plan To Streamline Coastal, Marine Permitting The White House released a draft implementation plan Jan. 12 that would establish nine regional committees by 2015 to develop plans for streamlining the permitting processes for use of marine and land areas along the nation’s oceans and Great Lakes.  The plan contains [...]

National Ocean Policy Coalition Responds To Draft Ocean Action Plan

Proposals Could Create Uncertainty and Damage Economic Recovery WASHINGTON, DC – The National Ocean Council today released a 118-page draft action plan for implementation of the new National Ocean Policy.  The National Ocean Policy Coalition (NOPC) is concerned that this proposal could create uncertainty and harm economic activity at a time when our economy is [...]

National Ocean Council Releases Draft Implementation Plan for Public Comment – January 12, 2012

National Ocean Council: National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan As part of President Obama’s National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes, the National Ocean Council has released a draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Plan to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the ocean, our coasts, and [...]

National Ocean Policy Coalition Testifies at U.S. House of Representatives Full Committee Oversight Hearing

National Ocean Policy Coalition: Testimony at U.S. House Full Committee Oversight Hearing On Tuesday, October 4, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on “The President’s New National Ocean Policy – A Plan for Further Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.”  Jack Coleman, Co-Managing Director of the National Ocean Policy [...]