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NCDENR 

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 

Division of Coastal Management 

Beverly Eaves Perdue 

Governor 

James D. Giattina, Director 

Water Protection Division, Region 4 

Braxton C. Davis 

Director 

February 24, 2012 

Unites States Environmental Protection Agency 

Atlanta Federal Center 

61 Forsyth Street 

Atlanta, GA 30303-8960 

Dee Freeman 

Secretary 

SUBJECT: CD12-016- Consistency Concurrence Concerning the Proposed Issuance of Two 

NPDES General Permits, North Carolina (DCM#20110188) 

Dear Mr. Giattina: 

We received your consistency submission on December 14, 2011 concerning the proposed 

issuance by the EPA of two NPDES General Permits for discharges incidental to the normal 

operation of vessels, offshore, North Carolina. The deadline for completing the consistency 

review was extended, by mutual consent, to February 27, 2012. 

North Carolina's coastal zone management program consists of, but is not limited to, the Coastal 

Area Management Act, the State's Dredge and Fill Law, Chapter 7 of Title 15A ofthe North 

Carolina Administrative Code, and the land use plan of the County and/or local municipality in 

which the proposed project is located. It is the objective of the Division of Coastal Management 

(DCM) to manage the State's coastal resources to ensure that proposed Federal activities would 

be compatible with safeguarding and perpetuating the biological, social, economic, and aesthetic 

values ofthe State's coastal waters. 

To solicit public comments, DCM circulated a description of the proposed action to State 

agencies that would have a regulatory interest. No comments asserting that the proposed activity 

would be inconsistent with the State's coastal management program were received. 

DCM has reviewed the submitted information pursuant to the management objectives and 

enforceable policies ofSubchapters 7H and 7M of Chapter 7 ofTitle 15A ofthe North Carolina 

Administrative Code and concurs that the proposed Federal activity is consistent, to the 

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maximum extent practicable, with the relevant enforceable policies ofNorth Carolina's coastal 

management program. 

Should the proposed action be modified, a revised consistency determination could be necessary. 

This might take the form of either a supplemental consistency determination pursuant to 

15 CFR 930.46, or a new consistency determination pursuant to 15 CFR 930.36. Likewise, if 

further project assessments reveal environmental effects not previously considered by the 

proposed development, a supplemental consistency certification may be required. If you have 

any questions, please contact Stephen Rynas at 252-808-2808 x209. Thank you for your 

consideration of the North Carolina Coastal Management Program. 

Sincerely, 

:f57#~ Doug Huggett 

Manager, Major Permits and Consistency Unit 

Cc: JeffPoupart, NC Division of Water Quality 

Marshall Hyatt, US Environmental Protection Agency 

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