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Collaborative Fisheries Planning for Virginia’s Offshore Wind Energy Area – 2016

In 2009, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (now renamed the U.S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) proposed offering offshore leases. A description of BOEM’s Virginia activities is available. This caused renewed interest in Virginia’s portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program (VCZMP) has also devoted resources to Virginia’s Ocean Planning.

Virginia CZM has engaged stakeholders in a public planning process that:

Minimizes conflicts among users
Facilitates compatible ocean activities
Preserves ecosystem health to meet economic, security, societal, and ecological goals
Does not create new laws

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The Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (A-NPDC) fully complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and related nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Specifically, Title VI provides that "no person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." (42 U.S.C. Section 2000d).

A-NPDC’s website, www.esvaplan.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other documents can be made available in alternate languages and formats upon request. A-NPDC public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations when possible. Auxiliary services can be provided to individuals who submit a request at least seven days prior to a meeting. Requests made within seven days will be accommodated to the greatest extent possible. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by A-NPDC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint may be in writing and filed with A-NPDC and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. For more information on A-NPDC’s Title VI program, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please call (757) 787-2936 or email [email protected].

Collaborative Fisheries Planning for Virginia’s Offshore Wind Energy Area – 2016

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