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3/21/80 5050.4 • (b) The principal means used to determine if a proposed Federal action is consistent with an approved coastal zone management program is through the A-95 clearinghouse review process as described in paragraph 48. To the extent possible, the information provided shall include a detailed description of the proposed action and any associated facilities sufficient to permit an assessment of their probable coastal zone effects and consistency with the provisions of the approved coastal zone management program. If, through the A-95 process, the state coastal zone management agency does not object to the proposed action, no further action is necessary. The environ- mental assessment shall document the result of such coordination. (c) Approval of airport layout plans could by definition in the NOAA Regulations be a Federal permitting action subject to subpart D. Unless this activity has specifically been identified in a given state's coastal zone management program or unless a state coastal zone management agency specifi- cally advises the sponsor and FAA through A-95 or review of an environmental impact statement that an airport layout plan approval action would signifi- cantly affect a coastal zone, subpart D of the NOAA regulations will not apply and no further action is needed. If subpart D applies, the applicant must provide more specific information including a consistency certificate, and the state agency has up to six months within which to register objection. (d) If the state coastal zone management agency objects to the proposed action on the basis of failure to provide sufficient information, it must describe the nature of the information needed to determine consistency with the coastal zone management program. Otherwise, any objection must identify how the proposed action is inconsistent with specific elements of the management program and alternative measures which, if adopted, would permit consistency. The objection shall also provide information on the right to appeal to the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to subpart H of the NOAA Regulations. Such appeal must be made within 30 days of notice of the objection. When an objection has been raised which cannot be satisfied by providing additional information or otherwise be resolved through informal discussions to avoid the need for an appeal as provided in subpart H, the sponsor may file a notice of appeal as soon as possible and notify the FAA accordingly. The action shall not be approved unless such an objection is successfully appealed. (e) As a result of an appeal, the Secretary of Commerce may find that the action is "consistent with the objectives and purposes of the [Coastal Zone Management] Act" and permissible even though it is inconsistent with a state's management program. Such finding may be made on the basis that the action: 1 Furthers one or more of the competing national objectives or purposes defined in the Act; 2 Will not cause adverse impacts on the natural resources of the coastal zone substantial enough to outweigh its contribution to the national interest; Chap 5 Par 47 Page 53