Rev. 04/26/23 
 
 
GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES 
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES 
Division of Coastal Zone Management 
 
4611 Tutu Park Mall Ste 300  
 
 
 
No. 45 Estate Mars Hill, Frederiksted 
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands  00802 
 
 
 
St. Croix, Virgin Islands   00840-4477 
Telephone (340) 774-3320 
 
 
 
 
Telephone: (340) 773-1082 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Website: dpnr.vi.gov 
 
Federal Consistency Determination Submittal Package Guidance 
In accordance with VIRR Title 12 Section 904-8(8) 
 
 
File Federal Consistency Determination Package with DPNR’s Division of Coastal Zone Management consistency 
determination must include a brief statement indicating whether the project is consistent to the maximum extent 
practicable, with the VICZMP plus*:  
  
(a) A detailed description of the overall project, including maps, diagrams, technical data, and other material 
deemed relevant by the Division;   
  
(b) A list of all federal and territorial permits, if applicable, or state the enforceable statutory provisions and 
regulations of the VICZMP;  
   
(c) A detailed analysis that the project and its effects are consistent with the goals and policies of the 
VICZMP;   
  
(d) An assessment relating the probable effects of the proposed activity and its associated facilities on the 
VICZMP;   
  
(e) The following statement: The proposed activity is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the 
Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Program and will be conducted in a manner consistent with such 
program.  
 
*Supporting information shall include a detailed description of the proposal, a copy of the federal permit application, 
an assessment of the probable effects on the coastal zone, a detailed set of findings indicating that the proposed 
activity, its associated facilities, and their effects, are all consistent with the provisions of the VICZMP. Any draft and 
Final Environmental Impact Statements and supplements shall also be included in the supporting information. The 
applicants may use the information it has provided for territorial and/or federal permits if such information also meets 
the requirements of this section.  
 
Example packages can be found at https://dpnr.vi.gov/coastal-zone-management/what-we-do/federal-
consistency/