The plan to evacuate the Outer Banks of North Carolina was a(n) action plan.
Explanation:
An action plan is a document that lists what steps need to be taken to achieve a specific objective. An action plan is a series of actions that need to be taken or tasks that need to be performed well, for a successful strategy.
An action plan seeks to explain what resources are needed to accomplish the goal, to formulate a timetable for when certain activities need to be accomplished and to decide what resources are needed.