Final Site-wide Programmatic Environmental Assessment
Final Site-wide Programmatic Environmental Assessment

Author: Linda Ashe

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Published: 2016

Total Pages: 130

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This Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) has been prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and NOAA Administrative Order 216-6, Environmental Review Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act. It addresses the potential effects, beneficial or adverse, associated with continuing existing NESDIS operations, expanding operations, and improving facilities at the Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station (FCDAS), as outlined in a 2015 Facility Master Plan (FMP). This PEA provides analysis for the proposed projects outlined in the 2015 FCDAS FMP as they are currently scoped. Additional site-specific project review, would be conducted before project onset to ensure that future scope is in accordance with this PEA. If the project scope or environmental baseline changes, then this document lays the foundation for subsequent analyses and decision-making of individual tiered projects. It is intended to eliminate repetitive discussions of the same issues and focus on the key issues at each level of project review"--Summary (iii).

Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

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Published: 2012

Total Pages: 57

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"This document presents the programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) Final Management Plan. It is a useful tool to understand the environmental consequences of the broad range of activities in the management plan and provides the general analyses that informed the decision of approving the plan. It also establishes that as individual actions become ripe for decision, alternatives will be evaluated under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to meet the broader goals outlined in this final management plan. The PEA was released to the public on October 22, 2010 for a 90-day public review and two public hearings were held. Chapter 4 in the final management plan documents the public comments received and the responses to those comments. In view of the information presented in this analysis, it has been determined that the action will not significantly impact the quality of the human environment, as defined by NEPA. Accordingly, preparation of an environmental impact statement is not required for this action"--Page 1.