Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Final Environmental Impact Statement: Volume II
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is proposing to designate a national marine sanctuary to manage nationally significant resources off the coast of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, California. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 United States Code (U.S.C.) 4321 et seq.) and the 2020 Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations (85 Federal Register (Fed. Reg.) 43304, July 16, 2020), and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), 16 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq., NOAA has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS), which is separated into two volumes; the first considers alternatives for the proposed national marine sanctuary and identifies a Final Preferred Alternative, and the second contains the appendices. This document is Volume I. This document also serves as a resource assessment that details the present and future uses of the areas identified for potential national marine sanctuary designation. No significant adverse impacts are expected under any alternative. Long-term beneficial impacts are anticipated if the proposed action is implemented.
Source: NOAA Institutional Repository
DOI: 10.25923/3q8z-3j08
Author: United States. National Ocean Service. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life below water
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7116105488
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