Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment For The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary PDF Download

"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.