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Final Surveying and Mapping Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement


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  View or Download the Final PEIS and appendices by section(s): Executive Summary Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Description of the Proposed Action and the Alternatives (DOPAA) Chapter 3: Affected Environment and Environmental
						Consequences

					Sections 3.1 - 3.3: Methodology and Regulatory Background
						Section 3.4: Habitats
						Section 3.5: Marine Mammals
						Section 3.6: Sea Turtles
						Section 3.7: Fish
						Section 3.8: Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
						Section 3.9: Essential Fish Habitat
						Section 3.10: Seabirds, Shorebirds and Coastal Birds, and Waterfowl
						Section 3.11: Cultural and Historic Resources
						Section 3.12: Socioeconomic Resources
						Section 3.13: Environmental Justice
						Sections 3.14 - 3.18: Resources Dismissed, Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments, Unavoidable Adverse Impacts Chapter 4: Cumulative Impacts Chapters 5-6: References and List of Preparers Chapter 7: Glossary Appendices

					APPENDIX A: Summary Of NOS Program Offices and their use of Active Acoustic Data Collection Technology
						APPENDIX B: Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic EIS for Surveying and Mapping Projects in U.S. Waters for Coastal and Marine Data Acquisition
						APPENDIX C: Response to Public Comments on the National Ocean Service Draft PEIS
						APPENDIX D: Mitigation Measures During NOS Mapping and Surveying Activities
						APPENDIX E: Technical Acoustic Analysis of Oceanographic Surveys for the National Ocean Service  graphic of NOAA ship performing multibeam sonar scan of sea floor
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  **Last updated:** 01/11/23 **Author:** NOAA How to cite this article Contact Us


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