Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

1 organizations filed 3 public comments on Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The comment window closed 3630d ago.

Abstract

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed actions of boundary expansion, and application of existing regulations and management plan actions to new geographic areas of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS or sanctuary). The purpose of this action is to provide sanctuary protection for a number of nationally significant reefs and banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Five alternatives to implement these proposed actions are analyzed for impacts on the human environment. NOAA is soliciting public comment on the draft environmental impact statement.

Commenters (1)

• American Petroleum Institutetrade assoc.

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