Environmental Defense Fund filed 1 comment on this docket between Jul 29, 2022 and Jul 29, 2022. 13 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1457d ago.
We appreciate the Agency's investigation into the conflicts and opportunities for seafood farming in the Gulf of Mexico and for the opportunity to contribute our recommendations. Please see the attached file for our comments.
In compliance with Section 7 of Executive Order 13921, “Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth” (E.O. 13921), issued on May 7, 2020, NMFS intends to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to evaluate alternatives for identifying Aquaculture Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The PEIS will be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the regulations published by the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR Part 1500-1508 and NOAA’s NEPA implementing procedures, NOAA Administrative Order 216-6A and its Companion Manual. Input from stakeholders and the public is essential to identifying AOAs; and this notice initiates the public scoping process for the PEIS, which includes a 60-day public comment period.
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