National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Dear Reviewer: In accord ance with provisions of the National En vironmental Policy Act (NEPA), we enclose for your review th e National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) DraJt Ellvironmelltallmpact Statement (DEIS)/or Effects oj Oil and Gas Activities il / the Arctic. This DEIS is prepa...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.259.6757 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/permits/arctic_deis.pdf |
| Summary: | Dear Reviewer: In accord ance with provisions of the National En vironmental Policy Act (NEPA), we enclose for your review th e National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) DraJt Ellvironmelltallmpact Statement (DEIS)/or Effects oj Oil and Gas Activities il / the Arctic. This DEIS is prepared pursuant to NEPA to assess the environmental impacts associa ted with NOAA proceeding with the i ssuance of Marine Mammal Protec tion Act (MMPA) incidental take authorizations for the take of marine mammals incidental 10 conducting oil and gas explorati on activiti es in the U.S. Arctic Ocean. The intended efrect or carrying Ollt the proposed action is to ensure compliance with Section 101 (a)(5) orthe MMPA. Additional copi es of the DEIS may be obtained by co ntacting the responsible official at the address shown below or by acceSSing Ihe project website at: 11t1 p:1I www.nmrs.noaa.eov/pr/permitsleislarctic.htlll. Written comments on the DEIS should be directed via mail. fax. or electronic mail to the respon sible official identified below by M onday. February 13. 2012. Responsible Onlcial: |
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