Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP)
Final PEIS (2009)
PEIS with Appendices: Volumes I-III [pdf] [14.6 MB]
- Record of Decision (ROD) [pdf] (April 2009)
- Notice of Availability (74 FR 9817, March 6, 2009)
- Volume I: PEIS [pdf] [1.4 MB]
- Cover [pdf]
- Title Page [pdf]
- Acronyms [pdf]
- Executive Summary [pdf]
- Table of Contents [pdf]
- Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need for the Proposed Actions [pdf]
- Chapter 2 - Alternatives [pdf]
- Chapter 3 - Affected Environment [pdf]
- Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences [pdf]
- Chapter 5 - Mitigation [pdf]
- Chapter 6 - Cumulative and Other Impacts [pdf]
- Chapter 7 - Preparers [pdf]
- Chapter 8 - References [pdf]
- Chapter 9 - Glossary [pdf]
- Chapter 10 - Index [pdf]
Appendices to the PEIS [pdf] [13.4 MB]
- Volume II: Appendices A-F [pdf] [5.3 MB]
- Appendix A - PEIS Distribution List [pdf]
- Appendix B - Agency Coordination and Consultation [pdf] [2.9 MB]
- Appendix C - Policies and Best Practices for Marine Mammal Stranding Response, Rehabilitation, and Release [pdf]
- Appendix D - Scoping Report [pdf]
- Appendix E - Biological Resources Tables [pdf]
- Appendix F - National Marine Mammal Stranding Network and Disentanglement Network Members [pdf]
- Volume III: Appendices G-N [pdf] [9.0 MB]
- Appendix G - NMFS Permit No. 932-1489-08 [pdf]
- Appendix H - General Descriptions of Research Methodologies Under the ESA/MMPA Permit [pdf]
- Appendix I - Required Take Tables for the ESA/MMPA Permit Application [pdf]
- Appendix J - Carcass Disposal Information [pdf]
- Appendix K - Prescott Grant Program [pdf]
- Appendix L - Marine Mammal Oil Spill Response Guidelines [pdf] [2.8 MB]
- Appendix M - Socioeconomic Information Summary Tables [pdf]
- Appendix N - Draft PEIS Public Comments and NMFS Responses [pdf] [3.3 MB]
Draft PEIS (2007)
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) [pdf] [29.1 MB]- Volume I: Draft [pdf] [1.0 MB]
- Volume II: Draft [pdf] [22.3 MB]
- Volume III: Draft [pdf] [6.2 MB]
Comments
The public comment period for the draft PEIS closed on May 30, 2007. Public comments received [pdf] [3.4 MB] during this comment period are available.
More Information
- Federal Register Notice of Intent to Prepare and Environmental Impact Statement [pdf] (Published 12/28/05, 70 FR 76777)
- Scoping Report [pdf] [20.3 MB]
- Federal Register Notice of Availability [pdf] (Published 3/16/07, 72 FR 12610)
- Federal Register Notice of Public Hearings [pdf] (Published 3/30/07, 72 FR 15114)
- Public Comment Period Extended Through May 30, 2007 [pdf] (Published 4/27/07, 72 FR 21005)
- Draft PEIS Public Hearing Transcripts
- San Francisco, CA (4/2/07) [pdf]
- Seattle, WA (4/3/07) [pdf]
- Silver Spring, MD (4/6/07) [pdf]
- Boston, MA (4/9/07) [pdf] [9.0 MB]
- St. Petersburg, FL (4/10/07) [pdf] [3.7 MB]