Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary environmental assessment on the issuance of permit # FKNMS-2007-122 for testing a hydrokinetic turbine in sanctuary waters

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Environmental assessment on the issuance of permit # FKNMS-2007-122 for testing a hydrokinetic turbine in sanctuary waters
• Personal Author:
  Delaney, Joanne ; Basta, Daniel J.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) ; NOS (National Ocean Service)
• Description:
  "This document presents an analysis of a proposed action pertaining to the issuance of a NOAA permit, file # FKNMS-2007-122, for the one-time testing of a hydrokinetic turbine within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS or sanctuary). The preferred alternative analyzed in this environmental assessment (EA) is to issue a permit to Mr. Douglas Bedgood of the Florida Keys Hydropower Corporation to conduct the test. The other alternative considered and analyzed in this document is a 'no action' alternative. The testing of the hydrokinetic turbine would consist of a one-time, sixty (60)-day deployment near Bahia Honda Channel in the Lower Florida Keys ... The action is being considered in order to facilitate multiple uses of the sanctuary that are compatible with the primary objective of resource protection, as required by the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) of 1972, as amended (16 USC [sec.] 1431 et seq.), and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act (PL 101-605) ... NOAA prepared this EA in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 USC [sec.] 4321 et seq.) as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CRF [i.e. CFR] Parts 1500-1508), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrative Order (NAO) 216-6, which describes NOAA policies, requirements, and procedures for implementing NEPA"--Page 4.
• Subjects:
  • Government policy
  • Ocean energy resources
  • Environmental aspects
  • Environmental policy
  • Environmental impact analysis
  • Environmental impact statements
• Format:
  pdf
• Document Type:
  Environmental Assessment
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ; United States ; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Fla.)
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/17855/noaa_17855_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.50 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e8a6a2440da4e72f2ddca1ecdd3a6493c25d46c9462fec2f1ff93c6eae7487f2879e27a3b54576e3db70fae6bfb0857895d3a4f224d6830629eabf09bfb6ed64