environmental impact assessments

1- http://www.edaw.com/aecnepa/Long_Documents/usakatoc.htm

USAKA-TMD EA

The purpose of this environmental assessment is to analyze the potential environmental consequences of the proposed USAKA temporary extended test range program activities in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act; Department of Defense Directive 6050.1, Environmental Effects in the United States of Department of Defense Actions; and Army Regulation 200-2, Environmental Effects of Army Actions. Twelve broad areas of environmental consideration were evaluated to provide a context for understanding the potential effects of the proposed action and a basis for assessing the significance of potential impacts. These areas are air quality, airspace, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, hazardous material and hazardous waste, health and safety, infrastructure and transportation, land use, noise, socioeconomic resources, and water resources.

2- http://www.nps.gov/planning/yosemite/housing/frconten.htm

Draft Addendum
Yosemite Valley Housing Plan / Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan

This addendum to the 1992 Draft Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Yosemite Valley Housing Plan is the result of extensive reviews of that plan. The draft offered a number of ideas that were open to comment and revision. In the 1992 document a proposed action and four alternatives (A, B, C, and D) were presented. In response to the reviewers, this document offers two additional alternatives, including a new proposed action, which address the problems inherent in housing a large number of National Park Service and concession employees in Yosemite National Park. For purposes of identification the new alternatives are designated E (the new proposed action) and F. The original proposed action is now designated as alternative G. As with the original document, all potential impacts are analyzed and mitigating actions are described.

3- http://www.soep.com/volume3/toc.html

The Sable Offshore Energy Project

The Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP) Proponents are proposing to produce natural gas and natural gas liquids from six offshore natural gas fields off the east coast of Canada near Sable Island. The six gas fields are Thebaud, Venture, South Venture, North Triumph, Glenelg and Alma. These fields together will produce over three trillion cubic feet of gas, which is estimated to provide gas to the Maritime Provinces and the eastern U.S. markets for 25 years. The gas fields will be developed in two phases, requiring drilling of a total of about 28 wells. Three of the six fields (Venture, North Triumph and Thebaud) will be brought into production in 1999, and the remaining three (South Venture, Alma and Glenelg) by the year 2005. This will enable the Project to maintain a production rate of about 400 million cubic feet of gas per day for 16 to 17 years of the Project This environmental impact assessment covers the SOEP component that includes the offshore gas fields, the marine pipeline to Country Harbour, the gas plant, the natural gas liquids pipeline from Country Harbour to Point Tupper and its associated processing, storage and marine facilities. The sales gas pipeline- The Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Project - component is treated under a separate environmental impact assessment.

4- http://nepa.eh.doe.gov/ea/ea_toc.html

DOE Environmental Assessments

5- http://www.nps.gov/yell/wwwea11-15.htm

Environmental Assessment Temporary Closure of a Winter Road
  Yellowstone National Park November 1997

  The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to temporarily close a road segment in Yellowstone National Park to winter oversnow travel. The purpose of and need for the proposed action is to gather information in order to better evaluate the effects of groomed winter snow roads on bison migration patterns, to understand changes in visitor-use patterns that may occur with a closure, and to comply with a court-approved settlement agreement. The information will be used in the preparation of a new Winter Use Plan and corresponding Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

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