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Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation Final Environmental Impact Statement Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Management Plan June 2020 | sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/ U.S. Department of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Secretary National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Neil A. Jacobs, Ph.D. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction National Ocean Service Nicole LeBoeuf, Assistant Administrator (Acting) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries John Armor, Director Cover Photos: (top) The schooner Walter B. Allen is one of the shipwrecks protected by the new Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. (Bottom) A photomosaic shows details of the Walter B. Allen wreck. Photos: (top) Tamara Thomsen/Wisconsin Historical Society; (bottom) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - Advanced Imaging and Visualization Laboratory ABSTRACT In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA, 16 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) has prepared a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) that analyzes alternatives for the proposed designation of an area of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan as a national marine sanctuary. This action addresses NOAA’s responsibilities under the NMSA to identify, designate, and protect areas of the marine and Great Lakes environment with special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, cultural, archaeological, educational, or aesthetic qualities as national marine sanctuaries. NOAA has developed five alternatives for the sanctuary designation, and this FEIS evaluates the environmental consequences of each alternative under NEPA. The FEIS also serves as a resource assessment under the NMSA, documenting present and potential uses of the areas analyzed in the alternatives. NOAA’s preferred alternative would designate 962 square miles of Lake Michigan to protect a nationally significant collection of historic shipwrecks and associated underwater cultural resources. No significant adverse impacts to resources in the human environment would be expected under any of the alternatives. Long-term beneficial impacts are anticipated if the proposed designation is finalized. Lead agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration For further information, contact: Russ Green, Regional Coordinator, Northeast and Great Lakes Region, at (920) 459-4425 or [email protected]. i UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE Office of National Marine Sanctuaries 1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Dear Reviewer: In accordance with the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), we enclose for your review the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) final environmental impact statement (EIS) and final management plan for the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS). NOAA prepared this document to assess the environmental impacts associated with designating the national marine sanctuary under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). The NMSA require that an EIS be prepared for designation of a national marine sanctuary regardless of the significance of the impacts of the proposed action. The final management plan contains the non- regulatory management actions for the sanctuary. NOAA will publish a final rule to establish the boundaries, regulations, and terms of designation for the WSCNMS. Under the NMSA, after the publication of the final rule the designation becomes effective after 45 days of Congressional session. During this time, Congress and the Governor of Wisconsin will review NOAA’s designation documents. NOAA will also develop the record of decision and publish in the Federal Register notice of effective date of the designation after the review period is complete. Although NOAA is not required to respond to comments received as a result of issuance of the final EIS, any comments received will be reviewed and considered for their impact on issuance of a record of decision. Please send comments to the Sanctuary Official identified below by July 6, 2020. NOAA will make the record of decision publically available following final agency action. Responsible official: John Armor, Director Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Sanctuary official: Russ Green, Regional Coordinator Office of National Marine Sanctuaries UW Green Bay / Sheboygan Campus One University Drive Sheboygan, WI 53081 Sincerely, John Armor Director ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT This final environmental impact statement (FEIS) analyzes the environmental impacts of a reasonable range of alternatives (including a no-action alternative) associated with the proposed designation of an area of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan as a national marine sanctuary. This document is also a resource assessment document that details the present and future uses of the areas identified for potential designation, and includes a management plan that describes the proposed goals, objectives, and strategies for managing sanctuary resources. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) prepared this FEIS in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (CEQ, 40 C.F.R. parts 1500-1508); NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 216-6A, which describes NOAA policies, requirements, and procedures for implementing NEPA; and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA, 16 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.), which requires preparation of an environmental impact statement for all sanctuary designations. Accordingly, this document was preceded by a notice of intent to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and initiate a public scoping process (80 Fed. Reg. 60,631 [Oct. 7, 2015]). The public scoping period commenced on October 7, 2015, and ended on January 15, 2016, during which time NOAA held three public meetings. During the scoping period, NOAA received approximately 135 written and oral comments on the concept of designating a sanctuary. On January 9, 2017, based on public comments received during the scoping period and in consultation with the state of Wisconsin, NOAA published a DEIS, draft management plan, and proposed rule (82 Fed. Reg. 2269 [Jan. 9, 2017]). Together, these documents constituted NOAA’s proposal to designate Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) which would protect shipwrecks and related underwater cultural resources that possess exceptional historic, archaeological, and recreational value.1 On January 9, 2017, NOAA opened an 81-day period for public comments on the three detailed proposal documents. This comment period ended on March 31, 2017. NOAA received 566 written comments on the sanctuary proposal. NOAA also held four public meetings in March 2017 in Algoma, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Port Washington. Approximately 400 people attended the meetings, with 75 people providing verbal comments. NOAA is the lead agency for this action. NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) would be the implementing office for this action 1 In the 2014 sanctuary nomination submitted to NOAA by the state of Wisconsin and several lakeshore communities, the proposed sanctuary was referred to as “Lake Michigan Wisconsin National Marine Sanctuary.” The working name “Wisconsin Lake Michigan National Marine Sanctuary” was used through the publication of the draft environmental impact statement and accompanying documents. In the final environmental impact statement and accompanying documents, NOAA changed the name to Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary after input from community and state partners. To avoid confusion, the name Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary (WSCNMS) is used throughout this document irrespective of the various stages of the sanctuary designation. iii RECOMMENDED CITATION Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. 2020. Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation Final Environmental Impact Statement. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, MD. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract ............................................................................................................................................ i About this Document ..................................................................................................................... iii Recommended Citation ................................................................................................................. iv Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................v List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. viii List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. ix Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................................x Acronyms .........................................................................................................................................x
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