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PROPOSED MISSION-ARANSAS NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) - Management Plan (MP)
The proposed Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve is in the second phase of development, which will culminate in a Final EIS/MP. The steps of the phase include:
| Step 1: | Scoping Meetings in Austin, Port Aransas, and Rockport | November 16-17, 2004 |
| Step 2: | Draft Environmental Impact
Statement Draft Management Plan |
October 7, 2005 |
| Step 3: | Public Hearings | November 9-10, 2005 |
| Step 4: | 45-day Comment Period Ends | November 23, 2005 |
| Step 5: | Final Environmental Impact Statement/Final Management Plan | Target February 2006 |
| Step 6: | 30-day Cooling-off Period | Target March 2006 |
| Step 7: | Record of Decision | Target April 2006 |
| Step 8: | Designation Ceremony | Target May 2006 |
The public scoping hearings were held November 16-17, 2004. A presentation (0.7 Mb) was given by Laurie McGilvray (NOAA) on the NERRS and a presentation (0.2 Mb) was given by Paul Montagna (UTMSI) on the proposed site. The transcripts of the meetings are available using the links below.
The Draft EIS/MP is available here and notice was published in the Federal Register October 7, 2005. The U.S. EPA EIS No. is 20050416.
The public hearings were held November 9-10, 2005. A presentation (0.1 Mb) on the DPEIS was given by Matt Chasse (NOAA) and a presentation (0.6 Mb) on the DMP was given by Paul Montagna (UTMSI). The transcripts of the meetings are available using the links below.
The public comment period ended November 23, 2005.
PEIS/MP Links:- Download page for drafts of the FPEIS and FMP
- Transcript for Public Hearing in Rockport, Nov. 10, 2005
- Transcript for Public Hearing in Austin, Nov. 9, 2005
- Download page for drafts of the DPEIS and DMP
- Federal Register Notice for EIS
- Texas Register Notice for EIS
- Transcript for Scoping Meeting in Rockport meeting, Nov. 17, 2004
- Transcript for Scoping Meeting in Port Aransas meeting, Nov. 17, 2004
- Transcript for Scoping Meeting in Austin meeting, Nov. 16, 2004
- Federal Register Notice for Scoping Meetings October 29, 2004.
- One-page description of the Proposed Texas NERR
- Contact Paul Montagna for information regarding Texas NERR
Updated: 17 March 2006