Excerpt from Final Supplement to Final Environmental Impact Statement: Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Expansion of Reserve All agencies of the Federal Government are required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (nepa), 16 u.s.c. 4321 et seq., as implemented by Executive Order 11514 of March 5, 1970, the Council on Environmental Quality (ceq) Guidelines of August 1, 1973, to prepare a detailed environ mental impact statement (eis) on proposals for legislation and other major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. The objectives of the nepa are to (1) build into the agency decision-making processes an appropriate and careful consideration of all environmental aspects of proposed actions, (2) explain potential environmental effects of proposed actions and their alternatives for public understanding, (3) avoid or minimize adverse effects of proposed actions, and (4) restore or enhance environmental quality as much as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"In April 2009, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and issued a Record of Decision (ROD) for its Proposed Action to replace its Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) facilities in La Jolla, California. The NOAA SWFSC is a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regional headquarters located at the University of California at San Diego. A joint Final EIS/EIR was prepared and approved in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S. Code 4321-4347), the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) implementing regulations (40 CFR Part 1500 - 1508), NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 216-6: Environmental Review Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines. Since completion of the Final EIS/EIR, substantial changes to the Proposed Action are being considered by NOAA within portions of the project area containing the 2.5-acre property currently occupied by SWFSC and managed by NOAA under a 99-year deed from the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). These newly Proposed Actions were not previously analyzed in the Final EIS/EIR and involve additional demolition activities, substantial excavation and grading, installation of a geohazard soil stabilization system, structural upgrade to remaining structures, and other site alterations. These Proposed Actions were deemed necessary by NOAA based on additional geotechnical information and design recommendations received since approval of the Final EIS/EIR"--Executive summary.

This text is for second and third year Civil Engineering students and Chemical and Environmental Engineers taking course work in environmental assessment practice or impact assessment.