Statter Harbor Improvements Project DEA Comment Summary Oct2010

Statter Harbor Improvements Project Draft Environmental Assessment Comment Summary The Statter Harbor Improvements Project draft Enovnimr ental Assessment (EA) was released on April 1, 2010; the comment period closed on M a2y0 107. ,Two alternatives—the Proposed Action and No-Action—were presented. More than 330 issue-spfiecc icomments were identified in 88 public e-mails, comment forms, and letters and 11 ag-emnacyil s eand letters received during the comment period. Issue-specific comments fall within the followinrega sa: Access/Land Use Invasive Species Air Quality Mitigation Alternatives Permitting Amenities Process Congestion Purpose and Need Cost Safety Cultural Resources Social Impact Cumulative Effects Stakeholder Outreach Data Visual Impacts Demand Water Quality Design Wildlife/FishHabitat Comments were classified as editorial (a questri ocnl aorification required within the document), substantive, or non-substantive. For the Statterb oHra Improvements Project, substantive comments are defined as “Comments that are within the socfo pthee proposed action, are specific to the prdo poseaction, have a direct relationship to the propaocsteiod n and include supporting reasons for the Responsible Official to consider” (36 CFR 215u.r2in).g Dthe compilation and coding process, comments that could be interpreted as including supportienags orns for consideration were classified as substantive. Comments classified as substantive l wreilceive a ...