ALASKA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE TOOL

Regional Reference for Developing/Reviewing Internal/External NEPA Documents

 NOTE: Internet Links with this symbol behind them will take you to a website not owned by the US government.

Purpose: This tool will provide information and contacts for identifying potential affected environmental resources related to a specific proposed Federal action. This tool will assist NOAA staff with collecting information necessary for scoping and developing NEPA documents as well as reviewing other agency NEPA documents.

Intended Audience: All NOAA environmental staff that are responsible for NEPA compliance and coordination may find this tool helpful in their work.

Alaska Region covers the state of Alaska (AK)

Table of Contents and Quick Links  

• Important Website Addresses
• NOAA Headquarters Contacts
• NOAA Regional Contacts
• Regional Environmental Management Items
• Regional Offices, Laboratories, Sanctuaries, and Reserves
• Other Agency Contacts
  • Federal Agencies
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Offices
  • EPA Regional NEPA Coordinators
  • EPA Clean Water Regional Offices
  • Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (DOACOE) Regulatory Division and District Offices
  • State Environmental Offices
  • State Fish and Wildlife Offices
  • State Points of Contact for Intergovernmental Review
  • Coastal Zone Management Office
  • State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO)
  • State Agency Contact for Aquaculture
• Animal Resources

Important Website Addresses

• NOAA NEPA: www.nepa.noaa.gov
• CEQ’s NEPAnet: http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/nepanet.htm
• NAO 216-6: http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/~ames/NAOs/Chap_216/naos_216_6.html
• CEQ’s NEPA Regulations: http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/toc_ceq.htm
• NOAA NEPA Handbook: http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/NEPA_HANDBOOK.pdf
• NOAA Safety and Compliance Office: http://www.seco.noaa.gov/
• Alaska Regional Office NEPA webpage: http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/analyses/nepa.htm

NOAA Headquarters Contacts

• NOAA NEPA Coordination Staff
• Steve Kokkinakis, NOAA, PPI, 1315 East West Hwy, Rm 15723, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, P 301-713-1622 x189, F 301-713-0585, steve.kokkinakis@noaa.gov
• Cristi Reid, NOAA PPI, 1315 East West Hwy, Rm 15727, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, P 301-713-1622 x206, F 301-713-0585, cristi.reid@noaa.gov
• NMFS National NEPA Coordinator: Steve Leathery, NMFS, 1315 East West Hwy, Rm 14555, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, P 301-713-2239 x181, F 301-713-1940, steve.leathery@noaa.gov
• NOAA Ocean Service:
  • National Marine Sanctuary Program: John Armor, NOS/NMSP, 1305 East West Hwy, Rm 11534, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, P 301-713-3125 x234, F 301-713-0404, john.armor@noaa.gov
  • Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management: Helen Bass, NOS/OCRM, 1305 East West Hwy, Rm 11215, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, P 301-713-3155 x175, F 301-713-4367, helen.bass@noaa.gov
• National Environmental, Satellite, Data, and Information Service:
  • Stan Chan, NOAA NESDIS, 1335 East West Hwy, Rm 7415, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283, P 301-713-9208 x240, stanley.chan@noaa.gov
  • (Alternate), Paul E Pegnato, NOAA NESDIS, 1335 East West Hwy, Rm 7409, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283, P 301-713-9216 x238, F 301-713-1129, paul.e.pegnato@noaa.gov
  • Climate Reference Network, National Climate Data Center, Science Services Division: David R Easterling, NOAA NESDIS NCDC SSD, 151 Patton Ave, Rm 516F, Asheville, NC 28801-5001, P 828-271-4675, F 828-271-4328, david.easterling@noaa.gov
• General Counsel: Nancy Briscoe, NOAA GC, 1315 East West Hwy, Rm 15109, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, P 301-713-1219, nancy.t.briscoe@noaa.gov
• Facilities: Bernie Denno, NOAA OFA, 1305 East West Hwy, Rm 11109, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3278, P 301-713-2870 x101, F 301-713-0426, bernie.denno@noaa.gov

NOAA Regional Contacts

• Alaska Region NMFS NEPA Coordinator: Steven K Davis, F/AKR, 222 W 7th Ave, Box 48, Rm 517, Anchorage, AK 99513-7577, P 907-271-3523, F 907-271-3030, steven.k.davis@noaa.gov
• General Counsel: Lisa Lindeman, GCAK, Rm 909A, PO Box 21109, Juneau, AK 99802-1109, P 907-586-7414, F 907-586-7263, lisa.lindeman@noaa.gov
• Sustainable Fisheries: Sue Salveson, Assistant Regional Administrator, F/AKR2, Rm 401, PO Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, P 907-586-7228, F 907-586-7465, sue.salveson@noaa.gov
• Protected Resources: Kaja Brix, Assistant Regional Administrator, F/AKR3, PO Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, P 907-586-7235, F 907-586-7012, kaja.brix@noaa.gov
• Essential Fish Habitat: Jon Kurland, Assistant Regional Administrator, F/AKR4, Rm 457, PO Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, P 907-586-7636, F 907-586-7358, jon.kurland@noaa.gov
• Coastal Zone Management Contact: (AK) Masi Okasaki, 1305 East West Hwy - Rm 11205, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, P 301-713-3155 x185, F 301-713-4367, masi.okasaki@noaa.gov

Regional Environmental Management Items

• Regional Issues
• One Fishery Management Council (FMC) (North Pacific)
• One interstate commission (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission )

• Regional Fishery Management Plans
  • Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish, Gulf of Alaska Groundfish, Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab, Alaska Scallop, Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ off the Coast of Alaska, Pacific Halibut (shared with the North Pacific FMC and managed under an international agreement)

• Programmatic EISs, Other Key Documents
  • Guidance on the Consideration of Past Actions in Cumulative Effects Analyses
  • Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS) for Pacific Salmon Fisheries Management off the Coasts of SE AK, WA, OR, CA, and in the Columbia River Basin, 2004
  • Final Programmatic Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PSEIS) for Gulf of Alaska Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Groundfish, June 2004
  • Final EIS for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fisheries, August 1, 2004
  • Final EIS for Essential Fish Habitat Identification and Conservation in Alaska April 29, 2005
  • Environmental Assessment (EA) for the BSAI and GOA Harvest Specifications for 2006-2007, January 2, 2006

Regional NOAA Offices, Laboratories, Sanctuaries, and Reserves

• National Marine Fisheries Service Science Center: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Bldg 4, Seattle, WA 98115, P 206 526-4000, F 206 526-4004

• National Marine Fisheries Service Office: Alaska Regional Office, PO Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668, P 907-586-7221, F 907-586-7249, alaska.webmaster@noaa.gov

• Regional NMFS Laboratories
• Auke Bay Laboratory, 11305 Glacier Hwy, Juneau, AK 99801-8626, P 907-789-6000, F 907-789-6094
• Hatfield Marine Science Center , Fisheries Behavioral Ecology, 2030 SE Marine Science Dr, Newport, OR 97365, P 541-867-0207, F 541-867-0136
• Kodiak Fisheries Research Center, 301 Research Ct, Kodiak, AK 99615, P 907-481-1700, F 907-481-1701
• Little Port Walter Field Station, PO Box 253, Sitka, AK 99835, P 907-723-4457, F (call ahead) 907-723-4457
• National Marine Mammal Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, F/AKC3, Seattle, WA 98115-6349, P 206-526-4045, F 206-526-6615

• National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs)
• Kachemak Bay Reserve, Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitor Ctr, 95 Sterling Hwy, Ste 2, Homer, AK 99603, P 907-235-6377 or 907-235-4799, F 907-235-4794, kbrr@fishgame.state.ak.us

Other Agency Contacts

• Federal Agencies
• Federal Highway Administration: Office of NEPA Facilitation, 800 Independence Ave, SW, Washington DC 20591, P 202-366-2058, F 202-366-3409
• US Coast Guard: Environmental Management Division (G-SEC-3), 2100 2 nd St, SW, Washington DC 20593-0001, P 202-267-2369, F 202-267-4219
• US Navy: Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO-N45), Environmental Planning/NEPA Lead, Operational Environmental Readiness & Planning, Ste #2000, Navy Pentagon (NC1 Suite #2000), Washington DC 22202-3735, P 703-602-2859, F 703-602-5364
• US Geological Survey: Environmental Affairs Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Reston, VA 22092-0002, P 703-648-5028, F 703-648-4530
• US Air Force: USAF Basing and Units, Senior Planner/NEPA Program Manager, Ste 1000, Crystal Gateway One, 1235 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22202, P 703-604-5264, F 703-604-5260
• Mineral Management Service: Environmental Assessment Branch, 381 Elden St, Herndon, VA 20170-4842, P 703-787-1660, F 703-787-1026

• US Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office: Alaska Region 7, 1011 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99503, P 907-786-3542, F 907-786-3306

• EPA Regional NEPA Coordinator: (AK, ID, OR, WA) USEPA, REGION 10, Christine Reichgott, NEPA Review Unit Manager, 1200 Sixth Ave, Ste 900, ETPA-088, Seattle, WA 98101-3140, reichgott.christine@epa.gov, P 206-553-1601

• EPA Clean Water Regional Office: (AK, ID, OR, WA, and Native Tribes) EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, P 206-553-1200

If the proposed NEPA action includes dredging or wetlands and/or requires a Section 404 permit, the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers may need to be contacted.

• Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (DOACOE) Regulatory Division and District Offices
  • Pacific Ocean Division Office, Bldg 525, Fort Shafter, HI, 96858-5440, P 808-438-1500
    • Alaska District Office, PO Box 898, Anchorage, AK 99506-0898, P 907-753-5799, F 907-753-2625

• State Environmental Office: AK Dept of Environmental Conservation , PO Box 111800, Juneau, AK 99811-1800, P 907-465-5066, F 907-465-5070

• State Fish and Wildlife Office: AK Dept of Fish and Game , PO Box 115525, Juneau, AK 99811-5525, P 907-465-4100

If the proposed NEPA action occurs within the coastal zone, the Coastal Zone Management Office of the affected state(s) may need to be contacted.

• Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Office: AK Coastal Management Program, Office of Project Management
  and Permitting , 302 Gold St, Ste 202, PO Box 111030, Juneau, AK 99811-1030, Mail Stop: 1030, P 907-465-3562, F 907-465-3075
  

 

If the proposed NEPA action affects historic resources or occurs within historic lands, the State Historic Preservation Office of the affected state(s) may need to be contacted.

• State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO): AK State Historic Preservation Office , Office of History and Archaeology, 550 W 7th Ave, Ste 1310, Anchorage AK 99501-3565, P 907-269-8721, F 907-269-8908, oha@alaska.net
• State Agency Contact for Aquaculture: AK: Guyla McGrady, Dept of Natural Resources, Division of Land, 550 W 7th Ave, Ste 900C, Anchorage AK 99501-3577, P 907-269-8543, F 907-269-8913

 Animal Resources

• Regional Protected Species
  • Fish
    • Chinook salmon
    • Sockeye salmon
    • Steelhead
  • Marine Mammals
    • Blue whale
    • Bowhead whale
    • Fin whale
    • Humpback whale
    • Northern right whale
    • Northern sea otter
    • Sei whale
    • Sperm whale
    • Steller sea lion
  • Birds
    • Short-tailed albatross
    • Spectacled eider
    • Steller’s eider
  • Sea Turtles
    • Leatherback sea turtle

• Fisheries Classes with regard to Marine Mammal Interactions
  • Category II
    • AK Bristol Bay salmon drift gillnet
    • AK Bristol Bay salmon set gillnet
    • AK Cook Inlet salmon drift gillnet
    • AK Cook Inlet salmon purse seine fishery
    • AK Cook Inlet salmon set gillnet
    • AK Kodiak salmon purse seine fishery
    • AK Kodiak salmon set gillnet
    • AK Metlakatla/Annette Isl salmon drift gillnet
    • AK Peninsula/Aleutian Isls salmon drift gillnet
    • AK Peninsula/Aleutian Isls salmon set gillnet
    • AK Prince William Sound salmon drift gillnet
    • AK SE salmon drift gillnet
    • AK Yakutat salmon set gillnet
    • AK SE salmon purse seine
    • AK miscellaneous finfish pair trawl
  • Category III
    • AK Kuskokwim, Yukon, Norton Sound, Kotzebue salmon gillnet
    • AK miscellaneous finfish set gillnet
    • AK Prince William Sound salmon set gillnet
    • AK salmon purse seine (except SE AK, which is in Category II)
    • AK salmon troll
    • AK BSAI Greenland turbot longline
    • AK halibut longline/set line (State & Federal waters)
    • AK BSAI Atka mackerel trawl
    • AK BSAI flatfish trawl
    • AK BSAI pollock trawl
    • AK Bering Sea sablefish pot

      

If any of the links included here are broken or any information is found to be outdated, please send updates to Cristi Reid, PPI at Cristi.Reid@noaa.gov or 301-713-1622 x206.

Return to NOAA NEPA home page

 

For More Information...

NOAA NEPA Coordination

Program Planning & Integration

1315 East-West Hwy, room 15603

Silver Spring, MD 20910

301-713-1632 phone

301-713-0585 fax