NOAA NEPA Coordination
Southwest Regional Environmental Resource Tool
Regional Reference for Developing/Reviewing Internal/External NEPA Documents
NOTE: Internet Links with an asterisk (*) 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.
Southwest Region covers the state of California (CA)
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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 Environmental Policy Act 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
- NOAA NEPA
- CEQ’s NEPA website
- NAO 216-6
- CEQ’s NEPA Regulations
- NOAA NEPA Handbook
- NOAA Safety and Compliance Office
- 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
- Jay Nunenkamp, NOAA, PPI, 1315 East West Hwy, Rm 1571923, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, P 301-713-1622 x207, F 301-713-0585, jay.nunenkamp@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 NEPA Coordinator: David Winandy,
NOS, Bldg 4, Rm 2079C, N/MB3, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115-6349, P 206-526-4641, C 206-450-0630, F 206-527-7506, david.b.winandy@noaa.gov
- Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: Vicki Wedell, NOS/ONMS, 1305 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, P 301-713-3125 x237, C 240-676-3805, F 301-713-0404, vicki.wedell@noaa.gov
- National Environmental, Satellite, Data, and Information Service:
- John Gironda, NOAA NESDIS, 1335 East West Hwy, Rm 7415, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283, P 301-713-9208 F 301-713-1129, john.gironda@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: Jennifer Melton, NOAA CAO, 1305 East West Hwy, Rm 11116, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3278, P 301-713-2870 x101, F 301-713-0426, jennifer.melton@noaa.gov
- Southwest Region NMFS NEPA Coordinator: Shelby Mendez, 501 W Ocean Blvd, Rm 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, P 562-980-4000, F 562-980-4018, shelby.l.mendez@noaa.gov
- General Counsel: Judson Feder, Southwest Regional Counsel, GCSW, 501 W Ocean Blvd, Rm 4470, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, P 562-980-4080, F 562-980-4084, judson.feder@noaa.gov
- Sustainable Fisheries: Mark Helvey, Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 501 W Ocean Blvd, Rm 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, P 562-980-4040, F 562-980-4047, mark.helvey@noaa.gov
- Protected Resources: Russ Strach, Assistant Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, 650 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814, P 916-930-3621, F 916-930-3622, russ.strach@noaa.gov
- Essential Fish Habitat: Bob Hoffman, 501 W Ocean Blvd, Rm 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, P 562-980-4043, F 562-980-4092, bob.hoffman@noaa.gov
- Coastal Zone Management Contact: (CA), Carrie Hall, 1305 East West Hwy - Rm 11329, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281, P 301-713-3155, carrie.hall@noaa.gov
Regional Environmental Management Items
- Regional Issues
- One Fishery Management Council (FMC) (Pacific*)
- One interstate commission (Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission*)
- Highly Migratory Species
- Conservation of listed stocks of coho and chinook salmon and steelhead trout
- Identification and protection of critical and essential fish habitat for listed salmon and steelhead
- Protection of other listed species and critical habitat, including green sturgeon
- Regulations to govern FMPs and adverse interactions with sea turtles and marine mammals
- Prevention of overfishing of bigeye tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific
- Control of incidental catch and take of dolphin in the eastern tropical Pacific tuna fisheries
- Regional Fishery Management Plans
- Regional Executive Orders
- E.O. 12114: Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal Actions - requires that responsible officials of Federal agencies be informed of environmental considerations and take those considerations into account when making decisions on major Federal Actions which could have environmental impacts anywhere beyond the borders of the US, including Antarctica
- E.O. 12898: Environmental Justice – requires Federal agencies to achieve environmental justice by identifying and addressing disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental effects, including the interrelated socioeconomic effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income populations in the United States
- E.O. 13112: Invasive Species - concerns the prevention of invasive species; control of such species; and minimization of the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species cause
- Programmatic EISs, Other Key Documents
- Pacific Fishery Management Council NEPA Tracking Page*
- 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
- Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP Bycatch Mitigation Program Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (FPEIS), September 2004
- Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP Essential Fish Habitat Final Environmental Impact Statement, December 2005
- Pacific Offshore Cetacean Take Reduction Team
Regional NOAA Offices, Laboratories, Sanctuaries, and Reserves
- National Marine Fisheries Service Science Center: Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037-1508, P 858-546-7000, F 858-546-7003
- National Marine Fisheries Service Office: Southwest Regional Office , 501 W Ocean Blvd, Rm 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802-4213, P 562-980-4000
- Regional NMFS Laboratories:
- NMFS SWFSC Fisheries Ecology Division, 110 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, P 831-420-3900
- NMFS SWFSC Environmental Research Division, 1352 Lighthouse Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950-2097, P 831-648-8515, F 831-648-8440
- National Marine Sanctuaries (NMSs)
- Cordell Bank (CA), PO Box 159, Olema, CA 94950, P 415-663-0314, F 415-663-0315, cordellbank@noaa.gov, michael.carver@noaa.gov
- Gulf of the Farallones (CA), 991 Marine Dr, Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129, P 415-561-6622, F 415-561-6616, farallones@noaa.gov
- Monterey Bay (CA), 299 Foam St, Monterey, CA 93940, P 831-647-4207, F 831-647-4250, deirdre.whalen@noaa.gov
- Channel Islands (CA), 113 Harbor Way, Ste 150, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, P 805-966-7107, F 805-568-1582
- National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRs)
- San Francisco (CA), SFSU-Romberg Tiburon Center, 3152 Paradise Dr, Tiburon, CA 94920-1205, P 415-338-3703, F 415-435-7120
- Elkhorn Slough (CA), 1700 Elkhorn Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076, P 831-728-2822, F 831-728-1056, info@elkhornslough.org
- Tijuana River (CA), 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, CA 91932, P 619-575-3613, F 619-575-6913
- 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
- Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement: 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: Pacific Region 1 (CA, NV, ID, OR, WA, HI, Pacific Islands), 911 NE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97232-4181, P 503-231-6828
- EPA Regional NEPA Coordinator: AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU : USEPA, REGION 9, Lisa Hanf, Environmental Review Coordinator, 75 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA 94105, P 415-972-3854, hanf.lisa@epa.gov
- EPA Clean Water Regional Office: (AZ, CA, HI, NV, the Pacific Islands, and over 140 Tribal Nations) EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA, 94105, P 415-947-8000
- Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (DOACOE) Regulatory Division and District Offices
- South Pacific Division Office, CESPD, 333 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105, P 415-977- 8323, F 415-977-8316
- San Francisco District Office, 333 Market St, Rm 923, San Francisco, CA 94105, P 415-977-8191, 415-977-8316
- Sacramento District Office, CESPK, 1325 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922, P 916-557-7490, F 916-557-7859
- Los Angeles District Office, 915 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1146, Los Angeles, CA 90017, P 213-452-3333, F 213-452-4209, PublicAffairs.SPL@usace.army.mil
- South Pacific Division Office, CESPD, 333 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94105, P 415-977- 8323, F 415-977-8316
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.
- State Environmental Office: CA Environmental Protection Agency*, 1001 I St, PO Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812-2815, P 916-323-2514, cepacomm@calepa.ca.gov
- State Environmental Policy Act Office: CA Office of Planning and Research/State Clearinghouse*, PO Box 3044, Sacramento, CA 95812-3044, P 916-322-2318, F 916-324-9936, state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov
- State Fish and Wildlife Office: CA Dept of Fish and Game*, 1416 9th St, Sacramento, CA 95814, P 916-445-0411
- State Point of Contact for Intergovernmental Review: Grants Coordination, State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Research, PO Box 3044, Rm 222, Sacramento, CA 95812-3044, P 916-445-0613, F 916-323-3018, state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov
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) Offices
- CA Coastal Commission*, 45 Fremont St, Ste 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105, P 415-904-5200, F 415-904-5400
- San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission*, 50 California St, Ste 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111, 415-352-3600, info@bcdc.ca.gov
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): CA Dept of Parks and Recreation Office of Historic Preservation*, PO Box 942896 Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, P 916-653-6624, F 916-653-9824, calshpo@parks.ca.go
- State Agency Contact for Aquaculture: CA: Bob Hulbrock, Dept of Fish and Game, 1812 9th St, Sacramento CA 95814, P 916-445-4034, F 916-445-4041
- Regional Protected Species
- Fish
- Marine Mammals
- Blue whale
- Fin whale
- Humpback whale
- Killer whale (orca)
- Sei whale
- Sperm whale
- Steller sea lion
- Guadalupe fur seal
- Southern sea otter
- Birds
- Brown pelican
- Marbled murrelet
- Short-tailed albatross
- Western snowy plover
- California least tern
- Sea Turtles
- Green sea turtle
- Leatherback sea turtle
- Loggerhead sea turtle
- Olive ridley sea turtle
- Fisheries Classes with regard to Marine Mammal Interactions
- Category I
- CA angel shark and other species set gillnet (>3.5” mesh)
- Category II
- CA/OR thresher shark/swordfish drift gillnet (≥14” mesh)
- CA yellowtail, barracuda, and white seabass drift gillnet (mesh size >3.5 inches and <14 inches)
- CA anchovy, mackerel, sardine purse seine fishery
- CA squid purse seine
- CA pelagic longline
- CA tuna purse seine
- Category III
- CA herring purse seine
- WA, OR, CA groundfish trawl
- CA lobster, prawn, shrimp, rock crab, fish pot
- CA halibut bottom trawl
- Category I
If any of the links included here are broken or any information is found to be outdated,
please send information to PPI.NEPA@noaa.gov.