Stellwagen Bank Final EIS and Management Plan Pagem 



Note to Reader : 



A. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPAl 



This document is both a management plan and a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Stellwagen 

 Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Some of the section headings, and the order in which they are presented, are 

 different from those frequently found in other environmental impact statements. To assist NEPA reviewers, the 

 following table has been developed. Topics normally discussed in an EIS document are listed under the heading 

 "NEPA Requirement". The corresponding section of this document and the page numbers are provided in the 

 other two columns. 



NEPA Requirement Management Plan /EIS Page 



Purpose and Need for Action Part One: Introduction 4 



Alternatives 



Preferred Alternative Part Three: Section II 95 



Other Alternatives Part Three: Sections I, II 93, 95 



Affected Environment Part Two, Section II 9 



Environmental Consequences 



General and Specific Impacts Part Four, Section I 124 



Unavoidable Adverse Part Four, Section II 142 



Environmental or Socioeconomic Effects 



Relationship Between Short-Term Part Four, Section III 142 



of the Environment and the Maintenance and 

 Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity 



Possible Conflicts Between the Part Two, Section III 75 



Proposed Action and the Objectives of 

 Federal, State, Regional, and Local Land 

 Use Plans, PoHcies and Contacts for 

 the Area Concerned 



List of Preparers Part Five 143 



List of Agencies, Organizations, Part Six 144 



and Persons Receiving Copies of the F^IS 



