Decision Memo Completed

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) TIDE GAUGE INSTALLATIONS

Tongass National Forest Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District

SUP for NOAA to install tide gauges in Burroughs Bay and Mary Island to provide water level correctors for hydrographic survey work. FAA (3)

Location

Burroughs Bay and Mary Island, which are historic gage sites originally installed in 1891 and 1882

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/10/2010
2
Decision
04/2010 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2010 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) TIDE GAUGE INSTALLATDecision Signed Date: 04/14/2010
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionBurroughs Bay: Latitude 56/02/17N 131/05/42W Mary Island: Latitude 56/06/00N 131/12/00W NAD83
Special use management