Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designation Update 2024
Explore the detailed timeline and processes involved in the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary designation update by the California Coastal Commission in 2024, including the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, public consultations, and establishment of the Final Preferred Alternative Boundary.
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Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Designation Update California Coastal Commission October 9, 2024
Additional Issues of Interest Sanctuary Designation Timeline 2024 Next Designation Completion 2023 2021 Published Final EIS Release and Comment on Draft Documents Process Initiated Notice of Intent to begin designation process (Nov 10, 2021) Tribal consultation begins Public scoping meetings (Dec 2021 - Jan 2022) Community workshops (Summer 2023) NEPA Cooperating Agency coordination (Feb 2022 - May 2024) Review of scoping comments and preparation of draft designation documents (Feb 2022 - Aug 2023) Draft designation documents released (Aug 25, 2023) 60-day public comment period (Aug - Oct 2023) Over 110,000 comment received NOAA prepares Responses to Comments EIS Cooperating agency briefings CA Coastal Commission concurrence with federal consistency (Aug 8, 2024) September 6th, 2024: Release of Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) October 11, 2024: Targeted publication of Final Rule, Record of Decision, and Final Management Plan (30 days after FEIS) After 45 days of Congressional session, sanctuary takes effect: Late November or early December
Final Environmental Impact Statement Published September 6, 2024 Available online: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage/ Presents Final Preferred Alternative boundary Response to Public Comments (Vol. 2, Appendix A)
Final Preferred Alternative Boundary 4,543 sq. mi. 116 mi. coastline 11,580 ft. deepest point 60 mi. distance from shore
Select Issues Raised and NOAA Responses Tribal and Indigenous Communities: Sanctuary Name Given the location of the Final Preferred Alternative boundary, NOAA has selected the name for the sanctuary as: Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary Depending on NOAA s action in Phase 2 (Boundary Adjustment Action Plan), name reconsideration is possible with a future boundary expansion Indigenous Collaborative Co-Stewardship Framework NOAA has conducted government-to-government consultation with the federally recognized Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and engaged extensively with non- federally recognized Chumash and Salinan Tribes and Indigenous Communities (40 meetings/calls held to date) This Tribal input has informed the co-stewardship framework and Indigenous Cultural Heritage Action Plan, both of which will be part of the final management plan
Management Plan Change between Draft and Final Boundary Adjustment Action Plan Phase 2 Designation of the Final Preferred Alternative to be considered Phase 1 Final Management Plan will include a Boundary Adjustment Action Plan supporting a Phase 2 for Sanctuary conservation of the region Strategies will call for additional evaluation of areas to the west and north of the sanctuary, as well as Morro Bay Estuary To be initiated with first sanctuary management plan review, 5-7 years after designation, and no later than January 2032 Other agencies will have been able to complete planning and permitting for offshore wind energy development in the area Conservation options to be considered: a) expanding the CHNMS boundary (possible name reconsideration); b) expanding the MBNMS boundary southward; c) designating a new stand-alone sanctuary; d) non-sanctuary conservation measures
Thank you! For more information: sanctuaries.noaa.gov/chumash-heritage/
