Availability of the Record of Decision for the Proposed Institute of Marine Science Infrastructure Improvement Project Located in Seward, AK

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The DOI, as lead Federal Agency on behalf of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS) Trustee Council, announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Proposed Institute of Marine Science (IMS) Infrastructure Improvement Project in Seward, Alaska. The proposed project is intended to enhance the Trustee Council's capabilities to study marine mammals, marine birds, and the ecosystem injured by the EVOS. Further, the improvements are intended to help focus and carry out a long-term research and monitoring program for the EVOS area as part of an overall restoration plan. The DOI, as lead Federal Agency on behalf of the EVOS Trustee Council, published a Federal Register Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed project on March 9, 1994 (59 FR 11082-1183). Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, DOI prepared a draft and final EIS on the proposed project. The final EIS describes three alternatives, including the proposed action; presents the major issues associated with the proposed action and its alternatives as identified through the public scoping process; examines the environmental consequences of each alternati