Exempt fisheries decisions from environmental review
What the document says“Allow a NEPA Exemption for Fisheries Actions.”
The chapter argues that the requirements for analyzing biological, economic and social impacts are already contained in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, that environmental review overlays them with what it calls onerous, redundant and time-consuming process requirements, and that the department and the Council on Environmental Quality should collaborate to reduce the redundancy.
What the document actually says“Allow a NEPA Exemption for Fisheries Actions.”
Let fishing rules skip that green check.
Big federal decisions need an environment report first. The book says fishing rules already do that check. It says the extra step should be dropped.
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