RECORD OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
(ROER)
Background Information
Stage of Action:
Initial Decision
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SIP
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Revised Scope
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In-the-field change
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Group sponsoring activity (i.e.; event #, proposal #, WBS#) S-082
Scope/type of activity (i.e.; geology, tower relocation, traverse) Antenna installation with tower
Principal contact(s) P.I.: Carol Raymond / Cal Tech / JPL
Activity location(s) KnobHead and 1 other site TBA on Ferrar Glacier Escarpment
Intensity and Scope
Duration of activity (approximate dates): Austral Summers 1996 through 1998
Activity will occur in an area with special environmental and/or scientific management
standards?
Yes
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No
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If yes, the site is located in: ____________________________ sector of the South Pole Station.
Ferrar Glacier_______________ area of the Dry Valleys
____________________________ (name) rookery
____________________________ (name) SSSI or SPA
____________________________ (name) other special area
Is the activity consistent with current operations or long-range plans in terms of size, personnel, and/or footprint?
Yes
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No
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Are complex, cumulative, large-scale, or irreversible effects likely?
Yes
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No
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Is activity likely to preclude or conflict with other foreseeable activities?
Yes
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No
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Activity is expected to create no significant (positive or negative) effects on the following environments/resources:
air
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aquatic
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marine
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terrestrial
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glacial
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historic
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aesthetic
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Are there EMI or EMR issues associated with this project?
Yes
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No
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Environmental Documentation
ACA permit required for:
Flora/Fauna
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SSSI/SPA
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Not required
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Activity fits into a category of exclusion
Yes
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No
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If yes, which one?
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Small scale collection of geological
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and/or biological specimen
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Routine, laboratory-based research
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Seismic research utilizing explosives |
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Renovation and/or remodeling of existing facilities |
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Deployment of retrievable instrumentation |
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Use of weather/research balloons |
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Use of radioisotopes (in compliance with applicable laws) |
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If no, is additional assessment required?
Yes
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No
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If yes, for which activities?__________________________________________________________
Do existing environmental document(s) adequately describe likely effects?
Yes
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No
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If yes, list file name(s) of environmental document(s): _______________________________________
This Environmental Review was prepared by: Scott Borg OPP Program Manager Geology Date: 9/6/96
Signature Block
This Environmental Review for the stage of the action cited on line one is adequate for the action to proceed as noted.
Yes
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Yes, with mitigation (attached)
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No
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If no, why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Responsible Official:
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Date:
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S/ R. Cunningham, OPP Environmental Compliance
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18 September 1996
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
To: File for S-082/Kamb/Raymond Grant No. OPP 95-27606
From: R. Cunningham & K. Larson, Environmental Compliance
Date: 17 September 1996
RE: ROER for S-082/Raymond/Kamb
In reference to the Record of Environmental Review (ROER) performed by Dr. Scott Borg, Program Manager for Antarctic Geology and Geophysics, the measures listed below should be observed by the field team while undertaking he proposed activity. Observance of the listed mitigation will ensure that the proposed activity is one that fits into the category of exclusion for small scale collection of geological specimen and creates less than minor or transitory impact on the Antarctic environment.
- Placement and securing of the tower(s) should be accomplished with assistance from the contractors' riggers. By employing experienced support personnel, there is a reduced likelihood of equipment loss and release to the environment.
- At the completion of the project, all non-native materials should be removed, and the site returned to near natural conditions.
- The location coordinates of all monuments and towers must be reported to the ASA POC at the conclusion of each field season for inclusion in a Dry Valleys environmental database.
- The Principal Investigator should take reasonable steps to ensure that this activity is conducted in such a manner as to not compromise or preclude existing or foreseeable scientific investigations in the region.
- The project should be accomplished in accordance with the Dry Valleys Code of Conduct, adopted for the 1996-97 field season.
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