BIFROST SEAUS MTMNR EA-USFWS-2023-0620-508.pdf

BIFROST SEAUS MTMNR EA_USFWS_2023_0620_508.pdf
BIFROST SEAUS MTMNR EA_USFWS_2023_0620_508.pdf7.92 MB

USFWS is preparing this EA to analyze the environmental impact of allowing current and future marine cable installations within the Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge (Trench NWR) and Mariana Trench Marine National Monument (MTMNM) in order to support more efficient environmental reviews.



USFWS is proposing to provide detailed analysis to support NEPA responsibilities for its decisions on current and future marine cable ROW applications. As part of that evaluation, USFWS proposes to grant RTI Solutions, Inc. dba HMB (HMB) two new right-of-way (ROW) permits, one to allow for installation, operation, and emergency access to a new BIFROST telecommunications cable within the Trench NWR and MTMNM, the other to bring HMB into compliance with operation and emergency access rights for the existing SEA-US (Southeast Asia-US) telecommunications cable that was installed in 2017.

Publication date
Type of document
Policy
Facility
Mariana Trench fish and corals
Mariana Trench National Wildlife Refuge
The Mariana Trench was created geologically as the Pacific Plate plunged beneath the Philippine Sea Plate and into the Earth’s mantle and contains some of the deepest known points in the global ocean. The Mariana Trench is also recognized by the international scientific community as the oldest...
National Wildlife Refuge
Garapan, Saipan MP
Program
A bright blue sky obstructed by fluffy white clouds reflected off of a stream shot from inside a kayak
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages an unparalleled network of public lands and waters called the National Wildlife Refuge System. With more than 570 refuges spanning the country, this system protects iconic species and provides some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities on Earth.
Program
Washington,DC
FWS and DOI Region(s)
Pacific