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Anacostia Park » Prepare and Initiate Wetland Management Plan & EIS (w/ Resident Goose Mgmt. Strategies)
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Internal Scoping - NPS staff identify initial purpose, need, and preliminary alternatives
Step 2. Agency Scoping - NPS contacts other agencies and Tribes about the Plan/EIS and process
Step 3. Public Scoping- NPS meets with the public to solicit comments on the purpose, need, and initial alternatives of the plan
Step 4. Identify and Refine Alternatives - NPS uses information collected during internal, agency, and public scoping to develop a range of management alternatives
Step 5. Collect data - NPS collects data needed to describe the affected environment and impacts of the alternatives
Step 6. Prepare Draft Plan/EIS - NPS prepares document describing the alternatives, the impacts of the alternatives and other important information *
Step 7. Public Review of Draft Plan/EIS
Step 8. Analysis of Public Comment
Step 9. Prepare Final Plan/EIS
Step 10. Decision Document (Record of Decision)