Ocracoke Light Station Rehabilitation FONSI

The National Park Service (NPS) prepared an environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the impacts of rehabilitating the Ocracoke Light Station at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (the Seashore), Hyde County, North Carolina. Buildings and structures associated with the Ocracoke Light Station include the Double Keepers' Quarters, Carpenter's Shop, Store House, Cisterns, Privy, Oil House, and Generator House; all of which are contributing to the historic property, except for the Generator House.

The EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 United States Code [USC] 4321 et seq.) and the 2020 Council on Environmental Quality National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] 1500-1508); the Department of the Interior NEPA regulations (43 CFR Part 46); and with NPS Director's Order 12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-making (2011) and its accompanying handbook (2015). The statements and conclusions reached in this finding of no significant impact (FONSI) are based on the documentation and analysis provided in the EA and associated decision file.

The FONSI and Non Impairment Determination (NID) was approved on August 23, 2022 by the Interior Region 2 -South Atlantic Gulf Regional Director, Mark Foust.

Documents appended to the FONSI:
Non Impairment Determination
Response to Substantive Public Comments
Errata Indicating Text Changes in the EA
Programmatic Agreement

Document Content:

CAHA 254061 Ocracoke Light Station Rehabilitation FONSI and NID_signed8.23.22.pdf   (7.1 MB, PDF file) Disclaimer: Links within the above document(s) were valid as of the date published. Note: Some of the files may be in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download a free copy of from Adobe Systems.