USGS Open-File Report 99-572: Permit Application and Approval Chronology for a Small Airgun Survey Offshore Southern California, June 1999

Permit Application and Approval Chronology for a Small Airgun Survey Offshore Southern California, June 1999

By Jonathan R. Childs, William R. Normark, Michael A. Fisher

Abstract

Offshore geophysical surveys are subject to increased restrictions resulting from new or revised Federal legislation and increased authority of State agencies that deal with environmental issues. This report reviews the process followed by the U.S. Geological Survey to obtain necessary approvals for a marine geophysical survey conducted in June, 1999, offshore Southern California. Discussions and negotiations between the USGS, National Marine Fisheries Service, the California Coastal Commission, the California State Lands Commission, and various other interested parties during six months prior to the survey are documented. A suggested timeframe that should be followed for obtaining the approvals and permits for future work offshore California is based on the outcome of the permitting process for the 1999 cruise, as well as continuing dialog with representatives of the Federal and State entities involved.

First posted January 19, 2000

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Suggested citation:

Childs, Jonathan R., Normark, William R., Fisher, Michael A., 1999, Permit Application and Approval Chronology for a Small Airgun Survey Offshore Southern California, June 1999: U. S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-572, https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/0572/.