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5. Environmental Analysis
cultural resources were identified in the NAHC sacred lands file. Implementation
of the Plan will not affect known Indian Sacred Sites.
5.2.4.6 Energy and Mineral Resources
The Plan policies encourage resource conservation and recreational uses for the
Plan Area. Plan implementation in and of itself would not require additional
energy. The potential development and improvements that are recommended in
the Plan would require minimal amounts of energy and would not adversely affect
peak- and base-period demands for electricity.
The Plan includes the protection of large expanses of undeveloped land and would
not preclude the development of any mineral resources if found. Therefore, the
proposed Plan would not have an adverse impact on the environment related to
mineral resources.
5.2.4.7 Noise
Plan implementation would not expose visitors to excessive noise, groundborne
vibration, or substantial increases in ambient noise. Additional visitor facilities
and uses are concentrated in the Frontcountry (FC), Administration and
Operations (AO), Rural Developed (RD), and Suburban (S) zones of existing use
areas, where noise from visitor activities and vehicles exists and is consistent with
the setting. CSP rules and regulations pertaining to visitor noise (e.g., radios must
not be audible beyond a visitor’s immediate campsite regardless of the time of
day or night; generators or other devices are not to be operated between the hours
of 8 PM and 10 AM) would continue to apply and would not be affected by Plan
implementation.
The effects of noise on biotic species are discussed in Section 5.4.3.
5.2.4.8 Socioeconomics
Implementation of the Plan would not result in impacts related to population,
employment, or housing. The Plan would not induce substantial population
growth in the area because it does not propose any substantial new housing or
businesses. The Plan would not displace any people or housing or result in the
need to construct replacement housing elsewhere. Implementation of the Plan
could result in an increased need for staff, but the number of new jobs generated
would not be significant and would not exceed the projected job growth in the
area.
5.2.4.9 Environmental Justice
Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice, is a federal requirement to
identify the disproportionately high and adverse health and environmental effects
on minority populations and low-income populations that could be caused by a
proposed federal action. Accompanying Executive Order 12898 is a Presidential
Transmittal Memorandum that references existing federal statutes and regulations,
including NEPA, to be used in conjunction with the Executive Order. The Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued Guidance Under NEPA in 1997 (CEQ
1997). Minority populations include all persons identified by the U.S. Census of
5-8 San Luis Reservoir SRA
Draft RMP/GP and Draft EIS/EIR