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PWSR Toolkit Home > Study > Complete NPS WSR Study Report
 PSWR study legislation directs the National Park Service to prepare a WSR Study Report to be delivered to Congress at the conclusion of the study. The NPS Study Report includes sections on designation eligibility, classification, and suitability findings, including the outcomes of municipal votes; study area description and land use; the overall approach, key findings, outreach and public engagement, and a summary of the Comprehensive River Management Plan developed for the local PWSR study; discussion of designation impacts, including any analysis required in the WSR Study legislation; and letters of support.
Earlier studies included an Environmental Assessment as part of the NPS Study Report to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in evaluating alternatives and impacts associated with designation. More recently, NPS has concluded that PWSR Study Reports are consistent with NEPA Categorical Exclusion 3.2R, and environmental assessments are not required as part of its study process and reporting. The NPS regional environmental coordinator can provide current information on the appropriate NEPA process and required documentation.
NPS WSR Study Reports for recent PWSR studies:
NPS allows the public to review and comment on its WSR Study Report and will post the report and other supporting documentation on its Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) website, https://parkplanning.nps.gov. WSR Study Reports have a 90-day period for public comment, after which NPS will review and analyze comments received, if applicable.
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Example: PEPC project page for the York River Wild and Scenic River Study
The project page, https://parkplanning.nps.gov/YorkRiverStudy, provides an overview of the study, process, links, and documents. During the public review period for the NPS York River WSR Study Report, instructions on how to submit comments were included on the site. The documents sub-page includes the Study Report (January 2020), Public Comment Summary and Analysis Report (June 2020), and Transmittal Letters to Congress (July 2021).
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