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COMPTUEX/JTFEX COASTAL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION 25 OCTOBER 2006environmental conditions (e.g., currents and tidal surge, sedimentation, colonization by marineorganisms) and secondarily by disturbance from scientific and recreational activities.Navy training activities in the CZ have had no discernable effect on submerged culturalresources. Vessel traffic has no potential to affect historic resources on the ocean floor. Debrisfrom expended training materials may settle on the ocean bottom, but the surface area ofcultural sites is a very small fraction of the OPAREA, and little or no debris is expected to settleon these sites. Amphibious exercises are conducted on beaches that are regularly used fortraining, and local cultural sites are known and avoided. Underwater demolition training isconducted at locations selected for their lack of sensitive resources. Under the ProposedAction, these conditions would not change. Therefore, the Proposed Action would be fullyconsistent with Section 30244.PAGE 24