Dear Ms. Kendall:

On February 7, 2013, the Office of Inspector General ("IG") issued a final report of its investigation into a scientific integrity complaint associated with the Department of the Interior's (" Department") September 2011 Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("DEIS") for the Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special Use Permit.

For several years, serious questions have been raised about the National Park Service's ("NPS") use of science to estimate the farm's impacts on harbor seals and more recently on the Point Reyes National Seashore's soundscape in order to justify closure of the oyster farm, which has provided a sustainable source of shellfish in northern California and employed more than 30 workers.

Read the entire letter HERE.