Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Special Use Permit to Dare County for Activities Related to the Protection of North Carolina Highway 12 in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, 78106-78107 [2014-30352]
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National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for a
Special Use Permit to Dare County for
Activities Related to the Protection of
North Carolina Highway 12 in Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, North
Carolina
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
(NPS) is preparing a draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
in response to a request from Dare
County, North Carolina, for a Special
Use Permit for activities related to the
protection of North Carolina Highway
12 (Highway 12) in the Buxton area. The
EIS will assist the NPS in determining
whether, where, and under what
conditions the NPS would issue a
Special Use Permit to Dare County for
actions related to the protection of
Highway 12 in the Buxton Village area.
The NPS is considering this proposal to
address erosion issues and prevent
future emergency closure of these areas
of Highway 12 due to storm impacts to
the road in this narrow area of Hatteras
Island. This notice initiates the public
scoping process for this EIS.
DATES: The date, time, and location of
public meetings will be announced
through the NPS Planning,
Environment, and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/caha, the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore Web site,
and in local media outlets. The NPS will
conduct public meetings in the local
area to receive input from interested
parties on issues, concerns, and
suggestions regarding the potential to
issue a Special Use Permit to Dare
County for activities related to the
protection of Highway 12 in the Buxton
area. The comment period will be
announced at the meetings and will be
published on the Cape Hatteras National
Seashore Web site for this project at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/caha.
ADDRESSES: Interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies are
encouraged to provide written
comments or suggestions to assist the
NPS in determining the scope of issues
related to the issuance of a Special Use
Permit to Dare County for activities
related to the protection of Highway 12
near Buxton. Written comments may be
sent to: Superintendent, 1401 National
SUMMARY:
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Park Road, Manteo, North Carolina
27954.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, 1401 National Park
Road, Manteo, North Carolina 27954 at
the address shown above, by phone at
(252) 475–9000, or via email at CAHA_
Superintendent@nps.gov.
Pursuant
to Section 102(2)(c) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a
draft EIS will be prepared and presented
to the public for review and comment,
followed by preparation and availability
of the final EIS. Alternatives to be
developed and considered in the EIS
will likely focus on strategies for the
protection of Highway 12, particularly
in and around the areas of Buxton
village that are regularly impacted or
threatened by storms. The EIS will look
to identify practical solutions, such as
the consideration of beach nourishment,
to address these threats and ongoing
impacts. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in any
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The responsible official for this EIS is
the Regional Director, NPS Southeast
Region, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924
Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 19, 2014.
Stan Austin,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
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The Bureau of Reclamation is
responsible for recreation development
at all of its reservoirs. Presently, there
are 289 designated recreation areas on
our lands within the 17 Western States.
We must be able to respond to emerging
trends, changes in the demographic
profile of users, changing values, needs,
wants and desires, and conflicts
between user groups. Statistically valid
and up-to-date data derived from the
user is essential to developing and
providing recreation programs relevant
to today’s visitor.
The required 60-day comment period
for the Recreation Visitor Use Surveys
was initiated by a notice published in
the Federal Register on August 14, 2014
(79 FR 47673). No comments were
received.
Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review; Renewal
of a Currently Approved Collection
(OMB Control Number 1006–0028)
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We, the Bureau of
Reclamation, have forwarded the
following Information Collection
Request to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval: Recreation Visitor Use
Surveys, OMB Control Number 1006–
0028. The Information Collection
Request describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost burden.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove this Information
Collection Request, but may respond
after 30 days; therefore, public
comments must be received on or before
January 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
the Desk Officer for the Department of
the Interior at the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile to (202)
395–5806, or email to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. A copy of your comments
should also be directed to Jerome
Jackson, Bureau of Reclamation, 84–
57000, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO
80225–0007, or via email to jljackson@
usbr.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1006–0028 in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jerome Jackson, Bureau of Reclamation,
at (303) 445–2712. You may also view
the Information Collection Request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUMMARY:
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1006–0028.
Title: Recreation Visitor Use Surveys.
Frequency: Varies by survey.
Respondents: Respondents to the
surveys will be members of the public
engaged in recreational activities on our
lands. The surveys target people
engaged in specific activities such as
boating on a specific lake/river, or
people camping at a developed
campground. Visitors will primarily
consist of local residents, people from
large metropolitan areas in the vicinity
of the lake/river, and visitors from out
of state.
Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 6,141.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.0.
Estimated Total of Annual Responses:
6,141.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours on Respondents: 2,044.
ESTIMATE OF BURDEN FOR EACH FORM
Burden estimate per survey
(in minutes)
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Campground Survey ............................................................
River Instream Flow Survey ................................................
Reservoir Preferred Water Level Survey .............................
Lake/River Visit Expenditure Survey ...................................
Recreation Activities Survey ................................................
Recreation Management Survey .........................................
Recreation Fee Survey ........................................................
Recreation Development Survey .........................................
Water Level Impacts on Recreation Boating Use ...............
River Recreation Quality Survey .........................................
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25
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survey
Total estimated number
of respondents
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278
278
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581
278
278
278
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556
556
556
556
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139
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93
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-SERO-CAHA-16843; PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for a Special Use Permit to Dare County for Activities
Related to the Protection of North Carolina Highway 12 in Cape Hatteras
National Seashore, North Carolina
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in response to a request from Dare
County, North Carolina, for a Special Use Permit for activities related
to the protection of North Carolina Highway 12 (Highway 12) in the
Buxton area. The EIS will assist the NPS in determining whether, where,
and under what conditions the NPS would issue a Special Use Permit to
Dare County for actions related to the protection of Highway 12 in the
Buxton Village area. The NPS is considering this proposal to address
erosion issues and prevent future emergency closure of these areas of
Highway 12 due to storm impacts to the road in this narrow area of
Hatteras Island. This notice initiates the public scoping process for
this EIS.
DATES: The date, time, and location of public meetings will be
announced through the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site https://parkplanning.nps.gov/caha, the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore Web site, and in local media outlets. The NPS will
conduct public meetings in the local area to receive input from
interested parties on issues, concerns, and suggestions regarding the
potential to issue a Special Use Permit to Dare County for activities
related to the protection of Highway 12 in the Buxton area. The comment
period will be announced at the meetings and will be published on the
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Web site for this project at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/caha.
ADDRESSES: Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are
encouraged to provide written comments or suggestions to assist the NPS
in determining the scope of issues related to the issuance of a Special
Use Permit to Dare County for activities related to the protection of
Highway 12 near Buxton. Written comments may be sent to:
Superintendent, 1401 National
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Park Road, Manteo, North Carolina 27954.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, 1401 National Park
Road, Manteo, North Carolina 27954 at the address shown above, by phone
at (252) 475-9000, or via email at CAHA_Superintendent@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a draft EIS will be prepared
and presented to the public for review and comment, followed by
preparation and availability of the final EIS. Alternatives to be
developed and considered in the EIS will likely focus on strategies for
the protection of Highway 12, particularly in and around the areas of
Buxton village that are regularly impacted or threatened by storms. The
EIS will look to identify practical solutions, such as the
consideration of beach nourishment, to address these threats and
ongoing impacts. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying information in any comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
The responsible official for this EIS is the Regional Director, NPS
Southeast Region, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303.
Dated: December 19, 2014.
Stan Austin,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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