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County Records, thence along said
Southerly line South 73° 00′ West 305
feet more or less, to a point which bears
South 17° 00′ East from the point of
commencement and thence North 17°
00′ West 80 feet more or less to the point
of beginning.
Parcel Two
An easement for roadway and utilities
40 feet wide, the center line of which is
described as follows:
Beginning at the Westerly extremity of
a course in the center line of Dover Road
described as South 11° 42′ West 87.78
feet in the Deed from Western Title
Guaranty Company to Sanford Hirshen,
recorded September 11, 1967 in Book
2156 of Official Records, at page 524,
Marin County Records, and running
thence South 11° 42′ West 46.12 feet;
South 62° 54′ West 92.0 feet; South 18°
00′ East 22.0 feet; South 49° 40′ East
59.0 feet; South 31° 21′ East 46.0 feet;
South 64° 00′ West 90.0 feet; South 44°
30′ West 73.51 feet and North 61° 16′
West 96.67 feet.
Parcel Three
Beginning at the Southwesterly
extremity of the course set forth as
‘‘South 50° 03′ 10″ West 61.25 feet’’ in
the Deed to Sanford Hirshen, recorded
September 11, 1967 in Book 2156 of
Official Records, at Page 524, being the
centerline of a 50 foot roadway known
as Dover Road, and running thence
along said centerline on a curve to the
left whose radius is 125 feet and whose
center bears South 39° 56′ 50″ East a
distance of 83.67 feet; thence South 11°
42′ West 133.9 feet to the centerline of
a 40 foot roadway; thence along said
centerline, South 62° 54′ West 92.0 feet,
South 18° 00′ East 22.0 feet; South 49°
40′ East 59.0 feet and South 31° 21′ East
46.0 feet to an angle point in the
Northerly line of Parcel One as
described in the Deed to Christopher D.
Burdick, et ux, recorded March 3, 1969
in Book 2278 of Official Records, at page
213; thence along the Northerly line of
said Parcel, South 88° 57′ 30″ East 23.68
feet, North 46° 22′ 20″ East 78.33 feet
and North 79° 51′ 20″ East 208.98 feet
to the Northeasterly corner of said
parcel so conveyed to Burdick and
thence North 39° 56′ 50″ West 328.0 feet
to the point of beginning.
Parcel Four
An easement for roadway over Dover
Road, Sunnyside Drive and Drakes View
Drive as the same are established by
deeds of record.
These revisions in the park boundary
are depicted on Drawing No. 612/80,500
A, Segment Map 14, revised March 2,
2004. This map is on file and available
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for inspection, and further information
regarding this boundary change is
available, at the following addresses:
Director, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, Washington,
DC 20240; Regional Director, Pacific
West Region, National Park Service,
1111 Jackson St., Ste. 700, Oakland, CA
94607; Superintendent, Point Reyes
National Seashore, Point Reyes Station,
CA 94956.
Dated: June 24, 2004.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region,
National Park Service.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on January 13, 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service, Pacific West
Region
San Gabriel River Watershed Special
Resource Study, Los Angeles and
Orange Counties, CA; Notice of
Scoping
Summary: Notice is hereby given in
accordance with provisions of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (Public Law 91–190) and Council
on Environmental Quality’s
implementing regulations (40 CFR
1502.9(c)) that public scoping has been
initiated for the conservation planning
and environmental impact analysis
process to identify and assess potential
impacts of alternative resource
protection and other considerations
within the San Gabriel River Watershed
Special Resource Study area in the Los
Angeles Metropolitan Region. The
purpose of the scoping process is to
elicit public comment regarding issues
and concerns, alternatives, and the
nature and extent of potential
environmental impacts (and as
appropriate, mitigation measures) which
should be addressed.
Background: As authorized by Public
Law 108–042, the NPS is conducting a
special resource study of the San
Gabriel River and its tributaries from the
city of Santa Fe Springs to the north,
and the San Gabriel Mountains within
the territory of the San Gabriel and
Lower Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy. The study area
includes areas of the Angeles National
Forest, as well as many urban
communities along the San Gabriel
River and its tributaries. Although the
Angeles National Forest and various
local and county parks provide
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recreational opportunities, many
communities within the study area
experience a lack of open space and
their associated recreational
opportunities.
In conducting the San Gabriel
Watershed Special Resource Study, the
NPS will evaluate the national
significance of the area’s natural and
cultural resources. The NPS will also
assess the area’s suitability and
feasibility to be a unit of the National
Park System. Factors which the NPS
study team will evaluate include:
Whether the study area includes types
or quality of resources not already
adequately represented in the National
Park System; whether long-term
protection and public use of the area are
feasible; and whether the area can be
adequately protected and administered
at a reasonable cost. The NPS’s
conclusions may vary for different
portions of the study area.
The NPS will also consider:
Alternative strategies for the
management, protection and use of
significant resources within the overall
study area, including management by
other public agencies or the private
sector; technical or financial assistance
available from established programs or
special initiatives and partnerships;
alternative designations to a national
park unit and; cooperative management
by NPS and other entities.
The authorizing statute directs the
NPS to consider regional flood control
and drainage needs and publicly owned
infrastructure such as wastewater
treatment facilities. Opportunities for
increased open space and recreational
opportunities will also be considered in
the study.
Public Involvement: During the study
process, a range of alternatives will be
developed, in consultation with Federal,
State and local governments and the
public. The law authorizing this study
directs the NPS to consult with the San
Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers
and Mountains Conservancy and with
other appropriate Federal, State and
local governmental entities. The NPS
will conduct an environmental review
of the alternatives and the potential
impacts of resource protection
considerations as part of the San Gabriel
River Watershed Special Resource
Study. At this time, it has not been
determined whether an Environmental
Assessment or an Environmental Impact
Statement will be prepared, however,
this scoping process will aid in the
preparation of either document, and
public comments will aid in making this
determination. The public will have
opportunities to comment and
participate throughout the study
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process, including the opportunity to
review the environmental document
and submit additional comments.
For initial scoping and alternatives
development, the most useful comments
are those that provide the NPS with
assistance in identifying issues and
concerns which should be addressed, or
providing important information
germane to this study. All responses to
this Notice will also be used to establish
a mailing list of interested persons,
organizations, and agencies that desire
to receive further information as the
environmental document is developed.
The public scoping period for the San
Gabriel River Watershed Special
Resource Study will conclude 90 days
after the publication of this Scoping
Notice in the Federal Register. As soon
as this date can be determined, it will
be posted on the study Web site (noted
below) and announced by press release
to local and regional media. Scoping
meetings will be held in the Los Angeles
Region in the winter and/or spring of
2005. Interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies wishing to
provide written comments on issues or
concerns should respond to: National
Park Service, San Gabriel River
Watershed Special Resource Study,
1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland,
CA 94607. Comments may also be
submitted electronically through the
NPS Planning, Environment and Public
Comment (PEPC) system (which can be
accessed through the study’s Web site
listed below). In addition, the study
team may be contacted anytime via email at pwr_sangabriel@nps.gov. If
individuals submitting comments
request that their name and/or address
be withheld from public disclosure, it
will be honored to the extent allowable
by law. Such requests must be stated
prominently in the beginning of the
comments. There also may be
circumstances wherein the NPS will
withhold a respondent’s identity as
allowable by law. As always: NPS will
make available to public inspection all
submissions from organizations or
businesses and from persons identifying
themselves as representatives or
officials of organizations and
businesses; and, anonymous comments
may not be considered.
Future Information: Further
information about the study process and
opportunities for the public to
participate will be distributed via direct
mailings, regional and local news
media, and announcements on the San
Gabriel Watershed Special Resource
Study Web site (https://www.nps.gov/
pwro/sangabriel).
Decision Process: Availability of the
forthcoming draft environmental
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document for review and written
comment will be announced by local
and regional news media, the above
listed Web site, and direct mailing. At
this time the draft document is
anticipated to be available for public
review and comment by late 2006 or
early 2007. Comments on the draft
document will be fully considered in
the decision making process and
responded to as appropriate in the final
document. The official responsible for
the initial recommendation will be the
Regional Director, Pacific West Region,
National Park Service. The official
responsible for amending or ratifying
the recommendation and transmitting
the final document to the Secretary of
the Interior will be the Director of the
National Park Service. The final
document will identify the alternative
that, in the professional judgment of the
Director of the National Park Service, is
the most effective and efficient method
for protecting significant resources and
providing for public enjoyment. The
Secretary of the Interior subsequently
will forward the completed study along
with a recommendation regarding the
Secretary’s preferred management
option for the area to Congress for their
consideration. It is anticipated that the
final study report will be available in
winter 2008.
Dated: December 14, 2004.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Final Commercial Services Plan and
Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Glacier National Park, Montana
National Park Services,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a record
of decision on the final environmental
impact statement for the final
commercial services plan, Glacier
National Park, Montana.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, Stat. 852, 853, codified as
amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the
National Park Service announces the
availability of the Record of Decision for
the Final Commercial Services Plan and
Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Glacier National Park, Montana. On
August 20, 2004, the Director,
Intermountain Region approved the
Record of Decision for the project. As
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soon as practicable the National Park
Service will begin to implement the
Preferred Alternatives contained in the
FEIS issued on July 9, 2004. The
following actions were summarized
from the Record of Decision and will
occur under the preferred alternatives.
The Final Commercial Services Plan
identified a vision for commercial
services in the park, identified those
services that are ‘‘necessary and
appropriate’’ according to criteria
developed in accordance with Title IV
of the National Parks Omnibus
Management Act of 1998. Standards and
prescriptions were developed to further
describe how each service will be
provided. The Plan also refined the
visitor services zone as conceptually
described in Glacier National Park’s
General Management Plan—1999.
Overall, the Plan maintains what
currently exists in the park, however the
operation dates for each of the
developed areas have been increased
slightly and the number of overnight
rooms in the park can be increased from
512 to 540. The necessary and
appropriate services that were
addressed specifically include Granite
Park Chalet, Commercially Guided Day
Hiking, Guided Underwater Diving
tours, Firewood Sales, Public Showers,
Interpretive Boat tours and Boat Taxi or
Boat Transportation Services, Motor
Vehicle tours, Taxi Service, Shuttling of
Private Vehicles, Public Transportation
Service, Horseback Riding and Packing
Services, Step-On Guide Service and
Commercially Guided Bicycle Tours.
Each developed area was also addressed
that contained commercial services.
These were Apgar Village, Lake
McDonald, Two Medicine, Rising Sun,
Many Glacier, and Swiftcurrent
developed areas. A number of other
actions will be implemented such as
improved interpretation and orientation
at each developed area, upgraded
facilities to comply with life safety,
accessibility and building codes, and
boat rentals will be provided by the boat
tour concessioner at existing locations.
A more complete list is in the Record of
Decision and the Final Commercial
Services Plan. A number of mitigation
measures will be adhered to during
construction and or operation of the
commercial services. These measures
are in addition to any other federal, state
or local permits and requirements and
specific protection guidelines to
preserve park resources. They are listed
in detail in the Final Commercial
Services Plan and Final Environmental
Impact Statement.
These actions and alternatives were
analyzed in the Draft and Final
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[FR Doc No: 05-986]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service, Pacific West Region
San Gabriel River Watershed Special Resource Study, Los Angeles
and Orange Counties, CA; Notice of Scoping
Summary: Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-190) and
Council on Environmental Quality's implementing regulations (40 CFR
1502.9(c)) that public scoping has been initiated for the conservation
planning and environmental impact analysis process to identify and
assess potential impacts of alternative resource protection and other
considerations within the San Gabriel River Watershed Special Resource
Study area in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Region. The purpose of the
scoping process is to elicit public comment regarding issues and
concerns, alternatives, and the nature and extent of potential
environmental impacts (and as appropriate, mitigation measures) which
should be addressed.
Background: As authorized by Public Law 108-042, the NPS is
conducting a special resource study of the San Gabriel River and its
tributaries from the city of Santa Fe Springs to the north, and the San
Gabriel Mountains within the territory of the San Gabriel and Lower Los
Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. The study area includes areas
of the Angeles National Forest, as well as many urban communities along
the San Gabriel River and its tributaries. Although the Angeles
National Forest and various local and county parks provide recreational
opportunities, many communities within the study area experience a lack
of open space and their associated recreational opportunities.
In conducting the San Gabriel Watershed Special Resource Study, the
NPS will evaluate the national significance of the area's natural and
cultural resources. The NPS will also assess the area's suitability and
feasibility to be a unit of the National Park System. Factors which the
NPS study team will evaluate include: Whether the study area includes
types or quality of resources not already adequately represented in the
National Park System; whether long-term protection and public use of
the area are feasible; and whether the area can be adequately protected
and administered at a reasonable cost. The NPS's conclusions may vary
for different portions of the study area.
The NPS will also consider: Alternative strategies for the
management, protection and use of significant resources within the
overall study area, including management by other public agencies or
the private sector; technical or financial assistance available from
established programs or special initiatives and partnerships;
alternative designations to a national park unit and; cooperative
management by NPS and other entities.
The authorizing statute directs the NPS to consider regional flood
control and drainage needs and publicly owned infrastructure such as
wastewater treatment facilities. Opportunities for increased open space
and recreational opportunities will also be considered in the study.
Public Involvement: During the study process, a range of
alternatives will be developed, in consultation with Federal, State and
local governments and the public. The law authorizing this study
directs the NPS to consult with the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy and with other appropriate Federal,
State and local governmental entities. The NPS will conduct an
environmental review of the alternatives and the potential impacts of
resource protection considerations as part of the San Gabriel River
Watershed Special Resource Study. At this time, it has not been
determined whether an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental
Impact Statement will be prepared, however, this scoping process will
aid in the preparation of either document, and public comments will aid
in making this determination. The public will have opportunities to
comment and participate throughout the study
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process, including the opportunity to review the environmental document
and submit additional comments.
For initial scoping and alternatives development, the most useful
comments are those that provide the NPS with assistance in identifying
issues and concerns which should be addressed, or providing important
information germane to this study. All responses to this Notice will
also be used to establish a mailing list of interested persons,
organizations, and agencies that desire to receive further information
as the environmental document is developed.
The public scoping period for the San Gabriel River Watershed
Special Resource Study will conclude 90 days after the publication of
this Scoping Notice in the Federal Register. As soon as this date can
be determined, it will be posted on the study Web site (noted below)
and announced by press release to local and regional media. Scoping
meetings will be held in the Los Angeles Region in the winter and/or
spring of 2005. Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies
wishing to provide written comments on issues or concerns should
respond to: National Park Service, San Gabriel River Watershed Special
Resource Study, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607.
Comments may also be submitted electronically through the NPS Planning,
Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) system (which can be accessed
through the study's Web site listed below). In addition, the study team
may be contacted anytime via e-mail at pwr_sangabriel@nps.gov. If
individuals submitting comments request that their name and/or address
be withheld from public disclosure, it will be honored to the extent
allowable by law. Such requests must be stated prominently in the
beginning of the comments. There also may be circumstances wherein the
NPS will withhold a respondent's identity as allowable by law. As
always: NPS will make available to public inspection all submissions
from organizations or businesses and from persons identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations and
businesses; and, anonymous comments may not be considered.
Future Information: Further information about the study process and
opportunities for the public to participate will be distributed via
direct mailings, regional and local news media, and announcements on
the San Gabriel Watershed Special Resource Study Web site (https://
www.nps.gov/pwro/sangabriel).
Decision Process: Availability of the forthcoming draft
environmental document for review and written comment will be announced
by local and regional news media, the above listed Web site, and direct
mailing. At this time the draft document is anticipated to be available
for public review and comment by late 2006 or early 2007. Comments on
the draft document will be fully considered in the decision making
process and responded to as appropriate in the final document. The
official responsible for the initial recommendation will be the
Regional Director, Pacific West Region, National Park Service. The
official responsible for amending or ratifying the recommendation and
transmitting the final document to the Secretary of the Interior will
be the Director of the National Park Service. The final document will
identify the alternative that, in the professional judgment of the
Director of the National Park Service, is the most effective and
efficient method for protecting significant resources and providing for
public enjoyment. The Secretary of the Interior subsequently will
forward the completed study along with a recommendation regarding the
Secretary's preferred management option for the area to Congress for
their consideration. It is anticipated that the final study report will
be available in winter 2008.
Dated: December 14, 2004.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 05-986 Filed 1-18-05; 8:45 am]
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