Kaloko-Konokohau National Historical Park; Advisory Commission; Notice of Meeting, 21441 [05-8307]
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and contribute to further refinement of
these modifications the National Park
Service is publishing a Revised Draft.
This draft contains four new alternatives
and an accompanying Environmental
Impact Statement. A Record of Decision
is expected in the fall of 2005.
Alternative 1 (No Action): Current and
projected conditions under this
alternative provide a baseline for
evaluating the changes and impacts of
the other action alternatives. The NPS
would continue the present
management direction, guided by the
1986 General Management Plan, the
1997 Entrance Area and Road Corridor
Development Concept Plan, the 1997
South Side Denali Development
Concept Plan, the 1997 Strategic Plan,
and backcountry management plans
from 1976 and 1982. Recreational use
and access patterns would continue to
develop, and NPS would respond as
necessary on a case-by-case basis. No
new services or facilities would be
developed to meet increased levels of
use in the backcountry, except for those
identified in the Entrance Area or South
Side plans. This alternative represents
‘‘no action’’ for this plan. For all
activities, the NPS would respond to
changing use patterns as necessary to
protect park resources, visitor safety,
and visitor experience.
Alternative 2: This alternative would
distinguish a unique Denali experience
based on dispersed use in a wilderness
landscape with few sights or sounds of
people or mechanized civilization.
There would be few services, facilities,
or signs of management presence. This
alternative would most clearly
distinguish the backcountry experience
in Denali from the surrounding lands,
providing a place primarily for visitors
who are very self-reliant, and would
include many opportunities for
extended expeditions in very remote
locations. Backcountry users seeking
other experiences would find those
opportunities on neighboring lands.
Alternative 3: This alternative would
provide opportunities for a variety of
wilderness recreational activities by
establishing areas to serve those visitors
who want to experience the wilderness
resource values of the Denali
backcountry but require services,
assistance, or have a limited amount of
time. The areas would be the minimum
necessary to provide these experiences
based on present demand and would be
focused along the park road in the Old
Park and Kantishna and at the existing
high activity areas at the Ruth Glacier
and the Kahiltna Base Camp. The
majority of the backcountry would be
managed for dispersed, self-reliant
travel and would include opportunities
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for extended expeditions in very remote
locations.
Alternative 4 (NPS Preferred
Alternative): This alternative would also
provide opportunities for a variety of
wilderness recreational activities and
experiences by establishing areas to
serve those visitors who want to
experience the wilderness resource
values of the Denali backcountry but
require services, assistance, or have a
limited amount of time. However, the
areas would be of sufficient size to
accommodate anticipated growth in the
next 20 years and would be focused
along the park road in the Old Park and
Kantishna; at the Ruth, Tokositna, and
Kahiltna Glaciers; and in the Dunkle
Hills/Broad Pass area. The remainder of
the backcountry would be managed for
dispersed, self-reliant travel and would
include opportunities for extended
expeditions in very remote locations.
Alternative 5: This alternative would
create two distinct geographic areas that
provide different kinds of visitor
experiences in the Denali backcountry.
The Old Park and the Denali additions
north of the Alaska Range would be
primarily managed for dispersed, selfreliant travel although no areas would
be managed specifically to preserve
opportunities for extended expeditions
in remote locations. Areas along the
park road and in Kantishna that
presently receive a relatively high
volume of use and large parts of the
additions south of the Alaska Range
would be managed for a greater
intensity and variety of appropriate
recreational activities and would have
more visible management presence and
opportunities for more services and
facilities.
Informational and Public Meetings
Informational meetings and public
hearings will be scheduled in Alaska at
the following locations: Anchorage,
Fairbanks, Healy, Susitna Valley, and
Cantwell. The specific dates and times
of the meetings and public hearings will
be announced in local media.
It is the practice of the National Park
Service to make comments, including
names and addresses of respondents,
available for public review. An
individual respondent may request that
we withhold his or her address from the
record, which we will honor to the
extent allowable by law. If you wish to
have NPS withhold your name and/or
address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. NPS will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
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organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Dated: April 20, 2005.
Anne. D. Castellina,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Kaloko-Konokohau National Historical
Park; Advisory Commission; Notice of
Meeting
Notice is hereby given in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act that a meeting of the Na Hoapili O
Kaloko Honokohau, Kaloko-Honokohau
National Historical Park Advisory
Commission will be held at 9 a.m., May
7, 2005, at Kaloko-Honokohau National
Historical Park headquarters, KailuaKona, Hawaii.
The agenda will be on discussions on
the results of the Planning and
Development of the Live-In Cultural
Center workshop.
The meeting is open to the public.
Disabled persons requiring special
assistance should contact the
Superintendent at (808) 329–6881 ext 7,
7 days prior to the meeting.
Minutes will be recorded for
documentation and transcribed for
dissemination. Minutes of the meeting
will be available to the public after
approval of the full Advisory
Commission. Transcripts will be
available after 30 days of the meeting.
For copies of the minutes, contact KalokoHonokohau National Historical Park at (808)
329–6881.
Dated: March 10, 2005.
Geraldine K. Bell,
Superintendent, Kaloko-Honokohau National
Historical Park.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Kaloko-Konokohau National Historical Park; Advisory Commission;
Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act that a meeting of the Na Hoapili O Kaloko Honokohau,
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Advisory Commission will be
held at 9 a.m., May 7, 2005, at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical
Park headquarters, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
The agenda will be on discussions on the results of the Planning
and Development of the Live-In Cultural Center workshop.
The meeting is open to the public. Disabled persons requiring
special assistance should contact the Superintendent at (808) 329-6881
ext 7, 7 days prior to the meeting.
Minutes will be recorded for documentation and transcribed for
dissemination. Minutes of the meeting will be available to the public
after approval of the full Advisory Commission. Transcripts will be
available after 30 days of the meeting.
For copies of the minutes, contact Kaloko-Honokohau National
Historical Park at (808) 329-6881.
Dated: March 10, 2005.
Geraldine K. Bell,
Superintendent, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park.
[FR Doc. 05-8307 Filed 4-25-05; 8:45 am]
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