Notice of Proposed National Natural Landmark Designation for Garden Canyon at Fort Huachuca, AZ, 3323 [06-547]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Proposed National Natural
Landmark Designation for Garden
Canyon at Fort Huachuca, AZ
[DES–05–80]
AGENCY:
Upper Rio Grande Basin Water
Operations Review
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of proposed National
Natural Landmark designation.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
Director has determined that Garden
Canyon, located within Fort Huachuca,
Cochise County, Arizona, appears to
meet the criteria for national
significance and proposes to
recommend the site for designation as a
National Natural Landmark. The public
is invited to comment on this
recommendation. This proposal will be
considered by the National Park System
Advisory Board at a meeting to be held
on March 21 and 22, 2006, at Timucuan
Ecological and Historic Preserve, in the
Ribault Club, 11241 Fort George Rd.,
Jacksonville, Florida.
Written comments will be
accepted by the National Park Service
until March 21, 2006.
DATES:
Written comments should
be sent to Dr. Margaret Brooks, National
Natural Landmarks Program Manager,
National Park Service, 255 N. Commerce
Park Loop, Tucson, Arizona 85745,
Internet address:
Margi_Brooks@nps.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Brooks at 520–670–6501,
extension 232.
Garden
Canyon represents the best example of
Madrean montane evergreen woodland,
Madrean montane conifer forest, and
semi-desert grassland in the MohaveSonoran desert region. This unique
assemblage of biotic communities
harbors many subtropical species at the
northern edges of their range. The
relatively natural fire regime has
contributed to the retention of
ecosystems in Garden Canyon that are
representative of pre-settlement
conditions. Information on the National
Natural Landmarks Program can be
found in 36 CFR Part 62 or on the
Internet at https://www.nature.nps.gov/
nnl.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 17, 2006.
Fran P. Mainella,
Director, National Park Service.
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ACTION: Notice of Availability and
Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Upper Rio Grande Basin Water
Operations Review.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (as amended), the Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation), with and on
behalf of other joint-lead agencies (U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers [Corps],
Department of Defense; and the New
Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
[Commission], State of New Mexico),
has prepared a draft environmental
impact statement (DEIS) to assess the
consequences of proposed changes to
water operations in the Rio Grande
basin above Fort Quitman, Texas. The
DEIS is programmatic and is not
intended to authorize specific projects
that may also be applied to the upper
Rio Grande system. It is anticipated that
a plan for water operations at existing
Reclamation and Corps facilities will be
developed.
The DEIS presents alternatives with
respect to water operations and
evaluates the environmental, economic,
and social effects of these alternatives.
Some of the alternatives considered
include changing the channel capacity
criteria at Albuquerque, storage or nonstorage of Rio Grande water in
authorized San Juan-Chama space in
Abiquiu Reservoir, and operation of the
Low Flow Conveyance Channel.
DATES: A 60-day public review period
commences with the publication of this
notice. Comments on the DEIS should
be submitted no later than Tuesday,
March 21, 2006, to Ms. Valda Terauds,
Bureau of Reclamation, Albuquerque
Area Office, 555 Broadway NE., Suite
100, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically at: https://
www.spa.usace.army.mil/urgwops/.
The joint-lead agencies will conduct
eight public meetings to obtain public
input on the DEIS. All of the meetings
will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The public meetings schedule is as
follows:
• February 21, 2006, 6–9 p.m.,
International Boundary and Water
Commission, 4171 North Mesa, El Paso,
Texas;
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• February 22, 2006, 6–9 p.m.,
Mesilla Valley Inn, 901 Avenida de
Mesilla, Las Cruces, New Mexico;
• February 23, 2006, 6–9 p.m.,
Ranchers Steak House, 606 North
California Street, Socorro, New Mexico;
• February 28, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Indian
Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street
NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico;
• March 1, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Radisson
Hotel, 750 North St. Francis, Santa Fe,
New Mexico;
• March 2, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Espanola
Public Library, Richard Lucero Center,
313 North Paseo de Onate, Espanola,
New Mexico;
• March 8, 2006, 6–9 p.m., Corps
Abiquiu Res. Office, 2.5 Mile Highway
95, Abiquiu, New Mexico; and
• March 9, 2006, 6–9 p.m., U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, 101 South Craft Drive,
Alamosa, Colorado.
ADDRESSES: The DEIS is electronically
available for viewing and copying at the
Corps’ Albuquerque District Web site at:
https://www.spa.usace.army.mil/
urgwops/. Alternatively, a compact disc
or hard copy is available upon written
request to Ms. Valda Terauds, Bureau of
Reclamation, Albuquerque Area Office,
555 Broadway NE., Suite 100
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102.
Copies of the DEIS are available for
public inspection and review at the
following locations:
• Bureau of Reclamation,
Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway
NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87102;
• Southern Peaks Public Library, 423
4th Street, Alamosa, Colorado 81101;
• Taos Public Library, 402 Camino de
la Placita, Taos, New Mexico 87571;
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• City of Espanola Library, 405 Paseo
de Onate, Espanola, New Mexico 87532;
• Albuquerque Main Library, 501
Copper NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico
87102;
• Santa Fe Public Library, 145
Washington Street, Santa Fe, New
Mexico 87501;
• El Paso Public Library, Clardy Fox
Branch, 5515 Robert Alva Avenue, El
Paso, Texas 79905;
• Thomas Branigan Memorial Library,
200 East Picacho Avenue, Las Cruces,
New Mexico 88001; and
• Socorro Public Library, 401 Park
Street, Socorro, New Mexico 87801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Valda Terauds, Bureau of Reclamation,
Albuquerque Area Office, 555 Broadway
NE., Suite 100, Albuquerque, New
Mexico 87102; telephone 505–462–
3584; facsimile 505–462–3593; e-mail:
vterauds@uc.usbr.gov.
Ms. April Sanders, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers Albuquerque District, 4101
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Proposed National Natural Landmark Designation for
Garden Canyon at Fort Huachuca, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed National Natural Landmark designation.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service Director has determined that Garden
Canyon, located within Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, appears
to meet the criteria for national significance and proposes to
recommend the site for designation as a National Natural Landmark. The
public is invited to comment on this recommendation. This proposal will
be considered by the National Park System Advisory Board at a meeting
to be held on March 21 and 22, 2006, at Timucuan Ecological and
Historic Preserve, in the Ribault Club, 11241 Fort George Rd.,
Jacksonville, Florida.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted by the National Park Service
until March 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Dr. Margaret Brooks,
National Natural Landmarks Program Manager, National Park Service, 255
N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson, Arizona 85745, Internet address: Margi--
Brooks@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Brooks at 520-670-6501,
extension 232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Garden Canyon represents the best example of
Madrean montane evergreen woodland, Madrean montane conifer forest, and
semi-desert grassland in the Mohave-Sonoran desert region. This unique
assemblage of biotic communities harbors many subtropical species at
the northern edges of their range. The relatively natural fire regime
has contributed to the retention of ecosystems in Garden Canyon that
are representative of pre-settlement conditions. Information on the
National Natural Landmarks Program can be found in 36 CFR Part 62 or on
the Internet at https://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl.
Dated: January 17, 2006.
Fran P. Mainella,
Director, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 06-547 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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