Notice of Assessment of Suitability and Non-Suitability for Further Study of Lands Within Redwood National Park for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, 5362 [06-908]

Download as PDF 5362 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The assessment standards outlined in NPS Management Policies (2001) to determine if a roadless, undeveloped area is suitable for preservation as wilderness are that it is over 5,000 acres in size or of sufficient size to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition, and meets five wilderness character criteria: (1) The earth and its community of life are untrammeled by humans, where humans are visitors and do not remain; (2) the area is undeveloped and retains its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation; (3) the area generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of humans’ work substantially unnoticeable; (4) the area is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions, and (5) the area offers outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation. The requirement of the NPS to conduct the Wilderness Suitability Assessment for Cape Cod National Seashore was announced and discussed with the Cape Cod Advisory Committee members, the public, and local media representatives at meetings on June 20, September 26, and December 12, 2005. Dated: January 6, 2006. Steve P. Martin, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 06–909 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–GB–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Notice of Assessment of Suitability and Non-Suitability for Further Study of Lands Within Redwood National Park for Consideration as Wilderness Areas SUMMARY: Pursuant to Civil Action No. 03–04 (RMC), The Wilderness Society v. Gale Norton, January 10, 2005, and in accordance with National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies 2001 section 6.2.1, the NPS has completed a Wilderness Suitability Assessment to determine if lands within Redwood National Park meet criteria indicating suitability for preservation as wilderness. The Redwood National Park staff reviewed management related documents that discussed potential wilderness, reviewed existing resource conditions, and weighed this VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:49 Jan 31, 2006 Jkt 208001 information against Primary Suitability Criteria, section 6.2.1.1, of Management Policies 2001. Since the expansion of Redwood National Park in 1978, the park has undertaken an intense watershed rehabilitation program with a focus on removing roads. Since park expansion in 1978, about 219 miles of road have been removed and another 123 miles are proposed for removal within the Redwood Creek portion of the park. The 1999 Final General Management/ General Plan and FEIS for Redwood National and State Parks states that until watershed restoration activities are completed that no wilderness area will be proposed. The 1979 General Management Plan concluded that a wilderness recommendation would be premature until rehabilitation efforts are completed because of the continuing need for large construction vehicles and the maintenance and heavy use of roads, activities inconsistent with wilderness designation. Based on these findings, the NPS has concluded that the lands within Redwood National Park do not warrant further study for wilderness evaluation at this time. However, following successful completion of watershed restoration activities in 12–15 years, or during the next General Management Plan effort, reconsideration of wilderness suitability for certain tracts of land within Redwood Creek could be warranted. ADDRESSES: A copy of the Wilderness Suitability Assessment can be obtained by writing to: Superintendent, Redwood National Park, 1111 Second Street, Crescent City, CA 95531. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information on this Determination should be directed to: Superintendent, Redwood National Park, 1111 Second Street, Crescent City, CA 95531. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The assessment standards outlined in NPS Management Policies (2001) to determine if a roadless, undeveloped area is suitable for preservation as wilderness are that it is over 5000 acres in size or of sufficient size to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition, and meets five wilderness character criteria: (1) The earth and its community of life are untrammeled by humans, where humans are visitors and do not remain; (2) the area is undeveloped and retains its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation; (3) the area generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces fo nature, with the imprint PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of humans’ work substantially unnoticeable; (4) the area is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural conditions; and (5) the area offers outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation. Public notices announcing the park’s intention to conduct this suitability assessment were placed in the Times Standard Newspaper in Humboldt County on December 7, 8 and 9, 2005, and in the Del Norte Triplicate, in Del Norte County on December 13, 14, and 15, 2005. Dated: January 6, 2006. Steve P. Martin, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 06–908 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–GB–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains were removed from an unknown location in Wisconsin. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology professional staff in consultation with representatives of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-908]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Assessment of Suitability and Non-Suitability for 
Further Study of Lands Within Redwood National Park for Consideration 
as Wilderness Areas

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Civil Action No. 03-04 (RMC), The Wilderness 
Society v. Gale Norton, January 10, 2005, and in accordance with 
National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies 2001 section 6.2.1, the 
NPS has completed a Wilderness Suitability Assessment to determine if 
lands within Redwood National Park meet criteria indicating suitability 
for preservation as wilderness.
    The Redwood National Park staff reviewed management related 
documents that discussed potential wilderness, reviewed existing 
resource conditions, and weighed this information against Primary 
Suitability Criteria, section 6.2.1.1, of Management Policies 2001.
    Since the expansion of Redwood National Park in 1978, the park has 
undertaken an intense watershed rehabilitation program with a focus on 
removing roads. Since park expansion in 1978, about 219 miles of road 
have been removed and another 123 miles are proposed for removal within 
the Redwood Creek portion of the park. The 1999 Final General 
Management/General Plan and FEIS for Redwood National and State Parks 
states that until watershed restoration activities are completed that 
no wilderness area will be proposed. The 1979 General Management Plan 
concluded that a wilderness recommendation would be premature until 
rehabilitation efforts are completed because of the continuing need for 
large construction vehicles and the maintenance and heavy use of roads, 
activities inconsistent with wilderness designation.
    Based on these findings, the NPS has concluded that the lands 
within Redwood National Park do not warrant further study for 
wilderness evaluation at this time. However, following successful 
completion of watershed restoration activities in 12-15 years, or 
during the next General Management Plan effort, reconsideration of 
wilderness suitability for certain tracts of land within Redwood Creek 
could be warranted.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Wilderness Suitability Assessment can be 
obtained by writing to: Superintendent, Redwood National Park, 1111 
Second Street, Crescent City, CA 95531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information on 
this Determination should be directed to: Superintendent, Redwood 
National Park, 1111 Second Street, Crescent City, CA 95531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The assessment standards outlined in NPS 
Management Policies (2001) to determine if a roadless, undeveloped area 
is suitable for preservation as wilderness are that it is over 5000 
acres in size or of sufficient size to make practicable its 
preservation and use in an unimpaired condition, and meets five 
wilderness character criteria: (1) The earth and its community of life 
are untrammeled by humans, where humans are visitors and do not remain; 
(2) the area is undeveloped and retains its primeval character and 
influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation; (3) the 
area generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces fo 
nature, with the imprint of humans' work substantially unnoticeable; 
(4) the area is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural 
conditions; and (5) the area offers outstanding opportunities for 
solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation.
    Public notices announcing the park's intention to conduct this 
suitability assessment were placed in the Times Standard Newspaper in 
Humboldt County on December 7, 8 and 9, 2005, and in the Del Norte 
Triplicate, in Del Norte County on December 13, 14, and 15, 2005.

    Dated: January 6, 2006.
Steve P. Martin,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 06-908 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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