Notice of Intent To Prepare a Restoration Plan/Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Coral Restoration Within Biscayne National Park, 8613-8614 [E6-2309]
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will be reviewed by the BLM Las Cruces
District Manager, who may sustain,
vacate, or modify this action in whole
or in part. In the absence of any adverse
comments, this action will become the
final determination of the Department of
the Interior. Any comments received
during this process, as well as the
commenter’s name and address, will be
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You may indicate for the record that you
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Detailed information concerning the
sale, including the restrictions,
reservations, sale procedures and
conditions, and planning and
environmental documents is available
for review at the BLM, Las Cruces
District Office or by calling (505) 525–
4300.
Dated: December 23, 2005.
Edwin L. Roberson,
District Manager, Las Cruces.
[FR Doc. E6–2294 Filed 2–16–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM220–1430 ES; NM–98042]
Recreation and Public Purposes
(R&PP) Act Classification; New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has determined
land located in San Miguel County, New
Mexico is suitable for classification for
lease or conveyance to El Valle de Cristo
Church, a non-profit organization, under
authority of the Recreation and Public
Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
869 et seq.).
DATES: Interested parties may submit
comments to the Taos Field Office
Manager at the address below.
Comments must be received by no later
than April 3, 2006. Only written
comments will be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Address all written
comments concerning this Notice to
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Sam DesGeorges, Taos Field Office
Manager, 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos,
New Mexico 87571.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Francina Martinez, Realty Specialist, at
the above address or (505) 758–8851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land
is located at:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 13 N., R. 14 E.,
Sec. 10, lot 11.
Containing 8.34 acres, more or less.
El Valle de Cristo Church proposes to
use the lands for a recreational facility
for the purpose of meeting a community
need for an organized recreational site.
Conveying title to the affected public
land is consistent with current BLM
land use planning. The lease/
conveyance, when issued, would be
subject to the following terms,
conditions and reservations:
1. Provisions of the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act and to all
applicable regulations of the Secretary
of the Interior.
2. A right-of-way for ditches and
canals constructed by the authority of
the United States.
3. The United States will reserve all
minerals together with the right to
prospect for, mine, and remove the
minerals.
4. Those rights for a utility and access
road right-of-way granted to Ken,
Marianne and Rheanna Hastey by
permit No. NMNM 107503.
Additional detailed information
concerning this Notice of Realty Action
is available for review at the office of the
Bureau of Land Management, Taos
Resource Area, 226 Cruz Alta, Taos, NM
87571.
Upon publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, the lands will be
segregated from all other forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining and mineral
leasing laws, except for lease or
conveyance under the Recreation and
Public Purposes Act. Comments may be
submitted regarding the proposed
classification, leasing or conveyance of
the land to the Field Office Manager,
Taos Field Office, for a period of 45
days from the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. You may
submit comments regarding the
suitability of the lands for a recreation
site. Comments on the classification are
restricted to four subjects:
(1) Whether the land is physically
suited for the proposal;
(2) Whether the use will maximize the
future use or uses of the land;
(3) Whether the use is consistent with
local planning and zoning; and
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(4) If the use is consistent with State
and Federal programs.
Comments may be submitted regarding
the specific use proposed in the
application and plan of development,
and whether the BLM followed proper
administrative procedures in reaching
the decision.
The State Director will review any
adverse comments. The classification
will become effective 60 days from the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Dated: January 5, 2006.
Paul Williams,
Acting Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E6–2295 Filed 2–16–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Restoration Plan/Draft Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for
Coral Restoration Within Biscayne
National Park
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
Section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
National Park Service is preparing a
Coral Restoration Plan/Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (RP/
PEIS). This plan is intended to guide all
future coral restoration activities
performed within Biscayne National
Park (BISC).
NPS is undertaking restoration
planning and an impact analysis to
identify and assess potential impacts of
performing restoration activities on
injured coral reef communities at vessel
grounding sites within BISC. As part of
this process NPS will evaluate a range
of alternatives for coral reef restoration
to determine the potential impacts of
those alternatives, including those on
land use, water quality, biological
resources, geology, cultural resources,
human health and safety, and aesthetics.
The alternatives that may be evaluated
for coral restoration are specific for each
injury type including geological,
biological, and other. Preliminary
alternatives for geological injuries
include seal/fill fractures, removal of
material/rubble, filling fractures with
rubble or other materials, translocate
biota to stabilize surface, promote
natural depositional processes, reattachment of displaced substrate, reestablish topography, stabilize rubble,
and relocation of rubble. Preliminary
alternatives for biological injuries
include re-attachment on-site,
translocation/transplanting, seeding,
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removal of toxic material (e.g., bottom
paint), and removal of acute and chronic
point source and on-site treatment of
water column contaminants.
Preliminary alternatives for other
injuries would include removal of
debris. The purpose of the coral RP/
PEIS is to develop a restoration plan
that can be used by the NPS to restore
coral reefs. This plan is needed to
remedy injuries and damage caused by
vessel groundings.
To facilitate sound planning and
consideration of environmental
resources, the NPS intends to gather
information necessary for the
preparation of the coral RP/PEIS and to
obtain suggestions and information from
other agencies and the public on the
scope of issues to be addressed in the
RP/PEIS.
Vessel groundings are common
occurrences in BISC due to shallow
water conditions outside marked
channels. When a vessel runs aground
on a coral reef, injuries associated with
the grounding and subsequent
extrication include surficial scraping of
the hard bottom substrate and reef
structure, blowhole formations
(displacement of unconsolidated
substrate that occurs when the vessel
attempts to power off) fractured
substrate, loss of topography,
displacement of substrate (rubble), loss
of living organisms, hull paint
deposition on scarred substrate,
introduction of contaminants to the
water column (e.g., fuel, cargo) and keel
scars.
Coral reefs are some of the oldest,
most unique, and productive
ecosystems. The coral reefs within BISC
are natural resources that the NPS
preserves and protects for the education,
inspiration, recreation, and enjoyment
of present and future generations. Vessel
groundings often cause structural injury
to the reef matrix increasing the
potential for continued erosion. Lack of
management intervention after a
grounding incident often results in a
continued degradation and enlargement
of the impacted site over time. The Park
System Resource Protection Act
(PSRPA) authorizes the NPS to seek
compensation for injuries to Park
System resources and use the recovered
funds to restore, replace, or acquire
equivalent resources, and to monitor
and study such resources. It is the intent
of NPS to prepare this coral RP/PEIS to
facilitate so that a tiered process can be
used to facilitate further site-specific
coral reef restoration actions within
BISC.
The NPS will accept comments
from the public on the scope of the RP/
DATES:
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PEIS within 60 days of the publication
of this notice. In addition, NPS is
seeking comments on the issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the RP/
PEIS. Full public participation by
Federal, State, and local agencies as
well as other concerned organizations
and private citizens is invited
throughout the preparation process of
this document. The draft Coral RP/PEIS
is expected to be completed and
presented at a public meeting
anticipated for November 2006. The
location, date, and time of the public
meeting will be announced in the local
press and on the park Web site
(https://www.nps.gov/bisc). They may
also be obtained by contacting BISC.
The purposes of the public meeting will
be to obtain both written and verbal
questions and comments on the issues
and alternatives to assist NPS in
finalizing the coral RP/PEIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Written comments and information
concerning the scope of the coral RP/
PEIS may be directed to the address
below. Requests to be added to the
project mailing list should be sent to the
same address. Amanda Bourque,
Damage Recovery Program Manager,
National Park Service, Biscayne
National Park, 9700 SW., 328th Street,
Homestead, FL 33033, (305) 230–1144,
BISC_Superintendent@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to comment during the scoping
process on any issues associated with
the plan, you may use any one of several
methods. Comments should be received
within 60 days of the publication of this
notice. You may mail comments to the
address listed above. You may also
comment on the Internet at the
Planning, Environment and Public
Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov. Please submit
Internet comments as a text file avoiding
the use of special characters and any
form of encryption. Please put in the
subject line ‘‘Coral Restoration Plan/
PEIS’’ and include your name and
return address in your Internet message.
It is the practice of the NPS to make
all comments, including names and
addresses of those who comment,
available for public review, after the
close of the NEPA process. Anonymous
comments may not be considered. NPS
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
However, individuals not representing
businesses or organizations may request
that the NPS withhold their name and/
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or address from the record. NPS will
honor this request to the extent
allowable by law.
If you would like your name and/or
address withheld and are using PEPC to
comment, but would still like future
mailings/information on the project, you
may fill in the name and address field,
and mark ‘‘keep my contact information
private.’’ Or, if you do not want to
receive additional information on the
project, you may put N/A in the name
and address field.
The authority for publishing this
notice is 40 CFR 1506.6. The
responsible official for this draft RP/EIS
is the Regional Director for the
Southeast Region, Patricia A. Hooks.
Dated: January 11, 2006.
Victor Knox,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, NPS
Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6–2309 Filed 2–16–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Restoration Plan/Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for
Seagrass Restoration Within Biscayne
National Park
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
Section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
National Park Service (NPS) is preparing
a Seagrass Restoration Plan/
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (RP/PEIS) to guide all future
seagrass restoration activities performed
within Biscayne National Park (BISC).
NPS is undertaking restoration
planning and impact analysis to identify
and assess the potential impacts of
performing restoration activities on
injured seagrass at vessel grounding
sites within BISC. As part of this
process NPS will evaluate a range of
alternatives for seagrass restoration to
determine the potential impacts of those
alternatives, including those on land
use, water quality, biological resources,
geology, cultural resources, human
health and safety, and aesthetics. The
purpose of the RP/PEIS is to develop a
restoration plan that can be used by the
NPS to restore seagrass beds. This plan
is needed to remedy injuries caused by
vessel groundings.
Preliminary alternatives that may be
evaluated for seagrass restoration
include sediment placement, sediment
stabilization, seagrass transplantation,
fertilizer use, protective measures, and
monitoring.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Restoration Plan/Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Coral Restoration
Within Biscayne National Park
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service is
preparing a Coral Restoration Plan/Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (RP/PEIS). This plan is intended to guide all future coral
restoration activities performed within Biscayne National Park (BISC).
NPS is undertaking restoration planning and an impact analysis to
identify and assess potential impacts of performing restoration
activities on injured coral reef communities at vessel grounding sites
within BISC. As part of this process NPS will evaluate a range of
alternatives for coral reef restoration to determine the potential
impacts of those alternatives, including those on land use, water
quality, biological resources, geology, cultural resources, human
health and safety, and aesthetics. The alternatives that may be
evaluated for coral restoration are specific for each injury type
including geological, biological, and other. Preliminary alternatives
for geological injuries include seal/fill fractures, removal of
material/rubble, filling fractures with rubble or other materials,
translocate biota to stabilize surface, promote natural depositional
processes, re-attachment of displaced substrate, re-establish
topography, stabilize rubble, and relocation of rubble. Preliminary
alternatives for biological injuries include re-attachment on-site,
translocation/transplanting, seeding,
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removal of toxic material (e.g., bottom paint), and removal of acute
and chronic point source and on-site treatment of water column
contaminants. Preliminary alternatives for other injuries would include
removal of debris. The purpose of the coral RP/PEIS is to develop a
restoration plan that can be used by the NPS to restore coral reefs.
This plan is needed to remedy injuries and damage caused by vessel
groundings.
To facilitate sound planning and consideration of environmental
resources, the NPS intends to gather information necessary for the
preparation of the coral RP/PEIS and to obtain suggestions and
information from other agencies and the public on the scope of issues
to be addressed in the RP/PEIS.
Vessel groundings are common occurrences in BISC due to shallow
water conditions outside marked channels. When a vessel runs aground on
a coral reef, injuries associated with the grounding and subsequent
extrication include surficial scraping of the hard bottom substrate and
reef structure, blowhole formations (displacement of unconsolidated
substrate that occurs when the vessel attempts to power off) fractured
substrate, loss of topography, displacement of substrate (rubble), loss
of living organisms, hull paint deposition on scarred substrate,
introduction of contaminants to the water column (e.g., fuel, cargo)
and keel scars.
Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most unique, and productive
ecosystems. The coral reefs within BISC are natural resources that the
NPS preserves and protects for the education, inspiration, recreation,
and enjoyment of present and future generations. Vessel groundings
often cause structural injury to the reef matrix increasing the
potential for continued erosion. Lack of management intervention after
a grounding incident often results in a continued degradation and
enlargement of the impacted site over time. The Park System Resource
Protection Act (PSRPA) authorizes the NPS to seek compensation for
injuries to Park System resources and use the recovered funds to
restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources, and to monitor and
study such resources. It is the intent of NPS to prepare this coral RP/
PEIS to facilitate so that a tiered process can be used to facilitate
further site-specific coral reef restoration actions within BISC.
DATES: The NPS will accept comments from the public on the scope of the
RP/PEIS within 60 days of the publication of this notice. In addition,
NPS is seeking comments on the issues and alternatives to be addressed
in the RP/PEIS. Full public participation by Federal, State, and local
agencies as well as other concerned organizations and private citizens
is invited throughout the preparation process of this document. The
draft Coral RP/PEIS is expected to be completed and presented at a
public meeting anticipated for November 2006. The location, date, and
time of the public meeting will be announced in the local press and on
the park Web site (https://www.nps.gov/bisc). They may also be obtained
by contacting BISC. The purposes of the public meeting will be to
obtain both written and verbal questions and comments on the issues and
alternatives to assist NPS in finalizing the coral RP/PEIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written comments and information
concerning the scope of the coral RP/PEIS may be directed to the
address below. Requests to be added to the project mailing list should
be sent to the same address. Amanda Bourque, Damage Recovery Program
Manager, National Park Service, Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW., 328th
Street, Homestead, FL 33033, (305) 230-1144, BISC--
Superintendent@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment during the scoping
process on any issues associated with the plan, you may use any one of
several methods. Comments should be received within 60 days of the
publication of this notice. You may mail comments to the address listed
above. You may also comment on the Internet at the Planning,
Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov. Please submit Internet comments as a text file
avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
Please put in the subject line ``Coral Restoration Plan/PEIS'' and
include your name and return address in your Internet message.
It is the practice of the NPS to make all comments, including names
and addresses of those who comment, available for public review, after
the close of the NEPA process. Anonymous comments may not be
considered. NPS will make all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety. However, individuals not
representing businesses or organizations may request that the NPS
withhold their name and/or address from the record. NPS will honor this
request to the extent allowable by law.
If you would like your name and/or address withheld and are using
PEPC to comment, but would still like future mailings/information on
the project, you may fill in the name and address field, and mark
``keep my contact information private.'' Or, if you do not want to
receive additional information on the project, you may put N/A in the
name and address field.
The authority for publishing this notice is 40 CFR 1506.6. The
responsible official for this draft RP/EIS is the Regional Director for
the Southeast Region, Patricia A. Hooks.
Dated: January 11, 2006.
Victor Knox,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, NPS Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6-2309 Filed 2-16-06; 8:45 am]
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