Dog Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, CA; Notice of Extension of Scoping Period, 15760-15761 [E6-4544]
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Conservation Assistance Program or the
Federal Lands to Parks Program during
the prior Fiscal year (October 1 through
September 30).
Estimated Average Number of
Respondents: 255. See the chart below
for a breakdown by each information
collection.
Estimated Average Number of
Responses: 150. See the chart below for
a breakdown by each information
collection.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per
Response: 10 minutes. See the chart
below for a breakdown by each
information collection.
Information collection
Respondents
Frequency of Response: One time per
technical assistance event.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden:
25 hours. See the chart below for a
breakdown by each information
collection.
Estimated number of:
Responses
Avg. Time per
response
(min.)
Hours
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program .....................................
Federal Lands to Parks Program ....................................................................
200
55
120
30
10
10
20
5
Subtotal .....................................................................................................
255
150
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25
Dated: March 14, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information and
Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Final
General Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the First Ladies National Historic Site,
Ohio
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AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, the National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of the
Final General Management Plan and
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(GMP/EIS) for the First Ladies National
Historic Site.
DATES: The Final GMP/EIS will be
available for public review for 30 days
following the publishing of a notice of
availability in the Federal Register by
the Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final GMP/
EIS are available by request by writing
c/o Site Manager, 8095 Mentor Avenue,
Mentor, Ohio 44060, by telephoning
440–974–2993 or by e-mail
carol_j_spears@nps.gov. The document
is also available to be picked up in
person at 331 Market Avenue South,
Canton, Ohio 44702. The document is
also available on the Internet at: https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carol J. Spears, Site Manager, 8095
Mentor Avenue, Mentor, Ohio 44060,
telephone 440–974–2993.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS
prepared a Draft GMP/EIS for the First
Ladies National Historic Site and made
it available for public review for 60 days
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(September–November 2005), during
which time the NPS distributed over
100 copies of the draft. The draft was
available at the First Ladies National
Historic Site, on the Internet, and at area
libraries. A total of four written
comments were received, and five
participants attended two open houses.
The consensus from the public
comment period is that the correct path
to pursue for future management of the
First Ladies National Historic Site is the
preferred alternative, Alternative B.
Comments from individuals and public
agencies did not require the addition of
other alternatives, significantly alter
existing alternatives, or make changes to
the impact analysis of the effects of any
alternative.
Dated: February 16, 2006.
Ernest Quintana,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Dog Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement,
Golden Gate National Recreation Area,
Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo
Counties, CA; Notice of Extension of
Scoping Period
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (40 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the
National Park Service (NPS) is
undertaking concurrent negotiated
rulemaking and conservation planningenvironmental impact analysis efforts to
identify and evaluate alternatives for
clear and enforceable guidelines to
determine the manner and extent of
dog-walking use in appropriate areas of
the Golden Gate National Recreation
Area (GGNRA). As announced February
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(V71\N35\PP9147–48), the NPS is
preparing an environmental impact
statement for a GGNRA Dog
Management Plan (plan/EIS) and has
initiated a public scoping process to aid
preparation of the plan/EIS.
The public scoping period is being
extended from the original March 24,
2006 deadline to April 24, 2006.
DATES: Comments on issues and
concerns and any environmental
information relevant to the preparation
of an Environmental Impact Statement
for a Dog Management Plan will be
accepted through April 24, 2006. All
written comments must be transmitted
or postmarked not later than 11:59 p.m.
Mountain Time on Monday, April 24,
2006. Respondents to the original Notice
need not re-submit their comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
individuals, organizations, and agencies
that wish to comment on the scope of
this plan/EIS should submit written
comments via one of the two following
options: (1) Online through the
Planning, Environment and Public
Comment Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov); select Golden
Gate National Recreation Area, click on
‘‘EIS/Dog Management Plan for
GGNRA’’ and follow the instructions on
the website; or (2) mail written
comments directly to Superintendent,
GGNRA, Fort Mason, Building 201, San
Francisco, CA 94123.
Please note that names and addresses
of people who comment become part of
the public record. If individuals
commenting request that their name
or\and 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 from the record a
respondent’s identity, as allowable by
law. As always: The NPS will make
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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.
A public scoping Newsletter,
providing a preliminary synopsis of the
project status, will be distributed in
early March. In addition, two public
scoping meetings are scheduled to be
held on April 4 (in Sausalito) and April
5 (in San Francisco); both will occur
from 4–7:30 pm. For details on meeting
location, to request being added to the
project mailing list, or for other current
information updates, please contact the
GGNRA Negotiated Rulemaking
Information Line at (415) 561–4728.
As a delegated EIS, the official
responsible for approval of the Record
of Decision is the NPS Regional
Director, Pacific West Region;
subsequently the official who will be
responsible for implementation is the
Superintendent, Golden Gate National
Recreation Area.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Fire Management Plan; Golden Gate
National Recreation Area; Marin, San
Francisco and San Mateo Counties,
CA; Notice of Approval of Record of
Decision
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as
amended) and the implementing
regulations promulgated by the Council
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR part
1505.2), the Department of the Interior,
National Park Service has prepared, and
the Regional Director, Pacific West
Region has approved the Record of
Decision for the updated Fire
Management Plan for Golden Gate
National Recreation Area. The formal
no-action waiting period was officially
initiated December 23, 2005, with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Federal Register notification of the
filing of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
Decision: As soon as practicable the
park will begin to implement as its
updated Fire Management Plan the
‘‘Hazard Reduction and Resource
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Enhancement through Multiple
Treatments’’ alternative (also identified
and analyzed as the Preferred
Alternative C in the Draft and Final EIS).
The selected plan update allows for the
greatest number of acres to be treated
annually while minimizing potential
adverse resource effects of fire
management activities. Alternative C
utilizes prescribed burning and
mechanical treatment strategies deemed
to be appropriate for reducing fuel loads
near developed areas. Expanded
research will examine the role of these
strategies in enhancing natural resource
conditions, and will also be used to
adaptively guide the fire management
program and maximize the benefits to
park cultural and natural resources. As
documented in the EIS, this plan was
also deemed to be the ‘‘environmentally
preferred’’ alternative.
This course of action and two
alternatives were initially identified and
analyzed in the Draft EIS (distributed in
March 2005); minor modifications were
made based on public and agency
review. The Final EIS was released in
December 2005. The full spectrum of
foreseeable environmental
consequences was assessed, and
appropriate mitigation measures
identified. Beginning with early
scoping, through the preparation of the
Draft and Final EIS, numerous public
meetings and agency consultations were
conducted, and newsletter updates were
regularly provided. Approximately one
dozen written responses to the Draft EIS
were received and duly considered. Key
consultations which aided in preparing
the Draft and Final EIS involved (but
were not limited to) the California State
Historic Preservation Office, California
Coastal Commission, local air quality
management districts, adjoining land
managing agencies, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, and National Marine
Fisheries Service. Area residents,
county and city officials, and interested
organizations were contacted
extensively during initial scoping and
throughout the fire planning process.
Copies: Interested parties desiring to
review the Record of Decision may
obtain a complete copy by contacting
the Superintendent, Golden Gate
National Recreation Area, Bldg. 201, Ft.
Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123 or via
telephone request at (415) 331–6374.
Dated: February 24, 2006.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan for Golden
Gate National Recreation Area; Marin,
San Francisco, and San Mateo
Counties, CA; Notice of Intent To
Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service is initiating the
scoping process for preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement on the
General Management Plan (GMP) for
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
(GGNRA), including Muir Woods
National Monument and Fort Point
National Historical Monument, in the
San Francisco Bay area of California.
The GMP will provide a well-grounded,
clearly defined direction for resource
protection and visitor management
throughout the area managed by
GGNRA, including Muir Woods
National Monument and Fort Point
National Historic Site, and lands
acquired since approval of the 1980
GMP.
Consistent with NPS Planning
Program Standards and the Secretary of
the Interior’s ‘‘Four C’s’’ (Conservation
through Consultation, Cooperation, and
Communication) the GMP will: (1)
Describe the purposes, significance, and
primary interpretive themes of the park;
(2) identify the fundamental resources
and values of the park, its other
important resources and values, and
describe the condition of these
resources; (3) describe desired
conditions for cultural and natural
resources and visitor experiences
throughout the park and for each
management unit in the park; (4)
develop management zoning to support
these desired conditions; (5) develop
alternative applications of these
management zones to the park
landscape (i.e., zoning alternatives); (6)
address carrying capacity; (7) analyze
potential boundary modifications; (8)
ensure that the GMP recommendations
are developed in consultation with
interested stakeholders and the public
and adopted by the NPS leadership after
an adequate analysis of the benefits,
environmental impacts, and economic
costs of alternative courses of action;
and (9) identify and prioritize
subsequent detailed studies, plans and
actions that may be needed to
implement the GMP.
In addition, the GMP will: (1)
Articulate park management
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Dog Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Golden
Gate National Recreation Area, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo
Counties, CA; Notice of Extension of Scoping Period
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (40 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National Park
Service (NPS) is undertaking concurrent negotiated rulemaking and
conservation planning-environmental impact analysis efforts to identify
and evaluate alternatives for clear and enforceable guidelines to
determine the manner and extent of dog-walking use in appropriate areas
of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). As announced
February 22, 2006 in the Federal Register
(V71[bs]N35[bs]PP9147-48), the NPS is
preparing an environmental impact statement for a GGNRA Dog Management
Plan (plan/EIS) and has initiated a public scoping process to aid
preparation of the plan/EIS.
The public scoping period is being extended from the original March
24, 2006 deadline to April 24, 2006.
DATES: Comments on issues and concerns and any environmental
information relevant to the preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement for a Dog Management Plan will be accepted through April 24,
2006. All written comments must be transmitted or postmarked not later
than 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on Monday, April 24, 2006. Respondents to
the original Notice need not re-submit their comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested individuals, organizations, and
agencies that wish to comment on the scope of this plan/EIS should
submit written comments via one of the two following options: (1)
Online through the Planning, Environment and Public Comment Web site
(https://parkplanning.nps.gov); select Golden Gate National Recreation
Area, click on ``EIS/Dog Management Plan for GGNRA'' and follow the
instructions on the website; or (2) mail written comments directly to
Superintendent, GGNRA, Fort Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA
94123.
Please note that names and addresses of people who comment become
part of the public record. If individuals commenting request that their
name or[bs]and 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 from the
record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. As always: The NPS
will make
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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.
A public scoping Newsletter, providing a preliminary synopsis of
the project status, will be distributed in early March. In addition,
two public scoping meetings are scheduled to be held on April 4 (in
Sausalito) and April 5 (in San Francisco); both will occur from 4-7:30
pm. For details on meeting location, to request being added to the
project mailing list, or for other current information updates, please
contact the GGNRA Negotiated Rulemaking Information Line at (415) 561-
4728.
As a delegated EIS, the official responsible for approval of the
Record of Decision is the NPS Regional Director, Pacific West Region;
subsequently the official who will be responsible for implementation is
the Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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