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, 15761 [E6-4545]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 2006 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. E6–4544 Filed 3–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service hsrobinson on PROD1PC68 with NOTICES 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:39 Mar 28, 2006 Jkt 208001 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. [FR Doc. E6–4545 Filed 3–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–FN–P PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15761 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 E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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 
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.
[FR Doc. E6-4545 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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