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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Cape Cod National Seashore,
Massachusetts; Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Hunting
Program
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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for the Hunting Program at Cape Cod
National Seashore.
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Hunting Program at Cape Cod
National Seashore (DEIS). The draft
document describes and analyzes the
environmental impacts of a preferred
alternative, another action alternative,
and a no action alternative.
DATES: The DEIS will be available for
public review and comment for 60 days
from the date of publication of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. Comments will be accepted
until the close of the 60-day review
period. Public information meetings are
scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, June 8,
2006, at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in
Eastham, Massachusetts, and for 9 a.m.,
Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the Province
Lands Visitor Center in Provincetown,
Massachusetts.
The DEIS may be viewed
online at https://www.nps.gov/caco
through the ‘‘In Depth’’ link on the
homepage under ‘‘Management’’. The
DEIS will be available in hard copy at
outer cape libraries and Marconi
headquarters for onsite review.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the address below, or by e-mail to
CACO_Hunt_EIS@nps.gov (please note
the underscore between words).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Cape Cod National
Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road,
Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667.
Telephone: (508) 349–3785. Fax: (508)
349–9052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2), the NPS has prepared a
DEIS that considers three alternatives
for managing the hunting program at
Cape Cod National Seashore. The draft
document describes and analyzes the
environmental impacts of a preferred
alternative, another action alternative,
and a no action alternative.
ADDRESSES:
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Comments may be submitted by mail
to: Cape Cod National Seashore, 99
Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet,
Massachusetts 02667; or by e-mail to
CACO_Hunt_EIA@nps.gov (please note
the underscore between words). It is our
practice to make comments, including
the names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during normal business hours.
Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home addresses from
the record, which we will honor to the
extent allowable by law. There also may
be circumstances in which we would
withhold the respondent’s identity. If
you wish us to withhold your address
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment. We will
make all submissions from
organizations or businesses identifying
themselves as representatives or
officials of organizations or businesses,
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Alternative A (No Action): The
National Park Service would continue
the hunting program as it was prior to
a court decision to enjoin the pheasant
hunting and stocking program. Hunting
would continue in accordance with the
seasons and regulations established by
the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries
and Wildlife (MDFW), and in
accordance with the existing rules
established by Cape Cod National
Seashore pertaining to the time of year
hunting is allowed, the species that can
be hunted, and no-hunting zones. Under
this alternative, the pheasant hunting
and stocking program would be reestablished.
Alternative B (Preferred Alternative):
The hunting program described in
Alternative A would be modified as
described below. These modifications
were derived from the input received
during public scoping, and would retain
hunting as part of Cape Cod’s cultural
heritage while addressing concerns
raised by non-hunting visitors.
Element 1: An adaptive management
approach would be used to phase out
the pheasant stocking and hunting
program over a 15-year period. The
number of pheasants stocked each year
would be determined in coordination
with MDFW, and would be based on
hunting pressure and the response of
native quail populations to cultural
landscape restoration activities. If at the
end of 15 years, native upland game
bird hunting opportunities have not
increased to a level roughly
commensurate to the stocked pheasant
hunt, the park will work with MDFW to
create opportunities for a stocked quail
hunt.
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Element 2: This element would
simplify the scope of hunting areas, and
would designate hunting-permitted
areas versus the current policy which
allows hunting in all areas except where
specifically prohibited. The huntingpermitted areas would be delineated
based on the existing 500-foot nohunting buffers around paved roads and
buildings, expanding the no-hunting
buffers around bicycle paths from 150
feet to 500 feet, and eliminating the
small patches and thin slivers of area
that cannot practicably be hunted.
Element 3: This element would
increase traditional hunting
opportunities for native upland bird
species. Specifically, the park’s rules
would be revised to allow the State’s
spring eastern turkey hunt to occur
within the park. Additionally, this
element would include developing and
implementing cultural landscape
restoration activities that are expected to
improve habitat quality for upland game
birds, particularly northern bobwhite
quail.
Element 4: Improved information
regarding hunting-permitted areas,
hunting regulations, and safety
measures would be developed. Outreach
strategies would be developed to
improve hunter and visitor
understanding of the hunting program.
Alternative C: This alternative would
consider eliminating hunting at Cape
Cod National Seashore. A sub-element
of Alternative C would eliminate only
the pheasant program while retaining
the other aspects of the hunting
program.
George E. Price, Jr.,
Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts; Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Hunting Program
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Hunting Program at Cape Cod National Seashore.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Hunting Program at
Cape Cod National Seashore (DEIS). The draft document describes and
analyzes the environmental impacts of a preferred alternative, another
action alternative, and a no action alternative.
DATES: The DEIS will be available for public review and comment for 60
days from the date of publication of the Environmental Protection
Agency's Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. Comments will
be accepted until the close of the 60-day review period. Public
information meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, June 8, 2006,
at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, Massachusetts, and for 9
a.m., Saturday, June 10, 2006, at the Province Lands Visitor Center in
Provincetown, Massachusetts.
ADDRESSES: The DEIS may be viewed online at https://www.nps.gov/caco
through the ``In Depth'' link on the homepage under ``Management''. The
DEIS will be available in hard copy at outer cape libraries and Marconi
headquarters for onsite review. Comments may be submitted by mail to
the address below, or by e-mail to CACO--Hunt--EIS@nps.gov (please note
the underscore between words).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Cape Cod National
Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667.
Telephone: (508) 349-3785. Fax: (508) 349-9052.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2), the NPS
has prepared a DEIS that considers three alternatives for managing the
hunting program at Cape Cod National Seashore. The draft document
describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of a preferred
alternative, another action alternative, and a no action alternative.
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Comments may be submitted by mail to: Cape Cod National Seashore,
99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, Massachusetts 02667; or by e-mail to
CACO--Hunt--EIA@nps.gov (please note the underscore between words). It
is our practice to make comments, including the names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review during normal
business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold
their home addresses from the record, which we will honor to the extent
allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would
withhold the respondent's identity. If you wish us to withhold your
address you must state this prominently at the beginning of your
comment. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
Alternative A (No Action): The National Park Service would continue
the hunting program as it was prior to a court decision to enjoin the
pheasant hunting and stocking program. Hunting would continue in
accordance with the seasons and regulations established by the
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW), and in
accordance with the existing rules established by Cape Cod National
Seashore pertaining to the time of year hunting is allowed, the species
that can be hunted, and no-hunting zones. Under this alternative, the
pheasant hunting and stocking program would be re-established.
Alternative B (Preferred Alternative): The hunting program
described in Alternative A would be modified as described below. These
modifications were derived from the input received during public
scoping, and would retain hunting as part of Cape Cod's cultural
heritage while addressing concerns raised by non-hunting visitors.
Element 1: An adaptive management approach would be used to phase
out the pheasant stocking and hunting program over a 15-year period.
The number of pheasants stocked each year would be determined in
coordination with MDFW, and would be based on hunting pressure and the
response of native quail populations to cultural landscape restoration
activities. If at the end of 15 years, native upland game bird hunting
opportunities have not increased to a level roughly commensurate to the
stocked pheasant hunt, the park will work with MDFW to create
opportunities for a stocked quail hunt.
Element 2: This element would simplify the scope of hunting areas,
and would designate hunting-permitted areas versus the current policy
which allows hunting in all areas except where specifically prohibited.
The hunting-permitted areas would be delineated based on the existing
500-foot no-hunting buffers around paved roads and buildings, expanding
the no-hunting buffers around bicycle paths from 150 feet to 500 feet,
and eliminating the small patches and thin slivers of area that cannot
practicably be hunted.
Element 3: This element would increase traditional hunting
opportunities for native upland bird species. Specifically, the park's
rules would be revised to allow the State's spring eastern turkey hunt
to occur within the park. Additionally, this element would include
developing and implementing cultural landscape restoration activities
that are expected to improve habitat quality for upland game birds,
particularly northern bobwhite quail.
Element 4: Improved information regarding hunting-permitted areas,
hunting regulations, and safety measures would be developed. Outreach
strategies would be developed to improve hunter and visitor
understanding of the hunting program.
Alternative C: This alternative would consider eliminating hunting
at Cape Cod National Seashore. A sub-element of Alternative C would
eliminate only the pheasant program while retaining the other aspects
of the hunting program.
George E. Price, Jr.,
Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore.
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