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located within Fire Island National
Seashore—primarily on the western end
of the island. The park also manages the
William Floyd Estate, a 611 acre historic
property located on the mainland in
Mastic, NY.
The GMP/EIS will be prepared by
planners in the NPS Northeast Region,
with assistance from advisors and
consultants and will propose a longterm approach to managing Fire Island
National Seashore. Consistent with the
park’s mission, NPS policy, and other
laws and regulations, alternatives will
be developed to guide the management
of the park over the next 15 to 20 years.
A range of alternatives will be
formulated for natural and cultural
resource protection, visitor use and
interpretation, facilities development,
and operations. The EIS will assess the
impacts of alternative management
strategies that will be described in the
general management plan for Fire Island
National Seashore. The public will be
invited to express comments about the
management of the park early in the
process through public meetings and
other media; and will have an
opportunity to review and comment on
the draft GMP/EIS. Following public
review processes outlined under NEPA,
the final plan will become official,
authorizing implementation of the
preferred alternative. The target date for
the Record of Decision is April 2010.
Dated: April 14, 2006.
Mary A. Bomar,
Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement,
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments, Arizona
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AGENCY: National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Termination of the
Environmental Impact Statement for the
General Management Plan, Montezuma
Castle and Tuzigoot National
Monuments.
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) is terminating preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the General Management Plan,
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments, Arizona. A Notice
of Intent to prepare the EIS for the
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments General
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Management Plan was published May
29, 2003 (Vol. 68, No. 103).The National
Park Service has since determined that
an Environmental Assessment (EA)
rather than an EIS is the appropriate
environmental documentation for the
general management plan.
The
general management plan will establish
the overall direction for the national
monuments, setting broad management
goals for managing the area over the
next 15 to 20 years. The plan was
originally scoped as an EIS. Few public
comments were received during scoping
or in response to the preliminary
alternatives. The majority of the
concerns expressed by stakeholders
focused on continued access to
recreational activities. No major
concerns were raised regarding the
effects on cultural resources resulting
from the proposed changes in
management of the monuments. Most of
the comments received on the
preliminary alternatives favored the
preferred alternative. Two roundtables
attended by representatives from
Federal and state agencies, and local
governments were conducted. These
meetings focused on opportunities to
work in partnership and no
controversial issues were identified.
In the general management planning
process the NPS planning team
developed three alternatives for the
national monument, none of which
would result in substantial changes in
the operation and management of the
monuments. The preferred alternative
primarily focuses on maintaining and
protecting resources, expanding
interpretation and visitor opportunities
where appropriate, addressing
maintenance/operations needs,
developing new operations facilities
within previously disturbed areas. The
impact analysis of the alternatives
revealed no major (significant) effects on
the human environment or impairment
of park resources and values. Most of
the impacts to the monument’s
resources and values were negligible to
minor in magnitude with the remainder
being of moderate level.
For these reasons the NPS determined
the appropriate National Environmental
Policy Act documentation for the
general management plan is an EA.
The draft general management plan/
EA is expected to be distributed for a 30
day public comment period in the fall
of 2006 and a decision is expected be
made in 2007. The NPS will notify the
public by mail, website, and other
means, and will include information on
where and how to obtain a copy of the
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EA, how to comment on the EA, and the
length of the public comment period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Davis, Superintendent,
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments; P.O. Box 219,
Camp Verde, Arizona, 86322; e-mail:
Kathy_M_Davis@nps.gov.
Dated: April 28, 2006.
Michael D. Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region.
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Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Citizen Advisory
Commission Meetings
National Park Service; Interior.
Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
public meeting of the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area Citizen
Advisory Commission. Notice of these
meetings is required under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App. 2).
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006, 7
p.m.
Address: Lehman Township
Municipal Building, Municipal Road,
Bushkill, PA 18324.
The agenda will include reports from
Citizen Advisory Commission members
including committees such as National
Resources, Inter-Governmental, Cultural
Resources, By-Laws, Special Projects,
and Public Visitation and Tourism.
Superintendent John J. Donahue will
give a report on various park issues,
including cultural resources, natural
resources, construction projects, and
partnership ventures. The agenda is set
up to invite the public to bring issues of
interest before the Commission.
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2006, 9
a.m.
Address: Frankford Township
Municipal Building, 151 State Highway
206, Augusta, NJ 07822.
The agenda will include reports from
Citizen Advisory Commission members
including committees such as Natural
Resources, Inter-Governmental, Cultural
Resources, By-Laws, Special Projects,
and Public Visitation and Tourism.
Superintendent John J. Donahue will
give a report on various park issues,
including cultural resources, natural
resources, construction projects, and
partnership ventures. The agenda is set
up to invite the public to bring issues of
interest before the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement,
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments, Arizona
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement for
the General Management Plan, Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National
Monuments.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is terminating preparation of
an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management
Plan, Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments, Arizona. A
Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS for the Montezuma Castle and
Tuzigoot National Monuments General Management Plan was published May
29, 2003 (Vol. 68, No. 103).The National Park Service has since
determined that an Environmental Assessment (EA) rather than an EIS is
the appropriate environmental documentation for the general management
plan.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The general management plan will establish
the overall direction for the national monuments, setting broad
management goals for managing the area over the next 15 to 20 years.
The plan was originally scoped as an EIS. Few public comments were
received during scoping or in response to the preliminary alternatives.
The majority of the concerns expressed by stakeholders focused on
continued access to recreational activities. No major concerns were
raised regarding the effects on cultural resources resulting from the
proposed changes in management of the monuments. Most of the comments
received on the preliminary alternatives favored the preferred
alternative. Two roundtables attended by representatives from Federal
and state agencies, and local governments were conducted. These
meetings focused on opportunities to work in partnership and no
controversial issues were identified.
In the general management planning process the NPS planning team
developed three alternatives for the national monument, none of which
would result in substantial changes in the operation and management of
the monuments. The preferred alternative primarily focuses on
maintaining and protecting resources, expanding interpretation and
visitor opportunities where appropriate, addressing maintenance/
operations needs, developing new operations facilities within
previously disturbed areas. The impact analysis of the alternatives
revealed no major (significant) effects on the human environment or
impairment of park resources and values. Most of the impacts to the
monument's resources and values were negligible to minor in magnitude
with the remainder being of moderate level.
For these reasons the NPS determined the appropriate National
Environmental Policy Act documentation for the general management plan
is an EA.
The draft general management plan/EA is expected to be distributed
for a 30 day public comment period in the fall of 2006 and a decision
is expected be made in 2007. The NPS will notify the public by mail,
website, and other means, and will include information on where and how
to obtain a copy of the EA, how to comment on the EA, and the length of
the public comment period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Davis, Superintendent, Montezuma
Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments; P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde,
Arizona, 86322; e-mail: Kathy--M--Davis@nps.gov.
Dated: April 28, 2006.
Michael D. Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region.
[FR Doc. E6-9192 Filed 6-12-06; 8:45 am]
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