Legislative Environmental Impact Statement on Gull Egg Harvest by the Huna Tlingit in Glacier Bay National Park, 54687 [06-7716]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
Legislative Environmental Impact
Statement on Gull Egg Harvest by the
Huna Tlingit in Glacier Bay National
Park
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of intent to prepare a
Legislative Environmental Impact
Statement.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) is preparing a Legislative
Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS)
on the potential harvest of gull eggs by
the Huna Tlingit in Glacier Bay National
Park. The purpose of the LEIS is to
respond to Section 4 of the Glacier Bay
National Park Resource Management
Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–455) which
requires the Secretary of Interior, in
consultation with local residents, to
assess whether sea gull eggs can be
collected in the park on a limited basis
without impairing the biological
sustainability of the gull population in
the park. The Act further requires that
if the study determines that the limited
collection of sea gull eggs can occur
without impairing the biological
sustainability of the gull population in
the park, the Secretary shall submit
recommendations for legislation to
Congress.
The proposed action alternative will
include harvesting glaucous-winged gull
(Larus glaucescens) eggs by tribal
members of the Hoonah Indian
Association (HIA) under a traditional
harvest strategy cooperatively produced
by NPS and HIA The traditional harvest
strategy would outline the methods by
which eggs could be harvested, harvest
limits, and monitoring actions that
would be implemented to ensure that
park purposes and values would remain
unimpaired. A second alternative will
consider more limited egg harvest
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opportunities. A no action alternative,
which would continue to preclude egg
harvest throughout the park will also be
included in the LEIS.
Scoping: The National Park Service
seeks input from interested groups,
organizations, individuals and
government agencies. Written and
verbal scoping comments are being
solicited. Further information on this
LEIS process is available by contacting
the National Park Service at Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve.
Our practice is to make comments,
including names, home addresses, home
phone numbers, and email addresses of
respondents, available for public
review. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their names
and/or home addresses, etc., but if you
wish us to consider withholding this
information you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comments. In addition, you must
present a rationale for withholding this
information. This rationale must
demonstrate that disclosure would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of privacy. Unsupported
assertions will not meet this burden. In
the absence of exceptional,
documentable circumstances, this
information will be released. We will
always make 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.
The LEIS is being prepared in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4331 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
at 40 CFR part 1500 and the process for
proposals for legislation (40 CFR
1506.8).
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of this project should be received on or
before November 17, 2006. The draft
LEIS is projected to be available in early
2007. Submit electronic comments to
https://parkplanning.nps.gov. Written
comments may be mailed to the address
provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Beth Moss, Project Manager,
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve,
P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, AK 99826.
Telephone (907) 945–3545 x31, Fax
(907) 945–3703.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Glacier
Bay National Park is the traditional
homeland of the Huna Tlingit people.
The Huna Tlingit harvested eggs at gull
rookeries in Glacier Bay, including the
large nesting site on South Marble
Island, prior to the park being
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established in 1925. Until recently, the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibited
the harvest of gull eggs, and by statute
and NPS regulations, harvest is still
precluded within park boundaries.
Legislation is necessary to authorize the
collection of sea gull eggs in the park,
and regulations would need to be
promulgated to implement the gull egg
collection program in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4 of Pub. L.
106–455.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Victor Knox,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 06–7716 Filed 9–15–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Environmental Impact
Statement on the South Denali
Implementation Plan, Denali National
Park and Preserve, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for the
Environmental Impact Statement on the
South Denali Implementation Plan.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of the
Record of Decision (ROD) for the
Environmental Impact Statement on the
South Denali Implementation Plan,
Denali National Park and Preserve,
Alaska.
This Record of Decision documents
the decision by the NPS, in cooperation
with the State of Alaska and MatanuskaSusitna Borough to adopt the South
Denali Implementation Plan. The Final
South Denali Implementation Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
was prepared cooperatively by the
National Park Service, the State of
Alaska, and the Matanuska-Susitna
Borough to provide specific direction
for expanded visitor facilities and
recreational opportunities in the South
Denali region until 2021. South Denali
is defined to include the local
communities, the Petersville Road
corridor, the western section of Denali
State Park, the northern part of the
Peters Hills, lands east of the Peters
Hills to the eastern boundary of Denali
State Park, and the Parks Highway
corridor from Rabideaux Creek north
through the state park.
The NPS selected Alternative C, as
described in the FEIS. Of the two action
alternatives, this alternative best meets
the objectives of the plan for resource
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
Legislative Environmental Impact Statement on Gull Egg Harvest by
the Huna Tlingit in Glacier Bay National Park
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Legislative Environmental Impact
Statement.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a Legislative
Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) on the potential harvest of gull
eggs by the Huna Tlingit in Glacier Bay National Park. The purpose of
the LEIS is to respond to Section 4 of the Glacier Bay National Park
Resource Management Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-455) which requires the
Secretary of Interior, in consultation with local residents, to assess
whether sea gull eggs can be collected in the park on a limited basis
without impairing the biological sustainability of the gull population
in the park. The Act further requires that if the study determines that
the limited collection of sea gull eggs can occur without impairing the
biological sustainability of the gull population in the park, the
Secretary shall submit recommendations for legislation to Congress.
The proposed action alternative will include harvesting glaucous-
winged gull (Larus glaucescens) eggs by tribal members of the Hoonah
Indian Association (HIA) under a traditional harvest strategy
cooperatively produced by NPS and HIA The traditional harvest strategy
would outline the methods by which eggs could be harvested, harvest
limits, and monitoring actions that would be implemented to ensure that
park purposes and values would remain unimpaired. A second alternative
will consider more limited egg harvest opportunities. A no action
alternative, which would continue to preclude egg harvest throughout
the park will also be included in the LEIS.
Scoping: The National Park Service seeks input from interested
groups, organizations, individuals and government agencies. Written and
verbal scoping comments are being solicited. Further information on
this LEIS process is available by contacting the National Park Service
at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses,
home phone numbers, and email addresses of respondents, available for
public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold
their names and/or home addresses, etc., but if you wish us to consider
withholding this information you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. In addition, you must present a rationale
for withholding this information. This rationale must demonstrate that
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.
Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the absence of
exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information will be
released. We will always make 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.
The LEIS is being prepared in accordance with the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4331 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 1500 and
the process for proposals for legislation (40 CFR 1506.8).
DATES: Comments concerning the scope of this project should be received
on or before November 17, 2006. The draft LEIS is projected to be
available in early 2007. Submit electronic comments to https://
parkplanning.nps.gov. Written comments may be mailed to the address
provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Beth Moss, Project Manager,
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 140, Gustavus, AK
99826. Telephone (907) 945-3545 x31, Fax (907) 945-3703.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Glacier Bay National Park is the traditional
homeland of the Huna Tlingit people. The Huna Tlingit harvested eggs at
gull rookeries in Glacier Bay, including the large nesting site on
South Marble Island, prior to the park being established in 1925. Until
recently, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibited the harvest of gull
eggs, and by statute and NPS regulations, harvest is still precluded
within park boundaries. Legislation is necessary to authorize the
collection of sea gull eggs in the park, and regulations would need to
be promulgated to implement the gull egg collection program in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Pub. L. 106-455.
Dated: August 9, 2006.
Victor Knox,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 06-7716 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]
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