General Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, 64736-64737 [E6-18576]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC68 with NOTICES 64736 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 213 / Friday, November 3, 2006 / Notices agenda item. The 45-day public scoping period for the EIS closed November 8, 2002. Public comments were heard at a public information meeting at the Point Reyes Dance palace at the October 19, 2002, Advisory Commission meeting at the Point Reyes Dance Palace where approximately 30 to 40 members of the public attended. The Point Reyes Light published an account of the meeting on October 24, 2002. The public meeting featured a short overview of the planned restoration process, the environmental planning process, a brief history and summary of the project location, and potential benefits and impacts of restoration. At the end of the presentation, the meeting was opened for public comment, with nine members of the public providing comments. The topics covered by the public comments included issues around public access, land use planning, hydrology, alternatives and project planning. In addition to the public meeting, approximately 86 individuals or private organizations mailed, faxed, or e-mailed comments regarding the proposed project. commenting organizations include the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, Marin County Bicycle Coalition, Access4bikes, Manzanal Homeowners Association, and Audubon Canyon Ranch. the Seashore and CSLC also received comments from the CCC; CalTrans; North Marin Water District (NMWD); Marin County Department of Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services; Marin County Department of Public Works; and the State of California Department of Food and Agriculture and the County Supervisor for the Fourth District, Steve Kinsey. After scoping closed, a staff report was prepared summarizing comments received during initial scoping. Following agreement by the California State Lands Commission (CSLC) to act as the lead CEQA agency, a Notice of Preparation for preparation of a joint EIS/EIR was prepared by CSLC, the lead CEQA agency, and distributed to the State Clearinghouse, which circulated the Notice of Preparation between May 29 and June 30, 2003. The public scoping period for the joint EIS/EIR closed on June 30, 2003. Since the initial scoping phase concluded, the Seashore has held two additional public workshops to update interested parties with regard to conceptual project alternatives and public access alternatives. The Seashore has summarized results of public feedback, and incorporated this information into the final proposed project alternatives. All written and oral VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Nov 02, 2006 Jkt 211001 comments are documented in the project’s administrative record. Commenting on the Draft EIS/EIR A public workshop on the proposed plan will be held during late winter 2006/07 at the Point Reyes National Seashore Red Barn Classroom (confirmed date and other workshop details will be advertised by direct mailing as well as a notice placed in the local newspapers). All interested individuals, organizations, and agencies will be encouraged to provide new comments, suggestions, and additional information (earlier scoping comments need not be resubmitted); all written comments must be postmarked not later than 60 days following publication in the Federal Register by EPA of their notice of filing of the availability of the Draft EIS/EIR (as soon as this date can be confirmed it will be announced on the park’s Web site, and included in the workshop mailing). Questions at this time regarding the Giacomini Wetlands Restoration planning process or inquiries about the workshop should be addressed to the Superintendent either by mail (see Addresses below) or by telephone at (415) 464–5100. Please note that our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, home phone numbers, and e-mail 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 of or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Addresses: Copies of the Draft EIS/EIR may be obtained from the Superintendent, Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes, CA 94956, Attn: Giacomini Wetlands Restoration, or by e-mail request to: pore_planning@nps.gov (in the subject line, type: Giacomini Wetlands Restoration). The document will be sent directly to those who have requested it, and also posted on the Internet at the PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 park’s Web page (https://www.nps.gov/ pore/parkmgmt/planning); and both the printed document and digital version on compact disk will be available at the park headquarters and local libraries. Decision Following careful analysis of public and agency comment on the Draft EIS/ EIR, it is anticipated at this time that the final EIS/EIR would be available in spring of 2007. As a delegated EIS, the official responsible for the final decision is the Regional Director, Pacific West Region, A Record of Decision would not be signed sooner than 30 days following release of the Final EIS/EIR; notice of the decision will be posted in the Federal Register and announced in local and regional newspapers. Following approval of the Giacomini Wetlands Restoration Plan, the official responsible for undertaking the restoration effort will be the Superintendent, Point Reyes National Seashore. Dated: September 1, 2006. Jonathan B. Jarvis, Regional Director, Pacific West Region. [FR Doc. 06–9001 Filed 11–2–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–FW–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service General Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania National Park Service, Department of the Interior. AGENCY: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Valley Forge National Historical Park. ACTION: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan for Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania. The National Park Service will accept comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement from the public through 60 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Public meetings will be scheduled during the comment period. Interested persons may check the park Web site at https:// www.nps.gov/vafo for date, time, and place. DATES: E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 213 / Friday, November 3, 2006 / Notices Information will be available for public review and comment online at https:// parkplanning.nps.gov, at the Valley Forge NHP Welcome Center, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 610–783–1099 and at the following locations: Lower Providence Community Library, 50 Parklane Drive, Eagleville, PA 19403–1171. Tredyffrin Public Library, 582 Upper Gulph Rd., Strafford-Wayne, PA 19087–2052. Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA 19460. Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Upper Merion Township Library, 175 West Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deirdre Gibson, Valley Forge NHP, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, Deirdre_gibson@nps.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to Superintendent Mike Caldwell, Valley Forge NHP, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406. You may also comment via the Internet at https://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do not receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet message, contact us directly (Deirdre Gibson, 610–783–1047). Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to Valley Forge NHP, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406. 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 of or officials of mstockstill on PROD1PC68 with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:24 Nov 02, 2006 Jkt 211001 organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirely. Dated: October 26,2006. Michael A. Caldwell, Acting Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service. [FR Doc. E6–18576 Filed 11–2–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–DJ–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Contra Costa Water District Alternative Intake Project, Contra Costa and San Joaquin Counties, CA Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/ EIS). AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) have prepared a Final EIR/EIS for the proposed Contra Costa Water District Alternative Intake Project. The Draft EIR/EIS evaluated the potential environmental effects of five alternatives: the No-Action Alternative and four action alternatives. The Final EIR/EIS contains responses to comments received on the Draft EIR/EIS. A Notice of Availability of the Draft EIR/EIS was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 (71 FR 27275). The public review period on the Draft EIR/EIS ended on Monday, June 26, 2006. DATES: Reclamation will not make a decision on the Proposed Action until at least 30 days after release of the Final EIR/EIS. At the end of the 30-day period, Reclamation will complete a Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will state the action that will be implemented and will discuss all factors leading to the decision. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIR/EIS may be requested from Ms. Samantha Salvia, Project Manager, Contra Costa Water District, P.O. Box H2O, Concord, CA 94524–2099; telephone: 925–688– 8057; e-mail: alternativeintake@ccwater.com. Copies of the Final EIR/EIS are available for public inspection at: • Bureau of Reclamation, Regional Library, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA. • Contra Costa Water District, 1331 Concord Ave., Concord, CA. • Antioch Public Library, 501 W. 18th Street, Antioch, CA . • Brentwood Public Library, 751 Third Street, Brentwood, CA. PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64737 • Concord Public Library, 2900 Salvio Street, Concord, CA. The Final EIR/EIS and related documents are also available at Reclamation’s Web site at www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/ nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=1818 and CCWD’s project Web site at https:// www.ccwater-alternativeintake.com. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Katrina Chow, Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–730, Sacramento, CA 95825–1898, 916–978– 5067, kchow@mp.usbr.gov; or Ms. Samantha Salvia, Project Manager, Contra Costa Water District, P.O. Box H2O, Concord, CA 94524–2099, 925– 688–8057, alternativeintake@ccwater.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project purpose is to protect and improve the quality of water delivered to CCWD’s untreated- and treated-water customers. Project objectives are to improve delivered water quality, especially during drought periods; protect and improve health and/ aesthetic benefits to customers; improve operational flexibility; and protect delivered water quality during emergencies. Water quality problems for CCWD result from elevated concentrations of salinity (chloride and bromide), minerals, organic carbon, and turbidity at CCWD’s Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta intakes. The Proposed Action includes the construction of a new intake and fish screen in the Delta on Victoria Canal, a pumping plant, and an associated 2- to 4-mile-long pipeline from the new intake across Victoria Island to CCWD’s existing Old River conveyance system. Reclamation actions associated with the Proposed Action are agreeing to a change in point of diversion of Central Valley Project (CVP) water under Contract No. I75r–3401A–LTR1 and petitioning the California State Water Resources Control Board for necessary water right changes regarding point of diversion. Through the Proposed Action, CCWD is seeking to relocate some of its diversions to a Delta location with better water quality and would not seek to increase its water rights, CVP contract amounts, or permitted Los Vaqueros Reservoir filling rates. Comments received in response to this notice will become part of the administrative record and are subject to public inspection. 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 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 213 (Friday, November 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64736-64737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18576]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan, Valley Forge National 
Historical Park.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability 
of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management 
Plan for Valley Forge National Historical Park, Pennsylvania.

DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments on the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement from the public through 60 days from the 
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Public 
meetings will be scheduled during the comment period. Interested 
persons may check the park Web site at https://www.nps.gov/vafo for 
date, time, and place.

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ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment 
online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov, at the Valley Forge NHP Welcome 
Center, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, 
610-783-1099 and at the following locations:

Lower Providence Community Library, 50 Parklane Drive, Eagleville, PA 
19403-1171.
Tredyffrin Public Library, 582 Upper Gulph Rd., Strafford-Wayne, PA 
19087-2052.
Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Avenue, Phoenixville, PA 19460.
Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library, 1001 Powell Street, 
Norristown, PA 19401.
Upper Merion Township Library, 175 West Valley Forge Road, King of 
Prussia, PA 19406.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deirdre Gibson, Valley Forge NHP, 1400 
North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, Deirdre_
gibson@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit your 
comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to 
Superintendent Mike Caldwell, Valley Forge NHP, 1400 North Outer Line 
Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406. You may also comment via the Internet 
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do not receive a confirmation 
from the system that we have received your Internet message, contact us 
directly (Deirdre Gibson, 610-783-1047). Finally, you may hand-deliver 
comments to Valley Forge NHP, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of 
Prussia, PA 19406. 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 of or officials of organizations or 
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirely.

    Dated: October 26,2006.
Michael A. Caldwell,
Acting Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
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