Ecological Restoration Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico, 44856 [E7-15562]

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The purpose of the Ecological Restoration Plan is to re-establish healthy, sustainable vegetative conditions within the pinon-juniper woodland and to mitigate soil erosion that threatens the cultural resources for which Bandelier National Monument was established and specifically set aside to preserve. DATES: The National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment online at https:// parkplanning.nps.gov and in the office of the Superintendent, Darlene Koontz, Bandelier National Monument, 15 Entrance Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, 505–672–3861, extension 502. 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ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ecological Restoration Plan, Bandelier National Monument. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Jackson PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Hole Airport Use Agreement Extension, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. This effort addresses a request from the Jackson Hole Airport Board to amend the use agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Airport Board in order to ensure that the airport remains eligible for funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Alternatives to be considered include Alternative 1: No Action—The airport would continue operations under the existing use agreement which currently has an expiration date of April 27, 2033; Alternative 2: Extend Agreement— Jackson Hole Airport Board proposal to extend the use agreement for an additional two 10–year terms, bringing the expiration date to April 27, 2053; and Alternative 3: Update and Extend Agreement—Extend the use agreement for an additional two 10-year terms with minor modifications as mutually agreed to by the NPS and the Airport Board. The Jackson Hole Airport is located on 533 acres of land within Grand Teton National Park. The airport operates under the terms and conditions of a 1983 use agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Jackson Hole Airport Board. The 1983 agreement was for a primary term of 30 years, with options for two 10-year extensions, both of which have been exercised. The agreement also includes a provision that further extensions, amendments, or modifications could be negotiated by the parties on mutually satisfactory terms, and that the parties agree that upon expiration of the agreement, a mutually satisfactory extension could be negotiated. The FAA requires that airports have use agreements of 20 years or more in order to remain eligible for Airport Improvement Program funds. An extension of the existing use agreement is needed to provide assurance that the airport will remain eligible for funding beyond the year 2013. In November 2006, a public scoping notice soliciting public comments was circulated describing the purpose and need for the project. Based on comments received and subsequent data gathered, the NPS has determined the preparation of an EIS is warranted. Preliminary EIS impact topics include: Natural soundscape, air quality, water quality, wildlife/T&E species, visual quality/ dark skies, public health and safety, visitor use & experience, transportation planning, socioeconomics, park & airport operations. DATES: The National Park Service will conduct further scoping for the draft alternatives and EIS for a period of 30- E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM 09AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Ecological Restoration Plan, Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Ecological Restoration Plan, Bandelier National 
Monument.

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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 Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ecological 
Restoration Plan for Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. 
Alternative B was selected as the park's preferred alternative; it 
maximizes work efficiency and minimizes resource impacts by 
implementing restoration treatments in the most systematic and timely 
fashion possible given available funding. The purpose of the Ecological 
Restoration Plan is to re-establish healthy, sustainable vegetative 
conditions within the pinon-juniper woodland and to mitigate soil 
erosion that threatens the cultural resources for which Bandelier 
National Monument was established and specifically set aside to 
preserve.

DATES: The National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision 
(ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication by the Environmental 
Protection Agency of the Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement.

ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment 
online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov and in the office of the 
Superintendent, Darlene Koontz, Bandelier National Monument, 15 
Entrance Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, 505-672-3861, extension 
502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mack, Chief of Resource 
Management, Bandelier National Monument, 15 Entrance Road, Los Alamos, 
New Mexico 87544, 505-672-3861, extension 540, john_mack@nps.gov.

    Dated: July 31, 2007.
John T. Crowley,
Acting Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E7-15562 Filed 8-8-07; 8:45 am]
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