General Management Plan/Wilderness Study, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, 49308 [E7-16994]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
49308
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 166 / Tuesday, August 28, 2007 / Notices
park would provide a core message and
experience for all visitors that are
primarily immersive and focus on the
encampment and the American
Revolution. A self-discovery approach
would illustrate additional areas of the
park, as well as historical and natural
resources themes and topics.
The Draft GMP/EIS was available for
public and agency review from
November 3, 2006 through April 10,
2007. Copies of the document were sent
to individuals, agencies, organizations,
and local libraries. The document was
also made available for review at the
park and on the NPS Planning,
Environment, and Public Comment Web
site (https://parkplanning.nps.gov).
Public meetings were held on February
21 and 22, 2007. Eight presentations of
the plan were made to civic and interest
groups and local governments.
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.
DATES:
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES
Deirdre Gibson, Valley Forge NHP, 1400
North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania 19406,
Deirdre_gibson@nps.gov.
Dated: August 1, 2007.
John A. Latschar,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region,
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E7–16993 Filed 8–27–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–DJ–P
VerDate Aug<31>2005
19:52 Aug 27, 2007
Jkt 211001
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan/Wilderness
Study, Final Environmental Impact
Statement, Great Sand Dunes National
Park and Preserve, Colorado
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a record
of decision on the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the General
Management Plan/Wilderness Study,
Great Sand Dunes National Park and
Preserve.
AGENCY:
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 the
Record of Decision for the General
Management Plan, Great Sand Dunes
National Park and Preserve, Colorado.
On July 19, 2007, the Regional Director,
Intermountain Region approved the
Record of Decision for the project. As
soon as practicable, the National Park
Service will begin to implement the
Preferred Alternative contained in the
FEIS issued on June 15, 2007. The NPS
preferred alternative was developed
with substantial public, interagency,
and staff participation between 2002
and 2006. The NPS preferred option
includes options for new trails to allow
for dispersed hiking and horseback
riding and educational opportunities on
the expansion lands. Cooperative or
joint facilities, such as future access
routes and trailheads with the U.S.
Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and private partners are
emphasized. A large portion of the park
expansion lands was studied and will
be recommended for future wilderness
designation. Additional wilderness in
the Great Sand Dunes National Park was
very popular with the public.
This course of action and three
alternatives were analyzed in the Draft
and Final Environmental Impact
Statements. The full range of foreseeable
environmental consequences was
assessed, and appropriate mitigating
measures were identified.
The Record of Decision includes a
statement of the decision made,
synopses of other alternatives
considered, the basis for the decision, a
description of the environmentally
preferable alternative, a finding of no
impairment of park resources and
values, a listing of measures to
minimize environmental harm, an
overview of public involvement in the
decision-making process, and a
Statement of Findings.
PO 00000
Frm 00062
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Art
Hutchinson, Superintendent, Great
Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve,
11500 Highway 150, Mosca, CO 81146–
9798, phone: (719) 378–6311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of
the Record of Decision may be obtained
from the contact listed above or online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: August 9, 2007.
Michael D. Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National
Park Service.
[FR Doc. E7–16994 Filed 8–27–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–CL–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for 1029–0114
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
its intention to renew authority to
collect information for a series of
customer surveys to evaluate OSM’s
performance in meeting the
performance goals outlined in its annual
plans developed pursuant to the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA). The Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) previously approved
the collection and assigned it clearance
number 1029–0114.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by October 29, 2007, to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave., NW., Room 202–SIB,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
also be submitted electronically to
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease,
at (202) 208–2783 or electronically at
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13), require that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
E:\FR\FM\28AUN1.SGM
28AUN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 49308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16994]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan/Wilderness Study, Final Environmental
Impact Statement, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a record of decision on the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan/
Wilderness Study, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan, Great Sand
Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado. On July 19, 2007, the
Regional Director, Intermountain Region approved the Record of Decision
for the project. As soon as practicable, the National Park Service will
begin to implement the Preferred Alternative contained in the FEIS
issued on June 15, 2007. The NPS preferred alternative was developed
with substantial public, interagency, and staff participation between
2002 and 2006. The NPS preferred option includes options for new trails
to allow for dispersed hiking and horseback riding and educational
opportunities on the expansion lands. Cooperative or joint facilities,
such as future access routes and trailheads with the U.S. Forest
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and private partners are
emphasized. A large portion of the park expansion lands was studied and
will be recommended for future wilderness designation. Additional
wilderness in the Great Sand Dunes National Park was very popular with
the public.
This course of action and three alternatives were analyzed in the
Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements. The full range of
foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed, and appropriate
mitigating measures were identified.
The Record of Decision includes a statement of the decision made,
synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision,
a description of the environmentally preferable alternative, a finding
of no impairment of park resources and values, a listing of measures to
minimize environmental harm, an overview of public involvement in the
decision-making process, and a Statement of Findings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hutchinson, Superintendent, Great
Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, 11500 Highway 150, Mosca, CO
81146-9798, phone: (719) 378-6311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Record of Decision may be
obtained from the contact listed above or online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov.
Dated: August 9, 2007.
Michael D. Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E7-16994 Filed 8-27-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-CL-P
