Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council, 58122 [07-5045]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Denali National Park and Preserve
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Intent of Establish an
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice is published in
accordance with section 9(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix). Following
consultation with the General Services
Administration, notice is hereby given
that the Secretary of the Interior has
formally established the Denali National
Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights
Advisory Council to provide advice and
recommendations on mitigation of
impacts from aircraft overflights at
Denali National Park and Preserve.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael J. Tranel, Denali National Park
and Preserve, 240 W. 5th Avenue,
Anchorage, Alaska, 99501, (907) 644–
3611, Mike_Tranel@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Denali National Park and Preserve
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council
has been established in accordance with
the Denali National Park and Preserve’s
2006 Backcountry Management Plan
and EIS. The plan concluded that air
travel is an important means of access
for backcountry users, and that scenic
air tours are an important means for
other park visitors to access and enjoy
Mount McKinley and adjoining scenic
peaks and glaciers. However, the
cumulative impact of these tours, plus
the additional aircraft traffic, must be
mitigated to protect park resource
values and the quality of the visitor
experience. The plan calls for an aircraft
overflights advisory group that will
develop voluntary measures for assuring
the safety of passengers, pilots, and
mountaineers, and for achieving
standards that represent desired future
resource conditions at Denali. The
National Park Service needs the advice
of this group to develop effective
mitigation measures that will be
acceptable to stakeholders. The Council
will be composed of individuals that
represent a broad range of interests,
including air taxi operators, commercial
aviation, local landowners, the State of
Alaska, the Federal Aviation
Administration, climbers and other
parks users, and the environmental
community.
Certification: I hearby certify that the
administrative establishment of the
Denali National Park and Preserve
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council is
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necessary and in the public interest in
connection with performance of duties
imposed on the Department of the
Interior by the Act of August 25, 1916,
16 U.S.C. 1 et seq., and other statutes
relating to the administration of the
National Park System.
Dated: September 4, 2007.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Cape Cod National Seashore Hunting
Program, Final Environmental Impact
Statement, Cape Cod National
Seashore, Massachusetts
National Park Service,
Department of Interior.
AGENCY:
Notice of availability of a
Record of Decision on the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Cape Cod National Seashore Hunting
Program, Cape Cod National Seashore.
ACTION:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, 83 Stat. 852,853, codified
as amended at 42 U.S.C. section
4332(2)(c), the National Park Service
announces the availability of the Record
of Decision for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Cape
Cod National Seashore Hunting
Program, Cape Cod National Seashore,
Massachusetts. On September 18, 2007,
the Regional Director, Northeast Region
approved the Record of Decision for the
project. As soon as practicable, and as
described in the Record of Decision, the
National Park Service will begin to
implement the Preferred Alternative
contained in the FEIS issued on August
10, 2007. The following course of action
will occur under the preferred
alternative. Cape Cod National Seashore
will increase hunting opportunities for
native upland game bird species; apply
adaptive management to phase out the
pheasant stocking and hunting program;
simplify and clearly delineate hunting
areas and increase the ‘‘no-hunting’’
safety buffers along bike paths; expand
hunting-related outreach to hunting and
non-hunting users; and undertake
cooperative monitoring and
management of game species. This
course of action and two alternatives
were analyzed in the Draft and Final
Environmental Impact Statements. The
full range of foreseeable environmental
consequences was assessed.
SUMMARY:
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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 on
impairment of park resources and
values, and an overview of public
involvement in the decision-making
process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Cape Cod National
Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road,
Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 02667.
Telephone: (508) 349-3785, Fax; (508)
349-9052. E-mail:
CACO_Superintendent@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of
the Record of Decision may be obtained
from the contact listed above or online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov.
Dated: September 18, 2007.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National
Park Service.
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Under The Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on October
2, 2007, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States and State of Oklahoma v.
3M Company, Case No. 5:07–cv–1079,
was lodged with the United States
District Court for the Western District of
Oklahoma.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves claims alleged by the United
States, on behalf of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’), and the United States
Department of the Interior (‘‘DOI’’),
against the 3M Company, under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
The claims were alleged in a Complaint
filed with the Court on September 25,
2007 which sought to recover response
costs incurred and to be incurred and
natural resource damages at the Double
Eagle Superfund Site in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma. The Consent Decree also
resolves similar claims alleged in the
Complaint by the State of Oklahoma.
The proposed Consent Decree provides
that the 3M Company, which sent
approximately 3000 gallons of
hazardous substances to the Site for
disposal, will pay the United States and
the State of Oklahoma $50,000 in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory
Council
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent of Establish an Aircraft Overflights Advisory
Council.
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SUMMARY: This notice is published in accordance with section 9(a) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix).
Following consultation with the General Services Administration, notice
is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has formally
established the Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft Overflights
Advisory Council to provide advice and recommendations on mitigation of
impacts from aircraft overflights at Denali National Park and Preserve.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Tranel, Denali National
Park and Preserve, 240 W. 5th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501, (907)
644-3611, Mike--Tranel@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Denali National Park and Preserve
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council has been established in
accordance with the Denali National Park and Preserve's 2006
Backcountry Management Plan and EIS. The plan concluded that air travel
is an important means of access for backcountry users, and that scenic
air tours are an important means for other park visitors to access and
enjoy Mount McKinley and adjoining scenic peaks and glaciers. However,
the cumulative impact of these tours, plus the additional aircraft
traffic, must be mitigated to protect park resource values and the
quality of the visitor experience. The plan calls for an aircraft
overflights advisory group that will develop voluntary measures for
assuring the safety of passengers, pilots, and mountaineers, and for
achieving standards that represent desired future resource conditions
at Denali. The National Park Service needs the advice of this group to
develop effective mitigation measures that will be acceptable to
stakeholders. The Council will be composed of individuals that
represent a broad range of interests, including air taxi operators,
commercial aviation, local landowners, the State of Alaska, the Federal
Aviation Administration, climbers and other parks users, and the
environmental community.
Certification: I hearby certify that the administrative
establishment of the Denali National Park and Preserve Aircraft
Overflights Advisory Council is necessary and in the public interest in
connection with performance of duties imposed on the Department of the
Interior by the Act of August 25, 1916, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq., and other
statutes relating to the administration of the National Park System.
Dated: September 4, 2007.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 07-5045 Filed 10-11-07; 8:45 am]
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