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The Draft GMP/EIS was made
available for public review and
comment in January 2007. The formal
public comment period ended on May
8, 2007. A public open house was held
in Oyster Bay on February 1, 2007. At
that time, the park also hosted a meeting
for park neighbors to solicit their
feedback. During the comment period,
27 sets of formal written comments were
received. The majority of respondents
supported one or both of the action
alternatives with most expressing their
support for the National Park Service’s
preferred alternative.
The Final GMP/EIS addresses the
following issues—improving the visitor
experience, broadening and diversifying
the park audience, improving
operational efficiency, and enhancing
resource protection. Key park partners
closely involved in the development of
planning alternatives include the
Theodore Roosevelt Association, the
Friends of Sagamore Hill, and the park’s
Volunteer Advisory Board. The target
date for the Record of Decision is fall
2007.
The park’s mission is ‘‘to preserve in
public ownership and interpret the
structures, landscape, collections, and
other cultural resources associated with
Theodore Roosevelt’s Home in Oyster
Bay, New York to ensure that future
generations understand and appreciate
the life and legacy of Theodore
Roosevelt, his family, and the
significant events associated with him at
Sagamore Hill.’’ Theodore Roosevelt
bought land in Oyster Bay in 1880,
where he built his family home and
lived until his death in 1919.
Throughout his life, Roosevelt attracted
national and international figures from
every walk of life to this home.
Sagamore Hill was the summer White
House between 1902 and 1908.
The Final GMP proposes strategies for
resource protection and visitor services;
identifies development proposals and
associated costs; addresses carrying
capacity and park boundaries; examines
changes in visitor use patterns and
visitor experience; and considers the
park’s relationship with other Theodore
Roosevelt-related sites within the
general vicinity of the park as well as
across the country.
Dated: September 13, 2007.
John A. Latschar,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement;
Giacomini Wetlands Restoration; Point
Reyes National Seashore; Marin
County, CA; Notice of Approval of
Record of Decision
Summary: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended)
and the implementing regulations
promulgated by the Council on
Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1505.2),
the Department of the Interior, National
Park Service has prepared, in
conjunction with the California State
Lands Commission as co-lead agency,
the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for restoring the
Giacomini Wetlands in the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area (north
district), administered by Point Reyes
National Seashore. The Regional
Director, Pacific West Region has
approved the Record of Decision and
supporting Statement of Findings for
Wetlands and Floodplains for this
restoration project. The formal no-action
period was officially initiated June 27,
2007, with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s Federal Register
notification of the filing of the Final EIS.
Decision: As soon as practicable the
Seashore will begin to implement
restoration efforts of the
‘‘environmentally preferred’’ Alternative
D as detailed in the Final EIS. The
selected plan maximizes ecological
restoration while providing public
access and overlooks for viewing the
restoration area. Work elements include
removal of earthern levees and
appurtenant infrastructure, and
recreation of tidal channels and
freshwater breeding habitat for
California red-legged frogs. Certain
public access features will be
maintained or enhanced, and
additionally the Seashore will
collaborate with the County of Marin
(including further conservation
planning as appropriate) on additional
public access facilities on the southern
perimeter of the project area in
furtherance of the Countywide Plan.
As documented in the Final EIS, this
course of action was deemed to be
‘‘environmentally preferred’’. The
preferred plan and four alternatives
were identified and analyzed in the
Final EIS, and previously in the Draft
EIS (the latter was distributed in
December, 2006). The full spectrums of
foreseeable environmental
consequences were assessed, and
appropriate mitigation measures
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identified, for each alternative.
Beginning with early scoping, through
the preparation of the Draft and Final
EIS, numerous public meetings were
hosted. Approximately 200 oral and
written comments were received during
the scoping phase or in response to the
Draft EIS. Key consultations or other
contacts which aided in preparing the
Draft and Final EIS involved (but were
not limited to) the California Coastal
Commission, Department of Fish and
Game, and State Historic Preservation
Office, the Marin County Parks and
Open Space, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and National Marine Fisheries
Service. Local communities, county and
city officials, and interested
organizations were contacted
extensively during initial scoping and
throughout the conservation planning
and environmental impact analysis
process.
Copies: Interested parties desiring to
review the Record of Decision may
obtain a complete copy by contacting
the Superintendent, Pt. Reyes National
Seashore, Point Reyes, CA 94956; or via
telephone request at (415) 464-5100.
Dated: August 16, 2007.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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National Park Service
General Management Plan, Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Walnut Canyon National Monument,
AZ
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, Walnut
Canyon National Monument.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Pub.
L. 91–190, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the
National Park Service announces the
availability of the Record of Decision for
the General Management Plan, Walnut
Canyon National Monument, Arizona.
On August 21, 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 March
19, 2007. Three alternatives were
analyzed in the Draft and Final
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement; Giacomini Wetlands
Restoration; Point Reyes National Seashore; Marin County, CA; Notice of
Approval of Record of Decision
Summary: Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended) and the implementing
regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR
1505.2), the Department of the Interior, National Park Service has
prepared, in conjunction with the California State Lands Commission as
co-lead agency, the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
restoring the Giacomini Wetlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation
Area (north district), administered by Point Reyes National Seashore.
The Regional Director, Pacific West Region has approved the Record of
Decision and supporting Statement of Findings for Wetlands and
Floodplains for this restoration project. The formal no-action period
was officially initiated June 27, 2007, with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Federal Register notification of the filing of the
Final EIS.
Decision: As soon as practicable the Seashore will begin to
implement restoration efforts of the ``environmentally preferred''
Alternative D as detailed in the Final EIS. The selected plan maximizes
ecological restoration while providing public access and overlooks for
viewing the restoration area. Work elements include removal of earthern
levees and appurtenant infrastructure, and recreation of tidal channels
and freshwater breeding habitat for California red-legged frogs.
Certain public access features will be maintained or enhanced, and
additionally the Seashore will collaborate with the County of Marin
(including further conservation planning as appropriate) on additional
public access facilities on the southern perimeter of the project area
in furtherance of the Countywide Plan.
As documented in the Final EIS, this course of action was deemed to
be ``environmentally preferred''. The preferred plan and four
alternatives were identified and analyzed in the Final EIS, and
previously in the Draft EIS (the latter was distributed in December,
2006). The full spectrums of foreseeable environmental consequences
were assessed, and appropriate mitigation measures identified, for each
alternative. Beginning with early scoping, through the preparation of
the Draft and Final EIS, numerous public meetings were hosted.
Approximately 200 oral and written comments were received during the
scoping phase or in response to the Draft EIS. Key consultations or
other contacts which aided in preparing the Draft and Final EIS
involved (but were not limited to) the California Coastal Commission,
Department of Fish and Game, and State Historic Preservation Office,
the Marin County Parks and Open Space, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. Local communities,
county and city officials, and interested organizations were contacted
extensively during initial scoping and throughout the conservation
planning and environmental impact analysis process.
Copies: Interested parties desiring to review the Record of
Decision may obtain a complete copy by contacting the Superintendent,
Pt. Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes, CA 94956; or via telephone
request at (415) 464-5100.
Dated: August 16, 2007.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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