General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM, 20711 [E8-8134]
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preferable alternative, a finding on
impairment of park resources and
values, a listing of measures to
minimize environmental harm, and an
overview of public involvement in the
decision-making process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Therese Johnson, 1000 Highway 36,
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes
Park, Colorado 80517, 303–772–5474,
therese_johnson@nps.gov.
Copies of
the Record of Decision may be obtained
from the contact listed above or online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/romo.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 3, 2008.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E8–8116 Filed 4–15–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement, Gila
Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
general management plan for Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(C), the National Park
Service is preparing an environmental
impact statement for a general
management plan for Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument, New
Mexico. The environmental impact
statement will be approved by the
Director, Intermountain Region.
The general management plan will
prescribe the resource conditions and
visitor experiences that are to be
achieved and maintained in the
monument over the next 15 to 20 years.
The clarification of what must be
achieved according to law and policy
will be based on review of the
monument’s purpose, significance,
special mandates, and the body of laws
and policies directing park
management. Based on determinations
of desired conditions, the general
management plan will outline the kinds
of resource management activities,
visitor activities, and development that
would be appropriate in the future. A
range of reasonable management
alternatives will be developed through
this planning process and will include,
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at a minimum, no-action and the
preferred alternative.
The monument does not have a
general management plan as required by
the Redwood Amendment of 1978 and
NPS management policies.
Issues to be addressed will include
but are not limited to the following: The
protection and interpretation options for
the cliff dwellings and TJ Ruin and
long-term direction for protection and
management. The needs of all users
(cultural heritage visitors, wilderness
hikers, nature watchers, and Native
Americans) and the appropriateness and
adequacy of current facilities.
Identifying and analyzing various
options for long-term management of
the monument, adjacent land, and
facilities.
DATES: Any comments on the scope of
issues to be addressed in the plan
should be submitted no later than 30
days after publication of this notice.
Public meetings regarding the general
management plan will be held during
the scoping period. Specific dates,
times, and locations will be made
available in the local media, on the
National Park Service Planning,
Environment and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/gicl), or by
contacting the Superintendent of Gila
Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
ADDRESSES: Information on the planning
process and copies of newsletters will
be available from the office of the
Superintendent, HC 68 Box 100, Silver
City, NM 88061–0100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Steve Riley, Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument, HC 68
Box 100, Silver City, NM 88061–0100;
phone: (505) 536–9461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public and
agency involvement will be solicited at
several key steps in the planning
process including initial scoping,
alternatives development, and the draft
plan.
If you wish to comment on any issues
associated with the plan, you may
submit your comments to the planning
team by any one of several methods.
You may mail comments to Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument, HC 68
Box 100, Silver City, NM 88061–0100.
You may also comment electronically at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/gicl.
Finally, you may hand-deliver
comments to the monument
headquarters located forty-four miles
north of Silver City, New Mexico, on
NM Road 15. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be
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advised that your entire comment—
including your personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comment to withhold from
public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Dated: April 2, 2008.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
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Notice of Availability of Draft General
Management Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement/Wilderness Study for
Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore.
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft
General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement/
Wilderness Study for Sleeping Bear
Dunes National Lakeshore.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), the
National Park Service (NPS) announces
the availability of a draft General
Management Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement/Wilderness Study
(GMP/EIS/WS) for Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore, Michigan.
DATES: The draft GMP/EIS/WS will
remain available for public review for
45 days following the publishing of the
notice of availability in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. Public meetings will
be held during the 45-day review period
on the GMP/EIS/WS in Benzie, Lelanau,
and Grand Traverse Counties, Michigan,
in early summer 2008. In concert with
one of the public meetings, a hearing on
the wilderness study will be conducted
consistent with Section 3(d)(1) of the
Wilderness Act. Specific dates and
locations will be announced in local
and regional media sources of record
and on the national lakeshore’s Web
site.
You may submit your comments by
any one of several methods. You may
comment via the Internet through the
national lakeshore’s Web site at https://
www.nps.gov/slbe; simply click on the
GMP page. You may also comment via
the Internet through the NPS Planning,
Environment, and Public Comment Web
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Gila
Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement
for the general management plan for Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(C), the National Park Service is preparing an environmental
impact statement for a general management plan for Gila Cliff Dwellings
National Monument, New Mexico. The environmental impact statement will
be approved by the Director, Intermountain Region.
The general management plan will prescribe the resource conditions
and visitor experiences that are to be achieved and maintained in the
monument over the next 15 to 20 years. The clarification of what must
be achieved according to law and policy will be based on review of the
monument's purpose, significance, special mandates, and the body of
laws and policies directing park management. Based on determinations of
desired conditions, the general management plan will outline the kinds
of resource management activities, visitor activities, and development
that would be appropriate in the future. A range of reasonable
management alternatives will be developed through this planning process
and will include, at a minimum, no-action and the preferred
alternative.
The monument does not have a general management plan as required by
the Redwood Amendment of 1978 and NPS management policies.
Issues to be addressed will include but are not limited to the
following: The protection and interpretation options for the cliff
dwellings and TJ Ruin and long-term direction for protection and
management. The needs of all users (cultural heritage visitors,
wilderness hikers, nature watchers, and Native Americans) and the
appropriateness and adequacy of current facilities. Identifying and
analyzing various options for long-term management of the monument,
adjacent land, and facilities.
DATES: Any comments on the scope of issues to be addressed in the plan
should be submitted no later than 30 days after publication of this
notice. Public meetings regarding the general management plan will be
held during the scoping period. Specific dates, times, and locations
will be made available in the local media, on the National Park Service
Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/gicl), or by contacting the Superintendent of Gila
Cliff Dwellings National Monument.
ADDRESSES: Information on the planning process and copies of
newsletters will be available from the office of the Superintendent, HC
68 Box 100, Silver City, NM 88061-0100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Steve Riley, Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument, HC 68 Box 100, Silver City, NM 88061-0100;
phone: (505) 536-9461.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public and agency involvement will be
solicited at several key steps in the planning process including
initial scoping, alternatives development, and the draft plan.
If you wish to comment on any issues associated with the plan, you
may submit your comments to the planning team by any one of several
methods. You may mail comments to Gila Cliff Dwellings National
Monument, HC 68 Box 100, Silver City, NM 88061-0100. You may also
comment electronically at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/gicl. Finally,
you may hand-deliver comments to the monument headquarters located
forty-four miles north of Silver City, New Mexico, on NM Road 15.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: April 2, 2008.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E8-8134 Filed 4-15-08; 8:45 am]
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