Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing Development Concept Plans; Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Clark County, NV and Mohave County, AZ, 47222-47224 [E8-18661]
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The MMS has extended the
deadline for submission of written
scoping comments for the EIS to
October 17, 2008. Scoping comments
must be received no later than October
17, 2008, to be included in the Scoping
Report. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for public scoping meeting
dates.
ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments
should be mailed to: Minerals
Management Service, Alaska Region,
3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500,
Anchorage, AK 99503–5823. Submittals
should be labeled ‘‘Attn: Sale 214 NOI.’’
Comments may also be submitted via email to: sale214NOI@mms.gov. Please
include ‘‘Attn: NAB Lease Sale 214
NOI’’ in the subject line and your name
and return address in the body of the
message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Cleve Cowles, Regional Supervisor,
Office of Leasing and Environment,
Minerals Management Service, Alaska
OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive
#500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503–5820,
phone (907) 334–5230.
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FOR THE
SCOPING PROCESS: The Minerals
Management Service (MMS) announced
a Call for Information and Nominations
(Call) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to
prepare an EIS for Sale 214 in the North
Aleutian Basin in Federal Register
Notice Vol. 73, No. 68, Page No. 19095,
dated April 8, 2008. Proposed lease sale
214 is that subarea of the larger North
Aleutian Basin Planning Area identified
in the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
for 2007–2012. Readers are cautioned
that this announcement is not a decision
to hold a lease sale, but rather a
continuation of the information
gathering and evaluation process.
The EIS analysis will focus on the
potential environmental effects of oil
and gas exploration, development, and
production in the proposed sale area
and its vicinity. The Notice of Intent
announced the initiation of the scoping
process for the EIS, with public
comments due July 7, 2008. The MMS
has extended the deadline for
submission of written scoping
comments for the EIS to October 17,
2008 and has scheduled public scoping
meetings to provide opportunity for
public participation in the NEPA
process.
Although the formal public scoping
process will conclude on October 17,
2008, the MMS will continue to
consider new information throughout
the preparation of the EIS. Information
about proposed OCS Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 214 in the North Aleutian Basin
Planning Area offshore of the State of
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Alaska was published in Federal
Register Notice Vol. 73, No. 68, No.
19095, dated April 8, 2008. Additional
information on proposed lease sale 214
is on the MMS Web site: https://
www.mms.gov.
1. Notice of Public Scoping Meetings.
The MMS has scheduled seven public
scoping meetings on the following dates
and locations:
(1) August 18, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30
p.m., King Salmon, AK, Lake and
Peninsula Borough Administration
Building.
(2) August 19, 2008, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Naknek, AK, Bristol Bay Borough
Assembly Chambers.
(3) September 2, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30
p.m., Dillingham, AK, City Council
Chambers.
(4) September 15, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30
p.m., Sand Point, AK, Aleutians East
Borough Offices.
(5) September 16, 2008, 11 a.m. to 1
p.m., Nelson Lagoon, AK, Nelson
Lagoon Community Building.
(6) September 16, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30
p.m., Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay
Community Center.
(7) September 17, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30
p.m., King Cove, AK, King Cove City
Council Chambers.
Federal, State, Tribal, and local
governments and other interested
parties help the MMS to determine
significant issues, reasonable
alternatives, potential mitigation
measures to be analyzed in the EIS, as
well as relevant information sources and
recommendations for additional
information. Alternatives include, at a
minimum, the proposed action and
taking no action. Alternatives developed
through the scoping and analytical
processes would be considered in the
decision-making process.
2. Background Information. In
addition to the seven public scoping
meetings planned for August and
September 2008, the MMS held three
public scoping meetings for proposed
Lease Sale 214 in the communities of
Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, Kodiak, and
Anchorage in May and June 2008.
The MMS makes comments,
including names and addresses of
respondents, available for public
review. Individual commenters may
request that MMS withhold their
addresses from the public record. MMS
will honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law. There may also be
circumstances in which the MMS would
withhold identity, as allowable by law.
If an individual would like the MMS to
withhold their name and/or address,
this must be stated prominently at the
beginning of the comment. The MMS
will not consider anonymous
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comments. Submissions from
organizations, businesses, individuals
identified as representatives, or officials
of organizations and/or businesses will
be made available for public inspection
in their entirety.
Additional information may be found
at the following Web site: https://
www.mms.gov/alaska/re/index.htm.
Dated: July 3, 2008.
John T. Goll,
Regional Director, Alaska OCS Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing Development Concept Plans;
Lake Mead National Recreation Area;
Clark County, NV and Mohave County,
AZ
National Park Service.
Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service is
initiating the conservation planning and
environmental impact analysis process
for new development concept plans for
the Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing developed areas at Lake
Mohave in the Lake Mead National
Recreation Area. A range of reasonable
alternatives will be developed through
this EIS process and will include, at a
minimum, a no-action (baseline)
alternative and the agency-preferred
alternative: the ‘‘environmentally
preferred’’ course of action will also be
identified.
DATES: Written comments must be
postmarked or transmitted no later than
October 14, 2008. We will announce the
dates and places of public meetings in
the local media.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments to the planning team by
mailing comments to Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, Attn: DCP–
EIS, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City,
NV 89005 (you may also comment
electronically at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/lame).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jim Holland, Park Planner, Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, (702) 293–
8986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION;
Background: The National Recreation
Area encompasses Lake Mead to the
north formed by Hoover Dam and Lake
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Mohave to the south created by Davis
Dam. Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing are two of the major developed
areas on Lake Mohave. Cottonwood
Cove is located on the Nevada shore of
the lake, approximately 22 miles north
of Davis Dam. The development was
designed in a somewhat linear fashion
up the wash (a dry streambed subject to
occasional water flows), away from the
lakefront, rather than along the shore.
Katherine Landing is located near the
southern end of the lake in Arizona,
approximately 1.5 miles north of the
Davis Dam. The majority of
development lies within Katherine
Wash, but also extends to the north,
encompassing South and North
Telephone Cove, Cabinsite Cove, and
Princess Cove. Both developments
accommodate a wide variety of
recreational activities and provide
public launch facilities and commercial
marina services as well as other public
use and support facilities.
Purpose and Need: The 1986 Lake
Mead National Recreation Area General
Management Plan (1986 GMP) addresses
the need to provide recreational
opportunities while preserving and
protecting natural and cultural
resources. The 1986 GMP established
land-based management zones and
included development concept plans for
the Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing that identify limits on the
development, establish the number and
type of facilities for the development,
and address flood hazards. The 1986
GMP’s vision for both areas is to
accommodate increasing use, enhance
the visitor experience, and mitigate
flood hazards.
The 2003 Lake Mead National
Recreation Area Lake Management Plan
(2003 LMP) further refined management
of Lakes Mead and Mohave, the
associated shorelines, and developed
areas to ensure protection of park
resources while allowing a range of
recreational opportunities to support
visitor needs. At Cottonwood Cove, the
2003 LMP authorized an increase in
boating capacity and called for
separation of public and commercial
marina operations. At Katherine
Landing, the 2003 LMP maintained
existing boating capacities and provided
for separating recreational activities.
The purpose of the subject
Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing development concept plans is
to revisit the implementation strategies
identified in the 1986 GMP end 2003
LMP. A number of the management
actions identified in both approved
plans require more site specific
development planning, including a
transportation analysis to evaluate
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parking and traffic circulation and an
economic feasibility study of concession
operations, prior to implementation.
The subject development concept plans
will be consistent with the management
direction established in both previous
plans, including the purpose and
significance statements, management
zoning designations, and overall
strategies for managing each developed
area, although specific actions (e.g.,
facility locations, roadway circulation)
could differ from those recommended in
the previous plans.
Preliminary Issues: The park’s
preliminary assessment of issues and
conditions which warrant a new and
detailed examination of development
and operational needs for Cottonwood
Cove and Katherine Landing include the
following:
Æ Congestion and conflicts between
users is a key issue to be resolved,
which derives from numerous people,
facilities, and activities occurring within
the limited land based areas of both
developments. The areas require a
focused analysis of development needs,
including a parking and circulation
assessment, to identify possible facility
improvement, relocation, and
expansion. Facility development must
be consistent with the approved lake
carrying capacity.
Æ Both developed areas contain
Mission 66-era historic districts,
structures, and cultural landscapes
eligible for inclusion in the National
Register of Historic Places. The Mission
66 program was a large scale effort by
the NPS to upgrade national park
infrastructure after World War II.
Planning must evaluate strategies to
balance the need for preserving cultural
resources while providing a more
functional development layout end
facilities in keeping with contemporary
design standards and visitor needs.
Æ With the growth of communities
outside of the park near both
development areas, there is a need to
evaluate which services and support
facilities are necessary and appropriate
at Cottonwood Cove and Katharine
Landing, and which services should be
accommodated outside of the park.
Æ Concession services and facilities
support a variety of visitor activities.
Economic feasibility of all concession
operations needs to be evaluated for any
preliminary development proposals that
may affect facilities operated by the
park’s concession.
Æ Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing are both high hazard areas for
flash flooding. Flood mitigation is of
paramount importance to assure public
safety and protection of property.
Design for structural flood protection at
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both developments has been updated
and needs to be integrated into the
implementation planning.
Public Involvement: Public and
agency involvement will be solicited at
key steps in the overall EIS process
including initial scoping, drafting of
preliminary alternatives, and review of
the draft development concept plan/EIS.
The objectives of the public scoping
phase include: (1) Encourage broad
participation from federal, tribal, state,
local governments and other interested
parties; (2) Inform all interested parties
about the scope of the problem and the
need to find solutions; (3) Identify a
preliminary range of management
options (in addition to a no-action
alternative that maintains existing
conditions, and which serves a baseline
from which proposed management
changes can be compared and
evaluated); (4) Identify relevant natural
and cultural resources, recreational
uses, socioeconomic and other factors
which warrant detailed environmental
impact analysis, and eliminate issues or
topics which do not require analysis; (5)
Identify potential environmental
impacts and suitable mitigation
strategies sufficient to avoid
unacceptable impacts and impairment
of park resources and values.
The NPS encourages early
participation from federal and state
agencies, Native Americans, local
governments, private organizations,
businesses, recreational users, and the
public in identifying the spectrum of
issues which should be addressed in
this ElS. If you wish to comment on any
issues or provide relevant
environmental information, you may
submit written comments to the
planning team at the address as noted
above. Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware 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.
At this time, it is anticipated that a
series of public meetings will be hosted
in neighboring communities during
August–September, 2008; confirmed
dates and locations will be announced
through local and regional media, direct
park mailings, and via updates posted
on the park’s Web site and on the NPS
Planning, Environment & Public
Comment Web site (https://
parkplannlng.nps.gov/lame).
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Decision Process: Formal
announcement of the availability of the
Draft EIS will be published in the
Federal Register, through local and
regional media and the park and NPS
Web sites and through distribution of
the document to public libraries.
Following due consideration of all
comments received, a Final EIS will be
prepared. As a delegated EIS, the official
responsible for a final decision is the
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
Subsequently the official responsible for
implementing the approved
development concept plans and for
monitoring results is the
Superintendent, Lake Mead National
Recreation Area.
Dated: May 15, 2008.
George J. Turnbull,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. E8–18661 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska
State Office, Bureau of Land
Management, Anchorage, AK; and
Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska,
AK
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the control of the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office,
Anchorage, AK, and in the possession of
the Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska,
AK. The human remains were removed
from Umnak Island, AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Alaska State
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
Museum of the Aleutians, and
Smithsonian Institution professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Native Village of
Nikolski.
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Between 1950 and the 1980s, human
remains representing a minimum of 212
individuals were removed from various
sites in the southwestern part of Umnak
Island, located in the Fox Island group
of the eastern Aleutian Islands, AK.
These sites included the Chaluka site at
the Native Village of Nikolski, Ogalodox
site, Sandy Beach site, and other nearby
smaller sites. The exact provenience for
each individual can not be determined.
All of the human remains were probably
removed at the direction of the late Dr.
William Laughlin from Umnak Island,
as they were later found to be among his
collections. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
According to museum records, the
212 sets of human remains were
probably first sent to the University of
Wisconsin, but then removed by Dr.
William Laughlin to the University of
Connecticut at an unknown date. From
there, they were shipped by Dr.
Laughlin to the Museum of the
Aleutians in 1998, where they are
presently located.
During 1961–62, human remains
representing a minimum of nine
individuals were removed from the
Chaluka site at the Native Village of
Nikolski, on Umnak Island in the Fox
Island group of the eastern Aleutian
Islands, AK. The human remains were
also probably removed at the direction
of the late Dr. William Laughlin from
Umnak Island, as they were later found
to be among his collections. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The remains of the nine individuals
were shipped to the University of
Wisconsin for study by Dr. William
Laughlin and remained there until after
his death. In 2006, the human remains
were sent to the Smithsonian Institution
for inventory, where they are presently
located.
Umnak Island has been inhabited for
over 8,000 years by Aleut (Unangan)
people. Based on geographical location,
oral history, and archeological evidence,
the human remains from this island are
of Aleut (Unangan) origin. The Aleut
(Unangan) are ancestors of inhabitants
of the Native Village of Nikolski, the
current and only Indian tribe and
settlement on Umnak Island, AK.
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of a
minimum of 221 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of the
Bureau of Land Management have also
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (2), there is a relationship of
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shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the
Native Village of Nikolski.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Robert E. King,
Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator,
Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.
7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK
99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510,
before September 12, 2008. Repatriation
of the human remains to the Native
Village of Nikolski may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
The Bureau of Land Management is
responsible for notifying the Chaluka
Corporation and Native Village of
Nikolski that this notice has been
published.
Dated: July 8, 2008
Daniel Odess,
Assistant Associate Director, Park Cultural
Resources.
[FR Doc. E8–18698 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological
Repository, Kodiak, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository,
Kodiak, AK. The human remains were
removed from Anton Larsen Bay,
Kodiak Island, AK.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Alutiiq
Museum and Archaeological Repository
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Afognak Native
Corporation; Native Village of Afognak
(formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton
Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing Development Concept Plans; Lake
Mead National Recreation Area; Clark County, NV and Mohave County, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is initiating the conservation
planning and environmental impact analysis process for new development
concept plans for the Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing developed
areas at Lake Mohave in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A range
of reasonable alternatives will be developed through this EIS process
and will include, at a minimum, a no-action (baseline) alternative and
the agency-preferred alternative: the ``environmentally preferred''
course of action will also be identified.
DATES: Written comments must be postmarked or transmitted no later than
October 14, 2008. We will announce the dates and places of public
meetings in the local media.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments to the planning team by
mailing comments to Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Attn: DCP-EIS,
601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005 (you may also comment
electronically at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/lame).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Holland, Park Planner, Lake
Mead National Recreation Area, (702) 293-8986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION;
Background: The National Recreation Area encompasses Lake Mead to
the north formed by Hoover Dam and Lake
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Mohave to the south created by Davis Dam. Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing are two of the major developed areas on Lake Mohave. Cottonwood
Cove is located on the Nevada shore of the lake, approximately 22 miles
north of Davis Dam. The development was designed in a somewhat linear
fashion up the wash (a dry streambed subject to occasional water
flows), away from the lakefront, rather than along the shore. Katherine
Landing is located near the southern end of the lake in Arizona,
approximately 1.5 miles north of the Davis Dam. The majority of
development lies within Katherine Wash, but also extends to the north,
encompassing South and North Telephone Cove, Cabinsite Cove, and
Princess Cove. Both developments accommodate a wide variety of
recreational activities and provide public launch facilities and
commercial marina services as well as other public use and support
facilities.
Purpose and Need: The 1986 Lake Mead National Recreation Area
General Management Plan (1986 GMP) addresses the need to provide
recreational opportunities while preserving and protecting natural and
cultural resources. The 1986 GMP established land-based management
zones and included development concept plans for the Cottonwood Cove
and Katherine Landing that identify limits on the development,
establish the number and type of facilities for the development, and
address flood hazards. The 1986 GMP's vision for both areas is to
accommodate increasing use, enhance the visitor experience, and
mitigate flood hazards.
The 2003 Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake Management Plan
(2003 LMP) further refined management of Lakes Mead and Mohave, the
associated shorelines, and developed areas to ensure protection of park
resources while allowing a range of recreational opportunities to
support visitor needs. At Cottonwood Cove, the 2003 LMP authorized an
increase in boating capacity and called for separation of public and
commercial marina operations. At Katherine Landing, the 2003 LMP
maintained existing boating capacities and provided for separating
recreational activities.
The purpose of the subject Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing
development concept plans is to revisit the implementation strategies
identified in the 1986 GMP end 2003 LMP. A number of the management
actions identified in both approved plans require more site specific
development planning, including a transportation analysis to evaluate
parking and traffic circulation and an economic feasibility study of
concession operations, prior to implementation. The subject development
concept plans will be consistent with the management direction
established in both previous plans, including the purpose and
significance statements, management zoning designations, and overall
strategies for managing each developed area, although specific actions
(e.g., facility locations, roadway circulation) could differ from those
recommended in the previous plans.
Preliminary Issues: The park's preliminary assessment of issues and
conditions which warrant a new and detailed examination of development
and operational needs for Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing include
the following:
[cir] Congestion and conflicts between users is a key issue to be
resolved, which derives from numerous people, facilities, and
activities occurring within the limited land based areas of both
developments. The areas require a focused analysis of development
needs, including a parking and circulation assessment, to identify
possible facility improvement, relocation, and expansion. Facility
development must be consistent with the approved lake carrying
capacity.
[cir] Both developed areas contain Mission 66-era historic
districts, structures, and cultural landscapes eligible for inclusion
in the National Register of Historic Places. The Mission 66 program was
a large scale effort by the NPS to upgrade national park infrastructure
after World War II. Planning must evaluate strategies to balance the
need for preserving cultural resources while providing a more
functional development layout end facilities in keeping with
contemporary design standards and visitor needs.
[cir] With the growth of communities outside of the park near both
development areas, there is a need to evaluate which services and
support facilities are necessary and appropriate at Cottonwood Cove and
Katharine Landing, and which services should be accommodated outside of
the park.
[cir] Concession services and facilities support a variety of
visitor activities. Economic feasibility of all concession operations
needs to be evaluated for any preliminary development proposals that
may affect facilities operated by the park's concession.
[cir] Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing are both high hazard
areas for flash flooding. Flood mitigation is of paramount importance
to assure public safety and protection of property. Design for
structural flood protection at both developments has been updated and
needs to be integrated into the implementation planning.
Public Involvement: Public and agency involvement will be solicited
at key steps in the overall EIS process including initial scoping,
drafting of preliminary alternatives, and review of the draft
development concept plan/EIS. The objectives of the public scoping
phase include: (1) Encourage broad participation from federal, tribal,
state, local governments and other interested parties; (2) Inform all
interested parties about the scope of the problem and the need to find
solutions; (3) Identify a preliminary range of management options (in
addition to a no-action alternative that maintains existing conditions,
and which serves a baseline from which proposed management changes can
be compared and evaluated); (4) Identify relevant natural and cultural
resources, recreational uses, socioeconomic and other factors which
warrant detailed environmental impact analysis, and eliminate issues or
topics which do not require analysis; (5) Identify potential
environmental impacts and suitable mitigation strategies sufficient to
avoid unacceptable impacts and impairment of park resources and values.
The NPS encourages early participation from federal and state
agencies, Native Americans, local governments, private organizations,
businesses, recreational users, and the public in identifying the
spectrum of issues which should be addressed in this ElS. If you wish
to comment on any issues or provide relevant environmental information,
you may submit written comments to the planning team at the address as
noted above. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware 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.
At this time, it is anticipated that a series of public meetings
will be hosted in neighboring communities during August-September,
2008; confirmed dates and locations will be announced through local and
regional media, direct park mailings, and via updates posted on the
park's Web site and on the NPS Planning, Environment & Public Comment
Web site (https://parkplannlng.nps.gov/lame).
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Decision Process: Formal announcement of the availability of the
Draft EIS will be published in the Federal Register, through local and
regional media and the park and NPS Web sites and through distribution
of the document to public libraries. Following due consideration of all
comments received, a Final EIS will be prepared. As a delegated EIS,
the official responsible for a final decision is the Regional Director,
Pacific West Region. Subsequently the official responsible for
implementing the approved development concept plans and for monitoring
results is the Superintendent, Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Dated: May 15, 2008.
George J. Turnbull,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. E8-18661 Filed 8-12-08; 8:45 am]
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