Jackson Hole Airport Use Agreement Extension, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Grand Teton National Park, WY, 15298-15299 [E9-7483]
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continue in those areas where it
currently exists. Some programs,
especially environmental education and
outreach, would see improvements only
if budgets increase in the future.
Alternative B: Increased Restoration of
Natural Processes; Maintain Focus on
Priority General Public Uses
Under Alternative B, we will focus on
natural processes and promote natural
habitat succession on the refuge. Many
of the constructed management areas
(moist soil units, open waters, green-tree
reservoirs, and agricultural areas) are
restored to more natural or historic
landscape conditions. Management will
increase in the areas of forestry and
invasive and pest species control, and
the hunting seasons are expanded for
most game animals. This alternative
proposes a reduction in the number of
trails and fishing areas to reduce
disturbances to wildlife.
Alternative C: Balance Natural
Processes and Constructed Management
Units; Increased Focus on High Quality
Priority General Public Uses (Preferred
Alternative)
Under Alternative C, we will increase
the Refuge’s forest acreage and decrease
the active management of some
constructed management units. Former
farmland areas are either forested or
managed as open areas to increase the
overall diversity of refuge habitat.
Management will increase in the areas
of forestry and invasive and pest species
control, and hunting and fishing
opportunities are expanded. The quality
of wildlife observation, photography,
and interpretation are all improved in
this alternative.
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Alternative D: Intensified Management
of Constructed Management Units;
Expanded Priority General Public Uses
Under Alternative D, we will increase
both the Refuge’s forest acreage and its
active management of constructed
management areas (moist soil units,
open waters, green-tree reservoirs, and
agricultural areas). Wildlife observation
is enhanced by placing additional
acreage in agricultural production and
by maintaining open, non-forested
areas. In this alternative, more active
forest management and invasive and
pest species control are proposed,
hunting opportunities and seasons for
most game animals are expanded,
fishing opportunities are available at
nearly all available waters, and the
quality of wildlife observation,
photography, and interpretation are all
improved.
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this notice (see ADDRESSES). You may
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do so.
Dated: February 11, 2009.
Charles M. Wooley,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Jackson Hole Airport Use Agreement
Extension, Draft Environmental Impact
Statement, Grand Teton National Park,
WY
AGENCY: National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Jackson Hole Airport Use
Agreement Extension, Grand Teton
National Park.
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 a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Jackson Hole Airport Use
Agreement Extension for Grand Teton
National Park, Wyoming. This effort
addresses a request from the Jackson
Hole Airport Board to amend the use
agreement between the Department of
the Interior and the Airport Board in
order to ensure that the airport remains
eligible for funding through the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA). The
proposal would allow the agreement to
be amended to provide two additional
10-year options that could be exercised
by the Board, the first in 2013 and the
second in 2023. By exercising these
options, the Board would ensure that
the airport remains eligible for Airport
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Improvement Program grants from the
FAA, upon which commercial airports
are dependent. These grants provide
funds for projects such as maintenance
of the runway and taxiways, purchase of
capital equipment such as snowplows
and fire engines, and other projects
necessary for the airport to retain its
certification as a commercial airport.
Without such funds, the airport would
at some point be unable to retain its
certification and all commercial air
service would be terminated.
Alternatives considered in the EIS
include Alternative 1: No Action—The
airport would continue operations
under the existing agreement which
currently has an expiration date of April
27, 2033; and Alternative 2: Extend
Agreement—Jackson Hole Airport Board
proposal to extend the agreement for an
additional two 10-year terms, bringing
the expiration date to April 27, 2053.
Alternative 2 is the Preferred
Alternative.
The Jackson Hole Airport is located
on 533 acres of land within Grand Teton
National Park. The airport operates
under the terms and conditions of a
1983 agreement between the
Department of the Interior and the
Jackson Hole Airport Board. The 1983
agreement was for a primary term of 30
years, with options for two 10-year
extensions, both of which have been
exercised. The agreement also includes
a provision that further extensions,
amendments, or modifications could be
negotiated by the parties on mutually
satisfactory terms, and that the parties
agree that upon expiration of the
agreement, a mutually satisfactory
extension could be negotiated.
In November 2006, a scoping notice
soliciting public comments was
circulated describing the purpose and
need for the project. Based on comments
received and subsequent data gathered,
the National Park Service determined
the preparation of an EIS was warranted
and a Draft EIS was prepared. The
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was
published in the Federal Register on
August 9, 2007.
DATES: The National Park Service will
accept comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement from
the public for 60 days after the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes a Notice of Availability. No
public meetings are scheduled at this
time.
ADDRESSES: Information will be
available for public review and
comment online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/GRTE, in the
office of the Superintendent, Mary
Gibson Scott, Grand Teton National
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Park, PO Drawer 170, Moose, Wyoming
83012–0170, (307) 739–3411 and at the
Teton County Public Library, Jackson,
Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Pollock, Grand Teton National Park, PO
Drawer 170, Moose, Wyoming 83012–
0170, (307) 739–3428.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to comment, you may submit your
comments by any one of several
methods. You may mail comments to
the office of the Superintendent, Grand
Teton National Park, PO Drawer 170,
Moose, Wyoming 83012–0170. You may
also comment via the Internet at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/GRTE.
Finally, you may hand-deliver
comments to the office of the
Superintendent, Grand Teton National
Park, Administrative Offices Building,
Moose, Wyoming 83012–0170. 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 your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: January 26, 2009.
John T. Crowley,
Acting Regional Director, Intermountain
Region, National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Captain John Smith Chesapeake
National Historic Trail Advisory
Council
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the National
Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving
notice that the Advisory Committee on
the Captain John Smith Chesapeake
National Historic Trail will hold a
meeting. Designated through an
amendment to the National Trails
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241), the new
trail will consist of ‘‘a series of water
routes extending approximately 3,000
miles along the Chesapeake Bay and its
tributaries in the States of Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware, and in the District
of Columbia,’’ tracing the 1607–1609
voyages of Captain John Smith to chart
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the land and waterways of the
Chesapeake Bay. This meeting is open
to the public. Preregistration is required
for both public attendance and
comment. Any individual who wishes
to attend the meeting and/or participate
in the public comment session should
register via e-mail at
Christine_Lucero@nps.gov or telephone:
(757) 898–2432. For those wishing to
make comments, please provide a
written summary of your comments
prior to the meeting. The Designated
Federal Official for the Advisory
Council is John Maounis,
Superintendent, Captain John Smith
National Historic Trail, telephone: (410)
267–5778.
DATES: The Captain John Smith
Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Advisory Council will meet from 8:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
(Steamboat Bldg.), 213 N. Talbot St., St.
Michaels, MD 21663. For more
information, please contact the NPS
Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 410
Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis
City Marina, Annapolis, MD 21403.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Lucero, Partnership
Coordinator for the Captain John Smith
Chesapeake National Historic Trail,
telephone: (757) 898–2432 or e-mail:
Christine_Lucero@nps.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this
notice announces a meeting of the
Captain John Smith Chesapeake
National Historic Trail Advisory
Council for the purpose of reviewing
Comprehensive Management Plan
alternatives and Trail resources.
The Committee meeting is open to the
public. Members of the public who
would like to make comments to the
Committee should preregister via e-mail
at Christine_Lucero@nps.gov or
telephone: (757) 898–2432; a written
summary of comments should be
provided prior to the meeting.
Comments will be taken for 30 minutes
at the end of the meeting (from 11:30
a.m. to 12 p.m.). All comments will be
made part of the public record and will
be electronically distributed to all
Committee members.
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Dated: March 19, 2009.
John Maounis,
Superintendent, Captain John Smith National
Historic Trail, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
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or related actions in the National
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Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR
Part 60 written comments concerning
the significance of these properties
under the National Register criteria for
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Washington, DC 20240; by all other
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Places, National Park Service,1201 Eye
St., NW., 8th floor, Washington DC
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or faxed comments should be submitted
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Jackson Hole Airport Use Agreement Extension, Draft Environmental
Impact Statement, Grand Teton National Park, WY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Jackson Hole Airport Use Agreement Extension, Grand
Teton National Park.
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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 a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Jackson Hole Airport
Use Agreement Extension for Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. This
effort addresses a request from the Jackson Hole Airport Board to amend
the use agreement between the Department of the Interior and the
Airport Board in order to ensure that the airport remains eligible for
funding through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The proposal
would allow the agreement to be amended to provide two additional 10-
year options that could be exercised by the Board, the first in 2013
and the second in 2023. By exercising these options, the Board would
ensure that the airport remains eligible for Airport Improvement
Program grants from the FAA, upon which commercial airports are
dependent. These grants provide funds for projects such as maintenance
of the runway and taxiways, purchase of capital equipment such as
snowplows and fire engines, and other projects necessary for the
airport to retain its certification as a commercial airport. Without
such funds, the airport would at some point be unable to retain its
certification and all commercial air service would be terminated.
Alternatives considered in the EIS include Alternative 1: No
Action--The airport would continue operations under the existing
agreement which currently has an expiration date of April 27, 2033; and
Alternative 2: Extend Agreement--Jackson Hole Airport Board proposal to
extend the agreement for an additional two 10-year terms, bringing the
expiration date to April 27, 2053. Alternative 2 is the Preferred
Alternative.
The Jackson Hole Airport is located on 533 acres of land within
Grand Teton National Park. The airport operates under the terms and
conditions of a 1983 agreement between the Department of the Interior
and the Jackson Hole Airport Board. The 1983 agreement was for a
primary term of 30 years, with options for two 10-year extensions, both
of which have been exercised. The agreement also includes a provision
that further extensions, amendments, or modifications could be
negotiated by the parties on mutually satisfactory terms, and that the
parties agree that upon expiration of the agreement, a mutually
satisfactory extension could be negotiated.
In November 2006, a scoping notice soliciting public comments was
circulated describing the purpose and need for the project. Based on
comments received and subsequent data gathered, the National Park
Service determined the preparation of an EIS was warranted and a Draft
EIS was prepared. The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was published
in the Federal Register on August 9, 2007.
DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement from the public for 60 days after the
date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes a Notice of
Availability. No public meetings are scheduled at this time.
ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment
online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/GRTE, in the office of the
Superintendent, Mary Gibson Scott, Grand Teton National
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Park, PO Drawer 170, Moose, Wyoming 83012-0170, (307) 739-3411 and at
the Teton County Public Library, Jackson, Wyoming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Pollock, Grand Teton National
Park, PO Drawer 170, Moose, Wyoming 83012-0170, (307) 739-3428.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit your
comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to the
office of the Superintendent, Grand Teton National Park, PO Drawer 170,
Moose, Wyoming 83012-0170. You may also comment via the Internet at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/GRTE. Finally, you may hand-deliver
comments to the office of the Superintendent, Grand Teton National
Park, Administrative Offices Building, Moose, Wyoming 83012-0170.
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 your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Dated: January 26, 2009.
John T. Crowley,
Acting Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E9-7483 Filed 4-2-09; 8:45 am]
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