Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact Statement, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI, 16419-16420 [E9-8200]
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36083; telephone: 334–727–6390. An
electronic copy of the DEIS/GMP is
available on the Internet at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov.
If you
wish to comment on the DEIS/GMP, you
may submit your comments by any one
of several methods. You may mail
comments to the Superintendent at the
address shown above. You may also
submit a comment via the Internet at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov. Finally,
you may present your comments in
person at the public meetings to be held
during the public review period in
Tuskegee, Alabama.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for publishing
this notice is 40 C.F.R. 1506.6.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact the Superintendent, Tuskegee
Airmen National Historic Site, at the
address and telephone number shown
above; or Amy Wirsching, Southeast
Regional Office, at 404–562–3124,
extension 607.
The responsible official for this DEIS
is the Regional Director, Southeast
Region, NPS, 100 Alabama Street, SW.,
1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: March 10, 2009.
Art Frederick,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Long Walk National Historic Trail
Feasibility Study, Draft Environmental
Impact Statement, National Trails
System—Intermountain Region, NM
AGENCY: National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Long Walk National Historic
Trail Feasibility Study
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
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Long Walk National Historic
Trail Feasibility Study, National Trails
System—Intermountain Region, New
Mexico.
Four alternatives and their respective
environmental consequences are
presented in this study. Under
alternative A, the no-action alternative,
current practices and policies would
continue. A national historic trail would
not be designated, and interpretation
and protection of Long Walk-related
events and resources would not be
coordinated. Under alternative B
Congress would designate two national
historic trails (dual designations) to
emphasize the unique removal
experiences of each Tribe within the
contextual history. An auto tour route
would be established. Interpretation and
education would emphasize the
distinctive Tribal and individual
removal histories. The Secretary of the
Interior would administer the trails
through partnerships, primarily with the
Nescalero Apache Tribe and the Navajo
Nation. Under alternative C one national
historic trail would be designated,
emphasizing the removal experiences
common to both Tribes. An auto tour
route would be established.
Interpretation and education would
emphasize overviews of the Long Walk
events. The Secretary of the Interior
would administer the trail through
partnerships, primarily with the
Nescalero Apache Tribe and Navajo
Nation. Under alternative C Congress
would provide a grant program to the
Tribes focusing on interpretation and
education projects and resource
protection on Tribal lands. All decisions
about strategy, level of protection, etc.,
would be made by the Tribes. A
national historic trail would not be
designated. No other alternatives were
considered. This study does not identify
a preferred alternative.
DATES: The National Park Service will
accept comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement from
the public for 60 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes the 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 in the office of
the Superintendent, Aaron Mahr,
National Trails System—Intermountain
Region, National Park Service, P.O. Box
728, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504–0728;
(505) 988–6888.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon A. Brown, National Trails
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System—Intermountain Region,
National Park Service, P.O. Box 728,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504–0728;
(505) 988–6717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to comment, you may submit your
comments by any one of several
methods. You may mail comments to
Sharon A. Brown, National Trails
System—Intermountain Region,
National Park Service, P.O. Box 728,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504–0728. You
may also comment via the Internet at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do
not receive a confirmation from the
system that we have received your
Internet message, contact us directly at
(505) 988–6717. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to 1100 Old Santa Fe
Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.
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: March 16, 2009.
Michael O. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability for the Record of
Decision on the Final General
Management Plan/Wilderness Study/
Environmental Impact Statement,
Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability for the
Record of Decision on the Final General
Management Plan/Wilderness Study/
Environmental Impact Statement,
Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore, Michigan.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)), the
National Park Service (NPS) announces
the availability of the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Final General
Management Plan (GMP)/Wilderness
Study (WS)/Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS), Sleeping Bear Dunes
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National Lakeshore (Lakeshore),
Michigan. On January 6, 2009, the
Midwest Regional Director approved the
ROD for the project. As soon as
practicable, the NPS will begin to
implement the preferred alternative
contained in the final EIS.
The preferred alternative will provide
for the preservation of natural resources,
while offering opportunities for visitor
enjoyment of natural, cultural, and
recreational resources in a scenic
outdoor setting. This alternative
includes approximately 32,100 acres (45
percent of the Lakeshore) proposed for
wilderness. No developed county roads
are included in proposed wilderness
areas. Visitor services and facilities
remain much as they are now, with
improvements at key locations on the
mainland and on South Manitou Island.
Acquisition of lands within the Benzie
Corridor will continue.
The ROD 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, a listing of
measures to minimize environmental
harm, and an overview of public
involvement in the decision-making
process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Dusty Shultz, 9922
Front Street, Empire, Michigan 49630–
9797, or by calling (231) 326–5134,
extension 101. Copies of the ROD are
available upon request from the above
address or may be viewed online at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/slbe.
Dated: March 11, 2009.
Alan M. Hutchings,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of
contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and were pending
through December 31, 2008, and
contract actions that have been
completed or discontinued since the last
publication of this notice on November
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20, 2008. From the date of this
publication, future quarterly notices
during this calendar year will be limited
to new, modified, discontinued, or
completed contract actions. This annual
notice should be used as a point of
reference to identify changes in future
notices. This notice is one of a variety
of means used to inform the public
about proposed contractual actions for
capital recovery and management of
project resources and facilities
consistent with section 9(f) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
Additional announcements of
individual contract actions may be
published in the Federal Register and in
newspapers of general circulation in the
areas determined by Reclamation to be
affected by the proposed action.
ADDRESSES: The identity of the
approving officer and other information
pertaining to a specific contract
proposal may be obtained by calling or
writing the appropriate regional office at
the address and telephone number given
for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Kelly, Water and
Environmental Services Office, Bureau
of Reclamation, PO Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303–
445–2888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
with section 9(f) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 and the rules and
regulations published in 52 FR 11954,
April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),
Reclamation will publish notice of
proposed or amendatory contract
actions for any contract for the delivery
of project water for authorized uses in
newspapers of general circulation in the
affected area at least 60 days prior to
contract execution. Announcements
may be in the form of news releases,
legal notices, official letters,
memorandums, or other forms of
written material. Meetings, workshops,
and/or hearings may also be used, as
appropriate, to provide local publicity.
The public participation procedures do
not apply to proposed contracts for the
sale of surplus or interim irrigation
water for a term of 1 year or less. Either
of the contracting parties may invite the
public to observe contract proceedings.
All public participation procedures will
be coordinated with those involved in
complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to
the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation
Procedures’’ for water resource-related
contract negotiations, published in 47
FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation
is provided of all proposed contractual
actions in each of the five Reclamation
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regions. When contract negotiations are
completed, and prior to execution, each
proposed contract form must be
approved by the Secretary of the
Interior, or pursuant to delegated or
redelegated authority, the Commissioner
of Reclamation or one of the regional
directors. In some instances,
congressional review and approval of a
report, water rate, or other terms and
conditions of the contract may be
involved.
Public participation in and receipt of
comments on contract proposals will be
facilitated by adherence to the following
procedures:
1. Only persons authorized to act on
behalf of the contracting entities may
negotiate the terms and conditions of a
specific contract proposal.
2. Advance notice of meetings or
hearings will be furnished to those
parties that have made a timely written
request for such notice to the
appropriate regional or project office of
Reclamation.
3. Written correspondence regarding
proposed contracts may be made
available to the general public pursuant
to the terms and procedures of the
Freedom of Information Act, as
amended.
4. Written comments on a proposed
contract or contract action must be
submitted to the appropriate regional
officials at the locations and within the
time limits set forth in the advance
public notices.
5. All written comments received and
testimony presented at any public
hearings will be reviewed and
summarized by the appropriate regional
office for use by the contract approving
authority.
6. Copies of specific proposed
contracts may be obtained from the
appropriate regional director or his
designated public contact as they
become available for review and
comment.
7. In the event modifications are made
in the form of a proposed contract, the
appropriate regional director shall
determine whether republication of the
notice and/or extension of the comment
period is necessary.
Factors considered in making such a
determination shall include, but are not
limited to (i) the significance of the
modification, and (ii) the degree of
public interest which has been
expressed over the course of the
negotiations. At a minimum, the
regional director shall furnish revised
contracts to all parties who requested
the contract in response to the initial
public notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final
General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact
Statement, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final
General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact
Statement, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)), the National Park Service (NPS)
announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the
Final General Management Plan (GMP)/Wilderness Study (WS)/Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS), Sleeping Bear Dunes
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National Lakeshore (Lakeshore), Michigan. On January 6, 2009, the
Midwest Regional Director approved the ROD for the project. As soon as
practicable, the NPS will begin to implement the preferred alternative
contained in the final EIS.
The preferred alternative will provide for the preservation of
natural resources, while offering opportunities for visitor enjoyment
of natural, cultural, and recreational resources in a scenic outdoor
setting. This alternative includes approximately 32,100 acres (45
percent of the Lakeshore) proposed for wilderness. No developed county
roads are included in proposed wilderness areas. Visitor services and
facilities remain much as they are now, with improvements at key
locations on the mainland and on South Manitou Island. Acquisition of
lands within the Benzie Corridor will continue.
The ROD 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, a listing of measures to
minimize environmental harm, and an overview of public involvement in
the decision-making process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Dusty Shultz, 9922
Front Street, Empire, Michigan 49630-9797, or by calling (231) 326-
5134, extension 101. Copies of the ROD are available upon request from
the above address or may be viewed online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/slbe.
Dated: March 11, 2009.
Alan M. Hutchings,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. E9-8200 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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