Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Recreational and Subsistence Use of ORVs in the Nabesna District of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, 19589-19590 [E9-9783]
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Exhibit Hall and Construct a New
Facility Off-Site; Alternative C—Retain
the Exhibit Hall and Construct a New
Facility at the Quarry Visitor Center
Site; Alternative D—Retain the Exhibit
Hall and Construct Wings Similar to
Existing Facility; Alternative E—
Demolish the Entire Facility and
Construct a New Facility at the Quarry
Visitor Center Site.
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statement of the decision made,
synopses of other alternatives
considered, the basis for the decision, a
description of the environmentally
preferable alternative, a finding of no
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.
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Mary Risser, 4545 E. Highway 40,
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3001, Mary_Risser@nps.gov.
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the Record of Decision may be obtained
from the contact listed above or online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/DINO.
Dated: March 13, 2009.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a
Record of Decision on the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Quarry Visitor Center, Dinosaur
National Monument.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
on Recreational and Subsistence Use
of ORVs in the Nabesna District of
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve
AGENCY:
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 the
Record of Decision for the Quarry
Visitor Center, Dinosaur National
Monument, Utah. On September 2,
2008, 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 27, 2008. Five
alternatives were evaluated in the
environmental impact statement. These
include: Alternative A, No Action—
Continue Current Management;
Alternative B, the Preferred
Alternative—Rehabilitate or Replace the
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National Park Service
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice supplements the
National Park Service (NPS) Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement on Recreational Use of
Off-Road Vehicles Along Nine Trails in
the Nabesna Area of Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve published in
Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 245 on
Friday, December 21, 2007. The NPS
intends to expand the scope of the EIS
to include the use of Off-Road Vehicles
(ORVs) for subsistence purposes.
The NPS is preparing an EIS on the
use of ORVs in the Nabesna area of
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve. The purpose of the EIS is to
evaluate a range of alternatives for
managing recreational and subsistence
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off-road vehicle use including use on
the following trails: Caribou Creek, Lost
Creek, Trail Creek, Reeve Field,
Boomerang Lake, Soda Lake, Suslota
Lake, Copper Lake and Tanada Lake.
The EIS will be used to guide the
management of all ORV use.
In addition to the No Action
alternative, the EIS will evaluate a
proposed action that would authorize
recreational ORV use on trails that can
be maintained to a standard that
minimizes resource impacts. Other
alternatives include authorizing
recreational ORV use on all nine trails
without trail improvement, not
authorizing recreational ORV use on any
trails, and authorizing recreational ORV
use on improved trails in the preserve
but not the park. Public input is sought
on this range of alternatives. In all
action alternatives, subsistence ORV use
would be monitored and measures taken
to mitigate resource impacts.
Scoping: This notice extends the
scoping period for this EIS and solicits
comments. The NPS requests input from
the public including local rural
residents and residents of the park’s
twenty-three resident zone communities
who engage in subsistence activities
within the park.
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 to withhold your
personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so. We will always
make submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before June 29, 2009. Electronic
comments may be submitted to the NPS
Planning, Environment, and Public
Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/WRST. Written
comments also may be mailed or faxed
to the address and phone number
provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg
Jensen, Park Superintendent, WrangellSt. Elias National Park and Preserve,
P.O. Box 439, Copper Center, Alaska
99573. Telephone (907) 822–5234, Fax
(907) 822–7259.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
December 21, 2007 Notice of Intent for
the project was followed by scoping
which included five public meetings in
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March and April of 2008. The meetings
were held in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Tok,
Slana, and Glennallen, Alaska. Scoping
also included meetings with the
Wrangell-St. Elias Park Subsistence
Resource Commission, the Southcentral
Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional
Advisory Council, Ahtna Inc., and the
villages of Mentasta and Chistochina.
The public scoping process and the
comments received were summarized in
a scoping report posted on the park’s
Web site and on the NPS Planning,
Environment, and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/WRST.
Based on comments received from the
public, NPS developed a set of draft
alternatives. An alternative package was
sent out for public review and comment
in December 2008. NPS received over 30
comments, nine of which requested that
NPS consider reasonable regulation of
subsistence ORV use within a range of
alternatives.
Public meetings will be held after the
release of the Draft EIS, tentatively
scheduled for Spring 2010. Public
meetings will be held in Anchorage,
Fairbanks, Tok, Glennallen, and Slana,
Alaska. When public meetings have
been scheduled, the dates, times, and
locations will be announced in local
newspapers and posted on the NPS
Planning, Environment, and Public
Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/WRST.
Dated: March 25, 2009.
Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Alaska Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Recreational and
Subsistence Use of ORVs in the Nabesna District of Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS).
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SUMMARY: This notice supplements the National Park Service (NPS) Notice
of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on Recreational
Use of Off-Road Vehicles Along Nine Trails in the Nabesna Area of
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve published in Federal
Register, Vol. 72, No. 245 on Friday, December 21, 2007. The NPS
intends to expand the scope of the EIS to include the use of Off-Road
Vehicles (ORVs) for subsistence purposes.
The NPS is preparing an EIS on the use of ORVs in the Nabesna area
of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. The purpose of the
EIS is to evaluate a range of alternatives for managing recreational
and subsistence
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off-road vehicle use including use on the following trails: Caribou
Creek, Lost Creek, Trail Creek, Reeve Field, Boomerang Lake, Soda Lake,
Suslota Lake, Copper Lake and Tanada Lake. The EIS will be used to
guide the management of all ORV use.
In addition to the No Action alternative, the EIS will evaluate a
proposed action that would authorize recreational ORV use on trails
that can be maintained to a standard that minimizes resource impacts.
Other alternatives include authorizing recreational ORV use on all nine
trails without trail improvement, not authorizing recreational ORV use
on any trails, and authorizing recreational ORV use on improved trails
in the preserve but not the park. Public input is sought on this range
of alternatives. In all action alternatives, subsistence ORV use would
be monitored and measures taken to mitigate resource impacts.
Scoping: This notice extends the scoping period for this EIS and
solicits comments. The NPS requests input from the public including
local rural residents and residents of the park's twenty-three resident
zone communities who engage in subsistence activities within the park.
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 to withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will
always make submissions from organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their
entirety.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before June 29, 2009.
Electronic comments may be submitted to the NPS Planning, Environment,
and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/WRST.
Written comments also may be mailed or faxed to the address and phone
number provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Jensen, Park Superintendent,
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 439, Copper
Center, Alaska 99573. Telephone (907) 822-5234, Fax (907) 822-7259.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The December 21, 2007 Notice of Intent for
the project was followed by scoping which included five public meetings
in March and April of 2008. The meetings were held in Anchorage,
Fairbanks, Tok, Slana, and Glennallen, Alaska. Scoping also included
meetings with the Wrangell-St. Elias Park Subsistence Resource
Commission, the Southcentral Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional
Advisory Council, Ahtna Inc., and the villages of Mentasta and
Chistochina. The public scoping process and the comments received were
summarized in a scoping report posted on the park's Web site and on the
NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/WRST.
Based on comments received from the public, NPS developed a set of
draft alternatives. An alternative package was sent out for public
review and comment in December 2008. NPS received over 30 comments,
nine of which requested that NPS consider reasonable regulation of
subsistence ORV use within a range of alternatives.
Public meetings will be held after the release of the Draft EIS,
tentatively scheduled for Spring 2010. Public meetings will be held in
Anchorage, Fairbanks, Tok, Glennallen, and Slana, Alaska. When public
meetings have been scheduled, the dates, times, and locations will be
announced in local newspapers and posted on the NPS Planning,
Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/WRST.
Dated: March 25, 2009.
Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Alaska Region.
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