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[FR Doc. E9–12924 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft Environmental Impact Statement;
Prisoners Harbor Coastal Wetland
Restoration Project, Channel Islands
National Park; Notice of Availability
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 81–190 as
amended), the National Park Service,
Department of Interior, has prepared a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for Prisoners Harbor Coastal
Wetland Restoration. The Draft EIS
evaluates alternative methods for
ecological restoration and cultural
resource protection. Appropriate
mitigation measures are incorporated,
and an ‘‘environmentally preferred’’
course of action is identified. The
‘‘action’’ alternatives are based upon
information gained during public
scoping, as well as park values, effective
restoration strategies, National Park
Service policy, and applicable laws.
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Background: Prisoners Harbor and
Canada del Puerto creek are located on
the north side of Santa Cruz Island,
Santa Barbara County, California. The
project’s area of potential effect
encompasses the lower 3⁄4 mile of
Canada del Puerto extending to the 19acre triangular shaped Prisoners Harbor
area. This area includes a beach, cobble
bar, lower stream channel and the Park’s
largest coastal floodplain wetland
highly-valued archeological resources,
historic resources associated with the
island’s ranching history, and stands of
invasive eucalyptus trees along the
riparian corridor in Canada del Puerto.
Historically the Prisoners Harbor area
has been extensively modified by direct
filling of the coastal floodplain wetland,
placement of a berm on the west bank
of the associated Canada del Puerto
creek, and introduction of the invasive
fennel, eucalyptus, and kikuyu grass.
Combined, these extensive
modifications resulted in the loss of
approximately 50%, or 3 acres, of
wetland, altered channel hydraulics
essentially disconnecting the creek from
its floodplain wetland, and
inadvertently directed the erosive power
of flood flows toward highly-valued
archeological resources and caused the
loss of approximately 20 acres of
southern oak riparian woodland. The
purpose of the project is to restore a
functional ecosystem including wetland
and riparian components, protect
archeological resources and the historic
scale house, control invasive species,
and provide a compatible visitor
experience. Under current conditions
the coastal wetland habitat is degraded
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and relegated to 3 acres. A berm created
without engineering specifications in
the 1960’s inadvertently directs the
erosive power of flood flows toward
highly-valued archeological resources,
and during high flows flood water
breaches the creek at a low water
crossing and threatens the historic
warehouse and other park
infrastructure. There is no on-site visitor
interpretation signage in the project
area. Channel Islands National Park has
determined that certain restoration
activities at the project site will improve
the condition of resources and the
visitor experience.
Range of Alternatives: This Draft EIS
describes and analyzes one No Action
Alternative and two Action
Alternatives. The No Action Alternative
(Alternative A) would continue current
management practices. Alternatives B
and C (action alternatives) contain a
varying mix of four main components:
(1) Ecological restoration, including
removing fill and controlling invasive
species; (2) restoring hydraulic function;
(3) protecting sensitive archeological
resources; and (4) improving the visitor
experience. Each of the action
alternatives incorporates the following
elements: (1) Remove fill from the
former wetland; (2) remove a section of
berm along the west bank of Canada del
Puerto creek; (3) remove cattle corrals;
(4) relocate scale house to pre-1960’s
location; (5) construct a protective
barrier around a highly-valued
archeological site; (6) remove
eucalyptus from the lower Canada del
Puerto, (7) control other priority
invasive species; and (7) improve the
visitor experience of coastal wetlands,
associated wildlife, and historic human
uses.
Alternative B (agency-preferred)
would restore 3.1 acres of palustrine
wetlands and deepwater habitat by
removing approximately 13,000 yds 3
20% fill material, removing all cattle
corrals, relocating the scale house out of
the 100-year floodplain to its pre-1960s
location adjacent to the warehouse, and
removing 250 ft of berm thereby
reconnecting the creek to its floodplain.
Alternative B would protect highly
valued archeological resources by
constructing a protective barrier around
a portion of the archeological site.
Twenty acres of riparian woodland
would be restored by removing 1700
eucalyptus trees and controlling
invasive fennel and kikuyu grass in the
riparian corridor. Alternative B would
improve the visitor experience through
the installation of interpretive signage
and placement of benches in wildlife
viewing areas.
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Alternative C would restore 2.1 acres
of palustrine wetlands and deepwater
habitat by removing approximately
11,000 yds 3 20% fill material, retaining
two cattle corrals adjacent to the access
road, removing 250 ft of berm thereby
reconnecting the creek to its floodplain,
and also would restore 20 acres of
riparian woodland by removing 1700
eucalyptus trees and controlling
invasive fennel and kikuyu grass in the
riparian corridor. The scale house
would remain in its current location
within the 100-year floodplain.
Alternative C would protect highly
valued archeological resources by
constructing a protective barrier around
a portion of the archeological site.
Finally, this alternative would improve
the visitor experience through the
placement of interpretive signage.
Scoping and Public Involvement: A
site visit was held in April 2007 to
solicit preliminary issues and concerns
regarding the project concept. The
agenda for the meeting included
introductions, site orientation with an
informal walking tour of the site,
followed by a round-robin discussion
with opportunity to ask questions and
express concerns. A Notice of Intent
(NOI) to prepare an EIS and conduct
public scoping was published in the
Federal Register on June 11, 2008. On
June 12, 2008, a press release
announcing public scoping was
distributed to the Ventura County Star
and the Santa Barbara News-Press, as
well as 73 other media outlets,
including newspapers, radio stations,
and television stations. The press
release explained the public scoping
process, announced two public open
houses, and provided the Web sites for
Channel Islands National Park and NPS
park planning. The NOI and press
release were posted on the park Web
site. Notices of the public scoping open
houses were printed in the Ventura
County Star and Santa Barbara NewsPress on June 23, 2008. Approximately
240 public scoping announcements
were distributed including details of
date, time, and location of the public
open houses. These outreach activities
elicited pertinent information from
interested individuals, agencies, and
organizations, which aided the
alternatives formulation and
environmental impact analysis
processes.
Comments: Copies of the Draft EIS
will be sent to affected Federal, Tribal,
State and local government agencies, to
interested parties, and those requesting
copies. Paper and digital copies
(compact disc) of the document will
also be available at park headquarters
and at local libraries. The complete
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document will be posted on the Channel
Islands National Park Web site (https://
www.nps.gov/chis/) and on the NPS
Planning, Environment and Public
Comment Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/chis). All written
comments must be postmarked or
transmitted no later than 60 days from
the publication date of EPA’s notice of
filing in the Federal Register—
immediately upon confirmation of this
date, this information will be posted on
the project Web sites and announced via
regional and local press media.
Written comments may be submitted
by letter sent to: Channel Islands
National Park, Prisoners Harbor Coastal
Wetland Restoration, 1901 Spinnaker
Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 (or may be
transmitted electronically at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/chis). Two public
meetings will be held approximately 30
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. Questions
regarding status of project planning may
be directed to Paula Power (805) 658–
5784 (or via e-mail
paula_power@nps.gov). All comments
are maintained in the administrative
record and will be available for public
review at Channel Islands National Park
Headquarters. 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 comments to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Decision Process: Following the
analysis of all comments received
concerning the Draft EIS, at this time it
is anticipated that the Final EIS would
be completed in the summer 2009. The
availability of the final document will
be similarly announced in the Federal
Register, and also publicized via local
and regional press media, direct
mailings, and Web site postings. Not
sooner than thirty days after the
distribution of the Final EIS, a Record
of Decision may be executed (at this
time it is anticipated a recommended
decision would be developed in fall
2009). As a delegated EIS the approving
official responsible for the final decision
is the Regional Director, Pacific West
Region. Subsequently, the official
responsible for implementing the
approved wetland and restoration plan
will be the Superintendent, Channel
Islands National Park.
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Dated: March 9, 2009.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. E9–12725 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am]
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement;
Yosemite Institute Environmental
Education Campus; Yosemite National
Park; Mariposa and Tuolumne
Counties, California; Notice of
Availability
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as
amended), and the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR part 1500–1508), the Department of
the Interior, National Park Service
(NPS), has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
EIS) identifying and evaluating three
alternatives for managing the Yosemite
Institute Environmental Education
Campus in Yosemite National Park,
California. The Draft EIS for the
proposed Environmental Education
Campus identifies and analyzes two
‘‘action’’ alternatives and a ‘‘no-action’’
alternative. The full spectrum of
foreseeable environmental
consequences are assessed and suitable
mitigation strategies are considered; an
‘‘environmentally preferred’’ course of
action is also identified. Concurrently
completion of the EIS process will fulfill
the public review requirements of § 106
of the National Historic Preservation
Act.
Range of Alternatives: Under the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative (Alternative 1), there
would be no change in the management
direction, program, location, or
conditions at the Crane Flat campus.
Necessary maintenance and repairs
would continue, but no major
rehabilitation of facilities, construction
of buildings, or improvements to
utilities would occur. There would be
no change in size of facilities—the
number of student and staff beds (76
and 8, respectively) would remain the
same. The overall number of students in
the park per session would remain the
same (361 students), with the majority
of students in commercial lodging in
Yosemite Valley.
Under both ‘‘action’’ alternatives, new
energy-efficient, sustainable facilities
would be constructed to accommodate
more students on campus, rather than
using additional commercial lodging in
Yosemite Valley. These improvements
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would provide a safer environment and
provide more opportunities for students
from diverse backgrounds to participate
in the program. All facilities would
achieve fire, health, safety and
accessibility standards.
Under Alternative 2, the Crane Flat
campus would be redeveloped,
doubling its capacity (to 154 students,
14 staff), and greatly reducing reliance
upon commercial lodging in Yosemite
Valley. Most campus buildings would
be removed and replaced. Historic
structures on the campus would be
retained, and some new facilities would
be constructed. Utilities would be
upgraded to conserve water, meet
additional capacity, and achieve health,
safety, and accessibility standards. The
new campus would be reconstructed
largely in its existing location (shifting
the campus cabins upslope, away from
a sensitive meadow). Under Alternative
3 (agency-preferred), a new campus
would be located at Henness Ridge.
New facilities would be constructed to
accommodate 224 students and 20 staff
and to meet park operational needs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
scoping was initiated in 2002; the park
conducted two public meetings on June
26 and June 29, 2002 at the East
Auditorium in Yosemite Valley. A
Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft EIS
for the ‘‘Crane Flat Environmental
Education Campus Redevelopment’’
published in the Federal Register on
September 23, 2002 established a 45-day
scoping period (comments were
accepted through November 14, 2002).
During the scoping period, NPS held
discussions and briefings with: tribes,
park staff, elected officials, public
service organizations, and other
interested members of the public. The
feedback received helped broaden the
range of alternatives to include
consideration of additional sites for the
campus; a Scoping Summary is
available and may be obtained by
contacting the park as noted below.
Copies of the Draft EIS will be
distributed to the general public, sent
directly to those who have requested it,
as well as to congressional delegations,
state and local elected officials, federal
agencies, tribes, organizations, local
businesses, public libraries, and the
news media. Reference copies will be
available at park headquarters in
Yosemite Valley, the Office of
Environmental Planning and
Compliance at the NPS Maintenance
Complex in El Portal, and at local and
regional libraries in El Portal, Mariposa,
Oakhurst, Sonora, San Francisco, and
Los Angeles. The complete document
will be posted on the Yosemite National
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Park Web page at http:/www.nps.gov/
yose/parkmgmt/planning.htm.
Additional copies can be requested by
contacting the park through one of the
methods listed below. Public meetings
and project site visits will be scheduled
during the public review period; details
regarding specific dates, locations and
time will be posted on the park’s
planning Web page (address above) and
announced via local and regional news
media.
Review and Comment: All written
comments must be postmarked or
transmitted not later than July 15, 2009
(this information will also be posted on
the project Web site and announced via
local and regional media). All comments
received will become available for
public review in the park’s planning
and compliance office. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying
information, 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. All comments should be
addressed to the Superintendent,
Yosemite National Park, and may be
mailed to Superintendent, Yosemite
National Park, Attn: Environmental
Education Campus DEIS, P.O. Box 577,
Yosemite, California 95389 (comments
may also be sent by facsimile to (209)
379–1294, Attn: Environmental
Planning and Compliance, YIEEC; or
transmitted electronically to
Yose_Planning@nps.gov with YIEEC
typed in the subject line).
Decision Process: All comments as
may be received on the draft EIS will be
analyzed and fully considered in
preparing the Final EIS, which is
anticipated to be available for public
release in Fall-Winter 2009. Availability
of the Final EIS will be announced in
the Federal Register and via local and
regional press media and direct
mailings. Following a minimum 30-day
waiting period, a Record of Decision
will be prepared and notice of approval
similarly published in the Federal
Register. As a delegated EIS, the official
responsible for approval of the project is
the Regional Director, Pacific West
Region; subsequently the official
responsible for project implementation
would be the Superintendent, Yosemite
National Park.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Prisoners Harbor Coastal
Wetland Restoration Project, Channel Islands National Park; Notice of
Availability
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 81-190 as amended), the National Park
Service, Department of Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for Prisoners Harbor Coastal Wetland
Restoration. The Draft EIS evaluates alternative methods for ecological
restoration and cultural resource protection. Appropriate mitigation
measures are incorporated, and an ``environmentally preferred'' course
of action is identified. The ``action'' alternatives are based upon
information gained during public scoping, as well as park values,
effective restoration strategies, National Park Service policy, and
applicable laws.
Background: Prisoners Harbor and Canada del Puerto creek are
located on the north side of Santa Cruz Island, Santa Barbara County,
California. The project's area of potential effect encompasses the
lower \3/4\ mile of Canada del Puerto extending to the 19-acre
triangular shaped Prisoners Harbor area. This area includes a beach,
cobble bar, lower stream channel and the Park's largest coastal
floodplain wetland highly-valued archeological resources, historic
resources associated with the island's ranching history, and stands of
invasive eucalyptus trees along the riparian corridor in Canada del
Puerto. Historically the Prisoners Harbor area has been extensively
modified by direct filling of the coastal floodplain wetland, placement
of a berm on the west bank of the associated Canada del Puerto creek,
and introduction of the invasive fennel, eucalyptus, and kikuyu grass.
Combined, these extensive modifications resulted in the loss of
approximately 50%, or 3 acres, of wetland, altered channel hydraulics
essentially disconnecting the creek from its floodplain wetland, and
inadvertently directed the erosive power of flood flows toward highly-
valued archeological resources and caused the loss of approximately 20
acres of southern oak riparian woodland. The purpose of the project is
to restore a functional ecosystem including wetland and riparian
components, protect archeological resources and the historic scale
house, control invasive species, and provide a compatible visitor
experience. Under current conditions the coastal wetland habitat is
degraded
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and relegated to 3 acres. A berm created without engineering
specifications in the 1960's inadvertently directs the erosive power of
flood flows toward highly-valued archeological resources, and during
high flows flood water breaches the creek at a low water crossing and
threatens the historic warehouse and other park infrastructure. There
is no on-site visitor interpretation signage in the project area.
Channel Islands National Park has determined that certain restoration
activities at the project site will improve the condition of resources
and the visitor experience.
Range of Alternatives: This Draft EIS describes and analyzes one No
Action Alternative and two Action Alternatives. The No Action
Alternative (Alternative A) would continue current management
practices. Alternatives B and C (action alternatives) contain a varying
mix of four main components: (1) Ecological restoration, including
removing fill and controlling invasive species; (2) restoring hydraulic
function; (3) protecting sensitive archeological resources; and (4)
improving the visitor experience. Each of the action alternatives
incorporates the following elements: (1) Remove fill from the former
wetland; (2) remove a section of berm along the west bank of Canada del
Puerto creek; (3) remove cattle corrals; (4) relocate scale house to
pre-1960's location; (5) construct a protective barrier around a
highly-valued archeological site; (6) remove eucalyptus from the lower
Canada del Puerto, (7) control other priority invasive species; and (7)
improve the visitor experience of coastal wetlands, associated
wildlife, and historic human uses.
Alternative B (agency-preferred) would restore 3.1 acres of
palustrine wetlands and deepwater habitat by removing approximately
13,000 yds \3\ 20% fill material, removing all cattle corrals,
relocating the scale house out of the 100-year floodplain to its pre-
1960s location adjacent to the warehouse, and removing 250 ft of berm
thereby reconnecting the creek to its floodplain. Alternative B would
protect highly valued archeological resources by constructing a
protective barrier around a portion of the archeological site. Twenty
acres of riparian woodland would be restored by removing 1700
eucalyptus trees and controlling invasive fennel and kikuyu grass in
the riparian corridor. Alternative B would improve the visitor
experience through the installation of interpretive signage and
placement of benches in wildlife viewing areas.
Alternative C would restore 2.1 acres of palustrine wetlands and
deepwater habitat by removing approximately 11,000 yds \3\ 20% fill
material, retaining two cattle corrals adjacent to the access road,
removing 250 ft of berm thereby reconnecting the creek to its
floodplain, and also would restore 20 acres of riparian woodland by
removing 1700 eucalyptus trees and controlling invasive fennel and
kikuyu grass in the riparian corridor. The scale house would remain in
its current location within the 100-year floodplain. Alternative C
would protect highly valued archeological resources by constructing a
protective barrier around a portion of the archeological site. Finally,
this alternative would improve the visitor experience through the
placement of interpretive signage.
Scoping and Public Involvement: A site visit was held in April 2007
to solicit preliminary issues and concerns regarding the project
concept. The agenda for the meeting included introductions, site
orientation with an informal walking tour of the site, followed by a
round-robin discussion with opportunity to ask questions and express
concerns. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS and conduct public
scoping was published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2008. On June
12, 2008, a press release announcing public scoping was distributed to
the Ventura County Star and the Santa Barbara News-Press, as well as 73
other media outlets, including newspapers, radio stations, and
television stations. The press release explained the public scoping
process, announced two public open houses, and provided the Web sites
for Channel Islands National Park and NPS park planning. The NOI and
press release were posted on the park Web site. Notices of the public
scoping open houses were printed in the Ventura County Star and Santa
Barbara News-Press on June 23, 2008. Approximately 240 public scoping
announcements were distributed including details of date, time, and
location of the public open houses. These outreach activities elicited
pertinent information from interested individuals, agencies, and
organizations, which aided the alternatives formulation and
environmental impact analysis processes.
Comments: Copies of the Draft EIS will be sent to affected Federal,
Tribal, State and local government agencies, to interested parties, and
those requesting copies. Paper and digital copies (compact disc) of the
document will also be available at park headquarters and at local
libraries. The complete document will be posted on the Channel Islands
National Park Web site (https://www.nps.gov/chis/) and on the NPS
Planning, Environment and Public Comment Web site (https://parkplanning.nps.gov/chis). All written comments must be postmarked or
transmitted no later than 60 days from the publication date of EPA's
notice of filing in the Federal Register--immediately upon confirmation
of this date, this information will be posted on the project Web sites
and announced via regional and local press media.
Written comments may be submitted by letter sent to: Channel
Islands National Park, Prisoners Harbor Coastal Wetland Restoration,
1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 (or may be transmitted
electronically at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/chis). Two public
meetings will be held approximately 30 days after publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. Questions regarding status of project
planning may be directed to Paula Power (805) 658-5784 (or via e-mail
paula_power@nps.gov). All comments are maintained in the
administrative record and will be available for public review at
Channel Islands National Park Headquarters. 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 comments
to withhold your personal identifying information from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Decision Process: Following the analysis of all comments received
concerning the Draft EIS, at this time it is anticipated that the Final
EIS would be completed in the summer 2009. The availability of the
final document will be similarly announced in the Federal Register, and
also publicized via local and regional press media, direct mailings,
and Web site postings. Not sooner than thirty days after the
distribution of the Final EIS, a Record of Decision may be executed (at
this time it is anticipated a recommended decision would be developed
in fall 2009). As a delegated EIS the approving official responsible
for the final decision is the Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
Subsequently, the official responsible for implementing the approved
wetland and restoration plan will be the Superintendent, Channel
Islands National Park.
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Dated: March 9, 2009.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. E9-12725 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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