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General Management Plan; Devils
Postpile National Monument; Mono
County, CA; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement
SUMMARY: In accordance with 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, the National Park Service—
in cooperation with Inyo National
Forest—is undertaking a conservation
planning and environmental impact
analysis process for creating a new
General Management Plan (GMP) for
Devils Postpile National Monument
(monument), California. The GMP is
intended to set forth the basic
management philosophy for this unit of
the National Park System and provide
the strategies for addressing issues and
achieving identified management
objectives for that unit. The GMP will
serve as a ‘‘blueprint’’ to guide
management of natural and cultural
resources and visitor use during the
next 15–20 years.
In addition to identifying an
‘‘environmentally preferred’’ alternative,
one or more development concept
plans, which guide more detailed, sitespecific preservation and development,
may also be included with the GMP.
The GMP will also include an eligibility
assessment for wild and scenic river
designation for the upper Middle Fork
San Joaquin River, as required by NPS
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Management Policies 2006 for rivers
and river segments in the National Park
System.
The National Park Service (NPS) will
serve as lead agency and the U.S. Forest
Service shall assume the role of
cooperating agency in preparing the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Devils Postpile National Monument is
working in cooperation with the Inyo
National Forest on this GMP so as to
seamlessly address visitor opportunities
within the valley (such as facilities,
transit, and overall visitor experience)
and resource management issues in the
upper Middle Fork San Joaquin River
watershed (such as watershed
management, biodiversity, and response
to climate change). For any actions that
the Forest Service determines would be
necessary to be undertaken on Forest
Service lands, the Forest Service would
approve appropriate compliance
separately.
Background Information: Devils
Postpile National Monument was
established in 1911 by presidential
proclamation. The 798-acre monument
rests along the Middle Fork San Joaquin
River on the Sierra Nevada’s western
slope and was established to preserve
the columnar formation, Devils Postpile,
and 101-foot Rainbow Falls. The
formation Devils Postpile ranks as one
of the world’s finest examples of
columnar jointing. Its columns tower 60
feet high and display an unusual
symmetry. The monument also
preserves natural mountain scenery and
serves as a portal to the High Sierra
backcountry. Both the John Muir Trail
and Pacific Crest Trail pass through the
monument.
Originally administered by the U.S.
Forest Service, the monument was
transferred to the national park system
in 1934. After the transfer, the
monument was managed as a satellite
unit first by Yosemite and then by
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National
Parks before becoming an independent
unit of the national park system.
Congress also included 747 acres of the
monument in the Ansel Adams
Wilderness in 1984, consequently over
90% of the monument is designated as
Wilderness.
The National Park Service oversees
the 798-acre Devils Postpile National
Monument, while the U.S. Forest
Service manages the lands surrounding
the monument. These two Federal
agencies work as partners to manage
public lands in this area. Access to
Devils Postpile is primarily via a
mandatory bus system managed by the
Forest Service. Hiking trails wind
seamlessly in and out of the monument
and onto the adjacent national forest.
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Both agencies are also responsible for
wilderness areas. The Devils Postpile
trailhead provides one of three main
access points to the Pacific Crest and
John Muir trails as well as portals to the
Ansel Adams and John Muir
Wildernesses. Wilderness permits for
the national forest may be obtained
through the monument.
Preliminary Issues: A comprehensive
management plan that provides a broad,
long-term vision for management of
Devils Postpile National Monument has
never been developed. Management
direction was previously provided
through Yosemite and Sequoia and
Kings Canyon National Parks.
Programmatic strategies to protect,
maintain or restore resources and
address visitor access, services, and
development specific to the monument
are needed.
Consistent with NPS Planning
Program Standards, this GMP will: (1)
Describe the monument’s purpose,
significance, and primary interpretive
themes; (2) identify the fundamental
resources and values of the monument,
its other important resources and
values, and describe the condition of
these resources; (3) describe desired
conditions for cultural and natural
resources and visitor experiences
throughout the monument; (4) develop
management zoning to support these
desired conditions; (5) develop
alternative applications of these
management zones to the monument’s
landscape (i.e. zoning alternatives); (6)
address user capacity; (7) analyze
potential boundary modifications; (8)
ensure that management
recommendations are developed in
consultation with interested
stakeholders and the public and
adopted by NPS leadership after an
adequate analysis of the benefits,
environmental impacts, and economic
costs of alternative courses of action; (9)
develop cost estimates for implementing
each of the alternatives; and (10)
identify and prioritize subsequent
detailed studies, plans and actions that
may be needed to implement the GMP,
including further wild and scenic river
planning or Wilderness management
planning that may be required.
Scoping Process: The purpose of this
scoping outreach effort is to elicit early
public feedback regarding potential
issues and concerns, the nature and
extent of potential environmental
impacts (and as appropriate, mitigation
measures), and alternative concepts
which should be addressed in
developing the monument’s first plan.
Through the outreach activities planned
in the scoping phase, the NPS welcomes
information and suggestions from the
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public regarding resource protection,
visitor use, and land management. All
scoping comments must be postmarked
or transmitted by September 25, 2009.
Comments may be provided online
through the NPS Planning, Environment
and Public Comment Web site https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/depo. If it is more
convenient, or if you do not have access
to a computer, written comments may
also be addressed to: General
Management Plan, Devils Postpile
National Monument, Attn: Deanna
Dulen, Superintendent, P.O. Box 3999,
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be 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.
During the summer of 2009, the NPS,
in cooperation with the Inyo National
Forest, will host two rounds of public
open houses in Mammoth Lakes,
California. These open houses are
planned for July 8 and July 9, 2009 and
for September 9 and September 10,
2009. Detailed information including
times, specific locations and directions
for these meetings will be posted on the
GMP project Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/depo. All
attendees will be given the opportunity
to ask questions and provide comments
to the planning team. The GMP Web site
will provide the most up-to-date
information regarding the project,
including project description, planning
updates, meeting notices, reports and
documents, and useful links associated
with the planning process.
Decision Process: Following the
scoping phase and consideration of
public concerns and other agency
comments, a Draft EIS/GMP will be
prepared and released for public review
(at this time anticipated to occur in
summer 2011). Availability of the
forthcoming Draft EIS/GMP will be
formally announced through the
publication of a Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register, as well as through
local and regional news media, direct
mailing to the project mailing list, and
via the Internet at https://www.nps.gov/
depo/parkmgmt/plan.htm.
Following due consideration of all
agency and public comment, a Final EIS
will be prepared (at this time the final
plan is expected to be available in
2012). As a delegated EIS, the official
responsible for the final decision on the
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proposed plan is the Regional Director,
Pacific West Region, National Park
Service. Subsequently, the official
responsible for implementation of the
approved plan is the Superintendent,
Devils Postpile National Monument.
Dated: May 13, 2009.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan; Devils Postpile National Monument; Mono
County, CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement
SUMMARY: In accordance with 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service--in cooperation with Inyo
National Forest--is undertaking a conservation planning and
environmental impact analysis process for creating a new General
Management Plan (GMP) for Devils Postpile National Monument (monument),
California. The GMP is intended to set forth the basic management
philosophy for this unit of the National Park System and provide the
strategies for addressing issues and achieving identified management
objectives for that unit. The GMP will serve as a ``blueprint'' to
guide management of natural and cultural resources and visitor use
during the next 15-20 years.
In addition to identifying an ``environmentally preferred''
alternative, one or more development concept plans, which guide more
detailed, site-specific preservation and development, may also be
included with the GMP. The GMP will also include an eligibility
assessment for wild and scenic river designation for the upper Middle
Fork San Joaquin River, as required by NPS Management Policies 2006 for
rivers and river segments in the National Park System.
The National Park Service (NPS) will serve as lead agency and the
U.S. Forest Service shall assume the role of cooperating agency in
preparing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Devils Postpile
National Monument is working in cooperation with the Inyo National
Forest on this GMP so as to seamlessly address visitor opportunities
within the valley (such as facilities, transit, and overall visitor
experience) and resource management issues in the upper Middle Fork San
Joaquin River watershed (such as watershed management, biodiversity,
and response to climate change). For any actions that the Forest
Service determines would be necessary to be undertaken on Forest
Service lands, the Forest Service would approve appropriate compliance
separately.
Background Information: Devils Postpile National Monument was
established in 1911 by presidential proclamation. The 798-acre monument
rests along the Middle Fork San Joaquin River on the Sierra Nevada's
western slope and was established to preserve the columnar formation,
Devils Postpile, and 101-foot Rainbow Falls. The formation Devils
Postpile ranks as one of the world's finest examples of columnar
jointing. Its columns tower 60 feet high and display an unusual
symmetry. The monument also preserves natural mountain scenery and
serves as a portal to the High Sierra backcountry. Both the John Muir
Trail and Pacific Crest Trail pass through the monument.
Originally administered by the U.S. Forest Service, the monument
was transferred to the national park system in 1934. After the
transfer, the monument was managed as a satellite unit first by
Yosemite and then by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks before
becoming an independent unit of the national park system. Congress also
included 747 acres of the monument in the Ansel Adams Wilderness in
1984, consequently over 90% of the monument is designated as
Wilderness.
The National Park Service oversees the 798-acre Devils Postpile
National Monument, while the U.S. Forest Service manages the lands
surrounding the monument. These two Federal agencies work as partners
to manage public lands in this area. Access to Devils Postpile is
primarily via a mandatory bus system managed by the Forest Service.
Hiking trails wind seamlessly in and out of the monument and onto the
adjacent national forest. Both agencies are also responsible for
wilderness areas. The Devils Postpile trailhead provides one of three
main access points to the Pacific Crest and John Muir trails as well as
portals to the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wildernesses. Wilderness
permits for the national forest may be obtained through the monument.
Preliminary Issues: A comprehensive management plan that provides a
broad, long-term vision for management of Devils Postpile National
Monument has never been developed. Management direction was previously
provided through Yosemite and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Programmatic strategies to protect, maintain or restore resources and
address visitor access, services, and development specific to the
monument are needed.
Consistent with NPS Planning Program Standards, this GMP will: (1)
Describe the monument's purpose, significance, and primary interpretive
themes; (2) identify the fundamental resources and values of the
monument, its other important resources and values, and describe the
condition of these resources; (3) describe desired conditions for
cultural and natural resources and visitor experiences throughout the
monument; (4) develop management zoning to support these desired
conditions; (5) develop alternative applications of these management
zones to the monument's landscape (i.e. zoning alternatives); (6)
address user capacity; (7) analyze potential boundary modifications;
(8) ensure that management recommendations are developed in
consultation with interested stakeholders and the public and adopted by
NPS leadership after an adequate analysis of the benefits,
environmental impacts, and economic costs of alternative courses of
action; (9) develop cost estimates for implementing each of the
alternatives; and (10) identify and prioritize subsequent detailed
studies, plans and actions that may be needed to implement the GMP,
including further wild and scenic river planning or Wilderness
management planning that may be required.
Scoping Process: The purpose of this scoping outreach effort is to
elicit early public feedback regarding potential issues and concerns,
the nature and extent of potential environmental impacts (and as
appropriate, mitigation measures), and alternative concepts which
should be addressed in developing the monument's first plan. Through
the outreach activities planned in the scoping phase, the NPS welcomes
information and suggestions from the
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public regarding resource protection, visitor use, and land management.
All scoping comments must be postmarked or transmitted by September 25,
2009.
Comments may be provided online through the NPS Planning,
Environment and Public Comment Web site https://parkplanning.nps.gov/depo. If it is more convenient, or if you do not have access to a
computer, written comments may also be addressed to: General Management
Plan, Devils Postpile National Monument, Attn: Deanna Dulen,
Superintendent, P.O. Box 3999, Mammoth Lakes, California 93546. Before
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be 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.
During the summer of 2009, the NPS, in cooperation with the Inyo
National Forest, will host two rounds of public open houses in Mammoth
Lakes, California. These open houses are planned for July 8 and July 9,
2009 and for September 9 and September 10, 2009. Detailed information
including times, specific locations and directions for these meetings
will be posted on the GMP project Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/depo. All attendees will be given the opportunity
to ask questions and provide comments to the planning team. The GMP Web
site will provide the most up-to-date information regarding the
project, including project description, planning updates, meeting
notices, reports and documents, and useful links associated with the
planning process.
Decision Process: Following the scoping phase and consideration of
public concerns and other agency comments, a Draft EIS/GMP will be
prepared and released for public review (at this time anticipated to
occur in summer 2011). Availability of the forthcoming Draft EIS/GMP
will be formally announced through the publication of a Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register, as well as through local and
regional news media, direct mailing to the project mailing list, and
via the Internet at https://www.nps.gov/depo/parkmgmt/plan.htm.
Following due consideration of all agency and public comment, a
Final EIS will be prepared (at this time the final plan is expected to
be available in 2012). As a delegated EIS, the official responsible for
the final decision on the proposed plan is the Regional Director,
Pacific West Region, National Park Service. Subsequently, the official
responsible for implementation of the approved plan is the
Superintendent, Devils Postpile National Monument.
Dated: May 13, 2009.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West.
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