Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a General Management Plan Amendment/Wilderness Study, for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 4413-4414 [2010-1568]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for a
General Management Plan
Amendment/Wilderness Study, for
Gates of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve, Alaska
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AGENCY: National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for a
General Management Plan Amendment/
Wilderness Study, for Gates of the
Arctic National Park and Preserve,
Alaska.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the National Park
Service (NPS) is preparing an
environmental impact statement for a
general management plan amendment,
including a wilderness study, for Gates
of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve, Alaska. The environmental
impact statement will be approved by
the Regional Director, Alaska Region.
A notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement for a
backcountry management plan/general
management plan amendment for Gates
of the Arctic was published in the
September 23, 2002, Federal Register
67(184). However, that plan was never
completed. This notice of intent
replaces the September 23, 2002, notice.
The general management plan
amendment will establish the overall
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direction for both the park and preserve
(referred to hereafter as park), setting
broad management goals for managing
the area during the next 15 to 20 years.
The plan will prescribe desired resource
conditions and visitor experiences that
are to be achieved and maintained
throughout the park based on such
factors as the park’s purpose,
significance, special mandates, the body
of laws and policies directing park
management, resource analysis, and
public input. The plan also will outline
the kinds of resource management
activities, visitor activities, and
developments that would be appropriate
in the park in the future. In addition, the
plan will generally address visitor-use
related issues and provide management
direction for the six designated wild
rivers within the park. The wilderness
study will evaluate portions of Gates of
the Arctic National Park and Preserve
for possible recommendation for
wilderness designation. The wilderness
study will be included as part of the
general management plan amendment.
A range of reasonable alternatives for
managing the park will be developed
through this planning process and will
include, at a minimum, a no-action and
a NPS preferred alternative. Major
issues the plan amendment will address
include visitor access and use of the
park, level of administrative and
scientific research activities,
management of natural and cultural
resources, protection of the wilderness
character, management adaptations to
climate change, external threats the park
is or will be facing, partnership
opportunities, and collaboration with
other land managers to address regional
issues. The environmental impact
statement will evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of the alternative
management approaches and the
possible proposal for additional
wilderness designation within the park.
As the first phase of the planning
process, the National Park Service is
identifying the issues to be addressed in
the general management plan
amendment/wilderness study/
environmental impact statement. All
interested persons, organizations, and
agencies are encouraged to submit
comments and suggestions on issues
and concerns that should be addressed
in the general management plan
amendment/wilderness study/
environmental impact statement, and
the range of appropriate alternatives that
should be examined.
DATES: The National Park Service is
planning to begin public scoping in
January 2010 via a newsletter to State
and Federal agencies; associated native
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corporations; neighboring communities;
borough; local organizations,
researchers and institutions; the
congressional delegation; and other
interested members of the public. In
addition, the National Park Service will
hold public scoping meetings regarding
the general management plan
amendment in the winter of 2010 in
Anchorage, Fairbanks, and many of the
resident zone communities of Gates of
the Arctic. Specific dates, times, and
locations will be announced in the local
media, on the Internet at https://
www.nps.gov/gaar, and will also be
available by contacting the park
headquarters. In addition to attending
the scoping meetings, people wishing to
provide input to this initial phase of
developing the general management
plan/wilderness study/environmental
impact statement may mail or e-mail
comments to the park at the address
below.
Written comments concerning the
scope of the general management plan/
wilderness study/environmental impact
statement will be accepted for 60 days
from the publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment on
any issues and opportunities associated
with the plan, you may submit your
comments by any one of several
methods. You may comment via the
Internet to https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
gaar. You may also mail comments to
Gates of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve, 4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks,
Alaska 99709. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to the park at the
above address.
General park information and requests
to be added to the project mailing list
should be directed to: the
Superintendent, Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve, 4175 Geist
Road, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Dudgeon, Superintendent, at the
address above. Telephone: 907–457–
5752. General information about Gates
of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
is available on the Internet at https://
www.nps.gov/gaar.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
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Dated: January 11, 2010.
Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Alaska.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge,
Lanier County, GA
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability: final
comprehensive conservation plan and
finding of no significant impact.
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), announce the
availability of our final comprehensive
conservation plan (CCP) and finding of
no significant impact (FONSI) for the
environmental assessment for Banks
Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR).
In the final CCP, we describe how we
will manage this refuge for the next 15
years.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
the CCP by writing to: Ms. Laura Housh,
Regional Planner, Okefenokee National
Wildlife Refuge, 2700 Suwannee Canal
Road, Folkston, GA 31537. You may
also access and download the document
from the Service’s Web site: https://
southeast.fws.gov/planning.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Laura Housh; telephone: 912/496–7366,
Extension 244; E-mail:
laura_housh@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Introduction
With this notice, we finalize the CCP
process for Banks Lake NWR. We started
this process through a notice in the
Federal Register on December 6, 2007
(72 FR 68892). For more about the
process, see that notice.
Established in 1985, Banks Lake NWR
is located near the city of Lakeland,
Lanier County, Georgia. The refuge lies
in the Grand Bay-Banks Lake (GBBL)
ecosystem, an area that comprises the
second-largest freshwater wetland
system in Georgia. The 3,559-acre refuge
includes a diversity of habitats
consisting of open water, cypress-gum
swamp, herbaceous marsh, scrub/shrub,
and evergreen forested wetlands. Banks
Lake is a prominent feature of the
refuge, with many anglers seeking bass
and other fish. Other recreational
opportunities include wildlife
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observation and wildlife photography.
The refuge hosts several listed species,
migratory birds, and a variety of other
wildlife, many of which are aquatic.
We announce our decision and the
availability of the final CCP and FONSI
for Banks Lake NWR in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) [40 CFR 1506.6(b)]
requirements. We completed a thorough
analysis of impacts on the human
environment, which we included in the
draft comprehensive conservation plan
and environmental assessment (Draft
CCP/EA). The CCP will guide us in
managing and administering Banks Lake
NWR for the next 15 years.
The CCP will guide us in managing
and administering Banks Lake National
Wildlife Refuge for the next 15 years.
Alternative B, as we described in the
final CCP, is the foundation for the CCP.
The compatibility determinations for
fishing; wildlife observation; wildlife
photography; environmental education
and interpretation; research studies and
scientific collection; special events that
advance outdoor recreation or
conservation; commercial guided
services for wildlife observation,
photography, and interpretation; guided
sport fishing; vegetation control on
refuge shoreline by adjacent
landowners; and fishing tournaments
are available in the CCP.
Background
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, requires us to develop a CCP for
each national wildlife refuge. The
purpose for developing a CCP is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
plan for achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and our policies. In
addition to outlining broad management
direction on conserving wildlife and
their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public, including
opportunities for hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, and environmental
education and interpretation. We will
review and update the CCP at least
every 15 years in accordance with the
Administration Act.
Comments
Approximately 50 copies of the Draft
CCP/EA were made available for a 30day public review period as announced
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in the Federal Register on June 4, 2009
(74 FR 26883). Approximately 25
comments were received from local
citizens and the State.
Selected Alternative
After considering the comments we
received, we have selected Alternative B
for implementation. The primary focus
under Alternative B will be to expand
management of all refuge resources.
Monitoring efforts for listed species,
general fish and wildlife, habitats, and
water quality will be increased in order
to gain a better understanding of their
status and trends. The refuge boundary
will be surveyed. We will conduct
additional surveys to increase the
understanding and protection of
cultural resources. Public use
opportunities will be increased.
Alternative B is considered to be the
most effective for meeting the purposes
of the refuge by protecting rare,
threatened, and endangered species;
maintaining biodiversity; and improving
visitor services.
Authority
This notice is published under the
authority of the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, Public Law 105–57.
Dated: September 30, 2009.
Jacquelyn B. Parrish,
Acting Regional Director.
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Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee; Announcement of Public
Meeting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), will host a
Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory
Committee (Committee) meeting March
2–4, 2010. The meeting is open to the
public. The meeting agenda will include
discussion of the current draft
Recommendations to the Secretary.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
March 2–4, 2010. For session times, see
‘‘Session Times’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. To attend, you must
register by February 23, 2010. See
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
a General Management Plan Amendment/Wilderness Study, for Gates of the
Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
for a General Management Plan Amendment/Wilderness Study, for Gates of
the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
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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 (NPS) is preparing an
environmental impact statement for a general management plan amendment,
including a wilderness study, for Gates of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve, Alaska. The environmental impact statement will be approved
by the Regional Director, Alaska Region.
A notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for
a backcountry management plan/general management plan amendment for
Gates of the Arctic was published in the September 23, 2002, Federal
Register 67(184). However, that plan was never completed. This notice
of intent replaces the September 23, 2002, notice.
The general management plan amendment will establish the overall
direction for both the park and preserve (referred to hereafter as
park), setting broad management goals for managing the area during the
next 15 to 20 years. The plan will prescribe desired resource
conditions and visitor experiences that are to be achieved and
maintained throughout the park based on such factors as the park's
purpose, significance, special mandates, the body of laws and policies
directing park management, resource analysis, and public input. The
plan also will outline the kinds of resource management activities,
visitor activities, and developments that would be appropriate in the
park in the future. In addition, the plan will generally address
visitor-use related issues and provide management direction for the six
designated wild rivers within the park. The wilderness study will
evaluate portions of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve for
possible recommendation for wilderness designation. The wilderness
study will be included as part of the general management plan
amendment.
A range of reasonable alternatives for managing the park will be
developed through this planning process and will include, at a minimum,
a no-action and a NPS preferred alternative. Major issues the plan
amendment will address include visitor access and use of the park,
level of administrative and scientific research activities, management
of natural and cultural resources, protection of the wilderness
character, management adaptations to climate change, external threats
the park is or will be facing, partnership opportunities, and
collaboration with other land managers to address regional issues. The
environmental impact statement will evaluate the potential
environmental impacts of the alternative management approaches and the
possible proposal for additional wilderness designation within the
park.
As the first phase of the planning process, the National Park
Service is identifying the issues to be addressed in the general
management plan amendment/wilderness study/environmental impact
statement. All interested persons, organizations, and agencies are
encouraged to submit comments and suggestions on issues and concerns
that should be addressed in the general management plan amendment/
wilderness study/environmental impact statement, and the range of
appropriate alternatives that should be examined.
DATES: The National Park Service is planning to begin public scoping in
January 2010 via a newsletter to State and Federal agencies; associated
native corporations; neighboring communities; borough; local
organizations, researchers and institutions; the congressional
delegation; and other interested members of the public. In addition,
the National Park Service will hold public scoping meetings regarding
the general management plan amendment in the winter of 2010 in
Anchorage, Fairbanks, and many of the resident zone communities of
Gates of the Arctic. Specific dates, times, and locations will be
announced in the local media, on the Internet at https://www.nps.gov/gaar, and will also be available by contacting the park headquarters.
In addition to attending the scoping meetings, people wishing to
provide input to this initial phase of developing the general
management plan/wilderness study/environmental impact statement may
mail or e-mail comments to the park at the address below.
Written comments concerning the scope of the general management
plan/wilderness study/environmental impact statement will be accepted
for 60 days from the publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment on any issues and opportunities
associated with the plan, you may submit your comments by any one of
several methods. You may comment via the Internet to https://parkplanning.nps.gov/gaar. You may also mail comments to Gates of the
Arctic National Park and Preserve, 4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks, Alaska
99709. Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to the park at the above
address.
General park information and requests to be added to the project
mailing list should be directed to: the Superintendent, Gates of the
Arctic National Park and Preserve, 4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks, Alaska
99709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Dudgeon, Superintendent, at the
address above. Telephone: 907-457-5752. General information about Gates
of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is available on the Internet
at https://www.nps.gov/gaar.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
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Dated: January 11, 2010.
Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Alaska.
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