Fire Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, 10308-10309 [2010-4414]
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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) announces the
availability of a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore (Seashore) Off-Road
Vehicle Management Plan (Plan/EIS).
The Plan/EIS evaluates the impacts of
several alternatives for regulations and
procedures that would manage off-road
vehicle (ORV) use/access in the
Seashore to protect and preserve natural
and cultural resources and natural
processes, to provide a variety of visitor
use experiences while minimizing
conflicts among various users, and to
promote the safety of all visitors.
Executive Order 11644 of 1972,
amended by Executive Order 11989 of
1977, requires certain Federal agencies
permitting ORV use on agency lands to
publish regulations designating specific
trails and areas for this use. Title 36,
section 4.10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations implements the executive
orders by providing that routes and
areas designated for off-road vehicle use
shall be promulgated as special
regulations.
DATES: The NPS will accept comments
on the Plan/EIS for 60 days following
publication by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) of the Notice
of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement. After
the EPA Notice of Availability is
published, the NPS will schedule
hearing-style public meetings during the
comment period. Dates, times, and
locations of these meetings will be
announced in press releases, e-mail
announcements and on the NPS
Planning, Environment and Public
Comment (PEPC) Web site for the
project at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
caha.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Plan/EIS will
be available for public review at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/caha. A
limited number of hard copies are
available at the Seashore headquarters,
1401 National Park Drive, Manteo,
North Carolina 27954, or a copy may be
requested, as long as supplies last, from
Mike Murray, Superintendent, Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, 1401
National Park Drive, Manteo, North
Carolina 27954. Copies will be provided
to local libraries in Manteo, Kill Devil
Hills, Hatteras Village and Ocracoke,
North Carolina.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This plan/
EIS evaluates the impacts of two noaction (alternatives A and B) and four
action alternatives (alternatives C, D, E
and F). Alternative A would manage
ORV use and access at the Seashore
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based on the 2007 Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Cape
Hatteras National Seashore Interim
Protected Species Management Strategy/
EA and the Superintendent’s
Compendium 2007, as well as elements
from the 1978 draft interim ORV
management plan that were
incorporated in Superintendent’s Order
#7. Alternative B would manage ORV
use in the same manner as alternative A,
except as modified by the consent
decree, as amended, which has been in
effect at the Seashore since 2008.
Alternative C would provide visitors to
the Seashore with a degree of
predictability regarding areas available
for ORV use, as well as vehicle-free
areas, based largely on the seasonal
resource and visitor use characteristics
of various areas in the Seashore. Under
alternative D, visitors to the Seashore
would have the maximum amount of
predictability regarding areas available
for ORV use and vehicle-free areas for
pedestrian use with most areas having
year-round, rather than seasonal
designations. Restrictions would be
applied to larger areas over longer
periods of time to minimize changes in
designated ORV and non-ORV areas
over the course of the year. Alternative
D is the environmentally preferable
alternative. Alternative E would provide
for additional flexibility in access for
both ORV and pedestrian users,
including allowing some level of
overnight vehicle use at selected points
and spits. Where greater access is
permitted, often additional controls or
restrictions are in place to limit impacts
on sensitive resources. The level of
access provided under alternative F is
similar to alternative E, but with
different limitations on allowable times
and dates of ORV access. Alternative F
is the NPS Preferred Alternative.
If you wish to comment
electronically, you may submit your
comments online in the PEPC Web site
by visiting https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
caha, clicking on *open for comment,
clicking on the Off-Road Vehicle
Management Plan/EIS, and then
clicking on Comment on Document.
NPS encourages commenting
electronically through PEPC. If you wish
to submit your written comments in
hard copy (e.g. in a letter), you may
send them by U.S. Postal Service or
other mail delivery service or handdeliver them to: Mike Murray,
Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National
Seashore, 1401 National Park Drive,
Manteo, North Carolina 27954. Oral
statements and written comments will
also be accepted during the hearingstyle public meetings. Comments will
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not be accepted by fax, e-mail, or in any
other way than those specified above.
Bulk comments in any format (hard
copy or electronic) submitted on behalf
of others will not be accepted. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Murray, Superintendent, Cape
Hatteras National Seashore, 1401
National Park Road, Manteo, North
Carolina 27954, 252–473–2111,
extension 148.
Dated: February 3, 2010.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Fire Management Plan, Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Record of Decision, Grand Canyon
National Park, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a
Record of Decision on the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Fire Management Plan, Grand Canyon
National Park.
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 Fire
Management Plan, Grand Canyon
National Park, Arizona. On January 12,
2010, 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 August 7, 2009.
The document describes and analyzes
the environmental impacts of several
action alternatives, including the
preferred alternative for management of
fire in Grand Canyon National Park. The
preferred alternative analyzes the use of
prescribed fire, wildland fire use,
suppression fire, and manual and
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mechanical thinning. A no-action
alternative was also evaluated.
Alternative 2 (Mixed Fire Treatment)
was selected as the preferred alternative.
The Record of Decision 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Marks, Project Lead, Fire
Management Plan, P.O. Box 129, Grand
Canyon, Arizona 86023,
christopher_marks@nps.gov or at
928–638–7417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of
the Record of Decision may be obtained
from the contact listed above or online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/grca.
Dated: January 15, 2010.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
—Current FGDC Activities
—Review of FGDC Guidance/NGAC
Action Plan
The meeting will include an
opportunity for public comment on
March 25. Comments may also be
submitted to the NGAC in writing.
Members of the public who wish to
attend the meeting must register in
advance. Please register by contacting
Arista Maher at the U.S. Geological
Survey (703–648–6283,
amaher@usgs.gov). Registrations are due
by March 19, 2010. While the meeting
will be open to the public, seating may
be limited due to room capacity.
DATES: The meeting will be held from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 24 and
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 25.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey (206–
220–4621).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings
of the National Geospatial Advisory
Committee are open to the public.
Additional information about the NGAC
and the meeting is available at https://
www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
Dated: March 1, 2010.
Ken Shaffer,
Deputy Executive Director, Federal
Geographic Data Committee.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Announcement of National Geospatial
Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY:
U.S. Geological Survey,
The National Geospatial
Advisory Committee (NGAC) will meet
on March 24–25, 2010 at the One
Washington Circle Hotel, 1 Washington
Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20037.
The meeting will be held in the
Meridian Room. The NGAC, which is
composed of representatives from
governmental, private sector, non-profit,
and academic organizations, was
established to advise the Chair of the
Federal Geographic Data Committee on
management of Federal geospatial
programs, the development of the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and
the implementation of Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A–16. Topics to be addressed at
the meeting include:
—Welcome to New Committee Members
—NGAC Overview/History of Federal
Geospatial Coordination
—Leadership Dialogue
—Place-Based Policies
—Subcommittee Reports
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Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–ES–2010–N004; 30120–1122–
0000–F2]
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Wisconsin Statewide Habitat
Conservation Plan for Karner Blue
Butterfly
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability: draft
environmental assessment and updated
habitat conservation plan in support of
an application to renew/amend
incidental take permit number
TE010064–5.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), have received
an application from the State of
Wisconsin, Department of Natural
Resources (Applicant), for renewal of an
incidental take permit (ITP) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act).
If approved, the permit would be for a
10-year period and would authorize
incidental take of the endangered
Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa
samuelis) throughout the State of
Wisconsin. We request public comment
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on the application and associated
documents.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments on or
before May 4, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments via
U.S. mail to the Regional Director, Attn:
Lisa Mandell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal
Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056, or
by electronic mail to
permitsR3ES@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Mandell, (612) 713–5164.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4371 et
seq.), we announce that we have
gathered the information necessary to:
(1) Determine the impacts and formulate
alternatives for an environmental
assessment related to renewal of an
incidental take permit for the Applicant;
and (2) approve the habitat conservation
plan (HCP), which provides measures to
minimize and mitigate the effects of the
proposed incidental take of the
Federally listed Karner blue butterfly to
the maximum extent practicable, under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).
If we renew the permit, we would
authorize take for 10 years in
conjunction with implementation of the
updated HCP which the applicant has
prepared. The applicant has been
operating under Fish and Wildlife
Permit TE010064 for a period of 10
years (1999–2009), and the incidental
take would continue throughout the
State of Wisconsin, if we renew the
permit. Incidental take occurs as a result
of impacts of otherwise lawful land use
and land management actions. These
activities have been altered under the
HCP to minimize and mitigate the
effects of incidental take of Karner blue
butterflies and the habitats upon which
they depend. We have issued an
environmental assessment to evaluate
the impacts of the alternatives for
renewal of the incidental take permit,
including the no action alternative.
In the 1990s, the State of Wisconsin
initiated a unique partnership with a
variety of land managers in Wisconsin
to develop a statewide HCP for the
Karner blue butterfly. For a period of
approximately 5 years, partners
gathered regularly and worked with the
Service on an innovative plan to
incorporate considerations for the
Karner blue butterfly into land-use
activities. Partners include the forest
industry, utility companies, road
management authorities, The Nature
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Fire Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Record of Decision, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Fire Management Plan, Grand
Canyon National Park.
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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 announces the availability
of the Record of Decision for the Fire Management Plan, Grand Canyon
National Park, Arizona. On January 12, 2010, 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
August 7, 2009.
The document describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of
several action alternatives, including the preferred alternative for
management of fire in Grand Canyon National Park. The preferred
alternative analyzes the use of prescribed fire, wildland fire use,
suppression fire, and manual and
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mechanical thinning. A no-action alternative was also evaluated.
Alternative 2 (Mixed Fire Treatment) was selected as the preferred
alternative. The Record of Decision 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Marks, Project Lead, Fire
Management Plan, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023,
christopher_marks@nps.gov or at 928-638-7417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Record of Decision may be
obtained from the contact listed above or online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/grca.
Dated: January 15, 2010.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
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