Availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA), GA, 17756 [2010-7786]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Availability of the Final General
Management Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for
Chattahoochee River National
Recreation Area (CRNRA), GA
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AGENCY: National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 the
National Park Service (NPS) announces
the availability of a Final GMP/EIS for
the CRNRA, Georgia.
Consistent with NPS laws,
regulations, and policies, and the
purpose of the CRNRA, the Final GMP/
EIS describes Alternative F at the NPS
preferred alternative. The preferred
alternative incorporates various
management prescriptions to ensure
protection, access and enjoyment of the
park’s resources.
The Final GMP/EIS describes the NPS
preferred alternative and the potential
environmental consequences of
implementing the preferred alternative.
Impact topics include the cultural,
natural, and socioeconomic
environments. The Final GMP/EIS
contains NPS responses to public
comments on the Supplemental Draft
GMP/EIS, and copies of agency
correspondence and substantive
comment letters.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record
of Decision no sooner than 30 days
following publication by the
Environmental Protection Agency of its
Notice of Availability of the Final GMP/
EIS in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The document will be
available for public review and
comment online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov. A limited
number of Compact Disks (CD) and hard
copies will be made available at CRNRA
headquarters. You may also request a
hard copy or CD by contacting the
Superintendent, Daniel R. Brown, at
CRNRA, 1978 Island Ford Parkway,
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350–3400;
telephone 678–538–1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Supplemental Draft GMP/EIS evaluated
alternatives to guide the development
and future management of the park over
the next 20 years. Alternative A (No
Action) provides a baseline evaluation
of existing resource conditions, visitor
use, facilities, and management at the
park. Alternative A would continue the
current management practices into the
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future. There would be only minor
changes in resources management,
visitor programs, or facilities.
Alternative B would minimize
development in the park and maximize
the opportunity for visitors to
experience solitude in natural settings
that are relatively insulated from the
surrounding urban conditions.
Motorized boating would not be
appropriate in several zones under
Alternative B. Alternative C provides for
a management system where visitors
would be drawn toward a system of
hubs in which administrative,
commercial, and interpretive facilities
are located, providing visitor
information, restrooms, parking lot and
roads, trail heads and river access.
Motorized boating would not be
appropriate in several zones under
Alternative C. Alternative D would
expand and distribute visitor access
throughout the park, including newly
acquired parcels, and would provide a
wide variety of visitor experiences.
Connectivity to existing neighborhoods
would be optimized and expanded.
Alternative E extracts some features
from Alternatives C and D, such as
providing for more expanded access.
Substantial acreage with less hardened
forms of access would be maintained,
providing more opportunities for
relative quiet and solitude, and
motorized boating and fishing would be
appropriate throughout the park. The
preferred alternative, Alternative F, is
similar to Alternative E providing for
more expanded access, and allowing for
motorized boating and fishing
throughout the park, while also
maintaining opportunities for relative
quiet and solitude. The potential
environmental consequences are
addressed for each alternative,
including impacts to natural resources,
cultural resources, transportation, and
visitor and community values.
The Supplemental Draft GMP/EIS was
available for public and agency review
from September 26, 2008, through
December 1, 2008. Copies of the
document were sent to individuals,
agencies, organizations, and local
libraries. The document was also made
available for public review at the park
and on the NPS Planning, Environment,
and Public Comment Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov) in September
2008. Public meetings were held on
October 27, 2008, and October 30, 2008.
During the review period, the NPS
accepted written and oral comments on
the document. The NPS carefully
reviewed all comments and prepared a
report on responses to all substantive
comments (Chapter 6). The Final GMP
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dated March 2009 sets forth a vision for
the development and operation of
CRNRA.
Authority: The authority for publishing
this notice is 40 CFR 1506.6.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Superintendent, Daniel R.
Brown at CRNRA, 1978 Island Ford
Parkway, Sandy Springs, Georgia
30350–3400; telephone 678–538–1200.
The responsible official for this Final
EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast
Region, National Park Service, 100
Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: March 25, 2010.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Availability of the Final General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Chattahoochee River
National Recreation Area (CRNRA), GA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 the National Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of a Final GMP/EIS for the CRNRA, Georgia.
Consistent with NPS laws, regulations, and policies, and the
purpose of the CRNRA, the Final GMP/EIS describes Alternative F at the
NPS preferred alternative. The preferred alternative incorporates
various management prescriptions to ensure protection, access and
enjoyment of the park's resources.
The Final GMP/EIS describes the NPS preferred alternative and the
potential environmental consequences of implementing the preferred
alternative. Impact topics include the cultural, natural, and
socioeconomic environments. The Final GMP/EIS contains NPS responses to
public comments on the Supplemental Draft GMP/EIS, and copies of agency
correspondence and substantive comment letters.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days
following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of its
Notice of Availability of the Final GMP/EIS in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The document will be available for public review and comment
online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov. A limited number of Compact
Disks (CD) and hard copies will be made available at CRNRA
headquarters. You may also request a hard copy or CD by contacting the
Superintendent, Daniel R. Brown, at CRNRA, 1978 Island Ford Parkway,
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350-3400; telephone 678-538-1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Supplemental Draft GMP/EIS evaluated
alternatives to guide the development and future management of the park
over the next 20 years. Alternative A (No Action) provides a baseline
evaluation of existing resource conditions, visitor use, facilities,
and management at the park. Alternative A would continue the current
management practices into the future. There would be only minor changes
in resources management, visitor programs, or facilities. Alternative B
would minimize development in the park and maximize the opportunity for
visitors to experience solitude in natural settings that are relatively
insulated from the surrounding urban conditions. Motorized boating
would not be appropriate in several zones under Alternative B.
Alternative C provides for a management system where visitors would be
drawn toward a system of hubs in which administrative, commercial, and
interpretive facilities are located, providing visitor information,
restrooms, parking lot and roads, trail heads and river access.
Motorized boating would not be appropriate in several zones under
Alternative C. Alternative D would expand and distribute visitor access
throughout the park, including newly acquired parcels, and would
provide a wide variety of visitor experiences. Connectivity to existing
neighborhoods would be optimized and expanded. Alternative E extracts
some features from Alternatives C and D, such as providing for more
expanded access. Substantial acreage with less hardened forms of access
would be maintained, providing more opportunities for relative quiet
and solitude, and motorized boating and fishing would be appropriate
throughout the park. The preferred alternative, Alternative F, is
similar to Alternative E providing for more expanded access, and
allowing for motorized boating and fishing throughout the park, while
also maintaining opportunities for relative quiet and solitude. The
potential environmental consequences are addressed for each
alternative, including impacts to natural resources, cultural
resources, transportation, and visitor and community values.
The Supplemental Draft GMP/EIS was available for public and agency
review from September 26, 2008, through December 1, 2008. Copies of the
document were sent to individuals, agencies, organizations, and local
libraries. The document was also made available for public review at
the park and on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web
site (https://parkplanning.nps.gov) in September 2008. Public meetings
were held on October 27, 2008, and October 30, 2008. During the review
period, the NPS accepted written and oral comments on the document. The
NPS carefully reviewed all comments and prepared a report on responses
to all substantive comments (Chapter 6). The Final GMP dated March 2009
sets forth a vision for the development and operation of CRNRA.
Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is 40 CFR
1506.6.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Superintendent, Daniel R.
Brown at CRNRA, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350-
3400; telephone 678-538-1200.
The responsible official for this Final EIS is the Regional
Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama Street
SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: March 25, 2010.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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