Final Environmental Impact Statement; Prisoners Harbor Wetland Restoration, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, Santa Barbara County, CA; Notice of Approval of Record of Decision, 52969 [2010-21566]
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EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast
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Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: August 16, 2010.
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Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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Final Environmental Impact Statement;
Prisoners Harbor Wetland Restoration,
Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands
National Park, Santa Barbara County,
CA; Notice of Approval of Record of
Decision
Summary: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended)
and the regulations promulgated by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40
CFR 1505.2), the Department of the
Interior, National Park Service (NPS)
has prepared and approved a Record of
Decision for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for restoration of
approximately 3 acres of coastal
wetland on Santa Cruz Island, Channel
Islands National Park. The requisite noaction ‘‘wait period’’ was initiated April
16, 2010, with the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Federal Register
notification of the filing of the Final EIS.
Decision: As soon as practical the NPS
will begin to implement restoration of
palustrine wetlands and deepwater
habitat at Prisoners Harbor, as well as
remove a berm constricting natural
flows in lower Canada del Puerto Creek,
in order to reconnect the creek to its
floodplain. Other project elements
include removing cattle corrals and
relocating a scale house to its pre-1960s
location, removing eucalyptus and
controlling other non-native species,
and protecting archeological resources.
This alternative was identified and
analyzed as the agency-preferred
Alternative B in the Final EIS (and
includes no substantive modifications to
the course of action which was
described in the Draft EIS). The full
range of foreseeable environmental
consequences were assessed, and
appropriate mitigation measures
(developed in consultation with Tribal
representatives and other agencies) are
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included in the approved plan. Both a
No Action alternative and one
additional ‘‘action’’ alternative
(Alternative C, which would have
restored approximately a third less
wetland habitat) were also identified
and analyzed. As documented in the
Draft and Final EIS, the selected
alternative was deemed to be the
‘‘environmentally preferred’’ course of
action.
Copies: Interested parties desiring to
review the Record of Decision may
obtain a copy by contacting the
Superintendent, Channel Islands
National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive,
Ventura, CA 93001 or via telephone
request at (805) 658–5700.
Dated: July 13, 2010.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given in
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Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, that
the National Park System Advisory
Board will meet September 15–16, 2010,
in Washington, DC. The Board will have
an orientation session on the morning of
September 15, and in the afternoon will
tour park sites in the National Capital
Region. On September 16, the Board
will convene its business meeting from
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DATES: September 15–16, 2010.
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followed by a tour of national park sites
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and public engagement. Other officials
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available for public inspection about 12
weeks after the meeting, at 1201 I Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20005.
Dated: August 25, 2010.
Bernard Fagan,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement; Prisoners Harbor Wetland
Restoration, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, Santa
Barbara County, CA; Notice of Approval of Record of Decision
Summary: Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended) and the regulations
promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1505.2),
the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) has
prepared and approved a Record of Decision for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement for restoration of approximately 3 acres of coastal
wetland on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park. The
requisite no-action ``wait period'' was initiated April 16, 2010, with
the Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register notification of
the filing of the Final EIS.
Decision: As soon as practical the NPS will begin to implement
restoration of palustrine wetlands and deepwater habitat at Prisoners
Harbor, as well as remove a berm constricting natural flows in lower
Canada del Puerto Creek, in order to reconnect the creek to its
floodplain. Other project elements include removing cattle corrals and
relocating a scale house to its pre-1960s location, removing eucalyptus
and controlling other non-native species, and protecting archeological
resources. This alternative was identified and analyzed as the agency-
preferred Alternative B in the Final EIS (and includes no substantive
modifications to the course of action which was described in the Draft
EIS). The full range of foreseeable environmental consequences were
assessed, and appropriate mitigation measures (developed in
consultation with Tribal representatives and other agencies) are
included in the approved plan. Both a No Action alternative and one
additional ``action'' alternative (Alternative C, which would have
restored approximately a third less wetland habitat) were also
identified and analyzed. As documented in the Draft and Final EIS, the
selected alternative was deemed to be the ``environmentally preferred''
course of action.
Copies: Interested parties desiring to review the Record of
Decision may obtain a copy by contacting the Superintendent, Channel
Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA 93001 or via
telephone request at (805) 658-5700.
Dated: July 13, 2010.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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