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Cattle Point Road Relocation; Draft
Environmental Impact Statement; San
Juan Island National Historical Park;
San Juan County, WA; Notice of
Availability
Summary: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub.
L. 91–190, as amended), and the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR part 1500–1508),
the National Park Service (NPS), and the
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA), Department of Transportation,
co-lead agencies for this project, in
cooperation with San Juan County,
Washington and the Washington State
Department of Natural Resources, have
prepared a draft environmental impact
statement (DEIS) for alternatives
designed to respond to coastal bluff
erosion which threatens Cattle Point
Road located in San Juan Island
National Historical Park (Park),
Washington. The DEIS identifies and
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analyzes three ‘‘action’’ alternatives for
road realignment that respond to agency
planning requirements and to the
public’s concerns and relevant
environmental issues, identified during
the scoping and early public
involvement process. The potential
environmental consequences of the
alternatives, and appropriate measures
to minimize or avoid harm, are
identified and analyzed in the DEIS. An
‘‘environmentally preferred’’ alternative
is also identified.
Background: A portion of the Cattle
Point Road which terminates on the
southeastern tip of San Juan Island is
threatened by coastal erosion at the base
of the slope traversed by the road. This
road passes through the Park and serves
residences on a peninsular area of the
island known as Cattle Point, as well
provides public access to the Cattle
Point Natural Resource Conservation
Area, managed by the Washington
Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
If erosion continues unabated, the
roadway eventually will fail, disrupting
vehicular access to these areas. The road
is currently maintained by San Juan
County (County); the project area of
potential effect is primarily within the
Park. The entire Park is listed on the
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National Register of Historic Places as a
National Historic Landmark.
A Notice of Intent to begin the
conservation planning and
environmental impact analysis for the
project was published in the Federal
Register on February 6, 2004. The NPS
and the FHWA, along with the County
and the DNR, organized an
interdisciplinary team consisting of
members from the four agencies. A
previous scoping effort begun by the
County in 2001 was incorporated into
the current project. Public engagement
was initiated through a newsletter and
news release, followed by two public
meetings held February 18, 2004, on
San Juan Island. Project team members
presented information and gathered
feedback and ideas on preliminary
alternatives and potential
environmental issues. Approximately 30
public comments were received during
the scoping period ending March 19,
2004.
The project team subsequently
developed a Scoping Report, which
described the range of potential
alternatives identified for more detailed
analysis, as well as alternatives
dismissed from further consideration
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(including armoring the base of the
slope in lieu of road realignment
options). The Scoping Report included
comments and agency responses as
appendices. On June 17, 2004, a notice
was sent to the 302-member project
mailing list regarding release of the
Scoping Report; additionally, a press
release was issued and a notice posted
on the Park website announcing
availability of the document. In April of
2005, a newsletter was sent to the
project mailing list summarizing
progress on the DEIS to date, including
the preliminary identification of a
preferred alternative, completion of a
Cultural Resource Survey and a Tunnel
Feasibility Study, and plans for rare
plant surveys. The project team made a
presentation summarizing planning to
date to the San Juan Board of County
Commissioners in January, 2006; the
meeting was open to the public. A plant
survey report was also completed
during January, 2006. Letters were sent
to culturally affiliated tribes on March 9,
2006, with copies of the Cultural
Resource Survey and inviting their
comments on the project. The FHWA,
on behalf of the project team, sent a
letter to the Washington State Historic
Preservation Officer (SHPO) on May 28,
2009, with a recommendation of No
Adverse Effect and § 4(f) de minimis
determination. Concurrence was
received from the SHPO on June 23,
2009.
Proposal and Alternatives: Alternative
A: No Action—The existing use,
maintenance, and management
associated with the road would
continue without change. This
alternative provides a baseline of
current conditions to aid comparison
and analysis of the ‘‘action’’ alternatives.
Under this alternative, erosion
eventually could cause the road to fail,
disrupting vehicular access to
residential properties in the Cattle Point
Estates and Cape San Juan
neighborhoods and to public lands east
of the eroding bluff. Since
measurements began in 2002, erosion
has moved approximately 14 feet closer
to the guard rail and is currently 32 feet
from the guard rail at its closest point.
The continued life span of the road is
difficult to predict, however large storm
events could potentially make the road
unsafe in a few years—life expectancy
(relative to coastal erosion) is estimated
at approximately 100 years for each of
the ‘‘action’’ alternatives.
Alternative B: Hybrid Mid-Slope
Realignment—This alternative is the
‘‘agency preferred’’ alternative. It
involves mid-slope realignment to the
north of the existing road, traversing the
south-facing slope of Mt. Finlayson. At
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its highest point, this alignment curves
slightly south of the Mt. Finlayson
summit. The realignment would be
entirely on the surface (no tunnel),
approximately 4,950 feet in length, with
a short slope of 10.5% on the eastern
end. This also is deemed to be the
‘‘environmentally preferred’’ course of
action.
Alternative C: Long Tunnel on Minor
Realignment—This alternative involves
a short realignment (2,830 feet)
relatively low on the slope of Mt.
Finlayson. Sixteen hundred feet of the
realignment would be within a bored
tunnel. Maximum slope would be 7%.
Alternative D: Mid-Slope Alignment
with Short Tunnel—This alternative
involves mid-slope realignment to the
north of the existing road, utilizing a
short tunnel near the ridgeline of Mt.
Finlayson. Realignment length would be
4,700 feet, 775 feet of which would be
within the tunnel. Maximum slope
would be 8%.
Public Review and Comment: The
DEIS is now available for public review.
Copies may be obtained by contacting
the Park as noted below. Printed copies
of the document may also be reviewed
at these locations in Friday Harbor on
San Juan Island: San Juan County Public
Library, San Juan County Office of
Public Works, and at Park headquarters.
The document may also be reviewed at
Federal Highway Administration office
in Vancouver, Washington. All written
comments must be postmarked or
transmitted not later than 60 days from
the date of publication in the Federal
Register of the Environmental
Protection Agency’s notice of filing of
the DEIS—as soon as this date is
confirmed, it will be announced on the
project website and via local and
regional media.
During the review period, several
options are available for providing
written comments. Letters can be
directly mailed to: Superintendent Peter
Dederich, San Juan Island National
Historical Park, P.O. Box 429, Friday
Harbor, WA 98250. In addition,
comments may be hand-delivered at the
upcoming public workshop to be
conducted on San Juan Island.
Confirmed details on the date, location,
and time for the workshop will be
announced in local newspapers, in the
forthcoming DEIS Alternatives
newsletter, online at the Park Web site
(https://www.nps.gov/sajh), or may be
obtained via telephone at (360) 378–
2240. Comments may also be
transmitted electronically on the NPS
project Web site http//
parkplanning.nps.gov/sajh.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
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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.
Following the opportunity to review
the DEIS, all comments received will be
duly considered in preparing a Final
EIS. The Final EIS is expected to be
completed during the spring of 2011
and availability of the document will be
similarly announced in the Federal
Register and via local and regional press
media.
Dated: April 5, 2010.
Cicely A. Muldoon,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement;
Stehekin River Corridor
Implementation Plan; Lake Chelan
National Recreation Area; Whatcom,
Skagit and Chelan Counties, WA;
Notice of Availability
Summary: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, the National Park Service, in
cooperation with the Federal Highway
Administration, has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and
Stehekin River Corridor Implementation
Plan (Plan/DEIS). The Plan/DEIS
evaluates four alternatives for
sustainable management of NPS
facilities (e.g., roads, maintenance yard,
trails, bridges) in response to flooding
and erosion issues on the lower
Stehekin River between High Bridge and
Lake Chelan, outside of the Stephen
Mather Wilderness. When approved, the
Plan will allow for implementation of
several actions identified in the 1995
General Management Plan (GMP),
including removal of NPS maintenance
and housing facilities and the primary
access road to North Cascades National
Park from the floodplain, construction
of new recreation facilities, and
protection of the water quality and
scenery along the lower Stehekin River.
The Plan/DEIS also updates the Lake
Chelan National Recreation Area Land
Protection Plan.
Background: Lake Chelan National
Recreation Area (LACH) encompasses
62,000 acres of the rugged North
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Cattle Point Road Relocation; Draft Environmental Impact
Statement; San Juan Island National Historical Park; San Juan County,
WA; Notice of Availability
Summary: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(Pub. L. 91-190, as amended), and the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR part 1500-1508), the National Park Service (NPS),
and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation, co-lead agencies for this project, in cooperation with
San Juan County, Washington and the Washington State Department of
Natural Resources, have prepared a draft environmental impact statement
(DEIS) for alternatives designed to respond to coastal bluff erosion
which threatens Cattle Point Road located in San Juan Island National
Historical Park (Park), Washington. The DEIS identifies and analyzes
three ``action'' alternatives for road realignment that respond to
agency planning requirements and to the public's concerns and relevant
environmental issues, identified during the scoping and early public
involvement process. The potential environmental consequences of the
alternatives, and appropriate measures to minimize or avoid harm, are
identified and analyzed in the DEIS. An ``environmentally preferred''
alternative is also identified.
Background: A portion of the Cattle Point Road which terminates on
the southeastern tip of San Juan Island is threatened by coastal
erosion at the base of the slope traversed by the road. This road
passes through the Park and serves residences on a peninsular area of
the island known as Cattle Point, as well provides public access to the
Cattle Point Natural Resource Conservation Area, managed by the
Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). If erosion continues
unabated, the roadway eventually will fail, disrupting vehicular access
to these areas. The road is currently maintained by San Juan County
(County); the project area of potential effect is primarily within the
Park. The entire Park is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places as a National Historic Landmark.
A Notice of Intent to begin the conservation planning and
environmental impact analysis for the project was published in the
Federal Register on February 6, 2004. The NPS and the FHWA, along with
the County and the DNR, organized an interdisciplinary team consisting
of members from the four agencies. A previous scoping effort begun by
the County in 2001 was incorporated into the current project. Public
engagement was initiated through a newsletter and news release,
followed by two public meetings held February 18, 2004, on San Juan
Island. Project team members presented information and gathered
feedback and ideas on preliminary alternatives and potential
environmental issues. Approximately 30 public comments were received
during the scoping period ending March 19, 2004.
The project team subsequently developed a Scoping Report, which
described the range of potential alternatives identified for more
detailed analysis, as well as alternatives dismissed from further
consideration
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(including armoring the base of the slope in lieu of road realignment
options). The Scoping Report included comments and agency responses as
appendices. On June 17, 2004, a notice was sent to the 302-member
project mailing list regarding release of the Scoping Report;
additionally, a press release was issued and a notice posted on the
Park website announcing availability of the document. In April of 2005,
a newsletter was sent to the project mailing list summarizing progress
on the DEIS to date, including the preliminary identification of a
preferred alternative, completion of a Cultural Resource Survey and a
Tunnel Feasibility Study, and plans for rare plant surveys. The project
team made a presentation summarizing planning to date to the San Juan
Board of County Commissioners in January, 2006; the meeting was open to
the public. A plant survey report was also completed during January,
2006. Letters were sent to culturally affiliated tribes on March 9,
2006, with copies of the Cultural Resource Survey and inviting their
comments on the project. The FHWA, on behalf of the project team, sent
a letter to the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)
on May 28, 2009, with a recommendation of No Adverse Effect and Sec.
4(f) de minimis determination. Concurrence was received from the SHPO
on June 23, 2009.
Proposal and Alternatives: Alternative A: No Action--The existing
use, maintenance, and management associated with the road would
continue without change. This alternative provides a baseline of
current conditions to aid comparison and analysis of the ``action''
alternatives. Under this alternative, erosion eventually could cause
the road to fail, disrupting vehicular access to residential properties
in the Cattle Point Estates and Cape San Juan neighborhoods and to
public lands east of the eroding bluff. Since measurements began in
2002, erosion has moved approximately 14 feet closer to the guard rail
and is currently 32 feet from the guard rail at its closest point. The
continued life span of the road is difficult to predict, however large
storm events could potentially make the road unsafe in a few years--
life expectancy (relative to coastal erosion) is estimated at
approximately 100 years for each of the ``action'' alternatives.
Alternative B: Hybrid Mid-Slope Realignment--This alternative is
the ``agency preferred'' alternative. It involves mid-slope realignment
to the north of the existing road, traversing the south-facing slope of
Mt. Finlayson. At its highest point, this alignment curves slightly
south of the Mt. Finlayson summit. The realignment would be entirely on
the surface (no tunnel), approximately 4,950 feet in length, with a
short slope of 10.5% on the eastern end. This also is deemed to be the
``environmentally preferred'' course of action.
Alternative C: Long Tunnel on Minor Realignment--This alternative
involves a short realignment (2,830 feet) relatively low on the slope
of Mt. Finlayson. Sixteen hundred feet of the realignment would be
within a bored tunnel. Maximum slope would be 7%.
Alternative D: Mid-Slope Alignment with Short Tunnel--This
alternative involves mid-slope realignment to the north of the existing
road, utilizing a short tunnel near the ridgeline of Mt. Finlayson.
Realignment length would be 4,700 feet, 775 feet of which would be
within the tunnel. Maximum slope would be 8%.
Public Review and Comment: The DEIS is now available for public
review. Copies may be obtained by contacting the Park as noted below.
Printed copies of the document may also be reviewed at these locations
in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island: San Juan County Public Library,
San Juan County Office of Public Works, and at Park headquarters. The
document may also be reviewed at Federal Highway Administration office
in Vancouver, Washington. All written comments must be postmarked or
transmitted not later than 60 days from the date of publication in the
Federal Register of the Environmental Protection Agency's notice of
filing of the DEIS--as soon as this date is confirmed, it will be
announced on the project website and via local and regional media.
During the review period, several options are available for
providing written comments. Letters can be directly mailed to:
Superintendent Peter Dederich, San Juan Island National Historical
Park, P.O. Box 429, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. In addition, comments may
be hand-delivered at the upcoming public workshop to be conducted on
San Juan Island. Confirmed details on the date, location, and time for
the workshop will be announced in local newspapers, in the forthcoming
DEIS Alternatives newsletter, online at the Park Web site (https://www.nps.gov/sajh), or may be obtained via telephone at (360) 378-2240.
Comments may also be transmitted electronically on the NPS project Web
site http//parkplanning.nps.gov/sajh.
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.
Following the opportunity to review the DEIS, all comments received
will be duly considered in preparing a Final EIS. The Final EIS is
expected to be completed during the spring of 2011 and availability of
the document will be similarly announced in the Federal Register and
via local and regional press media.
Dated: April 5, 2010.
Cicely A. Muldoon,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-22145 Filed 9-3-10; 8:45 am]
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