Coral Reef Restoration Plan, Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Biscayne National Park, FL, 24050 [2011-10455]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2310–0003–422]
Coral Reef Restoration Plan, Final
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement, Biscayne National Park, FL
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the Coral Reef
Restoration Plan, Biscayne National
Park.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National
Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of a Final Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Coral Reef Restoration Plan (Plan/FEIS)
for Biscayne National Park, Florida. The
Plan/FEIS provides a systematic
approach to addressing injuries to coral
reefs caused by vessel groundings
within Biscayne National Park.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record
of Decision no sooner than 30 days from
the date of publication of the Notice of
Availability of the FEIS in the Federal
Register by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: The Plan/FEIS is available
in electronic format online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/bisc. A limited
number of compact discs and hard
copies of the Plan/FEIS are available at
Biscayne National Park Headquarters,
9700 SW. 328th Street, Homestead,
Florida 33033. You may also request a
CD or hard copy by contacting Mark
Lewis, Superintendent of Biscayne
National Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street,
Homestead, Florida 33033, 305–230–
1144.
SUMMARY:
Many
vessel groundings occur annually in
Biscayne National Park, causing injuries
to submerged resources. The goal of
coral reef restoration actions in Biscayne
National Park is to create a stable, selfsustaining reef environment of similar
topography and surface complexity to
that which existed prior to injury, such
that natural recovery processes,
enhanced through mitigation, if needed,
will lead to a fully functioning coral reef
community with near natural
complexity, structure, and make-up of
organisms. The Plan/FEIS provides a
systematic approach to addressing
injuries to coral reefs caused by vessel
groundings within Biscayne National
Park. It analyzes two alternatives, the
No Action alternative (Alternative 1)
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and Restoration Using a Programmatic
Approach (Alternative 2).
Alternative 1 would not change the
existing approach to coral reef
restoration planning and
implementation, including NEPA
compliance. Currently, Biscayne
National Park resource managers
evaluate the impacts of coral reef
restoration actions and specific
restoration methods when planning and
implementing restoration at each
grounding incident. In contrast, to
address each coral injury under
Alternative 2, the most appropriate
restoration actions and specific
restoration methods would be selected
from a ‘‘toolbox’’ of methods that already
have had their impacts evaluated
programmatically. Under Alternative 2,
10 reasonable and common coral reef
restoration actions were identified and
evaluated for inclusion in the toolbox.
Alternative 2 (Restoration Using a
Programmatic Approach) was identified
as the NPS’s preferred alternative. The
time required to evaluate environmental
impacts of restoration actions after sitespecific injuries would be minimized
substantially under Alternative 2,
resulting in fewer adverse effects and/or
more beneficial effects to park
resources.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Lewis, Superintendent, Biscayne
National Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street,
Homestead, FL 33033; Telephone 305–
230–1144.
Authority: The authority for publishing
this notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6
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: April 22, 2011.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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The public meeting of the
Advisory Commission will be held on
Monday, June 6, 2011, at 1 p.m.
(eastern).
Location: The meeting will be held at
Park Headquarters, Bar Harbor, Maine
04609.
DATES:
Agenda
The June 6, 2011, Commission
meeting will consist of the following:
1. Committee reports:
—Land Conservation
—Park Use
—Science and Education
—Historic
2. Old Business
3. Superintendent’s Report
4. Chairman’s Report
5. Public Comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Further information concerning this
meeting may be obtained from the
Superintendent, Acadia National Park,
P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609,
telephone (207) 288–3338.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. Interested
persons may make oral/written
presentations to the Commission or file
written statements. Such requests
should be made to the Superintendent
at least seven days prior to the meeting.
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.
Dated: April 18, 2011.
Sheridan Steele,
Superintendent, Acadia National Park.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2310-0003-422]
Coral Reef Restoration Plan, Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement, Biscayne National Park, FL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for the Coral Reef Restoration Plan, Biscayne National
Park.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces
the availability of a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
for the Coral Reef Restoration Plan (Plan/FEIS) for Biscayne National
Park, Florida. The Plan/FEIS provides a systematic approach to
addressing injuries to coral reefs caused by vessel groundings within
Biscayne National Park.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days
from the date of publication of the Notice of Availability of the FEIS
in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: The Plan/FEIS is available in electronic format online at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/bisc. A limited number of compact discs and
hard copies of the Plan/FEIS are available at Biscayne National Park
Headquarters, 9700 SW. 328th Street, Homestead, Florida 33033. You may
also request a CD or hard copy by contacting Mark Lewis, Superintendent
of Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street, Homestead, Florida
33033, 305-230-1144.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Many vessel groundings occur annually in
Biscayne National Park, causing injuries to submerged resources. The
goal of coral reef restoration actions in Biscayne National Park is to
create a stable, self-sustaining reef environment of similar topography
and surface complexity to that which existed prior to injury, such that
natural recovery processes, enhanced through mitigation, if needed,
will lead to a fully functioning coral reef community with near natural
complexity, structure, and make-up of organisms. The Plan/FEIS provides
a systematic approach to addressing injuries to coral reefs caused by
vessel groundings within Biscayne National Park. It analyzes two
alternatives, the No Action alternative (Alternative 1) and Restoration
Using a Programmatic Approach (Alternative 2).
Alternative 1 would not change the existing approach to coral reef
restoration planning and implementation, including NEPA compliance.
Currently, Biscayne National Park resource managers evaluate the
impacts of coral reef restoration actions and specific restoration
methods when planning and implementing restoration at each grounding
incident. In contrast, to address each coral injury under Alternative
2, the most appropriate restoration actions and specific restoration
methods would be selected from a ``toolbox'' of methods that already
have had their impacts evaluated programmatically. Under Alternative 2,
10 reasonable and common coral reef restoration actions were identified
and evaluated for inclusion in the toolbox.
Alternative 2 (Restoration Using a Programmatic Approach) was
identified as the NPS's preferred alternative. The time required to
evaluate environmental impacts of restoration actions after site-
specific injuries would be minimized substantially under Alternative 2,
resulting in fewer adverse effects and/or more beneficial effects to
park resources.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Lewis, Superintendent, Biscayne
National Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street, Homestead, FL 33033; Telephone
305-230-1144.
Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is
contained in 40 CFR 1506.6
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: April 22, 2011.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-10455 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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