Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Scoping for an Evaluation of Alternatives To Revitalize the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Missouri, 44603-44604 [2011-18825]
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of Payette County, Idaho, located
approximately 14 miles northwest of
Emmett, Idaho. All roads and trails on
the following described public lands, all
of which are contiguous, are closed to
motorized vehicle use.
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Boise Meridian
T. 8 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 5, lot 4;
Sec. 6, all;
Sec. 7, lot 1, portions of the NW1⁄4NE1⁄4
and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 north and west of Big
Willow Road.
T. 8 N., R. 3 W.,
Sec. 1, lots 1, 3, 4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 2, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 3, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, SW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 4, lot 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 8, portion of the SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 south and
east of Stone Quarry Road;
Sec. 9, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, portion of the
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 south and east of Stone
Quarry Road, N1⁄2S1⁄2, and portion of the
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4 north and west of Big
Willow Road;
Sec. 10, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, and portion of the
N1⁄2SW1⁄4 north of Big Willow Road;
Sec. 12, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄2, and
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
T. 9 N., R. 2 W.,
Sec. 19, lot 4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 28, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and portion of the
S1⁄2SE1⁄4 south and west of Dry Creek
Road;
Sec. 29, S1⁄2;
Sec. 30, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 31, lots 2, 3, 4, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 32, all;
Sec. 33, portion of NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 south and
west of Dry Creek Road, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
N1⁄2NW1⁄4;
Sec. 34, portion of NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 south and
west of Dry Creek Road.
T. 9 N., R. 3 W,
Sec. 25, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 26, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4;
Sec. 34, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 35, all.
The area described contains approximately
7,134 acres.
Closure of these routes to motorized
vehicle use is necessary because habitat
for Packard’s milkvetch (Astragalus
cusickii var. packardiae), a candidate
species under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA), is at risk from further damage
by motorized vehicles. The 1988
Cascade Resource Management Plan
(RMP) classified off-highway vehicle
(OHV) use in the area as limited to
existing or designated roads and trails.
At that time, approximately 37 miles of
roads and trails existed on the area’s
public lands. The Cascade RMP
effectively closed all other lands in the
area to OHV use. Nonetheless, by 2009,
the number of road and trail miles in the
area had grown to 160 (a 430 percent
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increase). The proliferation of
unauthorized routes was a primary
factor in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) decision in November
2010 to identify Packard’s milkvetch as
a candidate species under the ESA.
Unauthorized OHV activity is causing
direct (e.g. destruction of plants) and
indirect impacts (e.g. increased
sediment from adjacent areas and
introduction/expansion of noxious and
invasive weeds into milkvetch habitat)
to the species. The FWS has assigned a
Listing Priority Number 3 rating to the
Packard’s milkvetch. This rating ranks
species on a 1 (highest) to 12 (lowest)
scale to reflect the relative risk of
extinction and the impact of the loss of
the species as a whole. Closure of the 37
miles of roads and trails will prevent
further establishment of unauthorized
OHV roads and trails and help prevent
further impacts to, and ensure suitable
conditions for, Packard’s milkvetch
plants and their associated habitat.
When added to the existing restrictions
on OHV use in the 1988 Cascade RMP,
the closure will serve to protect the
species and its habitat on 7,134 acres of
public lands.
The BLM will post closure signs at
main entry points to the closed area
and/or other locations on-site. This
closure will be posted in the Boise
District BLM office. Maps of the affected
area and other associated documents are
available at 3948 Development Avenue,
Boise, Idaho 83705. Under the authority
of Section 303(a) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.0–7 and 43
CFR 8364.1, the BLM will enforce the
following rule within the Big Willow
closure:
Motorized vehicles must not be used on
the closed roads and trails.
Exemptions: The following persons
are exempt from this order: Federal,
State, and local Law Enforcement
officers and employees in the
performance of their official duties;
members of organized rescue or firefighting forces in the performance of
their official duties; and persons with
written authorization from the BLM.
Penalties: Any person who violates
the above rule may be tried before a
United States Magistrate and fined no
more than $1,000, imprisoned for no
more than 12 months, or both. Violators
may also be subject to the enhanced
fines provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3571.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.
Terry Humphrey,
Four Rivers Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Assessment and Scoping for an
Evaluation of Alternatives To Revitalize
the Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial, Missouri
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)), the National Park Service
(NPS) will prepare an Environmental
Assessment (EA) for an evaluation of
alternatives to revitalize the Jefferson
National Expansion Memorial
(Memorial), St. Louis, Missouri. The
proposed action involves physical
changes to the Memorial grounds and
facilities as a method for improving
visitor access and experience, while
better integrating the Memorial into the
downtown St. Louis area. The NPS will
use this EA process to engage the public
through scoping, develop a range of
reasonable alternatives for
implementing the proposed action, and
analyze the impacts of the alternatives.
This notice initiates the scoping
process for the EA and invites the
public, government agencies, and other
interested persons and organizations to
provide comments. If at any point
during the preparation of the EA the
NPS determines that it is necessary to
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for this proposal,
comments submitted during this
scoping process will be considered in
the development of the EIS.
DATES: When the EA is completed, NPS
will hold meetings to provide an
opportunity for the public to comment.
Details regarding the exact times and
locations of these meetings will be
announced on the NPS’s Planning,
Environment and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site, at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/jeff, and through
local and regional media at least 15 days
in advance of the meetings.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted through the PEPC Web site at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/jeff. You
may also mail or hand-deliver
comments to the Superintendent,
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial,
11 North 4th Street, St. Louis, Missouri
63102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial, at the address
above.
SUMMARY:
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The NPS
completed a General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/
EIS) for the Memorial in October 2009
and the record of Decision (ROD) was
signed in November 2009. The selected
alternative in the ROD allowed for a
design competition to guide the future
development of the Memorial. The
intent of the competition was to identify
ways to seamlessly integrate the park
and surrounding areas into the St. Louis
region, while honoring the Arch and the
grounds immediately surrounding. The
design competition began in December
2009 and the winning team was selected
in September 2010. The winning
concept was subsequently refined and
presented to the public in January 2011.
The 2009 GMP/EIS provided a broad
analysis of potential impacts of the
expansion of programs and facilities at
the Memorial; this EA will provide a
more site-specific analysis. Council on
Environmental Quality regulations (40
CFR 1502.20) encourage the use of a
tiering process in these types of
situations. Department of the Interior
regulations implementing NEPA (43
CFR 46.140) state that an ‘‘ * * *
environmental assessment prepared in
support of an individual proposed
action can be tiered to a programmatic
or other broader-scope environmental
impact statement. Tiering to the
programmatic or broader-scope
environmental impact statement would
allow the preparation of an
environmental assessment and a finding
of no significant impact for the
individual proposed action, so long as
any previously unanalyzed effects are
not significant.’’ In addition, NPS
consultation, in accordance with
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, began in January 2011,
and the NEPA process will be integrated
with the section 106 process as much as
possible to coordinate public review
and other consultative requirements of
both laws.
A scoping newsletter will be prepared
which identifies the draft statements of
purpose, need, and objectives, as well as
issues and preliminary alternative
concepts, as identified to date. Copies of
that information and other updates may
be obtained online from the PEPC Web
site or at the address and phone
numbers listed above. If you wish to
comment, you may submit your
comments via the Internet through
PEPC, at one of the public meetings, and
by mailing or hand-delivering
comments to the address noted 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,
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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. Comments will not be accepted
by fax, e-mail, or in any way other than
those specified above.
Dated: May 6, 2011.
Michael T. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Draft Anacostia Park Wetland and
Resident Canada Goose Management
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 the Draft Anacostia Park
Wetland and Resident Canada Goose
Management Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement (Plan/DEIS) for
Anacostia Park (Park), Washington, DC.
The draft Plan/DEIS evaluates the
impacts of several management
alternatives that address managing
wetlands and resident Canada geese at
the Park. It also assesses the impacts
that could result from continuing the
current management framework in the
no action alternative. The selected
alternative will describe the wetland
management and Canada goose
management strategies that will guide
future actions at the Park for 15 years.
DATES: The NPS will accept comments
on the Plan/DEIS for 60 days following
publication by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) of the Notice
of the Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement. After
the EPA Notice of Availability is
published, the NPS will schedule 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
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project at https://
www.parkplanning.nps.gov/ANAC .
ADDRESSES: Information will be
available for public review and
comment online at: https://
www.parkplanning.nps.gov/ANAC.
Copies of the Plan/DEIS will be
available in the office of the
Superintendent, National Capital
Parks—East, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE.,
Washington, DC 20020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief of Resource Management Division,
National Capital Parks—East
headquarters in Anacostia Park at the
address above or by telephone at (202)
690–5160.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Tidal
wetland restoration efforts at Anacostia
Park have been jeopardized by grazing
resident Canada geese. Action is needed
at this time to manage the restored
wetlands at the Park. The Plan/DEIS
will be an integrated tool designed to
allow for the long-term planning and
management for both wetlands and
resident Canada geese at the Park.
This Plan/DEIS evaluates five
alternatives—a No Action Alternative
(A) and four Action Alternatives (B
(preferred), C, D, and E). These are
summarized briefly here. Other
alternatives were explored but
dismissed; these are discussed in some
detail in the draft Plan/EIS.
• Alternative A—No Action—Park
wetlands and the resident goose
population would continue to be
managed using the current wetland and
goose management techniques which
include: Invasive species management,
trash management, public education,
goose egg oiling, goose population
monitoring, goose exclusion fencing,
and wetland vegetation planting.
• Alternative B—Preferred—Very
High Level of Wetland and Goose
Management—The most aggressive
wetlands management techniques
would be combined with intensive
goose management techniques.
Proposed extensive wetland restoration
opportunities could include: Managing
invasive species, shoreline protection,
restoration of tidal guts, and
daylighting. Goose management
techniques include: Lethal control, scare
and harassment, habitat alteration, and
reproduction control such as egg oiling.
• Alternative C—High Level of
Wetlands Management with Moderate
Level of Goose Management—This
alternative combines aggressive
wetlands management options with a
moderate level of lethal goose
management techniques. Some of the
wetland management techniques could
include managing invasive species and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Scoping for an
Evaluation of Alternatives To Revitalize the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial, Missouri
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the National Park
Service (NPS) will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for an
evaluation of alternatives to revitalize the Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial (Memorial), St. Louis, Missouri. The proposed action
involves physical changes to the Memorial grounds and facilities as a
method for improving visitor access and experience, while better
integrating the Memorial into the downtown St. Louis area. The NPS will
use this EA process to engage the public through scoping, develop a
range of reasonable alternatives for implementing the proposed action,
and analyze the impacts of the alternatives.
This notice initiates the scoping process for the EA and invites
the public, government agencies, and other interested persons and
organizations to provide comments. If at any point during the
preparation of the EA the NPS determines that it is necessary to
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for this proposal,
comments submitted during this scoping process will be considered in
the development of the EIS.
DATES: When the EA is completed, NPS will hold meetings to provide an
opportunity for the public to comment. Details regarding the exact
times and locations of these meetings will be announced on the NPS's
Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site, at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/jeff, and through local and regional media at
least 15 days in advance of the meetings.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through the PEPC Web site at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/jeff. You may also mail or hand-deliver
comments to the Superintendent, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial,
11 North 4th Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Jefferson National
Expansion Memorial, at the address above.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS completed a General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the Memorial in October
2009 and the record of Decision (ROD) was signed in November 2009. The
selected alternative in the ROD allowed for a design competition to
guide the future development of the Memorial. The intent of the
competition was to identify ways to seamlessly integrate the park and
surrounding areas into the St. Louis region, while honoring the Arch
and the grounds immediately surrounding. The design competition began
in December 2009 and the winning team was selected in September 2010.
The winning concept was subsequently refined and presented to the
public in January 2011.
The 2009 GMP/EIS provided a broad analysis of potential impacts of
the expansion of programs and facilities at the Memorial; this EA will
provide a more site-specific analysis. Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR 1502.20) encourage the use of a tiering process in
these types of situations. Department of the Interior regulations
implementing NEPA (43 CFR 46.140) state that an `` * * * environmental
assessment prepared in support of an individual proposed action can be
tiered to a programmatic or other broader-scope environmental impact
statement. Tiering to the programmatic or broader-scope environmental
impact statement would allow the preparation of an environmental
assessment and a finding of no significant impact for the individual
proposed action, so long as any previously unanalyzed effects are not
significant.'' In addition, NPS consultation, in accordance with
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, began in January
2011, and the NEPA process will be integrated with the section 106
process as much as possible to coordinate public review and other
consultative requirements of both laws.
A scoping newsletter will be prepared which identifies the draft
statements of purpose, need, and objectives, as well as issues and
preliminary alternative concepts, as identified to date. Copies of that
information and other updates may be obtained online from the PEPC Web
site or at the address and phone numbers listed above. If you wish to
comment, you may submit your comments via the Internet through PEPC, at
one of the public meetings, and by mailing or hand-delivering comments
to the address noted 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. Comments
will not be accepted by fax, e-mail, or in any way other than those
specified above.
Dated: May 6, 2011.
Michael T. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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