Draft Anacostia Park Wetland and Resident Canada Goose Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 44604-44605 [2011-18829]
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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
[NPS–NCR–NACE–0411–7112; 3501–PZY]
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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planting throughout the wetlands. The
goose management techniques include:
Less intensive population reduction
than in alternative B; habitat
modification by planting buffers along
the shoreline; scare and harassment
techniques in certain areas; and
reproduction control.
• Alternative D—Low Level of
Wetlands Management and Low Goose
Management—Wetland management
techniques include a removal of
structures or obstacles resulting in
severe erosion of the shoreline and
wetland areas as well as management of
invasive species. There would be no
new wetland restoration or new
cultural/educational efforts under this
alternative. The goose management
techniques would include no initial
lethal resident goose population
reduction activities; however, there
could be a one-time population
reduction if other goose management
techniques, such as habitat modification
and reproduction control, do not keep
the goose population at the sustainable
threshold level.
• Alternative E—Very High Level of
Wetlands Management with Moderate
Goose Management with No Lethal
Control—Wetland management
techniques include erosion control and
invasive species management. The
resident goose management techniques
would have no initial or follow-up
lethal control; however, habitat
modification, scare and harassment, and
reproductive control would be allowed.
You may submit your comments by
any one of several methods. You may
submit your comments online on the
PEPC Web site at: https://
www.parkplanning.nps.gov/ANAC.
Comments can be mailed to Alex
Romero, Superintendent, National
Capital Parks—East, 1900 Anacostia
Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020. You
may also contact the Superintendent by
facsimile at (202) 690–1425. Finally,
you may hand-deliver comments to the
National Capital Parks—East
headquarters in Anacostia Park at the
address above. Before including your
address, telephone number, electronic
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 comments
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. We will make all submissions
from organizations or businesses, from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials, of
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organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Dated: March 18, 2011.
Woody Smeck,
Acting Regional Director, National Capital
Region.
[FR Doc. 2011–18829 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–AKR–WRST–DENA;9924–PYS]
Alaska Region’s Subsistence
Resource Commission (SRC) Program;
Public Meeting and Teleconference
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of meeting and
teleconference.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park SRC and the Denali
National Park SRC will meet to develop
and continue work on National Park
Service (NPS) subsistence program
recommendations and other related
subsistence management issues. The
NPS SRC program is authorized under
Title VIII, Section 808 of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation
Act, Public Law 96–487, to operate in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that
public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: The Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park SRC will meet August 4, 2011,
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Denali
National Park SRC will meet August 27,
2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For the Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park SRC Meeting: Barbara Cellarius,
Subsistence Manager, (907) 822–7236,
or Clarence Summers, Subsistence
Manager, NPS Alaska Regional Office, at
(907) 644–3603. If you are interested in
applying for Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park SRC membership contact the
Superintendent, Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park & Preserve, Mile 106.8
Richardson Highway, PO Box 439,
Copper Center, AK 99573, (907) 822–
5234, or fax (907) 822–7216 or visit the
park Web site at: https://www.nps.gov/
wrst/contacts.htm.
For the Denali National Park SRC
Meeting Contact: Amy Craver,
Subsistence Manager, (907) 683–9544,
or Clarence Summers, Subsistence
Manager, NPS Alaska Regional Office, at
(907) 644–3603. If you are interested in
applying for Denali National Park SRC
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membership contact the
Superintendent, Denali National Park
and Preserve, P. O. Box 9, Denali Park,
AK 99755, (907) 683–2294, or fax (907)
683–9617 or visit the park Web site at:
https://www.nps.gov/dena/contacts.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Availability of Comments:
These meetings are open to the public
and will have time allocated for public
testimony. The public is welcome to
present written or oral comments to the
SRC. Each meeting will be recorded and
meeting minutes will be available upon
request from the park superintendent for
public inspection approximately six
weeks after each meeting. Before
including your address, telephone
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.
If the meeting dates and locations are
changed, a notice will be published in
local newspapers and announced on
local radio stations prior to the meeting
date. SRC meeting locations and dates
may need to be changed based on
inclement weather or exceptional
circumstances.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC
Teleconference Meeting Date And
Location: The Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park SRC will meet at the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve headquarters office in Copper
Center, Alaska on Thursday, August 4,
2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Teleconference meeting participants
should contact Barbara Cellarius by email [Barabara_Cellarius@nps.gov] or
by telephone at (907) 822–7236 to
receive a toll-free call-in telephone
number on or before Monday, August 1,
2011. The number of teleconference
lines is limited and available on a first
come first serve basis.
Proposed Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park SRC Agenda
1. Call to order.
2. Welcome and Introductions.
3. Administrative Announcements.
4. Approve Agenda.
5. Approval of Minutes.
6. Review SRC Purpose and
Membership.
7. SRC Member Reports.
8. Public and Other Agency
Comments.
9. Federal Subsistence Board Update.
10. Alaska Board of Game Update.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NCR-NACE-0411-7112; 3501-PZY]
Draft Anacostia Park Wetland and Resident Canada Goose Management
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: 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 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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planting throughout the wetlands. The goose management techniques
include: Less intensive population reduction than in alternative B;
habitat modification by planting buffers along the shoreline; scare and
harassment techniques in certain areas; and reproduction control.
Alternative D--Low Level of Wetlands Management and Low
Goose Management--Wetland management techniques include a removal of
structures or obstacles resulting in severe erosion of the shoreline
and wetland areas as well as management of invasive species. There
would be no new wetland restoration or new cultural/educational efforts
under this alternative. The goose management techniques would include
no initial lethal resident goose population reduction activities;
however, there could be a one-time population reduction if other goose
management techniques, such as habitat modification and reproduction
control, do not keep the goose population at the sustainable threshold
level.
Alternative E--Very High Level of Wetlands Management with
Moderate Goose Management with No Lethal Control--Wetland management
techniques include erosion control and invasive species management. The
resident goose management techniques would have no initial or follow-up
lethal control; however, habitat modification, scare and harassment,
and reproductive control would be allowed.
You may submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may
submit your comments online on the PEPC Web site at: https://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/ANAC. Comments can be mailed to Alex Romero,
Superintendent, National Capital Parks--East, 1900 Anacostia Drive,
SE., Washington, DC 20020. You may also contact the Superintendent by
facsimile at (202) 690-1425. Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to
the National Capital Parks--East headquarters in Anacostia Park at the
address above. Before including your address, telephone number,
electronic 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 comments to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will make all submissions
from organizations or businesses, from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials, of organizations or
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
Dated: March 18, 2011.
Woody Smeck,
Acting Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-18829 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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