Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special-Use Permit, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA, 59423-59424 [2011-24658]
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Drakes Bay Oyster Company SpecialUse Permit, Draft Environmental
Impact Statement, Point Reyes
National Seashore, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
announces the availability of a draft
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environmental impact statement to
consider the Drakes Bay Oyster
Company Special-use permit in Drakes
Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore,
California.
We, the National Park Service,
will accept all comments on the draft
environmental impact statement that are
submitted or postmarked no later than
60 days after the date the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes its notice
of filing of the DEIS in the Federal
Register. We intend to hold public
meetings in several San Francisco Bay
Area locations during the public review
period. We will announce details
regarding the exact times and locations
of these meetings on the Point Reyes
National Seashore Web site, at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/pore (click on the
Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special-use
permit EIS link), and through local and
regional media at least 15 days in
advance of the meetings.
ADDRESSES: Information will be
available for public review and
comment online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/pore (click on the
Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special-use
permit EIS link) and in the office of the
Superintendent, Point Reyes National
Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point
Reyes Station, CA 94956, (415) 464–
5162.
Submit comments on the draft
environmental impact statement by any
one of the following methods:
• Internet: We encourage you to
comment via the Internet at NPS Web
site in the ADDRESSES section.
• Mail: Mail comments to Point Reyes
National Seashore, ATTN: DBOC SUP
DEIS, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes
Station, CA 94956.
• Hand delivery: Deliver comments to
the Office of the Superintendent at Point
Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley
Road, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956.
• Other written: We will accept
written comments at the public
meetings.
We will not accept comments by fax,
e-mail, or in any other way than those
specified above. We will not accept bulk
comments in any format (hard copy or
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electronic) submitted on behalf of
others.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie Gunn, Outreach Coordinator,
Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear
Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, CA
94956, (415) 464–5131. More
information regarding this EIS is also
available at https://www.nps.gov/pore/
parkmgmt/planning_dboc_sup.htm.
Under
Section 124 of Public Law 111–88, the
Secretary has the authority to issue a
special-use permit (SUP) for 10 years to
Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC) for
its shellfish operation, which consists of
commercial production, harvesting,
processing, and sale of shellfish at Point
Reyes National Seashore. The existing
reservation of use and occupancy (RUO)
and associated SUP held by the
Company will expire on November 30,
2012, and the Company has requested a
new permit.
Although the Secretary’s authority
under Section 124 is ‘‘notwithstanding
any other provision of law,’’ it has been
determined that it would help inform
the decision-making process to prepare
an EIS and otherwise follow National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
procedures. The purpose of the
document is to use the NEPA process on
behalf of the Secretary to engage the
public and evaluate the effects of
issuing a SUP for the commercial
shellfish operation. The results of the
NEPA process will be used to inform the
decision of whether a new SUP should
be issued to Drakes Bay Oyster
Company for 10 years.
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Project Objectives
• Manage natural and cultural
resources to support their protection,
restoration, and preservation.
• Manage wilderness and potential
wilderness areas to preserve the
character and qualities for which they
were designated.
• Provide opportunities for visitor use
and enjoyment of park resources.
The draft environmental impact
statement considers four alternatives.
Alternative A. No New Special-Use
Permit—Conversion to Wilderness (No
Action). This alternative considers the
expiration of existing RUO and SUP,
and subsequent conversion of the area
to Wilderness consistent with Public
Law 94–567. The existing SUP and RUO
expire on November 30, 2012. The
Secretary would not exercise the
discretion granted to him under Section
124 of Public Law 111–88 to issue a new
10-year SUP. Upon removal of the nonconforming structures and uses from
Drakes Estero, NPS would convert the
area from potential wilderness to
wilderness.
Alternative B. Issue New Special-Use
Permit—Existing Onshore Facilities and
Infrastructure and Offshore Operations
Would Be Allowed for a Period of 10
Years. This alternative considers a level
of use consistent with conditions that
were present in fall 2010 when NPS
initiated evaluation under the
environmental impact statement. The
existing SUP and RUO expire on
November 30, 2012. The Secretary
would exercise the discretion granted to
him under Section 124 to issue to DBOC
a new 10-year SUP, expiring November
30, 2022.
Alternative C. Issue new special-use
permit—onshore facilities and
infrastructure and offshore operations
present in 2008 would be allowed for a
period of 10 years. This alternative
considers a level of use that is
consistent with the conditions and
operations that existed when the current
SUP was signed in April 2008. The
existing SUP and RUO expire on
November 30, 2012. The Secretary
would exercise the discretion granted to
him under Section 124 to issue to DBOC
a new 10-year SUP, expiring November
30, 2022.
Alternative D. Issue New Special-Use
Permit—Expanded Onshore
Development and Offshore Operations
Would Be Allowed for a Period of 10
Years. This alternative considers
expansion of operations and
development of new infrastructure
consistent with the permittee’s requests
submitted for consideration as part of
this EIS process. The existing SUP and
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RUO would expire on November 30,
2012. The Secretary would exercise the
discretion granted to him under Section
124 to issue a new 10-year special use
permit to DBOC, expiring November 30,
2022.
George J. Turnbull,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special-Use Permit, Draft Environmental
Impact Statement, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service announces the availability of a
draft environmental impact statement to consider the Drakes Bay Oyster
Company Special-use permit in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National
Seashore, California.
DATES: We, the National Park Service, will accept all comments on the
draft environmental impact statement that are submitted or postmarked
no later than 60 days after the date the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes its notice of filing of the DEIS in the Federal
Register. We intend to hold public meetings in several San Francisco
Bay Area locations during the public review period. We will announce
details regarding the exact times and locations of these meetings on
the Point Reyes National Seashore Web site, at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/pore (click on the Drakes Bay Oyster Company
Special-use permit EIS link), and through local and regional media at
least 15 days in advance of the meetings.
ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment
online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/pore (click on the Drakes Bay
Oyster Company Special-use permit EIS link) and in the office of the
Superintendent, Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road,
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956, (415) 464-5162.
Submit comments on the draft environmental impact statement by any
one of the following methods:
Internet: We encourage you to comment via the Internet at
NPS Web site in the ADDRESSES section.
Mail: Mail comments to Point Reyes National Seashore,
ATTN: DBOC SUP DEIS, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station, CA 94956.
Hand delivery: Deliver comments to the Office of the
Superintendent at Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road,
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956.
Other written: We will accept written comments at the
public meetings.
We will not accept comments by fax, e-mail, or in any other way
than those specified above. We will not accept bulk comments in any
format (hard copy or electronic) submitted on behalf of others.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie Gunn, Outreach Coordinator,
Point Reyes National Seashore, 1 Bear Valley Road, Point Reyes Station,
CA 94956, (415) 464-5131. More information regarding this EIS is also
available at https://www.nps.gov/pore/parkmgmt/planning_dboc_sup.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 124 of Public Law 111-88, the
Secretary has the authority to issue a special-use permit (SUP) for 10
years to Drakes Bay Oyster Company (DBOC) for its shellfish operation,
which consists of commercial production, harvesting, processing, and
sale of shellfish at Point Reyes National Seashore. The existing
reservation of use and occupancy (RUO) and associated SUP held by the
Company will expire on November 30, 2012, and the Company has requested
a new permit.
Although the Secretary's authority under Section 124 is
``notwithstanding any other provision of law,'' it has been determined
that it would help inform the decision-making process to prepare an EIS
and otherwise follow National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
procedures. The purpose of the document is to use the NEPA process on
behalf of the Secretary to engage the public and evaluate the effects
of issuing a SUP for the commercial shellfish operation. The results of
the NEPA process will be used to inform the decision of whether a new
SUP should be issued to Drakes Bay Oyster Company for 10 years.
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Project Objectives
Manage natural and cultural resources to support their
protection, restoration, and preservation.
Manage wilderness and potential wilderness areas to
preserve the character and qualities for which they were designated.
Provide opportunities for visitor use and enjoyment of
park resources.
The draft environmental impact statement considers four
alternatives.
Alternative A. No New Special-Use Permit--Conversion to Wilderness
(No Action). This alternative considers the expiration of existing RUO
and SUP, and subsequent conversion of the area to Wilderness consistent
with Public Law 94-567. The existing SUP and RUO expire on November 30,
2012. The Secretary would not exercise the discretion granted to him
under Section 124 of Public Law 111-88 to issue a new 10-year SUP. Upon
removal of the non-conforming structures and uses from Drakes Estero,
NPS would convert the area from potential wilderness to wilderness.
Alternative B. Issue New Special-Use Permit--Existing Onshore
Facilities and Infrastructure and Offshore Operations Would Be Allowed
for a Period of 10 Years. This alternative considers a level of use
consistent with conditions that were present in fall 2010 when NPS
initiated evaluation under the environmental impact statement. The
existing SUP and RUO expire on November 30, 2012. The Secretary would
exercise the discretion granted to him under Section 124 to issue to
DBOC a new 10-year SUP, expiring November 30, 2022.
Alternative C. Issue new special-use permit--onshore facilities and
infrastructure and offshore operations present in 2008 would be allowed
for a period of 10 years. This alternative considers a level of use
that is consistent with the conditions and operations that existed when
the current SUP was signed in April 2008. The existing SUP and RUO
expire on November 30, 2012. The Secretary would exercise the
discretion granted to him under Section 124 to issue to DBOC a new 10-
year SUP, expiring November 30, 2022.
Alternative D. Issue New Special-Use Permit--Expanded Onshore
Development and Offshore Operations Would Be Allowed for a Period of 10
Years. This alternative considers expansion of operations and
development of new infrastructure consistent with the permittee's
requests submitted for consideration as part of this EIS process. The
existing SUP and RUO would expire on November 30, 2012. The Secretary
would exercise the discretion granted to him under Section 124 to issue
a new 10-year special use permit to DBOC, expiring November 30, 2022.
George J. Turnbull,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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