Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cottonwood Cove and Katherine Landing Development Concept Plans, Clark County, NV, and Mohave County, AZ, 13376-13377 [2013-04538]
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 and the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations, the
National Park Service (NPS) is preparing
a Chronic Wasting Disease Management
Plan and Environmental Impact
Statement (CWD Management Plan/EIS)
for Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
Action is needed at this time prevent
the establishment of CWD in the whitetailed deer population of Shenandoah
National Park and, should the disease
become established, to slow the spread
of the disease. To ensure that all
significant issues are identified and
considered, all interested parties are
invited to comment on the proposed
scope of the project, the purpose, need,
and objectives of the plan, and draft
alternatives.
The National Park Service will
accept comments from the public for a
period of 60 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
Public meetings will be held during the
review period to facilitate the
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submission of public comment. Once
scheduled, the meeting dates will be
announced on the NPS’s Planning
Environment and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/shen); by
newsletter posted on the Shenandoah
National Park Web page (www.nps.gov/
shen); and by a press release to the local
media.
ADDRESSES: The preferred method of
comment is to submit comments
electronically through the NPS PEPC
Web site (https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
shen). You may also mail comments to
Superintendent, Shenandoah National
Park, 3655 U.S. Highway 211 East,
Luray, VA, 22835.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Flanagan, National Park Service, Denver
Service Center, at (303) 969–2327.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A longrange CWD Management Plan is needed
at this time because: CWD is established
and spreading within the region and
represents a threat to white-tailed deer,
which are an important park resource;
the risk of CWD introduction and
amplification is high because of high
deer population density in certain areas
of the park and deer movement in and
out of the park; there is no known
treatment to eliminate CWD once it is
established in the population; a variety
of management options must be
considered to limit the prevalence and
minimize spread; and CWD is a
nonnative disease process, therefore,
NPS policy states that CWD should be
managed or eliminated, if prudent and
feasible.
To date, Shenandoah National Park
has prepared a CWD Detection and
Assessment Plan and Environmental
Assessment which, when completed
and approved, will guide future actions
for detecting and responding to initial
CWD cases within the park. The next
step is to comprehensively evaluate
alternative approaches for long-term
management of CWD, which is the
purpose of the proposed CWD
Management Plan/EIS.
The objectives of the long-range CWD
management plan are to: Prevent CWD
establishment and, should CWD become
established, slow the spread of CWD
within the park; monitor disease
progression and impacts on park
resources; provide a framework to assess
or evaluate the success of the
management actions and for the NPS to
cooperate with other state and federal
agencies on the management of CWD;
develop public support for CWD
management through education;
minimize disruption to visitor use and
experience from management actions;
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and minimize the potential for health
and safety issues for park staff and
visitors during CWD management
activities.
The NPS has begun development of
two action alternatives that will be
made available for public comment as
part of the scoping process. The first
action alternative proposes a phased
approach to CWD management and
would be implemented when CWD is
identified within a specified distance
from the park. In slight contrast, the
second alternative would initiate
management actions immediately,
rather than in response to proximity of
CWD detection to the boundaries of the
park. The NPS will also evaluate a no
action alternative, under which current
management approaches would
continue, including implementation of
the approved CWD detection and
assessment plan.
To ensure that all significant issues
are identified and considered, all
interested parties are invited to
comment on the proposed scope of the
project; the purpose, need and
objectives of the plan; and draft
alternatives. These materials will be
available for review and comment on
the NPS PEPC Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/shen) and the
park’s Web page (www.nps.gov/shen).
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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: November 20, 2012.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National
Park Service.
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Cottonwood Cove and
Katherine Landing Development
Concept Plans, Clark County, NV, and
Mohave County, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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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 announces the availability of a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Cottonwood Cove and
Katherine Landing Development
Concept Plans, Lake Mead National
Recreation Area. The Draft EIS identifies
and analyzes three alternatives, as
follows. Alternative 1 Continue Current
Management Trends (no action
alternative) reflects current management
direction and serves as a baseline for
comparison with the other alternatives.
Existing facilities would be retained
with minimal changes. Alternative 2
Implement Previous Planning Proposals
would implement previous planning
proposals that separate day use and
marina facilities, maintain the type of
overnight facilities, and provide flood
mitigation. Alternative 3 Enhance
Visitor Experience and Park Operations
(agency-preferred alternative) would
enhance day-use opportunities, upgrade
and expand the type of overnight
facilities, and provide flood mitigation.
The Draft EIS also evaluates the
potential environmental impacts of the
alternatives, including potential impacts
to native plant communities and soils,
wildlife, threatened, endangered, and
special status species; floodplains;
archeological resources; historic
structures; cultural landscape;
ethnographic resources; visitor use,
experience, and safety; park operations;
and socioeconomic environment.
DATES: The National Park Service will
accept comments on the Draft EIS from
the public for 60 days after the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its notice in the Federal
Register. The National Park Service will
also hold public meetings during the
public comment period; the date, time,
and location of the meetings will be
announced on Project Web site https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/lake, as well as
via local and regional press media.
ADDRESSES: Respondents may submit
comments by one of two methods. You
may mail written comments to Lake
Mead National Recreation Area, Attn:
DCP–DEIS, 601 Nevada Highway,
Boulder City, NV 89005. You may also
submit comments electronically via the
Internet at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
lake. Before including your address,
phone number, email 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
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information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Mr.
Jim Holland, Park Planner, Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada
Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005 (702)
293–8986.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
purpose of the development concept
plans is to reevaluate the
implementation strategies for these two
areas that were identified in the 1986
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
General Management Plan/Development
Concept Plans/Final Environmental
Impact Statement and to incorporate the
concepts and carrying capacities that
were approved in the 2003 Lake Mead
National Recreation Area Lake
Management Plan/Final Environmental
Impact Statement. Each development
concept plan provides an integrated
plan for development with site specific
guidance for the extent, type, and
location of facilities and services that is
consistent with the management
direction and intent established in the
general management plan and lake
management plan.
The general management plan
addressed the need to provide
recreational opportunities while
preserving and protecting natural and
cultural resources. It established landbased management zones and included
development concept plans for
Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing that identified limits on the
development, established the number
and type of facilities, and addressed
flood hazards. The general management
plan’s vision for both areas was to
accommodate increasing use, enhance
the visitor experience, and mitigate
flood hazards. The lake management
plan established water-based
management zones and provided further
guidance for the long-term protection of
park resources while allowing a range of
recreational opportunities to support
visitor needs. A number of the
management actions identified in both
approved plans require more sitespecific development planning. There
are also a number of management issues
that have not been adequately addressed
or resolved in the previous planning
efforts and that require a more detailed
examination of development and
operational needs.
The primary issues affecting the
management of the Cottonwood Cove
and Katherine Landing developed areas
are as follows:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Providing flood mitigation
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• Enhancing shoreline-based day-use
opportunities and facilities to meet a
growing demand
• Improving the safety and ease of
access, providing better organized and
more convenient parking, and
providing an appropriate number of
parking spaces
• Improving NPS campgrounds to
function effectively to meet visitor
needs while protecting the cultural
landscape
• Providing adequate visitor
information and education programs
and determining if commercial
services and NPS educational and
interpretive services be provided in a
joint facility enhancing operational
facilities to function effectively and
efficiently, meeting the needs of both
park staff and visitors
• Identifying which concession
facilities or services are still necessary
and appropriate at these sites for
public use and enjoyment of the park
Decision Process: Following due
consideration of all comments received,
a Final EIS will be prepared. As a
delegated EIS, the official responsible
for a final decision is the Regional
Director, Pacific West Region.
Subsequently the official responsible for
implementing the approved
development concept plans and for
monitoring results is the
Superintendent, Lake Mead National
Recreation Area.
Dated: September 28, 2012.
Martha J. Lee,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-PWR-PWRO-11436; PXP0137227A001]
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cottonwood Cove and
Katherine Landing Development Concept Plans, Clark County, NV, and
Mohave County, AZ
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 announces the availability
of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Cottonwood Cove
and Katherine Landing Development Concept Plans, Lake Mead National
Recreation Area. The Draft EIS identifies and analyzes three
alternatives, as follows. Alternative 1 Continue Current Management
Trends (no action alternative) reflects current management direction
and serves as a baseline for comparison with the other alternatives.
Existing facilities would be retained with minimal changes. Alternative
2 Implement Previous Planning Proposals would implement previous
planning proposals that separate day use and marina facilities,
maintain the type of overnight facilities, and provide flood
mitigation. Alternative 3 Enhance Visitor Experience and Park
Operations (agency-preferred alternative) would enhance day-use
opportunities, upgrade and expand the type of overnight facilities, and
provide flood mitigation. The Draft EIS also evaluates the potential
environmental impacts of the alternatives, including potential impacts
to native plant communities and soils, wildlife, threatened,
endangered, and special status species; floodplains; archeological
resources; historic structures; cultural landscape; ethnographic
resources; visitor use, experience, and safety; park operations; and
socioeconomic environment.
DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments on the Draft EIS
from the public for 60 days after the date the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes its notice in the Federal Register. The National Park
Service will also hold public meetings during the public comment
period; the date, time, and location of the meetings will be announced
on Project Web site https://parkplanning.nps.gov/lake, as well as via
local and regional press media.
ADDRESSES: Respondents may submit comments by one of two methods. You
may mail written comments to Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Attn:
DCP-DEIS, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005. You may also
submit comments electronically via the Internet at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/lake. Before including your address, phone number,
email 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: Mr. Jim Holland, Park Planner, Lake
Mead National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV
89005 (702) 293-8986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the development concept plans
is to reevaluate the implementation strategies for these two areas that
were identified in the 1986 Lake Mead National Recreation Area General
Management Plan/Development Concept Plans/Final Environmental Impact
Statement and to incorporate the concepts and carrying capacities that
were approved in the 2003 Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake
Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement. Each development
concept plan provides an integrated plan for development with site
specific guidance for the extent, type, and location of facilities and
services that is consistent with the management direction and intent
established in the general management plan and lake management plan.
The general management plan addressed the need to provide
recreational opportunities while preserving and protecting natural and
cultural resources. It established land-based management zones and
included development concept plans for Cottonwood Cove and Katherine
Landing that identified limits on the development, established the
number and type of facilities, and addressed flood hazards. The general
management plan's vision for both areas was to accommodate increasing
use, enhance the visitor experience, and mitigate flood hazards. The
lake management plan established water-based management zones and
provided further guidance for the long-term protection of park
resources while allowing a range of recreational opportunities to
support visitor needs. A number of the management actions identified in
both approved plans require more site-specific development planning.
There are also a number of management issues that have not been
adequately addressed or resolved in the previous planning efforts and
that require a more detailed examination of development and operational
needs.
The primary issues affecting the management of the Cottonwood Cove
and Katherine Landing developed areas are as follows:
Providing flood mitigation
Enhancing shoreline-based day-use opportunities and facilities
to meet a growing demand
Improving the safety and ease of access, providing better
organized and more convenient parking, and providing an appropriate
number of parking spaces
Improving NPS campgrounds to function effectively to meet
visitor needs while protecting the cultural landscape
Providing adequate visitor information and education programs
and determining if commercial services and NPS educational and
interpretive services be provided in a joint facility enhancing
operational facilities to function effectively and efficiently, meeting
the needs of both park staff and visitors
Identifying which concession facilities or services are still
necessary and appropriate at these sites for public use and enjoyment
of the park
Decision Process: Following due consideration of all comments
received, a Final EIS will be prepared. As a delegated EIS, the
official responsible for a final decision is the Regional Director,
Pacific West Region. Subsequently the official responsible for
implementing the approved development concept plans and for monitoring
results is the Superintendent, Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Dated: September 28, 2012.
Martha J. Lee,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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