Vista Grande Drainage Basin Improvement Project, Fort Funston, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco County, CA, 26807-26808 [2013-10914]
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In accordance with Executive Order
13352, the BLM has determined that the
proposed supplementary rules would
not impede facilitating cooperative
conservation; would take appropriate
account of and consider the interests of
persons with ownership or other legally
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BLM, Gunnison Field Office.
V. Proposed Rules
For the reasons stated in the
Preamble, and under the authority of 43
U.S.C. 315a, 1733(a), and 1740, and 43
CFR 8365.1–6, the State Director
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Supplementary Rules for the Gunnison
Basin Travel Management Plan Area
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Camping means erecting a tent or a
shelter of natural or synthetic materials,
preparing a sleeping bag or other
bedding material for use, or parking a
motor vehicle, motor home, or trailer for
the purpose or apparent purpose of
overnight occupancy.
Designated travel routes means roads
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future decisions implementing the RMP.
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that prevent use of the road or trail.
Restrictions may include signs or
physical barriers such as gates, fences,
posts, branches, or rocks.
Existing travel routes means
immediately recognizable motor vehicle
travel routes or two-track trails that are
not identified as closed to motorized
vehicle use by a BLM sign or map.
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Mechanized vehicle means a humanpowered mechanical device, such as a
bicycle; not powered by a motor.
Motorized vehicle means a vehicle
that is propelled by a motor or engine,
such as a car, truck, off-highway
vehicle, motorcycle, or snowmobile.
Prohibited Acts
1. Except as provided by Rule 2
below, you must not operate or possess
a motorized or mechanized vehicle in
an area designated as closed to such use
by a BLM sign or map.
2. You must not operate or possess a
mechanized or motorized vehicle except
in areas designated or routes identified
for such use by a BLM sign or map,
unless:
• You are using a mechanized game
cart for the purpose of retrieving a large
game animal outside of Congressionally
designated wilderness areas or
wilderness study areas; or
• You are using a motorized vehicle
for the purpose of parking or camping
within 30 feet of the edge of a
designated travel route or on existing
travel routes within 300 feet of a
designated travel route.
3. You must not operate or possess a
motorized vehicle from March 15 to
May 15 in specific areas of priority sagegrouse habitat as designated by a BLM
sign or map, except to access private
inholdings with proper authorization.
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These supplementary rules do not
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and Federal or other government
vehicles while being used for official or
other emergency purposes, or to any
other vehicle use that is expressly
authorized or otherwise officially
approved by the BLM.
Penalties
Under Section 303(a) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR
8360.0–7), any person who violates any
of these supplementary rules may be
tried before a United States Magistrate
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and fined no more than $1,000 or
imprisoned for no more than 12 months,
or both. Such violations may also be
subject to the enhanced fines provided
for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.
Helen M. Hankins,
Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–PWR–PWRO–12638; PPPWGOGAY0
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Vista Grande Drainage Basin
Improvement Project, Fort Funston,
Golden Gate National Recreation Area,
San Francisco County, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with
§ 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15082,
the National Park Service, together with
the City of Daly City, intends to prepare
a joint Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) to evaluate the potential
environmental effects of the proposed
Vista Grande Drainage Basin
Improvement Project (Project). The EIS/
EIR will address proposed
improvements to Daly City’s
infrastructure to address storm-related
flooding in the Vista Grande Watershed
Drainage Basin and the effects of coastal
erosion. The National Park Service
(NPS) is the lead agency for the
environmental review under NEPA. The
City of Daly City is the lead agency for
the environmental review under CEQA.
DATES: All written comments must be
postmarked not later than June 7, 2013.
Background: The Vista Grande
watershed area is located in the City of
Daly City and unincorporated
Broadmoor Village, in northwestern San
Mateo County. This watershed is
approximately 2.5 square miles in area
and is bordered by San Francisco
County to the north, Colma Creek
watershed to the south and east, and the
Pacific Ocean on the west. The Vista
Grande watershed is drained through
the Vista Grande Canal and Tunnel,
which are located in the City and
County of San Francisco, adjacent to
John Muir Drive and the southwestern
shoreline of Lake Merced. The Vista
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Grande Tunnel is a sub-surface tunnel
beneath Fort Funston, which is owned
and managed by NPS as part of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
(GGNRA). The Vista Grande Tunnel
connects the Vista Grande watershed to
an outfall located on the beach below
the Fort Funston bluffs, through which
stormwater flows are discharged into
the Pacific Ocean.
The City of Daly City has proposed
the Project to address storm-related
flooding in the Vista Grande Watershed
Drainage Basin. The existing Vista
Grande Canal and Tunnel do not have
adequate hydraulic capacity to convey
peak storm flows. As a result, during
storm events, flooding periodically
occurs in adjacent low-lying residential
areas and along John Muir Drive. The
Project would involve upgrades to the
Vista Grande watershed collection
system upstream of the Vista Grande
Canal; partial replacement of the
existing Vista Grande Canal to
incorporate a gross-solid screening
device, a treatment wetland, and
diversion and discharge structures to
route some stormwater (and authorized
non-storm water) flows from the Vista
Grande Canal to Lake Merced;
replacement of the existing Vista Grande
Tunnel to expand its capacity; and
replacement of the existing outfall
structure at Fort Funston.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Along
with evaluating a No-Action
Alternative, the EIS/EIR will consider a
range of alternatives, including various
combinations of facilities, such as
alternative tunnel alignments and
capacities, storm water detention
structures, lake level scenarios, and
groundwater recharge facilities. The
Project would increase the hydraulic
capacity of the canal and tunnel and
extend its operating life. In addition, the
Project would utilize stormwater to
restore the level of Lake Merced, which
declined in the late-1980s and early1990s and has not fully recovered.
Under the Project, an adjustable-height
weir would be used to control the lake
level and allow water to be diverted
back into the Vista Grande Canal.
The existing outfall, a segment of the
Vista Grande Tunnel, and the force
main segment are presently exposed to
the surf and waves, which have caused
significant damage to the structure. The
Project would reconfigure these
structures to provide protection from
the surf and waves. The existing Daly
City outfall structure would be removed
and replaced with a low-profile outfall
structure set into the existing cliff face
to reduce future erosion. The existing
force main would also be removed and
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replaced with a similar configuration set
back into the cliff face. The existing
submarine outfall pipeline and diffuser
would be renovated to protect it from
erosion and extend its operating life.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Ortega, Golden Gate NRA, Fort
Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA
94123; telephone (415) 561–2841 or
email goga_planning@nps.gov.
Public Scoping and Comment: Notice
is hereby given that a public scoping
process and comment phase has been
initiated for the EIS/EIR. The purpose of
the public scoping process is to elicit
public comment regarding the full
spectrum of issues and concerns, a
suitable range of alternatives, the nature
and extent of potential environmental
impacts or ecological benefits, and
appropriate mitigation strategies that
should be addressed in preparing a draft
EIS/EIR. Preliminary issues to be
addressed in the EIS/EIR include habitat
for fish and wildlife, ecosystem
conditions and processes, effects on
special status plant and animal species,
hydrology, flood hazards, traffic, air
quality, visitor access, and visitor
experience. Public scoping meetings
will be scheduled in San Francisco and
San Mateo Counties. Meeting dates,
times, and locations will be publicized
through local and regional news media,
by email to the park mailing list (to be
included on the Project email list,
please visit: https://ww.nps.gov/goga and
click the ‘‘Join the Mailing List’’ link),
and via the Project Web site: https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/Vista_Grande.
This Project Web site will also provide
relevant information, including the
Project description, planning process
updates, meeting notices, reports and
documents, and useful links associated
with the Project.
All written comments should be
mailed to the following address:
Superintendent, Golden Gate National
Recreation Area; Attn: Vista Grande
Project; Fort Mason, Building 201, San
Francisco, CA 94123. 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.
Decision Process: At this time, it is
anticipated that the draft EIR/EIS will be
distributed for public review in late
2013. Availability of the document for
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review will be announced by the
publication of a Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register, through local and
regional news media, via the Project
Web site, and by email to Project email
recipients. Additional public meetings
will be held, and further opportunities
for public comment will be provided,
after the draft EIS/EIR is distributed.
Following due consideration of all
comments received on the draft EIS/EIR,
preparation of the final document is
anticipated to be completed in 2014.
Because this is a delegated EIS, the
official responsible for approval of the
Project is the Regional Director, Pacific
West Region. Subsequently the official
responsible for implementation of the
approved Project is the Superintendent,
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Dated: March 15, 2013.
Christine S. Lehnertz,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-PWR-PWRO-12638; PPPWGOGAY0 PPMPSAS1Z.YP0000]
Vista Grande Drainage Basin Improvement Project, Fort Funston,
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco County, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15082, the National Park Service,
together with the City of Daly City, intends to prepare a joint
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) to evaluate the potential environmental effects of the proposed
Vista Grande Drainage Basin Improvement Project (Project). The EIS/EIR
will address proposed improvements to Daly City's infrastructure to
address storm-related flooding in the Vista Grande Watershed Drainage
Basin and the effects of coastal erosion. The National Park Service
(NPS) is the lead agency for the environmental review under NEPA. The
City of Daly City is the lead agency for the environmental review under
CEQA.
DATES: All written comments must be postmarked not later than June 7,
2013.
Background: The Vista Grande watershed area is located in the City
of Daly City and unincorporated Broadmoor Village, in northwestern San
Mateo County. This watershed is approximately 2.5 square miles in area
and is bordered by San Francisco County to the north, Colma Creek
watershed to the south and east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The
Vista Grande watershed is drained through the Vista Grande Canal and
Tunnel, which are located in the City and County of San Francisco,
adjacent to John Muir Drive and the southwestern shoreline of Lake
Merced. The Vista
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Grande Tunnel is a sub-surface tunnel beneath Fort Funston, which is
owned and managed by NPS as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation
Area (GGNRA). The Vista Grande Tunnel connects the Vista Grande
watershed to an outfall located on the beach below the Fort Funston
bluffs, through which stormwater flows are discharged into the Pacific
Ocean.
The City of Daly City has proposed the Project to address storm-
related flooding in the Vista Grande Watershed Drainage Basin. The
existing Vista Grande Canal and Tunnel do not have adequate hydraulic
capacity to convey peak storm flows. As a result, during storm events,
flooding periodically occurs in adjacent low-lying residential areas
and along John Muir Drive. The Project would involve upgrades to the
Vista Grande watershed collection system upstream of the Vista Grande
Canal; partial replacement of the existing Vista Grande Canal to
incorporate a gross-solid screening device, a treatment wetland, and
diversion and discharge structures to route some stormwater (and
authorized non-storm water) flows from the Vista Grande Canal to Lake
Merced; replacement of the existing Vista Grande Tunnel to expand its
capacity; and replacement of the existing outfall structure at Fort
Funston.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Along with evaluating a No-Action
Alternative, the EIS/EIR will consider a range of alternatives,
including various combinations of facilities, such as alternative
tunnel alignments and capacities, storm water detention structures,
lake level scenarios, and groundwater recharge facilities. The Project
would increase the hydraulic capacity of the canal and tunnel and
extend its operating life. In addition, the Project would utilize
stormwater to restore the level of Lake Merced, which declined in the
late-1980s and early-1990s and has not fully recovered. Under the
Project, an adjustable-height weir would be used to control the lake
level and allow water to be diverted back into the Vista Grande Canal.
The existing outfall, a segment of the Vista Grande Tunnel, and the
force main segment are presently exposed to the surf and waves, which
have caused significant damage to the structure. The Project would
reconfigure these structures to provide protection from the surf and
waves. The existing Daly City outfall structure would be removed and
replaced with a low-profile outfall structure set into the existing
cliff face to reduce future erosion. The existing force main would also
be removed and replaced with a similar configuration set back into the
cliff face. The existing submarine outfall pipeline and diffuser would
be renovated to protect it from erosion and extend its operating life.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Ortega, Golden Gate NRA, Fort
Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123; telephone (415) 561-2841
or email goga_planning@nps.gov.
Public Scoping and Comment: Notice is hereby given that a public
scoping process and comment phase has been initiated for the EIS/EIR.
The purpose of the public scoping process is to elicit public comment
regarding the full spectrum of issues and concerns, a suitable range of
alternatives, the nature and extent of potential environmental impacts
or ecological benefits, and appropriate mitigation strategies that
should be addressed in preparing a draft EIS/EIR. Preliminary issues to
be addressed in the EIS/EIR include habitat for fish and wildlife,
ecosystem conditions and processes, effects on special status plant and
animal species, hydrology, flood hazards, traffic, air quality, visitor
access, and visitor experience. Public scoping meetings will be
scheduled in San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. Meeting dates,
times, and locations will be publicized through local and regional news
media, by email to the park mailing list (to be included on the Project
email list, please visit: https://ww.nps.gov/goga and click the ``Join
the Mailing List'' link), and via the Project Web site: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/Vista_Grande. This Project Web site will also
provide relevant information, including the Project description,
planning process updates, meeting notices, reports and documents, and
useful links associated with the Project.
All written comments should be mailed to the following address:
Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Attn: Vista
Grande Project; Fort Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123.
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.
Decision Process: At this time, it is anticipated that the draft
EIR/EIS will be distributed for public review in late 2013.
Availability of the document for review will be announced by the
publication of a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register,
through local and regional news media, via the Project Web site, and by
email to Project email recipients. Additional public meetings will be
held, and further opportunities for public comment will be provided,
after the draft EIS/EIR is distributed. Following due consideration of
all comments received on the draft EIS/EIR, preparation of the final
document is anticipated to be completed in 2014. Because this is a
delegated EIS, the official responsible for approval of the Project is
the Regional Director, Pacific West Region. Subsequently the official
responsible for implementation of the approved Project is the
Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Dated: March 15, 2013.
Christine S. Lehnertz,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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