Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa, 38359 [2013-15265]
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Notice of Availability of a Record of
Decision on the Final General
Management Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement, Effigy Mounds
National Monument, Iowa
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of the
Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final
General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/
EIS), Effigy Mounds National
Monument (Monument), Iowa.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are
available by request by writing to
Superintendent, Effigy Mounds National
Monument, 151 Highway 76, Harpers
Ferry, Iowa 52146–7519. The document
is also available on the internet at the
NPS Planning, Environment, and Public
Comment Web site at: https://
www.parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent James Nepstad at the
address above, by telephone at 563–
873–3491 or email at
jim_nepstad@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS
has issued a ROD for the Final GMP/
EIS; on May 29, 2013, the Regional
Director for the Midwest Region
approved the ROD. As soon as
practicable, the NPS will begin to
implement the selected alternative,
which was identified as the preferred
alternative (Alternative B) in the EIS.
In the preferred alternative, a large
portion of the Monument would be
zoned as backcountry, a virtual research
center would be created to collect and
share information on mound research
and preservation, and access to the
South Unit of the Monument would be
improved by connecting the Yellow
River bridge and trail to the trails in the
South Unit. This alternative was also
determined to be the environmentally
preferable alternative. The preferred
alternative and two others were
analyzed in the GMP/EIS.
In reaching its decision to select the
preferred alternative, the NPS
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considered the purposes for which the
Monument was established, and other
laws and policies that apply to lands
within the Monument. The NPS also
carefully considered public comments
received during the planning process.
To determine the preferred
alternative, the planning team evaluated
three draft alternatives that had been
reviewed by the public. To minimize
the influence of individual biases and
opinions, the team used an objective
analysis process called ‘‘Choosing by
Advantages.’’ Alternative B best
preserves the outstanding representative
examples of significant phases of
prehistoric Indian moundbuilding
cultures in the American Midwest and
the wildlife and natural values within
the Monument, two of the three
purposes for which the Monument was
established. Alternative B also achieves
this higher level of protection through
the management zoning and more
limited trail development. Finally,
Alternative B provides broader access to
mound research and digitized portions
of the collections through the
development of the virtual research
center, thereby better fulfilling the third
purpose (scientific study and
appreciation) for which the Monument
was established.
Dated: May 24, 2013.
Michael T. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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Notice of Record of Decision.
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ACTION:
Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended) and
the regulations promulgated by the
Council on Environmental Quality (40
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Impact Statement for the relocation of
the Cattle Point Road at San Juan Island
National Historical Park. The requisite
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-MWR-EFMO-13214; PPMWMWROW2/PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]
Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the Final
General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Effigy Mounds
National Monument, Iowa
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of
the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS), Effigy Mounds National
Monument (Monument), Iowa.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available by request by writing to
Superintendent, Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 Highway 76,
Harpers Ferry, Iowa 52146-7519. The document is also available on the
internet at the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site
at: https://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent James Nepstad at the
address above, by telephone at 563-873-3491 or email at jim_nepstad@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS has issued a ROD for the Final GMP/
EIS; on May 29, 2013, the Regional Director for the Midwest Region
approved the ROD. As soon as practicable, the NPS will begin to
implement the selected alternative, which was identified as the
preferred alternative (Alternative B) in the EIS.
In the preferred alternative, a large portion of the Monument would
be zoned as backcountry, a virtual research center would be created to
collect and share information on mound research and preservation, and
access to the South Unit of the Monument would be improved by
connecting the Yellow River bridge and trail to the trails in the South
Unit. This alternative was also determined to be the environmentally
preferable alternative. The preferred alternative and two others were
analyzed in the GMP/EIS.
In reaching its decision to select the preferred alternative, the
NPS considered the purposes for which the Monument was established, and
other laws and policies that apply to lands within the Monument. The
NPS also carefully considered public comments received during the
planning process.
To determine the preferred alternative, the planning team evaluated
three draft alternatives that had been reviewed by the public. To
minimize the influence of individual biases and opinions, the team used
an objective analysis process called ``Choosing by Advantages.''
Alternative B best preserves the outstanding representative examples of
significant phases of prehistoric Indian moundbuilding cultures in the
American Midwest and the wildlife and natural values within the
Monument, two of the three purposes for which the Monument was
established. Alternative B also achieves this higher level of
protection through the management zoning and more limited trail
development. Finally, Alternative B provides broader access to mound
research and digitized portions of the collections through the
development of the virtual research center, thereby better fulfilling
the third purpose (scientific study and appreciation) for which the
Monument was established.
Dated: May 24, 2013.
Michael T. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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