Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for Merced River Comprehensive Management Plan, Yosemite National Park, California, 25889 [2014-10367]
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Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for Merced River
Comprehensive Management Plan,
Yosemite National Park, California
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability of Record
of Decision.
AGENCY:
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
CFR 1505.2), the Department of the
Interior, National Park Service (NPS),
has prepared and approved a Record of
Decision for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the
Merced River Comprehensive
Management Plan. Approval of the
Merced River Comprehensive
Management Plan culminates an
extensive conservation planning and
environmental impact analysis effort
which began over 15 years ago. The
requisite no-action ‘‘wait period’’ was
initiated on February 18, 2014, with the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Federal Register notice of the filing of
the Final EIS.
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Decision: The NPS has selected
Alternative 5 (identified as both ‘‘agency
preferred’’ and ‘‘environmentally
preferred’’ in the Final EIS) for
implementation as the approved Merced
River Comprehensive Management Plan.
Under the selected alternative, peak
visitation could reach levels
experienced in recent years—
approximately 20,100 people per day in
East Yosemite Valley. West Yosemite
Valley will retain its overall natural
character, with limited facilities and
visitor services provided. Improvements
to river access in the Valley, coupled
with meadow enhancements and
extensive riverbank restoration (189
acres of meadow and riparian habitat
will be restored), will result in
substantially improved visitor
experiences. Visitors to Wawona will
continue to enjoy the historic hotel and
facilities; recreational options in this
area will include tennis and golf, hiking,
picnicking, horseback riding, and
boating on the South Fork of the Merced
River. The El Portal Administrative Site
will continue to serve as a hub for park
operations, and remote parking to
reduce summer traffic congestion will
be provided.
Selected key components of the
approved plan are as follows: (1)
Provide for 72 campsites at Upper and
Lower River Campgrounds and 482
lodging units at Curry Village; (2)
increase parking at El Portal Remote
Parking Area to 300 spaces and reduce
parking at Yosemite Village Day-use
Parking Area to 750 spaces; (3) provide
for raft and bicycle rentals at locations
outside the river corridor; (4) retain
Sugar Pine Bridge and remove
Residence One (the Superintendent’s
House) through relocation or
demolition; (5) adverse effects to
cultural resources will be ameliorated
according to a Programmatic Agreement
executed with the State Historic
Preservation Officer; and (6) undertake
a rigorous adaptive management
program of ecological restoration and
monitoring actions in order to improve
hydrologic flows, water infiltration, and
reduce erosion.
Five other alternatives were
evaluated, the full range of foreseeable
environmental consequences was
assessed, and appropriate mitigation
measures were identified.
Interested parties desiring to review
the Record of Decision may obtain a
copy by contacting the Superintendent,
Attn: Division of Project Management,
Yosemite National Park, P.O. Box 700–
W, 5083 Foresta Road, El Portal, CA
95318 or via telephone request at (209)
379–1202.
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Dated: March 31, 2014.
Christine S. Lehnertz,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-PWR-PWRO-15430; PX.P0131800B.00.1]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for Merced River
Comprehensive Management Plan, Yosemite National Park, California
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sec. 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 CFR 1505.2),
the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), has
prepared and approved a Record of Decision for the Final Environmental
Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Merced River Comprehensive
Management Plan. Approval of the Merced River Comprehensive Management
Plan culminates an extensive conservation planning and environmental
impact analysis effort which began over 15 years ago. The requisite no-
action ``wait period'' was initiated on February 18, 2014, with the
Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register notice of the filing
of the Final EIS.
Decision: The NPS has selected Alternative 5 (identified as both
``agency preferred'' and ``environmentally preferred'' in the Final
EIS) for implementation as the approved Merced River Comprehensive
Management Plan. Under the selected alternative, peak visitation could
reach levels experienced in recent years--approximately 20,100 people
per day in East Yosemite Valley. West Yosemite Valley will retain its
overall natural character, with limited facilities and visitor services
provided. Improvements to river access in the Valley, coupled with
meadow enhancements and extensive riverbank restoration (189 acres of
meadow and riparian habitat will be restored), will result in
substantially improved visitor experiences. Visitors to Wawona will
continue to enjoy the historic hotel and facilities; recreational
options in this area will include tennis and golf, hiking, picnicking,
horseback riding, and boating on the South Fork of the Merced River.
The El Portal Administrative Site will continue to serve as a hub for
park operations, and remote parking to reduce summer traffic congestion
will be provided.
Selected key components of the approved plan are as follows: (1)
Provide for 72 campsites at Upper and Lower River Campgrounds and 482
lodging units at Curry Village; (2) increase parking at El Portal
Remote Parking Area to 300 spaces and reduce parking at Yosemite
Village Day-use Parking Area to 750 spaces; (3) provide for raft and
bicycle rentals at locations outside the river corridor; (4) retain
Sugar Pine Bridge and remove Residence One (the Superintendent's House)
through relocation or demolition; (5) adverse effects to cultural
resources will be ameliorated according to a Programmatic Agreement
executed with the State Historic Preservation Officer; and (6)
undertake a rigorous adaptive management program of ecological
restoration and monitoring actions in order to improve hydrologic
flows, water infiltration, and reduce erosion.
Five other alternatives were evaluated, the full range of
foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed, and appropriate
mitigation measures were identified.
Interested parties desiring to review the Record of Decision may
obtain a copy by contacting the Superintendent, Attn: Division of
Project Management, Yosemite National Park, P.O. Box 700-W, 5083
Foresta Road, El Portal, CA 95318 or via telephone request at (209)
379-1202.
Dated: March 31, 2014.
Christine S. Lehnertz,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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