Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision for the White-Tailed Deer Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 35973 [2015-15477]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 120 / Tuesday, June 23, 2015 / Notices along with increasing visitor education and appreciation of natural and cultural resources of the park unit. This alternative will provide a comprehensive Riverways-wide approach to resource and visitor use management. Specific management zones detailing acceptable resource conditions, visitor experience and use levels, and appropriate activities and development will be applied to Riverways’ lands consistent with this concept. A mix of private and guided traditional recreational activities like boating, floating, and horseback riding will occur under this alternative. Additional trails and a small learning center at a rehabilitated Powder Mill will be developed to better orient and inform visitors. Natural resources will be restored to more natural conditions, while maintaining greater opportunities for visitor access. Most of the Big Spring Wilderness Study Area will be recommended for wilderness designation. The selected action and three other alternatives were analyzed in the draft and final GMP/EIS. The full range of foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed. Among the alternatives the NPS considered, the selected action best achieves a high standard of natural and cultural resource protection with improved opportunities for visitors in the park. The NPS selected alternative B as its preferred alternative following an evaluation of the effectiveness of each alternative in meeting the stated objectives of the general management plan, and the environmental benefits and adverse impacts for each alternative. This alternative provides the best combination of strategies to protect the park unit’s unique natural and cultural resources and visitor experience, while improving the park unit’s operational effectiveness and sustainability. It also provides other advantages to the Riverways, regional communities, partners, and stakeholders. In addition, selection of the preferred alternative, as reflected by the analysis contained in the final GMP/EIS, will not result in the impairment of park resources and will allow the National Park Service to conserve National Riverways’ resources and provide for their enjoyment by visitors. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jun 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dated: January 22, 2015. Patricia S. Trap, Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region. Editor’s note: This document was received for publication by the Office of the Federal Register on June 18, 2015. [FR Doc. 2015–15417 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–MWR–CUVA–17695; PPMWMWROW2/ PMP00UP05.YP0000] Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision for the White-Tailed Deer Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio 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 WhiteTailed Deer Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (plan/ EIS), Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Park), Ohio. ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available by request by writing to the Chief of the Resource Management Division, Lisa Petit, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141, telephone (440) 546–5970. The document is also available on the internet at the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site at: https:// www.parkplanning.nps.gov/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief of the Resource Management Division, Lisa Petit at the address or telephone number above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have issued a ROD for the final plan/EIS; on February 13, 2015, the Acting Regional Director for the Midwest Region approved the ROD. The plan/EIS analyzed four alternatives, including a no-action alternative. The full range of foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed, and appropriate mitigating measures were identified. The NPS decision is to implement alternative D (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘selected action’’), which was identified as the NPS preferred alternative in the final plan/EIS. The selected action will utilize an adaptive management strategy. Under the selected action, the NPS will continue current park deer management actions including: Research, monitoring, and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35973 data management; protection of restoration plantings; education and coordination; and enforcement of the existing wildlife feeding ban. In addition, the NPS will incorporate a combination of lethal and nonlethal actions to address high deer density. Lethal actions (including sharpshooting, with very limited capture/euthanasia if necessary) will be taken initially to reduce deer densities quickly. It is anticipated that in years one through four, 335 deer will be removed by sharpshooting (in addition to small numbers of deer removed by capture and euthanasia) to meet the deer density goal. Population maintenance will follow the initial reduction, and could be conducted by nonsurgical reproductive control methods, if an acceptable agent is available, or by sharpshooting. Both maintenance methods are included in the selected action to maintain maximum flexibility for future management. All actions will be carried out by NPS personnel or authorized agents. The Record of Decision includes a summary of the purpose and need for action, identifies the selected action and all alternatives considered by the NPS, a listing of measures to minimize environmental harm, details about the monitoring program that will inform implementation of the selected action, the basis for the decision, and a description of the environmentally preferable alternative. Dated: February 13, 2015. Patricia S. Trap, Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region. Editor’s Note: This document was received for publication by the Office of Federal Register on June 18, 2015. [FR Doc. 2015–15477 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 35973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15477]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-MWR-CUVA-17695; PPMWMWROW2/PMP00UP05.YP0000]


Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision for the White-
Tailed Deer Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Cuyahoga 
Valley National Park, Ohio

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 White-Tailed Deer Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (plan/EIS), Cuyahoga Valley National 
Park (Park), Ohio.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available by request by writing to the 
Chief of the Resource Management Division, Lisa Petit, Cuyahoga Valley 
National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141, telephone 
(440) 546-5970. The document is also available on the internet at the 
NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site at: https://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief of the Resource Management 
Division, Lisa Petit at the address or telephone number above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have issued a ROD for the final plan/EIS; 
on February 13, 2015, the Acting Regional Director for the Midwest 
Region approved the ROD. The plan/EIS analyzed four alternatives, 
including a no-action alternative. The full range of foreseeable 
environmental consequences was assessed, and appropriate mitigating 
measures were identified.
    The NPS decision is to implement alternative D (hereinafter 
referred to as the ``selected action''), which was identified as the 
NPS preferred alternative in the final plan/EIS. The selected action 
will utilize an adaptive management strategy. Under the selected 
action, the NPS will continue current park deer management actions 
including: Research, monitoring, and data management; protection of 
restoration plantings; education and coordination; and enforcement of 
the existing wildlife feeding ban. In addition, the NPS will 
incorporate a combination of lethal and nonlethal actions to address 
high deer density. Lethal actions (including sharpshooting, with very 
limited capture/euthanasia if necessary) will be taken initially to 
reduce deer densities quickly. It is anticipated that in years one 
through four, 335 deer will be removed by sharpshooting (in addition to 
small numbers of deer removed by capture and euthanasia) to meet the 
deer density goal. Population maintenance will follow the initial 
reduction, and could be conducted by nonsurgical reproductive control 
methods, if an acceptable agent is available, or by sharpshooting. Both 
maintenance methods are included in the selected action to maintain 
maximum flexibility for future management. All actions will be carried 
out by NPS personnel or authorized agents.
    The Record of Decision includes a summary of the purpose and need 
for action, identifies the selected action and all alternatives 
considered by the NPS, a listing of measures to minimize environmental 
harm, details about the monitoring program that will inform 
implementation of the selected action, the basis for the decision, and 
a description of the environmentally preferable alternative.

    Dated: February 13, 2015.
Patricia S. Trap,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.

    Editor's Note: This document was received for publication by the 
Office of Federal Register on June 18, 2015.

[FR Doc. 2015-15477 Filed 6-22-15; 8:45 am]
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