Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Transportation Plan for Acadia National Park, Maine, 52336-52337 [2015-21357]

Download as PDF 52336 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 167 / Friday, August 28, 2015 / Notices A request to move has been received for the following resource: NEW MEXICO Colfax County Raton Pass Scenic Highway, Roughly from.1 mi. from jct. of Hill St. & Moulton Ave. continuing approx. 1.5 mi. on Scenic Hwy., Raton, 15000605 Hidalgo County Lordsburg High School, 209 Penn St., Lordsburg, 15000606 National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. INDIANA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay County Indiana State Highway Bridge 46–11–1316, IN 46 over Eel R.,Bowling Green, 00000211 A request for removal has been received for the following resources: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GEORGIA NEW YORK New York County West Side Unitarian Church—Congregation Ramath Orah,550 W. 110th St., New York, 15000608 Oneida County U.S. Post Office, Court House and Custom House, 10 Broad St.,Utica, 15000609 Elbert County Allen, William, House, 9 mi. 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Main St., 9 N. 5th St.,Newark, 15000613 ACTION: Stuyvesant Motor Company Building, OREGON Jefferson County Jefferson County Courthouse, 34 SE. D St., Madras, 15000614 Washington County Masters, Andrew Jackson and Sarah Jane, House, (Settlement-era Dwellings, Barns and Farm Groups of the Willamette Valley, Oregon MPS) 20650 SW. Kinnaman Rd.,Aloha, 15000615 SOUTH CAROLINA Spartanburg County Apalache Mill, 2200 Racing Rd., Greer, 15000616 TEXAS Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Bexar County Travelers Hotel, 220 Broadway, San Antonio, 15000617 Galveston County Quigg—Baulard House, 2628 Broadway, Galveston, 15000618 Travis County Covert Park at Mount Bonnell, 3800 Mount Bonnell Rd., Austin, 15000619 VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:19 Aug 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 National Park Service, Interior. Notice of Intent The National Park Service (NPS) intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a Transportation Plan for Acadia National Park. The purpose of the Transportation Plan is to determine how best to provide safe and efficient transportation and a variety of high quality experiences to visitors within Acadia National Park while ensuring the protection of park resources and values. The NPS is soliciting input from interested parties on issues, concerns, and suggestions pertinent to transportation within and access to Acadia National Park. DATES: The comment period for scoping and the date, time, and location of public meetings will be announced through the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https:// parkplanning.nps.gov/acad and in local media outlets. ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may be submitted through the PEPC Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/acad or by mail to: Superintendent, Acadia SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 John Kelly, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, (207) 288–8703, John_T_Kelly@ nps.gov. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the NPS intends to prepare an EIS for transportation planning at Acadia National Park. The Transportation Plan for Acadia National Park will address a number of key issues related to transportation in the park. Draft plan objectives include: (1) Establish desired conditions for natural and cultural resources and visitor experiences at destinations and travel corridors throughout the park; (2) identify strategies to address parking and roadway capacity limitations and associated impacts to resources, safety, and visitor experiences; (3) evaluate and establish guidance to improve safety and reduce conflicts between oversized vehicles (i.e. buses, RV’s, campers), motorcycles, bicyclists, pedestrians and passenger vehicles operating on or otherwise using park roads; (4) identify improvements to non-historic transportation infrastructure to increase safety and reduce resource impacts; and (5) clarify how the design and function of the Acadia Gateway Center and Hulls Cove Visitor Center can help to mitigate crowding, congestion, and improve visitor orientation. The plan will comprehensively examine several management options to improve safety on park roads and reduce crowding and congestion at key visitor destinations and travel corridors. Suggestions and ideas related to transportation and the management of cultural and natural resource conditions and visitor experiences at the park are encouraged. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in any 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. The responsible official for this Draft Transportation Plan/EIS is the Regional Director, NPS Northeast Region, U.S. Custom House, 200 Chestnut Street, Fifth Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106. E:\FR\FM\28AUN1.SGM 28AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 167 / Friday, August 28, 2015 / Notices Dated: August 3, 2015. Michael A. Caldwell, Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service. Park Planner, Fred Herling, at the address and telephone number shown above, or via email at Fred_Herling@ nps.gov. [FR Doc. 2015–21357 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public scoping for the GMP was initiated in 2003. The EEWS was added to the scope of the project in 2006. Public meetings, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR five newsletters, and internet updates kept the public informed and involved National Park Service throughout the planning process. The [NPS–SER–EVER–16068; PXPD078991D001] Draft GMP/EEWS/EIS was distributed to other agencies, interested organizations, Everglades General Management Plan/ and individuals for their review and East Everglades Wilderness Study, comment in February of 2013. Nine Final Environmental Impact Statement, public meetings and many additional Everglades National Park, Florida stakeholder meetings were held on the draft plan in southern Florida. A AGENCY: National Park Service, wilderness hearing was held as part of Department of the Interior. each of the public meetings. ACTION: Notice of Availability. The draft document was revised as a result of public and agency feedback SUMMARY: The National Park Service received during the public comment (NPS) announces the availability of a period. The Final GMP/EEWS/EIS Final Environmental Impact Statement provides a framework for management, for the General Management Plan/East Everglades Wilderness Study (EIS/GMP/ use, and development options of the national park for the next 20 or more EEWS) for Everglades National Park, years. The EIS presents and analyzes the Florida. The last comprehensive environmental impacts of four planning effort for Everglades National alternatives: alternative 1 (no action), Park was completed in 1979. Much has changed since then—patterns and types alternative 2, the NPS preferred alternative and alternative 4. of visitor use have changed, the (Alternative 3 was dismissed from Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan was approved, and in 1989 the East detailed analysis.) The alternatives Everglades Addition (109,506 acres) was present a range of resource protection directions, visitor opportunities, visitor added to restore Northeast Shark River facilities, and proposed wilderness. Slough. Recent studies have enhanced • Alternative 1 (no action) provides a the NPS’s understanding of resources, baseline for evaluating changes and resource threats, and visitor use in the impacts of the three action alternatives. national park. This GMP will provide Under this alternative the current updated management direction for the management framework would continue entire park, including the East and no wilderness would be proposed Everglades Addition. The EEWS for the East Everglades Addition. provides a forum for evaluating lands • Alternative 2 would strive to within the East Everglades Addition for maintain and enhance visitor possible recommendation to Congress opportunities and protect natural for inclusion in the national wilderness systems while preserving many preservation system. traditional routes and ways of visitor DATES: The NPS will execute a Record access. It proposes 39,500 acres for of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 designation as wilderness within the days following publication by the East Everglades Addition. Environmental Protection Agency‘s • The NPS preferred alternative, Notice of Availability of the Final EIS in would support restoration of natural the Federal Register. systems while providing improved ADDRESSES: The document will be opportunities for quality visitor available for public review online at experiences. It proposes about 42,200 www.parkplanning.nps.gov/ever. A acres for designation as wilderness and limited number of CDs and hard copies about 43,100 acres for designation as will be made available at Everglades potential wilderness within the East National Park headquarters. You may Everglades Addition. Elements of this request a copy by contacting alternative would support the resilience Supervisory Park Planner, Fred Herling, of the Everglades National Park to at Everglades National Park, 40001 State climate change concerns, such as sea Road 93363, Homestead, FL 33034; level rise, coastal erosion, and higher telephone 305–242–7704. storm surges, all of which may affect cultural and natural resources as well as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: visitor experience at the park. Everglades National Park Supervisory Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4310–WV–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:19 Aug 27, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52337 • Alternative 4 would provide a high level of support for protecting natural systems while improving opportunities for certain types of visitor activities. Alternative 4 would eliminate commercial airboat tours within the park. It proposes 42,700 acres for designation as wilderness and 59,400 acres for designation as potential wilderness within the East Everglades Addition. The responsible official for this Final EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast Region, NPS 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Dated: August 6, 2015. Barclay C. Trimble, Acting, Regional Director, Southeast Region. [FR Doc. 2015–21358 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JD–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR03042000, 15XR0680A1, RX.18786000.1501100] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection (OMB Control Number 1006–0014) Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52336-52337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21357]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-ACAD-17933; PX.PD210624A.00.4]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for a Transportation Plan for Acadia National Park, Maine

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) intends to prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) for a Transportation Plan for 
Acadia National Park. The purpose of the Transportation Plan is to 
determine how best to provide safe and efficient transportation and a 
variety of high quality experiences to visitors within Acadia National 
Park while ensuring the protection of park resources and values. The 
NPS is soliciting input from interested parties on issues, concerns, 
and suggestions pertinent to transportation within and access to Acadia 
National Park.

DATES: The comment period for scoping and the date, time, and location 
of public meetings will be announced through the NPS Planning, 
Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/acad and in local media outlets.

ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may be submitted through the PEPC Web site 
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/acad or by mail to: Superintendent, 
Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kelly, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, 
ME 04609, (207) 288-8703, John_T_Kelly@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the NPS intends to prepare an EIS for 
transportation planning at Acadia National Park. The Transportation 
Plan for Acadia National Park will address a number of key issues 
related to transportation in the park. Draft plan objectives include: 
(1) Establish desired conditions for natural and cultural resources and 
visitor experiences at destinations and travel corridors throughout the 
park; (2) identify strategies to address parking and roadway capacity 
limitations and associated impacts to resources, safety, and visitor 
experiences; (3) evaluate and establish guidance to improve safety and 
reduce conflicts between oversized vehicles (i.e. buses, RV's, 
campers), motorcycles, bicyclists, pedestrians and passenger vehicles 
operating on or otherwise using park roads; (4) identify improvements 
to non-historic transportation infrastructure to increase safety and 
reduce resource impacts; and (5) clarify how the design and function of 
the Acadia Gateway Center and Hulls Cove Visitor Center can help to 
mitigate crowding, congestion, and improve visitor orientation. The 
plan will comprehensively examine several management options to improve 
safety on park roads and reduce crowding and congestion at key visitor 
destinations and travel corridors. Suggestions and ideas related to 
transportation and the management of cultural and natural resource 
conditions and visitor experiences at the park are encouraged.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in any 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.
    The responsible official for this Draft Transportation Plan/EIS is 
the Regional Director, NPS Northeast Region, U.S. Custom House, 200 
Chestnut Street, Fifth Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106.


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    Dated: August 3, 2015.
Michael A. Caldwell,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-21357 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
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