Determination of Eligibility for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, 49759-49760 [2019-20559]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–SERO–BISO–NPS0027182;
PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]
Determination of Eligibility for
Consideration as Wilderness Areas,
Big South Fork National River and
Recreation Area
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of determination of
wilderness eligibility for lands in Big
South Fork National River and
Recreation Area.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the Wilderness
Act of 1964, and in accordance with
National Park Service (NPS)
Management Policies (2006), Section
6.2.1, the NPS has completed a
Wilderness Eligibility Assessment to
determine if lands within Big South
Fork National River and Recreation Area
(Big South Fork NRRA) meet criteria
indicating eligibility for preservation as
wilderness. The lands subject to the
assessment were those identified in the
park’s General Management Plan as
being within the Natural Environment
Recreation Zone and the Sensitive
Resource Protection Zone. All other
zones in the plan are development
zones. Based on the assessment, the
NPS has concluded that the assessed
lands: (1) Are not predominantly
roadless and undeveloped; (2) are not
greater than 5,000 acres in size or of
sufficient size as to make practicable
their preservation and use in an
unimpaired condition; and (3) do not
meet the wilderness character criteria
SUMMARY:
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listed in the Wilderness Act and NPS
Management Policies (2006). As a result
of these findings, the NPS has
determined that lands within Big South
Fork NRRA do not warrant further study
for possible designation as wilderness at
this time. An updated eligibility
assessment may be warranted in the
future as lands in the park recover from
past human disturbance.
ADDRESSES: A map of the lands assessed
is on file at Big South Fork National
River and Recreation Area
Headquarters, 4564 Leatherwood Road,
Oneida, Tennessee 37841.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Niki Stephanie
Nicholas, Big South Fork National River
and Recreation Area, by phone at 423–
569–9778, via email at BISO_
Superintendent@nps.gov, or by mail at
Big South Fork National River and
Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood
Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Big South
Fork NRRA comprises 125,310 acres on
the Cumberland Plateau of eastern
Tennessee and southern Kentucky. Of
this total, 116,309 acres are in Federal
ownership. Big South Fork NRRA has
been affected by past extractive
activities, including farming, logging,
sub-surface coal mining, and drilling for
oil and gas.
Staff of the Big South Fork NRRA
reviewed the Primary Eligibility Criteria
found in Section 6.2.1.1 of NPS
Management Policies to evaluate the
park’s wilderness eligibility. The
eligibility assessment initially identified
seven areas in the park that are
undeveloped, appear to have been
affected primarily by the forces of
nature, and offer opportunities for
solitude and an unconfined type of
recreation. These areas range in size
from 279.2 acres to 3,655.7 acres. None
is over 5,000 acres in size, or, given the
nature of adjacent recreational and
management activities, of sufficient size
to make practicable its preservation and
use as wilderness in an unimpaired
condition. Furthermore, none of these
areas is untrammeled. Due to their small
size, each must be actively managed to
control the effects of fire, deal with
invasive species, and ameliorate the
impacts of prior human disturbance.
Accordingly, the NPS has determined
that none of the acreage administered by
the NPS at Big South Fork NRRA is
eligible for designation as wilderness.
A public notice announcing the NPS’s
intention to conduct this eligibility
assessment was placed in the Federal
Register on December 20, 2016. A
previous press release had been issued
to local media on March 6, 2007
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informing the public of the assessment
process. The NPS received no comments
on either the press release or the
subsequent notice.
Given that no lands at Big South Fork
NRRA currently eligible for wilderness
consideration, no wilderness study will
be undertaken pursuant to Management
Policies Section 2.2.2 to develop a
recommendation to Congress for
wilderness designation.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Robert A. Vogel,
Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
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PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]
Determination of Eligibility for
Consideration as Wilderness Areas,
Obed Wild and Scenic River
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of determination of
wilderness eligibility for lands in Obed
Wild and Scenic River.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the Wilderness
Act of 1964, and in accordance with
National Park Service (NPS)
Management Policies (2006), Section
6.2.1, the NPS has completed a
Wilderness Eligibility Assessment to
determine if lands within Obed Wild
and Scenic River (Obed WSR) meet
criteria indicating eligibility for
preservation as wilderness. Based on the
assessment, the NPS has concluded that
the assessed lands: (1) Are not
predominantly roadless and
undeveloped; (2) are not greater than
5,000 acres in size or of sufficient size
as to make practicable their preservation
and use in an unimpaired condition;
and (3) do not meet the wilderness
character criteria listed in the
Wilderness Act and NPS Management
Policies (2006). As a result of these
findings, the NPS has determined that
lands within the Obed WSR do not
warrant further study for possible
designation as wilderness.
ADDRESSES: A map of the lands assessed
is on file at Big South Fork National
River and Recreation Area
Headquarters, 4564 Leatherwood Road,
Oneida, Tennessee 37841.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Niki Stephanie
Nicholas, Obed Wild and Scenic River,
by phone at 423–569–9778, via email at
OBRI_Superintendent@nps.gov, or by
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mail at Big South Fork National River
and Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood
Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Obed
WSR comprises approximately 5,530
acres on the Cumberland Plateau of
eastern Tennessee. The wild and scenic
designation encompasses 45 miles of the
Obed River and its tributaries, including
Clear Creek, Daddys Creek, and the
Emory River. Of the total acreage within
the boundary, only about 2,664 acres, in
noncontiguous tracts, are owned in fee
by the Federal government.
The Primary Eligibility Criteria found
in Section 6.2.1.1 of NPS Management
Policies was reviewed to evaluate Obed
WSR’s wilderness eligibility. Based on
this review, the NPS has determined
that none of the acreage administered by
the NPS at Obed Wild and Scenic River
is eligible for designation as wilderness.
While parts of the wild and scenic river
are roadless, undeveloped, and appear
to have been affected primarily by the
forces of nature, no single area is over
5,000 acres in size or is of sufficient size
to make practicable its preservation and
use as wilderness in an unimpaired
condition. Areas owned in fee by the
NPS are interspersed with lands owned
by the State of Tennessee and by private
parties. The fragmentation of the NPS
fee lands and their small size precludes
their effective management as
wilderness.
A public notice announcing the NPS’s
intention to conduct this eligibility
assessment was placed in the Federal
Register on December 20, 2016. A
previous press release had been issued
to local media on August 22, 2016
informing the public of the assessment
process. The NPS received no comments
on either the press release or the
subsequent notice.
Given that lands at Obed WSR are not
eligible for wilderness consideration, a
wilderness study will not be prepared
pursuant to Management Policies
Section 2.2.2.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 5, 2019.
Robert A. Vogel,
Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-SERO-BISO-NPS0027182; PPSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]
Determination of Eligibility for Consideration as Wilderness
Areas, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of determination of wilderness eligibility for lands in
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Wilderness Act of 1964, and in accordance with
National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies (2006), Section 6.2.1,
the NPS has completed a Wilderness Eligibility Assessment to determine
if lands within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (Big
South Fork NRRA) meet criteria indicating eligibility for preservation
as wilderness. The lands subject to the assessment were those
identified in the park's General Management Plan as being within the
Natural Environment Recreation Zone and the Sensitive Resource
Protection Zone. All other zones in the plan are development zones.
Based on the assessment, the NPS has concluded that the assessed lands:
(1) Are not predominantly roadless and undeveloped; (2) are not greater
than 5,000 acres in size or of sufficient size as to make practicable
their preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (3) do not
meet the wilderness character criteria listed in the Wilderness Act and
NPS Management Policies (2006). As a result of these findings, the NPS
has determined that lands within Big South Fork NRRA do not warrant
further study for possible designation as wilderness at this time. An
updated eligibility assessment may be warranted in the future as lands
in the park recover from past human disturbance.
ADDRESSES: A map of the lands assessed is on file at Big South Fork
National River and Recreation Area Headquarters, 4564 Leatherwood Road,
Oneida, Tennessee 37841.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Niki Stephanie
Nicholas, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, by phone
at 423-569-9778, via email at [email protected], or by mail
at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood
Road, Oneida, Tennessee 37841.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Big South Fork NRRA comprises 125,310 acres
on the Cumberland Plateau of eastern Tennessee and southern Kentucky.
Of this total, 116,309 acres are in Federal ownership. Big South Fork
NRRA has been affected by past extractive activities, including
farming, logging, sub-surface coal mining, and drilling for oil and
gas.
Staff of the Big South Fork NRRA reviewed the Primary Eligibility
Criteria found in Section 6.2.1.1 of NPS Management Policies to
evaluate the park's wilderness eligibility. The eligibility assessment
initially identified seven areas in the park that are undeveloped,
appear to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, and
offer opportunities for solitude and an unconfined type of recreation.
These areas range in size from 279.2 acres to 3,655.7 acres. None is
over 5,000 acres in size, or, given the nature of adjacent recreational
and management activities, of sufficient size to make practicable its
preservation and use as wilderness in an unimpaired condition.
Furthermore, none of these areas is untrammeled. Due to their small
size, each must be actively managed to control the effects of fire,
deal with invasive species, and ameliorate the impacts of prior human
disturbance. Accordingly, the NPS has determined that none of the
acreage administered by the NPS at Big South Fork NRRA is eligible for
designation as wilderness.
A public notice announcing the NPS's intention to conduct this
eligibility assessment was placed in the Federal Register on December
20, 2016. A previous press release had been issued to local media on
March 6, 2007
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informing the public of the assessment process. The NPS received no
comments on either the press release or the subsequent notice.
Given that no lands at Big South Fork NRRA currently eligible for
wilderness consideration, no wilderness study will be undertaken
pursuant to Management Policies Section 2.2.2 to develop a
recommendation to Congress for wilderness designation.
Dated: August 5, 2019.
Robert A. Vogel,
Regional Director.
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