National Park Service April 29, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the Quarry Visitor Center, Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. On September 2, 2008, the Regional Director, Intermountain Region, approved the Record of Decision for the project. As soon as practicable, the National Park Service will begin to implement the Preferred Alternative contained in the FEIS issued on March 27, 2008. Five alternatives were evaluated in the environmental impact statement. These include: Alternative A, No ActionContinue Current Management; Alternative B, the Preferred Alternative Rehabilitate or Replace the Exhibit Hall and Construct a New Facility Off-Site; Alternative CRetain the Exhibit Hall and Construct a New Facility at the Quarry Visitor Center Site; Alternative DRetain the Exhibit Hall and Construct Wings Similar to Existing Facility; Alternative EDemolish the Entire Facility and Construct a New Facility at the Quarry Visitor Center Site.

This notice announces the termination of the process to develop an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study (SRS). The SRS was undertaken at the direction of Congress in Public Law 106-516 to evaluate sites related to Harriet Tubman for potential inclusion in the national park system. The study area includes parts of Maryland and New York. A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on February 7, 2003.