77774 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2004 / Notices 

availability of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the General 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement are available from the 

Superintendent, John King, Rio Grande 

Wild and Scenic River, P.O. Box 129, 

Big Bend National Park, TX 79834–

0129, (432) 477–1101. Public reading 

copies of the document will be available 

at the following locations:

Office of the Superintendent, Rio 

Grande Wild and Scenic River, c/o 

Big Bend National Park, 1 

Headquarters Dr., Big Bend National 

Park, TX 79834. 

NPS Intermountain Support Office, 

Planning and Environmental Quality, 

12795 W. Alameda Parkway, 

Lakewood, CO 80228, Telephone: 

(303) 987–6671.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou 

Good, Management Assistant, Rio 

Grande Wild and Scenic River, P.O. Box 

129, Big Bend National Park, TX 79834–

0129, 432–477–1103.

Dated: November 3, 2004. 

Steven P. Martin, 

Director, Intermountain Region, National 

Park Service.

[FR Doc. 04–28294 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–KF–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Decision Notice and Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

Proposal To Improve the Arlington 

County, VA Potomac Interceptor Sewer 

System

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Availability of the Decision 

Notice and FONSI for the proposal to 

improve the Arlington County, Virginia 

Potomac Interceptor Sewer System. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Council on 

Environmental Quality regulations and 

National Park Service (NPS) policy, the 

NPS announces the availability of the 

Decision Notice and FONSI for the 

Improvements to the Arlington County, 

Virginia Potomac Interceptor Sewer 

System. The Decision Notice and FONSI 

identify Alternative A as selected by the 

NPS for action. It is the preferred and 

environmentally preferred alternative in 

the Environmental Assessment. Under 

this alternative, improvements will be 

made to the existing sewer system 

which will minimize impacts to the 

environment and the community by 

providing additional sewer capacity to 

eliminate sewer overflows, back-ups 

and surcharging, to address the aging 

elements of the system, while 

maintaining continuous service to 

existing users, to provide available 

capacity for future users, and implement 

a cost-effective project that minimizes 

capital and operating costs.

DATES: The Environmental Assessment, 

upon which the decision and FONSI 

were made, was available for public 

comment for 30 days in June—July 

2003. Three responses were received in 

favor of the preferred alternative.

ADDRESSES: The Decision Notice and 

FONSI will be available for public 

inspection Monday through Friday, 8 

a.m. through 4 p.m. at the GWMP 

Headquarters, Turkey Run Park, 

McLean, Virginia. The FONSI can also 

be viewed on the GWMP Web site at 

http://www.nps.gov/gwmp.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Decision Notice and FONSI completes 

the Environmental Assessment process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sarah Koenen (703) 289–2540.

Dated: October 18, 2004. 

Audrey F. Calhoun, 

Superintendent, George Washington 

Memorial Parkway.

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BILLING CODE 4312–52–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service 

Environmental Statements; Record of 

Decision: Pictured Rocks National 

Lakeshore, MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a 

Record of Decision on the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

General Management Plan/Wilderness 

Study, Pictured Rocks National 

Lakeshore. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, Public Law 91–190, 83 Stat. 

852, 853, as codified as amended at 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service (NPS) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) for the General Management 

Plan/Wilderness Study (GMP/WS), 

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore 

(PIRO), Michigan. The Midwest 

Regional Director has approved the ROD 

for the GMP/WS. Specifically, the NPS 

has selected the preferred alternative as 

described in the Final General 

Management/Wilderness Study/

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FGMP/WS/EIS). Under the selected 

action, the NPS will provide additional 

and more convenient access to 

significant national lakeshore features, 

thus expanding opportunities for visitor 

use in the national lakeshore. Natural 

ecological processes will be allowed to 

occur, and restoration programs will be 

initiated where necessary. Federal lands 

in the Beaver Basin area in the national 

lakeshore (about 16 percent of the 

lakeshore) will be proposed for 

designation as wilderness. Vehicular 

access to Little Beaver Lake campground 

will remain, however structures within 

the proposed wilderness will be 

removed. Other roads in Beaver Basin 

will be closed and converted to trails or 

allowed to revert to natural vegetation. 

To accommodate possible increased use 

and to increase ease of access in the 

portion of the national lakeshore not 

proposed for wilderness, certain roads 

will be upgraded (upgrading portions of 

County Road H–58 will be 

recommended), and a drive-in 

campground in the Miners area and a 

boat-in campsite on Grand Sable Lake 

will be added. Operational facilities will 

be consolidated at the ends of the 

national lakeshore for efficiency. The 

selected action and four other 

alternatives were analyzed in the draft 

and final EIS. The full range of 

foreseeable environmental 

consequences was assessed. 

Among the alternatives the NPS 

considered, the selected action best 

protects PIRO’s natural and cultural 

resources, and its core wilderness 

resource, while also providing a range of 

quality recreational and educational 

experiences. It also meets NPS goals for 

managing the lakeshore, and meets 

national environmental policy goals. 

The preferred alternative will not result 

in the impairment of resources and 

values. 

The ROD includes a statement of the 

decision made, synopses of other 

alternatives considered, the basis for the 

decision, the rationale for why the 

selected action is the environmentally 

preferred alternative, a finding of no 

impairment of park resources and 

values, and an overview of public 

involvement in the decision-making 

process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Gustin, Superintendent, Pictured 

Rocks National Lakeshore, P.O. Box 40, 

N8391 Sand Point Rd., Munising, MI 

49862–0040, or by calling 906–387–

2607. The official responsible for this 

decision is Ernest Quintana, the 

Regional Director, Midwest Region.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of 

the ROD may be obtained from the 

contact listed above or may be viewed