Project                   HomePlan                   ProcessMeeting                   NoticesLinksDocument                   ListOpen                   For Public Comment            The selected document is not open for comments                 at this time. Thank you.Go             back Comment on documentWashington                   Office > Benefits-Sharing                   in the National Parks > Document                   ListBenefits-Sharing Final Environmental                         Impact StatementDescription: Following                         careful consideration of input received during the                         public comment process on the draft EIS, we are pleased                         to present the Benefits-Sharing Final Environmental                         Impact Statement (FEIS). In completing the FEIS, NPS                         staff received and reviewed comments submitted by about                         9,600 individuals and organizations during the 130-day                         review period (Sept. 22, 2006 to Jan. 29, 2007). A range                         of issues and concerns were identified, many of which                         have been incorporated into this FEIS.Following                         a required 30-day period of "no action," the NPS is                         expected to sign a "Record of Decision" (ROD). This ROD                         will represent the conclusion of the planning process                         and provide the guidance for parks and researchers about                         their rights and responsibilities related to research                         conducted on park resources.The FEIS concerns a                         Servicewide proposal to clarify the rights and                         responsibilities of researchers and NPS regarding the                         use of valuable discoveries, inventions, and other                         developments that result from research involving                         specimens lawfully collected from units of the NPS. The                         FEIS examines whether the NPS should share in potential                         scientific and economic benefits when researchers                         studying park resources invent something commercially                         valuable based on their research.The Preferred                         Alternative requires researchers who study park                         scientific specimens to enter into benefits-sharing                         agreements with NPS before using their research results                         for any commercial purpose. Benefits-sharing agreements                         could return scientific benefits, in-kind services and                         sometimes royalties and other monetary benefits to parks                         for conservation-related purposes. Another alternative                         prohibits scientific research involving NPS specimens if                         associated with the development of commercial products.                         The No-Action alternative would allow research that may                         lead to commercial products to continue in parks but                         without any obligation to share any resulting benefits                         with the NPS.Date Document Posted: Document Content:Note: Some of the                         files below may be in PDF format and can be viewed using                         the Adobe Acrobat Reader software. You may download                         a free copy of Acrobat                         Reader from Adobe Systems.                         - Benefits-Sharing                           Final Environmental Impact Statement - full                           document    (7.4 MB, PDF file)                           
- Cover                           and Abstract    (382.8 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Executive                           Summary    (298.2 KB, PDF file)                           
- Table                           of Contents    (197.9 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Chapter                           1 - Purpose & Need - full chapter including color                           map (high speed access recommended)                              (1.5 MB, PDF file)                           
- Chapter                           1 - Purpose & Need - full chapter including                           black&white map (recommended for dial-up                           users)    (508.2 KB, PDF file)                           
- Chapter                           2 - Alternatives    (358.5 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Chapter                           3 - Affected Environment    (465.0                           KB, PDF file)                           
- Chapter                           4 - Environmental Consequences                              (556.4 KB, PDF file)                           
- Chapter                           5 - Consultation & Coordination                              (2.4 MB, PDF file)                           
- Chapter                           6 - Glossary    (189.6 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Chapter                           7 - Bibliography    (201.0 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Appendix                           A - Example CRADA    (387.5 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Appendix                           B - Example MTA    (250.3 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Appendix                           C - Estimating Potential Monetary Benefits                              (406.8 KB, PDF file)                           
- Appendix                           D - Public Involvement, Scoping                              (192.0 KB, PDF file)                           
- Appendix                           E - Research Trends    (190.0 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Appendix                           F - An Informal Public-Private Partnership                              (162.6 KB, PDF file)                           
- Appendix                           G - Benefits-Sharing &Technology Transfer                           Background    (360.5 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Appendix                           H - Supplemental Information about NPS Research                           Permitting    (281.4 KB, PDF                           file)                           
- Appendix                           I - Key Judicial Decisions - Part 1                              (1.4 MB, PDF file)                           
- Appendix                           I - Key Judicial Decisions - Part 2                              (902.3 KB, PDF file)                           
- Index                              (161.5 KB, PDF file)                         
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