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• Reduce the number of individual 

targeted exotic plants to minimize the 

threat to natural resources (native 

habitat, plants, and wildlife); 

• Reduce to the greatest extent 

possible the introduction of new exotic 

plants into parks; 

• Ensure that park exotic plant 

management programs support, and are 

consistent with, south Florida 

ecosystem restoration goals; 

• Reconcile potential conflicts 

between preservation of significant 

cultural landscapes and removal of 

exotic plants; 

• Preserve plants and sites valued by 

native Americans and other traditional 

cultures and protect archeological and 

historic resources, while reducing the 

spread of exotic plant species; 

• Conduct the exotic plant 

management plan so it is continually 

monitored and improved, 

environmentally safe, incorporates best 

management practices, and supports 

and is supported by science and 

research; 

• Minimize unintended impacts of 

control measures on park resources, 

visitors, employees, and the public; 

• Use Federal resources with 

increased efficiency; 

• Ensure that control measures are 

consistent with the Wilderness Act and 

NPS wilderness policy; 

• Increase visitor and public 

awareness of the impacts exotic plants 

have on native habitat and species and 

on cultural resources, building support 

for NPS management efforts; 

• Coordinate NPS efforts with 

partners and neighbors (nationally and 

internationally) to establish compatible 

goals and provide assistance to achieve 

them; and 

• Restore and protect native plant 

communities in ways that allow natural 

processes, function, cycles, and biota to 

be re-established and maintained in 

perpetuity. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Hamilton, Environmental 

Quality Division, National Park Service, 

Academy Place, P.O. Box 25287, 

Denver, CO 80225. Telephone: (303) 

969–2068 for questions about the EIS 

process or Tony Pernas, Southeast 

Regional Office, National Park Service 

(305) 252–0347 for questions about 

technical aspects of the Plan. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

selected action, the NPS will apply a 

systematic approach that will prioritize 

exotic plants for treatment, monitor 

effects of those treatments on exotic 

plants and park resources, and mitigate 

any adverse effects to park resources as 

determined through the monitoring 

program. The NPS will employ an 

adaptive management strategy, using the 

results of monitoring to adjust treatment 

methods or mitigation methods to reach 

the desired future condition of treated 

areas in the parks. A decision tool will 

be applied to determine areas that are 

appropriate for active restoration, which 

will occur in park areas that have been 

previously disturbed and in areas with 

potential threatened and endangered 

species habitat or sensitive vegetation 

communities where a more rapid 

recovery is desirable. The active 

restoration approach for a given 

treatment area will be determined based 

on a site-specific evaluation. Other areas 

in the parks will recover passively after 

treatment. 

The ROD briefly discusses the 

selected action, two other alternatives 

considered, the basis for the decision, 

and measures to minimize impacts and 

address public concerns. 

The requisite no-action ‘‘wait period’’ 

before approval of the ROD was 

initiated on 3 September 2010, with the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Federal Register notification of the 

filing of the Final EIS. As soon as 

practical after the publication of this 

Notice in the Federal Register, the nine 

parks included in the Plan will begin to 

implement treatment and control, 

monitoring, adaptive management of 

exotic plants and restoration of native 

plant communities as described and 

analyzed in the Preferred Alternative 

(Alternative C) presented in the Final 

EIS. 

Interested parties desiring to review 

the ROD may access it on the NPS 

Planning, Environment and Public 

Comment Web site at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/WASO or may 

obtain a copy by contacting the 

participating parks’ headquarters: Big 

Cypress National Preserve, 33100 

Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, FL 34141; 

Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW 328 

Street, Homestead, FL 33033; Canaveral 

National Seashore, 212 S. Washington 

Avenue, Titusville, FL 32796; Dry 

Tortugas National Park, 40001 State 

Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034; 

Everglades National Park, 40001 State 

Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034; Buck 

Island Reef National Monument, Danish 

Custom House, Kings Wharf, 2100 

Church Street #100, Christiansted, St. 

Croix, VI 00820; Christiansted National 

Historic Site, Danish Custom House, 

Kings Wharf, 2100 Church Street #100, 

Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820; Salt 

River Bay National Historic Park and 

Ecological Preserve, Danish Custom 

House, Kings Wharf, 2100 Church Street 

#100, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI 00820; 

and Virgin Islands National Park, 1300 

Cruz Bay Creek, St. John, VI 00830. 

Authority: The authority for publishing 

this notice is 40 CFR 1506.6. 

The responsible official for this ROD 

is the Regional Director, Southeast 

Region, NPS, 100 Alabama Street, SW., 

1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

David Vela, 

Regional Director, Southeast Region, National 

Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31902 Filed 12–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–V6–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[1790–ROVA–409] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the General Management 

Plan/Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National 

Historic Sites 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Record of Decision. 

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

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended [42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C)], the National Park Service 

(NPS) announces the availability of the 

Record of Decision for the General 

Management Plan/Environmental 

Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the 

Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic 

Sites (NHS), in Hyde Park, New York. 

The Regional Director, Northeast 

Region, approved the Record of 

Decision for the GMP/EIS. The Record 

of Decision includes a statement of the 

decision made, a synopsis of other 

alternatives considered, the basis for the 

decision, a description of the 

environmentally preferable alternative, 

a finding on impairment of park 

resources and values, a listing of 

measures to minimize environmental 

harm, and an overview of public 

involvement in the decision-making 

process. The approved General 

Management Plan will guide long-term 

management of the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt 

NHS, which is comprised of three (3) 

units of the national park system: The 

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt NHS; 

Eleanor Roosevelt NHS (also known as 

Val-Kill); and Vanderbilt Mansion NHS. 

As soon as practicable, the NPS will 

begin to implement the selected 

alternative, which is Action Alternative 

Two, the NPS preferred alternative, as 

described in the Abbreviated Final 

GMP/EIS issued on August 6, 2010. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt 

National Historic Sites, 4097 Albany 

Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538; (845) 

229–9116 ext. 33; 

Sarah_Olson@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary function of a general 

management plan is to clearly define a 

park’s purpose and management 

direction over the long term, typically 

15 to 20 years into the future. The plan 

describes the resource conditions and 

visitor experiences that are to be 

achieved and maintained. The 

clarification of what must be achieved 

according to law and policy is based on 

a review of the park’s purpose, 

significance, and mission. The NPS 

seeks to have all parks operate under 

approved general management plans to 

ensure that park managers carry out as 

effectively and efficiently as possible 

the mission of the NPS. 

Hyde Park, New York, is home to 

three national historic sites established 

by separate legislation: The Home of 

Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic 

Site; Eleanor Roosevelt National 

Historic Site (also known as Val-Kill); 

and the Vanderbilt Mansion National 

Historic Site. The sites are combined 

into a single administrative unit, 

Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic 

Sites, under one superintendent and 

operated by one staff. Together the parks 

include over 1,100 acres of Federally 

owned land along the east bank of the 

Hudson River. The GMP/EIS was 

created over several years under the 

guidance of an interdisciplinary 

planning team including the 

Superintendent, senior park staff, NPS 

regional office staff, and consultants. At 

the outset, the planning team recognized 

that, although a general management 

plan was needed for each of the three 

Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic 

Sites, a single unifying plan was not 

only the most expeditious approach, but 

was also essential for continued 

coordinated management. 

The planning process for the GMP/EIS 

was conducted with extensive public 

and agency involvement. During 2005 

and 2006, the planning team held 

meetings with and/or contacted key 

stakeholders, agencies, Tribes, resource 

experts, and members of the public. 

Planning newsletters were distributed in 

2006 and 2007 with updates on the 

planning process, draft statements of 

purpose and significance, preliminary 

planning issues, and describing three 

preliminary alternatives, and also 

included a mail-back card inviting 

comment. Over the course of the next 

two years, the planning team continued 

to brief and receive input from 

stakeholders. 

The Draft GMP/EIS was released for 

public review and comment from 

December, 24, 2009, through February 

28, 2010. The Draft GMP/EIS presented 

and evaluated three alternatives: The 

No-Action Alternative; Action 

Alternative One; and Action Alternative 

Two. Action Alternative Two was 

identified as the NPS Preferred 

Alternative. Copies of the Draft GMP/ 

EIS were sent to individuals, agencies, 

Tribes, and organizations, and were 

made available at park visitor centers, 

local library, and on the NPS Planning, 

Environment, and Public Comment 

(PEPC) Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/rova). Public 

open houses were held on January 28 

and 29, 2010. 

The comments received on the Draft 

GMP/EIS required only minor responses 

and editorial corrections; thus, an 

abbreviated format was used for the 

Final GMP/EIS. The Abbreviated Final 

GMP/EIS was issued on August 6, 2010. 

It included an analysis of agency and 

public comments received on the Draft 

GMP/EIS with NPS responses, errata 

sheets detailing editorial corrections to 

the Draft GMP/EIS, and copies of agency 

and substantive public comments. No 

changes were made to the alternatives or 

to the impact analysis presented in the 

Draft GMP/EIS. Therefore, Action 

Alternative Two remained the NPS 

Preferred Alternative. 

The NPS has selected Action 

Alternative Two because it best fulfills 

the purposes of the parks and conveys 

the greatest number of beneficial results 

in comparison with the other 

alternatives. The selected action seeks to 

make the parks relevant to more 

audiences by encouraging greater civic 

participation in park activities, while 

significantly enhancing the historic 

character of park resources. Resource 

management efforts will focus on the 

landscape and be aimed at rehabilitating 

existing features, but will follow 

contemporary best practices for land 

management within select areas. A 

learning center will be established to 

expand the scope and magnitude of the 

educational programs. The selected 

action calls for a significant expansion 

of partnership activities in the operation 

of the sites and opens up greater 

potential for new approaches to 

generating revenue to help sustain and 

improve operations. 

The Record of Decision is available 

online at the NPS Planning, 

Environment and Public Comment 

(PEPC) Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/rova). A printed 

copy may be obtained by contacting the 

park at the address shown above. 

Dennis R. Reidenbach, 

Regional Director, Northeast Region, National 

Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31904 Filed 12–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Water Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

December 13, 2010, a proposed Consent 

Decree (‘‘Decree’’) in United States and 

the State of Georgia v. DeKalb County, 

Georgia, Civil Action No. 1:10cv4039– 

WSD, was lodged with the United States 

District Court for the Northern District 

of Georgia, Atlanta Division. 

The proposed Consent Decree would 

resolve claims against DeKalb County 

for the Clean Water Act violations 

involving its sanitary sewer system, 

alleged in the complaint filed by the 

United States and the State of Georgia. 

The proposed Consent Decree provides 

for DeKalb County to perform injunctive 

measures as described in the Consent 

Decree, to pay a civil penalty of 

$226,500 to the United States and 

$226,500 to the State of Georgia, and to 

perform a Supplemental Environmental 

Project valued at $600,000. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the Consent Decree. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States and State of Georgia v. DeKalb 

County, Georgia, Civil Action No. 1:10– 

cv–4039–WSD, D.J. Ref. 90–5–1–1– 

09497. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney for the Northern District of 

Georgia, Richard B. Russell Federal 

Building, Suite 600, 75 Spring Street, 

SW., Atlanta, GA 30303, and at the 

Region 4 Office of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal 

Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, 

GA 30303. During the public comment 

period, the Consent Decree may also be 

examined on the following Department 

of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.

gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy 

of the Consent Decree may also be 

obtained by mail from the Consent 


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