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Draft General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 

GMP/EIS) for New River Gorge National 

River, West Virginia. Consistent with 

National Park Service laws, regulations, 

and policies, and the purpose of the 

National River, the Draft GMP/EIS 

describes and analyzes five alternatives, 

including the no action alternative, to 

guide the management of the National 

River over the next 15 to 20 years. The 

alternatives incorporate various 

management prescriptions to ensure 

protection, access and enjoyment of the 

park’s resources. 

Alternative 1 is the no action 

alternative, which would continue 

current management and trends, with 

no major changes in direction. 

Alternative 2 emphasizes the 

substantial differences among subareas 

of the gorge, improving them to reflect 

their differing character, resources, and 

visitor experiences. Management actions 

would build upon the cultural resource, 

interpretive, and recreational 

opportunities of the north and south 

ends of the park, while retaining a 

primitive and remote feeling in the 

middle of the park. 

Alternative 3 would unify the park by 

providing a north-south through park 

hike and bike trail, enhancing existing 

scenic roads, and building new access 

and facilities in the middle of the park 

to balance opportunities for visitors 

throughout the park. 

Alternative 4 recognizes river 

gateways and the rim to river 

experiences that take visitors to them as 

the primary access points and 

orientation venues in the park. River 

gateways would be enhanced to tell 

gorge stories while providing improved 

river, trail, and recreational access. The 

NPS and gateway communities would 

work cooperatively to enhance rim to 

river experiences. 

Alternative 5 is the National Park 

Service’s preferred alternative. 

Alternative 5 would preserve areas for 

primitive recreational experiences from 

end to end of the park. Interspersed 

with these primitive areas would be 

cultural and interpretive resource focal 

areas where visitors could explore 

communities and other places that once 

populated the gorge, experience the 

river, and enjoy a variety of recreational 

experiences. A north-south through park 

connector composed of improved scenic 

roads and trails would enable visitors to 

travel the length of the park, visit these 

areas, and access the backcountry. 

Partnerships with gateway communities 

and improved rim to river experiences 

would foster links to the park as a whole 

and to specific cultural and interpretive 

resource areas within the park. 

The Draft GMP/EIS evaluates 

potential environmental consequences 

of implementing the five alternatives. It 

describes the affected natural, cultural, 

scenic, and socioeconomic 

environments within and near the park 

and analyzes potential impacts on park 

resources and values. Seventeen 

resource topics are addressed, including 

physiography, geology, and soils; 

floodplains; water quality; vegetation; 

aquatic wildlife; terrestrial wildlife; 

rare, threatened, and endangered 

species; scenic resources; archeological 

resources; cultural landscapes; historic 

structures; ethnographic resources; 

regional and local economy; 

communities; visitor use and visitor 

experience; park access; and park 

operations. 

DATES: The National Park Service will 

accept comments on the Draft GMP/EIS 

from the public for 60 days from the 

date the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes their Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. 

Public meetings will be held in Hinton, 

Beckley, and Fayetteville, West Virginia 

to solicit comments on the Draft GMP/ 

EIS during the public review period. 

The dates, times, and locations will be 

announced on the park’s Web site at 

http://www.nps.gov/neri; on the NPS 

Planning, Environment, and Public 

Comment (PEPC) Web site at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/neri; in local 

papers; and can also be obtained by 

contacting the park at (304) 465–0508. 

ADDRESSES: The Draft GMP/EIS will be 

available for public review and 

comment online at the NPS PEPC Web 

site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/neri), 

and at the park’s Web site (http:// 

www.nps.gov/neri). Printed copies (in 

limited quantity) and CDs can be 

requested by calling (304) 465–0508. 

Printed hardcopies can be viewed at the 

following locations: 

New River Gorge National River— 

Headquarters, 104 Main Street, Glen 

Jean, WV 25846. 

New River Gorge National River— 

Canyon Rim Visitor Center, 162 Visitor 

Center Road (off US 19, north of the 

New River Gorge Bridge), Lansing, WV 

25862. 

New River Gorge National River— 

Sandstone Visitor Center, Meadow 

Creek Road, Sandstone, WV 25958. 

Raleigh County Public Library, 221 N. 

Kanawha Street, Beckley, WV 25801. 

Summers County Public Library, 201 

Temple Street, Hinton, WV 25951. 

Oak Hill Public Library, 611 Main 

Street. Oak Hill, WV 25901. 

The preferred method to comment is 

to submit comments electronically 

through the NPS PEPC Web site at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/neri. You 

may also send written comments to 

Superintendent Don Striker, New River 

Gorge National River, 104 Main St., 

Glen Jean, WV 25846. Before including 

your address, phone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don 

Striker, Superintendent, New River 

Gorge National River, 104 Main Street, 

Glen Jean, WV 25846, (304) 465–0508. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through 

the Draft GMP/EIS planning process, the 

NPS was able to develop a unified 

approach to managing the major 

changes in and adjacent to the park 

since the 1982 General Management 

Plan was prepared, to focus on 

protecting park natural, cultural, and 

scenic resources, and to identify 

opportunities to facilitate appropriate 

forms of visitor education, 

interpretation and use. Twelve related 

legislative mandates have been added 

since the enabling legislation was 

signed into law in 1978, including 

several boundary changes. The most 

recent legislation mandates the 

continuation of hunting within the park. 

The Draft GMP/EIS includes a 

recommendation for additional 

boundary changes as well as a 

wilderness eligibility assessment for all 

National Park Service lands and waters 

within the current park boundary. 

Mary Pearson-Cooper, 

Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, 

National Park Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Restoration Design Energy Project 

and Possible Land Use Plan 

Amendment 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the 


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Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Arizona State 

Office intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

to support possible amendments to 

several BLM-Arizona Resource 

Management Plans (RMP) to identify 

sites and/or areas managed by the BLM 

that may be suitable for the 

development of renewable energy and to 

establish appropriate design criteria for 

such projects. By this notice, BLMArizona State Office is announcing the 

beginning of the scoping process to 

solicit public comments and identify 

issues. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EIS and possible 

plan amendments. Comments on issues 

may be submitted in writing until 

March 1, 2010. The dates and locations 

of any scoping meetings will be 

announced at least 15 days in advance 

through local media, newspapers and 

the BLM Web site at: http:// 

www.blm.gov/az/st/en.html. In order to 

be included in the Draft EIS, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the scoping period or 15 days 

after the last public meeting, whichever 

is later. We will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

upon publication of the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues and planning criteria related 

to the Restoration Design Energy Project 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/ 

en/prog/energy/arra_solar.htm; 

• E-mail: Include your name, any 

organization you represent, and return 

address in the e-mail message to: 

az_arra_rdep@blm.gov; 

• Fax: Attn: Teri Raml, (602) 417– 

9454; and 

• Mail or other delivery service: 

Please be sure to include your name, 

any organization you represent, and a 

return address to: Restoration Design 

Energy Project, Attention: Teri Raml, 

BLM-Arizona State Office, One North 

Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85004–4427. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the BLM-Arizona 

State Office, One North Central Avenue, 

Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Teri Raml, Project Manager, telephone 

(602) 417–9388; address One North 

Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85004; or by e-mail 

teri_raml@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Restoration Design 

Energy Project is to foster 

environmentally responsible production 

of renewable energy by amending plans, 

as necessary, to identify sites or areas 

that are already disturbed or that may be 

in need of some level of remediation or 

restoration, and which may be suitable 

for siting of renewable energy projects, 

as well as allocate such sites or areas for 

this purpose. Possible plan amendments 

may also include decisions about 

acquisition, disposal, or retention of 

sites or areas. The BLM will establish 

management direction for lands 

acquired for the purposes of this Project 

or will extend the applicable land use 

plan decisions to these lands, provided 

there are no unresolved management 

issues associated with the newly 

acquired lands. The environmental 

analysis will address, at each site or 

area, both existing remediation needs 

and any potential for renewable energy 

generation, and may also identify 

project design criteria to address 

environmental issues particular to the 

site or area identified. Implementation 

of the Project will help meet community 

energy needs, create economic 

opportunities, and provide good value 

to the taxpayer for the use of public 

lands. To accomplish this, some or all 

of the BLM’s RMPs throughout Arizona 

may need to be amended. Plans that 

may be amended include the following: 

the Yuma Field Office RMP—2010; the 

Agua Fria and Bradshaw-Harquahala 

RMP—2010; the Arizona Strip Field 

Office RMP—2008; the Lake Havasu 

Field Office RMP—2007; the Kingman 

Resource Area RMP—1995; the Safford 

District RMP—1991; the Phoenix RMP— 

1988; the Lower Gila South RMP—1988 

as amended 2005; and the Lower Gila 

North Management Framework Plan— 

1983 as amended 2005. 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Title 

II, Sec. 211) establishes a goal that at 

least 10,000 megawatts of renewable 

energy production capacity be approved 

on public lands by 2015. Additionally, 

Secretarial Order 3285 directs agencies 

within the Department of the Interior to 

encourage the development of 

environmentally responsible renewable 

energy generation. The Project is 

consistent with the Congressional 

direction, Department of the Interior 

policies, and is unique in that it offers 

an alternative process for site selection 

that includes the identification of lands 

in need of remediation that have 

renewable energy generation potential. 

At the initiation of the Project, the BLMArizona State Office requested 

individual field offices and members of 

the public to identify previously 

utilized sites that might be suitable for 

development of renewable energy for 

consideration for inclusion in the 

Project. Examples of submitted sites 

include gravel pits, mine sites, landfills, 

isolated parcels that have been 

disturbed, and abandoned unauthorized 

airstrips. Sites and/or areas proposed for 

the Project will be analyzed according to 

the BLM’s planning regulations at 43 

CFR part 1600, and proposed planning 

amendments will analyzed in the EIS. 

This analysis will take into 

consideration: (1) 42 proposed sites 

covering approximately 26,000 acres; (2) 

knowledge of existing and proposed 

energy transmission options; (3) 

concentrations of existing and proposed 

energy generation; (4) technical factors; 

and (5) environmental factors. The sites 

submitted so far include BLMadministered, State, municipal, and 

private lands. While the BLM planning 

process will primarily address 

management of those lands and interests 

in lands administered by the BLM, the 

analysis in the EIS may be broader in 

scope. Additional restoration design 

concepts, which may be incorporated 

into the possible design criteria 

applicable to particular sites or areas, 

are expected to be developed through 

scoping. Suitable sites for application of 

this approach to reuse of land may also 

continue to be identified over time, and 

may be considered in this or subsequent 

planning initiatives, depending on 

when they are identified. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. At present, the BLM 

has identified the following preliminary 

issues: (1) Site or area suitability for 

renewable energy generation and scale 

of possible generation; (2) site or area 

proximity to the existing electrical 

transmission grid and the feasibility of 

integrating new electric generation 

projects with the grid; (3) site or area 

proximity to population and electric use 

(load) centers; (4) determining the 

appropriate renewable energy 

generation technologies for 

implementation on a site-by-site and/or 

area-by-area basis; and (5) the possible 

need for environmental remediation of 

project sites or areas based on previous 

uses and levels of disturbance and 

possible contamination of the sites or 

areas, as well as how addressing the 

possible need for remediation may be 

incorporated into design criteria that 

may be applicable to projects proposed 

for a particular site or area. 

The EIS will use existing data for the 

analysis to support the planning 

decisions (e.g., allocation, disposal, or 


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retention decisions) that may be made 

as a result of this initiative. When 

individual project proposals for 

renewable development are received, 

any site-specific analysis could be tiered 

to the EIS for this Project to avoid 

unnecessary duplication of analysis. 

Authorization of the project may 

require amendment of some or all of the 

BLM RMPs throughout Arizona, as 

listed above. By this notice, the BLM is 

complying with requirements in 43 CFR 

1610.2(c) to notify the public of 

potential amendments to land use plans, 

predicated on the findings of the EIS. If 

land use plan amendments are 

necessary, the BLM will integrate the 

land use planning process with the 

NEPA process for this project. 

The BLM will utilize and coordinate 

the NEPA commenting process to satisfy 

the public involvement process for 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) as 

provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). 

Native American Tribal consultations 

will be conducted and Tribal concerns, 

including impacts on Indian trust assets, 

will be given due consideration. 

Federal, State, and local agencies, along 

with other stakeholders that may be 

interested or affected by the BLM’s 

decision on this project are invited to 

participate in the scoping process and, 

if eligible, may request or be requested 

by the BLM to participate as a 

cooperating agency. Before including 

your address, phone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 

1610.2. 

Helen Hankins, 

BLM Associate State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

2010 Meetings of the Big Cypress 

National Preserve Off-Road Vehicle 

(ORV) Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, ORV Advisory 

Committee. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5 U.S.C. App 1, 

10), notice is hereby given of the 

meetings of the Big Cypress National 

Preserve ORV Advisory Committee for 

2010. 

DATES: The Committee will meet on the 

following dates: 

Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 3:30–8 

p.m. 

Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 3:30–8 p.m. 

Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 3:30–8 p.m. 

Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 3:30–8 

p.m. 

Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 3:30–8 

p.m. 

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 3:30–8 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at 

the Big Cypress Swamp Welcome 

Center, 33000 Tamiami Trail East, 

Ochopee, Florida. Written comments 

and requests for agenda items may be 

submitted electronically on the Web site 

http://www.nps.gov/bicy/parkmgmt/orvadvisory-committee.htm. Alternatively, 

comments and requests may be sent to: 

Superintendent, Big Cypress National 

Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East, 

Ochopee, FL 34141–1000, Attn: ORV 

Advisory Committee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramos, Superintendent, Big 

Cypress National Preserve, 33100 

Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, Florida 

34141–1000; 239–695–1103, or go to the 

Web site http://parkplanning.nps.gov/

projectHome.cfm?parkId=

352&projectId=20437. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established (Federal 

Register, August 1, 2007, pp. 42108– 

42109) pursuant to the Preserve’s 2000 

Recreational Off-road Vehicle 

Management Plan and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 

U.S.C. Appendix) to examine issues and 

make recommendations regarding the 

management of off-road vehicles (ORVs) 

in the Preserve. The agendas for these 

meetings will be published by press 

release and on the http://

parkplanning.nps.gov/

projectHome.cfm?parkId=

352&projectId=20437 Web site. The 

meetings will be open to the public, and 

time will be reserved for public 

comment. Oral comments will be 

summarized for the record. If 

individuals wish to have their 

comments recorded verbatim, they must 

submit them in writing. 

Pedro Ramos, 

Superintendent, Big Cypress National 

Preserve. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

Nominations for the following 

properties being considered for listing 

or related actions in the National 

Register were received by the National 

Park Service before December 19, 2009. 

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 

60 written comments concerning the 

significance of these properties under 

the National Register criteria for 

evaluation may be forwarded by United 

States Postal Service, to the National 

Register of Historic Places, National 

Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280, 

Washington, DC 20240; by all other 

carriers, National Register of Historic 

Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 

St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 

20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written 

or faxed comments should be submitted 

by January 28, 2010. 

Alexandra Lord, 

Acting Chief, National Register of Historic 

Places/National Historic Landmarks Program. 

California 

Monterey County 

USS MACON (airship remains), Address 

Restricted, Big Sur, 09001274. 

Colorado 

Las Animas County 

Latuda, Frank, House, 431 W. Colorado Ave., 

Trinidad, 09001275. 

Montrose County 

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock 

Car No. 5620, 82800Q 83rd Rd., Cimarron 

Visitor Center, Curecanti National 

Recreation Area, Cimarron, 09001276. 

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Stock 

Car No. 5679D, 82800Q 83rd Rd., Cimarron 

Visitor Center, Curecanti National 

Recreation Area, Cimarron, 09001277. 

Florida 

Alachua County 

Jones, A. Quinn, House, 1013 NW. 7th Ave., 

Gainesville, 09001278. 

Idaho 

Canyon County 

Hat, The, 2112 Cleveland Blvd., Caldwell, 

09001279. 


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