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proposed action is available in 

alternative formats upon request. 

Alexandra Pitts, 

Pacific Southwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–23556 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Comprehensive Trail Management Plan 

for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Comprehensive Trail Management Plan 

for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH. 

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

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the 

National Park Service (NPS) is 

announcing its intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for a comprehensive trail management 

plan (TMP) for the Cuyahoga Valley 

National Park (Park). The TMP will 

evaluate alternatives for long-term 

development, management, 

sustainability, and accessibility of Park 

trails for current and new users as an 

integral part of a larger regional trail 

system. Two metropolitan park districts 

with significant park land holdings and 

trail networks—Cleveland Metroparks 

(CMP) and Metro Parks, Serving Summit 

County (MPSSC)—have agreed to be 

cooperators in the preparation of the 

TMP/EIS. 

DATES: To be most helpful to the 

scoping process, comments should be 

received within 45 days from the date 

this notice is published in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Information will be 

available for public review at Park 

headquarters located at 15610 Vaughn 

Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141, phone 

(216) 524–1497. The NPS will also make 

background information and 

information on the time and location of 

public meetings available to the public, 

formally solicit input on the TMP/EIS, 

and conduct public meetings through 

the NPS Planning, Environment and 

Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/cuva, the 

Park’s Web site at http://www.nps.gov/ 

cuva, and local newspapers. 

To facilitate sound analysis of 

environmental impacts, the NPS is 

gathering information necessary for the 

preparation of the TMP/EIS. Suggestions 

on environmental issues to be analyzed 

and alternatives to consider are being 

sought from other Agencies, tribes, 

organizations, and the public. 

Comments and participation in this 

scoping process are invited and 

encouraged. Additionally, any input 

received from stakeholders or the 

general public regarding the 

comprehensive TMP prior to the 

publication of this notice will be fully 

considered during this planning 

process. 

If you wish to comment on the 

scoping materials or on any other issues 

associated with the TMP/EIS, you may 

submit your comments by any one of 

several methods. You may submit your 

comments online through the PEPC Web 

site provided above. Once on the PEPC 

Web site, click on the link titled 

‘‘Comprehensive Trail Management 

Plan.’’ You may also mail comments to 

the NPS at the contact address provided 

above. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comments, 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 

comments to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, from individuals identifying 

themselves as representatives or 

officials, or organizations or businesses 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Interested Agencies and organizations 

are also invited to arrange meetings to 

provide input directly. Such meetings 

can be arranged by contacting the Park 

at the address and telephone below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: For 

information concerning the scope of the 

TMP/EIS and to arrange Agency 

meetings, requests should be directed 

to: Kevin Skerl, Ecologist, 15610 

Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141, 

e-mail: kevin_skerl@nps.gov; phone: 

330–650–5071, Ext. 4. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act of 

December 27, 1974 (16 U.S.C. 460ff et. 

seq.), established Cuyahoga Valley 

National Recreation Area (now 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park; Pub. L. 

106–291 § 149) to preserve the scenic, 

natural, and historic setting of the 

Cuyahoga Valley while providing for the 

recreational and educational needs of 

the visiting public. The Park consists of 

approximately 33,000 acres located 

between the cities of Cleveland and 

Akron in Ohio. The Park is among the 

most visited national parks, with 3 

million visitors per year. The primary 

recreational resource is the Park’s trail 

system. More than 125 miles of trails are 

available for use. Hiking, biking, and 

horseback riding are common activities. 

The trail system includes the historic 

Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail that 

passes through the entire park and 

extends further into the Ohio & Erie 

Canal National Heritage Corridor. A 

portion of Ohio’s Buckeye Trail also 

passes through the Park. 

The NPS has, for the most part, 

implemented a 1985 trail plan. A new, 

updated TMP is needed to reflect 

current issues and opportunities, 

including the need to: Reexamine trails 

proposed in the 1985 plan that have not 

yet been built; rehabilitate or replace 

trails that have been partially obliterated 

by severe flood events; modify trail 

alignments; implement new best 

management practices; address 

numerous calls for connections to 

community trail systems; and evaluate 

new trail segments and new trail uses. 

Only 60 percent of the Park is under 

federal protection; over 4,700 acres are 

owned and managed by the CMP and 

over 3,300 acres are owned and 

managed by the MPSSC. Because the 

CMP and the MPSSC are public landholding agencies within the boundary of 

the Park, close coordination with the 

Park on a broad range of cultural and 

natural resource management and 

visitor services activities has occurred 

over the past 30 years, including the 

development of the Park’s first trail plan 

in 1985. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

David N. Given, 

Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–23547 Filed 9–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting for the 

National Park Service Alaska Region’s 

Subsistence Resource Commission 

(SRC) program. 

SUMMARY: The Aniakchak National 

Monument Subsistence Resource 

Commission (ANIA SRC) will meet to 

develop and continue work on National 

Park Service (NPS) subsistence hunting 

program recommendations and other 

related subsistence management issues. 

This meeting is open to the public and 

will have time allocated for public 

testimony. The public is welcomed to 


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