[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 169 (Friday, August 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50393-50394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4273]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, 
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION:  Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for an Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan, Glen Canyon National 
Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service is preparing an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) 
Management Plan for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and 
Utah. This effort will result in an ORV Management Plan/EIS to guide 
the management of ORV use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 
(NRA). The ORV Management Plan/EIS may also form the basis for a 
special regulation pursuant to 36 CFR 4.10 to regulate ORV use at Glen 
Canyon NRA.
    The ORV Management Plan/EIS would address three spheres of ORV use 
at Glen Canyon: (1) At the Lone Rock Beach area; (2) at 14 designated 
accessible shoreline areas; and (3) on 388 miles of park roads. The ORV 
Management Plan/EIS will assess potential environmental impacts 
associated with a range of reasonable alternatives for managing ORV 
impacts on park resources such as threatened and endangered species, 
soils, vegetation, wildlife, cultural resources, and other appropriate 
topics. Socioeconomic impacts and effects on visitor experience and 
public safety will also be analyzed.

DATES: To determine significant issues related to ORV management at 
Glen Canyon NRA, and to identify a range of alternatives for ORV 
management, the National Park Service will hold public scoping 
workshops in Page, Arizona, Escalante, Utah, and Monticello, Utah.

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Dates and times of these meetings will be announced publicly. The Park 
Service will accept comments from the public through October 1, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment 
online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov, and at Glen Canyon NRA 
headquarters, 691 Scenic View Drive, Page, Arizona. Phone number (928) 
608-6200.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Schneider, Management Assistant, 
Glen Canyon NRA, 691 Scenic View Drive, Page, Arizona. Phone number 
(928) 608-6208.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A scoping brochure has been prepared that 
discusses the purpose and need for action and details the issues 
identified to date. Copies of the scoping brochure may be obtained from 
Glen Canyon NRA, 691 Scenic View Drive, Page, Arizona. The phone number 
is (928) 608-6200. You may also obtain the scoping brochure or via the 
Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov.
    If you wish to comment on the scoping brochure or on any other 
issues associated with the plan, you may submit your comments by any 
one of several methods. You may mail comments to ORV Management Plan/
EIS, Glen Canyon NRA, PO Box 1507, Page, Arizona 86040. You may also 
comment via the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do not 
receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your 
Internet message, contact us directly at phone number (928) 608-6200. 
Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to Glen Canyon NRA, 691 Scenic 
View Drive, Page, Arizona. 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.

    Dated: August 6, 2007.
Michael D. Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 07-4273 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]
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