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most up-to-date information regarding 

the project, including project 

description, planning process updates, 

meeting notices, reports and documents, 

and useful links associated with the 

project. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Kalaupapa 

National Historical Park was established 

as a unit of the National Park System on 

December 22, 1980. The park is oriented 

toward patient privacy and maintaining 

the patients’ lifestyles, and the patients 

are guaranteed they may remain at 

Kalaupapa as long as they wish. These 

park purposes will continue for as long 

as there is a resident Hansen’s disease 

patient community at Kalaupapa. The 

park purpose also includes more 

‘‘conventional’’ park purposes: to 

preserve and interpret the Kalaupapa 

Settlement for the education and 

inspiration of present and future 

generations; to research, preserve and 

maintain the historic structures and 

character of the community, as well as 

cultural values, Native Hawaiian 

remnants and natural features; and to 

provide limited visitation by the general 

public. 

Federally owned land at Kalaupapa 

NHP includes a lighthouse, 23 acres 

surrounding it, and 7 associated 

structures. The remainder of the park 

land is currently in non-Federal 

ownership, managed under a lease and 

a series of cooperative agreements 

mandated by legislation. The NPS 

currently has a fifty year lease 

agreement (with 35 years remaining) for 

the approximately 1300 acres of the 

Kalaupapa Settlement owned by the 

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands 

(DHHL). The remainder of the land is 

owned by the State of Hawaii. Formal 

20-year cooperative agreements for 

management have been signed with the 

State of Hawaii Departments of Health 

(DOH), Transportation (DOT), and Land 

and Natural Resources (DLNR); the 

Roman Catholic Church; and the United 

Church of Christ. These mandated 

agreements allow for preservation of 

critical resources, but do not provide 

long-term rights and interests for the 

NPS. Fewer than twenty-five Hansen’s 

disease patients still reside at 

Kalaupapa, either in their own homes or 

at Kalaupapa’s hospital/care-home. 

Most of these patients are elderly and in 

poor health (youngest is presently in his 

late sixties). Thus, a very critical need 

is to engage the patients in dialog about 

the future that they envision when there 

no longer is a patient community 

residing in the park. Crafting this longrange future planning while the patients 

are yet able to participate and convey 

their ideas and vision of how they want 

their story told in the future is a key 

element of the overall process. 

The current ‘‘Statement for 

Management’’ for Kalaupapa NHP was 

approved in August 1987. This 

document provides the primary 

guidance for management of the 

resources, operations and maintenance 

of the park. It was preceded by the 

‘‘Proposal for the Establishment of 

Kalaupapa National Historical Preserve’’ 

(April 1980) which was labeled as the 

‘‘General Management Plan’’ in 

December 1980. In addition, an 

approved 1984 Resource Management 

Plan which provided then-available 

resource management direction needs to 

be updated. The legislation establishing 

the park specifically directs a reevaluation of park management: ‘‘At 

such time when there is no longer a 

resident patient community at 

Kalaupapa, the Secretary shall 

reevaluate the policies governing the 

management, administration, and public 

use of the park in order to identify any 

changes deemed to be appropriate.’’ 

(Pub. L. 95–565, section 109). This is the 

time to begin that process. Kalaupapa 

NHP needs guidance for a dramatic and 

fundamental change in park 

management that will occur in the near 

future. As long as Hansen’s disease 

patients remain at Kalaupapa, park 

operations are subservient to services 

and health care for the patients, patient 

privacy, and maintaining patients’ 

lifestyles. The State Department of 

Health has substantial control over 

activities in Kalaupapa. Visitation is 

restricted to 100 people per day, no 

children are allowed, and the law gives 

patients the right of first refusal to 

provide visitor services. Once 

Kalaupapa is no longer a home and safe 

haven for the rapidly declining 

Hansen’s disease population, the 

fundamental management direction of 

the park will change, and the NPS needs 

to be in a position to influence these 

changes. 

A GMP is needed to establish the 

vision for what the park will be like 

when there no longer are patients 

residing there. The GMP will help the 

NPS set the agenda for discussions, 

negotiations and collaboration with 

Kalaupapa’s land owners and managers, 

funding agencies, local Hansen’s disease 

residents and other partners to ensure 

the long term protection of important 

resources at Kalaupapa. 

Decision Process: Following the 

scoping phase and consideration of 

public concerns and other agency 

comments, a Draft EIS for the GMP will 

be prepared and released for public 

review. Availability of the forthcoming 

Draft EIS for public review and 

comment will be similarly announced 

through the Federal Register. Following 

due consideration of all agency and 

public comment, a Final EIS will be 

prepared. As a delegated EIS, the official 

responsible for the final decision on the 

proposed plan is the Regional Director, 

Pacific West Region, National Park 

Service. Subsequently, the official 

responsible for implementation of the 

approved plan is the Superintendent, 

Kalaupapa National Historical Park. It is 

anticipated that the final plan will be 

available in 2013. 

Dated: January 29, 2009. 

Cynthia L. Ip, 

Acting Regional Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Final Environmental Impact Statement; 

Wetland and Creek Restoration at Big 

Lagoon Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area; Marin County, 

California; Notice of Approval of 

Record of Decision 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended) and 

the regulations promulgated by the 

Council on Environmental Quality (40 

CFR1505.2), the Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service has 

prepared and approved a Record of 

Decision for the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (Final EIS) for 

Wetland and Creek Restoration at Big 

Lagoon, Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area. The requisite no-action 

‘‘wait period’’ was initiated December 

21, 2007, with the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Federal Register 

notification of the filing of the Final EIS. 

Decision: As soon as practical Golden 

Gate National Recreation Area, in 

cooperation with the County of Marin, 

will begin to implement restoration 

strategies and park and area 

improvements identified and analyzed 

as the Preferred Alternative presented in 

the Final EIS (with minor modifications 

from the course of action as presented 

in the EIS, based upon final 

consultations with partner agencies). 

The full range of foreseeable 

environmental consequences was 

assessed, and appropriate mitigation 

measures identified. Both a No Action 

alternative and multiple ‘‘action’’ 

alternatives were identified and 

analyzed (three restoration alternatives, 

six public access alternatives, four 

bridge alternatives, and five fill disposal 


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alternatives). The selected alternative 

was deemed to be the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred’’ course of action. 

Copies: Interested parties desiring to 

review the Record of Decision may 

obtain a copy by contacting the 

Superintendent, Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area, Building 201, Fort 

Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123 or via 

telephone request at (415) 561–2841. 

Dated: November 25, 2008. 

Jonathan B. Jarvis, 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–5150 Filed 3–10–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a General 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement for Buffalo National 

River, Arkansas 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a 

General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Buffalo National River, Arkansas. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the 

National Park Service (NPS) is preparing 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS) for the General Management Plan 

(GMP) for Buffalo National River, 

Arkansas. The GMP/EIS will establish 

the overall direction for Buffalo 

National River by setting broad 

management goals for managing the area 

over the next 15 to 20 years. 

DATES: Participation in the planning 

process will be encouraged and 

facilitated by various means, including 

newsletters and public meetings. The 

NPS will conduct public scoping 

meetings to explain the planning 

process and to solicit opinion about 

issues to address in the GMP/EIS. 

Notification of the specific dates, times, 

and locations of all such meetings will 

be announced in the local media, in 

NPS newsletters, on the park’s Web site 

at http://www.nps.gov/buff, and on the 

NPS’s Planning, Environment and 

Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Additionally, anyone who 

wishes to comment on any issues 

associated with the GMP may submit 

comments by any one of several 

methods. One may mail or hand-deliver 

comments to Superintendent, Buffalo 

National River, 402 North Walnut, 

Harrison, Arkansas, 72601–1173. 

Comments also may be provided 

electronically on the PEPC Web site at 

the address above. Additionally, 

information will be available for public 

review and comment from the Office of 

the Superintendent at the above 

address. Requests to be added to the 

project mailing list should be sent by 

mail to Superintendent—GMP, Buffalo 

National River, 402 North Walnut, 

Harrison, Arkansas, 72601–1173 or by email to BUFF_Superintendent@nps.gov 

(please put ‘‘GMP’’ in the subject line). 

Before including an address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in the 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 

comment 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, or from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent Kevin Cheri, Buffalo 

National River, 402 North Walnut, 

Harrison, Arkansas, 72601–1173, 

telephone 870–365–2700. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Buffalo 

National River, located in northwestern 

Arkansas, was established as America’s 

first National River in 1972 to conserve 

and interpret an area containing unique 

scenic and scientific features, and to 

preserve as a free-flowing stream an 

important segment of the Buffalo River 

in Arkansas. Buffalo National River is 

currently operating under a 1977 Master 

Plan, which is seriously outdated, not 

only because of additions to the 

infrastructure, but because of current 

issues that were not addressed 

previously and that require new 

management direction. Buffalo National 

River also needs to identify major 

program areas and provide a context for 

activities and program planning. 

The GMP/EIS will prescribe the 

resource conditions and visitor 

experiences that are to be achieved and 

maintained, based on such factors as 

Buffalo National River’s purpose, 

significance, special mandates, the body 

of laws and policies directing its 

management, resource analysis, and the 

range of public expectations and 

concerns. The GMP/EIS will outline the 

kinds of resource management 

activities, visitor activities, and 

development that would be appropriate 

at Buffalo National River in the future. 

A range of reasonable management 

alternatives will be developed through 

this planning process and will include, 

at minimum, a No-Action Alternative 

and a Preferred Alternative. Major 

issues the document will address 

include protection and management of 

cultural and natural resources, 

management of expired use and 

occupancy tracts, effects of adjacent 

land uses on Buffalo National River’s 

resources, increased visitation and 

changing use patterns, commercial 

services, and future recreational 

opportunities. 

To facilitate sound planning and 

environmental analysis, the NPS 

intends to gather information necessary 

for the preparation of the EIS and obtain 

suggestions and information from other 

Agencies and the public on the scope of 

issues to be addressed in the EIS. 

Comments and participation in this 

scoping process are invited. All 

interested persons, organizations, 

agencies, and Tribes are encouraged to 

submit comments and suggestions on 

issues and concerns that should be 

addressed in the GMP/EIS and the range 

of appropriate alternatives that should 

be examined. 

Dated: February 4, 2009. 

David N. Given, 

Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural 

Item: San Diego Museum of Man, San 

Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate a cultural item in the 

possession of the San Diego Museum of 

Man, San Diego, CA, that meets the 

definition of ‘‘object of cultural 

patrimony’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the cultural 

item. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 


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