Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 7, 2009 / Notices 15747 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Final General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Governors Island National Monument, 

New York, NY. 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

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

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended, the National 

Park Service announces the availability 

of the Final General Management Plan 

and Environmental Impact Statement 

(GMP/EIS) for Governors Island 

National Monument, New York. 

Consistent with National Park Service 

(NPS) laws, regulations, and policies, 

and the purpose of the National 

Monument, the Final GMP/EIS 

describes the NPS preferred alternativeAlternative D: Harbor Partnership-to 

guide the management of the National 

Monument over the next 15 to 20 years. 

The preferred alternative incorporates 

various management prescriptions to 

ensure protection, access and enjoyment 

of the park’s resources. 

The Final GMP/EIS describes the NPS 

preferred alternative and the potential 

environmental consequences of 

implementing the preferred alternative. 

Impact topics include the cultural, 

natural, and socioeconomic 

environments. The Final GMP/EIS 

contains NPS responses to public 

comments on the Draft GMP/EIS, and 

copies of agency correspondence and 

substantive comment letters. 

DATES: The document will be available 

for public review on or about February 

20, 2009. The National Park Service will 

execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no 

sooner than 30 days following 

publication by the Environmental 

Protection Agency of their Notice of 

Availability of the Final GMP/EIS. 

ADDRESSES: The document will be 

available to the public in a variety of 

ways: 

• An electronic version of the 

document can be viewed on the 

National Park Service Planning, 

Environment and Public Comment 

(PEPC) Web site at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov. 

• A downloadable PDF will be 

available on the park’s Web site at 

http://www.nps.gov/gois. 

• Printed copies (these are limited in 

quantity) and CD’s can be requested by 

contacting the park at 212–825–3041. 

• The document can be viewed in 

hardcopy form at the following 

locations: 

Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 5th 

Avenue, New York, NY 10016. 

Science, Industry and Business Library, 

188 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 

10016. 

New Amsterdam Branch Library, 9 

Murray Street, New York, NY 10007. 

Bronx Library Center, 310 East 

Kingsbridge Road, New York, NY 

10458. 

St. George Library Center, 5 Central 

Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301. 

Business Library, 280 Cadman Plaza 

West at Tillary St., Brooklyn, NY 

11201. 

Carroll Gardens Library, 396 Clinton St. 

@ Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11231. 

Central Library, Grand Army Plaza, 

Brooklyn, NY 11238. 

Red Hook Library, 7 Wolcott St. at 

Dwight St., Brooklyn, NY 11231. 

Central Library, 89–11 Merrick 

Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432. 

Flushing Library, 41–17 Main Street, 

Flushing, NY 11355. 

Jersey City Public Library, Documents 

Department, 472 Jersey Ave., Jersey 

City, NJ 07302. 

Newark Public Library, 5 Washington 

St., P.O. Box 0630, Newark, NJ 07 

101–0630. 

New Jersey State Library, U.S. 

Documents, 185 W. State St., P.O. Box 

520, Trenton, NJ 08625–0520. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

GMP/TIS evaluated alternatives to guide 

the development and future 

management of the park over the next 

20 years. Alternative A (No Action) 

provides a baseline evaluation of 

existing resource conditions, visitor use, 

facilities, and management at the park. 

The Action Alternatives (B and C) 

would enhance the preservation of the 

park’s cultural and natural resources, 

while providing new opportunities for 

visitors. Alternative D, the agency’s 

preferred alternative, would create a 

Harbor Center with partners as a hub of 

activities and a jumping-off point for 

visitors to explore New York Harbor. 

The Draft GMP/EIS was available for 

public and agency review from January 

16, 2008, through March 18, 2008. 

Copies of the document were sent to 

individuals, agencies, organizations, 

and local libraries. The document was 

also made available for review at the 

park and on the NPS Planning, 

Environment, and Public Comment Web 

site (http://parkplaiming.nps.gov). A 

public open house was held on 

February 27, 2008, and a public hearing 

was held on March 10, 2008. During the 

review period, the NPS accepted written 

and oral comments on the document; 

over six thousand comments were 

received. The NPS carefully reviewed 

all comments and prepared a Comment 

Response Report (Appendix I). 

The Final General Management Plan 

(GMIP) sets forth a vision for the 

development and operation of 

Governors Island National Monument. 

Dated: February 2, 2009. 

Dennis R. Reidenbach, 

Regional Director, Northeast Region, National 

Park Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7603 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–14–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Nimbus Hatchery Fish Passage 

Project, Lower American River, 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 

and notice of public scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the California Environmental Quality 

Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), the lead Federal agency, 

and the California Department of Fish 

and Game (CDFG), acting as the lead 

State agency, will prepare a joint EIS/ 

EIR for the proposed Nimbus Fish 

Hatchery Weir Replacement Project 

(Project). The purpose of the Project is 

to create and maintain a reliable system 

of collecting adult fish for use in the 

Nimbus Fish Hatchery (Hatchery). 

DATES: Two scoping meetings will be 

held to solicit public input on the scope 

of the environmental document, 

alternatives, concerns, and issues to be 

addressed in the EIS/EIR. The scoping 

meeting dates are: 

• Thursday, April 30, 2009. 1 p.m. to 

3 p.m., Gold River, CA. 

• Thursday, April 30, 2009. 6:30 p.m. 

to 8:30 p.m., Gold River, CA. 

Written comments on the scope of the 

EIS/EIR will be accepted until May 28, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: The public scoping 

meetings will be held at the California 

State University Sacramento Aquatic 

Center, 1901 Hazel Avenue, Gold River, 

CA 95670. 

Written comments on the scope of the 

EIS/EIR document should be sent to Mr. 

David Robinson, Central California Area 

Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 

Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630– 

1799; or e-mailed to 

HatchPass@mp.usbr.gov.