[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 66847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21941]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
Colorado National Monument, Colorado

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan, Colorado National Monument.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of the 
Record of Decision for the General Management Plan, Final Environmental 
Impact Statement, Colorado National Monument, Colorado. On August 31, 
2005, the Director, Intermountain Region, approved the Record of 
Decision for the project. As soon as practicable, the National Park 
Service will begin to implement the Preferred Alternative contained in 
the FEIS issued on June 6, 2005. The following course of action will 
occur under the preferred alternative: Weave Colorado National Monument 
into the regional ecosystem on the northeastern edge of the Colorado 
Plateau by pursuing common stewardship goals with government agencies, 
tribes, educational institutions, and communities.
    This course of action and 2 alternatives were analyzed in the Draft 
and Final Environmental Impact Statements. The full range of 
foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed, and appropriate 
mitigating measures were identified.
    The Record of Decision includes a statement of the decision made, 
synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, 
a description of the environmentally preferable alternative, a finding 
on impairment of park resources and values, a listing of measures to 
minimize environmental harm, an overview of public involvement in the 
decision-making process, and finding that the alternative selected for 
implementation will not impair park resources or values and will not 
violate the NPS Organic Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Bruce Noble, Colorado 
National Monument, Fruita, CO 81521-0001; Tel: (970) 858-3617, ext. 
300; FAX: (970) 858-0372; e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5230202731370d3c3d303e37123c22217c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f59787809690aa9b9a979990b59b8586db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Record of Decision may be 
obtained from the contact listed above or online at http://planning.nps.gov/plans.cfm

    Dated: August 30, 2005.
Michael D. Snyder,
Acting Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 05-21941 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
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