Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 244 / Thursday, December 20, 2007 / Notices 72373 

about the same size as the existing 

parking lot, but it would be pulled back 

from the creek further than the 

minimum 90 feet to create a minimum 

distance of about 180 feet from the 

creek. It would also expand further 

northward into existing riparian habitat; 

the 175 Cars Rotated Parallel to Pacific 

Way alternative would have the same 

175-car capacity but rotate the parking 

lot parallel to Pacific Way; the 200 Cars 

at Beach alternative proposes the largest 

parking lot of all the alternatives with a 

maximum of 200 vehicle spaces located 

in the same area as the existing parking 

lot; and the 118 Cars at Alder Grove 

alternative would designate most 

parking away from the beach in an area 

known as the Alder Grove but would 

provide 14 Disabled-Accessible Parking 

Spaces and a drop-off turnaround at the 

beach. 

Bridge alternatives include: The No 

Action alternative would not change 

Pacific Way Road or the bridge. The 50 

foot-long Bridge with a Raised Road 

alternative would free-span the 35 footwide channel and have a deck at 16.5 

feet NGVD and be raised on the north 

and south approaches; the 50 foot-long 

Bridge with a Low Road alternative 

would free-span the 35 foot-wide 

channel and have a deck height at 

approximately 15 feet NGVD but would 

not be raised on the north and south 

approaches; the 150 foot-long Bridge 

with Raised Road alternative would 

span both the new 35 foot-wide channel 

and areas of riparian habitat and 

floodplain on either side of the channel 

and would be supported by 2 foot-wide 

piers, placed at approximately 40-foot 

intervals; and the 250 foot-long Bridge 

with Highest Road alternative would 

span the entire available riparian zone 

and floodplain from the Pelican Inn on 

the north to the existing bridge on the 

south and would have the highest deck 

of all the alternatives, between 16.25 

and 18 feet NGVD and be supported by 

two foot-wide piers, placed at 

approximately 40-foot intervals. 

Scoping And Public Review: Between 

December 2002 and December 2004, 17 

public meetings were held, as well as a 

variety of site visits and meetings with 

representatives of various agencies. On 

December 3, 2002, a Notice of Intent to 

prepare an EIS was published in the 

Federal Register beginning the formal 

scoping phase and identifying goals for 

the project. Three public scoping 

meetings were held on October 22, 

October 29, and November 2, 2002, with 

a site visit for the public held on 

November 9, 2002, to solicit input on 

the project and its potential impacts. 

Following these meetings, a Big Lagoon 

Working Group consisting of interested 

individuals, agencies, and organizations 

was formed to help develop project 

alternatives. The working group 

convened regularly in meetings that 

were open to the public. In addition, 

two alternatives workshops were held 

for the public on September 30 and 

October 4, 2003. The results of those 

workshops, as well as a more detailed 

summary of the scoping process, were 

distributed in the Alternative Public 

Workshops Report (2004). Finally, 

Marin County circulated a Notice of 

Preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Report on April 27, 2004, soliciting 

comments on the specific issues to be 

included in the scope of CEQA 

environmental review. All of these 

activities informed the alternatives 

formulation process. The Notice of 

Availability for the Draft EIS/EIR was 

published December 18, 2006 in the 

Federal Register and the document was 

made available for a 75-day public 

review and comment period. Following 

release of the Draft EIS/EIR, NPS and 

Marin County held two public meetings 

to present the project to interested 

parties and to answer questions about 

the project. These meetings were held 

on January 18 and 31, 2007. NPS and 

Marin County also conducted a public 

hearing at the Marin County Planning 

Commission in San Rafael, California, 

on February 26, 2007, to receive 

comments on the draft document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the Final EIS/EIR will be sent 

to affected Federal, Tribal, State and 

local government agencies, to interested 

parties, and those requesting copies. 

Paper and digital copies (compact disc) 

of the Final EIS/EIR will be available at 

both lead agency offices and at local 

libraries during normal business hours. 

The complete document will be 

available in area libraries, and also 

posted on the GGNRA’s project Web site 

(http://www.nps.gov/goga) and on NPS’s 

Planning, Environment and Public 

Comment Web site (http:// 

www.parkplanning.nps.gov/goga). New 

requests may be sent to: Superintendent, 

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 

Fort Mason, Building 201, San 

Francisco, CA 94123 (Attn: Creek and 

Wetland Restoration at Big Lagoon). 

After release of the Final EIS/EIR, a 

public meeting will be scheduled (date 

and other details will be posted on the 

project Web site). For further 

information about the project’s 

conservation planning process or 

logistics of the public meeting, contact 

Steve Ortega or Carolyn Shoulders, 

Building 201 Fort Mason, San 

Francisco, CA 94123, Phone: (415) 561–

4841. 

Decision Process: The NPS will 

prepare a Record of Decision no sooner 

than 30 days following publication by 

the Environmental Protection Agency of 

their notice of filing of the Final EIS in 

the Federal Register. As a delegated EIS, 

the official responsible for final 

approval is the Pacific West Regional 

Director, and subsequently the official 

responsible for project implementation 

is the General Superintendent, Golden 

Gate National Recreation Area. 

Dated: November 2, 2007. 

Jonathan B. Jarvis, 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–6103 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–FN–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Ecological Restoration Plan, Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Bandelier National Monument, New 

Mexico 

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 

Ecological Restoration Plan, Bandelier 

National Monument. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service announces the availability of the 

Record of Decision for the Ecological 

Restoration Plan for Bandelier National 

Monument, New Mexico. On September 

18, 2007, the Regional 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 August 17, 2007. 

Alternative B was selected as the Park’s 

preferred alternative; it maximizes work 

efficiency and minimizes resource 

impacts by implementing restoration 

treatments in the most systematic and 

timely fashion possible given available 

funding. This course of action, the noaction alternative, and one action 

alternative were analyzed in the Draft 

and Final Environmental Impact 

Statements. Alternative C focused on 

treating sub-basins containing the 

highest priority cultural resource sites 

within pin ̃ on-juniper woodland. 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 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
72374 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 244 / Thursday, December 20, 2007 / Notices 

made, synopses of other alternatives 

considered, the basis for the decision, a 

description of the environmentally 

preferable alternative, a finding of no 

impairment of park resources and 

values, a listing of measures to 

minimize environmental harm, and an 

overview of public involvement in the 

decision-making process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Mack, Chief of Resource Management, 

Bandelier National Monument, 15 

Entrance Road, Los Alamos, New 

Mexico, 87544, 505–672–3861, 

extension 540, johnlmack@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of 

the Record of Decision may be obtained 

from the contact listed above or online 

at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. 

Dated: September 18, 2007. 

Michael D. Snyder, 

Regional Director, Intermountain Region, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–6102 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–EW–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Final Environmental Impact Statement; 

General Management Plan/ 

Comprehensive River Management 

Plans; Sequoia-Kings Canyon National 

Parks; Fresno and Tulare Counties, 

CA; Notice of Approval Of Decision. 

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

National Environmental Policy Act of 

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

the implementing regulations 

promulgated by the Council on 

Environmental quality (40 CFR 1505.2), 

the Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service has released a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the General Management Plan 

(GMP). The Regional Director, Pacific 

West Region has approved the Record of 

Decision for the GMP and supporting 

Comprehensive River Management 

Plans which together will guide 

management, research and operations at 

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National 

Parks over the next 10–15 years. The 

formal no-action period was officially 

initiated November 17, 2006, with the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Federal Register notification of the 

filing of the Final EIS. 

Decision: As soon as practicable the 

Parks will begin to implement a 

comprehensive range of activities and 

programs planned so as to enhance the 

park’s ability to carry out its mission 

while limiting the amount of new 

environmental impacts from 

development and use—the selected plan 

was identified and analyzed as Preferred 

in the Final EIS. The new plan 

maximizes ecological restoration where 

possible, while the basic character of 

park activities and the rustic 

architecture of facilities is retained. 

River protection measures safeguard the 

existing and eligible and suitable wild 

and scenic rivers. A modest increase in 

day use is accommodated through 

alternative transportation systems and 

redesign of some roads and parking. 

Visitors are offered more diverse 

opportunities to experience the parks. A 

Wilderness Stewardship and Stock Use 

Plan will be developed, with formal 

opportunities for public involvement in 

the planning as well as review. The 

parks will refine the visitor carrying 

capacity framework so as to preserve 

park resources and ensure a quality 

visitor experience. As documented in 

the Final EIS, this course of action was 

deemed to be ‘‘environmentally 

preferred’’. 

The preferred plan and four 

alternatives were identified and 

analyzed in the Final EIS, and 

previously in the Draft EIS (the latter 

was distributed in May, 2004). The full 

spectrum of foreseeable environmental 

consequences was assessed, and 

appropriate mitigation measures 

identified, for each alternative. 

Beginning with early scoping, through 

the preparation of the Draft EIS, 

numerous public meetings were hosted 

in Three Rivers, Grant Grove, Visalia, 

Clovis, Fresno, Sacramento, San 

Francisco, Bishop, Los Angeles and 

elsewhere. As a result of the extensive 

scoping outreach of GMP mailing list of 

about 3,700 entries was developed. 

Approximately 400 oral and written 

comments were received in response to 

the Draft EIS. Key consultations or other 

contacts which aided in preparing the 

Draft and Final EIS involved (but were 

not limited to) the State Historic 

Preservation Office, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and California 

Department of Fish and Game, the 

Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. 

Forest Service, and Tribal 

representatives. Local communities, 

county and city officials, and interested 

groups and organizations were 

contacted extensively during initial 

scoping and throughout the 

conservation planning and 

environmental impact analysis process. 

Copies: Interested parties desiring to 

review the Record of Decision may 

obtain a complete copy by contacting 

the Superintendent, Sequoia-Kings 

Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, 

CA 93271; or via telephone request at 

(559) 565–3341. 

Dated: September 14, 2007. 

Jonathan B. Jarvis, 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. 07–6101 Filed 12–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–X2–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory 

Commission; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, Flight 93 

Advisory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is given that a meeting 

of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission 

(the Commission) will be held on 

Saturday, February 2, 2008 from 10 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. (Eastern). The Commission 

will meet jointly with the Flight 93 

Memorial Task Force. The joint meeting 

will be held at the Somerset County 

Courthouse, Courtroom #1; 2nd floor; 

111 East Union Street, Somerset, 

Pennsylvania 155501. 

The agenda of the meeting will 

include review and approval of 

Commission minutes from October 7, 

2007; reports from Flight 93 Memorial 

Task Force and National Park Service; 

old business; and new business. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Comments from the public will 

be taken at the end of the meeting. Any 

person may file with a Commission a 

written statement concerning the 

matters to be discussed. Persons who 

wish to file a written statement or testify 

at the meeting, or who want further 

information concerning the meeting 

may contact Superintendent Joanne 

Hanley at 814.443.4557. Address all 

statements to: Flight 93 Advisory 

Commission, 109 West Main Street, 

Somerset, PA 15501. 

DATES: February 2, 2008 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Somerset County 

Courthouse, Courtroom #1 2nd floor; 

111 East Union Street, Somerset, 

Pennsylvania 15501. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent Joanne M. Hanley, 

814.443.4557. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission was established by Public 

Law 107–226 to advise the Secretary of 

the Interior on the planning, design, 

construction and long-term management 

of a permanent memorial at the crash 

site of Flight 93. 


sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES