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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. 


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