[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: [email protected].
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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