[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31359-31360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13242]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[9921-9855-409]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on
a General Management Plan Amendment/Wilderness Study for Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332(C)), and the Wilderness Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.), the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental
impact statement for a general management plan amendment, including a
wilderness study, for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
The environmental impact statement will be approved by the Regional
Director, Alaska Region.
The general management plan amendment will establish the overall
direction for both the park and preserve (referred to hereafter as the
park), setting broad management goals for managing the area during the
next 15 to 20 years. The plan will prescribe desired resource
conditions and visitor experiences that are to be achieved and
maintained throughout the park based on such factors as the park's
purpose, significance, special mandates, the body of laws and policies
directing park management, resource analysis, and the range of public
expectations and concerns. The plan also will outline the kinds of
resource management activities, visitor activities, and developments
that would be appropriate in the park in the future. In addition, the
plan will generally address visitor-use related issues and provide
management direction for the three designated wild rivers within the
park. The wilderness study will evaluate portions of Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve for possible designation as wilderness. The
wilderness study will be included as part of the general management
plan.
A range of reasonable alternatives for managing the park will be
developed through this planning process and will include, at a minimum,
a no-action and an NPS-preferred alternative. Major issues the plan
will address include: Visitor access and use of the park; the adequacy
and sustainability of existing visitor facilities and park operations;
and the management of wilderness, natural and cultural resources,
commercial services, and cabins. The environmental impact statement
will evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the alternative
management approaches and the possible designation of wilderness within
the park.
All interested persons, organizations, and agencies are encouraged
to submit comments and suggestions on issues and concerns that should
be addressed in the general management plan amendment/wilderness study/
environmental impact statement, and the range of appropriate
alternatives that should be examined.
DATES: Public scoping will begin in Spring 2011 via a newsletter to
state and federal agencies; associated American Indian tribes;
associated Native corporations; neighboring communities; borough
commissioners; local organizations, researchers and institutions; the
congressional delegation; and other interested members of the public.
Public scoping meetings regarding the general management plan amendment
will be held in Spring 2011 in Anchorage, Soldotna, and Homer and in
the resident zone communities of Port Alsworth, Nondalton, Pedro Bay,
and Newhalen. Specific dates, times, and locations will be announced in
the local media, on the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/lacl, and will
also be available by contacting the park/preserve headquarters. In
addition to attending the scoping meetings, people wishing to provide
input may mail or e-mail comments to the park/preserve at the address
below.
Written comments concerning the scope of the general management
plan amendment/wilderness study/environmental impact statement will be
accepted for 60 days from the publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments on issues and opportunities associated with the
plan may be submitted by several methods. You may comment via the
Internet to http://parkplanning.nps.gov/lacl. You may also mail or
hand-deliver comments to Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, 240 W.
5th Avenue, Suite 236, Anchorage, AK 99501. Requests to be added to the
mailing list should be directed to the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Hard, Superintendent, Lake Clark
National Park and Preserve, 240 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 236, Anchorage, AK
99501 at the address above. Telephone: 907-644-3626. General
information about Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is available on
the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/lacl.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2011-13242 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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