[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 223 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 71601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29354]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[7700-1104-SZS]


Record of Decision, Long Walk National Historic Trail Feasibility 
Study/Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement, National Trails 
Intermountain Region, NM

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the 
Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Walk 
National Historic Trail Feasibility Study.

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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 Abbreviated Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Long Walk National Historic Trail Feasibility 
Study, prepared by National Trails Intermountain Region, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico. On August 3, 2011, the Regional Director, Intermountain Region 
approved the Record of Decision for the project. Four alternatives and 
their respective environmental consequences were presented in the 
study. The Record of Decision identifies the preferred alternative as 
alternative A, no-action. Under the no-action alternative, a national 
historic trail would not be designated. Interpretation and protection 
of Long Walk-related events and resources would not be coordinated by a 
single, overarching federal agency. State, county, and tribal laws for 
historic preservation would continue to apply; no new federal actions 
would be taken to protect other significant resources.
    In the feasibility study, the National Park Service found that the 
Long Walk routes fully meet the criteria for national historic trails. 
The overall nature of public comments during the review period 
supported designation of a national historic trail. The National Park 
Service decision to support the no action alternative as the selected 
action is based on the lack of support for designation by the Navajo 
Nation Tribal Council and the Mescalero Apache Tribe.
    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, and an 
overview of public involvement in the decision-making process. 
Impairment and measures to minimize environmental harm are not 
addressed in the Record of Decision because the study involved no park 
resources.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon A. Brown, National Trails 
Intermountain Region, National Park Service, P.O. Box 728, 1100 Old 
Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0728; (505) 988-6717.

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

    Dated: October 17, 2011.
Laura Joss,
Deputy Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-29354 Filed 11-17-11; 8:45 am]
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