[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34692-34693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14927]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NER-FIIS-17935; PPNEFIIS00-PMP00UP05.YP0000]
Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement,
Fire Island National Seashore, New York
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of
a Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
GMP/EIS) for Fire Island National Seashore, New York. The Draft GMP/EIS
includes a draft Wilderness Stewardship Plan for the Otis Pike High
Dunes Fire Island Wilderness.
DATES: The NPS will accept comments on the Draft GMP/EIS for a period
of 90 days following publication of the Environmental Protection
Agency's Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The National
Park Service will hold public meetings during the public review period
to solicit comments. Meeting dates, times and locations will be
announced in local media in advance of the meeting dates.
ADDRESSES: The Draft GMP/EIS will be available for public review and
comment online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fiis, and in hardcopy at
the office of the Superintendent, Fire Island National Seashore, 120
Laurel Street, Patchogue, New York 11772, (631) 687-4750. Copies may
also be viewed at area public libraries including the Woodhull School
on Fire Island and at Babylon, Bayport/Blue Point, Bay Shore/
Brightwaters, Brentwood, Brookhaven, East Islip, Mastic/Moriches/
Shirley, Patchogue, Sayville, South Country (Bellport), and West Islip
on Long Island. Comments may be submitted electronically at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fiis. You may also mail written comments to: Fire
Island National Seashore GMP, 15 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, Attn:
Ellen Carlson.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--might 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 cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The focus of the GMP is to develop and
select
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management strategies for Fire Island National Seashore for the next 15
to 20 years to support the protection of important natural resources
and processes; significant recreation resources; cultural resources of
national, state, and local significance; and residential communities.
The park is composed of two distinct units--the barrier island that
runs parallel to the south shore of Long Island and the 613-acre
William Floyd Estate situated on the south shore of Long Island near
the east end of Fire Island. To address the specific needs of these two
distinct units, the Draft GMP/EIS includes two sets of alternatives.
One addresses park-wide alternatives for Fire Island National Seashore
with a primary emphasis on the barrier island and includes a no-action
alternative and two action alternatives. The other set of alternatives
focuses specifically on the William Floyd Estate and includes a no-
action and a single action alternative. The Draft GMP/EIS also
incorporates plans for the Otis Pike High Dunes Fire Island Wilderness
and includes a draft Wilderness Stewardship Plan for public review
concurrent with the Draft GMP/EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Carlson, NPS/Northeast Region,
15 State Street, Boston, MA 02019. Phone: (617) 223-5048. Email:
[email protected].
Dated: June 1, 2015.
Michael A. Caldwell,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-14927 Filed 6-16-15; 8:45 am]
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