[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 48520-48521] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-23002] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Pecos National Historical Park, Draft General Management Plan/ Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft General Management Plan/ Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Pecos National Historical Park, Santa Fe and San Miguel Counties, New Mexico. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the availability of the Draft General Management Plan/Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/DCP/EIS) for Pecos National Historical Park. This notice also announces public meetings for the purpose of receiving public comments on the Draft GMP/DCP/EIS. On June 27, 1990, Congress repealed the act to establish Pecos National Monument and authorized the establishment of Pecos National Historical Park to include the former Pecos National Monument and 5,500 acres of the Forked Lightning Ranch. On November 8, 1990, Congress expanded Pecos National Historical Park to include the 682 acre Glorieta unit. The purpose of this Draft GMP/DCP/EIS is to set forth the basic management philosophy of the park and the overall approaches to resource management, visitor use, and facility development [[Page 48521]] that would be implemented over the next 10-15 years. This Draft GMP/DCP/EIS describes and analyzes alternatives for the Pecos and Glorieta units of Pecos National Historical Park. Proposed action and no-action alternatives have been developed for each unit. In addition to the proposed action and no-action alternatives, two additional action alternatives have been developed for the Pecos unit; and one additional action alternative has been identified for the Glorieta unit. These alternatives propose future management and use options for the newly established Pecos National Historical Park. Under Pecos Unit Alternative A (no action), present use and management would continue. The primary interpretive focus would continue to be at the Pecos Pueblo/mission ruins complex, and no new visitor facilities would be developed. Under Pecos Unit Alternative B (the proposed action), two visitor staging areas would be developed--the Fogelson visitor center area and Kozlowski's Stage Stop. New visitor facilities would include trails and trailheads and interpretive exhibits. Under Pecos Unit Alternative C, three visitor staging areas would be developed--the Fogelson visitor center, Kozlowski's Stage Stop, and the Gateway overlook. Staging areas and associated facilities would have easy vehicle access. Under Pecos Unit Alternative D, visitors would enter the park from the south; and a new visitor center would be developed at the Gateway overlook area. Other visitor facilities would continue to be provided at Kozlowski's Stage Stop and the Fogelson visitor center. Under Glorieta Unit Alternative 1 (no-action), no new facilities would be provided. Glorieta Unit Alternative 2 (proposed action) would incorporate a staffed visitor contact facility and interpretive trails and exhibits at Pigeon's Ranch and an exterior interpretive exhibit at a pulloff overlooking Canoncito. Glorieta Unit Alternative 3 would incorporate the same facilities as Alternative 2; however, the staffed contact station would be at a different location. The major impact topics assessed for the proposals and the alternatives are cultural and natural resources and the socioeconomic environment, including the local economy and National Park Service operations. This Draft GMP/DCP/EIS was prepared in order to evaluate a range of alternatives and an assessment of impacts of these alternatives and to provide the public with an opportunity to comment. This document will be on public review for 60 days. The park would appreciate any comments on these alternatives or other ways to manage the park over the next 15 years. DATES: Comments on the Draft GMP/DCP/EIS should be received no later than November 17, 1995. The dates and times for public meetings regarding the draft GMP/DCP/EIS can be obtained by contacting Pecos National Historical Park at 505-757-6414. ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft GMP/DCP/EIS should be submitted to Superintendent, Pecos National Historical Park, Post Office Drawer 418, Pecos, New Mexico 87552, telephone 505-757-6414. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public reading copies of the Draft GMP/DCP/ EIS will be available for review at the following locations: Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C.; Department of the Interior Natural Resource Library, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C.; National Park Service, Southwest System Support Office, 1100 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Santa Fe Public Library Reference Desk, 145 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Pecos National Historical Park, Administrative Office, 2 miles south of Pecos, New Mexico on State Highway 63; and local public libraries. You may call the park at 505-757-6032 to arrange for a tour through October 15, 1995. Dated: September 8, 1995. Ernest W. Ortega, Associate Regional Director. [FR Doc. 95-23002 Filed 9-18-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-M