[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44076-44077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21802]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pecos National Historical Park, Final General Management Plan/
Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final General Management Plan/
Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Pecos
National Historical Park, Santa Fe and San Miguel County, New Mexico.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of the Final General Management Plan/Development Concept
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/DCP/EIS) for Pecos National
Historical Park, New Mexico.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 27, 1990, Congress repealed the act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 Final 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 that would be implemented over the next 10-15 years.
This Final 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 NPS operations.
This Final GMP/DCP/EIS was prepared in order to evaluate a range of
alternatives and an assessment of impacts of these alternatives. This
document was on public review for 60 days from September 15 through
November 17, 1995. Responses to public comment are addresses in this
Final GMP/DCP/EIS.
DATES: This Final GMP/DCP/EIS will be available for public review until
September 30, 1996. This Final GMP/DCP/EIS can be obtained by
contacting Pecos National Historical Park at 505-757-6414.
ADDRESSES: Public reading copies of the Final 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.
20240; Department of Interior Natural Resource Library, 1849 C Street,
NW, Washington, D.C. 20240; Pecos National Historical Park, Highway 63,
Pecos, New Mexico; and local public libraries.
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Dated: August 19, 1996.
Joseph J. Sovick,
Acting Superintendent, Southwest System Support Office.
[FR Doc. 96-21802 Filed 8-26-96; 8:45 am]
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