[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 68 (Friday, April 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16419-16420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8200]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final 
General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact 
Statement, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final 
General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact 
Statement, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)), the National Park Service (NPS) 
announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Final General Management Plan (GMP)/Wilderness Study (WS)/Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS), Sleeping Bear Dunes

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National Lakeshore (Lakeshore), Michigan. On January 6, 2009, the 
Midwest Regional Director approved the ROD for the project. As soon as 
practicable, the NPS will begin to implement the preferred alternative 
contained in the final EIS.
    The preferred alternative will provide for the preservation of 
natural resources, while offering opportunities for visitor enjoyment 
of natural, cultural, and recreational resources in a scenic outdoor 
setting. This alternative includes approximately 32,100 acres (45 
percent of the Lakeshore) proposed for wilderness. No developed county 
roads are included in proposed wilderness areas. Visitor services and 
facilities remain much as they are now, with improvements at key 
locations on the mainland and on South Manitou Island. Acquisition of 
lands within the Benzie Corridor will continue.
    The ROD includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of 
other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, a 
description of the environmentally preferable alternative, a finding on 
impairment of park resources and values, a listing of measures to 
minimize environmental harm, and an overview of public involvement in 
the decision-making process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Dusty Shultz, 9922 
Front Street, Empire, Michigan 49630-9797, or by calling (231) 326-
5134, extension 101. Copies of the ROD are available upon request from 
the above address or may be viewed online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/slbe.

    Dated: March 11, 2009.
Alan M. Hutchings,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. E9-8200 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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