[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13138-13139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5869]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Grand Ditch Breach Restoration Environmental Impact Statement,
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
for the Grand Ditch Breach Restoration, Rocky Mountain National Park,
Colorado.
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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 is preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Ditch Breach Restoration,
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. This effort will result in
ecological restoration of the area affected by the 2003 Grand Ditch
Breach. Alternatives to be considered will likely include a combination
of the following: Allowing natural (passive) restoration to occur where
appropriate; stabilizing steep, unstable slopes with an engineered
solution; removing deposited sediment and redistributing it through the
impacted area or elsewhere; removing dead timber from the impacted area
and/or using it in the restoration process; regrading and recontouring
areas to restore appropriate morphology and function; native plant
restoration with appropriate, locally gathered plant materials; may
require the use of motorized equipment such as chainsaws, heavy lift
helicopters, and earthmoving equipment; may require temporary fencing
to protect native plant restoration areas.
Major issues to be considered in this restoration planning process
include short-and-long-term potential impacts to: Wilderness character;
geological resources; geological hazards; soundscapes; surface and
groundwater hydrology; stream channel, floodplain and wetland
morphology and function; water quality; riparian and wetland
communities; species of special concern (plants and animals); wildlife
habitat; aquatic habitat; visitor experience; long-term resource
productivity; archeological and historical sites.
A scoping brochure has been prepared that details the issues
identified to date. Copies of that information may be obtained from the
Public Information Office, Rocky Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S.
Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397, (970) 586-1206.
DATES: The Park Service will accept comments from the public through
June 16, 2010.
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ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment
online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/romo, and from the Public
Information Office, Rocky Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S. Highway 36,
Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Office, Rocky
Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S. Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado
80517-8397, (970) 586-1206, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment on the scoping
brochure or on any other issues associated with the plan, you may
submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may mail
comments to: Superintendent, Rocky Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S.
Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397. You may also comment via
the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/romo. Finally, you may
hand-deliver comments to: Superintendent, Rocky Mountain National Park,
1000 U.S. Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may 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.
Dated: January 11, 2010.
Mike Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-5869 Filed 3-17-10; 8:45 am]
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