[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 16263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9138]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
General Management Plan Cabrillo National Monument San Diego,
California Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact
Statement
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102 (2) (C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub L 91-190 as amended), the National Park
Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Final Environmental
Impact statement (FEIS) assessing the potential impacts of the proposed
General Management Plan for Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego
County, California.
The Proposal (Alternative B), the National Park Service general
management plan for the monument, would add staff and facilities to
adequately protect and interpret the Monument's significant resources.
Resource management programs would be increased to protect the tidepool
ecosystem and coastal sage scrub habitat and to open safe military
defense structures to public use and enjoyment. The Proposal would
result in a broader range of visitor choices and experiences within the
Monument than is available now by refurbishing and opening appropriate
historic military defense sites, adding an interpretation building at
the Old Point Loma Lighthouse, converting a Marine Sciences facility to
a tidepool interpretation center (only if excess to the Navy's needs),
relocating the entrance station, replacing the Whale Overlook,
extending the Bayside Trail, and improving group seating at the Ballast
View Rest Area. In response to concerns raised during review of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, the preferred option for
development of the entrance station has been changed from Option 1 to
Option 2 as presented in the draft plan. Added administrative and
storage space would increase staff efficiency and effectiveness and
allow better care for museum artifacts and resources.
Other alternatives described in the document include No Action
(Alternative A), Minimum Requirements (Alternative C), and Enhanced
Visitor Use (Alternative D). Alternative C would improve resource
management, relocate the entrance station, improve the outdoor
educational facility, and open some defense structures to the public,
but would not include adding interpretive facilities at the lighthouse
or the tidepools or extending the Bayside Trail. Administrative or
storage needs would only be partially met. Alternative D is similar to
the Proposal, but includes construction of an amphitheater at the
Ballast View rest area as the outdoor educational facility and
considers an alternative location for the lighthouse interpretive
facility.
The environmental consequences of the proposed action and other
alternatives were addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
and are presented with the addition of extensive air quality analysis
in the FEIS. No significant adverse environmental impacts are
anticipated.
DATES: The no-action period for the plan will commence when the
Environmental Protection Agency formally announces the availability of
the FEIS in the Federal Register, and end 60 days thereafter.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries and comments on the FEIS should be directed to:
Superintendent, Cabrillo National Monument, 1800 Cabrillo Memorial
Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. The telephone number for the park is (619)
557-5450.
Copies of the plan and FEIS are available at the park headquarters
at the above address. Copies are also available for inspection at
libraries located in the Park's vicinity.
Date: April 4, 1996.
Stanley T. Albright,
Field Director, Pacific West Area.
[FR Doc. 96-9138 Filed 4-11-96; 8:45 am]
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