[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14594]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft General Management Plan for Cabrillo National Monument,
California;Notice of Management Proposals and Notice of Availability of
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park Service
has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) and General
Management Plan for Cabrillo National Monument, California.
This Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact
Statement presents a proposal and three other alternatives for the
management, use, and development of Cabrillo National Monument. The
Proposal (Alternative B) would add staff and facilities to more
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. A new location for the entrance station
would provide better orientation to the monument, allow entrance fees
to be collected from those who use the tidepools, and include the
tidepools and western part of the monument in the visitors' perception
of the monument. An interpretive building would be constructed at the
lighthouse. The Navy Marine Science facility near the tidepools would
be converted to an intertidal interpretive center, if the Navy declares
the facility excess to its needs and it is transferred to the monument.
Outdoor educational facility seating would be improved at the Ballast
View rest area. The Whale Overlook would be replaced to accommodate
more visitors and improve its aesthetic quality. The Bayside Trail
would be extended to form a loop trail. Administrative and storage
space would be added to increase staff efficiency and effectiveness and
to better care for museum artifacts and resources.
Alternatives described in this document, in addition to the
Proposal, 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 are documented.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public review period for this document
will end 60 days after the publication of a notice of availability in
the Federal Register. Comments will be accepted until August 18, 1995.
All review comments must be received by that time and should be
addressed to Regional Director, Western Region, Attention Meredith
Kaplan, National Park Service, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San
Francisco, CA 94107-1372. For further information, write to the above
address or telephone at 415-744-3968. For copies of the document,
please contact the Superintendent of Cabrillo National Monument by
writing to P.O. Box 6670, San Diego, CA 92166-0670 or by telephoning to
619-557-5450. Copies of the documents are also available at libraries
in San Diego, California.
Dated: June 6, 1995.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Western Region.
[FR Doc. 95-14594 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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