98-17086. Notice of Approval of Record of Decision; Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ala Kahakai National Trail Study, Hawaii County, Hawaii

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34924-34925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17086]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Approval of Record of Decision; Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for Ala Kahakai National Trail Study, Hawaii County, 
Hawaii

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended), and the regulations 
promulgated by the Council of Environmental Quality at 40 CFR Part 
1505.2, the Department of Interior, National Park Service has prepared 
and approved a Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Ala Kahakai

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National Trail Study, Hawaii (FEIS/NTS).
    The National Park Service recommends a continuous historic trail 
management strategy for this trail along and near the coast of Hawaii. 
This strategy (described as the Proposed Action, Alternative B) and 
three other alternatives were detailed and analyzed in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement issued in April, 1998. The findings in 
the FEIS/NTS include: (1) the Ala Kahakai meets all three criteria for 
a national historic trail (as outlined in the National Trails System 
Act); (2) establishing a continuous trail is physically feasible; (3) 
local communities, landowners, and native Hawaiians must be involved in 
planning and implementing the trail, should it be designated by 
Congress.
    The National Park System Advisory Committee has corroborated the 
national historical significance of the Ala Kahakai. The FEIS/NTS and 
Record of Decision (ROD) will be transmitted to Congress by the 
Secretary of the Interior. Copies of the ROD may be obtained from the 
Superintendent, Pacific Great Basin Support Office, 600 Harrison 
Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107-1372, [phone].

    Dated: June 15, 1998.
John J. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 98-17086 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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