94-16971. Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Issuance of a Special Use Permit to the Government of Guam for the Proposed Ritidian Point Territorial Park, Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Dededo, Guam  

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    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
     
    
    Availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment for the 
    Issuance of a Special Use Permit to the Government of Guam for the 
    Proposed Ritidian Point Territorial Park, Guam National Wildlife 
    Refuge, Dededo, Guam
    
    AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
    
    ACTION: Notice of availability.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the draft Environmental 
    Assessment (EA) for the issuance of a Special Use Permit to the 
    Government of Guam for the proposed Ritidian Point Territorial Park on 
    the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, Dededo, Guam is available for public 
    review.
    
    WRITTEN COMMENTS INFORMATION: Interested agencies, organizations, and 
    individuals are encouraged to provide written comments to the Fish and 
    Wildlife Service within 30 days after publication of this Notice. 
    Address comments to the Field Supervisor as shown below:
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    
    Jerry Leinecke Field Supervisor, Refuges, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands 
    NWR Complex, P.O. Box 50167, Honolulu, HI 96850, (808) 541-1201.
    
        Individuals wishing copies of this draft EA for review should 
    immediately contact the above named individual.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Field Supervisor, Jerry Leinecke, Hawaiian 
    and Pacific Islands NWR Complex, is the primary author of this 
    document. The Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
    has prepared a draft EA on its proposal to issue a Special Use Permit 
    to the Government of Guam for the proposed Ritidian Point Territorial 
    Park within the Guam National Wildlife Refuge.
        The Government of Guam proposes to establish and operate the 
    Ritidian Point Territorial Park (RPTP) within an approximate 20.24 ha 
    (50 acres) site of the Ritidian Point Unit of the Guam National 
    Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The RPTP would be operated by the Guam 
    Department of Parks and Recreation with the biological support of the 
    Guam Department of Agriculture, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife 
    Resources, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
    (Service). The proposed RPTP would provide the public with natural 
    history educational and recreational opportunities within the setting 
    of the Ritidian Point Unit of the Guam NWR. The proposed RPTP would be 
    managed to be compatible with the purposes for which the Guam NWR was 
    established and in accordance with a Special Use Permit issued by the 
    Service to the Government of Guam for the use of the approximate 20.24 
    ha site within the Ritidian Point Unit.
        The proposed action is anticipated to have only minimal direct, 
    indirect, and cumulative effects on the human environment. The 
    establishment, operation and maintenance of the park will occur on a 
    site that has been previously disturbed by construction of fields, 
    pavilions, shelters and Navy buildings and by the past use of the area 
    for recreational purposes by the Navy.
        The major alternatives under consideration that were analyzed and 
    evaluated during planning are: (A) PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, establishment 
    of the proposed RPTP on an approximate 20.24 ha (50 acre) site within 
    the Ritidian Point Unit by the Guam Department of Parks and Recreation; 
    (Alternative 2) establishment of a Territorial Park at Tarague Basin, 
    South Finegayan, Falcona Beach, or the Anao Conservation Area at the 
    present time; (Alternative 3) establishment of a public use area at the 
    Ritidian Point Unit by the Service; (Alternative 4) which is the No 
    Action alternative.
        Staffs of the Government of Guam, Department of Parks and 
    Recreation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service jointly cooperated to 
    plan, prepare and evaluate the proposals and prepare this draft EA. 
    Detailed information concerning consultation and coordination is 
    contained in Section VII of the draft EA.
        All agencies and individuals are urged to provide comments and 
    suggestions for improving this EA as soon as possible. All comments 
    received during the designated comment period will be considered in 
    preparation of the final EA for this proposed action.
    
        Dated: June 28, 1994.
    Marvin L. Plenert,
    Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
    [FR Doc. 94-16971 Filed 7-12-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
07/13/1994
Department:
Housing and Urban Development Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of availability.
Document Number:
94-16971
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: July 13, 1994