97-21774. Missouri Recreational Riverways Final Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 44014-44015]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-21774]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    National Park Service
    
    
    Missouri Recreational Riverways Final Environmental Impact 
    Statement/General Management Plan
    
    AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
    
    ACTION: Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement/General 
    Management Plan for the Missouri/Niobrara/Verdigre Creek National 
    Recreational Rivers in Charles Mix, Bon Homme, and Gregory counties, 
    South Dakota, and Boyd and Knox counties, Nebraska.
    
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    SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
    Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces 
    the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement/General 
    Managment Plan (FEIS/GMP) for the Missouri/Niobrara/Verdigre Creek 
    National Recreational Rivers. The Draft FEIS/GMP for the recreational 
    rivers was on 58-day public review from July 19 to September 14, 1996.
        The NPS will manage a 39-mile section of the Missouri River from 
    Fort Randall Dam to the headwaters of Lewis and Clark Lake, a 20-mile 
    section of the Niobrara measured upriver from its confluence with the 
    Missouri River, and an 8-mile section of Verdigre Creek from the 
    northern municipal boundary of the town of Verdigre to its confluence 
    with the Niobrara River. The action is in response to a mandate by 
    Congress in Pub. L. 102-50, an amendment to the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
    Act (16 U.S.C. 1271-1287). The FEIS/GMP was prepared by the National 
    Park Service.
        The NPS's preferred alternative for the Missouri/Niobrara/Verdigre 
    Creek National Recreational Rivers is identified in the FEIS/GMP as 
    Alternative 5. Under the preferred
    
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    alternative the NPS would work cooperatively with landowners, local and 
    state government agencies, and others to protect river resources. The 
    boundary for the recreational rivers would include a minimum setback of 
    200 feet from the ordinary high water flow of the rivers, plus Federal 
    and State fee lands within a quarter mile of the rivers and several 
    significant fish and wildlife habitat areas.
        Four other alternatives were also considered: A no action 
    alternative; an alternative that emphasizes rural landscape protection 
    through cooperative approaches with a boundary setback of 200 feet from 
    the ordinary high water flow; an alternative that emphasizes biological 
    resource protection with a boundary that includes significant 
    bottomlands and areas affected by a discharge flow of 60,000 cfs from 
    Fort Randall Dam; and an alternative that emphasizes recreational 
    development with a boundary typically at 200 feet from the ordinary 
    high water mark, but extending further on Corps of Engineers-owned 
    land, potential public use areas, and on biologically significant 
    lands.
    
    DATES: The 30-day no action period for review of the FEIS/GMP will end 
    on September 22, 1997. A record of decision will follow the no action 
    period.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Niobrara/Missouri 
    National Scenic Riverways, P.O. Box 591, O'Neill, Nebraska 68763-0591. 
    Telephone: 402-336-3970.
    
        Dated: August 11, 1997.
    William W. Schenk,
    Regional Director, Midwest Region.
    [FR Doc. 97-21774 Filed 8-15-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/18/1997
Department:
National Park Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan for the Missouri/Niobrara/Verdigre Creek National Recreational Rivers in Charles Mix, Bon Homme, and Gregory counties, South Dakota, and Boyd and Knox counties, Nebraska.
Document Number:
97-21774
Dates:
The 30-day no action period for review of the FEIS/GMP will end on September 22, 1997. A record of decision will follow the no action period.
Pages:
44014-44015 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-21774.pdf