94-21802. General Management Plan Amendment; Presidio of San Francisco, Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Availability of Final General Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement  

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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    National Park Service
    
     
    
    General Management Plan Amendment; Presidio of San Francisco, 
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area; Availability of Final General 
    Management Plan Amendment and Final 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, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Final General 
    Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Impact Statement (FGMPA/FEIS) 
    that describes and analyzes a proposed action and three alternatives 
    for the future management and use of the Presidio of San Francisco, 
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California. The FGMPA/FEIS is 
    being presented in two companion documents--the FGMPA, which describes 
    the proposed action in detail; and the FEIS, which presents the 
    proposal and three alternatives, along with the analysis of the 
    environmental consequences of their respective implementations.
        The draft General Management Plan Amendment/Environmental Impact 
    Statement (DGMPA/DEIS) were released for public review on October 21, 
    1993 (58 FR 54372), and the public comment period closed December 21, 
    1993. During this period, three informal meetings and five public 
    meetings were held; written comments were also received. The FGMPA/FEIS 
    contain responses to the comments received and modifications to the 
    text as needed in response to the comments.
        The proposed action and alternatives all have been designed to 
    protect and preserve exceptional resources and to meet planning 
    objectives and goals for the future Presidio. They differ primarily in 
    approach to overall management, level and extent of resource 
    preservation and enhancement, and diversity and level of visitor 
    programs. The proposed action, Alternative A, provides goals for 
    creating a park setting where cultural and natural resources are 
    preserved and enhanced; and major new programs are established through 
    public/private partnerships to provide an understanding of those 
    resources, encourage stewardship and cultural awareness, promote 
    international exchange, and seek solutions to critical global problems. 
    A federally chartered partnership institution would be created through 
    congressional legislation to assist in managing park partners, and 
    legislation would also be sought to include the former Public Health 
    Service Hospital complex within the Presidio. Modifications have been 
    made to the proposal based on public comment and clarification of Army 
    re-use needs. The changes primarily relate to additional clarification 
    regarding the amount and type of new construction, Army reuse, 
    remediation of environmental hazards, the preservation of historic 
    buildings, building demolition, the jobs/housing balance, addition of 
    adjacent Lobos Creek undeveloped lots, tenant management, the type of 
    partnership institution assisting with management, dog walking, Crissy 
    Field parking and boardsailing access, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and 
    Transportation District maintenance facilities, the importance of the 
    Presidio's history and potential museum opportunities, affirmative 
    action programs, Letterman complex reuse, and the Lobos Creek 
    maintenance facility.
        Alternative B, the no action/minimum requirements option, uses 
    existing authorities for management, provides fewer visitor programs 
    and opportunities, and excludes the former Public Health Service 
    Hospital from the park boundaries. Alternative C, the expanded open 
    space, restoration and interpretation option, provides a high level of 
    overall resource protection similar to Alternative A, but relies on 
    existing management authorities, as in Alternative B. As with 
    Alternative B, the Public Health Service Hospital is excluded from the 
    park boundaries, and in addition, under this option, the Letterman Army 
    Hospital and Research Center would be excluded. Alternative D, the 
    partial military reuse option, shares Alternative B's lower level of 
    overall resource protection and fewer visitor programs and 
    opportunities, but is similar to Alternative A with respect to 
    inclusion of the former Public Health Service Hospital and the 
    necessity of obtaining legislation for new management authorities.
        Major impact topics assessed for the proposed action and 
    alternatives include natural and cultural resources; traffic and 
    transportation systems; city services; native plant communities; 
    regional economy and employment; noise; and air quality.
    
    Supplementary Information: The 30-day no action period will expire on 
    September 26, 1994. Requests for information on the FGMPA/FEIS should 
    be directed to: Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
    Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123. Telephone (415) 556-
    3111.
        Copies will be available at the Presidio Project Office: Building 
    102, Montgomery Street, Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129. Additional 
    copies will be available for inspection at libraries located in the San 
    Francisco Bay area; the Department of Interior Library; the National 
    Park Service Public Affairs Office, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 
    20240; and at the Western Regional Office, National Park Service, 
    Division of Planning, Grants and Environmental Quality, 600 Harrison, 
    Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107-1372. In addition, all Federal 
    Repository libraries will receive copies.
    
        Dated: August 25, 1994.
    James Stewart,
    Acting Associate Director, Planning and Development.
    [FR Doc. 94-21802 Filed 9-2-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
09/06/1994
Department:
National Park Service
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Document Number:
94-21802
Pages:
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Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: September 6, 1994