[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-29228]


[Federal Register: November 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service


Notice of 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 Refuge Manager as shown below:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kelly Wolcott, Refuge Manager, Guam National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 
8134 MOU-3, Dededo, Guam 96912, (671) 355-5096.
    Individuals wishing copies of this draft EA for review should 
immediately contact the above named individual.

SUPPLEMENTAL 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: October 31, 1994.
Thomas Dwyer,
Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-29228 Filed 11-25-94; 8:45 am]
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