[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14594]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Draft General Management Plan for Cabrillo National Monument, 
California;Notice of Management Proposals and Notice of Availability of 
Draft 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 
has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) and General 
Management Plan for Cabrillo National Monument, California.
    This Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement presents a proposal and three other alternatives for the 
management, use, and development of Cabrillo National Monument. The 
Proposal (Alternative B) would add staff and facilities to more 
adequately protect and interpret the monument's significant resources. 
Resource management programs would be increased to protect the tidepool 
ecosystem and coastal sage scrub habitat and to open safe military 
defense structures to public use and enjoyment. The Proposal would 
result in a broader range of visitor choices and experiences within the 
monument than is available now. A new location for the entrance station 
would provide better orientation to the monument, allow entrance fees 
to be collected from those who use the tidepools, and include the 
tidepools and western part of the monument in the visitors' perception 
of the monument. An interpretive building would be constructed at the 
lighthouse. The Navy Marine Science facility near the tidepools would 
be converted to an intertidal interpretive center, if the Navy declares 
the facility excess to its needs and it is transferred to the monument. 
Outdoor educational facility seating would be improved at the Ballast 
View rest area. The Whale Overlook would be replaced to accommodate 
more visitors and improve its aesthetic quality. The Bayside Trail 
would be extended to form a loop trail. Administrative and storage 
space would be added to increase staff efficiency and effectiveness and 
to better care for museum artifacts and resources.
    Alternatives described in this document, in addition to the 
Proposal, include No Action (Alternative A), Minimum Requirements 
(Alternative C), and Enhanced Visitor Use (Alternative D). Alternative 
C would improve resource management, relocate the entrance station, 
improve the outdoor educational facility, and open some defense 
structures to the public, but would not include adding interpretive 
facilities at the lighthouse or the tidepools or extending the Bayside 
Trail. Administrative or storage needs would only be partially met. 
Alternative D is similar to the Proposal but includes construction of 
an amphitheater at the Ballast View rest area as the outdoor 
educational facility and considers an alternative location for the 
lighthouse interpretive facility.
    The environmental consequences of the proposed action and other 
alternatives are documented.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public review period for this document 
will end 60 days after the publication of a notice of availability in 
the Federal Register. Comments will be accepted until August 18, 1995. 
All review comments must be received by that time and should be 
addressed to Regional Director, Western Region, Attention Meredith 
Kaplan, National Park Service, 600 Harrison Street, Suite 600, San 
Francisco, CA 94107-1372. For further information, write to the above 
address or telephone at 415-744-3968. For copies of the document, 
please contact the Superintendent of Cabrillo National Monument by 
writing to P.O. Box 6670, San Diego, CA 92166-0670 or by telephoning to 
619-557-5450. Copies of the documents are also available at libraries 
in San Diego, California.

    Dated: June 6, 1995.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Western Region.
[FR Doc. 95-14594 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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