[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48520-48521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23002]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Pecos National Historical Park, Draft General Management Plan/
Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft General Management Plan/
Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Pecos 
National Historical Park, Santa Fe and San Miguel Counties, New Mexico.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the 
availability of the Draft General Management Plan/Development Concept 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/DCP/EIS) for Pecos National 
Historical Park. This notice also announces public meetings for the 
purpose of receiving public comments on the Draft GMP/DCP/EIS.
    On June 27, 1990, Congress repealed the act to establish Pecos 
National Monument and authorized the establishment of Pecos National 
Historical Park to include the former Pecos National Monument and 5,500 
acres of the Forked Lightning Ranch. On November 8, 1990, Congress 
expanded Pecos National Historical Park to include the 682 acre 
Glorieta unit. The purpose of this Draft GMP/DCP/EIS is to set forth 
the basic management philosophy of the park and the overall approaches 
to resource management, visitor use, and facility development 

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that would be implemented over the next 10-15 years.
    This Draft GMP/DCP/EIS describes and analyzes alternatives for the 
Pecos and Glorieta units of Pecos National Historical Park. Proposed 
action and no-action alternatives have been developed for each unit. In 
addition to the proposed action and no-action alternatives, two 
additional action alternatives have been developed for the Pecos unit; 
and one additional action alternative has been identified for the 
Glorieta unit. These alternatives propose future management and use 
options for the newly established Pecos National Historical Park. Under 
Pecos Unit Alternative A (no action), present use and management would 
continue. The primary interpretive focus would continue to be at the 
Pecos Pueblo/mission ruins complex, and no new visitor facilities would 
be developed. Under Pecos Unit Alternative B (the proposed action), two 
visitor staging areas would be developed--the Fogelson visitor center 
area and Kozlowski's Stage Stop. New visitor facilities would include 
trails and trailheads and interpretive exhibits. Under Pecos Unit 
Alternative C, three visitor staging areas would be developed--the 
Fogelson visitor center, Kozlowski's Stage Stop, and the Gateway 
overlook. Staging areas and associated facilities would have easy 
vehicle access. Under Pecos Unit Alternative D, visitors would enter 
the park from the south; and a new visitor center would be developed at 
the Gateway overlook area. Other visitor facilities would continue to 
be provided at Kozlowski's Stage Stop and the Fogelson visitor center. 
Under Glorieta Unit Alternative 1 (no-action), no new facilities would 
be provided. Glorieta Unit Alternative 2 (proposed action) would 
incorporate a staffed visitor contact facility and interpretive trails 
and exhibits at Pigeon's Ranch and an exterior interpretive exhibit at 
a pulloff overlooking Canoncito. Glorieta Unit Alternative 3 would 
incorporate the same facilities as Alternative 2; however, the staffed 
contact station would be at a different location. The major impact 
topics assessed for the proposals and the alternatives are cultural and 
natural resources and the socioeconomic environment, including the 
local economy and National Park Service operations.
    This Draft GMP/DCP/EIS was prepared in order to evaluate a range of 
alternatives and an assessment of impacts of these alternatives and to 
provide the public with an opportunity to comment. This document will 
be on public review for 60 days. The park would appreciate any comments 
on these alternatives or other ways to manage the park over the next 15 
years.

DATES: Comments on the Draft GMP/DCP/EIS should be received no later 
than November 17, 1995. The dates and times for public meetings 
regarding the draft GMP/DCP/EIS can be obtained by contacting Pecos 
National Historical Park at 505-757-6414.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft GMP/DCP/EIS should be submitted to 
Superintendent, Pecos National Historical Park, Post Office Drawer 418, 
Pecos, New Mexico 87552, telephone 505-757-6414.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public reading copies of the Draft GMP/DCP/
EIS will be available for review at the following locations: Office of 
Public Affairs, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, 
D.C.; Department of the Interior Natural Resource Library, 1849 C 
Street, NW, Washington, D.C.; National Park Service, Southwest System 
Support Office, 1100 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Santa Fe 
Public Library Reference Desk, 145 Washington Avenue, Santa Fe, New 
Mexico; Pecos National Historical Park, Administrative Office, 2 miles 
south of Pecos, New Mexico on State Highway 63; and local public 
libraries. You may call the park at 505-757-6032 to arrange for a tour 
through October 15, 1995.

    Dated: September 8, 1995.
Ernest W. Ortega,
Associate Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 95-23002 Filed 9-18-95; 8:45 am]
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