[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44076-44077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21802]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Final General Management Plan/
Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Pecos 
National Historical Park, Santa Fe and San Miguel County, 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 (NPS) announces the 
availability of the Final General Management Plan/Development Concept 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/DCP/EIS) for Pecos National 
Historical Park, New Mexico.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 27, 1990, Congress repealed the act 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 Final 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 that would be implemented over the next 10-15 years.

    This Final 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 NPS operations.
    This Final GMP/DCP/EIS was prepared in order to evaluate a range of 
alternatives and an assessment of impacts of these alternatives. This 
document was on public review for 60 days from September 15 through 
November 17, 1995. Responses to public comment are addresses in this 
Final GMP/DCP/EIS.

DATES: This Final GMP/DCP/EIS will be available for public review until 
September 30, 1996. This Final GMP/DCP/EIS can be obtained by 
contacting Pecos National Historical Park at 505-757-6414.

ADDRESSES: Public reading copies of the Final 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. 
20240; Department of Interior Natural Resource Library, 1849 C Street, 
NW, Washington, D.C. 20240; Pecos National Historical Park, Highway 63, 
Pecos, New Mexico; and local public libraries.


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    Dated: August 19, 1996.
Joseph J. Sovick,
Acting Superintendent, Southwest System Support Office.
[FR Doc. 96-21802 Filed 8-26-96; 8:45 am]
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