[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6556]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the 
Development Concept Plan for the Entrance Area and Road Corridor, 
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the record of decision for the 
Development Concept Plan for the Entrance Area and Road Corridor, 
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service announces the availability of the 
Record of Decision (ROD) for the Development Concept Plan for the 
Entrance Area and Road Corridor (``frontcountry'') of Denali National 
Park and Preserve.
    The emphasis of the plan is to provide visitor facilities and 
services in the frontcountry to meet a wide range of visitor needs and 
interests. Frontcountry developments will be limited to actions in 
which the National Park Service has traditionally specialized, such as 
interpretive centers, environmental education opportunities, trails, 
resource protection programs, and campgrounds. Improved resource 
protection will be integrated with development actions throughout the 
frontcountry. The National Park Service will encourage the private 
sector to develop visitor service facilities (accommodations, food 
service, and other commercial services) outside the park.
    A Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS), published in the Federal Register in July 1995 (60 FR 37470), 
formally initiated the National Park Service planning and EIS effort 
for the Entrance Area and Road Corridor of the park. A draft and final 
plan and EIS were prepared. The final plan and abbreviated EIS describe 
and analyze the environmental impacts of a proposed action and three 
other action alternatives. A no-action alternative also was evaluated.
    The Record of Decision (ROD) documents the decision of the 
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, regarding the 
Entrance Area and Road Corridor plan. This ROD briefly discusses the 
background of the planning effort, states the decision and discusses 
the basis for it, describes other alternatives considered, specifies 
the environmentally preferable alternative, identifies measures adopted 
to minimize potential environmental harm, and summarizes the results of 
public involvement during the planning process.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available on request from: 
Superintendent, Denali National Park and Preserve, Post Office Box 9, 
Denali Park, Alaska 99755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Tranel, Denali National Park and 
Preserve. Telephone: (907) 683-9552 FAX: (907) 683-9612.

    Dated: March 7, 1997.
Marcia Blaszan,
Acting Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 97-6556 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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