[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21905]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Scoping; Fort Baker Comprehensive Plan, Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, San Francisco County, California

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of 
the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.) that a 
public scoping process has been initiated to prepare a comprehensive 
plan-environmental document for the developed area at Fort Baker. The 
purpose of the scoping process is to elicit advance public comment 
regarding pertinent issues and concerns, suitable range of 
alternatives, nature and extent of potential environmental impacts, and 
other factors which should be addressed.
    The responsible official is John J. Reynolds, Regional Director, 
Pacific West Region, National Park Service. At this time, it is 
anticipated the draft comprehensive plan-environmental document will be 
available for public review in spring, 1998, and that the final 
comprehensive plan-environmental document will be completed in summer, 
1998.

Background

    Fort Baker is a site within the boundary of Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area (GGNRA), a unit of the National Park System. Portions 
of the site, including over 70 acres of land and 50 historic buildings 
currently under the jurisdiction of the Army, will be transferred to 
the National Park Service (NPS) by 2001.
    Current concepts for use of this area which were approved in the 
1980 General Management Plan (GMP) include: use of the historic 
buildings as a conference center; removal of a wooden bulkhead to 
restore a portion of beach; and waterfront landscape improvements to 
better accommodate park visitors. The GMP also envisioned removing non-
historic buildings and providing parking.
    As one of the initial steps in this comprehensive plan-
environmental analysis process, a Scoping Document will be distributed 
on August 13, 1997. The main topics addressed in the document are: 
pertinent background information; identification of issues related to 
the planning process (such as reuse options for historic buildings 
which will be transferred); possible site improvements in a 6 (six) 
acre waterfront area; and re-evaluation of key Fort Baker concepts set 
forth in the 1980 GMP.

Comments

    As noted, the NPS will undertake a Fort Baker area environmental 
analysis effort to address new building uses, possible site 
improvements, and potential impacts. At this time, it has not been 
determined whether an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental 
Impact Statement shall subsequently be prepared. However, this scoping 
process will aid in the preparation of either document.
    Interested individuals, organizations, and agencies are invited to 
provide comments or suggestions. Written comments about the Scoping 
Document must be postmarked no later than September 13, 1997. To 
request a copy of the document or to provide comments, please contact: 
General Superintendent, GGNRA at Fort Mason, Building 201, San 
Francisco, California 94123 (telephone (415) 561-4844 or email 
[email protected].)

    Dated: August 1, 1997.
Sondra S. Humphries,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.
[FR Doc. 97-21905 Filed 8-18-97; 8:45 am]
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