[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-187]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Year-Round Closure at Fort Funston, Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area

DATE: December 21, 2000.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the resource protection mandate of the 
National Park Service (NPS), the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
NPS, is announcing its decision to close year-round approximately 12 
acres of Fort Funston to off-trail recreational use by the public. The 
closure is located in the northwest portion of Fort Funston. This 
closure is necessary to protect habitat for the California threatened 
bank swallows (Riparia riparia), enhance significant native plant 
communities, improve public safety and reduce human-induced impacts to 
the coastal bluffs and dunes, a significant geological feature.
    Background: Consistent with section 1.5 of Title 36 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, authorizing the Superintendent to effect closures 
and public use permits within a national park unit, the proposed 12-
acre year-round closure and solicitation of comments was noticed by 
publication in the Federal Register on July 18, 2000 (65 FR 44546). 
Details of the proposed closure were made available to the public in 
the form of a public document entitled ``Proposed Habitat Protection 
Closure, Fort Funston, Golden Gate National Recreation Area,'' as 
stated in the Federal Register on July 18, 2000 (65 FR 44546). The 
public comment period closed on October 6, 2000. The public provided 
approximately 1,500 comments on the proposed closure. Upon 
consideration of the public comments, and the recommendations of the 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Advisory Commission, NPS has 
determined that the proposed year-round 12-acre closure is the least 
restrictive means to meet the four goals and objectives for the project 
and that the project will be implemented as described in the document 
entitled, ``Proposed Habitat Protection Closure, Fort Funston, Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area.''
    Reference: Public Law 92-589 of October 27, 1972, as amended, as 
codified in Title 16 United States Code Sections 460bb through 460bb-5. 
Title 16 United States Code Sections 1 and 1a-1. Title 36 Code of 
Federal Regulations sections 1.5, 1.7, 2.1, and 2.15. Ft. Funston Dog 
Walkers v. Babbitt, No. C00-00877 WHA, N.D. Cal., Preliminary 
Injunction, May 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Weideman, Office of Public 
Affairs, Golden Gate National Recreation Area at 415-561-4730.

    Dated: December 21, 2000.
George Turnbull,
Acting General Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
[FR Doc. 01-187 Filed 1-3-01; 8:45 am]
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