[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17455-17456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8635]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Road Modifications for Burr Trail, Environmental Impact 
Statement, Capitol Reef National Park, UT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
for the Burr Trail, Capitol Reef National Park.

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SUMMARY: Garfield County, Utah, has proposed road modifications to the 
Burr Trail (Boulder-to-Bullfrog Road) within Capitol Reef National 
Park. Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of that proposal. Completion of 
the EIS process would fulfill a May 31, 2001 Memorandum of Agreement, 
which established a mutually agreeable procedure between the National 
Park Service, the State of Utah, and Garfield County, Utah, to conduct 
compliance on this section of the Burr Trail. The State of Utah and 
Garfield County, Utah, will be cooperating agencies in the preparation 
of this EIS.
    This effort will identify and evaluate alternatives for proposed 
road modifications, that may include realignment, resurfacing, and 
stabilization or drainage modifications along a 1-mile segment of the 
road. Two additional separate drainage modifications outside this 1-
mile segment of Burr Trail will be included in this process. 
Installation of a National Park Service proposed cattle guard at the 
park boundary would also be considered. During the evaluation process, 
alternatives will be developed and evaluated to address resource 
protection, potential resource impacts, user capacities, and various 
mitigation practices necessary or desirable to minimize loss of 
resources. The environmental impact statement process will be conducted 
in consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the 
State Historic Preservation Officer, natural resource management 
agencies and Tribal representatives, and other interested parties. 
Attention will also be given to resources outside and adjacent to the 
boundaries that affect the integrity of Capitol Reef National Park. 
Alternatives to be considered include no-action, the roadway proposal 
made by Garfield County, and a minimum of one alternative to the 
proposed road modifications.
    Potential project issues that have been identified to date include 
alterations of geologic features, landforms, and terrain; biological 
soil crusts; vegetation; wildlife; threatened and endangered species; 
surface water; historical, archeological, and ethnographic resources; 
visitor use, safety, and experience; wilderness values; air quality; 
natural soundscapes; park operations; and soils.
    The public scoping process will involve distribution of a scoping 
brochure for public response and comment. The scoping brochure will 
describe the proposed project and the issues identified to date. Copies 
of that information may be obtained from Sharon Gurr, Capitol Reef 
National Park, HC 70, Box 15, Torrey, Utah 84775; (435) 425-3791.

DATES: The scoping period will be 30 days from the date this notice is 
published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment 
in the Office of the Superintendent, Capitol Reef National Park, HC 70, 
Box 15, Torrey, Utah 84775; (435) 425-3791.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al Hendricks, Superintendent, Capitol 
Reef National Park (435) 425-3791.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment on the scoping 
brochure or on any other issues associated with the plan, you may

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submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may mail 
comments to Capitol Reef National Park HC 70, Box 15, Torrey, Utah 
84775. You may also comment via electronic mail (e-mail) to 
[email protected]. Please submit e-mail comments as a text file 
avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. 
Please also include your name, e-mail address, and return mailing 
address in your e-mail message. If you do not receive a confirmation 
from the system that we have received your e-mail message, contact Ms. 
Sharon Gurr, (435) 425-3791. Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to 
Capitol Reef National Park. Our practice is to make comments, including 
names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review 
during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that 
we withhold their home address from the record, which we will honor to 
the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which 
we would withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as allowable 
by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must 
state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make 
all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: March 8, 2002.
R. Euerhart,
Acting Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 02-8635 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]
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