[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 28144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11167]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
Navajo National Monument, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Record of Decision on the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Navajo 
National Monument.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sec.  102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, Pub. L. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as 
amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces 
the availability of the Record of Decision for the General Management 
Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement for Navajo National Monument, 
Arizona. On March 11, 2004, the Director, Intermountain Region approved 
the Record of Decision for the project. As soon as practicable, the 
National Park Service will begin to implement the Preferred Alternative 
contained in the FEIS issued on October 22, 2003. The following course 
of action will occur under the preferred alternative:
    The National Park Service would continue to manage the existing 
land base and in addition would share common goals with American Indian 
tribes and others to protect resources and promote visitor 
understanding of the entire region. The NPS would look beyond the 
boundary for accomplishing joint purposes through cooperation and 
partnerships. Opportunities for more innovative and diverse programs, 
education and outreach, science and research, cross training, and 
broader resource management would be greatly enhanced by a 
collaborative regional effort. This course of action and two 
alternatives were analyzed in the Draft and Final Environmental Impact 
Statements. The full range of foreseeable environmental consequences 
was addressed, and appropriate mitigating measures were identified.
    The Record of Decision includes a statement of the decisions made, 
synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, 
a description of the environmentally preferred alternative, a finding 
on impairment of park resources and values, a listing of measures to 
minimize environmental harm, and an overview of public involvement in 
the decision-making process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The office of the Superintendent, 
Roger Moder, Navajo National Monument, HC 71, Box 3, Tonalea, Arizona 
86044-9704. Phone: (928) 672-2700 or e-mail the park at the park Web 
site ``contact us'' section at: http://www.nps.gov/nava/pphtml/contact.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Record of Decision may be 
obtained from the contacts above or online at: http://www.nps.gov/planning/nava.

    Dated: March 11, 2004.
Stephen P. Martin,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 04-11167 Filed 5-17-04; 8:45 am]
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