[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53684-53685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17852]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Fire Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
Chiricahua 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 Fire Management Plan, Chiricahua 
National Monument.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sec.  102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C), the

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National Park Service announces the availability of the Record of 
Decision for the Fire Management Plan, Chiricahua National Monument, 
Arizona. On August 2, 2005 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 July 1, 2005. The following course of 
action will occur under the preferred alternative, the Watershed 
Alternative. This course of action and 2 alternatives were analyzed in 
the Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements. The full range of 
foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed, and appropriate 
mitigating measures were identified.
    The Record of Decision includes a statement of the decision made, 
synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, 
a description of the environmentally preferable 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: Carrie Dennett, 13063 E. Bonita Canyon 
Road, Willcox, AZ 85643, (520) 824-3560 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Record of Decision may be 
obtained from the contact listed above or online at http://www.nps.gov/CHIR.

    Dated: August 2, 2005.
Kate Cannon,
Acting Deputy, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 05-17852 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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