[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 71556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23398]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement; Elwha River 
Ecosystem Restoration Implementation; Olympic National Park, Clallam 
County, WA; Notice of Approval of Record of Decision

    Summary: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c)) and the 
regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 
Part 1505.2), the Department of the Interior, National Park Service has 
prepared and approved a Record of Decision for the Final Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS) for Elwha River ecosystem 
restoration at Olympic National Park. The Final SEIS supplements the 
1996 implementation EIS, and will serve as a blueprint in guiding 
implementation of the Elwhat River ecosystem restoration initiative as 
called for in the 1992 Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration 
Act. The Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register published 
notification of the filing of the Final EIS on September 2, 2005.
    Decision: As soon as practical Olympic National Park will begin to 
implement the restoration strategies, mitigations, and projects 
identified and analyzed as the Preferred Alternative contained in the 
Final SEIS. This course of action and alternative options were 
addressed in the Final and Draft SEIS (the availability of the latter 
for public review was announced in the Federal Register on November 16, 
2004). The full range of foreseeable environmental consequences were 
assessed, and appropriate mitigation measures identified. Both a No 
Action alternative and ``environmentally preferred'' options were 
identified and analyzed.
    Copies: Interested parties desiring to review the Record of 
Decision may obtain a copy by contacting the Superintendent, Olympic 
National Park, 600 East Park Ave., Port Angeles, WA 98362; or via 
telephone request at (360) 565-3000.

    Dated: October 21, 2005.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 05-23398 Filed 11-28-05; 8:45 am]
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