[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 73796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7267]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Transportation Plan, Termination of the Environmental Impact 
Statement, Arches National Park, UT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of termination of the Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Transportation Plan, Arches National Park.

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SUMMARY: In a Notice of Intent published May 7, 2003 (68 FR 24501), the 
National Park Service (NPS) announced its intent to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Transportation Plan at 
Arches National Park. The NPS has since determined that it is 
appropriate at this time to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA), 
rather than an EIS, for the Transportation Plan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS had begun working on the EIS 
following publication of the Notice of Intent after preliminary 
analysis of the plan alternatives revealed there could be potential for 
significant impacts. Based on the potential costs of the plan, the NPS 
Washington Office of Alternative Transportation Planning Program 
Management requested a much smaller scale ``Transportation 
Implementation Plan''. This plan would include only those 
transportation strategies that could be implemented within a 5 to 6 
year timeframe. Based on these changes and preliminary analysis of 
impacts of the new strategies, the NPS has determined that it is 
appropriate at this time to prepare an EA.

DATES: The EA will be distributed for public comment in winter 2005/
spring 2006 when it is ready for public review. The NPS will notify the 
public by mail, website, and other means and will include where or how 
to obtain a copy of the EA, how to comment on the EA, and the length of 
the public comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Joss, Superintendent, Arches 
National Park, PO Box 907, Moab, UT 84532-0907; Tel: (435) 719-2201; 
FAX (435) 719-2305; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: November 1, 2005.
Kate Cannon,
Acting Deputy Director, Intermountain Region.
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