[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34159-34160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5345]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS)

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (Pub. L. 91-109 section 102(2)(C)), the National Park Service 
(NPS) is preparing a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for Fire Island National Seashore, located in the towns 
of Islip and Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York. Established by Act 
of Congress in 1964, much of Fire Island National Seashore is composed 
of a barrier island encompassing approximately 19,500 acres of both 
upland and tidal land. Seventeen villages and hamlets are

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located within Fire Island National Seashore--primarily on the western 
end of the island. The park also manages the William Floyd Estate, a 
611 acre historic property located on the mainland in Mastic, NY.
    The GMP/EIS will be prepared by planners in the NPS Northeast 
Region, with assistance from advisors and consultants and will propose 
a long-term approach to managing Fire Island National Seashore. 
Consistent with the park's mission, NPS policy, and other laws and 
regulations, alternatives will be developed to guide the management of 
the park over the next 15 to 20 years. A range of alternatives will be 
formulated for natural and cultural resource protection, visitor use 
and interpretation, facilities development, and operations. The EIS 
will assess the impacts of alternative management strategies that will 
be described in the general management plan for Fire Island National 
Seashore. The public will be invited to express comments about the 
management of the park early in the process through public meetings and 
other media; and will have an opportunity to review and comment on the 
draft GMP/EIS. Following public review processes outlined under NEPA, 
the final plan will become official, authorizing implementation of the 
preferred alternative. The target date for the Record of Decision is 
April 2010.

    Dated: April 14, 2006.
Mary A. Bomar,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 06-5345 Filed 6-12-06; 8:45 am]
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