[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32310-32311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2895]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan and Wilderness Study, Great 
Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General 
Management Plan and Wilderness Study, Great Sand Dunes National Park 
and Preserve, Colorado. The NPS preferred alternative was developed 
with substantial public, interagency, and staff participation between 
2002 and 2006. The NPS preferred option includes options for new trails 
to allow for dispersed hiking and horseback riding and educational 
opportunities on the expansion lands. Cooperative or joint facilities, 
such as future access routes and trailheads with the U.S. Forest 
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and private partners are 
emphasized. A large portion of the park expansion lands was studied and 
will be recommended for future wilderness designation. Additional 
wilderness in the Sand Dunes National Park was very popular with the 
public.

DATES: The National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision 
(ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication by the Environmental 
Protection Agency of the Notice of Availability of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement.

ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public inspection online 
at http://parkplanning.nps.gov, in the office of the Superintendent, 
Art Hutchinson, Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve, 11500 
Hwy. 150, Mosca, CO, 81146-9798; Tel: (719) 378-6300; and at the 
following locations: Southern Peaks Public Library, 423 4th Street, 
Alamosa, Colorado; West Custer County Library, 209 Main Street, 
Westcliffe, Colorado; Crestone/Baca Library, Crestone, Colorado; Great 
Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Visitor Center.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Art Hutchinson, Great 
Sand Dunes National Monument and

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Preserve, 11500 Hwy. 150, Mosca, CO 81146-9798; Tel: (719) 378-6300; 
FAX: (719) 378-6311; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: May 29, 2007.
Anthony J. Schetzsle,
Deputy Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 07-2895 Filed 6-11-07; 8:45 am]
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