[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10284-10285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3570]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
Saguaro National Park, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Final Environmental Impact Statement 
for the General Management Plan, Saguaro National Park, Tucson, 
Arizona.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service announces the availability of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the General Management 
Plan (GMP) for Saguaro National Park, Arizona. This action follows the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(c).
    The document will provide a framework for management, visitor use, 
and facility development of the national park by the National Park 
Service for the next 15 to 25 years. The document describes three 
management alternatives including a no-action alternative and the 
preferred alternative of the National Park Service. In addition, the 
National Park Service analyzes anticipated environmental impacts of the 
alternatives. The National Park Service considered comments from the 
public, from traditionally associated American Indian tribes, and from 
government agencies on the draft plan when preparing the final.

Alternatives

    Three management alternatives, including the no action alternative, 
were proposed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and have been 
carried forth into the Final Environmental Statement.
    Alternative 1, the no action alternative, would be a continuation 
of current management trends and serves as a basis of comparison with 
the action alternatives.
    Alternative 2, the preferred alternative, would emphasize 
protecting and preserving ecological processes and biological diversity 
by connecting dispersed wildlife and plant habitats with habitat 
corridors. The concept was developed to help protect biological and 
ecological diversity from being compromised by habitat fragmentation.
    Alternative 3, the second action alternative, would emphasize 
providing a wider range of opportunities for visitor use that is 
compatible with protecting and preserving park resources and wilderness 
characteristics. The concept was developed because of public interest 
in expanding park programs and visitor-use opportunities for an 
increasingly diverse visitor population.
    Date of Record of Decision: The National Park Service will execute 
a Record of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 days after publication by 
the Environmental Protection Agency of this notice of availability of 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Environmental Impact Statement/General 
Management Plan are available from Superintendent Sarah Craighead, 
Saguaro National Park, 3693 South Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ 85730-
5601; e-mail address [email protected]; or telephone number 520-
733-5100. An electronic copy of the document is available on the

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Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/sagu.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Superintendent Sarah Craighead 
of Saguaro National Park at the address, telephone number, or 
electronic mail address shown above.

    Dated: November 2, 2007.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-3570 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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