[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 224 (Monday, November 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 61166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28053]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Final Environmental Impact Statement; Marin Headlands--Fort Baker 
Transportation Infrastructure and Management Plan; Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area; Marin County, CA; Notice of Approval of Record of 
Decision

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended) and the regulations 
promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1505.2), 
the Department of the Interior, National Park Service has prepared and 
approved a Record of Decision (and Wetlands Statement of Findings) for 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for Transportation 
Infrastructure and Management Plan for Marin Headlands and Fort Baker 
areas of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The requisite no-action 
``wait period'' was initiated March 20, 2009, with the Environmental 
Protection Agency's Federal Register notification of the filing of the 
Final EIS.
    Decision: As soon as practical Golden Gate National Recreation Area 
will begin to (1) rehabilitate or reconstruct roadway infrastructure 
and improve parking facilities; (2) provide for enhanced transit 
options; (3) protect or enhance wetlands and sensitive species habitat; 
(4) improve hiking trails and bicycle access; and (5) implement other 
resource stewardship strategies and area improvements identified and 
analyzed as the Preferred Alternative (Alternative 3) presented in the 
Final EIS. The full range of foreseeable environmental consequences was 
assessed, and appropriate mitigation measures identified. Both a No 
Action alternative and two additional ``action'' alternatives were also 
identified and analyzed. The selected alternative was deemed to be the 
``environmentally preferred'' course of action.
    Copies: Interested parties desiring to review the Record of 
Decision may obtain a copy by contacting the Superintendent, Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, 
CA 94123 or via telephone request at (415) 561-2841.

    Dated: November 11, 2009.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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