[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10308-10309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4414]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Fire Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
Record of Decision, Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision on the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Fire Management Plan, Grand 
Canyon National Park.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision for the Fire Management Plan, Grand Canyon 
National Park, Arizona. On January 12, 2010, the Regional Director, 
Intermountain Region, approved the Record of Decision for the project. 
As soon as practicable, the National Park Service will begin to 
implement the Preferred Alternative contained in the FEIS issued on 
August 7, 2009.
    The document describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of 
several action alternatives, including the preferred alternative for 
management of fire in Grand Canyon National Park. The preferred 
alternative analyzes the use of prescribed fire, wildland fire use, 
suppression fire, and manual and

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mechanical thinning. A no-action alternative was also evaluated. 
Alternative 2 (Mixed Fire Treatment) was selected as the preferred 
alternative. The Record of Decision includes a statement of the 
decision made, synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for 
the decision, a description of the environmentally preferable 
alternative, a finding of no impairment of park resources and values, a 
listing of measures to minimize environmental harm, and an overview of 
public involvement in the decision-making process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Marks, Project Lead, Fire 
Management Plan, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023, 
[email protected] or at 928-638-7417.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Record of Decision may be 
obtained from the contact listed above or online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/grca.

    Dated: January 15, 2010.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-4414 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]
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