[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 52 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13138-13139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5869]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Grand Ditch Breach Restoration Environmental Impact Statement, 
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Grand Ditch Breach Restoration, Rocky Mountain National Park, 
Colorado.

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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 is preparing an 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Ditch Breach Restoration, 
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. This effort will result in 
ecological restoration of the area affected by the 2003 Grand Ditch 
Breach. Alternatives to be considered will likely include a combination 
of the following: Allowing natural (passive) restoration to occur where 
appropriate; stabilizing steep, unstable slopes with an engineered 
solution; removing deposited sediment and redistributing it through the 
impacted area or elsewhere; removing dead timber from the impacted area 
and/or using it in the restoration process; regrading and recontouring 
areas to restore appropriate morphology and function; native plant 
restoration with appropriate, locally gathered plant materials; may 
require the use of motorized equipment such as chainsaws, heavy lift 
helicopters, and earthmoving equipment; may require temporary fencing 
to protect native plant restoration areas.
    Major issues to be considered in this restoration planning process 
include short-and-long-term potential impacts to: Wilderness character; 
geological resources; geological hazards; soundscapes; surface and 
groundwater hydrology; stream channel, floodplain and wetland 
morphology and function; water quality; riparian and wetland 
communities; species of special concern (plants and animals); wildlife 
habitat; aquatic habitat; visitor experience; long-term resource 
productivity; archeological and historical sites.
    A scoping brochure has been prepared that details the issues 
identified to date. Copies of that information may be obtained from the 
Public Information Office, Rocky Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S. 
Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397, (970) 586-1206.

DATES: The Park Service will accept comments from the public through 
June 16, 2010.

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ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment 
online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/romo, and from the Public 
Information Office, Rocky Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S. Highway 36, 
Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public Information Office, Rocky 
Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S. Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado 
80517-8397, (970) 586-1206, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment on the scoping 
brochure or on any other issues associated with the plan, you may 
submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may mail 
comments to: Superintendent, Rocky Mountain National Park, 1000 U.S. 
Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397. You may also comment via 
the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/romo. Finally, you may 
hand-deliver comments to: Superintendent, Rocky Mountain National Park, 
1000 U.S. Highway 36, Estes Park, Colorado 80517-8397. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: January 11, 2010.
Mike Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-5869 Filed 3-17-10; 8:45 am]
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