[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 21404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9178]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-IMR-ROMO-1210-6463;1526-0002-SZP]


Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Draw Reservoir 
Special Use Authorization, Rocky Mountain National Park

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: [Notice of Availability] Notice of Availability of a Record of 
Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Draw 
Reservoir Special Use Authorization, Rocky Mountain 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 Long Draw Reservoir Special Use 
Authorization, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. On September 17, 
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 March 27, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Gamble, Chief of Planning and 
Compliance, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO 80517, 
telephone 970-586-1320, e-mail [email protected]; Dyce Gayton, 
Forest Planner, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee 
National Grassland, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins, 
Colorado 80526, telephone 970-295-6761, e-mail [email protected]; or 
Tom Ford, Group Leader for Recreation, Planning and Design, 2150 Centre 
Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526, telephone 970-295-
6610, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Agriculture, 
Forest Service, is the lead agency for this project and was responsible 
for preparation of the EIS because Long Draw Reservoir is located on 
National Forest System lands. The NPS is a cooperating agency on this 
project because the operations of Long Draw Reservoir affect lands 
within Rocky Mountain National Park managed by the NPS, and two 
alternatives considered in the EIS propose actions within the park. A 
total of four alternatives were considered: A no-action alternative and 
three action alternatives.
    With the Record of Decision, the National Park Service approves the 
implementation of Alternative 3 within the park. This decision is being 
made in conjunction with the Forest Service's decision to apply terms 
and conditions to the 30-year authorization for Long Draw Reservoir and 
is necessary for the Forest Service to implement the selected 
alternative. The National Park Service is approving implementation of 
native greenback cutthroat trout restoration in the headwaters of the 
Cache la Poudre River within Rocky Mountain National Park by the Forest 
Service, Water Supply and Storage Company of Fort Collins, Colorado, 
and their project partners, with oversight provided by the National 
Park Service. In addition to the activities associated with 
implementation of the terms and conditions for the Long Draw reservoir 
authorization, the NPS will implement native fish restoration in 
Cascade Creek.
    The Record of Decision includes a description of the background of 
the project; a statement of the decision made including key actions and 
mitigating measures/monitoring to minimize environmental harm; the 
basis for the decision; an overview of public involvement and agency 
consultation in the decision-making process; a description of other 
alternatives considered; a description of the environmentally preferred 
alternative; and a findings on impairment of park resources and values.
    Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained from the contact 
listed above or online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/romo.

    Dated: March 1, 2011.
John Wessels,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-9178 Filed 4-14-11; 8:45 am]
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