[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19523-19524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07487]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-IMR-LAMR-12036;PX.PD104097F.00.1]


General Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries 
National Monument, Texas

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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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 a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management 
Plan, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint 
Quarries National Monument, Texas.

DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments on the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement from the public for 60 days after the 
date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes this Notice of 
Availability. Public meetings on the draft will be scheduled during the 
comment period. Interested parties are encouraged to check the park Web 
site and local media for information.

ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment 
online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/LAMR, in the office of the Chief 
of Resources, Arlene Wimer, 419 E. Broadway, Fritch, TX 79036, 806-857-
0309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arlene Wimer, Chief of Resources, Lake 
Meredith National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036; or 
call 806-857-0309.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The document describes three management 
alternatives for Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and three 
management alternatives for Alibates Flit Quarries National Monument. 
Each NPS unit includes a no-action alternative and two action 
alternatives. The anticipated environmental impacts of all these 
alternatives are also analyzed.
    Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: Alternative 1, the no-
action alternative, would extend existing conditions and management 
trends into the future. This alternative serves as a basis of 
comparison for evaluating the action alternatives. Alternative 2 would 
provide quality recreation, enhance traditional activities, and improve 
resource protection. The focus would be on providing a better visitor 
experience through additional or improved facilities and increased 
interpretation in accessible settings, and expanded types of 
recreational opportunities in areas designated as rural and semi-
primitive zones. Alternative 3, the NPS preferred alternative, would 
promote both legislated and nontraditional uses, developing facilities 
and opportunities to address changing lake conditions and visitor uses. 
The recreation area would become a destination for semi-primitive 
outdoor recreation opportunities and encourage nonmotorized recreation 
such as hiking, biking, backpacking, horseback riding, and paddling. 
NPS would also strengthen partnerships to improve visitor experience.
    Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: Alternative A, the no-
action alternative would extend existing conditions and management 
trends into the future. This alternative serves as a basis of 
comparison for evaluating the action alternatives. Alternative B, the 
NPS preferred alternative, would expand interpretation and education to 
provide a better understanding and appreciation of the flint and the 
people who quarried and used it while maintaining access restrictions 
that protect the archeological resources. Guided tours of the quarries 
would continue and would include the interpretation of an excavated 
quarry near the trail. Additional visitor opportunities would be 
provided in nearby parts of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. 
These would include a self-guided interpretive trail near the visitor 
contact station and outdoor interpretive materials on the terrace above 
the visitor contact station. Alternative C would provide a greater 
understanding and appreciation for archeological protection through 
enhanced educational opportunities and research. It also would 
accommodate a wider range of visitor uses and experiences by zoning 
part of the national monument for unrestricted visitor access by foot.
    If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any one of 
several methods. You are encouraged to submit comments via the Internet 
at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/LAMR. You may also mail comments to 
National Park Service, Denver Service Center--Erin Flanagan, P.O. Box 
25287, Denver, CO 80225. Finally, you may

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hand-deliver comments to 419 E. Broadway, Fritch, TX 79036. Before 
including your address, phone number, email 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 15, 2013.
John Wessels,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-07487 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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