[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13780]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[[NPS-SER-FOMA-15561;PSESEROC3, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]


Final General Management Plan, and Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, Fort Matanzas National Monument, Florida

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service 
(NPS) announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan (Final EIS/GMP) for Fort 
Matanzas National Monument (National Monument), Florida. Consistent 
with NPS laws, regulations, and policies and the purpose of the 
National Monument, the Final EIS/GMP will guide the management of the 
National Monument over the next 20+ years.

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days 
following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice 
of Availability of the Final EIS/GMP in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the Final EIS/GMP will be available 
online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/FOMA. To request a copy, contact 
David Libman, National Park Service, 100 Alabama Street, 1924 Building, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303; telephone (404) 507- 5701. A limited number of 
compact disks and printed copies of the Final EIS/GMP will be made 
available at Fort Matanzas National Monument Headquarters, One South 
Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, FL 32084.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Libman, National Park Service, 
100 Alabama Street, 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303; telephone 
(404) 507-5701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS/GMP responds to, and 
incorporates agency and public comments received on the Draft EIS, 
which was available for public review from June 22, 2012, through 
August 20, 2012. Two public meetings were held on July 23, 2012 and 
July 24, 2012, and a total of 1,857 comments were received. The NPS 
responses to substantive agency and public comments are provided in 
Chapter 5, Consultation and Coordination section, of the Final EIS/GMP.
    The Final EIS/GMP evaluated three alternatives for managing use and 
development of the National Monument:
     Alternative A, the No Action alternative, represents the 
continuation of current management action and direction into the 
future.
     Alternative B, the NPS preferred alternative, centers 
around managing the National Monument in a manner consistent with its 
history as a small military outpost within a sometimes harsh, but 
beautiful and rich natural environment. There would be minimal 
development of new facilities and minimal expansion of existing 
facilities. There would be increased emphasis on the interpretation of 
the natural environment.
     Alternative C combines the history of the Rattlesnake 
Island fortified outpost with its establishment as a National Monument 
and the further development and evolution of the park to its present 
day configuration. A portion of the north end of Anastasia Island would 
be preserved as an exhibit that commemorates the efforts of the New 
Deal agencies and local citizens would create a permanent monument to 
the Spanish history of the site. The central and southern ends of 
Anastasia Island, and the east side of Highway A1A would continue to be 
managed to protect and conserve the natural resources of the zone.
    The responsible official for this Final EIS/GMP is the Regional 
Director, NPS Southeast Region, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: May 7, 2014.
Sherri L. Fields,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2014-13780 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]
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