[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 1048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00047]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-SERO-GUIS-16740; PPSESEROC3, PMP00UP05.YP0000]


Record of Decision for the General Management Plan: Gulf Islands 
National Seashore, Florida and Mississippi

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of 
the Record of Decision (ROD) for the General Management Plan (GMP) for 
Gulf Islands National Seashore (National Seashore). On September 11, 
2014, the Regional Director, Southeast Region, approved the ROD for the 
project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Dan Brown, Gulf Islands 
National Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563; or 
via telephone at (850) 934-2600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS evaluated four alternatives for 
managing use and development of the national seashore in the GMP Final 
Environmental Impact Statement:
    Alternative 1--no action.
    Alternative 2--The National Seashore would be managed to adapt to 
the wild and dynamic processes of the northern Gulf Coast while 
providing seashore recreational and educational opportunities. The 
level of infrastructure to support visitor services on barrier island 
areas would be adapted or removed as the environment changes over time.
    Alternative 3 (NPS preferred alternative)--the National Seashore 
would be managed as an outdoor classroom for exploring the natural and 
human history of the northern Gulf Coast while providing seashore 
recreational opportunities. Collaboration and cooperation between a 
consortium of academia, visiting scientists, conservation 
organizations, and other agencies would be actively pursued to enhance 
resource management, stewardship, and understanding of the northern 
gulf coastal environment.
    Alternative 4--The NPS would seek to collaborate and expand 
partnerships with educational and cultural institutions, nonprofit 
organizations, and commercial service providers to promote a greater 
array of National Seashore recreational and educational opportunities 
among a variety of coastal settings.
    The ROD announces that the NPS has selected alternative 3, and the 
NPS will immediately begin to implement that alternative as the GMP. 
The GMP will guide the management of the national monument over the 
next 20+ years.
    The responsible official for this FEIS/GMP is the Regional 
Director, NPS Southeast Region, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: December 22, 2014.
Sherri L. Fields,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-00047 Filed 1-7-15; 8:45 am]
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