[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52336-52337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21357]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-ACAD-17933; PX.PD210624A.00.4]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for a Transportation Plan for Acadia National Park, Maine

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) intends to prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) for a Transportation Plan for 
Acadia National Park. The purpose of the Transportation Plan is to 
determine how best to provide safe and efficient transportation and a 
variety of high quality experiences to visitors within Acadia National 
Park while ensuring the protection of park resources and values. The 
NPS is soliciting input from interested parties on issues, concerns, 
and suggestions pertinent to transportation within and access to Acadia 
National Park.

DATES: The comment period for scoping and the date, time, and location 
of public meetings will be announced through the NPS Planning, 
Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/acad and in local media outlets.

ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may be submitted through the PEPC Web site 
at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/acad or by mail to: Superintendent, 
Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kelly, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, 
ME 04609, (207) 288-8703, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the NPS intends to prepare an EIS for 
transportation planning at Acadia National Park. The Transportation 
Plan for Acadia National Park will address a number of key issues 
related to transportation in the park. Draft plan objectives include: 
(1) Establish desired conditions for natural and cultural resources and 
visitor experiences at destinations and travel corridors throughout the 
park; (2) identify strategies to address parking and roadway capacity 
limitations and associated impacts to resources, safety, and visitor 
experiences; (3) evaluate and establish guidance to improve safety and 
reduce conflicts between oversized vehicles (i.e. buses, RV's, 
campers), motorcycles, bicyclists, pedestrians and passenger vehicles 
operating on or otherwise using park roads; (4) identify improvements 
to non-historic transportation infrastructure to increase safety and 
reduce resource impacts; and (5) clarify how the design and function of 
the Acadia Gateway Center and Hulls Cove Visitor Center can help to 
mitigate crowding, congestion, and improve visitor orientation. The 
plan will comprehensively examine several management options to improve 
safety on park roads and reduce crowding and congestion at key visitor 
destinations and travel corridors. Suggestions and ideas related to 
transportation and the management of cultural and natural resource 
conditions and visitor experiences at the park are encouraged.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in any 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.
    The responsible official for this Draft Transportation Plan/EIS is 
the Regional Director, NPS Northeast Region, U.S. Custom House, 200 
Chestnut Street, Fifth Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106.


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    Dated: August 3, 2015.
Michael A. Caldwell,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-21357 Filed 8-27-15; 8:45 am]
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