80 FR 29335 - Record of Decision for General Management Plan, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 98 (May 21, 2015)

The National Park Service, has prepared and approved a Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the new General Management Plan (GMP) for Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Approval of the GMP concludes a very extensive public engagement and conservation planning and environmental impact analysis effort that began during 2006. The requisite no-action ``wait period'' was initiated on April 25, 2014, with the Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register announcement of the filing and release of the Final EIS.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29335-29336]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12376]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-PWR-PWRO-17572; PX.P0073969J.00.1]


Record of Decision for General Management Plan, Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, California

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service, has prepared and approved a Record 
of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the new 
General Management Plan (GMP) for Golden Gate National Recreation Area. 
Approval of the GMP concludes a very extensive public engagement and 
conservation planning and environmental impact analysis effort that 
began during 2006. The requisite no-action ``wait period'' was 
initiated on April 25, 2014, with the Environmental Protection Agency's 
Federal Register announcement of the filing and release of the Final 
EIS.

ADDRESSES: Those wishing to review the Record of Decision for the GMP 
may obtain a copy by contacting the General Superintendent, Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, Building 201, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 
94123, or via telephone request at (415) 561-4930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Aviles, Senior Planner, Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area, (415) 561-4942.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park Service (NPS) has approved 
the Record of Decision for the GMP/Final Environmental Impact Statement 
which will guide management of park lands within Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area (GGNRA) over the next 20 years. Following establishment 
in 1972, the GGNRA has been operating under a 1980 GMP. Since then 
GGNRA has doubled in size and visitation now approaches 16 million 
annually.
    The NPS has selected Alternative 1 Connecting People With Parks for 
implementation on park lands in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo 
Counties. Park management will focus on ways to attract and welcome 
people; connect visitors with the resources; and promote enjoyment, 
understanding, preservation, and health for diverse populations now and 
in the future. To achieve these objectives, management zones will be 
applied in all areas, enhancements will be made to park programs, and a 
number of projects will be carried out to preserve, restore, and/or 
improve cultural and natural resources as well as park facilities and 
infrastructure.
    The NPS has selected Alternative 3 Focusing on National Treasures 
for implementation at Alcatraz Island and Muir Woods National Monument. 
Park management will showcase nationally important cultural and natural 
resources at each site. These fundamental resources will be managed at 
the highest level of preservation to protect the resources in 
perpetuity and to promote appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of 
those resources--all other resources will be managed to complement the 
nationally significant resources and the associated visitor experience.
    Four alternatives, including a no-action alternative, were 
described and evaluated in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
the full range of foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed, 
and

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appropriate mitigation measures were identified. The selected 
alternatives were determined to be the ``environmentally preferred'' 
course of action.

    Dated: January 30, 2015.
Christine S. Lehnertz,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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