80 FR 34692 - Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Fire Island National Seashore, New York

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of a Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GMP/EIS) for Fire Island National Seashore, New York. The Draft GMP/EIS includes a draft Wilderness Stewardship Plan for the Otis Pike High Dunes Fire Island Wilderness.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34692-34693]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14927]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NER-FIIS-17935; PPNEFIIS00-PMP00UP05.YP0000]


Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 
Fire Island National Seashore, New York

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of 
a Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 
GMP/EIS) for Fire Island National Seashore, New York. The Draft GMP/EIS 
includes a draft Wilderness Stewardship Plan for the Otis Pike High 
Dunes Fire Island Wilderness.

DATES: The NPS will accept comments on the Draft GMP/EIS for a period 
of 90 days following publication of the Environmental Protection 
Agency's Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The National 
Park Service will hold public meetings during the public review period 
to solicit comments. Meeting dates, times and locations will be 
announced in local media in advance of the meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: The Draft GMP/EIS will be available for public review and 
comment online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fiis, and in hardcopy at 
the office of the Superintendent, Fire Island National Seashore, 120 
Laurel Street, Patchogue, New York 11772, (631) 687-4750. Copies may 
also be viewed at area public libraries including the Woodhull School 
on Fire Island and at Babylon, Bayport/Blue Point, Bay Shore/
Brightwaters, Brentwood, Brookhaven, East Islip, Mastic/Moriches/
Shirley, Patchogue, Sayville, South Country (Bellport), and West Islip 
on Long Island. Comments may be submitted electronically at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fiis. You may also mail written comments to: Fire 
Island National Seashore GMP, 15 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, Attn: 
Ellen Carlson.
    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--might 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The focus of the GMP is to develop and 
select

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management strategies for Fire Island National Seashore for the next 15 
to 20 years to support the protection of important natural resources 
and processes; significant recreation resources; cultural resources of 
national, state, and local significance; and residential communities.
    The park is composed of two distinct units--the barrier island that 
runs parallel to the south shore of Long Island and the 613-acre 
William Floyd Estate situated on the south shore of Long Island near 
the east end of Fire Island. To address the specific needs of these two 
distinct units, the Draft GMP/EIS includes two sets of alternatives. 
One addresses park-wide alternatives for Fire Island National Seashore 
with a primary emphasis on the barrier island and includes a no-action 
alternative and two action alternatives. The other set of alternatives 
focuses specifically on the William Floyd Estate and includes a no-
action and a single action alternative. The Draft GMP/EIS also 
incorporates plans for the Otis Pike High Dunes Fire Island Wilderness 
and includes a draft Wilderness Stewardship Plan for public review 
concurrent with the Draft GMP/EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Carlson, NPS/Northeast Region, 
15 State Street, Boston, MA 02019. Phone: (617) 223-5048. Email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 1, 2015.
Michael A. Caldwell,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-14927 Filed 6-16-15; 8:45 am]
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