80 FR 56494 - Notice of Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan for Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)
| Page Range | 56494-56494 | |
| FR Document | 2015-23452 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 56494] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23452] [[Page 56494]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-NER-PAGR-18936; PX.P0156924I.00.1] Notice of Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan for Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, New Jersey AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Termination. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a general management plan (GMP) for Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park. A Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the GMP was published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2011. The NPS has decided to terminate the EIS and instead, has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the GMP (GMP/EA). DATES: The GMP/EA is expected to be distributed for public review and comment during the fall of 2015. The NPS will provide information on when the GMP/EA will be released for public review, the dates of the public comment period, and the dates that public meetings will be held on the park's planning Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/pagr and through local and regional media. ADDRESSES: Refer to the park's planning Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/pagrforadditionalinformationonwhereandhowtoobtainacopyoftheGMP/EA, how to comment on the GMP/EA, and locations of upcoming public meetings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Boch, Superintendent; Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park; 72 McBride Avenue; Paterson, NJ 07501. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park's first general management plan and will provide the framework for guiding resource management, visitor experiences, facilities and partnerships. The issues addressed by the GMP include: Sustaining the park's fundamental resources; providing for safe, sustainable public access and recreational activities; building new and reinforcing existing partnerships to protect the park's natural and cultural resources; and improving facilities and infrastructure that meets the needs of both visitors and the community. GMP planning and alternatives development incorporated input from park partners; participants in local community meetings; consultation with local, regional, and national government agencies; and comments gathered during the Paterson Great Falls Advisory Commission meetings. The public was informed about the process and invited to participate through the park's Web site, newsletters, emails, letters, and local media. The GMP was originally scoped as an EIS; however, internal discussions and input received during public and agency scoping did not raise any potentially significant environmental issues nor has the impact analysis identified any potentially significant adverse impacts. It is also noted that many of the actions proposed in the GMP/EA will have benefits to the park's resources, operational needs, and visitor experiences. For these reasons the NPS determined that an EA is the appropriate level of environmental review for the GMP. Dated: July 30, 2015. Brian Strack, Associate Regional Director; Planning, Facilities & Conservation Assistance, Northeast Region, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2015-23452 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-WV-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR meetings; consultation with local, (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508),
regional, and national government BOEM issued a FONSI supported by the
National Park Service agencies; and comments gathered analysis in the revised EA. The FONSI
[NPS–NER–PAGR–18936; PX.P0156924I. during the Paterson Great Falls concluded that the reasonably
00.1] Advisory Commission meetings. The foreseeable environmental impacts
public was informed about the process associated with the proposed action and
Notice of Termination of the and invited to participate through the alternatives, as set forth in the EA,
Environmental Impact Statement for park’s Web site, newsletters, emails, would not significantly impact the
the General Management Plan for letters, and local media. quality of the human environment;
Paterson Great Falls National The GMP was originally scoped as an therefore, the preparation of an
Historical Park, New Jersey EIS; however, internal discussions and Environmental Impact Statement is not
input received during public and agency required. These documents and
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. scoping did not raise any potentially associated information are available on
ACTION: Notice of Termination. significant environmental issues nor has BOEM’s Web site at http://
the impact analysis identified any www.boem.gov/North-Carolina/.
SUMMARY: The National Park Service potentially significant adverse impacts.
(NPS) is preparing a general FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
It is also noted that many of the actions Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of
management plan (GMP) for Paterson proposed in the GMP/EA will have
Great Falls National Historical Park. A Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
benefits to the park’s resources, Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
Notice of Intent to prepare an operational needs, and visitor
environmental impact statement (EIS) 20166, (703) 787–1340 or
experiences. For these reasons the NPS michelle.morin@boem.gov.
for the GMP was published in the determined that an EA is the
Federal Register on November 14, 2011. appropriate level of environmental SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In January
The NPS has decided to terminate the review for the GMP. 2015, BOEM published an EA to
EIS and instead, has prepared an consider the reasonably foreseeable
Dated: July 30, 2015. environmental consequences associated
environmental assessment (EA) for the
GMP (GMP/EA). Brian Strack, with commercial wind lease issuance,
Associate Regional Director; Planning, site characterization activities, and site
DATES: The GMP/EA is expected to be
Facilities & Conservation Assistance, assessment activities in three wind
distributed for public review and Northeast Region, National Park Service.
comment during the fall of 2015. The energy areas (WEAs) offshore North
[FR Doc. 2015–23452 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am] Carolina. The 2015 EA considered all
NPS will provide information on when
BILLING CODE 4310–WV–P three North Carolina WEAs for leasing
the GMP/EA will be released for public
review, the dates of the public comment and approval of site assessment plans as
period, and the dates that public the proposed action under NEPA. A
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Availability was published on
meetings will be held on the park’s
planning Web site at http:// Bureau of Ocean Energy Management January 23, 2015 to announce the
parkplanning.nps.gov/pagr and through availability of the EA and initiate a 30-
local and regional media. [BOEM–2015–0078; MMAA104000] day public comment period (80 FR
ADDRESSES: Refer to the park’s planning 3621). The EA was subsequently revised
Revised Environmental Assessment based on comments received during the
Web site at http://parkplanning. for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance
nps.gov/pagrforadditionalinformationon comment period and public information
and Site Assessment Activities on the meetings. The revised EA provides
whereandhowtoobtainacopyoftheGMP/ Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
EA, how to comment on the GMP/EA, updated environmental data, additional
Offshore North Carolina details on how the WEAs were
and locations of upcoming public
meetings. AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy delineated, and analysis of potential
Management (BOEM), Interior. effects to the proposed critical habitat
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: expansion for North Atlantic right
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
Darren Boch, Superintendent; Paterson whales, which was published during the
Great Falls National Historical Park; 72 SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the public comment period for the 2015 EA.
McBride Avenue; Paterson, NJ 07501. availability of a revised Environmental A summary of comments received on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is Assessment (EA) and Finding of No the 2015 EA and BOEM’s responses to
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Significant Impact (FONSI) for those comments is also provided in the
Park’s first general management plan commercial wind lease issuance, site revised EA.
and will provide the framework for characterization activities (geophysical, In addition to the proposed action, the
guiding resource management, visitor geotechnical, archaeological, and revised EA considers the following
experiences, facilities and partnerships. biological surveys), and site assessment alternatives: Exclusion of the
The issues addressed by the GMP activities (including the installation and Wilmington West WEA from leasing;
include: Sustaining the park’s operation of a meteorological tower and/ seasonal restrictions on certain site
fundamental resources; providing for or buoys) on the Atlantic Outer characterization activities; and no
safe, sustainable public access and Continental Shelf offshore North action. BOEM’s analysis of the proposed
recreational activities; building new and Carolina. The revised EA provides a action and alternatives takes into
reinforcing existing partnerships to discussion of potential impacts of the account standard operating conditions
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protect the park’s natural and cultural proposed action and an analysis of (SOCs) designed to avoid or minimize
resources; and improving facilities and reasonable alternatives to the proposed potential impacts to marine mammals
infrastructure that meets the needs of action. In accordance with the and sea turtles. The SOCs can be found
both visitors and the community. GMP requirements of the National in Appendix B of the revised EA.
planning and alternatives development Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and BOEM will use the revised EA to
incorporated input from park partners; the Council on Environmental Quality’s inform decisions to issue leases in the
participants in local community (CEQ) regulations implementing NEPA North Carolina WEAs, and to
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Termination. | |
| Dates | The GMP/EA is expected to be distributed for public review and comment during the fall of 2015. The NPS will provide information on when the GMP/EA will be released for public review, the dates of the public comment period, and the dates that public meetings will be held on the park's planning Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/pagr and through local and regional media. | |
| Contact | Darren Boch, Superintendent; Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park; 72 McBride Avenue; Paterson, NJ 07501. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 56494 |
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