Development Concept Plan, Channel Islands National Park, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Barbara County, CA; Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Development Concept Plan, Channel Islands National Park, Santa

Rosa Island, Santa Barbara County, CA; Notice of Availability of Final

Environmental Impact Statement

Summary: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park

Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a final environmental

impact statement (FEIS) assessing the potential impacts of the proposed

Development Concept Plan for Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands

National Park, Santa Barbara County, California.

The plan proposes the development of infrastructure and facilities

to support

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maintenance and protection of resources and historic structures,

research and further study of both natural and cultural resources,

limited experimental restoration of natural systems, and the provision

of limited visitor use opportunities. Maintenance and housing

facilities would be provided in two locations. Minor changes in the

plan, including relocation of the housing area to an environmentally

less sensitive site, have been made to accommodate concerns raised by

the public during review of the draft environmental impact statement.

The other alternative analyzed, no-action, would mean continued

substandard living conditions for employees and would make it difficult

and inefficient to carry out needed maintenance, research, and services

for public visitors.

Dates: The no-action period for the plan will commence when the

Environmental Protection Agency formally announces the availability of

the FEIS in the Federal Register, and end 30 days thereafter.

Addresses: Inquiries and comments on the FEIS should be directed to:

Superintendent, Channel Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive,

Ventura, Ca. 93001. The telephone number for the park is (805) 658-

5700.

Copies of the plan and FEIS are available at the park headquarters

at the above address. Copies are also available for inspection at

libraries located in the Park's vicinity.

Dated: October 10, 1995.

Stanley T. Albright,

Field Director, Pacific West Area.

[FR Doc. 95-25986 Filed 10-19-95; 8:45 am]

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