General Management Plan/Development Concept Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Natural Bridges National Monument, UT

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

General Management Plan/Development Concept Plan, Draft

Environmental Impact Statement, Natural Bridges National Monument, UT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Availability of draft environmental impact statement and

general management plan/development concept plan for Natural Bridges

National Monument.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the

availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General

Management Plan/Development Concept Plan (DEIS/GMP) for Natural Bridges

National Monument, Utah.

DATES: The DEIS/GMP will remain available for public review until

January 16, 1996. If any public meetings are held concerning the DEIS/

GMP, they will be announced at a later date.

ADDRESSES: Comments of the DEIS/GMP should be sent to the

Superintendent, Natural Bridges National Monument, Box 1--Natural

Bridges, Lake Powell, Utah 84533-0101. Public reading copies of the

DEIS/GMP will be available for review at the following locations:

Office of the Superintendent, Natural Bridges National Monument, Box

1--Natural Bridges, Lake Powell, Utah 84533-0101, (801) 692-1234

Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of the

Interior, 18th and C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone:

(202) 208-6843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS/GMP analyzes two alternatives which

are being considered to direct the management and development of

Natural Bridges National Monument for a period of about ten years.

The alternatives include: (1) No Action--Under this alternative,

existing facilities and management actions would remain unchanged; (2)

Proposed Plan--Under the proposal, the administrative/visitor center

would be expanded to provide 900-1,400 square feet of office and sales

space; removal and rehabilitation of a small picnic area, the addition

of a comfort station and benches for visitor comfort along the loop

road; the addition of housing for 12 future employees; redesign of the

visitor center parking area to improve vehicular circulation; and the

addition of a garage and storage building in the maintenance area.

The DEIS/GMP in particular evaluates the environmental consequences

of the proposed action and the other alternative on water resources,

flood plains, wetlands, geology, soils, vegetation, wildlife,

threatened and endangered species, air quality, visual interpretation,

socioeconomic data, health and safety, law enforcement, other agencies,

management and operations, and cumulative impacts. The environmental

consequences of the proposed action and alternative considered are

fully disclosed in the DEIS/GMP/DCP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Superintendent, Natural Bridges

National Monument, at the above address and telephone number.

Dated: October 20, 1995.

Roy Everhart,

Intermountain Field Area, National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 95-28379 Filed 11-16-95; 8:45 am]

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