Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16/12/1997

Wild and Scenic River Study and Environmental Impact Statement for the Lower Sheenjek River in Alaska

The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an update to the 1984 draft Wild and Scenic River Study and Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) for the Lower Sheenjek River in Alaska as required by Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The purpose of the study and LEIS is to study the Lower Sheenjek River for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River System. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is a cooperating agency on this EIS. The Sheenjek River is a 277 mile-long free flowing, unpolluted tributary of the Porcupine River. The study area is the lower part of the river within the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, and is 99 miles in length. A 1984 draft study recommended the study area as eligible and suitable as a wild river for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The upper river outside the study area (within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) was designated in 1980 by The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Revised Draft Legislative EIS will consider a proposed action and a no-action alternative. The proposed action would recommend for desi