Zasoby i środowisko · 11/05/2010

Final Environmental Impact Statement; Environmental Education Center, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, CA; Notice of Approval of Record of Decision

Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended) and the regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1505.2), the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) has prepared and approved a Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for development of a new environmental education center in Yosemite National Park. The requisite no-action "wait period" was initiated February 26, 2010, with the Environmental Protection Agency's Federal Register notification of the filing of the Final EIS. Decision: As soon as practical the NPS will begin to implement development of a new environmental education center at Henness Ridge, to be operated jointly by NPS and Yosemite Institute. The new center replaces the current facility at Crane Flat--it will be on federal property and owned by the NPS. As part of the project a water system will be developed by the NPS at nearby Chinquapin. This alternative was identified and analyzed as the agency-preferred Alternative 3 in the Final EIS (and includes no substantive changes from the course of action described in the Draft EIS). The full range