Gaviota Coast Seashore Feasibility Study, Santa Barbara County, CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

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In accordance with Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National Park Service (NPS) is undertaking a conservation planning and impact analysis process to identify and assess potential impacts of alternative resource protection and visitor use concepts and other considerations within the Gaviota Coast Seashore Feasibility Study area in Santa Barbara County. Notice is hereby given that a public scoping process has been initiated to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) and feasibility study report. The purpose of the scoping process is to elicit public comment regarding the full spectrum of public issues and concerns, including a suitable range of alternatives, appropriate boundaries, and the nature and extent of potential environmental impacts and appropriate mitigation strategies which should be addressed in the EIS process. Background: As authorized by Pub.L. 106-113, and H.R. 3194 Conference Report, November 17, 1999, Title III, Sec. 326, the NPS is conducting a feasibility study to determine the potential for designating the Gaviota Coast as a unit of the National Park System. The Gaviota Coast study area includes approx