[Federal Register: October 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 191)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
San Juan County Cattle Point Road Failure Environmental Impact
Statement, San Juan Island National Historical Park, WA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS) to address the impending failure of the San Juan County Cattle
Point Road in San Juan Island National Historical Park, Washington.
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SUMMARY: In Accordance with Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-190), San Juan County
(County) and the San Juan Island National Historical Park (SAJH) are
initiating an environmental impact analysis process to address the
impending failure of a portion of the County's Cattle Point Road,
located within the boundaries of SAJH.
The portion of road that is of concern is a curve that extends for
approximately 1,750 ft. in a generally east-west orientation along an
engineered bench approximately halfway up a predominantly sand slope.
The slope rises from the Strait of Juan de Fuca about 500 ft. to the
south of the area where the road's stability is threatened to a height
of up to 295 ft. above Mean Sea Level (MSL). The road traverses the
slope at an elevation of approximately 140 to 150 ft. MSL. The lower
portion of the slope, extending to within 50 ft. of the road, has been
heavily eroded. According to estimates, the erosion appears to be at a
rate that suggests failure of the roadbed may occur within a few years.
The EIS will identify and assess potential impacts of various
alternatives to the existing Cattle Point Road to provide access to
Cattle Point, a scenic area of San Juan Island that supports
recreational use and a number of single-family residences. Notice is
hereby given that the National Park Service and San Juan County will
jointly prepare the EIS.
Comments: All interested persons, organizations, and agencies
wishing to provide initial scoping comments about issues or concerns
that should be addressed during the EIS process may send such
information to Thomas Huse, Director, San Juan County Public Works
Department, P.O. Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Written comments
should be postmarked no later than August 31, 2001.
In addition, public scoping sessions will be held after publication
of this Notice, affording an additional early comment opportunity.
Locations, dates, and times of these meetings will be provided in local
and regional newspapers, and via the Internet at www.nps.gov/sajh or
www.co.san-juan.wa.us. Inquiries regarding public meetings may be
directed to the contacts listed below.
All comments received will become part of the public record and
copies of comments, including any names and home addresses of
respondents, may be released for public inspection. Individual
respondents may request that their home addresses be withheld from the
public record, which will be honored to the extent allowable by law.
Requests to withhold names and/or addresses must be stated prominently
at the beginning of the comments. Anonymous comments will not be
considered. Submissions from organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be made available for public
inspection in their entirety.
Because the responsibility for approving the EIS has been delegated
to the National Park Service, the EIS is a ``delegated'' EIS. The
responsible official for the National Park Service is John J. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region, National Park Service. The
responsible official for San Juan County is Laura Arnold, San Juan
County Planning Director.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Huse, Director, San Juan County
Public Works Department, P.O. Box 729, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, (360)
378-2114 or Cicely Muldoon, Superintendent, San Juan Island National
Historical Park, P.O. Box 429, Friday Harbor, WA 98250, (360) 378-2240.
Dated: June 29, 2001.
Rory D. Westberg,
Superintendent, Columbia Cascades Support Office, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 01-24628 Filed 10-1-01; 8:45 am]
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