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Off-road Vehicle Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement

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The National Park Service has signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Off-road Vehicle Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (Plan/EIS) for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, located in Arizona and Utah.

The purpose of this plan/EIS was to evaluate off-road use by conventional and nonconventional motor vehicles and on-road use by non-conventional motor vehicles and develop management actions that preserve Glen Canyon's scientific, scenic, and historic features; provide for the recreational use and enjoyment of the area; and promote the resources and values for which the area was established as a unit of the national park system.

The ROD identifies the selected alternative for implementation and forms the basis for a special regulation to manage any approved off-road use at Glen Canyon. The plan/EIS will guide management of off-road use at Glen Canyon for the next 10 to 15 years.

The NPS conducted general scoping on the plan/EIS in late 2007. In late 2010 preliminary alternatives were scoped with the general public. The NPS received numerous comments during both public scoping periods and has completed the analysis of the public comments that were received.

A draft EIS (DEIS) was developed in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in coordination with the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Formal consultation with tribes, local governments, state agencies and other consulting parties occurred and a programmatic agreement has been completed which identifies future efforts for the identification of historic properties; areas of potential effect; eligibility of historic properties to the National Register of Historic Properties; effects on historic properties; and mitigation of any adverse effects. The Plan/DEIS was released for 60 days of public review and comment, ending on March 4, 2014.

The NPS developed responses to comments on the plan/DEIS and prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) which was published for a 30-day public review beginning January 12, 2017. A draft special regulation was published in the Federal Register on February 28, 2018 for a 60-day review and comment period. The ROD was signed by the Regional Director on August 15, 2018 and is available for review in the "Documents List".


Contact Information

Mary Plumb, Chief of Communications, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, (928) 608-6200