North Rim Concessions Projects

Finding of No Significant Impact
North Rim Concessioner RV Park Upgrade and New Dormitory
July 2003

This Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is available as a PDF file. PDF files retain the look and feel of the original document (including typography, page layout, and graphics).

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Environmental Assessment
North Rim Concessioner RV Park Upgrade and New Dormitory
May 2003

Grand Canyon National Park proposes to upgrade and expand the existing concessioner recreational vehicle (RV) park and construct a new 44-unit dormitory on the North Rim in the area set aside for concessioner housing and the Employee Dining Room (EDR). The proposal to undertake the Action Alternative will provide critically needed housing for Park employees on the North Rim.

This Environmental Assessment evaluates two Alternatives for addressing the purpose and need for action, including a No Action Alternative and an Action Alternative. The Action Alternative includes removal of 6 Ponderosa Pine trees, 5 dead aspen trees and additional disturbance of approximately 3-4 acres of land previously disturbed by vehicular and foot traffic. No threatened or endangered species of plants or animals or their habitat would be affected.

The Action Alternative would not have measurable impacts to cultural resources, threatened or endangered species, air quality, soundscape, floodplains and wetlands, environmental justice, prime and unique farmland, socioeconomic environment, or visitor experience. The Action Alternative would result in negligible to minor adverse impacts to soils and water, negligible to moderate adverse impact to vegetation and moderate long-term beneficial impacts to Park/concessioner operations. Public Comment period for the for the EA/AEF ended July 15, 2003.

This Environmental Assessment (EA) is available as a PDF file and as a text file. PDF files retain the look and feel of the original document (including typography, page layout, and graphics), text files do not.

The PDF file can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5 or newer). If you plan on printing the file, it may print faster if you download it to your computer. To view a PDF in your browser window, click on the file link and the Acrobat Reader plug-in will automatically load and display the file. To download a PDF to your computer, right-click on the PDF link and choose the "Save Link/Target As" option from the drop-down menu. After saving the file to your computer, click on its alias/icon and Acrobat Reader will launch and open the PDF for viewing and/or printing. PDF file - EA North Rim Concessioner RV Park Upgrade and New Dormitory - 575kb

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Scoping Letter
July 2001

In July 11, 2001 the National Park Service sent out a Scoping Letter seeking comments on proposed North Rim Concessions Projects. The purpose of the scoping letter was to describe the initial proposed action for the project and to solicit comments from those who might have had issues or concerns regarding the proposal before the environmental analysis for the project was begun. Public comment for the Scoping Letter ended August 17, 2001.

PDF file - Comments on Proposed North Rim Concessions Projects, general scoping letter - 284kb