Comment Analysis and Responses Prepared by:
USDA Forest Service Content Analysis Enterprise Team and
US Department of the Interior National Park Service
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TABLE OF CONTENTS pdf
Introduction html
Comment Analysis Process
How to Use This Document
Chapter 1 -
Purpose and Need html
Section 1.1 - Purpose
and Need for the Project
Section 1.2 - Planning
Context
1.2.1 - Relationships
to Other Planning Efforts
1.2.2 - Legal Framework
Section 1.3 - Overview
of the Planning Process
1.3.1 - Public Involvement
1.3.2 Environmental
Impact Statement Document Critiques
1.3.3 Use of Science
in Decision-Making
Chapter 2 -
Alternatives html
Section 2.1 - Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act Compliance
2.1.1 - Boundaries
2.1.2 - Classifications
2.1.2.a - Wild and
Scenic
2.2.2.b - Recreational
2.1.3 - Outstandingly
Remarkable Values
Section 2.2 - Management
Elements of the Merced River Plan
2.2.1 - River Protection
Overlay
2.2.2 - Management
Zones
2.2.2.a - General Management
Direction
2.2.2.b - Wilderness
Zones
2.2.2.c - Diverse Visitor
Experience Zones
2.2.2.d - Developed
Zones
2.2.3 - Visitor Experience
and Resource Protection Methodology
Section 2.3 - Alternatives
Considered
2.3.1 - Development
of Proposed Alternatives
2.3.2 - Proposed Alternatives
Section 2.4 - Funding
Chapter 3 -
Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences html
Section 3.1 - Natural
Resources
Section 3.2 - Geology,
Geohazards, and Soils
Section 3.3 - Water
Resources
3.3.1 - General Management
Direction
3.3.2 - Hydrology
3.3.3 - Floodplain
Management
3.3.4 - Water Quality
3.3.5 - Sewage Management
Section 3.4 - Wetlands
Section 3.5 - Vegetation
Section 3.6 - Wildlife
3.6.1 - General Management
Direction
3.6.2 - Management
of Specific Species
Section 3.7 - Rare,
Threatened, and Endangered Species
Section 3.8 - Air Quality
Section 3.9 - Noise
Section 3.10 - Cultural
Resources
Section 3.11 - Visitor
Experience
3.11.1 - General Management
Direction
3.11.2 - Recreational
Activities
3.11.2.a General Management
Direction
3.11.2.b Non-Motorized
Watercraft
3.11.2.c Fishing
3.11.2.d Trail Uses
3.11.2.e Other Uses
3.11.2.f Recreational
Facilities
3.11.3 - Interpretation
and Orientation
3.11.4 - Visitor Services
3.11.4.a - General
Management Direction
3.11.4.b Concession
Services
3.11.5 Camping and
Lodging
3.11.5.a General
3.11.5.b Camping
3.11.5.c Lodging
Section 3.12 - Land
Use
Section 3.13 - Transportation
3.13.1 - Roads
3.13.2 - Parking
3.13.3 - Transfer Facilities
3.13.4 - Buses
3.13.5 - Bridges
3.13.6 - Traffic
Section 3.14 - Scenic
Resources
Section 3.15 - Socioeconomics
3.15.1 - Social Environment
for Yosemite Valley, Wawona, and El Portal
3.15.2 - Economic Impacts
3.15.3 - Concessioner
Impacts
Section 3.16 - Access
3.16.1 - General Yosemite
Valley and Merced River Access
3.16.2 - Access Quotas
3.16.3 - Park Entrance
Fees
Section 3.17 - Park
Operations Facilities
3.17.1 - Administrative
and Maintenance Facilities
3.17.1.a - Major Park
Facilities
3.17.1.b - El Portal
Administrative Site
3.17.1.c - Discrete
Facilities
3.17.2 - National Park
Service Operations
3.17.3 - Concessions
Management
3.17.4 - Employee Housing
Chapter 4 - Comment
Letters from Federal and State Agencies and Tribes
U.S. Department of
Interior, Bureau of Land Management (3/24/00)
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (3/24/00)
U.S. Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (3/14/00)
U.S. Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, Sierra National Forest (3/22/00)
State of California,
Department of Fish and Game (3/14/00)
State of California,
Department of Justice (3/09/00)
State of California,
Department of Transportation (2/25/00)
State of California,
Transportation, Transportation Planning-MS32
Native American Heritage,
American Indian Counsel of Mariposa County (2/14/00)
