National Park Service						             Golden Gate National Recreation Area 
U.S. Department of the Interior								     Date: 09/26/2019

Golden Gate National Recreation
Area- DRAFT NEPA Categorical 
Exclusion Form 9/19

Categorical Exclusion Form
Project: Superintendent's Compendium Update for Electrical Bicycle Use, Parkwide
PEPC Project Number: 90734

Project Description:
On August 30, 2019 the Deputy Director of the National Park Service announced a new electric bicycle (E-bike) policy for national parks that will expand recreational opportunities and accessibility. The policy supports DOI Secretary's Order 3376, signed, August 29, 2019, that directs Department of the Interior (DOI) bureaus to create a clear and consistent e-bike policy on all federal lands managed by the Department. The policy also supports Secretary's Order 3366 to increase recreational opportunities on public lands.
This new policy will enable visitors to use E-bikes in the same manner as traditional bicycles in Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), allowing them on specified park roads and trails. The operator of an E-bike may only use the motor to assist pedal propulsion. The motor may not be used to propel an E-bike without the rider also pedaling, except in locations open to public motor vehicle traffic. 
The new policy defines 3 classes of E-bikes as follows:
Class 1: Electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
Class 2: Electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and ceases assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
Class 3: Electrical bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour.
Bicycles with electric motors of 750 watts (1 h.p.) or more of power and not included as Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 in the classification system above will be managed as motor vehicles under 36 CFR 4.10, i.e., motor vehicles are allowed on park roads and on routes and areas designated for off-road motor vehicle use.
Benefits of E-bikes:
E-bikes advance "Healthy Parks Healthy People" goals to promote parks as a health resource by supporting a healthy park experience that is accessible, desirable, and relatable to people of all abilities, and by minimizing human impact through the expansion of active transportation options in parks. Specifically, e-bikes can:
●	Increase bicycle access to and within parks. E-bikes make bicycle travel easier and more efficient, because they allow bicyclists to travel farther with less effort.
●	Expand the option of bicycling to more people. E-bikes provide a new option for people who want to ride a bicycle but might not otherwise do so because of physical fitness, age, or convenience, especially at high altitude or in hilly or strenuous terrain.
●	Mitigate environmental impacts. When used as an alternative to gasoline- or diesel-powered modes of transportation, E-bikes can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption, improve air quality, and support active modes of transportation for park staff and visitors. Similar to traditional bicycles, E-bikes can decrease traffic congestion, reduce the demand for vehicle parking spaces, and increase the number and visibility of cyclists on the road.
The following provisions regarding e-bikes are proposed for the GGNRA Superintendent's Compendium:

The Compendium will define an e-bike as two- or three-wheeled cycle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 h.p.) that provides propulsion assistance. Except where use of motor vehicles by the public is allowed, using the electric motor to move an e-bike without pedaling is prohibited in GGNRA. Persons riding e-bikes are subject to the same group size and speed limit requirements as traditional bikes. Speeds are limited to not more than 15 mph in most areas, and 5 mph in certain designated high-traffic areas. Groups are limited to not more than 10 riders. 

Consistent with existing restrictions on traditional bikes, and in order to protect resources and public health and safety, e-bikes will be prohibited in the following areas:
Marin County: Battery Yates Trail (top of battery) in Fort Baker; Muir Woods National Monument, except Deer Park Fire Road; and Point Bonita Trail in the Marin Headlands
San Francisco County: Crissy Field Lagoon Boardwalk; 	and Fort Point Pier (Torpedo Wharf); 
San Mateo County: Milagra Ridge Trail; Milagra Creek Overlook; Milagra Summit Trail; Bootlegger’s Steps; Timigtac Trail; Mori Bluff Trail; Mori Peak Trail; Mori Headlands Trail; Notch Trail; Alta Vista Trail, Rancho Corral de Tierra; Ember Ridge Trail, Rancho Corral de Tierra and Phleger Estate. In addition, e-bikes must be walked on the portion of the Spine Trail through the Ember Ridge Equestrian Center and along Old San Pedro Mountain Road through Ocean View Farms. 
E-bikes will be allowed on the following trails, which are already open to traditional bikes: 

MARIN COUNTY
Marin Headlands And Fort Baker: Alta Trail between Rodeo Avenue and Marin City; Baker-Barry Tunnel; Batteries Loop Trail; Fort Baker Bay Trail between Golden Gate Bridge and Sausalito; Bobcat Trail between Miwok Trail and Marincello Trail; Rodeo Valley Trail between Capehart Bridge (north off of Bunker and McCullough intersection) and Bobcat Trail; Capehart and Smith Road Bridges connecting Bunker Road to Rodeo Valley Trail; Old Bunker Road (adjacent to the Roads & Trails Maintenance Yard to Battery Townsley); Slacker Ridge Trail: from McCullough Road to Slacker Hill; Julian Trail(Fire road): between Conzelman Road at McCullough and the Fort Barry Rifle Range at Bunker Road; Coastal Trail between Rodeo Beach Parking and Hill 88; Coastal Trail from Tennessee Valley to Kaashi Way, Muir Beach; Coyote Ridge trail; Drown Road, Fort Baker; Hawk Camp Trail (between Bobcat Trail and Hawk Camp); Haypress Camp Trail (between Tennessee Valley Road and Haypress Campground); Kirby Cove Road; Marincello Trail between Tennessee Valley Parking Area and Bobcat Trail; Miwok Trail between Rodeo Lagoon and Old Springs Trail; Miwok Trail between Miwok Stable and Highway 1; Oakwood Valley Trail between Tennessee Valley Road and Oakwood Pond (Does not include Oakwood Meadow Trail between Pond and Alta Avenue); Old Springs Trail between Miwok Trail and Miwok Stable; 	Rodeo Avenue Trail between US Highway 101 and Alta Avenue; Marin Drive/Smith Road between Marinview and Miwok Trail; Tennessee Valley Trail
Muir Woods Nm / Mt. Tamalpais Area: Deer Park Fire Road between (Frank’s Valley) Muir Woods Road and Coastal Trail near Pan Toll (Major portion is in Mt. Tamalpais State Park); and Dias Ridge Trail between Mt. Tamalpais State Park boundary and Highway 1 near Muir Beach; 
Muir Beach: Kaashi Way; and Middle Green Gulch (above Zen Center)only uphill
Stinson Beach: Willow Camp Fire Road between Stinson Beach and Ridgecrest Boulevard (major portion is in Mt. Tamalpais State Park) 

SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
Presidio: Coastal Trail, from GG Bridge to intersection of Lincoln and Washington Blvds., except Battery to Bluffs Trail Section; Coastal Trail, Fort Point, except Presidio Promenade; Crissy Promenade and Mason Street multi-use path
Ft.Mason: Great Meadows paths and Fort Mason Bay trail (formerly McDowell road)
Land’s End: Coastal Trail, Land’s End up to, but not including, hiking only portion and El Camino Del Mar Trail
Fort Funston: Coastal Trail (except north of Horse Trail intersection)

SAN MATEO COUNTY
Milagra Ridge: Milagra Ridge Road and Milagra Battery Trail
Mori Point: Lishumsha Trail; Old Mori Trail; Upper Mori Trail and Coastal Trail
Sweeney Ridge: Sneath Lane; Baquiano Trail; Mori Ridge Trail; Sweeney Ridge Trail (except Notch Trail portion); Sweeney Meadow Trail; and Sweeney Horse Trail
Rancho Corral De Tierra: Le Conte Trail; Farallone Trail; Corona Pedro Trail; Old San Pedro Mountain Road; San Vicente Trail; Ranchette Trail; Farmer’s Daughter Trail; Spine Trail; French Trail; Flat Top Trail; San Carlos Trail; Ranch Road; Almeria Trail; Clipper Ridge Trail and Deer Creek Trail 
See Exhibits A-C for NHPA Section 106 Compliance, Environmental Screening Form, and Extraordinary Circumstances Review. 

NHPA Stipulation
If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, or perform any other ground disturbing activities, additional NHPA reviews may be required.
NEPA Conditions
●	E-bikes will be prohibited in all of the park areas noted above.
●	E-bikes will be allowed in all of the park areas noted above. 
●	If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, or perform any other ground disturbing activities, additional NEPA reviews may be required.
Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) 
The project proposal was reviewed by the following NPS IDT:
●	Laura E. Joss, General Superintendent
●	Barbara Goodyear, DOI Solicitor
●	David Schifsky, Chief Ranger
●	Michael Savidge, Strategic Planner
●	Gordon White, Chief of Cultural Resources
●	Bob Holloway, NHPA Section 106 Program Manager
●	Alison Forrestal, Chief of Natural Resources
●	Bill Merkel, Wildlife Ecologist
●	Charles Strickfaden, Director of Communications
●	Larry Miranda, Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist

Categorical Exclusion Citation
NPS NEPA Handbook (2015), Section 3.3. D. Actions Related to Visitor Use
3. Minor changes in programs and regulations pertaining to visitor activities.

CE Justification: 
The proposed changes will expand recreational opportunities, accessibility, permit E-bikes in areas where traditional bikes are allowed, and will not result in any new impacts to park resources or visitor safety. 

Decision: I find that this update to the 2019 Compendium fits within the categorical exclusion above. Therefore, I am categorically excluding the described changes from further NEPA analysis. No extraordinary circumstances apply.

   DRAFT		Date    TBD	
Laura E. Joss
General Superintendent			

These attachments (Exhibits A, B, and C) consist of tables, which could not be made compliant with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508, as required by National Park Service policy, at the time of the public advisory.
 
The full document will be made 508 compliant, and available at request via goga_public_affairs@nps.gov.  We appreciate your understanding of the importance of providing this as ADA-Section 508 compliant documents.

EXHIBIT A

DRAFT NHPA Section 106 Compliance Review and Approval

ASSESSMENT OF ACTIONS HAVING AN EFFECT ON HISTORIC PROPERTIES

A. DESCRIPTION OF UNDERTAKING
1. Park: Golden Gate National Recreation Area

2. Project Description: 
Project Name:   Superintendent's Compendium Update for Electrical Bicycle Use, Parkwide   
Prepared by:  Bob Holloway      Date Prepared:   09/19/2019      Telephone:   415-561-4976     
PEPC Project Number:   90734   

Locations:
            County, State:  Marin, CA             
            County, State:  San Mateo, CA             
            County, State:  San Francisco, CA             

Describe project:
On August 30, 2019 the Deputy Director of the National Park Service announced a new electric bicycle (E-bike) policy for national parks that will expand recreational opportunities and accessibility. The policy supports DOI Secretary's Order 3376, signed, August 29, 2019, that directs Department of the Interior (DOI) bureaus to create a clear and consistent e-bike policy on all federal lands managed by the Department. The policy also supports Secretary's Order 3366 to increase recreational opportunities on public lands.

This new policy will enable visitors to use E-bikes in the same manner as traditional bicycles at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), allowing them on specified park roads and trails. The operator of an E-bike may only use the motor to assist pedal propulsion. The motor may not be used to propel an E-bike without the rider also pedaling, except in locations open to public motor vehicle traffic. 

The new policy defines 3 classes of E-bikes as follows:

Class 1: Electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.

Class 2: Electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and ceases assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.

Class 3: Electrical bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour.

Bicycles with electric motors of 750 watts (1 h.p.) or more of power and not included as Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 in the classification system above will be managed as motor vehicles under 36 CFR 4.10, i.e., motor vehicles are allowed on park roads and on routes and areas designated for off-road motor vehicle use.

Benefits of E-bikes:

E-bikes advance "Healthy Parks Healthy People" goals to promote parks as a health resource by supporting a healthy park experience that is accessible, desirable, and relatable to people of all abilities, and by minimizing human impact through the expansion of active transportation options in parks. Specifically, e-bikes can:

• Increase bicycle access to and within parks. E-bikes make bicycle travel easier and more efficient, because they allow bicyclists to travel farther with less effort.

• Expand the option of bicycling to more people. E-bikes provide a new option for people who want to ride a bicycle but might not otherwise do so because of physical fitness, age, or convenience, especially at high altitude or in hilly or strenuous terrain.

• Mitigate environmental impacts. When used as an alternative to gasoline- or diesel-powered modes of transportation, E-bikes can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption, improve air quality, and support active modes of transportation for park staff and visitors. Similar to traditional bicycles, E-bikes can decrease traffic congestion, reduce the demand for vehicle parking spaces, and increase the number and visibility of cyclists on the road.

• When used as an alternative to gasoline- or diesel-powered modes of transportation, E-bikes can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption, improve air quality, and support active modes of transportation for park staff and visitors. Similar to traditional bicycles, E-bikes can decrease traffic congestion and reduce the demand for vehicle parking spaces.

New park management guidelines will be provided in an addendum to the GGNRA Superintendent's Compendium and signed by park superintendent Laura Joss. GGNRA will retain the right to limit, restrict, or impose conditions of bicycle use and e-bike use in order to ensure visitor safety and resource protection. The executed Compendium Addendum, including the DOI Secretary's Order, Deputy Director's Policy Memo, and a National Parks FAQ paper on E-Bikes are all uploaded in PEPC. 

Area of potential effects (as defined in 36 CFR 800.16[d])
All Park roads and trails within GGNRA. 

3. Has the area of potential effects been surveyed to identify historic properties?
 	No			
X	Yes 			
	Source or reference:   Presidio of San Francisco NR and NHL Nomination Forms, CLR and HRS
Rancho Corral de Tierra NR DOE
San Francisco Port of Embarkation NHL Nomination Form and HSR
San Mateo County NR Nomination Form and HRS
Sutro Historic District CLI, CLR, CD, EA, RAS and Abbreviated CLR (Lands End)
Sweeney Ridge Identified Cultural Landscape
China Beach Bath House NR DOE
Dipsea Trail NR DOE

Forts Baker, Barry and Cronkhite NR District Nomination Form, CLR (Draft) and HRS
Alcatraz Island NR and NHL Nomination Forms, CLI, CLR, FEIS and HRS
Fort Mason Historic District NR Nomination Form, CLI, CLR and SHS
Fort Miley Military Reservation NR Nomination Form and CLR
Fort Point USCG Station CLI, CLR and HSR
Fort Point National Historic Site NHL Nomination Form, HSR and HFR
Golden Gate Bridge NHL Draft Nomination Form
Golden Gate Dairy Ranch M NR DOE, CLI, Preservation Plan, PHR, and Combined Cultural Res. Report
Golden Gate Plaza, Fort Point Bluffs and Waterfront CLR
Milagra Ridge Identified Cultural Landscape
Muir Woods Camino del Canyon Druid Heights Identified Cultural Landscape
Muir Woods Camino del Canyon NR DOE
Muir Woods Hillwood Camp NR DOE
Muir Woods National Monument NR Nomination Form, CLI, CLR (Draft), and HRS
Ocean Beach O'Shaughnessy Seawall and Esplanade NR DOE
  	
4. Potentially Affected Resource(s):
Archeological Resources Affected: Yes

Archeological Resources Notes:   Resources are present within the greater Parkwide APE but will not be affected due to project being a park management document only. 
Historical Structures/Resources Affected: Yes

Historical Structures/Resources Notes:   Resources are present within the greater Parkwide APE but will not be affected due to project being a park management document only. 
Cultural Landscapes Affected: Yes

Cultural Landscapes Notes:   Resources are present within the greater Parkwide APE but will not be affected due to project being a park management document only. 
Ethnographic Resources Affected: Yes

Ethnographic Resources Notes:   Resources are present within the greater Parkwide APE but will not be affected due to project being a park management document only. 
5. The proposed action will: (check as many as apply)
No	Destroy, remove, or alter features/elements from a historic structure	
No	Replace historic features/elements in kind	
No	Add non-historic features/elements to a historic structure	
No	Alter or remove features/elements of a historic setting or environment (inc. terrain)	
No	Add non-historic features/elements (inc. visual, audible, or atmospheric) to a historic setting or cultural landscape	
No	Disturb, destroy, or make archeological resources inaccessible	
No	Disturb, destroy, or make ethnographic resources inaccessible>	
No	Potentially affect presently unidentified cultural resources	
No	Begin or contribute to deterioration of historic features, terrain, setting, landscape elements, or archeological or ethnographic resources	
No	Involve a real property transaction (exchange, sale, or lease of land or structures)	
     	Other (please specify):		
6. Supporting Study Data:
(Attach if feasible; if action is in a plan, EA or EIS, give name and project or page number.)
B. REVIEWS BY CULTURAL RESOURCE SPECIALISTS
The park 106 coordinator requested review by the park's cultural resource specialist/advisors as indicated by check-off boxes or as follows:

[ X ] 106 Advisor
Name: Bob Holloway
Date: 09/19/2019
Comments: Reviewed as Admin Review with White, Gavette and Hoke and certified No Potential to Cause Effects with a stipulation. 
Check if project does not involve ground disturbance [     ]
Assessment of Effect:      X   No Potential to Cause Effect           No Historic Properties Affected           No Adverse Effect           Adverse Effect           Streamlined Review

Recommendations for conditions or stipulations: Any project implemented as a result of the approval of these compendium updates that could potentially have an effect on historic structures, cultural landscapes, or could include ground disturbing activities will require additional NHPA compliance review, and Project Manager will work with NHPA Program Manager (Bob Holloway, 561-4976) for completion of compliance reviews and approval. 

[ X ] Archeologist
Name: Peter Gavette
Date: 09/19/2019
Comments: Reviewed as Admin Review 
Check if project does not involve ground disturbance [  X  ]
Assessment of Effect:      X   No Potential to Cause Effect           No Historic Properties Affected           No Adverse Effect           Adverse Effect           Streamlined Review
Recommendations for conditions or stipulations: Any project implemented as a result of the approval of these compendium updates that could potentially have an effect on historic structures, cultural landscapes, or could include ground disturbing activities will require additional NHPA compliance review, and Project Manager will work with NHPA Program Manager (Bob Holloway, 561-4976) for completion of compliance reviews and approval. 

[ X ] Historical Architect
Name: Gordon White
Date: 09/19/2019
Comments: Reviewed as Admin Review 
Check if project does not involve ground disturbance [  X  ]
Assessment of Effect:      X   No Potential to Cause Effect           No Historic Properties Affected           No Adverse Effect           Adverse Effect           Streamlined Review
Recommendations for conditions or stipulations: Any project implemented as a result of the approval of these compendium updates that could potentially have an effect on historic structures, cultural landscapes, or could include ground disturbing activities will require additional NHPA compliance review, and Project Manager will work with NHPA Program Manager (Bob Holloway, 561-4976) for completion of compliance reviews and approval. 

[ X ] Historical Landscape Architect
Name: Amy Hoke
Date: 09/23/2019
Comments: Reviewed as Admin Review 
Check if project does not involve ground disturbance [  X  ]
Assessment of Effect:      X   No Potential to Cause Effect           No Historic Properties Affected           No Adverse Effect           Adverse Effect           Streamlined Review
Recommendations for conditions or stipulations: Any project implemented as a result of the approval of these compendium updates that could potentially have an effect on historic structures, cultural landscapes, or could include ground disturbing activities will require additional NHPA compliance review, and Project Manager will work with NHPA Program Manager (Bob Holloway, 561-4976) for completion of compliance reviews and approval. 

No Reviews From: Curator, Historian, Other Advisor, Anthropologist

C. PARK SECTION 106 COORDINATOR'S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Assessment of Effect:
X 	No Potential to Cause Effects	
	No Historic Properties Affected	
	No Adverse Effect	
	Adverse Effect	
2. Documentation Method:
[     ] A. Standard 36 CFR Part 800 Consultation
Further consultation under 36 CFR Part 800 is needed.
[     ] B. Streamlined Review Under the 2008 Servicewide Programmatic Agreement (PA) 
The above action meets all conditions for a streamlined review under section III of the 2008 Servicewide PA for Section 106 compliance.
Applicable Streamlined Review Criteria
(Specify 1-16 of the list of streamlined review criteria.) 
[     ] C. Undertaking Related to Park Specific or Another Agreement
The proposed undertaking is covered for Section 106 purposes under another document such as a park, region or statewide agreement established in accord with 36 CFR 800.7 or 36 CFR 800.14. 
[     ] D. Combined NEPA/NHPA Process 
Process and documentation required for the preparation of an EA/FONSI or an EIS/ROD to comply with Section 106 is in accord with 36 CFR 800.8.c.
[  X  ] E. Memo to Project File
3. Consultation Information
SHPO Required: No
SHPO Sent: 
SHPO Received: 
THPO Required: 
THPO Sent: 
THPO Received: 
SHPO/THPO Notes: 
Advisory Council Participating: No
Advisory Council Notes: 
N/A
4. Stipulations and Conditions: 
N/A
5. Mitigations/Treatment Measures: Measures to prevent or minimize loss or impairment of historic/prehistoric properties: (Remember that setting, location, and use may be relevant.) 
Required Mitigations - For the proposed project actions to be within compliance requirements during construction and/or project implementation, the following mitigations must be adhered to:
•	Any project implemented as a result of the approval of these compendium updates that could potentially have an effect on historic structures, cultural landscapes, or could include ground disturbing activities will require additional NHPA compliance review, and Project Manager will work with NHPA Program Manager (Bob Holloway, 561-4976) for completion of compliance reviews and approval.
6. Assessment of Effect Notes: 
Reviewed as Admin Review with White, Gavette and Hoke and certified No Potential to Cause Effects with a stipulation. Any project implemented as a result of the approval of these compendium updates that could potentially have an effect on historic structures, cultural landscapes, or could include ground disturbing activities will require additional NHPA compliance review, and Project Manager will work with NHPA Program Manager (Bob Holloway, 561-4976) for completion of compliance reviews and approval. 
D. RECOMMENDED BY PARK SECTION 106 COORDINATOR:
Compliance Specialist: 	  	
NHPA Specialist				
Bob Holloway	DRAFT	  Date:		
E. SUPERINTENDENT'S APPROVAL
The proposed work conforms to the NPS Management Policies and Cultural Resource Management Guideline, and I have reviewed and approve the recommendations, stipulations, or conditions noted in Section C of this form.
	Signature		
Superintendent:  	  DRAFT	  Date:	TBD	

Assessment of Effect Form - Superintendent's Compendium Update for Electrical Bicycle Use, Parkwide - PEPC ID: 90734  18	

EXHIBIT B

Environmental Screening Form (ESF)

Resource Impacts to Consider

Resource	Potential for Impact	Potential Issues & Impacts	
Air
Air Quality	Potential	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes
Impact: Beneficial impacts: Using e-bikes as an alternative to gasoline- or diesel-powered modes of transportation, E-bikes can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel consumption, improve air quality, and support active modes of transportation for park staff and visitors.	
Biological
Nonnative or Exotic Species	None		
Biological
Species of Special Concern or Their Habitat	Potential	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes
Impact: E-bikes would be allowed on trails and routes open to traditional bikes. E-bikes are not allowed off-trail, which would protect adjacent habitat and species of special concern. 	
Biological
Vegetation	Potential	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes
Impact: No impacts would occur along trails that would be closed to e-bikes. Use of e-bikes is restricted to specific park trails where there is low potential for adverse impacts to vegetation because trails are wide enough to accommodate bikes and bikes must remain on trail.	
Biological
Wildlife and/or Wildlife Habitat including terrestrial and aquatic species	Potential	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes
Impact: No impacts would occur to wildlife along trails that would be closed to e-bikes. Where allowed, e-bikes are required to remain on trail, thereby minimizing impacts to adjacent habitat and wildlife.  	
Cultural
Archeological Resources	None	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes
Impact: No Potential to Cause Effects with the following stipulation: 
If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, or perform any other ground disturbing activities, additional NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.	
Cultural
Cultural Landscapes	None	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikesImpact: No Potential to Cause Effects with the following stipulation: If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, additional NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.	
Cultural
Ethnographic Resources	None	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikesImpact: No Potential to Cause Effects with the following stipulation: If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, additional NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.	
Cultural
Museum Collections	None		
Cultural
Prehistoric/historic structures	None	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikesImpact: No Potential to Cause Effects.  	
Geological
Geologic Features	None	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes
Impact: No Potential to Cause Effects with the following stipulation: If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, or perform any other ground disturbing activities, additional NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.	
Geological
Geologic Processes	None		
Lightscapes
Lightscapes	None		
Other
Human Health and Safety	Potential	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikesImpact: Beneficial impacts advancing NPS "Healthy Parks Healthy People" goals to promote parks as a health resource by supporting a healthy park experience that is accessible, desirable, and relatable to people of all abilities, and by minimizing human impact through the expansion of active transportation options in parks. E-bikes would be required to obey the same speed limits that apply to traditional bikes (15 mph in most areas and 5 mph in certain high-use areas). As a result, adverse impacts to health and safety are not anticipated.	
Socioeconomic
Land Use	None		
Socioeconomic
Minority and low-income populations, size, migration patterns, etc.	None		
Socioeconomic
Socioeconomic	None		
Soundscapes
Soundscapes	None		
Viewsheds
Viewsheds	None		
Visitor Use and Experience
Recreation Resources	Potential	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes   Impact: Beneficial impacts of expanding recreational opportunities in the park.	
Visitor Use and Experience
Visitor Use and Experience	Potential	Issue: Allowing e-bikes on park trails and roads open to traditional bikes
Impact: Beneficial impacts on visitor use and experience by allowing use of e-bikes where appropriate and safe in the park. Trails and routes that are open to e-bikes are multi-use routes where visitors are already accustomed to sharing their experience with other user groups. 	
Water
Floodplains	None		
Water
Marine or Estuarine Resources	None		
Water
Water Quality or Quantity	None		
Water
Wetlands	None		
Wilderness
Wilderness	None		

ESF Addendum Questions 

Question	Answer	Notes	
Adversely affect historic fabric, vegetation, terrain or setting?
	No	No Potential to Cause Effects with the following stipulation: If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, or perform any other ground disturbing activities, additional NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.
	
Change historic ground cover or vegetation?
	No		
Introduce non-historic elements (visible, audible or atmospheric) into a historic setting, structure or environment?
	No	No Potential to Cause Effects with the following stipulation: If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, or perform any other ground disturbing activities, additional NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.
	
Reintroduce historic elements in a historic setting or environment?
	No		
Are there any archaeological resources in the project area? 
	Yes	No Potential to Cause Effects with the following stipulation: If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, or perform any other ground disturbing activities, additional NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.
	
Maintain, create or change a public or employee safety or health hazard?
	No		
Compromise slope stability?
	No		
Change the pattern of surface water flow, alter hydrologic processes or affect erosion?
	No		
If there is ground disturbance, is it greater than one acre?
	No		
Affect park trails or trail usage?
	Yes	E-bikes will be allowed on designated trails where traditional bikes are allowed.	
Affect current or planned visitor services, recreation resources, access or available parking?
	Yes	Will expand recreational opportunities for visitors	
Change congestion levels, traffic volumes or traffic safety conditions for vehicles, pedestrians or bicyclists?
	Yes	May increase congestion levels, traffic volumes, and safety conditions for vehicles, pedestrians or traditional bicycles and e-bikes in some park areas. Rangers will monitor, regulate, and address problem areas as necessary.	
Change or impede accessibility?
	No	Beneficial accessibility effects for visitors unable to use traditional bikes.	
Change the demand for police or emergency services or create an attractive nuisance?
	No		
Changes dark conditions, natural night skies or glare?
	No		
Alter scenic features, viewsheds, be visually intrusive or add to a degraded visual condition?
	No	Not expected to alter scenic features, viewsheds, be visually intrusive or add to a degraded visual condition since e-bikes will be allowed in areas already used by traditional bikes. Park will monitor and address as necessary.	
Involve handling/storage of hazardous substances or work in areas of possible contamination?
	No		
Change the level of emissions from vehicles or increase other air pollutants?
	No	Beneficial air quality impacts by reducing greenhouse gas emissions if visitors use e-bikes instead of motor vehicles.	
Change the amount of resource use (water, fuel) or waste generated?
 	No		
Involve issues of concern for park neighbors or organizations or generate media attention?
	No		
Affect long-term management of resources? 	No		
Set a precedent within GGNRA?
	No		
Will the proposed action(s) require removing, changing, relocating, replacing, and/or adding signs?
	Yes	If it becomes necessary to remove, change, relocate, replace, and/or add signs, separate NEPA/NHPA reviews may be required.	

EXHIBIT C

Extraordinary Circumstances Review

If implemented, would the proposal...
	Yes/No	Notes	
Have significant impacts on public health or safety?
	No		
Have significant impacts on such natural resources and unique geographic characteristics as historic or cultural resources; park, recreation, or refuge lands; wilderness areas; wild or scenic rivers; national natural landmarks; sole or principal drinking water aquifers; prime farmlands; wetlands (Executive Order 11990); floodplains (Executive Order 11988); national monuments; migratory birds; and other ecologically significant or critical areas?
	No		
Have highly controversial environmental effects or involve unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources (NEPA section 102(2)(E))?
	No		
Have highly uncertain and potentially significant environmental effects or involve unique or unknown environmental risks?
	No		
Establish a precedent for future action or represent a decision in principle about future actions with potentially significant environmental effects?
	No		
Have a direct relationship to other actions with individually insignificant, but cumulatively significant, environmental effects?
	No	Other updates to the Compendium are addressed in a Categorical Exclusion posted to the GGNRA website on 8/30/19. Those Compendium updates result in only minor impacts to park resources and visitor use. When combined with the effects of e-bikes, the impacts remain less than significant.   	
Have significant impacts on properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, as determined by either the bureau or office?
	No		
Have significant impacts on species listed or proposed to be listed on the List of Endangered or Threatened Species, or have significant impacts on designated Critical Habitat for these species?
	No		
Violate a federal, state, local or tribal law or requirement imposed for the protection of the environment?
	No		
Have a disproportionately high and adverse effect on low income or minority populations (EO 12898)?
	No		
Limit access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred sites on federal lands by Indian religious practitioners or adversely affect the physical integrity of such sacred sites (EO 130007)?
	No		
Contribute to the introduction, continued existence, or spread of noxious weeds or non-native invasive species known to occur in the area or actions that may promote the introduction, growth, or expansion of the range of such species (Federal Noxious Weed Control Act and Executive Order 13112)?
	No