98-1734. Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Backcountry and Wilderness Plan for Joshua Tree National Park, California; Extension of Public Comment Period

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1734]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Backcountry and Wilderness 
Plan for Joshua Tree National Park, California; Extension of Public 
Comment Period

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement assessing alternatives for, and potential impacts of, 
a proposed Backcountry and Wilderness Management Plan for Joshua Tree 
National Park, California. In deference to public interest expressed to 
date from local governmental agencies, organizations, and other 
interested parties, the original 90 day public comment period has been 
extended for one month. Written comments on the draft document must now 
be received or post-marked not later than February 28, 1998, and should 
be directed to the Superintendent, Joshua Tree National Park, 74485 
National Park Drive, Twentynine Palms, California, 92277.

    Dated: January 15, 1998.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.
[FR Doc. 98-1734 Filed 1-23-98; 8:45 am]
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