98-28411. National Recreation Lakes Study Commission

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28411]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


National Recreation Lakes Study Commission

AGENCY: National Recreation Lakes Study Commission.

ACTION: Notice of third meeting of the National Recreation Lakes Study 
Commission.

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SUMMARY: The Omnibus Parks and Public Land Management Act of 1996 
authorizes a presidential commission to review the demand for 
recreation at Federal lakes, and to develop alternatives for enhanced 
recreation uses, primarily through innovative public/private 
partnerships. This will be the third meeting of the Commission.

DATES: November 9-10, 1998, starting at 8:00 a.m. on November 9 and 
starting at 1:00 p.m. on November 10.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Lake Lanier Islands Hilton 
Resort, 7000 Holiday Road, Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia. The Commission 
will address old business and hear presentations concerning protecting 
environmental values at Federal lakes; the feasibility of a National 
Recreation Lake System; revenue sources for managing Federal recreation 
resources; and the principles of concession management. There will also 
be special presentations made by the Tennessee Valley Authority, the 
Army Corps of Engineers, the North American Lakes Management Society 
and the Colorado State Parks Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
    The Commission will invite comments from the public beginning at 
2:00 p.m. on November 9.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanne Whittington at 202-219-7104.

    Dated: October 19, 1998.
Bruce R. Brown,
Acting Executive Director, National Recreation Lakes Study Commission.
[FR Doc. 98-28411 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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