[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31204]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Oregon Caves National Monument Final General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement, Oregon
AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the final general
management plan/environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Oregon Caves
National Monument, Oregon. The FEIS presents the proposed action and
alternatives for management of the Monument for the next 15 years. The
proposed action best satisfies the Monument and NPS mission, as well as
the Monument's long-term management objectives.
The draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for this action was
released for public review on January 16, 1998 (Federal Register, Vol.
63, No. 11) and the public comment period closed on March 13, 1998. The
FEIS includes the four alternative strategies for the protection,
public use and management of Monument resources that were in the DEIS,
with modifications based on public comment received, additional issues
raised, and further impact analysis.
The FEIS is contained in two volumes. The four alternatives and
environmental consequences are in Volume I; letters and summaries of
oral comments received from agencies, elected officials, and
organizations are reprinted in Volume II. Letters from individuals and
responses to substantive comments also are included in Volume II.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The no-action period on this FEIS will
expire 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency has published
a notice of availability of the FEIS in the Federal Register. All who
submitted substantive comments on the DEIS will receive a copy of the
FEIS. In addition, public reading copies of the FEIS will be available
for review at the following locations: Office of Public Affairs,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, phone: 202-208-6843; Oregon Caves National
Monument, 19000 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523, phone (541)
592-2100; Josephine County Public Library, 200 NW ``C'' St., Grants
Pass, OR 97526, phone (541) 474-5480; Illinois Valley Branch Library,
P.O. Box 190, Cave Junction, OR 97523, phone (541) 592-3581; Multnomah
County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97205, phone
(503) 248-5123; Columbia Cascades Support Office, National Park
Service, 909 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-1060, phone: 206-220-4154.
For further information contact Superintendent, Oregon Caves National
Monument, 19000 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523, phone (541)
592-2100.
Dated: November 10, 1998.
Rory D. Westberg,
Superintendent, Columbia Cascades Support Office, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 98-31204 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]
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