[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61270-61271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29185]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
ACTION: Notice of availability of draft Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the availability of a draft General
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Hagerman
Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho.
DATES: Comments on the draft GMP/EIS should be received no later than
January 31, 1996. All comments received will become part of the public
record and copies of comments, including any names, addresses and
telephone numbers that may have been provided by respondents, may be
released for public inspection. Dates, locations and times for public
meetings regarding the draft GMP/EIS will be as follows:
January 9, 1996: Hagerman, Idaho 10:00 am-4:00 pm Open House, 7:00
pm-9:30 pm, public meeting.
January 10, 1996: Twin Falls, Idaho 7:00 pm-9:30 pm, public
meeting.
January 11, 1996: Boise, Idaho 10:00 am-4:00 pm, open house.
The public meetings will be designed primarily to help people to
understand the Draft GMP/EIS and to provide detailed and well-informed
written comments. The evening meetings will begin at 7:00 with a
presentation by the National Park Service, followed by questions/
answers and large group discussion. The open houses will provide an
opportunity for informal personal or small group discussion.
ADDRESSES: Written responses to the draft GMP/EIS should be submitted
to the Superintendent, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, P.O. Box
570, Hagerman, Idaho 83332.
Public Meetings: (call (208) 837-4793 for additional information)
January 9, 1996: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Visitor
Center, 221 North State Street, Hagerman, Idaho 83332. January 10,
1996: College of Southern Idaho, Shields Building, Rooms 117 & 118, 315
Falls Ave., Twin Falls, Idaho 83301. January 11, 1996: Holiday Inn,
Brundage Room, 3300 Vista Ave., Boise, Idaho 83705.
Review Copies: Public reading copies of the draft GMP/EIS will be
available for review at four locations: (1) Office of Public Affairs,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 18th and C Streets,
NW., Washington, DC 20240 (202) 208-6843; (2) Pacific West Field
Office, National Park Service, 600 Harrison St., Suite 600, San
Francisco, CA 94107-1372 (415) 744-3968; (3) Columbia-Cascades System
Support Office, National Park Service, 909 First Ave., Seattle, WA
98104-1060 (206 220-4154; (4) Headquarters, Hagerman Fossil Beds
National Monument, 221 North State Street, P.O. Box 570, Hagerman, ID
83332 (208) 837-4793.
A limited number of copies of the draft GMP/EIS are also available
upon request from: Superintendent, Hagerman Fossil Beds National
Monument, P.O. Box 570, Hagerman, ID 83332 (208) 837-4793; or Hagerman
Fossil Beds General Management Plan Team, National Park Service, P.O.
Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287 (303) 969-2274.
Copies of the draft GMP/EIS are also being sent to approximately
500 individuals, organizations, and libraries on a mailing list which
was developed during scoping for the general management plan.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-190, as
amended), the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has
prepared a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) that describes
and analyzes the environmental consequences of a proposed action and
two alternatives for the management, use, and development of Hagerman
Fossil Beds National Monument. The proposed action (alternative 2),
along with statements contained in the document of the purpose and
significance of the monument, management objectives, desired future
conditions, management zoning, and interpretive themes constitutes the
draft general management plan.
The proposed action would comprehensively meet the monument's
legislative mandate to provide a center for paleontological research
and education, including construction of a fully functional research
center and museum. The National Park Service would perform professional
research,
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educational, and resource management functions as peers and partners
with various persons, institutions and organizations. The no-action
alternative would continue the present course of action for the
monument, which would not meet the legislative mandate as it would
provide only minimal research and education capabilities and no
research center or museum. The minimum requirements alternative
(alternative 1) would minimally meet the legislative mandate with most
research and education functions completely dependent on sources from
outside the National Part Service, and a research center and museum
constructed and operated at a limited and superficial level.
Major resource impact topics that are analyzed for the proposed
action and alternatives include natural and cultural resources,
National Park Service programs, socioeconomics, facilities and
infrastructure, access, and visitor experience.
The official responsible for a decision on the proposed action is
the Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
Dated: November 3, 1995.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 95-29185 Filed 11-28-95; 8:45 am]
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