[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2504]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period and rescheduling
of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This Notice revises the Notice of Availability of the draft
Environmental Impact Statement for this project that was announced
previously in the Federal Register on November 29, 1995. It announces
an extension of the public comment period and rescheduling of public
meetings regarding the Draft General Management Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument,
Idaho. Copies of the Draft GMP/EIS were sent to approximately 900
individuals, agencies and organizations in November and December 1995.
The partial shutdown of the federal government during December and
January caused postponement of the previously scheduled public
meetings.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft GMP/EIS should now be
received no later than March 8, 1996. All comments already received and
all comments received before this new due date will become part of the
public record and will be considered in developing the Final GMP/EIS
and Record of Decision. 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:
February 21, 1996: Hagerman, Idaho, Monument Visitor Center, 221 North
State Street.
10:00am-4:00pm, Open House; 7:00pm-9:30pm, Public Meeting.
February 22, 1996: Twin Falls, Idaho, College of Southern Idaho,
Shields Building, Rooms 117 & 118, 315 Falls Avenue.
7:00pm-9:30pm, Public Meeting.
February 23, 1996: Boise, Idaho, Holiday Inn, Brundage Room, 3300 Vista
Avenue.
11:00am-3:00pm, Open House.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions regarding the plan or meetings should be directed to the
Superintendent, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, P.O. Box 570,
Hagerman, ID 83332, phone (208) 837-4793; or Project Manager, Hagerman
Fossil Beds General Management Plan, National Park Service, P.O. Box
25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287, phone (303) 969-2274. Additional copies
of the Draft GMP/EIS are also still available from these sources.
Dated: January 31, 1996.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-2504 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am]
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