96-9139. Draft General Management Plan/Development Concept Plans Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona; Notice of Availability of Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16263-16264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9139]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Draft General Management Plan/Development Concept Plans Organ 
Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona; Notice of Availability of 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

SUMMARY: The National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 
prepared a draft environmental impact statement/general management plan 
for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in 1995. In response to public 
comments on that draft, a supplement to the draft environmental impact 
statement (SEIS) is now being released for additional comment. This 
supplement presents two additional alternatives for managing the 
monument, including a new proposed action.

COMMENTS: Comments on the SEIS must be postmarked no later than 60 days 
after the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) notice stating that 
this document is available is published in the Federal Register. 
Written comments should be submitted to the

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Superintendent, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Route 1, Box 100, 
Ajo, AZ 85321.

PUBLIC MEETING: A public meeting will be held in Ajo, Arizona after 
EPA's notice is published. The specific date, location and time of this 
meeting will be advertised locally. Information can also be obtained 
from the superintendent at the above address or by phoning (520) 387-
7661, or from the Planning Team Leader, Organ Pipe Cactus General 
Management Plan, National Park Service, Denver Service Center - RP, 
P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287, [phone].

REVIEW COPIES: Copies of the SEIS will be available for on-site review 
at three locations: (1) Office of Public Affairs, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, 18th and C Streets, NW, 
Washington, DC 20240, [phone]; (2) Denver Service Center, 
National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO 80225-0287, 
[phone]; and (3) Headquarters, Organ Pipe Cactus National 
Monument, Route 1, Box 100, Ajo, AZ 85321, [phone]. A limited 
number of copies for distribution are available on request from either 
the superintendent or planning team leader.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the SEIS, discussion of the original two 
alternatives of the 1995 DEIS remain essentially as described in the 
DEIS. The names of these earlier alternatives have been changed to 
Existing Conditions/No Action Alternative and Former Preferred Future 
Alternative. The new alternatives in the SEIS are the New Ideas 
Alternative and the New Proposed Action Alternative. In response to 
public comment, no tolls, traffic re-routes, or speed limit reductions 
are proposed for State Route 85 in any of the alternatives. The 
official responsible for a decision on the alternatives presented in 
the SEIS is the Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park 
Service. After final approval of the General Management Plan, the 
officials responsible for implementation will be the Field Director, 
Intermountain Field Area and the Superintendent, Organ Pipe Cactus 
National Monument.

    Dated: April 3, 1996.
Stanley T. Albright,
Field Director, Pacific West Area.
[FR Doc. 96-9139 Filed 4-11-96; 8:45 am]
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